"Width of life is more important than length of life."
- Avicenna
A life lived without adventure, deep relationships, and excellence
is not a life. It's a prison sentence.
So embark on your adventure, nurture relationships along the way,
and whatever you do, do it well, and with all your heart.
The most interesting people are the most interested in other people. Worry less about trying to be cool, and more about asking cool questions.
If you'd like to significantly increase the risk of mental health disorders, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases, then not getting enough sleep -- or just good sleep -- is a great strategy.
Consequences of Poor Sleep and Lack of SleepOutside of genetics, poor sleep, little exercise, poor diet, and poor stress management contribute most to hair loss.
The adage, "You can't outrun a bad diet," is mostly true. However, being sedentary is catastrophic to our health because it significantly increases the risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer. Furthermore, this adage fails to account for the benefits exercise has on sticking to a healthier diet. Embarking on a healthy diet without exercise can be quite challenging. But exercise can make it much easier by improving mental health, elevating nutrient absorption, and dampening food cravings -- especially for unhealthy food.
Showing up is half the battle. Consistency is King. 30 minutes a day is all you need.
If you're not strength training today, you're walking and
running.
And on the seventh day, you rest.
Create daily and weekly routines.
Avoid injury so you can keep showing up and maintain
consistency.
The leading causes of injury tend to be explosive actions,
lifting much heavier than your body is used to, and not warming
up the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints before intense
effort.
Try motivational music to boost energy, power, and drive.
Seek mentors and coaches to learn and grow faster, safer.
Exercise snacks boost energy and mood, improve fitness in less
time, and help reduce stress and cravings, making them a
powerful tool for achieving better health and fitness.
Isometric holds like wall sits, planks, and yoga positions
(exceptional for reducing blood pressure).
Short walks.
Body weight squats.
Jumping jacks and burpees.
Push-ups.
Add walking to your routine for easy, light cardio, or find
alternatives you prefer.
Easy cardio strengthens your heart, improves lung capacity, and
helps relieve stress, anxiety, and depression.
Add running to your routine for hard, intense cardio, or find
alternatives you prefer.
Hard cardio significantly boosts metabolic rate, VO2 max, and provides a
major reduction in cardiovascular disease and cancer risk.
Add strength training to your routine to build muscle strength,
improve bone health, boost metabolism, and manage weight. And
look more attractive!
Your #1 job is to tell your body that this muscle needs to grow.
You do that by putting stress on your muscles, joints, organs,
and body. As David Goggins put it, "To grow, you must suffer."
One interesting side effect of exercise stress is that some
cancer cells are too vulnerable to handle it. They die -- not
all of them -- but many do because of their vulnerable state.
Your body rebuilds and replenishes your healthy cells as a
response to exercise stress, but some cancer cells will die
under these stressful conditions.
Slow and controlled.
Pause at the eccentric stretch of the muscle.
Every rep counts. Don't rush it.
Type 2 fast twitch muscle fibers.
More weight per rep, less reps per set.
Type 1 slow twitch muscle fibers.
Lighter weight per rep, more reps per set.
Muscle splits, muscle groups, and exercises.
Sets: warm-up, working.
Reps: full range of motion, lengthened partials, myoreps, and
isometric holds.
Reps in reserve (RIR), aka the amount of perfect technique reps
you could still do after you end a set.
Rest between sets: up to 1 minute on light workouts, up to 2
minutes on regular workouts, and up to 3 minutes on hard
workouts.
Dropsets and Supersets.
Regular Workout, ~30 Minutes
3 Muscle groups: chest, biceps, and shoulders (side delts).
1 Warmup easy set plus 3 working sets per exercise:
Chest bench press, bicep curl, lateral raise.
8 - 12 reps per set, 0-1 rep in reserve, i.e., go until you
can't do a rep with perfect technique.
Up to 2 minute rest between sets.
Do another cycle of 3 sets per exercise for a total of 6 sets
per muscle group for the workout.
Light Workout, ~35 Minutes
Misnomer: This workout feels lighter and easier, but still
provides nearly the same strength training results.
