Medicinal mushrooms are not the trippy type, but they have superpowers nonetheless and have been used in medicine for thousands of years.
Many times in the past, people have asked me what supplements I like to take. I always exclaim, “medicinal mushrooms!” and people laugh and say, “you mean magic mushrooms?” Nooo….
Otzi the Iceman (found preserved) carried the birch polypore mushroom in his pouch for medicinal purposes over 5,300 years ago.
Lately, I’ve noticed several foods that could be holding a person back from sustaining a healthy lifestyle.
I won’t say that you should absolutely never enjoy a certain food because I do believe in balance, moderation, and space to be human.
Many people who read this blog are already aware that some foods are less conducive to long term satisfaction with regard to health and body goals. The purpose of this post is to provide you with a little nudge or reminder and to maybe add a glimpse of value to your life.
Without further ado, here are some common foods, reasons why, and possible alternatives for your reading and health pleasures.
1. Cereal
Cereal is extremely common in the American household. One market research company found that as many as 89% of consumers eat cereal for breakfast and almost half of those also eat it for a snack.
There are a few top mineral supplements out there for health purposes.
I don’t bother with most of them.
Here’s the problem:
Our food is mostly grown using NPK (Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium) fertilizers in soil that has already been leached for nutrients. What about the other 70 minerals? Some soil contains them, most has not nearly enough.
Americans are severely nutrient deficient, especially in minerals.
People don’t talk a lot about minerals, probably because they aren’t that sexy. Even though we can get a fair amount of minerals like calcium from our food, we often need more magnesium. And even if we’re getting magnesium, we also need the trace minerals as well.
Magnesium + trace minerals are required by the body’s electrical system. So when you get a cramp, the muscles have lost the electrical impulses needed by the brain to stay calm, so they spasm.
Every second of every day your body relies on ionic minerals and trace minerals to conduct and generate billions of tiny electrical impulses. Without these impulses, not a single muscle, including your heart, would be able to function.
For some people who have absolutely horrible cramps, this may not fix the problem completely, but it has a good chance of helping. For people with mild muscle cramping, TraceMinerals will pretty much eliminate it to begin with.
Feels good to have said goodbye to Charlie Horse!
You’d have to experience the effects yourself.
I’m mostly sharing this to add value for you. Some things I can stand behind and this is one of them even though I am not associated with the Trace Minerals Research company. This is definitely one of my top 10 supplements of all time.
The cycles which effect life are mostly out of our control. Therefore, just as you can imagine people going through harsh winters, we must adapt (or move the heck outta there!).
Adaptation occurs through cycles
Sleep. Wake. Eat. Move. Rest. Eat. Sleep
By eating certain foods, we add stimulus into the systems — the cycles become enhanced by antioxidants and energizing nutrients.
Cycle your fruits and vegetables, especially your supplements
Variety of beneficial nutrients is key. Focus on one goal at a time. Such as: Consume kale three times per week.
The following week you will be able to experiment with other fruits and vegetables. Listen to how your body feels when you eat these foods. If you are eating “enough” fruits and vegetables, then you should look very lean in the midsection.