Health Mastery- Mindset, Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Practices
What Is Health Mastery?
Health mastery is the combination of mindset and physical, mental, and spiritual practices to achieve optimal health. It requires that you take agency over yourself and your body. The only way to master your health is to take 100% responsibility. The thing about mastering your health, is that when you do, you can act as a guide to help others do the same.
Health Mindset
Where Our Beliefs Originate
From the ages of 0-2 we are in delta brain waves. This is basically a sleep state. After that from the age to about 7, we are in theta brain waves. This is the state that were in when were about to fall asleep and is very meditative. This is why were so impressional as kids, and where most of our beliefs come from. You may have a belief system that you are overweight because thats just the norm in your family. The belief that you are someone who just struggles with weight. This is also why when we start a new diet or health intervention that self sabotage takes place. It’s the old beliefs that we have, and until we change the internal wiring, we are going to struggle.
How to Change Your Internal Wiring For Health
Changing your taste buds-
In the 1950s, a device called the gas chromatograph was created. This device can detect substances in minute amounts. Flavor exists in very tiny quantities in food, even parts per trillion. It volatilizes the chemicals in food, puts them in a coil. In the coil, they arrange in to their constituent parts, then you can analyze them using mass spectrometry. This allows us to know and create flavor. How do we train our taste buds for real food? Avoid ultra processed foods. As I’ve said, these foods are artificially engineered to have all the flavor, but no nutrition. Also, add a wide variety of foods that hit all the flavor sensations. A lot of people are just used to hammering sweets, so their palate is not accustom to sensations that are bitter. Food will taste better when we balance our palate again. Real food is meant to be enjoyed, and great flavor is an indicator of great nutrition.
Fasting-
If you have not eaten for a while, or just doing intermittent fasting, the food you eat when you break the fast will taste much better. Your body pulls you to eat something after a while and food tends to taste better when were having it for the first time again. This is a time to have something bitter like vegetables, this will train your tastebuds to appreciate different flavor sensations.
Juicing-
Juicing is a great way to sneak in the new flavor sensations, as well as a delivery system for a lot of micronutrients. To learn more about juicing, click here.
Addressing nutrient deficiencies-
Chronic nutrient deficiency leads to chronic over eating. A craving is essentially your body telling you that you need a particular nutrient. When your body is getting what it needs, and not just empty calories, it will be less compelled to eat all the time.
The Mindset of Health Habits
Self assessment-
Developing self awareness and knowing yourself is always the first step. Knowing your tendencies, thoughts and beliefs. You can’t know where your going if you don’t know where you are. What would the beliefs, habits, and actions that the person you want to become have? Walk in that direction.
Ownership-
Taking ownership for your health is the most important thing you can do. It’s not in the hands of your doctor, parents, or anyone else. Regardless of your health history, you can choose to take agency now. The pen is in your hands, and you can rewrite your story.
See your health as an asset-
Your health is probably the biggest asset that you have because it gives you an advantage in everything that you do. Seeing it as a leverage point to accomplish what you want, and be your greatest version.
Principles Of Healing The Body
No matter what your goals are, whether it’s to optimize your health, maintain, or heal a chronic disease; there are foundational tenets that are required for health to take place. Without these tenets, health will be impossible to achieve. Just like anything, if you want to be great, you have to make it s study, and it comes down to the fundamentals. Today, we will be going over what fundamental principles of health are.
1. Eat real food
If we want to heal the body, when it comes to nutrition, the first principle is to eat real food. This means eat what came from nature. Meat, vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, grains, and legumes. Anything else is probably ultra processed food. Our ancestors will not recognize Lucky Charms. Also, just because something is a real food, doesn’t mean that it’s for you. You may need to cut certain things out based on your state of health, or your goals.
2. Movement
The body requires movement to heal itself. We have something called the lymphatic system, which moves immune cells, and waste throughout the body. The lymphatic system doesn’t have a pump, and requires for you to move in order for you to move. There is a difference between exercise and movement. Exercise is referred to a formal session such as weights, movement can be cooking, or taking a walk. It’s not just about having a formal session, which is important, but it’s about being active throughout the day to keep things working.
3. Sleep quality
Sleep is the glue that holds your health together, and the foundation of which all the principles rest on. During sleep is where we assimilate all the nutrients we take in to repair our bodies. It’s when we secrete anti aging hormones such as testosterone and human growth hormone (HGH). Without sleep, things are going to go down quickly. Just like anything else there are certain foundational principles if you want to do something of quality. It’s not just about sleep quality, but more so quality; to learn more about that, click here.
4. Know thyself
This is referring to the mind. There are two fields of science I am going to bring to your attention. Psychoneuroimmunology, psychoneuroendocrinology and psychoneurobiology. Literally translating to how are thoughts and how we feel impact our health as a whole. It’s not just about doing the physical things, that will only get you so far. It’s also about taking care of the mind, emotions, and the spirit. Getting to know you limiting beliefs and patterns, or what’s holding you back in life. Is there anything you need to let go of? Are you living on your purpose? Do you really know who you are? All things to contemplate.
5. Relationships
Relationships may be the most important factor overall. Keep in mind that all relationships start with you. You you relate to yourself is how you will generally relate to the world. It will greatly impact how you relate to other people. Learn to foster great relationships by first working on your character. It is the quality of ones character that allows for compassion, celebration, caring, and all the traits that go into a great relationship. In order to learn more about this, click here.
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