On The Training Table

Immune boost and antioxidants I don’t like using the word "miraculous," mindlessly, but vegetables, as I have discovered, actually do many miraculous things for health and beauty.  Plant foods contain phytochemical, or phytonutrients and for purposes of this entry, I will define these as biologically active compounds found in fruits and vegetables. A  commonly known one is, for example, antioxidants. These chemicals help the plant protect themselves from germs, bugs, fungi and other plant ravages.

Have you felt that you are gaining weight that is  not i n proportion to what you may be eating? Then you will want to learn about obesogens, Obesogens are common compounds and substances that we come into contact with and consume each and every day. They are capable of  reprogramming or redesigning the amount of fat cells our bodies were intended to have.  

Did you know that the olive extracts function as antihistamines at a cellular level? In traditional herbal medicine practices, preparations from olive leaves and the olive are used in treating an array of inflammatory problems including allergy-related inflammation.

Cereal, as others have aptly described, is, “a road to nutritional corruption.” www.theguardian.com   and I fully agree. I have long considered the creation of modern day cereal to be the epitome of processed food. I mean if you really imagine and think about it, cereal is a wasteland of nutrients and in my life -cereal goes into the junk-food drawer and never gets to land on The Training Table.

Create, design, and continually hone a“healthful-nudge” architecture in your life. Have you ever heard about the “ Nudge  Theory?” Essentially, small cues influence our conscious choices and this can be intentionally designed, or can exist without our realizing it.  We may be making bad decisions because we are unaware of cues, or bad decisions can result because we are not creating cues.The idea I am proposing is to leverage this  Nudge Theory  in our own lives for wellness and anti-aging.

Most of us know that water is important, but keeping hydrated can have a massive impact on overall health and anti-aging. Water is needed by all our major organs and systems to function properly. Water protects the spinal chord, lubricates our joints, regulates body temperature, allows our digestive track to work effectively and efficiently, and is a vehicle for delivering essential nutrients to our cells. Water is considered by many heart specialist to be one of the most overlooked tools against heart disease.

What is the neurology of bingeing? I’ve been fascinated by what causes the out-of control- addictive behavior that seems to overcome me; often times the urge comes out of nowhere. I wondered, " Am I crazy?" My behavior sure is. As it is turns out the binge behavior is very explainable and therefore “normal.” The binge phenomenon is spurred on by chemistry far more powerful than mental willpower. The more I understood the brain’s response to junk food, the easier it became for me to take control over it. Junk food alters brain chemistry and it is crucial to understand how it does if you want to reach for anti-aging, and strive for a transformational body.