The start of each year tends to be the time when we all stop to contemplate our health, fitness, overall wellness and wellbeing. As humans, our drives and emotions are powerful messengers aiming to guide us toward thriving across the many domains of our complex lives. Unfortunately, we often hear these in our minds with the word “should”, or “have to” attached. And just like that, we lose sight of what we actually want and give everything over to something we “think we should want”. This year, will you be using the approach that guarantees progress toward the improved version of yourself that you want to be, or rather one of the many approaches you’ve used in the past which haven’t brought you the success you want?
Here, I’d invite you to consider an approach that explores what YOU want with 5 steps that guide you on the path to achieving whatever that is - knowing that you already have what you need to get there.
Your wellbeing is no doubt important to you. Physical health, fitness, nutrition, mindset, lifestyle and overall high-level performance in your demanding career - these are high priorities for you. Engage with these 5 steps to thriving and you’ll be on your way to happily living to your full potential.
Mounting evidence suggests that our reliance on ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is leading us down a dangerous path, one that may be costing us our health and longevity.
Our modern diets are often filled with ultra-processed foods, but this convenience comes at a high cost.
By making a conscious effort to reduce the percentage of our diet that comes from UPFs and increase our intake of whole, nutritious foods, we can take significant steps towards improving our health and well-being.
We all have a sense that highly-processed foods aren’t exactly healthy for us. BUT, did you know there is a classification of foods (really products) that are called Ultraprocessed Foods orUPFs?
Chances are you aren’t aware of what this specifically means and the types of additives that are included during processing.
In Part 1 of this 2 Part Blog, we’ll review what ultraprocessed foods are, the top 3 reasons why you eat ultraprocessed foods in the first place, the 4 keys to grocery shopping to minimized process food consumption and how ultraprocessed foods have become a part of our culture - from the Hawaiian perspective.
Consistently getting sufficient protein for your body’s needs, especially in the contest of dedicated exercise, fat loss, and adding lean tissue is a common challenge. High-achieving, driven successful individuals often find it even more difficult to consume adequate protein. This article addresses common sources of protein, as well as options for quickly increasing protein intake, with consideration of financial implications of a high-protein approach to nutrition.
Don’t you wish you could just get rid of stubborn fat around your waist? The fat that seems to be the first to accumulate and last to leave!? To finally have a six-pack, or at least a toned midsection? What about your arms? What about….insert challenging area of body fat here!
I know for sure that the answer to all of the above is YES!
So here’s the question - can this be done specifically and preferentially to those spots?
Here is the GUARANTEED BEST approach to losing body fat!
With so many options out there - the buzzwords, marketing campaigns, and a thriving industry of nutritional fitness supplements, a lot gets completely lost in the process.
The approach that works for you may not for someone else, and even more importantly may not work for you a year from now. This is why the foundational aspects are so critical!
How much protein is enough? How much protein is ideal? What foods are the best protein sources? Are plant-based protein sources better or worse than animal-based protein sources?
Check out this article for the the answers based on a number of peer-reviewed scientific articles! The answers may not be what you think they are!
HOW TO TIME YOUR MEALS VS EXERCISE TO IMPROVE INSULIN SENSITIVITY?
Two of the key features of metabolic disease, type II diabetes and even cardiovascular disease are postprandial insulinemia and peripheral insulin resistance - which means the appropriateness of the level of the hormone insulin that your body secretes following a meal, and how well your body responds to that insulin to lower your blood sugar.
Achieving success in whatever you set out to do requires energy and focus. Start each day by getting out into the sunshine. This boosts serotonin levels to improve alertness and mood. Read more for the scientific basis of this.
We all have a sense that highly-processed foods aren’t exactly healthy for us. BUT, did you know there is a classification of foods (really products) that are called Ultraprocessed Foods orUPFs?
Chances are you aren’t aware of what this specifically means and the types of additives that are included during processing.
In Part 1 of this 2 Part Blog, we’ll review what ultraprocessed foods are, the top 3 reasons why you eat ultraprocessed foods in the first place, the 4 keys to grocery shopping to minimized process food consumption and how ultraprocessed foods have become a part of our culture - from the Hawaiian perspective.
Enjoy!