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Toots. Flatulence. Cutting the cheese. Throughout history, we’ve certainly come up with more than a handful of ways to talk about farting. If you’ve been feeling shy about letting one rip, here’s what you need to know about farts and why they benefit your health. Some basic facts about farting For starters, the average person […]
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Becoming a college strength and conditioning coach isn’t easy, but it was the young guy Jesse’s dream. There wasn’t time to sit and revel in my epic triumph as I had dreamed. I was thrown right into the thick of it.
On day one, I was the head strength and conditioning coach for three teams.
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Research of the WeekIn women, taking vitamins, probiotics, vitamin D, and omega-3s seems to reduce the risk of COVID infections.
Women who use combined oral contraceptives tend to have higher levels of oxidative stress and CRP.
What were the genetics of early Bronze Age Greeks?
Human laughter may have evolved from apes panting during play.
Livestock have always enriched grasslands.
A recent review of the evidence finds that the introduction of ivermectin reduces COVID morbidity.
Episode 487: Brad Kearns: Host Elle Russ chats with our other host Brad Kearns about the new book he and I wrote together, Two Meals a Day.
Episode 488: Luke Tyburski: Host Brad Kearns chats with Luke Tyburski, former pro soccer player turned extreme endurance athlete turned mental health coach.
Health Coach Radio: Erin and Laura chat with Mario Tomic about his journey to success.
Dumped DDT off the coast of Los Angeles.
Both Korean college students and Tsimane foragers have similar resting metabolic rates, high starch diets, and high-saturated fat body fat.
Don’t mess around with concussions.
I’m all for this if it works: Robot weeder that uses lasers to kill weeds.
This is mastery (and a great story): How Andre Agassi learned to read Boris Becker’s serves.
Sometimes I see the appeal: Italian man living alone on an island off Sardinia is leaving after 32 years.
Is it time?: To end outdoor mask mandates.
Interesting article: Is drinking actually healthy?
Would you live alone on an island?
One year ago (Apr 24 – Apr 30)
“Mark,
Your timing is impeccable. This week the performance period (week 14) of training for IRON MAN CDA began. Saturday ended with me in the back of an ambulance after a long bike/run day. I passed out, hit my head on the flagstones and was out cold for several minutes. Several tests indicate I have a low blood pressure condition following strenuous endurance activity. I had my pity party and I am now looking for my next adventure. I have several IM’s and I love Triathlon with a passion.ng outward brain expansion in the absence of constraining chewing muscles bound to the sagittal crests) … made us who we are today.”-Sorry to hear, Lima Whiskey. All the best.
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So you’ve decided you want to get fit?
Great!
Now what? There is SOOO much out there, it can be overwhelming.
You end up collecting information for weeks…but take zero action.
If this sounds like you, we understand. It’s frustrating!
No worries though, you’re in the right place to kick it into gear. We’ve helped thousands of beginners get started (and reach their goals!) as part of our online coaching program.
Today, I’ll share with you 3 different ways to get things going, that have been tested by nerds just like you.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
Let’s jump right in.
As Coach Matt discusses above, there are three areas we want to focus on when trying to level up your fitness:
When someone joins our coaching program, we often think about developing habits around these three pillars.
As I often share with folks when discussing our coaching program:
It’s not just a matter of handing over a bunch of workouts and shoving them out the door – we want to approach people’s goals and fitness more holistically.
What’s the first move in each category?
Well, there’s no “one-size-fits-all” approach when it comes to fitness.
However, if you twist my arm about it, I will admit that there are a few key habits that I generally have my clients start on.
These habits can be good for a beginner to experiment with as their “first step” for getting in shape.
Let’s go over a few of them now.
When people decide they want to get in shape, they often start exercising more.
It’s not a bad strategy.
What exercise should we start with?
Our recommended first step here…is actually a first step.
That’s right, a simple walk can be a great way to start exercising.
Just put on some shoes and head out the door!
Occasionally, I’ll have some clients bulk at this, claiming “That’s not enough! I need to do more!”
