Mobility is the Key to Longevity : December 2023

Friday, December 22, 2023

Merry Christmas 🎄

T-minus 3 days to Christmas! Time is running out, so you better finish your Christmas shopping. Then you have to wrap all those presents 🤪 Nothing to it but to do it!

I had another great week teaching and living the Chiropractic Lifestyle. The food plan is still amazing. My food plan keeps me full and provides all the nutrition I need to maintain optimal function. I have had a few treats here and there because of the holidays, but it didn’t lead to more eating off my food plan. However, I have noticed that when you don’t sugar and you try some sugar, the next thing you know you are craving sugary foods. I swear, sugar is like a drug. The only thing you can do if sugar cravings start kicking in is to dig down deep and have the tenacity and discipline to hold the line and not give in to temptations.

The exercise plan is consistent and easy to follow. There is nothing easy or fun about exercising, but I make the exercises short and simple so I can be consistent. If you make your exercise plan too difficult, you will burn yourself out and quit.

Spine care is the key to a healthy foundation. Normal spinal alignment is vital to maintain optimal function in your body. You can not wait for your neck or back to start hurting before you take spine care action. You must maintain spinal mobility, alignment, and strength. If you don’t, you will not only have pain but also dysfunction in your body. This is because your nervous system is protected by your skull and your spine. If you let your spine pull out of alignment, then it will put pressure on your nervous system. This is not good because your nervous system controls all systems in your body. Unfortunately, you don’t feel nerve interference.

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Carpe Diem

Chiropractic Lifestyle Food & Exercise Plan

5:00 am 👉 Cardio & Weight training

8 am 👉 10 oz Organic Greek Plain Whole Milk Yogurt, 1 oz LiquiVive, 5.5 oz beef, 2 free-range eggs, 2 oz cheese, 1 oz butter, 1/2 cup organic rice, 1000mg Organic Lion’s Mane, Vitamin D, & Vitamin K.

11am 👉 5.5 oz beef, 2 free-range eggs, 2 oz cheese, 1 oz butter, 1/2 cup organic rice, and 220 mg Magnesium Glycinate.

2 pm 👉 16.9 oz coconut water, 2 scoops whey protein, 2 scoops collagen powder, 5 grams creatine, 220 mg Magnesium Glycinate, & 1 scoop fruit powder.

Macros Breakdown

Calories: 2,769 Protein: 178 grams Fat: 118 grams Carbs: 191 grams

Chiropractic Lifestyle Food Supplies

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

'Tis the Season 🎋

Christmas is closing in. Who has all their shopping done?

Sticking to your food plan can be difficult with all the holiday parties, but you know what to do. You can even do extra cardio if you indulge too much this holiday season.

Just don’t forget to do your resistance training. Muscles don’t care if you eat a lot of sugar, but you will lose lean muscle if you neglect your weight training. Your body craves and needs movement to stay healthy and strong. Thirty minutes a day is all it takes to do some muscle work. Consistency is the key to success.

Your spine is just like your teeth; it requires routine maintenance. Spine care is simple and easy. You don’t need to brush and floss your spine every day. All you have to do is maintain mobility, alignment, and strength. A quick way to see if your spine is in alignment is the door test.

Stand up against a door and see if your head, shoulders, lower back, and heels are all touching the door. If not, then push your head back and squeeze your shoulders together, and this would be perfect spinal alignment.

Posture is the window to your spine.