I'm about to drop a ton of knowledge for ya, so stick with me here...
[Slight pause to organize brain]
𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐃𝐂, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 3 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐢𝐧 2020 (𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫) 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞...
Heart Disease
Cancer
Covid-19
𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞? 𝐀 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥...
Don't use or smoke tobacco
Get exercise daily
Eat a heart healthy diet
Maintain a healthy weight
Get good quality sleep
Manage stress
Get regular health screenings
𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠...
After my morning yoga sesh (day 3 of 30), I looked up the definition of yoga:
𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬** (woo hoo)
And I also looked up the top 10 benefits...
Improves Flexibility
Builds Strength
Increases Muscle Tone
Improves Balance
Supports Joint Health
Prevents Back Pain
Teaches Better Breathing
Fosters Mental Calmness
Reduces Stress
Increases Self Confidence
HOLY COW, WHO WOULDN'T WANT ALL THOSE THINGS?...
"𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐉𝐢𝐥𝐥, 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡?
Ahhh...you pay attention! Yes! 80% Strength Training and 20% Yoga!
That's why I start every year with Yoga...to pair with my healthy cleanse full of delicious foods (𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 3 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰, 𝐬𝐨 GRAB YOUR KIT HERE).
Weightlifting is tearing and rebuilding (stronger) muscles and is a form of stress.
So 1 month out of 12, I yoga.
And 1 day out of every 7, I stretch and release tension.
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐞𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠...𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐬 (𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦). 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐓 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 & 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 2019, 2020, 2021 𝐚𝐧𝐝 2022 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐲...
Drumroll Please.....
THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
It boasts the most health benefits, including heart protection, weight regulation and cancer reduction!
The typical Mediterranean Diet foods - fish, nuts, plant oils, fruits and vegetables help lower inflammation, keep your heart healthy and your mind sharp... it also frowns upon overly processed foods like I do!
BIG GIFT! Grab these 30 awesome Mediterranean Recipes and learn more about the Mediterranean Diet! Maybe I will join you after my cleanse and include some of these recipes in my next group challenge!
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