Ageless Energy

Given that March Madness is here and it’s Final 4 season, I wanted to talk about athletes, dreams and not letting anything get in your way.

I feel that far too many of us have the mind set of ‘sometimes life gets in the way’, which I’ve actually personally heard before. To be quite honest, I feel like those words and mind set is a cop out or an excuse to really put yourself out there; to jump in with two feet, 100% no questions asked.

I talk about crying as an athlete both for being happy and disappointed. I understand this is a difficult concept for those to understand that haven’t been athletes at a high level or those that have never sacraficed absolutely everything to go after their dream.

Personally I feel it’s important in life to understand what it’s like going after your dreams, there’s nothing else like it and something we should all experience.

Show Notes:

* Being ahead and avoiding procrastination

* less stress

* March madness

* knowing what it’s like to be an athlete

* putting everything you have into your dream

* ‘sometimes life just gets in the way’

* my own experience with jumping in with two feet

* how most of us are scared to take a leap of faith and give everything you have to one goal one dream

* less than 2% of athletes turn pro

* I talk about how someone sent me a message, that because of this show they’re going to take a leap themselves

Links Mentioned in the show:

All or nothing attitude 

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In this interview I had the absolute pleasure of talking with Christina Ross author of Love Fed who talks about living a simply raw lifestyle. Christina begins the interview by telling her story of how she became a raw foodist. She was encouraged by her now husband (Alex) to follow her love and passion and this is where she was brought to (as an author and food advocate). After a two week challenge Christina immediate began to feel the benefits of mainly consuming raw foods which had her hooked! Those two weeks turned into a lifestyle and now an educator or living raw.

Christina Ross (from her website):

My healthy relationship with food began when I first met my beloved Alex back in spring of 2008. For Alex and I it was love at first sight, the healthy food, on the other hand, took a bit more time, but grew on me with every bite. Every morsel of whole plant based food had a direct impact on my energy levels, attitude, outlook and consciousness. This sudden awareness of the true powers of food really spun my life around in the most positive direction. I began falling in love with feeling great and knew that I had to keep making the right food choices to ensure I remained vibrant and inspired. Eating plant based foods became a no brainer. Once I began feeding my body with vibrant food it began responding in positive ways from weight loss to true vitality, I was hooked. Find more about Christina here.

Show Notes:

* Raw food doesn’t have to be ‘all or nothing’

* incorporate as much raw food as possible and pay attention to how you feel

* I asked Christina what the hardest part about writing her book was, she said it was her pregnancy

* Christina wanted cooked food at points as well so she encourages you to not be so hard on yourself

* Favorite part of the book was creating recipes and remembering childhood memories

* Christina talks about failure and how she deals with recipes that don’t exactly turn out as expected

* She used to juice daily but now juices once a week (for the week) because of her new baby

* having a ‘no excuse’ attitude

* Christina talks about how her child won’t ‘have’ to eat a raw diet but will be able to make their own choice

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We’re starting a 10 day vegan challenge this will be in the form a private group detox. In this show I talk about why I decided to try vegan for a 10 days, which turned into a little more than two weeks at the time this show was recorded. It’s fun to try new things, be a part of a group and work towards different avenues of a healthy lifestyle. So I thought, why not welcome others to try our 10 day vegan challenge.  We start April 13th so if you’re interested let us know right away!

Show Notes

* Why I decided to go vegan myself

* It’s fun to experiment on your own body with healthy choices

* If you’re not feeling well I suggest going vegan or even raw, so why not try it all the time?!

* The most difficult thing about trying new things or making different food choices is family, friends, co-workers, etc that don’t approve

* How I believe you can eat meat products for animals that are treated well

* By products of animal consumption

* Improving the environment by eating vegan

* Improving our health

* why going vegan isn’t a huge stretch if you consume a mainly plant based diet

* What the private group includes (supportive group, a place to ask questions, a place to go for support, a place to post pictures – you also receive: recipes, grocery shopping lists and a meal plan for the 10 days)

* The issue with most vegan and vegetarian diets

* What about protein?!

* Why soy products will NOT be included in this meal plan

Show links and resources

* Detoxify Yourself

* Expectations

* Complete Truth Protein

* Food like substances 

If you’re interested, there is a complete detailed post on our 10 Day Vegan Detox Challenge here.

And if you’d like to sign up (by donation only) you can do so by clicking below.

 

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This could be quite possibly the most information in 30 minutes we’ve had in the 3.5 years we’ve been on air.  I know you’ll be pleasantly surprised when you hear all this valuable information Julie has to share with us.

