Ketogenic Lifestyle Co-Host: Welcome to LIVETHEFUEL Episode 54. On this Episode we talk about how to start a Ketogenic lifestyle. Someone who has deep knowledge in the subject is the NSNG trademarked creator himself. Vinnie Tortorich who returns to co-host the show! We also talk about topics and best practices learned from his 4 years of…

Ketogenic Lifestyle Co-Host:

Welcome to LIVETHEFUEL Episode 54. On this Episode we talk about how to start a Ketogenic lifestyle. Someone who has deep knowledge in the subject is the NSNG trademarked creator himself. Vinnie Tortorich who returns to co-host the show! We also talk about topics and best practices learned from his 4 years of Podcasting.

On This Episode You Will Hear:

Some of the biggest things Vinnie has learned thanks to Podcasting.

The annoyance of popups and trademarking NSNG.

Pure Vitamin Club

Fruit and Vegetables sourced locally vs shipped in.

B12 Product from Pure Vitamin Club.

LIVETHEFUEL Resource Page. Purity of the messaging and promoting products you believe in.

Villa Cappelli Olive Oil.

Vinnie tells us about some Italian runners that came from their version of the special forces who ran a marathon across a desert on just olive oil.

Takes years of training to be able to run marathons, or anything effectively for that matter. You have to put in the reps. Start small and work up to it.

Vinnie has studied at a much higher level than most personal trainers. Vinnie studied at Medical School of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Doctors, most only know drugs and not true health or nutrition.

Finding a Ketogenic lifestyle. Vinnie notes that NSNG is not a Ketogenic diet. Don't just jump in. Go spend a week or two eating cleaner and the most important part is to start reading and listening to properly understand the lifestyle. It will make the leap easier.

The Charlie Foundation and the ketogenic influence in health to battle epilepsy.

"You can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink." All you can do is consistently show them the path.

The bad four letter word. Diet is a short term mindset. We gain and lose weight based on hormones. Vinnie explains about the hormones that tell you that you are full and the ones that make you feel hungry.

Eat yourself healthy rather than taking the easy option of popping a pill.

We have become a 'Want it now society' and see "the pill" as the magic bullet.  A pharmacy is just a temporary band-aid.

Final Words

Links and Resources

VinnieTortorich.com

Vinnie on Facebook

Vinnie on Twitter

PureVitaminClub.com

Fitness Confidential Book

Vinnie Tortorich No Sugar No Grains Facebook Group

Villa Cappelli Olive Oil

Eat Happy

The Vinnie Tortorich Book Club

Extra Virginity

The Charlie Foundation

Pure Vitamin Club

People Mentioned

Adam Carolla

Jimmy Kimmel

Anna Vocino

Jonny Bowden Nutrition Myth Buster

Cliff Ravenscraft aka The Podcast Answerman

Andy Schreiber

Dr. Dominic D'Agostino

Steve Phinney

Jim Abrahams

Susan Masino

Beth Zupec-Kania on Epilepsy.com

Final Words

Make sure you check out Vinnie Tortorich's Podcast and his website. Also Vinnie is extremely active on Twitter as his friend Howie Mandel says, "If you are going to do social media right, it has to be part of your job".

Action Steps

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Emotional IQ Co-Hosting: We fill our time to try and be as productive as possible and we fill the rest with distractions. Minutes that could be used to take a moment and reflect, we pick up our devices and distract ourselves from growing instead. By taking the time to reflect we become more self-aware and…

Emotional IQ Co-Hosting:

We fill our time to try and be as productive as possible and we fill the rest with distractions. Minutes that could be used to take a moment and reflect, we pick up our devices and distract ourselves from growing instead. By taking the time to reflect we become more self-aware and we increase our Emotional IQ. Helping us work on our Emotional IQ in this episode is a return attendance of Mind of the Athlete's, Dr. Megan Cannon Ph.D. 

On This Episode You Will Hear:

WOD (Work Out of the Day) and Learn with Mind of the Athlete at SYR CrossFit.

On March 27th, Mind of the Athlete will be giving a talk on how to be more successful and making gains to process and progress towards our goals in 2017.