While it’s great they’re looking for a challenge, I encourage them not to dismiss the power of walking.
Here’s why:
When we become people that regularly make time for a walk, then we become people who regularly make time for longer workouts too.
In other words, building the habit is the hardest part. Not the exercise itself.
So we start with a walk. Maybe we aim for two or three times a week.
Don’t overthink this – whatever time you can do right now is good. Whether it’s around the block, or to the mailbox and back – just make sure you set the intention and do something.
Plus, the exercise will be good for you too.[1]
Some members of the Rebellion – like Tim here – have gotten in great shape by focusing on regular walks.
Here’s our Walking for Exercise Guide for more tips to get started.
If you already practice a regular walk, then you can explore doing a little bit more of a formal workout.
After you start walking consistently, I recommend you try our Beginner Bodyweight Workout:
This workout can be done right in your living room, without any extra gym equipment.
Also, make sure you also download the Beginner Bodyweight Workout PDF, so you can track your progress and consistency.
I’ll send it on over when you join the Nerd Fitness Rebellion in the box below:
Grab Your Beginner Bodyweight Routine Worksheet. No Gym Required!
Ah, nutrition.
Any claims on proper nutrition will almost always lead to another battle in the ongoing diet wars.
Like the Clone Wars, but with more broccoli and fewer spaceships.
Folks on the internet can’t stop arguing about “the best” diet.
For some it’s Keto. Others Paleo. Or Vegan.
Don’t forget about the Mediterranean Diet.
When you start googling a bit, you’ll find lots of contradicting information on how to level up your diet.
People will claim you should:
Tragic.
In our coaching program, we often DON’T start with any “eat and drink less” talk.
We actually do the opposite, with “eat and drink MORE” talk.
What do we specifically recommend you eat and drink more of?
For our coaching clients trying to get in shape, sometimes we have them start by drinking a glass of water or eating a vegetable at one of their meals.
When we start with adding – instead of subtracting – we accomplish a few things:
This is another step that might seem “too easy” or “not enough” right now, but doing them consistently can still prove challenging.
And doing these things consistently is what’s going to build long-lasting changes.
If you want additional help with these two actions, I have a couple of resources for you:
But if you’re looking for a “Just tell me what to do!” – then have a glass of water or a vegetable at one of your meals.
If you’re doing that already – add one of them to another meal. Rinse and repeat.
What’s that? You already drink water and have a vegetable with every meal?
Well, you can work on having your meals look a bit like this:
For more here, check out A Nerd’s Guide to Healthy Eating.
When people discuss getting fit, it almost always revolves around “diet and exercise.”
A big component that’s overlooked is one’s mindset.
All the workout and nutritional information in the world won’t help if you’re stressed out and not able to focus on creating habits.
That’s why we also work on stress management with our coaching clients.
We can start leveling up our mindset by taking one of these steps:
#1) Improving Sleep.
A good night’s sleep can make everything easier. Conversely, poor sleep consistently can make everything harder.
My clients often have success improving their sleep habits by:
#2) Journaling.
Grab anything you can write with (even your phone or computer), and write down some reflections from the day.
You can focus your journal on:
Your journal is a safe spot for you to get things out of your head and process them, which can quickly reduce stress.
Personally, capturing my thoughts at the end of the night helps me put the day behind me. Our minds are for creating ideas, not storing them (h/t David Allen).
#3) Meditation.
Simply close your eyes and focus on taking a few slow, deep breaths.
It sounds almost too easy, but even this quick pause will help you relax and refresh.
It’s not about “emptying your mind”, but instead letting any thought that comes into your head leave just as easily.
I’ve seen even a brief 5-minute session help some of my clients’ destress after a hectic day.
You can read a bit more in A Nerd’s Guide to Meditation.
Whichever of these three that you decide for stress management, look to do it consistently several times a week. Just only pick ONE right now.
We’ll work on the others down the road.
If you want to take the first step to level up your life, think about habits around the following:
That’s it. Simple habits to have you move more, get proper nutrients, and destress a bit.
