Health

You Are What You Consume

“You are what you eat”. I’m sure you’ve heard this before. Which is by no means a knock, that’s as true a truism as there is. The expression of your being, from your health, how you feel and how you think, is a direct result of the food you consume. Heard of serotonin, the neurotransmitter that anti-depressanst are based on? It’s produced in your gut by the bacteria that break down food, not in your brain.

But today isn’t about food. It’s about consuming. Because when it comes to your health and wellbeing, consumption extends far beyond the boundaries of your dinner plate. “You are what you eat”, sure. But really….

“You are what you consume”.

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Embrace The Sweat

Health, Life

If you do “this”, this is what can happen…

your risk of fatal cardiovascular disease drops 50%.
your overall chance of death from all disease is 40% lower.
you’re 66% less likely to suffer from dementia.
and your chances of a future with Alzheimer’s plummets 65%.

And that’s not all. It makes you a better athlete, a better learner, it improves insulin sensitivity (aka prevention and management of diabetes) and could just maybe possibly lengthen your life by 15%.

What is this voodoo? Where are you going to get the hemlock, dragon’s blood, eye of a newt and wool of bat for this magical concoction? What kind of Faustian deal do you have to make and with who for all this goodness?

Nope. No soul deals, no scary Shakespearian encounter with the Wayward Sisters and no need for any doctors, prescriptions, drugs nor pills.

You just have to get HOT.

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WHEN, Not What

Health, Time Restricted Eating

Keto. Paleo. Atkins. Raw. Banting. Low-carb. FODMAP. Potato. Vegetarian. Pescatarian. Vegan. Carnivore. And that’s just right off the top of my head. There are tons of diet protocols. And wars fought between their acolytes. Some diets stick around, more come and go.

There is however a connecting thread that runs through all of them, from the extreme of only plants to the other extremity of only meat. They all concern themselves with what to eat.

But good health is not only about what to eat, or how much.

It’s about WHEN to eat.

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No Light Without Dark

Health, Life

Any of you in the Johannesburg area are smack bang in the middle of another wave of load shedding. And along with the blackouts comes it’s constantly companion – complaining. It’s everywhere you go and from everyone you listen to. And sure, of course it’s far from great and yes, I know there has been an abundance of corruption, incompetence and mismanagements and etc, etc, blah, blah, blah. All of that is true and still all of that doesn’t change a single thing. The cumulative cacophony of complaining from the South African populace isn’t going to coalesce into some magic concoction that will keep the lights on. Furthermore, perhaps load shedding presents a potential opportunity rather than another whoa is me, doom and gloom situation.

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No, Sleep NOW!

Health, Sleep

“I’ll sleep when I’m dead”. Or, “I’m too busy, no time for sleep”. How often have you heard that? How often have you said that? It cannot be overstated how foolhardy that statement is and how counterproductive and even dangerous that statement is to live by. Sleep is not something to bypass to have more life.

Sleep is something that creates and enhances life.

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YOU Are A Hero

Health, Hero' Journey

You are a hero. Yup, you. No need to look around, I’m not talking to anyone else. I’m talking to you. So, let me say it again – you are a hero.

Now, it’s not quite that literal. It actually is, but it also isn’t. 🙂

It actually depends on you.
It depends on whether you will answer the call.

Will you?

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