Super excited about today's podcast with Dane Amar. Dane is a music artist who is from San Diego and has recently enjoyed success with his singles "Green Tea and Honey" and "Window Pane". He is a role model for those around him in San Diego and continues to show proof  of how dedication and hardwork can lead to success. Diego and Dane have an all encompassing conversation on what music has brought into his life

Follow Dane Amar and his musical journey below 

https://www.instagram.com/daneamar/

https://twitter.com/DaneAmar?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

https://open.spotify.com/album/3TF5eAfoFWAZ3rdne5cf07

Short message sharing a simple phrase that helps me shift from victim mode to solution mode. I know this message can help you, challenge yourself to put it into practice! Also sharing a quick update about the next season of the show!

Diego sits down Rialto, California entrepreneur Richeey for a conversation that really highlights the epitome of the show. A very humble, hungry dude you'll be able to hear how determined and impassioned he is.  A lot of great insights in this episode!

https://m.soundcloud.com/p3mstateofmind

https://soundcloud.com/fgricheey?ref=clipboard 

Youhatericheey- Twitter

https://youtu.be/MwlLZR78nnY - Way Out (single)

"Learn the Rules. And break the Rules."

Diego is joined by local San Diego photographer and videographer Randy Chheang for a wide ranging conversation on photography. 

https://m.youtube.com/user/RadderRandTV

https://instagram.com/radderrand?igshid=1pla5es4319tp

https://www.radderrand.com

"I don't do anything that nobody can't do, I just choose to do the things that people won't do." 

Diego sits down with local artist and small business owner MarkiB for a conversation about his brand Suckafree and all the inspiration behind it. MarkiB also touches on his work as an artist and the challenges that come with creating music. 

https://www.instagram.com/suckafreevibez/

https://www.instagram.com/suckafree_markib/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBDPIXryBUQ

In this week of the Sprouting Minds Podcast,  Diego sits down with Osman "The Oasmanian Devil" Yusuf to talk about reinventing himself during the lockdown. 

Instagram: @oasmanian

Instagram: @sproutingmindspodcast

https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299

Diego is joined by his friend and barber Sammy Ratliff for a conversation on his journey to becoming a barber and all the wisdom he has gained from being on the job. 

IG: sambamthefademan

IG: flyguyzbarbershop

"Don't focus on where you been G, focus on where you wanna go".

Diego is joined by coach, author, trainer, and investor Jason Sparks for a wide ranging conversation on Jason's journey to being a personal trainer and building a brand and the importance of building multiple streams of income. They discuss why it is important to know your outcome and discuss how Jason built his champion mindset.

IG- @jd_sparks , @_spfxa

https://www.spfxa.com/

Writing goals down allows you to get out of your head . It allows you to break down the goal into smaller actionable steps which makes reaching the end goal a lot easier. This also allows you to write any potential obstacles you may face when striving towards your goal. Write down what you expect to get (physically, emotionally, financially, etc), this helps build neurological and emotional associations to help continue drive you!

Eat this! no, eat that! With so much confusion about what foods we should be eating, I wanted to release a 2 part series on nutrition that focuses on the basics of nutrition. We are going back to school for nutrition re-education! In this episode, In this episode, I talk about the importance of managing blood sugar,  supplements I use that have helped me, and the mindset needed to accompany you on your lifelong health journey.

BLOOD SUGAR

Stabilizing blood sugar levels  give increased energy, diminished cravings, more stable hormones, improved moods, improved body composition, better muscle to fat ratios, improved quality of sleep, better skin health, reduced feelings of stress and improved feeling of well-being and vitality. THINGS THAT RAISE OR DROP BLOOD SUGAR ARE waiting too long to eat, starving yourself, chronic stress, over exercising ,too much processed foods, eating too big of a meal, wrong ratio of macros , and eating too fast. 

SUPPLEMENTS

https://www.mitolife.co/

https://www.mitolife.co/products/digest-it-all

https://www.mitolife.co/products/pufa-protect-mct-oil

https://beekeepersnaturals.com/collections/all/products/bee-pollen?gclid=CjwKCAjwmf_4BRABEiwAGhDfSZdZQBzrY6YYs2CeBmD8QZp5nJXMaRvVxBHI5lsUHRmtp4YFFtgaBBoCbBwQAvD_BwE

https://www.amazon.com/Powerfully-Improves-Prostate-Protects-Cardiovascular/dp/B079N44L9C

MINDSET

Examine your current limiting beliefs around health. Think about all the pain these disempowering beliefs continue to give you and will give you in the future. How will you look 5-10-20 years from now if you continue to hold these beliefs. When you are ready to leverage the pain, create a more empowering belief. A belief like the past does not equal the future will go great lengths in serving you on your health journey. 

Change your language habits. Don't use the word diet and instead assume a new identity. "This is how I eat now" instead of "I am on ____ diet". Utilize the phrase 'I don't" instead of "I can't". 

Remember the 80/20 principle. 80 percent of what you eat should be clean foods, the rest whatever you choose. This principle can be applied to many stretches of time- 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, 1 lifetime! This gives you the freedom to live and the freedom to easily get back on track when you fall off  the wagon.

Eat this! No, eat that! With so much confusion about what foods we should be eating, I wanted to release a 2 part series on nutrition that focus on the basics of nutrition. We're going back to school for a nutrition re-education! In this episode I talk about the macronutrients , protein, fats, and carbs, and also discuss the topic of vegetables and how to prepare them right.

PROTEIN

Animal protein (meat, eggs, dairy, warm water fish) is far more nutrient dense and bioavailable to the human physiology than plant protein. But not all animal protein is the same. Preferably it is best to buy grass fed beef or humanely raised eggs but if you cant no biggie. Mix up the sources of protein, leaning more towards animal protein than plant protein

FATS

PUFAS SINGLE HANDEDLY WRECK THE HUMAN BODY.  ELIMINATE INDUSTRIALIZED PLANT WASTE FROM YOUR HOME AND LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF PROCESSED FOODS YOU EAT. THEY SLOW DOWN YOUR METABOLISM AND WRECK THE THYROID AND YOUR HORMONES ALONG WITH IT. INSTEAD USE SATURATED FAT TO COOK WITH- COCONUT OIL,TALLOW, LARD, BUTTER, GHEE ETC. SATURATED FAT HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE PRO-METABOLISM, PRO-THYROID HEALTH , PRO-IMMUNE SYSTEM

CARBS

You could not tell from looking around these days, as carbs are being painted as the bad guy, but they're actually necessary for optimum human performance. The body and brain both prefer using glucose as energy. Yes the body can run on fat but doing that induces a stress response, which if drawn out long enough will equate to consequences. The best carbs to use for energy are the simple ones- fruit, honey, maple syrup, fruit juices, root vegetables and even white table sugar are all perfectly acceptable to be eaten.   If you are coming from a low/ no carb diet, add carbs back in slowly as suddenly eating high carbs will result in unwanted weight gain. Work your way up from simple ones to more complex ones like potatoes and rice, Processed complex carbs like pasta, grains, donuts and cereals should be heavily limited or even removed

VEGETABLES

Carry with them anti nutrients and must be prepared in a certain way to deactivate them . Peel the skins and cook vegetables to deactivate the nutrients. And oh, stop juicing every day, That green smoothie you make a habit of drinking is doing more damage than good to you

IG- @diego_cruzbaker

https://www.amazon.com/How-Heal-Your-Metabolism-Happiness/dp/1511585625