- By local produce or frozen organic produce. Local produce comes your table with much shorter travel times than organic produce from afar. The longer the travel time, the less the nutrient value. Frozen organic produce is frozen right after it is harvested thereby maintaining a higher nutrient value.
- Avoid all fake and processed foods. No sugar!!! Read labels!
- Stop drinking from all plastic water bottles! Most have BPA - Bisphenol-A, a nasty estrogen causing endocrine disruptor. Read more here ...
- Eat raw organic nuts. Almonds, walnuts, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, pecans.
- Eat an adequate amount of Omega 3 fats - salmon, trout, sardines, and herring and/or take a high quality fish oil supplement.
- Eat healthy, saturated fats like grass fed beef & coconut oil. Try Gunpowder Bison! Tell them I sent you!
- Perform high intensity strength training: clubbells, kettlebells, weightlifting, sprinting, TRX.
- Discontinue "cardio" like the elliptical, treadmill, bike UNLESS you are a distance athlete.
- Limit your workouts to 45-60 minutes, again, unless you are a distance athlete.
- Get 20-minutes of sunlight per day to boost your Vitamin D levels. Get your minimum erythemal dose (stay in the midday sun for the amount of time it takes for you to get ever so slightly red) BEFORE you put on sunscreen.
- Have sex more often.
- Compete in something.
- Get 8-9 hours of sleep per night.
- Minimize stress and laugh every day - learn what makes you relax (music, sex, taking a slow walk, meditation,Tai Chi, Yoga) and do it daily. Download some funny videos onto your smart phone and take a break multiple times throughout the day.
Hi, I'm Dr. Steve Horwitz. The goal of my blog is to help student-athletes, parents, and coaches prevent sports injuries. Enjoy! See www.DrStevenHorwitz.com
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