There’s nothing here that’s going to sound revolutionary.
That’s the point.
The action itself isn’t challenging. The challenge is doing the action consistently.
So yes, the actions we proposed today might appear easy for you to do.
If that’s the case, then do them. Once you have these habits locked in, we can work on leveling them up to more complex tasks.
Start now, then course-correct later.
If you want a roadmap for building one habit on top of each other, I got a few options for you.
I’ll share them with you now, because I’m nice like that.
Here are three ways to build healthy habits alongside Nerd Fitness.
#1) Our Online Coaching Program: a coaching program for busy people to help them make better food choices, stay accountable, and get healthier, permanently.
You can schedule a free call with our team so we can get to know you and see if our coaching program is right for you. Just click on the image below for more details:
#2) If you want an exact roadmap on how to get in shape, check out NF Journey. Our fun habit-building app helps you exercise more frequently, eat healthier, and level up your life (literally).
You never have to question the next step. Your next new habit will always be one adventure away.
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#3) Join the Rebellion! We need good people like you in our community, the Nerd Fitness Rebellion.
Sign up in the box below to enlist and get our Rebel Starter Kit, which includes all of our “work out at home” guides, an explanation on the 15 Mistakes That Newbies Make, and much more!
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Alright, I want to hear from you now:
Have you taken your first step to getting fit?
If so, what helped the most?
If not, what feels like it’s holding you back?
Let me know in the comments!
-Jim
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Whenever I meet with a new client, I can feel their apprehension about making any lifestyle changes within the first few minutes – especially once we start talking about food .
It’s the worry about never being able to have their favorite foods again. The fear of not being able to stick with it. The judgement from friends and family, who, in their opinion, are going to alienate them from social functions, happy hours, and dinner parties (you know, once those are in full swing again).
The emotions and ‘what ifs’ that come up for some people can seriously derail them from a life they love and completely deserve. Just the idea of change becomes such a roadblock that they’d rather stay stuck in their current patterns than take steps toward something different.
Sound familiar? If so, stick around because I’m going to unpack why change is so stressful and tangible steps you can take to make it easier.
Your brain likes to keep you safe — that’s one of its very important jobs. It loves keeping you safely tucked inside your comfort zone where everything is nice and predictable. Why? Because when you experience change, your brain interprets it as a threat, so any action you attempt to take that’s outside your comfort zone will be sabotaged because of your basic human needs for survival and certainty.
Unfortunately, resisting change, even something that’s good for your health and wellbeing, is in your nature.
Psychologist and creator of the Transtheoretical Model of Change (or TTM), James Prochaska says we resist change, not because of the change itself, but our perception of change. It’s that deep down threat to our safety and security.
Altering your behaviours takes time and often involves backtracking, which may feel like a setback, but it’s not. You’re still moving forward. That’s because change isn’t a one-time event. It’s actually a series of non-linear events that happen over time, meaning you go back and forth between the stages, working through them until the change becomes fully established and there’s limited chance of you going back to your old ways.
Check out the Transtheoretical Model Stages of Change to see what I mean:
On top of that, research shows that you’ll have more success if you perceive your change through a positive lens. In an analysis of 129 studies of behaviour change strategies, one research group found that the least effective approaches to change were ones initiated by a sense of fear or regret.1
So, if you want to change your diet because you’re afraid of developing diabetes or that you might not be able to chase your kids or grandkids around someday, you’ll have a reduced chance of succeeding with that change, statistically speaking. Studies also show that changes are easier to make when they’re specific.2 Eating a Big Ass Salad for lunch every day is going to get you way further than saying “I need to start eating heathy.”
Too often, we’re motivated by guilt, fear, or comparison. But experts agree that the best approach is one that’s rooted in self-motivation and positivity. With that in mind, here are 7 strategies I share with my own clients to help them feel more confident around making change.
Change can be a struggle. But it doesn’t have to be. Knowing that it’s a process makes it easier to pick yourself back up when you do slip up or fall off the wagon. Practice these strategies and before you know it, you’ll be swapping your toast and OJ routine for a tray of bacon and eggs for good.
