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In this show I have 5 tips in 5 minutes on the importance of mindful eating. This is such an important topic when considering the food we consume, where it comes from, how it's prepared and more.  My top 5 tops below will give you a better appreciation for food and address mindful eating in a way you may not have thought of before.

5 Tips in 5 Minutes

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Know where your food comes from

Given that many of use have now moved from rural areas to the city, we don't understand where food comes from like we used it. Visiting schools and day cares I have personal experience with children not knowing where food is grown or where it comes from. And you think it would be different with adults but it seems as though this simply isn't as important as other aspects of our day to day life.

2. Grow your own Food

I know this isn't always possible but in some cases it is and we simply don't take the time to do so. I entirely understand it takes more time and effort when it comes to planting your own food but there really is nothing like planting, watering waiting, harvesting and consuming your own food.

The gratification, the understanding of all it takes to follow all the steps it takes. This tip right here will absolutely help you understand food on a different level.

3. Prepare and cook your own food

I understand we're strapped for time, it's much easier to eat out or grab something on the way home from work but when possible it's important to start preparing your own food. First of all we don't know where the food comes from when we don't purchase it ourselves, we don't know how it's handled or treated.

Then of course you don't know what's added to it, how it's prepared or what those additives will do to your body. Make time to prepare your own food, feel the confidence and sense of accomplishment but visiting the grocery store, washing your vegetables and putting everything together like an artist does as she finishes her project.

4. Enjoy your food

It's important to enjoy your food and eat is slowly. There's a direct correlation between being overweight and eating food too quickly. The issues is, no matter how good of quality your food is, if you eat it too quickly your body has a difficult time breaking down that food, digesting it and absorbing it, and finally burning it off as energy.

If you want to store less body fat, chew your food, enjoy it, and don't be in a rush. Sometimes I look at my food and think about all the work my body has to do to digest that particular meal. Just thinking about it alone gives me more of an appreciation for what I'm about to consume.

5. Cook, Store and Reheat Properly 

We just went to a lot of effort to visit the grocery store, pay for quality products, prepared this food and now that it's over with we're not done yet.

It's important to store your food properly in glass containers when you're storing your food in the fridge. And then when it comes to reheating, stay away from the microwave that destroys the nutrients that will heal and energize our bodies. Use a non teflon pan on the stove, bbq or use the oven.

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Thanks you so much for your interest in this show of Exploring Mind and Body, if you haven't done so already please take a moment and leave a quick rating and review of the show in iTunes by clicking below. It will keep us delivering valuable content each week and give others an opportunity to find the show as well.

In this show I have 5 tips in 5 minutes on the importance of mindful eating. This is such an important topic when considering the food we consume, where it comes from, how it's prepared and more.  My top 5 tops below will give you a better appreciation for food and address mindful eating in a way you may not have thought of before.

5 Tips in 5 Minutes

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Know where your food comes from

Given that many of use have now moved from rural areas to the city, we don't understand where food comes from like we used it. Visiting schools and day cares I have personal experience with children not knowing where food is grown or where it comes from. And you think it would be different with adults but it seems as though this simply isn't as important as other aspects of our day to day life.

2. Grow your own Food

I know this isn't always possible but in some cases it is and we simply don't take the time to do so. I entirely understand it takes more time and effort when it comes to planting your own food but there really is nothing like planting, watering waiting, harvesting and consuming your own food.

The gratification, the understanding of all it takes to follow all the steps it takes. This tip right here will absolutely help you understand food on a different level.

3. Prepare and cook your own food

I understand we're strapped for time, it's much easier to eat out or grab something on the way home from work but when possible it's important to start preparing your own food. First of all we don't know where the food comes from when we don't purchase it ourselves, we don't know how it's handled or treated.

Then of course you don't know what's added to it, how it's prepared or what those additives will do to your body. Make time to prepare your own food, feel the confidence and sense of accomplishment but visiting the grocery store, washing your vegetables and putting everything together like an artist does as she finishes her project.

4. Enjoy your food

It's important to enjoy your food and eat is slowly. There's a direct correlation between being overweight and eating food too quickly. The issues is, no matter how good of quality your food is, if you eat it too quickly your body has a difficult time breaking down that food, digesting it and absorbing it, and finally burning it off as energy.

If you want to store less body fat, chew your food, enjoy it, and don't be in a rush. Sometimes I look at my food and think about all the work my body has to do to digest that particular meal. Just thinking about it alone gives me more of an appreciation for what I'm about to consume.

5. Cook, Store and Reheat Properly 

We just went to a lot of effort to visit the grocery store, pay for quality products, prepared this food and now that it's over with we're not done yet.

It's important to store your food properly in glass containers when you're storing your food in the fridge. And then when it comes to reheating, stay away from the microwave that destroys the nutrients that will heal and energize our bodies. Use a non teflon pan on the stove, bbq or use the oven.

