Are you taking care of your immune system?

With Coronavirus continuing to spread throughout the world, it's more important than ever before to support your immune system.

Your immune system is designed to fight off viruses. However, you put yourself at risk when you don't take care of your physical, mental and emotional health.

Eventually, they will find a vaccine to prevent the spread of the virus. However, until then, you need to take control of your health.

Do you want to know 7 supplements that will help to boost your immune system?

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Are you protecting your immune system right now?

If you follow me, you know that I am a big believer in morning rituals. My routine sets me up to win every single day. At their core, rituals are designed to nourish your mind, body, and spirit. If you want to have optimal health, it is imperative that you carve out some time each day to take care of yourself. If you don't practice self-care, it leaves more room for stress and anxiety to take over, which puts your immune system at risk.

Currently, there are a lot of people who are worried about the Coronavirus. They have a valid reason to be. Authorities in 167 countries and territories have reported more than 300,000 novel coronavirus cases worldwide since China reported its first cases in December. That number is growing exponentially every day.

One of the most important things that you can do during these difficult times is to take amazing care of your health and physical well-being. This will help give you more peace of mind. More importantly, in the event that you do get the virus, boosting your immune system will ensure that you are able to fight off the virus quicker.

Coronavirus is a bigger threat to some more than others. At-risk groups include those who have medical conditions, like heart disease or lung disease, those who smoke, and the elderly. These people really need to make sure that they are going above and beyond to take care of themselves.

On top of taking supplements, it's also important that you have good hygiene. This means washing your hands, not touching your eyes and face, and practicing social distancing. These are precautions that all of us should be taking to prevent the spread of the virus. It's also important that you get a high-quality amount of deep sleep, drink a lot of water, exercise, and have a healthy diet. 

Those of you who follow me know that my health is my top priority. Every day I engage in a morning ritual to ensure that I keep my mind, body and soul strong. I want to share with you 7 supplements that I'm taking to boost my immune system.

Colloidal Silver

I take these drops 3 times per day. It's a great liquid for boosting the immune system and reducing inflammation. However, it does kill off bacteria so I don't overdo it. Potentially, it could affect the microbiome balance in your gut so be mindful of not taking too much.

P3-OM Probiotics

This product is made by one of my favorite supplement companies, Bioptimizer. I've been taking this supplement for years. Probiotics are really important for your gut health. Not only does this product protect your immune system, but it is also anti-viral, meaning that it prevents you from getting sick. I take 3 pills every night before I fall asleep.

Echinacea

This is a great herb for fighting off the common cold and flu. It is believed that echinacea stimulates the immune system, which means that it will help your body fight off infection.

Kyolic

This is an odorless garlic extract. Garlic is a great supplement for supporting your digestive and immune system, and for detoxifying the body.

Elderberry Extract

Elderberry is a superfood berry that is really good for your immune system. It helps prevent cold and flu symptoms.

Turkey Tail

This is a type of medicinal mushroom with a range of health benefits. Turkey tail is a prebiotic for the microbiome. Prebiotics with fiber help support probiotics, which is the good bacteria in your gut. In turn, this positively supports your immunity.

Electric Vitamin C

Vitamin C is an antioxidant that is great for immune system recovery. You can also get Vitamin C from a lot of vegetables and fruits. I suggest you do this first, and then supplement with a vitamin for extra immune system protection.

These are 7 supplements to boost your immune system.

Eventually, health supplements are going to go out of stock. Be proactive and order a few months' worth, in the event that the Coronavirus pandemic continues.

You only have one body. The more that you take care of your health, the more that you get out of life. A morning ritual is one of the most important things that you can do to live a happy, healthy and balanced life. Wake up every day and make your physical, mental and emotional well-being a priority. Your body will thank you for it.

Are you ready to master your time, health and energy? CLICK HERE to get instant access to my FREE 21-Morning Ritual Habits Cheatsheet!

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Today I would like to walk you through my morning ritual for daily success, motivation and productivity. This routine allows me to optimize my body, mind, and spirit so that I can perform at my best, every day.

I’m a big believer in the power of rituals. I’ve been doing them since I was 17 years old. I used to struggle with shyness, social anxiety, and depression.