Now it’s your turn! How do you deal with change?
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There’s a West LA gym called Sirens and Titans run by a very special coach named Jacques LeVore. This coach isn’t the only reason to attend the gym—its entire staff is incredible and impressive—but he is the main reason I decided to invest. He devised a form of strength training for endurance athletes called Maximum Sustained Power Training, or MSP Training. I included it in my Primal Endurance book from several years back as a great way for dedicated endurance athletes to not just incorporate strength training without impeding their endurance performance but to actively improve it.
MSP training is an effective way to train for anyone who wants to get stronger and generate more power for longer. If you want to play with your kids and keep up with them, bouncing on the trampoline and playing hide and seek and tag and tossing them up in the air, MSP can help you sustain your intensity. If you want to play pickup basketball or rec league sports, MSP will keep you going til the end. And yes, if you want to dominate the local 10k or run a marathon or complete a triathlon, you have to strength train, and maximum sustained power training is a great way to do it.
First of all, why strength train as an endurance athlete?
It builds better bones. Stronger, denser bones are better able to withstand the forces incurred through running, cycling, and other forms of endurance activity.
It builds resilient joints. Lifting weights develops the connective tissue and joints in a way that basic endurance training can’t do. Stronger joints and connective tissue means you can go for longer without getting injured.
It improves form. The stronger you are, the better you’ll be able to maintain proper form and technique when going long distances. Form breakdown doesn’t just slow down your performance. It also increases your injury risk.
It increases power. The stronger you are, the more power you can generate on the bike, on hills, on the track. That means faster times.
These are all great reasons to train in the weight room, and they also apply to people who aren’t endurance athletes. Goes without saying.
Here’s how it goes. Let’s say you’re doing the deadlift.
Figure out your five rep max for a lift.
Now, if you’re just starting out, you want to build your 5 rep max up to a respectable number. If you can only deadlift 100 pounds for 5 reps, try to push it up to 150 or 200 pounds. Or more. It all depends on where you’re starting.
Once you have your five rep max, use that weight for your first MSP workout.
Lift for 3-4 reps.
Rest for 30 seconds.
Lift for 2 reps.
Rest.
Lift for 2.
Rest.
Repeat as many times as you can without failure.
You can also do this with something like a vertical leap. Do 3-4 reps of max height jumps, rest, repeat, and stop once the height you’re able to jump is noticeably lower than when you started.
Avoiding failure is key. Always stop well short of failure. Each rep should feel crisp and clean and quick. You’re not struggling. You are moving a relatively heavy weight quickly and almost effortlessly. You are not taxing your central nervous system. You aren’t burning through a ton of calories. You’re leaving plenty in the tank. Once you feel yourself about to fail or the movement slows down considerably, it’s time to stop.
Endurance athletes who try to strength train like a CrossFitter or do high volume, high intensity hour and a half-long training sessions in the weight room almost invariably end up overtraining. It’s just too taxing. Very hard to recover and still perform on the track or on the bike.
Just like proper low level aerobic activity often feels “too easy,” MSP training might not feel like a “hard workout.” You won’t be drained afterwards. You’ll know you’ve lifted, but you won’t walk funny. There won’t be much soreness the next day. This is normal. This is expected.
MSP training is also a good option for older people who want to stimulate strength development and bone density without overtaxing their bodies. It’s a relatively quick way to train—doesn’t require hours in the gym. You could even structure MSP sets as little microworkouts throughout the day.
Now I’d love to hear from you. Have you ever done Maximum Sustained Power training? Will you? Let me know how it’s worked for you.
Take care, everyone.
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For our animal brethren, mistakes are very often fatal. Stockpiling too little food for the winter, zigging when they should have zagged to escape the predator’s clutches, or stepping awkwardly and breaking a leg could, and probably did, spell the end.