Before we get started:

Who is our Guest?

To get to know me, and Meals That Heal Inflammation, better, stroll through my media page and peruse my contributions to publications like Chatelaine Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Vitality, Alive, Canadian Living and House & Home, or sit back with a refreshing glass of water and enjoy any of my more than 600 health featurettes on CTV’s Marilyn Denis Show, CTV News, Dr. Oz, CTV’s Canada AM, CityTV’s Breakfast Television, CBC’s Radio One, Global’sMorning Show & more.

Show Notes:

* Julie starts the show by talking about how Meals that heal came about which began with an incredible story of her own health issues (ADHD).

* Julie Mentions how Dr. Feingold played a significant role in her health journey

* How Julies book Meals that Heal became an international best seller

* How there is a different diet for each individual that is best for them

* Look to food of your ancestors

* Refined sugar contributes to depression

* Depression in an inflammatory condition

* Fava beans can help with depression

* Tips to help kids eat healthier

* Adding spirulina to your diet

* How Omega 3’s can improve your health

* Find fish sources from algae and small fish like sardines, anchovies and herring

* Can take 3000-5000mg of fish oil per day (which is only 3-5 grams)

* How white sugar spikes insulin levels

* Sugar ages our body at the cellular level

* Healthy sweeteners like dates, agave, honey and coconut sugar

Top Anti-Inflammatory Foods

Seeds:

* Pumpkin – zinc and iron

* Hemp Seeds – GLA, iron and healthy fasts

* Chia – antioxidants

* Flax -fibre

Berries

* Black mulberries

* dried cranberries (without sugar – sweetened with apple juice)

* home made trail mix with other dried berries with nuts and seeds

Dark Leafy Greens

* Broccoli

* Swiss chard

* Kale

* Arugula

* and more (she listed pretty much anything dark green that’s a veggie

This was such a fantastic interview packed with laughs, information and fun! I just want to thank Julie for coming on the show and being such a pleasure to interview. She was even kind enough to send a testimonial of what she thought of our interview:

“Drew is such a lovely interviewer. He holds the space to share great content and is incredibly engaged and fun.”

Julie Daniluk R.H.N. | www.juliedaniluk.com

motivate, educate, empower, heal.

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Stop doing what’s holding you back was such a significant lesson in my life. Stop wasting time with things you don’t want to do and you’ll change your life.

Sometimes we think we need to do thing, we feel like we have to do things, especially thing things we dislike in life. It could be in our personal life, most likely in our business life, but it really doesn’t matter where. Once we stop doing the things we’d rather not do, the world will open it’s arms for us.

When I talk about my journey with Complete Truth Protein, I tell you about how I felt like a giant failure and how I thought my life would change for the worse. But once I got over it, once I realized these changes were something that would actually benefit my life, everything changed for the better.

Show Notes:

* Retail stores

* Trade shows

* The health food industry

* Sales

* Niche down

* Book signings

* Stressed Out

* Product Launch

* Give away!

* 20% off offer

Show links and resources:

* Living in the moment

* Choosing your life

* Designing a product

* Health Street

* Releasing Anger

* Stressed Out

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There’s many things that happen in life that causes us to feel like we shouldn’t be happy. We’re having a great day but all the while thinking, what bad is going to happen next. We think we want something really bad but our actions don’t take us toward that goal which makes me think, at least on a deeper level, we don’t believe it’s okay to be happy.

Show notes:

* How I was having a great day but was waiting for something bad to happen

* There’s a balance, a way everything evens out

* Product launch

* Successful interview and testimonial

* My dog Max

* Living a sedentary lifestyle

Show links mentioned:

* Morning Routine

* 6 pack abs

* Complete Truth Protein

* Food Journal

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Gym is packed – looking for beach bodies – but what do we do to get fit for summer

Must have a plan

So here’s what happens – we get inspired, we start working out, maybe even on a regular basis, but we don’t know what we’re doing or what our next step will be. So our inspiration doesn’t last. So plan ahead.