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This Show is brought to you by Puradyme, a company that is truly interested in improving your health!

Thanks you so much for your interest in this show of Exploring Mind and Body, if you haven't done so already please take a moment and leave a quick rating and review of the show in iTunes by clicking below. It will keep us delivering valuable content each week and give others an opportunity to find the show as well.

I had an absolute blast putting together Undiet with Meghan Telpner. As you'll soon find out, this is a fun, upbeat type of interview as Meghan talks about how to live a healthy lifestyle through Undieting. Meghan and I have so much in common when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. From avoiding quick fixes to working toward sustainable lifestyle changes, it's all here to help you find the lifestyle in health you're looking for.

Who is Meghan? 

Meghan Telpner is a Toronto-based author, speaker, nutritionist, and founder of the Academy of Culinary Nutrition. Her humorous, engaging and real approach to living a healthy and awesome life has garnered her a world-wide following and extensive media attention. Meghan’s Academy of Culinary Nutrition, is growing a global tribe of vibrant living advocates and her bestselling and award-winning book UnDiet: Eat Your Way to Vibrant Health.  Get inspired at MeghanTelpner.com.

Show Notes: 

* Meghans story of Crohn's dis-ease

* how she healed herself

* working for the national post

* dealing with failure

* how to undiet

* ask yourself questions

* what does your body need?

* reclaim your power!

* change one thing

* less cravings 

* be responsible and accountable

* reduce the excuses

* indulging is optional

* not everything in moderation is necessary

* the more sugar you have, the more you'll crave ie

* consume protein, fats and fibre in your meals

* stay hydrated

* become more conscious about healthy living

* drink clean water

* eat organic food

* what is the one thing you can do that will make an impact on your lifestyle?

* labels are for tin cans

* avoid gluten, dairy and sugar

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I had an absolute blast putting together Undiet with Meghan Telpner. As you'll soon find out, this is a fun, upbeat type of interview as Meghan talks about how to live a healthy lifestyle through Undieting. Meghan and I have so much in common when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. From avoiding quick fixes to working toward sustainable lifestyle changes, it's all here to help you find the lifestyle in health you're looking for.

Who is Meghan? 

Meghan Telpner is a Toronto-based author, speaker, nutritionist, and founder of the Academy of Culinary Nutrition. Her humorous, engaging and real approach to living a healthy and awesome life has garnered her a world-wide following and extensive media attention. Meghan’s Academy of Culinary Nutrition, is growing a global tribe of vibrant living advocates and her bestselling and award-winning book UnDiet: Eat Your Way to Vibrant Health.  Get inspired at MeghanTelpner.com.

Show Notes: 

* Meghans story of Crohn's dis-ease

* how she healed herself

* working for the national post

* dealing with failure

* how to undiet

* ask yourself questions

* what does your body need?

* reclaim your power!

* change one thing

* less cravings 

* be responsible and accountable

* reduce the excuses

* indulging is optional

* not everything in moderation is necessary

* the more sugar you have, the more you'll crave ie

* consume protein, fats and fibre in your meals

* stay hydrated

* become more conscious about healthy living

* drink clean water

* eat organic food

* what is the one thing you can do that will make an impact on your lifestyle?

* labels are for tin cans

* avoid gluten, dairy and sugar

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Thank you so much for your interest in this show of Exploring Mind and Body, if you haven't done so already please take a moment and leave a quick rating and review of the show in iTunes by clicking below. It will keep us delivering valuable content each week and give others an opportunity to find the show as well.

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I'm not sure that using braces for injuries is the best way to go about 'getting better' after an injury. In fact, I'd highly recommend not using a brace if you can avoid it. I understand depending where you are in life, you may feel a brace necessary.

Kinda funny and hard to understand if you weren't an athlete but, some athletes wear braces simply because it makes them stand out a little, it makes them feel cool. Which I understand doesn't sound possible or accurate but spending most of my life as an athlete I can tell you from experience.

Then of course when we have any type of injury the first thing we look for is relief of any kind. A brace is usually the easiest and first recommendation from friends and family but one I'd say to stay away from.

Now I'm not saying go against your doctor or any recommendation from a physiotherapist. I don't know your exact situation or circumstance. What I'm commenting on here is the average type of person that tweaks a muscles and feels the need for a brace which actually does more damage than good.

Think about a back brace for example while lifting weights, in this case I'm not talking about power lifting or even protecting yourself from injury. I'm saying some people wear braces from prevention, however in this case, you are actually weakening your back muscles by wearing this brace.

I have 5 more tips in the show that include:

* Go to rehab. The best thing you can do is work through your injury, and stop avoiding your physiotherapist.