For better or worse, we modern humans usually get to live with the consequences of our actions. We are around to deal with the aftermath of our mistakes. Even though most of our daily screw-ups are of little consequence in the big picture of life, they still feel awful. Our mammalian brains are wired to be highly averse to failure, pain, and social rejection, though they are unavoidable. As long as you’re living and breathing, you’re going to make mistakes, sometimes big ones.
And if you’re really living—trying new things, boldly blazing a trail for yourself, taking big leaps—you will crash and burn sometimes. You’ll lose your shirt in a business deal gone wrong, someone you care about will break your heart, a perfect opportunity will pass you by because you didn’t pull the trigger at the right time.
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I’m speaking from experience here. I like to think I have lived life boldly and to the fullest, and as a result, I have failed big more than a few times. And you know what? I’m profoundly grateful for those failures. Without exception, every failure was a crucial stepping stone to where I am today. From my vantage point as a not-young man (I’m not ready to call myself old yet), I can look back and honestly say that I wouldn’t be where I am today without failing.
I’ll even take it a step further and say that I’m successful today because not only was I willing to fail, I embraced failure as a part of the journey. This isn’t to minimize the very real social and financial costs. Believe me, I have absorbed some excruciating losses in my day. If you’re in the throes of something catastrophic now, I’m certainly not telling you to cheer up and look on the bright side.
No, but the reality is, time marches on. It can drag you kicking and screaming, or you can work to get your feet under you again and persevere. In every crisis, there comes a point where you have to ask, what’s next? Failure is never the end. You have one true ending in life. Everything else is a waystation on the path to the next thing.
The older I get, the more I appreciate failure. Nobody ever becomes successful without making mistakes, often huge ones. In fact, the individuals who rack up the most wins in life are also the ones who fail the most because they try the most. Professional baseball players strike out more than anyone on the planet because they see the most pitches and whiff on the most swings. Well-known comedians tell the worst jokes and bomb more often than their less successful colleagues because they step on stage and push the limits. Lightbulb inventor Thomas Edison supposedly said, “I have not failed 10,000 times—I’ve successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work.”
Even people who are objectively successful in one domain may be abject failures in another. Consider the stereotypical workaholic who builds an eight-figure business, but their kids barely know what they look like.
No matter how you define them, success, achievement, or “winning” only happen for people who are willing to put themselves out there, make themselves vulnerable, and be in situations where failure is a very real possibility. This holds true whether we’re talking about relationships, parenting, starting a business, working for someone else, or trying a new hobby. Variables outside your control derail your best-laid plans. Worst-case scenarios come to pass. When that happens, you have to be ready to pivot.
I talk about the concept of pivoting in Keto for Life. Pivoting means adapting on the fly when life throws you a curveball. The ability to pivot is the ultimate expression of mental flexibility, one of the pillars of living a long and healthy life.
Ben Franklin said that nothing is certain except death and taxes, but I say we add failure to that list. Your perfectly constructed diet and exercise routine work until menopause strikes and knocks everything out of whack. Your job is ideal until the company brings someone new onboard who torpedoes your cushy situation. Your business idea is flawless until the supply chain breaks down. As much as failures hurt at first, they are always opportunities to be nimble and find a new path forward as long as you’re willing and able to pivot.
My path through life has been non-traditional, to say the least. Among the many jobs I’ve held are elite athlete, coach, sportscaster, anti-doping czar, TV host, blogger, and author. I’ve started businesses painting houses, selling shoe repair kits, peddling frozen yogurt, producing and marketing high-potency supplements, publishing books (my own and others’), and, most recently, disrupting the condiment world. A few of my ventures were successful beyond my expectations. Others failed spectacularly. Some I simply moved on from in order to pursue new opportunities.
From the outside, it may look like my path was a series of stops and starts, abrupt left-hand turns, and a few somersaults. To me, there is a clear narrative of how I got from the scrawny kid who mowed lawns in junior high to the man I am today. Sure, there were some significant pivots along the way. By and large, each one followed an event that could reasonably be called a failure.