3 Muscle groups: chest, biceps, and shoulders (side delts).
1 Warmup easy set plus 3 working sets per exercise:
Chest bench press, bicep curl, lateral raise.
12 - 20 reps per set, 0-1 rep in reserve, i.e., go until you
can't do a rep with perfect technique.
Up to 1 minute rest between sets.
Do another cycle of 3 sets per exercise for a total of 6 sets
per muscle group for the workout.
Discussion and reference to Principle 8.
SupplementationTalk to your doctor before starting any new supplementation to ensure you avoid taking something you shouldn't be taking.
Probably the deadliest nutrients if consumed in excess are sugars and refined carbohydrates because they are mostly stripped of their fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Sugars and refined carbs are incredibly addictive and increase hunger instead of satisfying it. This catastrophic combination makes it far easier for us to overconsume calories we don't need, especially unhealthy calories that drive disease and cancer. Overconsuming calories and nutrients like sugars and refined carbs are essentially the leading killers of humans on Earth, and by a lot.
Editor's Note: I'm an alcoholic who has used nicotine pouches and has struggled with a passion for food. Even knowing these are bad for me, I still used them to excess. I'm a chief hypocrite. To be healthy is not easy. It's tough for us all.
Natural Nutrient Sources (Food, Drink, Sun, etc.)"Beans, beans, they're good for your heart. The more you eat 'em, the more you fart!"
SupplementationTalk to your doctor before starting any new supplementation to ensure you avoid taking something you shouldn't be taking.
Cancer cells rely heavily on blood sugar (glucose) for energy and growth. Carbohydrates -- especially sugars -- convert quickly into glucose, which can rapidly accelerate cancer growth and spread.
Up to 40% of cancers can be prevented by stopping smoking, reducing alcohol intake, lowering weight, exercising, getting good sleep, and eating healthier foods.
The more you exercise, the lower your risk of cancer.
The closer you get to 10% body fat for men or 20% body fat or less for women, the lower your risk of cancer.
3. Metabolic Dysfunction (Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, etc.)Discussion
4. Neurodegenerative Diseases (Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, etc.)"What's good for the heart, is good for the brain." - American Heart Association.
If you're not exercising, reducing calories, and cutting back on refined carbohydrates, you'll probably get dementia. And you'll probably forget your most cherished memories -- especially those of your loved ones -- as you depart this world.
Medical TherapiesMedication/Pharmacotherapy, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine.
ToxinsMicroplastics, pollution, pesticides, hygiene, antibiotics, water contaminants, and others.
PlasticsHeating plastics is one of the most common ways of introducing toxic chemicals -- like BPA -- into your food and drinks. So try to avoid using plastic utensils or containers to make, handle, or store your food and drinks.
Try using materials like glass, ceramic, metal, wood, or silicone.
Hungry, Angry, Anxious, Lonely, Tired, Depressed, Bored.
The Four D'sDelay, Distract, Discuss, and Deep Breathing.
Stress and CortisolDiscussion
AddictionsDiscussion
Journaling, Talking it ThroughDiscussion
Relationships, Sleep, Exercise, and DietDiscussion
Consider some wise words from comedian George Carlin:
"All you need to do is wash the four key areas: armpits,
asshole, crotch, and teeth. In fact, you can save yourself a
whole bunch of time if you simply use the same brush on all four
areas!"
Discussion
Oral Health, Semiannual Checkups (Every 6 Months)The consequences of unhealthy teeth, gums, and tongue are:
Try to brush your teeth and tongue twice a day for at least 2
minutes each time, such as before bed and in the morning.
You only need to use toothpaste for one of those times. You can
just use water -- the universal solvent -- and brushing
(friction) for the other time. But even that can be challenging.
So try to brush your teeth at least once a day with water, which
can still produce fantastic results.
Try to floss once or more a week, or when food gets stuck in
your teeth.
Consider a dental checkup every 6 months, but if that's too
costly, try to go at least once a year, or every other year at
worst.
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