If you think pumping iron in the gym is the equivalent to good health, then I’m about to drop a truth bomb on you that might change your perspective on health forever.
Let me ask you a question: Do you think I felt great in this picture? (picture of you with the abs in the gym)
If you said yes, then you’re completely wrong.
See, I followed the traditional advice about health, fitness and wellness:
Eat 1 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight
Lift heavy weights, do supersets, and drop sets till your joints snap
Take BCAA, creatine, protein powder, and casein
And it left me with:
Serious chronic back pain that made it hard to even stand straight
Gut issues that left me with a bloated gut
Mental struggles like anxiety, depression, and feeling like shit when I woke up
But the worst part is that you might think that I was able to do backflips, run 100 miles, or climb mountains because of the way I looked, but this traditional fitness advice made me super unathletic.So for a few years I went to several doctors, and specialists, and here is what I have learned that skyrocketed my energy, resolved my back pain, and improved my mental and physcial performance.
You see, health, fitness, and wellness are divided into three categories.
Performance - mental sharpness, and great physical performance
Vitality - high energy, longevity, dis-ease free
Aesthetics - your ideal physique for your preferred activities and being happy with the way you look in the mirror
I only had the look, but was heavily lacking with my vitality and performance. In fact, it’s very rare to find someone who’s good in all 3 categories. Usually, you will see many pro athletes and CEO’s who are high performers, but lack vitality and good body image.
And then there’s also the ones who have great vitality but are weak performers and look scrawny. These are also the type of people you never want to have on your side in a fight.
So if I were to give you one thing that would help you improve in all three categories, that most of the health community rarely even talks about then it would be to give your system, not just the body, but also the mind and spirit (mind, body, spirit) a vacation.
Now, I’m not talking about the type of vacation where you’re drinking in Cancun, sightseeing in Rome, or skiing in the alps. I’m talking about giving the system time and resources to recharge, repair, and replenish inside out. But before I reveal how to reset your system to improve your health…
Consider that we:
Eat an average of 70 tons of dehydrated food in our lifetime, which can produce a lot of cellular waste and lead to many diseases
We are constantly on the move and under stress, (you don’t need a PHd to know what stress does to the body)
We eat about a creditcard worth of microplastics every week
Then we follow traditional advice to become healthy by beating ourselves up in a fake environment called a gym
If this is the modern environment most people live in, then it’s almost impossible to improve your health at all.
And that’s why we have to learn how to make our body more resilient and that starts with learning how to give our system a proper vacation to reset, recharge, and replenish.
Personally, I do this regularly to maintain great health and I’ve documented my simple process inside The Gut Right Handbook that I would be happy to give to you for free.
Remember, true well-being doesn’t come from the gym, it begins by giving your mind, body, and spirit the vacation they deserve.
Want more info on the worst health tips to listen to? Check out my video where I break it down even more here!
