Three main macronutrients. Carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. This is a simple breakdown of carbs.

Carbs simple vs complex

Simple carbs are generally understood to be easily digested and quick to utilize. Consists of Monosaccharides and disaccharides. Sugar is primarily what is thought of to be a simple carbs.

Complex carbs tend to be composed of oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. A polysaccharide is starch of non-starch.

When measuring carbs, it falls on a glycemic scale or index. The glycemic index rates how a food will do two hours after it is digested to give rise to the amount of blood glucose one has. 0-100 is the main scale 0 being no carbs. 100 being pure glucose. 0-55 is considered low glycemic food, 56-69 is considered a moderate to medium glycemic food, and 70-100 plus is considered high glycemic index food. Variables will occur per individual testing. Variations include age, culture, ancestry, tolerance, consistency of use. Genetics as a general concept vary degrees in individuals so much that we look at control groups and averages to understand how we should expect a food to interact with our system which also is not fair based of our microbiome.

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Traveling is awesome!

Helpful tips to stay healthier during travel:

Activity will increase during your vacation, so though your routine and lifestyle will be disrupted, some indulgences are not going to negatively impact your goals on health and fitness. Don't stress that. just enjoy.

Cortisol is the stress hormone. During vacation the stress levels should be different and go down overall. Even having a shift in total stress going from work life balance should make a huge impact as compared to when you're on vacation.

Enjoy your time when you go. Take extra care of planning so that you don't have to waste your time during vacationing to question what you are going to do. While at the same time it is okay to change that plan and have an audible to do something different. It is your vacation enjoy it.

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What are the major keys to recovery? 

Measurable tracking: heart rate, HRV, total blood oxygen, total sleep, temperature of the body during sleep stages.

Non-measurable: Psycho-social aspects, Mental health and associated behaviors. Alcohol, light and noise pollutions, exercise and sleep debt.

Strategies used: Massage therapy, physical and chiropractic therapies, percussion devices. Cold plunge and sauna, exercise variations, avoiding particular mind altering chemicals. 

How does nicotine affect recovery? how does caffeine affect recovery? 

Stem cells are new and exciting when it comes to really improving recovery. The origin cells can adapt and change into highly specialized cells to boost the bodies ability to create better environments to aid repair and growth in a particular area that needs healing. 

7 elements of recovery based on a book called Sacred Rest by MD. Saundra Dalton-Smith. (Rests include: Physical, mental, social, creative, emotional, spiritual and sensory rest.)

Recovery is based on how quickly you can bounce back from stressors and or strains. Can you bounce back from illness, exercise, bad days and the like? 

Cardio fitness improvements will show the body the ability to recover faster by lowering stress over time. The adaptive nature of the body will improve the realistic ability to recover faster based on your overall fitness. 

Choosing healthy food and proper diet to aid recovery, make sure you stay hydrated, reduce overall stress, improve health and fitness over time to build a recovery base. 

This and much more in this podcast episode. 

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Exercise metabolism dictates that as we increase exercise our body will adapt over time. As the body adapts to consistent strain our max output will change.

Self discipline 3 types:

List of six ways to improve:

The story of Marathon. 

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Sucralose: 600 x sweeter than sugar. Disrupts microbiome. Increases pro-inflammatory mediators. It can disrupt the smooth digestive process. Increases bloating, diarrhea, and gas production. This is an artificial compound that is only 15% absorbable, 85 % will not. 

Acesulfame Potassium: aka AceK, contains methylene chloride. This can be carcinogenic. Some studies have shown and increase potential of having headaches, depression, nausea, mental confusion, liver and kidney effects, visual disturbances and even cancer. (Shown in long term exposure)

Aspartame: cancer study using an absurd amount to prove cancer causing. 200 x sweeter than sugar. 

Alternatives:

Stevia: 100-300 x sweeter than sugar. Tastes a bit like licorice, more bitter. Shows no major health pose. Mild antioxidant.

Monk fruit: much more antioxidant property. No known side effects. Swingle fruit or Luo Han Guo alternative names. 

Erythritol: acts like an antioxidant. Improves blood vessel function in type 2 diabetics. A lot more powerful than xylitol. 

Xylitol: Both erythritol and xylitol will help to kill bad bacteria. Improves the dentinal flow. Reduces biofilm production. 

Honey: composition is 80% sugar in a mix of both fructose and glucose. 1 tbsp = 64 calories. Can help prevent memory disorders and help with wound healing. Very useful with burn care. Careful and be leery of factory farming practices. Support a local bee keeper or trusted sources when purchasing honey. Avoid honey mixed with corn syrup or other products that dilute the efficacy of honey. 