Failure isn’t just an opportunity for change, it’s a catalyst for change. Nothing lights a fire under my butt like failing at something. The trick is to avoid getting sucked into despair. The immediate aftermath of failure is painful and sometimes embarrassing, no doubt about that. However, once the initial suckiness subsides, a new world of possibilities opens up. You know the saying “one door closes and another opens.” Well, I say one door closes and two more open. And you get to walk through them with all the newfound wisdom you gained from your previous mistakes.
The only way to avoid failure is never to try anything. That’s the biggest mistake of all, as far as I’m concerned.
So let’s agree: Failure is inevitable. You can fight it and be miserable, or you can embrace it, learn from it, pivot when necessary, and be happy and successful in the long run. That’s all there is to it.
No, that’s not an oxymoron. I didn’t get to where I am today by succeeding at every turn. I got to where I am today—happy marriage, terrific kids and grandkid, thriving businesses, best-selling books, Primal community I’m incredibly proud of—by failing successfully.
Each and every one of my failures built me into the man I am today, but it didn’t have to be that way. At any juncture, I could have thrown in the towel and abandoned what I knew to be my mission and passion. I could have taken a more traditional road, working a corporate job to build up my 401k until I had enough to retire comfortably. That’s right for some people, but not for me; I was destined to carve my own winding path through life. Along the way, the ups and downs of my chosen path taught me a lot about what it takes to fail successfully.
Don’t cling too tightly to your ideas about what success could look like. Pose more questions and consider more possibilities. Instead of banging your head against a wall trying to make your current plan work, ask yourself, “What have I learned from plan A that I could apply to plan B, C, D, E?”
I think I’m pretty risk-averse, but I’m also intensely curious about what will happen if I just try. That’s propelled me to take leaps when other people would have stayed put. Australian poet Erin Hanson captured it perfectly in her much-memed sentiment, “There is freedom waiting for you, on the breezes of the sky. And you ask, ‘What if I fall?’ Oh, but my darling, ‘What if you fly?’”
A few years ago, I embarked on a business venture that turned out to be a disaster. Looking back, I can see how it all went wrong. Heck, if I’m being honest, I saw the train wreck unfolding in slow motion as it was happening. There were many times my gut said, “Cut bait, Sisson!” but I ignored it. I dug my heels in deeper and poured more money into the project. Why? Because I was too attached to the outcome. I was too determined to make it work at all costs, and cost me it did.
As that great American philosopher Kenny Rogers imparted to us in song, “You gotta know when to fold ’em.” Absolutely, be optimistic and believe in your purpose and your projects. Also be pragmatic. Let go of ego and listen to the smart people around you. Listen to the voice inside your head.
In this particular case, I took a big swing, and I missed. It was painful at the time, personally and financially. But you know what? Disentangling myself from that venture freed up the time and mental space I needed to redouble my efforts with Primal Kitchen foods, which is where my true passion was anyway. In hindsight, I should have walked away sooner.
Be your own biggest fan. Truly believe you have something of value to offer the world.
Throughout my career, my most successful projects were the ones that best aligned with my core values and mission. My life goal was never to become a blogger or an author or a mayonnaise baron. I wanted to empower people to #LiveAwesome. Along the way, I discovered that blogging, writing books, and creating amazing food products were the avenues by which I could reach the most people.
At every juncture, my belief in my ability to fulfill that mission—to help as many people as possible reach their maximum potential and enjoy life to the fullest—was unwavering. Your specific purpose may be entirely different, but it’s just as important. Keep the faith, and you’ll keep finding your way.
There’s no use beating yourself up when things go wrong. You can’t see the big picture when you’re focused on what an idiot you are for screwing up. Acknowledge the suffering that failure causes, remind yourself that it’s a part of life, and do your best to learn and move forward.
Probably because failing is such an aversive experience, we tend to exaggerate our definition of failure. There is a big difference between making a mistake and failing. I have made countless mistakes in my life, but I have only truly failed a handful of times. And guess what, I’m still here to tell the tale. Why? Because even the most painful, most humiliating, most costly failures are rarely catastrophic in the long run. People do end up financially ruined or with their reputations destroyed, but those are the exceptions, not the rules. Don’t blow relatively minor hiccups out of proportion or they will become bigger than they need to be.
