Guest Writers today

Well, kind of....

I decided to try something new. I have some guest writers for todays substack. They don’t know they helped write this, but they did. It started a week or so ago when I asked for help, and many people responded. They responded to the the question I asked.

The responses are listed below, grouped into a few categories.

I urge you to read thru these categories, compare them, and think about them.

You can see what has helped others and maybe, just maybe it will get you to thinking about what may help you improve your health. These are answers from many individuals as to what helped them. See if you can find any patterns that just maybe would help you as well.

The purpose of all this.

I’d like for everyone to learn how to take control of their health away from the medical-industrial-complex powerbrokers who don’t care about you.

I have no problem with people earning a good living for a good product. But seriously, look at what these 8 people above are making and answer me what they actually do to help you get healthy.

Is their product actually necessary to keep you healthy, or are they part of the Sick-Care system that is running healthscare today?

Now, back to our regular topic.

Let’s see what our guest writers came up with as answers to:

Exercise:

Exercise daily... walking is underrated.

Exercise (strength and walking).

Exercise: strength training 1x per week and cardio 3x per week.

Resistance training vs long duration cardio.

Daily stretching.

Daily walking (increased time spent outdoors).

Exercise.

Myofascial Release.

Exercise.

Walk, run and, or bike 4 days a week.

Strength train 3 days a week.

Regular exercise. Mostly walking (in the woods for me) and light strength training. I also have a morning stretching routine that I do every single day. My chiropractor taught it to me and I haven’t seen him since. It’s been well over 5 years.

Walking.

Daily varied exercise.

Exercise. I like yoga, Qigong, weights and Zumba.

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Diet/Nutrition:

Changing my diet to emphasize protein and Whole Foods over carbs and highly processed foods.

Absolutely no alcohol use. Absolutely no tobacco use. Reduced carbs in diet.

Eat at mealtime only; no snacking.

Low carbs, no sugar.

Eliminating sugar and white flour.

Elimination of processed carbs (bread, snacks, etc).

Change my eating habits, cutting way back on carbs, eating more meat.

Low carbohydrate, carnivore centric diet.

80 % meat, 20% or less vegetables, along with intermittent fasting.

Focus on protein in diet.

Intermittent fasting.

A folder for all the great recipes and meal suggestions w/ ingredients.

Look to nutrition and activity levels before taking medication. Sometimes our system just needs the proper conditions to heal on its own. I can’t imagine how much worse off I would be if I started taking every medication thrown at me to cover a symptom and ignore the underlying issue.

Bonus answer, because this has also been incredibly helpful to have learned about myself…making small, incremental changes can lead to greater success with permanent lifestyle changes. For example, cutting out all carbs at once is really tough, but if you pick 1 thing, like pasta or bread, and learn to live without that first, you can keep adding to that list as you go, and it won’t be quite so painful to stick with.

Avoiding prepared foods.

Decreasing histamine from foods, probiotics, and fermented foods. Again - specific to my genes and not an answer for everyone. Click below link for a good substack on genes and disease.

Preventing Dementia

The simple things: intermittent fasting, more protein (meat, fish), non-processed food, no sugar.

Low Carb Lifestyle.

Avoiding food additives and Pharmaceutical medications. I believe the combination of those 2 things creates the vast majority of chronic disease today. And it’s really hard to do. I used to get what I called “2-dayer” Migraines. Since I figured out the root cause, I seldom get one, and when I do I research and always find out it was something hidden in the ingredients of something I ate.

I got diagnosed with gluten and cow’s milk dairy intolerance. I have been eating and drinking goat and sheep’s milk yogurt, milk, cheese, kefir and ice cream. I also take Chlorella tablets to manage my gut issues. I no longer eat any gluten. I eat a balanced diet with fish, vegetables, chicken, steak, rice, gluten free pastas.

Low carb, high protein and no gluten diet.

Avoiding sugar, gluten and dairy (still a struggle sometimes).

Honestly, the 4 months on carnivore helped me totally reset my system..I need to do that again.

Diet diet diet🥩🥩🥩

Diet has made the biggest improvement in my health for me. I’m not a saint but I try my best to eat low carb and more protein for sure. I’ve cut out sugar and processed foods. 

Fruit, and more fruit, herbs.