* braces are expensive, take up ups space and even take extra time to put on and take off. Now this isn't any type of excuse to use if you need one, however I strongly feel most that wear braces don't actually need one.

* You weaken the muscles around the injury by wearing a brace instead of letting your body naturally heal as one unit.

* If you absolutely need a brace on one side of your body (knee for example), wear a brace on the other side too, so you can prevent injury from the over compensation of the other side.

* You body will become reliant on the brace, which is another reason to try to stay away from them.

Once again, I'm not saying 'don't wear a brace' if you doctor of physio told you to wear one. What I'm saying is, if you have any kind of tweak (which isn't always a full blown injury) do your best to stay away from a brace if you can. You may find, in the long run a brace does more damage than good.

This Show is brought to you by 10 Day Love Yourself Detox

Thanks you so much for your interest in this show of Exploring Mind and Body, if you haven't done so already please take a moment and leave a quick rating and review of the show in iTunes by clicking below. It will keep us delivering valuable content each week and give others an opportunity to find the show as well.

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I'm not sure that using braces for injuries is the best way to go about 'getting better' after an injury. In fact, I'd highly recommend not using a brace if you can avoid it. I understand depending where you are in life, you may feel a brace necessary.

Kinda funny and hard to understand if you weren't an athlete but, some athletes wear braces simply because it makes them stand out a little, it makes them feel cool. Which I understand doesn't sound possible or accurate but spending most of my life as an athlete I can tell you from experience.

Then of course when we have any type of injury the first thing we look for is relief of any kind. A brace is usually the easiest and first recommendation from friends and family but one I'd say to stay away from.

Now I'm not saying go against your doctor or any recommendation from a physiotherapist. I don't know your exact situation or circumstance. What I'm commenting on here is the average type of person that tweaks a muscles and feels the need for a brace which actually does more damage than good.

Think about a back brace for example while lifting weights, in this case I'm not talking about power lifting or even protecting yourself from injury. I'm saying some people wear braces from prevention, however in this case, you are actually weakening your back muscles by wearing this brace.

I have 5 more tips in the show that include:

* Go to rehab. The best thing you can do is work through your injury, and stop avoiding your physiotherapist.

* braces are expensive, take up ups space and even take extra time to put on and take off. Now this isn't any type of excuse to use if you need one, however I strongly feel most that wear braces don't actually need one.

* You weaken the muscles around the injury by wearing a brace instead of letting your body naturally heal as one unit.

* If you absolutely need a brace on one side of your body (knee for example), wear a brace on the other side too, so you can prevent injury from the over compensation of the other side.

* You body will become reliant on the brace, which is another reason to try to stay away from them.

Once again, I'm not saying 'don't wear a brace' if you doctor of physio told you to wear one. What I'm saying is, if you have any kind of tweak (which isn't always a full blown injury) do your best to stay away from a brace if you can. You may find, in the long run a brace does more damage than good.

This Show is brought to you by 10 Day Love Yourself Detox

Thanks you so much for your interest in this show of Exploring Mind and Body, if you haven't done so already please take a moment and leave a quick rating and review of the show in iTunes by clicking below. It will keep us delivering valuable content each week and give others an opportunity to find the show as well.

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Dave Proctor is nothing short of a mad man! Running for 24 hours is something most of haven't even considered, in fact, to be truthful, before I heard about Dave I had no idea people actually did this for a sport.

I asked Dave about 'being on top', I was wondering what it was like to be the best at what he did, and as a record holder in several fields he certainly is. His humble response was along the lines of 'I still consider myself the same person, just strapping on my shoes and going for a run'. He talked about the overwhelming feeling of running for incredibly long distances when they're finally done or after he's reached another milestone.

It was an absolute pleasure having Dave on the show, he spoke in a way that was easy to understand (especially while talking to someone that isn't clear about all that entails being an 'ultra marathoner'.

One of my favourite parts of the interview is when I asked Dave how he find time to run for such long distances being a husband and father, along with being a massage therapist. He told me, it comes down to priorities, we make time for those priorities in our life.

Who is Dave Proctor?

Dave Proctor lives in Black Diamond Alberta, has 3 kids, a wife and is a massage therapist. He is the Canadian 24 hour record holder, the 2013-14 Canadian 100K champion and the 2015 Canadian 100M champion. You can find more details about Dave and what he does here.

Show Notes:

* Making time to run with a full life - Dave said, it comes down to priorities

* We're all human

* Dave's Desert Solstice run

* Being arrogant and following what you're passionate about

* what it's like to run for 24 hrs

* manifest destiny

* running for 6 consecutive marathons

* running is mostly mental

* experience is what gets you through difficult times

* mitochondrial dis-ease

* recovery after a 24hr run

* nutrition pre, during and post run

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Dave Proctor is nothing short of a mad man! Running for 24 hours is something most of haven't even considered, in fact, to be truthful, before I heard about Dave I had no idea people actually did this for a sport.