One of the biggest regrets people have is lost time. “I wasted so much time on that project/business/relationship.” That’s the wrong way to think about it. You invested time and didn’t get the payout you hoped for or expected. That time was not wasted as long as you learned something you can apply to your next venture.
In any case, there’s little value in looking backward. Regret is a waste of time. Only look back as much as necessary to glean the appropriate lessons from your past mistakes, and then turn around and face forward again.
Oh, and try to avoid making the same mistakes twice.
If I can leave you with one piece of wisdom I’ve gleaned from nearly seven decades spinning through space, it’s this: The future is coming no matter what you do today, and there is only so much you can do to prepare. Your energy is better spent focusing on the here and now. Do what you can to improve your life, be happy and fulfilled, and contribute to the world today. I don’t necessarily believe that “everything happens for a reason” in some big cosmic sense, but I do believe that everything is perfect. Things ultimately happen at just the right time for you if you’re always working on being true to yourself now.
Everything will be ok.
Thanks for reading, everyone. What are the biggest lessons you’ve learned from failures in your life?
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The dreaded dark circles. They happen when blood vessels become fragile and break, causing discoloration in the top two layers of skin. They can also happen because of poor circulation. While it is true that some people are just predisposed to dark circles, certain things we do can also contribute, and there ways to banish […]
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Today, we have another Success Story from a Mark’s Daily Apple reader. If you have your own success story and would like to share it with me and the Mark’s Daily Apple community, please contact me here. Thank you for reading!
Hi, Mark!
Type 2 diabetes runs in my family big time, so this was the impetus for getting healthy. Learning about Primal and the keto diet helped me do it.
I have lost 27 pounds since my bloodwork showed I was prediabetic. I didn’t understand insulin resistance, and I was headed that way. I had neuropathy in my feet, but I didn’t know what it was. It’s gone now. I had knee pain. Gone. I have arthritis starting in my finger — no issues with it now.
My triglycerides were super high and my protein was low. I’ve been a vegetarian half my life (now 62, female). It’s very easy to become carb addicted as a vegetarian and not eat enough protein. I have always found meat gross, and going back to eating it isn’t really an option, though I do eat tuna fish again now and am going to try salmon.
This diet changed my life! I bought the strips, and I’m in ketosis! I have never eaten so well. I’m never really hungry, and I have more energy than I’ve had in years! I’m happy again. I’m strong again. I’m in charge of my health. Also, I have been doing the HIIT workouts. Love them. They give me a boost to get things done.
I lost 30 lbs. between the two photos. The last 10 is coming off very slowly, but my cholesterol improved and my triglycerides went from 230 to 114, from prediabetic to normal.
The best news, my thyroid meds have been cut in half as has my diuretic. My blood pressure just went up, and it seems that is because I don’t need all the thyroid med I’m getting. My NP says I may very well get off all my meds. (I had to suggest the med changes to my NP, based upon videos and googling information. The office is short on help, and she is overworked. It’s important to find people who have the data!)
Thanks for all you do to educate people about this life-changing way of eating! I’ve watched your interview with Tom Bilyeu at least 4 times to fully understand the science of keto. As a retired high school English teacher, I teach people through my FB page because there is nothing better than knowing you are changing people’s lives in the most important way. It is the only way to live. I’ve gotten friends to try keto, too. One friend has lost 18 pounds in 6 weeks!
In health,
Polly Wolfe
P.s. Update on meds: I am off the diuretic. I am weaning off a beta blocker that was robbing me of magnesium, which caused my blood pressure to go up! I am now on 5 mg of Lisinopril, and I will very likely be off that in the near future.
Amazing work, Polly. I know it couldn’t have been easy to make changes alongside so many physical issues. Thanks for believing in yourself. We post stories like yours so that others can see that change is possible, too!
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