Using Zoom.us for the Podcast, unplugging and being mindful of your emotions.

"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones that do" - Steve Jobs. Emotional Intelligence and Emotional IQ refers to your ability to navigate and have awareness of emotions that you're experiencing throughout your day. As well as through certain situations and also having the ability to recognize this in other people too.

With Emotional IQ you have to keep putting in the reps. It's something that has to keep being worked on.

Taking a 30-second interval to just take a deep breath and think. Using apps in a positive way. Getting started with meditation and the myths behind it.

Mediation is different for everyone, the biggest problem is everyone is listening to what everyone else is doing. Just start finding a way to start working it into your life. Just like health, nutrition, and business. We are all different. It's OK if you're not perfect at it the first time. The most important thing is to just start.

Taking the time to reflect. Our smart devices can be used in a positive way but on the flip side they can be a distraction and make face to face interaction awkward.

"Be Here Now" Are you here in the moment, are you even in the conversation.

Better performance, clearer mind.

Final Words

Links and Resources

Dr. Megan Cannon on Twitter

Mind of the Athlete

MindoftheAthlete.com on Facebook

MindoftheAthlete.com on Twitter

MindoftheAthlete.com on YouTube

MindoftheAthlete.com on LinkedIn

MindoftheAthlete.com on Instagram

The Book: Mind of the Athlete: Clearer Mind Better Performance

SYR CrossFit

Zoom.us

Profit First

5 Minute Journal App

Mood Track Diary

Other Mind of the Athlete Episodes

Episode 50: Healthy 50th Podcast Mind of the Athlete 

Episode 42: Goals for 2017 & return of Dr Megan Cannon PHD

Episode 38: Nutrition Balance with Erin Sparrold

Episode 32: Dr. Jarrod Spencer Sports Psychologist Mind of the Athlete

Episode 30: Balance Sleep Emotional Health

Episode 21: Understanding our Mindset with Mind of the Athlete

People Mentioned

Rob Eschbach

Brian Strauser

Erin Sparrold

Dr. Jarrod Spencer

Dr. Jack Kruse

Dr. Jack Kruse.com

Final Words

Baby steps, you have to start somewhere. The first step to developing a stronger Emotional IQ is to give yourself time to reflect. Whether it is using an app like Mood Track Diary, a journal or making a reminder on your calendar to just check in on yourself, once or twice a day to write down what you are feeling right now. Give yourself a moment to take a deep breath.

Action Steps

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Resist Average Co-Hosting Today: Why wait? There is always going to be an excuse if you just don’t start. First give yourself permission to start, then have a clear vision, add accountability and reflection to that and you you will move quickly along your journey to that vision. Today’s Co-Host has applied this to his…

Resist Average Co-Hosting Today:

Why wait? There is always going to be an excuse if you just don't start. First give yourself permission to start, then have a clear vision, add accountability and reflection to that and you you will move quickly along your journey to that vision. Today's Co-Host has applied this to his podcast and to his latest book which will be released late March'17. Tommy Baker of Tommy Baker Fitness.com and Resist Average Academy.com is a fellow Thrive16' attendee and fitness buff. Using his platforms that he has built, he inspires and motivates people with fitness to act as catalyst for massive transformation in other areas of life.

On This Episode You Will Hear:

Tommy's first true passion in life was fitness. It was his first foray into personal development. He wanted to use fitness as a tool to learn more about himself. As Tommy evolved his fitness brand and his two retail gyms, he started to broadcast the message, fitness was just the starting point and can be a catalyst for mass transformation in other areas of life. Half of his audience got the message the other half was just there for fitness, so now Tommy is separating the two apart and relaunching.

Tommy has a book coming out late March.

Visual, Auditory, and Kinesthetic Learning Styles (VAK). Tommy in 2015, had read through 55 books. Once he got to 35 books he was not effectively digesting and implementing what he had read. He was just in consumption mode. He has since shifted his focus to only reading 15 to 20 books a year, reading the physical book and listening to the audio book version. Tommy had chosen to not move on until he had implemented something from each book into his life or business. This is what Tommy calls 365 degree learning. Going deeper, instead of wider.