* Find a professional

* A class

* Friends

* Go to the gym with a purpose

You don’t have to go to a gym

Do something you enjoy, from yoga studio to a hike – with warmer weather

* Get outside

* Sports

* Bike

* Run

* Kids

* Incorporate exercise in to family time – don’t take away exercise from family time

Meal Plan

Summer time = party time!                         Don’t deprive yourself = find a happy medium

Don’t let all your hard work go to waste

Gain weight over the summer

Should have to start all over in the fall

Keep your beach body

Reward yourself – call it a fun meal instead of a cheat meal

BBQ – have fun with family and friends = eat responsibly

Plan meals in summer just as you would in the winter or fall – different food can be fun

Weekends

Camping – plan food ahead of time

Find supportive people to hang out with OR Environment and lifestyle:

Out of your regular routines is hard, so do your best to stay in them or find a way around them

Find something to look forward to in the fall

We get so excited because of beach bodies, skirts, no shirts, and short shorts

This is exactly why we fall apart, once summer is over, what do we have to look forward to?

* Winter trips

* Christmas nye

* What if you were always ready?

* Weddings

Wrap Up

Gyms are packed- make sure you have some sort of plan so your inspiration lasts

Find a professional if you’re using the gym (or friend) – go OUTSIDE

Meal Plan

Weekends

Online coaching – Newsletter – Medi Spa

Resources Mentioned in the Show:

Morning Routine for Success

Setting and Achieving Goals

 Show #170 emb.com/designing a fitness program with Jamie- Dee

The Importance of a Positive Environment

How our environment affects our lifestyle

Dorothy Keith

 

The phone is absolutely without a doubt the biggest waste of time for not only myself but likely society as a whole.

We check our phone for no reason, we flip through news feeds at the traffic lights, we are so glued to our phones we don’t know what’s going on around us.

At least for me, my phone is an endless waste of time.

The topics I go over in the show:

*  Endless hours of checking newsfeeds

* Interruptions

* Trying to get something done when your phone won’t stop buzzing

* Checking for messages when there is none

* First thing you do when you get up in the morning/fall asleep at night

* Eye Health

* Where is society going will less personal communication

* When you spend less time on your phone other people are actually upset you’re not answering them right away

* How we’re build around being an ‘instant’ society with microwave dinners, fast food and quick fixes

* Social media and friends and much emphasis we put on ‘likes’, ‘comments’ and ‘shares’

* Our youth and the future of bullying on the phone, sexting and more

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Dealing with Food Poisoning is no day at the park that’s for sure. Recently I had a touch of food poisioning quite literally know me off my feet.

In this show I talk about:

* A listeners morning routine which includes Exploring Mind and Body

* How I’m planning 3 shows a week

* The frustration of dealing with food poisoning

* How important it is to know exactly what goes in your body

* What it’s like to lay in the fetal position all day long

* Health Street

* The importance of Hydration

* Letting people down

* Creating passive income

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Why is prevention better?

* Feeling strong and healthy all the time

* Sleeping well

* Live in vitality

* Not struggling with your health

* Skip out on medication – missing work, doctors offices, waiting rooms, forms to fill out, medication, side affects

* Stress put on your family

Reduce stress in your life

Figure out what stresses you out first

* Work – address the issue

* Family – talk to them

* Something your spouse is doing

How to Reduce Stress

* #1 thing NOT to do, is nothing

* Find a way to reduce stress, it will be different for you – painting, gaming, jogging, yelling

* Get away

* Take a drive

* Breath

* Stretch

* Write

Prevent with Food, every single day

* Free radicals increase aging, they cause health issues, cause wrinkles in your skin

– they come from, highly processed, sugary, fatty foods

* Antioxidants – dark leafy greens, bright colored veggies

– stir fry, green smoothie, fruit smoothie

– not enough people get greens

* Immune system lies partially in our gut

* If you’re not feeling well often look to your diet

– if you think it’s clean, clean it up more

* Look to fermented foods – probiotics – help digest, utilize, absorb, and create homeostasis in your gut

-kefir, sauerkraut, miso, kimchi

* Hydration – coffee, ‘don’t like water’, bathroom all the time- flush out toxins

Exercise

Some form of Exercise every single day

I know that seems like a lot to many but think about it

Is your health worth it?

Yoga, walking, a machine, rebounder, something simple, anything, stretching even, exercise groups, vacation, hobby.

Improve sleep with Shawn Stevenson

Children – set an example

Fight Dis-ease, strengthen your heart, and lungs, get fresh blood flowing through your body, increase your bone mass

You don’t have to accept less as you get older. Your health doesn’t have to deteriorate – old mind set

Accepting mediocre – reading, typing, – glasses, cane, walker, etc

Links and Resources Mentioned in this Episode

Accepting Mediocre

10 Day Love Yourself Detox

Financial Freedom for Women

Detox with Exercise to Reduce Stress

Reduce Stress on your Immune System

Not Feeling Well