I asked Dave about 'being on top', I was wondering what it was like to be the best at what he did, and as a record holder in several fields he certainly is. His humble response was along the lines of 'I still consider myself the same person, just strapping on my shoes and going for a run'. He talked about the overwhelming feeling of running for incredibly long distances when they're finally done or after he's reached another milestone.

It was an absolute pleasure having Dave on the show, he spoke in a way that was easy to understand (especially while talking to someone that isn't clear about all that entails being an 'ultra marathoner'.

One of my favourite parts of the interview is when I asked Dave how he find time to run for such long distances being a husband and father, along with being a massage therapist. He told me, it comes down to priorities, we make time for those priorities in our life.

Who is Dave Proctor?

Dave Proctor lives in Black Diamond Alberta, has 3 kids, a wife and is a massage therapist. He is the Canadian 24 hour record holder, the 2013-14 Canadian 100K champion and the 2015 Canadian 100M champion. You can find more details about Dave and what he does here.

Show Notes:

* Making time to run with a full life - Dave said, it comes down to priorities

* We're all human

* Dave's Desert Solstice run

* Being arrogant and following what you're passionate about

* what it's like to run for 24 hrs

* manifest destiny

* running for 6 consecutive marathons

* running is mostly mental

* experience is what gets you through difficult times

* mitochondrial dis-ease

* recovery after a 24hr run

* nutrition pre, during and post run

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Thank you so much for your interest in this show of Exploring Mind and Body, if you haven't done so already please take a moment and leave a quick rating and review of the show in iTunes by clicking below. It will keep us delivering valuable content each week and give others an opportunity to find the show as well.

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5 Tips in 5 minutes on the question: Should I be sore after a workout?

The show answer is yes, you should be sore after a workout, the longer answer is, you don't need to be sore after every workout.

In this show I explain the following:

Being Sore is Actually a Good Thing

At times when I'm working with a new client and ask them, where you sore after you first workout?, emphatically the response is NO. So I understand none of us want to be looked down upon or looked at like we're weak or out of shape.

But there is absolutely nothing wrong with being sore. In fact, if you haven't worked out in a long time or just started a new program you should be sore.

You Don't Always have to be sore 

The other side of the coin is those people that think they didn't get a good workout in if they aren't sore the next day. When your body gets in better shape it's actually harder to make your muscles sore. So, like tip #1, there's nothing wrong with not being sore after every workout.

You Should be Sore

The truth is you should be sore once in a while, this actually helps you gain results by continually confusing your muscles and forcing progress. So don't be afraid of being sore, welcome it but be okay with it if you're no sore after every single workout.

You’re not weak or terribly out of shape when you’re sore after a workout 

This tip goes along with the last few. There's no need to feel like you're terribly out of shape if you're sore after a workout. By changing your workouts so you're sore from time to time we're able to avoid progress plateaus.

Change it up

It's important to continually change up your workouts so you actually are sore once in awhile. Change up your workouts from day to day, every couple weeks or even from month to month. The more you change up your workouts the better off you are.

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5 Tips in 5 minutes on the question: Should I be sore after a workout?

The show answer is yes, you should be sore after a workout, the longer answer is, you don't need to be sore after every workout.

In this show I explain the following:

Being Sore is Actually a Good Thing

At times when I'm working with a new client and ask them, where you sore after you first workout?, emphatically the response is NO. So I understand none of us want to be looked down upon or looked at like we're weak or out of shape.

But there is absolutely nothing wrong with being sore. In fact, if you haven't worked out in a long time or just started a new program you should be sore.

You Don't Always have to be sore 

The other side of the coin is those people that think they didn't get a good workout in if they aren't sore the next day. When your body gets in better shape it's actually harder to make your muscles sore. So, like tip #1, there's nothing wrong with not being sore after every workout.

You Should be Sore

The truth is you should be sore once in a while, this actually helps you gain results by continually confusing your muscles and forcing progress. So don't be afraid of being sore, welcome it but be okay with it if you're no sore after every single workout.

You’re not weak or terribly out of shape when you’re sore after a workout 

This tip goes along with the last few. There's no need to feel like you're terribly out of shape if you're sore after a workout. By changing your workouts so you're sore from time to time we're able to avoid progress plateaus.

Change it up

It's important to continually change up your workouts so you actually are sore once in awhile. Change up your workouts from day to day, every couple weeks or even from month to month. The more you change up your workouts the better off you are.

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Thank you so much for your interest in this show of Exploring Mind and Body, if you haven't done so already please take a moment and leave a quick rating and review of the show in iTunes by clicking below. It will keep us delivering valuable content each week and give others an opportunity to find the show as well.

Click here to subscribe via iTunes (and or leave a rating)