Intermittent fasting.

When I eat clean I feel better.

Lower carb, no refined sugar, clean eating…eliminated seed oils and anything processed.

Intermittent fasting.

Buy organic when available. Eat consciously considering if the food is good for me, checking food labels for additives, preservatives and colorings.

In addition to the fasting and eating real food, I find the CGM (continuous glucose monitor) very helpful. I’m learning which foods trigger insulin response and it’s incredibly useful because it helps to keep me on task. It also reminds me that you really cannot cheat!😬

Moving towards becoming a full carnivore. I am currently around 80-85%. CGM is useful information as well.

Cutting out sugar, eating more meat, fasting and eating in a window of time.

Going Keto and losing 55 lbs.

Currently, IF and low carb and having a real Doctor😷

Wow!

Looks like fixing the diet is a big part of health improvement!

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Supplements:

Getting the right vitamins and supplements for my genetic make up.

BCP-157, Mucuna Pruriens and NADH.

Niacin and NAC have changed my life. The niacin flush can be uncomfortable, but worth it. I began taking them over 1.5 years ago, to get rid of my Covid. 24 hours later, it was 100% gone. My research led to understanding niacin eliminates inflammation in the body. Taking 250mg every morning and 250mg before bed at night. That, coupled with NAC (N- Acetyl Cysteine) 600mg, every morning, have completely eliminated my arthritis that I suffered terribly from, for years. Proof NAC works- PayPal will not let you use their service for the purchase of NAC. Hmmm.

So, for .20/day, total, I was able to cure what big pharma can’t. Added bonus, I dropped 20lbs in the first few months of taking this combo, with no other workout or dietary changes.

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Sleep:

Rediscovering sleep.

Sleep (8 hours min).

Getting enough sleep.

Good “sleep hygiene” (this one was huge for me).

Optimizing circadian rhythm -- decreased exposure to light at night, sleeping in a totally dark room, and getting sunlight in the morning.

Sleep.

Better sleep

I think this one, sleep, is overlooked by many. When we are running around all day, we need proper sleep to recover and get ready for the next day. So don’t ignore your refreshing sleep!

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Holistic/Functional:

Deciding to attack any health issues holistically first and only involving the medical community if I can’t resolve the issue with diet, chiro, massage, PT, etc.

Refused conventional treatments including BC pills, OTC painkillers

Seeing these new changes as a lifetime commitment and being super patient as my body takes care of itself.

Seeing illness as a sign that something is out of balance, which may be brought back into balance via behavioral or diet changes (in lieu of finding a medication to treat the illness' symptoms).

Doing away with his much medication as possible and using natural supplements and vitamins.

For example, I found that turmeric works just as well as Tylenol and is not man made!

Prioritize lifestyle changes over pharmaceuticals.

Getting blood work once or twice a year to check progress, with a very detailed discussion on what is going right and knowledgeable suggestions on how to fix the wrong.

Rejecting routine allopathic care years ago.

Having access to almost always immediate advise and guidance - Plus an open minded approach to health.

Avoid all vaccinations. Use pharmaceuticals only if there are no natural remedies available.

Having a doctor that knows how to treat the whole body not just a subset.

Questioning everything thing I knew about diet and exercise. Then doing the opposite.

While I believe Diet is a huge factor in health improvement, I am happy to read so many people understand that the traditional healthcare system is not doing a good job of keeping them healthy. I am happy to read that many people are using their own critical thinking skills to advocate for their own improved health.

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Other:

Managing stress.

A folder for the Doctor's recommendations for myself and my ailments.

Reduced Stress.

Hormone therapy.

Reading everything everyone has to say here. It reinforces mostly what I’m already doing. The good the bad and even the sarcasm. Lol.

All of the guest writers who contributed today will hopefully give everyone else something to think about.

BTW- sometimes I run out of ideas of things to write about. That happened today so I thought I would let others do the writing, thinking it would be quick to do. Well, do you know how cumbersome it is to cut and paste all of these comments into an arranged easy to use and read order??

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Let’s end with a few pics.

While I am NOT looking to be out of a job, wouldn’t the world be much healthier if people knew how to stay healthy without having to ask permission from a sick care industry more focused on growing their influence and power than on your individual health?