Eat real food guys!Highly processed and refined food has become the mainstay of the industrialized diet. In fact, over half of the calories the average American consumes come from flour, sugar, and industrial seed oils. These foods are not only virtually void of the nutrients we need to perform well, they’re also full of compounds that
provoke inflammation and cause oxidative damage.
Here’s why that matters for you: inflammation and oxidative stress are like kryptonite for athletic and mental performance, and they’re virtually guaranteed to worsen your health and shorten your lifespan. In fact, many scientists believe that aging is essentially a process of accelerated oxidative stress.
So how do you just “eat real food”? It’s simple:If it comes in a bag or a box, don’t eat it. (Of course there are exceptions, like butter or almond milk. But you get the idea.)
Don’t eat flour.
Don’t eat sugar.
Don’t eat industrial seed oils (soybean, corn, cottonseed, sunflower, safflower, canola oil)
Emphasize nutrient-dense, whole foods like meat, organ meat, fish and shellfish, eggs, fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, and herbs and spices.
Eat healthy fats. Though fats ain't especially nutrient-dense, healthy fats are an important part of the diet because they play several other important roles, including helping us to absorb nutrients we get from other foods.
Get more sleep and rest A large body of evidence suggests that we need at least seven to eight hours of sleep to function optimally, yet more than one-third of Americans are getting fewer than six hours of sleep each night. What’s more, our culture doesn’t value leisure and rest. Most of us run around like chickens with our heads cut off each day, rushing from one task to the next and rarely taking time to pause, reflect, or decompress.
Here’s the bottom line: if you don’t get enough sleep or rest, you’re not going to perform at your best or be as healthy as you can be. I know this might sound so obvious it’s not worth saying, but a large percentage of people ain't sleeping or resting enough.
If you are a mixed drink guy, don't use anything sweetened with high fructose corn syrup. Nutritionist's believe that stuff is just as bad for your liver as the alcohol. It's a double whammy! Unfortunately, every soft drink on the shelf (besides Sierra Mist) and most juices are made with the shit because it's cheaper than sugar.
Here's a guy that knows more about dietary power than anyone. Listen to the guy!
http://nutritionfacts.org/video/from-table-to-able/
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