Document the moments that make you pause.

Using voice notes on Evernote as a journal.

The power of Accountability Partners.

Give yourself permission to say yes to yourself to make the commitment. Once you have done that, things just start happening and you will figure the rest of the stuff out along the way. The inspiration and the passion that you are looking for are always on the other side of action.

When Tommy started his Resist Average podcast, he went back and listened to the very first episodes of some of the current best podcasters. He came to the realization that they really were not that good. It immediately took the pressure off him, knowing where those top podcasters are now. He took a deep breath and said, "They started somewhere look at where they are now, I have just got to get started!"

We all start somewhere. The most important thing is taking action.

There are countless resources of accountability. A fan of Tommy's, unknowingly, kept him accountable throughout the writing of the book.

Using vision boards. Vision boards are environmental triggers. It's great to have big visions but you also have to keep in mind, what can you do today to take you a little closer to that goal.

Go to the places that you love and that inspire you. For Tommy it is being outside. The more you can sprinkle these into your week the more on fire you will feel.

Tommy got into CrossFit in 2007. It's all about trying new things and experiences. Scott in 2010 thanks to Wildland Firefighting.

Constantly variable.

You have to find out what works, pace it and don't be afraid to change it up.

Being objective with our goals. Having self awareness is huge but it is difficult to have it on your own. It is important to surround yourself with people that will ask great questions, hold you accountable and give you the power of perspective.

We no longer allow ourselves to be bored. At a moments lull we pull out our phones. Take moments throughout your day to just think.

Mitochondria with a Neurosurgeon Co-Host: It’s time to take it back and reconnect to nature. Remove ourselves from our devices and take care of one of the most important surface areas on our bodies. Our eyes. Opening our eyes to a whole new world is today’s co-host, Dr. Jack Kruse. Jack is a Neurosurgeon and an…

Mitochondria with a Neurosurgeon Co-Host:

It's time to take it back and reconnect to nature. Remove ourselves from our devices and take care of one of the most important surface areas on our bodies. Our eyes. Opening our eyes to a whole new world is today's co-host, Dr. Jack Kruse. Jack is a Neurosurgeon and an optimal health educator. Jack goes beyond Biohacking to Mito-hacking and looks at Mitochondria and health at a quantum perspective. This episode will give you a new found light of your surroundings.

On This Mitochonria Episode You Will Hear:

How health works from a quantum perspective, utilizing light, water, and magnetism. What you will learn from Jacks blog is that food and exercise are not even critical components, there are things that are way more fundamental that drive the process. Jack started with the Quilt Document. He teaches us the power and essential necessity of health Mitochondria in our bodies. When Jack started the blog in 2011, he started with relatively simple things which let to him increasing the content in 2013. That's when people began really getting interested in what he was saying. Most people thought he was crazy when he started. Light, Water, and Magnetism are the three things that you need to link back to in your own life to understand where you are making the mistakes.

Jack has gone past Biohacking, he labels himself as a Mito-hacker to focus on the importance of our Mitochondria. Jack use's a car analogy to describe the difference between Biohacking and Mito-hacking.

Melatonin is made in your eyes first before your brain.

Jack is wearing blue light blocking glasses during the interview to protect his eyes and Mitochondria health. The four surfaces of the body that are important to protect are the eyes, skin, gut and lung surface. The single most important is your  eyes. Your eyes drive all growth and metabolism pathways in the brain through the central retinal pathway.

We regenerate Melanopsin Receptors during the day when we are awake.

Every protein in your body is a hydrated semi-conductor. Albert Szent-Györgyi discovered this in the 1940's. The key to life is in an electron.

It took Jack years to implement the knowledge he acquired to finally connecting the dots. Diet and exercise was not working for Jack. He was getting bigger and decided to think about it differently. Jack to a trip to Italy to see Michelangelo's David. He looked up at him and that was the moment he realized the key was Circadian Biology. After a ton of research, Jack stood up in front of his family and said he was going to lose weight by eating more and exercising less, just by controlling his environment better. He done that for three months and he lost 77lbs. He continued on and in the first year, he lost 133lbs total.

