Excuses Are Not Natural

This is something I have had to learn and relearn and am still learning again every day. Every day there are so many excuses we can use to hold us back from our potential.

Every one of these excuses does nothing for us to help us improve our quality of life and they are not a part of our nature. A little baby doesn't make any excuses. The baby just exists and does. Even if a baby cannot do something it doesn't even phase him/her. They just keep trying and eventually they walk and then run.

What is the potential of our human body? This is something I am always thinking about. This weekend when I did a 54 mile bike ride I wanted to push myself closer to my physical potential.

If you read the book, Ultra Marathon Man, you will start to understand our true physical potential. Dean Karnazes has ran 350 miles in a row. It took him 81 hours to complete this task. He has also completed a 12 man 200 mile relay over 8 times by himself.

The plus to reading this book is it is facsinating and a really good book. If Dean Karnazes can do that and Jack Lalanne can do 1,023 pushups in 23 minutes on National television then what is my excuse. These inspirational people let me know that I can do incredible things with my body and mind.

I also recommend watching 50 Marathons in 50 Days. It's a documentary where Dean Karnazes runs 50 marathons in 50 days. Medical researchers did tests on him and found that after doing 50 marathons in a row his body had suffered less muscle damage than someone who ran one marathon.

Excuses are not natural. Don't let excuses keep you from staying physically fit, mentally fit, and getting the most out of life.

Take Care of The Gift - No Excuses

You were given the most important gift of your life. No fancy cell phone or brand new car can compare to this gift.

We were all given the gift of life. We only get one body and it has to last our entire life time. Think about your body as the most highly technological thing on this planet.

Think of those 90 trillion cells that are making life possible for you every day. They are doing their job every single day so we need to make sure and do our job. We need to give them the right fuel.

Right now I am feeding my 90 trillion cells white flesh sweet potatoes with mushroom gravy and a salad with a fat free dressing.

Too many people treat their bodies like it is a piece of junk. Who on earth would ever treat their car as bad as some of us treat our bodies?

Ironically then we expect high performance out of it.

That is why I am telling you to take care of your gift. I am reminding you that you only get one body. In order to get the most out of this one life we get that we know of we need to take care of the gift.

Look at people like Jack Lalanne and Ruth Heidrich and see the firsthand benefits of taking care of this gift.

Ruth Heidrich Defeats Breast Cancer and Osteoporosis - Ruth Heidrich is now over 70 years old and she runs in over 54 marathons and triathlons every year. She defeated breast cancer and osteoporosis at 47 after adopting a low-fat 100% plant based diet. She got hit by a truck during one marathon when she was 67 and broke some bones, but it didn't stop her for long. She recovered and got right back to running.

Scott Jurek is taking care of his gift too. Scott Jurek has won the 100 mile Western Endurance run seven times now and has won the 135 mile Death Valley run two times. He fuels his body with 100% plant foods. Smart! These keeps his arteries clean and his immune system working at full strength.

May all beings everywhere reach their full potential

May all beings experience joy in every precious moment of life

Cost of Food Addictions - Up To $3 Million

The Biggest Loser showed on their most recent episode that premature death can cost a person up to $3 million dollars in medical bills, lost wages, and lost retirement income.

What is true health worth? Is it priceless?

There is only one doctor out there talking about it that I know of. His name is Dr. Fuhrman. He is talking about food addictions and how they destroy lives.

Every Tuesday I watch the Biggest Loser and see the effects of food addictions. No one is talking about it. Drug addictions are more glamorous and exciting and no one wants to admit that eating foods that destroy our health is not something a sane person would do.

Why do so many people eat doughnuts for breakfast? How can we justify starting a day off with a glob of sugar, white flour, and fat deep fried to perfection?

If it doesn't come directly from the Earth then maybe we should acknowledge how worthless and destructive it is to our bodies. At some point we need to ask ourselves how Moses managed to live to 120 years old. Did he wake up and eat junk food all day or did he eat foods from the Earth?

I witnessed food addictions destroy my family. I witnessed a 30 year old woman who was in the best shape of her life gain a large amount of weight in 14 years and it came down to choices.

That woman was my mother and I love her and I know she believed in the Bible, but how can we claim to practice the message of religion if we don't love ourselves.

Someone who truly loves themselves would never eat something that is bad for them. If that same person loved their neighbor they would only bring their neighbor healthy food. They would never bring their neighbor food that causes them to gain weight and eventually could lead to them missing out on $3 million dollars.

For our work wellness program I am going to make a "healthy" chocolate cake with zero refined sugars for my co-workers. This recipe can be found in the book Eat for Health by Dr. Joel Fuhrman.

My co-workers are fathers and mothers and I want to give them food that will keep them healthy so they can take care of their families.

Give the gift of health. Whether it is a Christmas present or any gift it is the purest way to show people we care about them.

Imagine a world where we only made healthy foods for ourselves and our loved ones. Imagine what would happen if we loved ourselves that much just like the Bible asks us to.

Read Eat to Live and Eat for Health by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. Check out his website at http://www.drfuhrman.com/ and his blog at http://www.diseaseproof.com/.

We can learn to eat foods that are good for us. They can become addictive to us if we give them a chance.

The picture below is about a man who gave up his addictions to junk food and started to Eat To Live. Doing this allowed him to avoid surgery and all medications even at 84 years old.

Eat Better - Live Longer - Save the Planet

Good afternoon world!

My message is simple. Take care of yourself. Love Yourself. Love this planet. Educate yourself.

I learned the hard way that life is not fun when we don't take care of our health. My uncle passed away at the age of 37 of a heart attack, a teacher in college at the age of 38 of a heart attack, and my mother of cancer at the age of 44.

Let's take care of our health and help save the planet at the same time. Make your diet contain as many fruits and vegetables as you can and limit animal products that are loaded with cholesterol and fat.

Check out these links for more information:

• http://www.earthsave.org/ - Saving the planet with our forks and spoons. Awesome!
  
• http://www.heartattackproof.com/ - Dr. Esselstyn was the first doctor to reverse heart disease using a 100% plant-based diet.
  
• http://www.veganbodybuilders.com/


• http://www.thechinastudy.com/ - The most comprehensive nutritional study in human history. Jack Lalanne is living proof that this study is the most important information on nutrition there is.
  

The bible said we need to love ourselves. I believe it 100%. I love myself. Every day I say affirmations to plant seeds to create a better tomorrow.

Have a great day!

The most important thing to know in life is:

Self improvement = World Improvement