The Machine,…
If you owned a machine like that Ferrari in the image above, how would you treat it? The fact is that you do own a machine that is far more magnificent, complex and valuable than that Ferrari. Your body is an incredibly resilient and adaptive machine. It can serve you well for many years. A big part of your success in achieving greater vitality, health, strength and longevity is prioritizing your health and putting in the work. Your health, your body and your overall wellbeing are the result of your genetics, your environment, and what you do with it. My purpose is to provide you with the knowledge, roadmap, tools, and point toward the components that can facilitate your success.
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Like anything else, “garbage in” results in “garbage out.” In that context there are many dimensions of inputs for your body. Think of it as absolutely everything that you take in. That includes not only what you eat and drink but also what you inhale, absorb through all of your membranes as well as your psyche. Think broadly of what you might absorb through your skin, how you brush your teeth, how much sunlight hits your skin, the amount and type of light you are subject to each day and how much high-quality sleep you get. In terms of consumption, positive or negative ideas beliefs etc. AKA emotional stresses, will have large impacts on your health. Books can and have been written on this but suffice it to say, let’s consider a very wide range of inputs to our machines.
Be Your Own Advocate
Let’s be advocates for our machines, be their most rigorous defenders and give them every opportunity for success. At this point most people will be thinking, “That is great but this is going to require a great deal of sacrifice.” Yes and no. It is definitely going to take some work and you will be making behavioral changes. However it is likely that once you move to a new way of living, when look back upon what you have “given up”, you will see the past way of living in a much less favorable light. The ROI on investing in your health can be phenomenal. Quite frankly, nothing else matters without it.
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