If you want to improve your sleep, the number one thing you can do is go camping. When camping you are around trees that are making huge amounts of oxygen also you are around infra-red light from the fire, which also helps your mitochondria. Your mitochondria is destroyed by light frequencies.

Training indoors under blue light is counter intuitive to your workout. Blue light negatively impacts your Mitochondria and a whole lot more.

The retina in your eye lets about 1% of UV light through. It filters the light down as we need very little to run.

When Jack met Ruben Salinas and the Stanford glove

Grounding. We need that connection with nature.

Your environment is more important than the fuel you put in. The only fuel that is critical is DHA. The fastest way to hurt some is through their eyes.

Your devices have 50% more blue light than the sun does. Ophthalmologist only look at the eye as a camera. It turns out it is an actually a clock. It's an eye clock, a circadian clock.

50th Podcast with 2 Co-Hosts! Welcome to our 50th podcast of LIVETHEFUEL. For this milestone Episode, we are joined by Dr. Megan Cannon and Erin Sparrold of Mind of the Athlete. This episode is about taking the time to be more aware of the people around us and to start inflicting positive change in our…

50th Podcast with 2 Co-Hosts!

Welcome to our 50th podcast of LIVETHEFUEL. For this milestone Episode, we are joined by Dr. Megan Cannon and Erin Sparrold of Mind of the Athlete. This episode is about taking the time to be more aware of the people around us and to start inflicting positive change in our lives and the people around us. Start making the complex, simple. We bring back Dr. Megan and Erin to take the mental and nutritional standpoints and help you cultivate your positive change.

On This Episode You Will Hear:

 Re-Building a healthy body image from a mental and nutritional standpoint.

Helping people understand the benefits and the power of food, is hugely important. Knowledge is power and unfortunately, right now in the media, there is so much negative information surrounding food and nutrition. There is so much pressure put on people and negative messaging that people do not understand the positive powers food has to help you build your health.

Body Image. You have to work with the body you have got. We are given these visual ideas of what we think our bodies should look like. But that does not always match up with the reality of our own biology.

Perceptual body image.

The image that we are holding ourselves to is not a healthy way to live day to day. People that compete in body sculpting, bodybuilding and physique competitions do not live like that 100% of the time.

You can't sustain a high level of performance consistently, you have to let your body and mind rest. That's why there are training cycles.

How you talk to the down curve. You need to have other things, other goals and not be setting your whole identity around one pillar. Having a sole focus is never healthy because the come-down from achieving that focus or goal can be really hard.

 Why people struggle to handle the transition from the journey to the destination

Being aware and noticing behavioral changes. Don't be scared to check in with people to see how they are doing. It gives the person who requires the help an outlet to talk.

 Having the dialog, being honest with each other. It helps normalize the down after competing.

Holding ourselves accountable to be more aware of what's actually happening with the people in our lives.

Listen for the things that people are doing right and tell them that's awesome. Build on the positive stuff people are doing rather than the things they are not doing right. Those small lifting moments helps build the positive habits in others. Those little bits of encouragement can be very powerful.

It's not the massive things we need to try and change, it's the small things. Take 5 minutes to check in with someone. You have no idea the impact it will make on them.

Simple things we could be doing right now.

It's the simple things. We need to be taking complex things from our lives and start breaking them down into very simple steps.

Final Words of our 50th Podcast

Links and Resources

Dr. Megan Cannon on Twitter

Erin Sparrold on Twitter

Mind of the Athlete

MindoftheAthlete.com on Facebook

MindoftheAthlete.com on Twitter

MindoftheAthlete.com on YouTube

MindoftheAthlete.com on LinkedIn

MindoftheAthlete.com on Instagram

The Book: Mind of the Athlete: Clearer Mind Better Performance

People Mentioned

Erin Sparrold - Sports Nutritionist

Dr. Megan Cannon PhD - Sports Psychologist

SYR CrossFit

Rob Eschbach

Dr. Jarrod Spencer

Final Words of our 50th Podcast

Be more aware and do more to help us figure out what makes us feel better.

Build on the positive habit, keep moving forward and stop beating yourselves up f...