Dentinal flow is influenced by nutrition and digestive values. Try not to over use sugar to be careful with mouth and teeth health. Clear biofilm with brushing teeth, potentially flossing a proper amount and you can use xylitol to reduce biofilm. 

Real sugar vs alternatives list:

1. Stevia 2. Honey 3. Pure maple syrup 4. Coconut sugar 5. Raw cane sugar 6. Agave 7. Brown sugar 8. granulated white table sugar. 

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Nose breathing vs Mouth breathing.

Nose breathing: filters air, heats air, humidifies the air. Improves total oxygenation.

Mouth breathing can lead to jaw structure issues, adolescence developmental problems.

Wim Hoff: five main thoughts about his technique.

Cycle this for three rounds and find massive improvement over time. 

Breath: new science of a lost art. James Nestor. 

30 day experiment and wild results.

Mouth Tape: check out hostage tape vs other brands especially 3M. 

Ice Baths: Increase energy, speed recovery, mood boosting, stress management, better sleep, improves discipline.

Ice baths will trigger hormesis and improve overall resilience. 

Ice baths will encourage brown fat production and help to boost immune system. 

Why is sleep actually important?  This is not just a waste of productivity time. 

Building and keeping an optimal sleep schedule.

Circadian rhythms. 

Light is a key to both optimization and disruption in sleep and health. Sun is the key to resetting our circadian time. 

Blue, red and Ultra forms of light causing different issues or advantages. Using them is key during different times of the day.

Noise pollution is a thing but again it can be used as an advantage or strategy to assist sleep. Blue, green, brown and other noise, not just white. 

Intro to the importance to breathing and how that can help sleep cycles. 

Each Phase of sleep.

There are multiple cycles within sleep cycles. wherein you can phase between these cycles multiple times throughout the night and sleep. 

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There is no ideal diet. But there are lots of strategies for one to test and measure what they like and/or what their bodies do well with. 

Ketogenic, Carnivore, Vegetarian, Vegan, Low Carb., High Carb., Pescatarian, and many others. 

80/20 rule, the importance of doing your best 80% of the time and adhering to the strategy. 20% of the time finding ways to let go and relax.

Hydration importance. Electrolyte balance is a key strategy to hydration. 

Types of Magnesium:

Sodium importance.

Potassium: daily recommended is approx. 3,500-4,700mg daily. Cream of Tartar in 1 teaspoon has approx. 495mg. Daily dose could be up to 1-2 tablespoons in a drink. 1 tablespoon would likely be more than enough. Just simply because we aren't generally hyper-deficient in this chemical. 

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Degradation of food and particulars of vitamins and minerals.

Digestion starts in the mouth and moves throughout the system from there. 

Glucose- how we clear it, use it, what happens with the cell both in and out. Are you insulin resistant? 

Diabetes and Diabesity are quickly becoming a major concern for our day as well as co-factors for potential health complications even unto potential death. 

Exercise metabolism holds the key to creating better overall health. Turning on genetic values and genes that produce more mitochondria and GLUT-4 transport proteins. 

Brain insulin resistance may be a major factor in dementia related problems including Alzheimer's.  

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Misogi = "Water Cleansing" 

Shinto practices include a pilgrimage to Shichimen which is in the Kanto region, west of Mount Fuji. 

Outside magazine had the article with Kyle Korver and his misogi journey. Here is the link to the article: The One-Day-a-Year Fitness Plan - Outside Online

Our journey is difficult, but we can do difficult things. deciding a misogi was a non-prepared for single moment. This would be visualized but not prepared for. Though the Kyle Korver story displayed people who were in peak physical shape, neither of them were prepared to swim as much as they did. We can look at a misogi as a concept of a journey and take it. It does not have to be a physical task, but a moment that changes you forever and for the better. 

Tao- "water is fluid, soft and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard." Taoism or Daoism refers to both a school of philosophy and a religion. The philosophy is all about living in harmony with everything. 

Water consumption: 160lb person would drink between 64-80 oz. Take your body weight divide in half and convert the measurement from pounds to ounces. 160lb weight in half is 80 lbs. converted equals 80oz. 8-10 cups of water a day would be between 64-80oz. 1 cup of water is equal to 8 ounces. 8-10 times 8 ounces equals 64-80 ounces. As a reminder, the Harvard study reported that you can offset total water consumption by higher fluid containing foods.