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Five unintentional changes that I have noticed since following Dr. Ray Peat’s “healing the metabolism” philosophy for the past 6 years.

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Since following Dr. Ray Peat’s work, 6 years ago, I have had several incredible changes and advancements to my own wellbeing.

My behaviour, my mood and ability to be a critical thinker and communicator has all dramatically improved.

There were several reasons why I decided to follow his work and to intentionally get a better grasp and understanding about my health.

But in today’s post, I want to explore all of the amazing changes I unintentionally discovered about myself from following his work.

1. It might sound strange at first but I literally can wear the same clothes for 3-5 days and it does not smell of body odor or have any sort of foul smell. A great way to save water from washing my clothes. 🙂

2. When I was 12 years old, I fractured my big toe playing soccer. Ever since that injury, my big toe has always looked discolored, cold, numb, unhealthy and didn’t feel like it is part of my body anymore.

After about a few months of improving my metabolism, I started to have feeling in my big toe again and it felt as warm as my other toes. The discoloration went away and I am proud to say that I have my toe back! I know this might not sound like a big deal, but when you have regained feeling of an area that you have been thinking for most of your life that it is dead forever, it is truly an incredible feeling.

3. Prior to making this change in my life, I have been feeling cold, always wearing sweaters (even in the summer), feeling unwell at least every 6 weeks or so and I would be popping cold or pain medication every 1-2 days. Everywhere I go, I would bring my “medicine cabinet” with me.

Now I am happy to say that I haven’t had any type of cold or pain medication for the past 6 years of my life and have saved hundreds of dollars each year. My immune system is working as it should be, it is not hypersensitive anymore.

4. I usually sleep well, but even after a good 8 hours of sleep, I have always looked forward to taking a mid afternoon nap everyday. It was like a ritual for me. However, when I looked into it more, it made no sense why a person in his mid 20’s will need to sleep for an hour mid day, especially when they are not sleep deprived.

That is why, since restricting myself from any type of poly-unsaturated fatty acids and focus more on saturated fats plus sugar has led me to be more energized and always prepared for any type of stressor that came into my environment.

5. This is actually my favorite unintentional change of them all. Being a fitness professional and having the passion to work hard plus have the drive to workout even harder in order to have that image of being fit and healthy. It had taken its toll on me, when I decided that I needed to restrict more calories and just focus on salads and have plenty of seed oil fats. Even by doing that, I still felt horrible and irritable. I was so obsessed with expending the calories and reducing the amount of intake calories as much as possible. My body still seem to store fat in areas that I didn’t want and lead me to burnout because I wasn’t achieving any results from it.

Now that I have become more in tune to my needs when I eat. I don’t need to calculate how many calories I am intaking everyday because I trust my body wholeheartedly when I feel satiated. Plus when I notice that I am feeling a slight change in body temperature, ie. chilly (which is an indication that I am low on fuel) I can easily have a sugary drink or bowl of ice cream in order to feel warm again. I have added the fuel to keep my internal temperature to a more comfortable level so that all of the cells in my body are able to function optimally. ‘

These are a few unexpected wins that I have found in myself since making this change 6 years ago. It has changed me both inside and out. Even though this journey is far from over, I am able to appreciate all of the little changes that has advanced me so far and I plan to dive deeper into this topic of bioenergetics and metabolism healing.

Are you thinking about making some changes towards your health? Discovering the types of food to eat can play a huge role in helping you live in a healthy metabolic and resilient lifestyle. Your brain & body needs to be able to utilize the energy and nutrition that you consume rather than having it to work against you. I can help you stay on course with your health journey and help keep you on pace to achieve the goals that you want to accomplish. Please let me now if you have any questions, I am happy to help.

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This or That – ice cream products

There are several brands of ice cream at the grocery store, which one will you pick to have that tasty treat at the end of your hard working day?

Would you pick one that claims it has zero fat, low in calories, somewhat cheaper in price or would you pick one that is nutrient dense, has no processed or filler ingredients and overall tastes supremely better than any other brands?

As “good” as the first one claims it to be, mainly for marketing purposes, you have to ultimately decide which brand has the better value for your brain & body.

When deciding to purchase and consuming any type of product at the grocery store, I always ask myself “Is this item going to improve my metabolism or is this item going to damage it?”

Ingredients such as Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Xylitol, Erythritol, Xanthan Gum to name a few are only fillers and additives in order to make the texture of the product similar to ice cream. It is approved for human consumption, however it can do more harm to your digestion system and your overall health in the long run the more often you consume these “toxic” ingredients.

Your brain will need to provide more of its energy towards breaking down all of the “toxic” ingredients that you consumed. This will make you feel more exhausted, more irritable/stressed, feeling cold – especially in the hands, feet and face, you might be sneezing & coughing more often, the list goes on and on.

Sure, it has lower fat and calories but if you consume any product with unnatural fillers and additives then your brain and body won’t be utilizing its daily energy as effectively as it should and you will be feeling more stressed and unproductive in your day.

These are a few examples of symptoms that your metabolism is not working as optimally as it should.

When consuming ingredients that are natural & free from any additives/fillers, can be utilized more as nutrients in our body. It is easier to digest, allowing your brain to utilize the energy to distribute blood flow throughout the body especially the extremities rather than just the midline structures of the body. You will have more energy to do things that you want to do in your day, rather than being forced by your brain to “rest it off” in a stressful state.

Choosing products free of any additives/fillers is a much smarter option for your metabolism and overall health, no matter how hard the producers try to sell their product to you.

I hope you found this content interesting and useful.

Looking for advice and strategies on how you can improve and heal your metabolism? I provide coaching services for anyone who think or diagnosed hypothyroid, have metabolic conditions or who wants to improve their own metabolic health.

If you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to ask. 🙂