By creating a morning ritual, I was able to recondition my beliefs and transform every area of my life.

The morning is the best time to condition your mindset. Research shows that your mood in the morning affects your productivity all day.

Are you ready to wake up every day, feeling more productive, energized, and happier? My morning ritual for daily success, motivation and productivity will allow you to make that happen.

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Discipline is one of greatest barriers that prevent people from achieving success in life. If you want to build habits that stick, you need to be consistent with them. In the words of Tony Robbins says, “The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.”

How you start the day is how you end the day. If you only engage in a habit once in a while, it won’t stick. It’s what you do consistently that makes the difference.

How do you start your mornings?

If you wake up in a reactive state, you will move throughout your entire day feeling stressed and anxious. A lot of people believe that they need a triple espresso as soon as they get out of bed. This way of thinking is counterintuitive.

My morning ritual for daily success, motivation and productivity provides me with a natural ‘buzz.' It makes me feel unstoppable, without the negative effects that come from over-use of stimulants.

Do you wake up every morning, feeling tired and sluggish, even though you slept for 8 hours? If so, it’s time to start a morning ritual.

If you want to maximize your productivity, you need to spend the first part of your morning taking care of YOU. If you make your job, your partner, or your friends a priority, then you need to commit to making yourself a priority as well.

Just like you train your body at the gym, you need to train your brain every day. I treat myself as if I am a high-performance athlete. I know that if I want to get the most out of myself, I have to create rituals that will allow me to do just that.

In order to make sure that I successfully complete my morning ritual for daily success, motivation and productivity, I create a list and check-off each activity, as I complete it.

The purpose of a checklist is so that I can visually measure my progress as time goes on. If you don’t have a plan for your life and you just move throughout your day aimlessly, then you’re not going to get the most out of it.

Here is my morning ritual for daily success, motivation and productivity:

1. Smile

The first thing that I do the moment that I wake up is smile. When you start your day with gratitude, it shifts your entire perspective. Every day that you are alive is a gift, and you need to treat it as such. Don’t ever take your life for granted.

Don’t get me wrong. I don’t feel happy and positive 100% every morning, but by training myself to smile and start the day in an empowering way, I am setting myself up for success.

Research shows that when you smile, neurochemicals and peptides are released, which tricks your body into raising your dopamine; which in turn raises your spirits and calms your nervous system.

2. Drink Water

After you’ve been sleeping for 7-8 hours your body is dehydrated, and your cells crave water. I’ve got a water ionizer that I use which produces high quality, 9.5 alkaline water.

By drinking water first thing in the morning, you kick-start your metabolism, which will give you immediate energy and flush out toxins from your body.

3. Take Supplements

I start off by taking a shot of apple cider vinegar, which is a great bacteria killer. Then, on an empty stomach, I take a digestive enzyme supplement called, Masszymes. I also take a variety of other supplements, like B12 and Vitamin D3.

Supplements like these ensure that I have energy throughout the day, so that I never have to rely on caffeine or sugar. More importantly, engaging in this body ritual ensures that I will experience optimal health and performance, over the long-term.

4. Read A Book

I spend at least 10 minutes every morning reading an inspiring book on my Kindle reader. Don’t start your day by obsessing over social media, or reading negative things on the news. Instead, try feeding your mind with positive information and commit to learning something new.

5. Write in my Journals

After reading a book, I like to write in my Five Minute Journal, a simple exercise that allows me to focus on what is most important for me to accomplish throughout my day.

I also write in my Productivity Planner, which offers a similar process. I write down what my most important task for the day is, what my secondary tasks of importance are, and then determine what my daily productivity score is.

For those of you who are spiritual, I also write in my Christian gratitude journal.

6. Lie Down On My PEMF Mat

A PEMF mat is a portable mat that produces pulsed electromagnetic fields around an individual’s body. I lie on this mat every morning and do my meditation.

The health benefits of PEMF are amazing, some of which include regenerating nerves, reducing stress and fatigue, and eliminating bodily toxins.

I hope you enjoyed learning about my morning ritual for daily success, motivation and productivity! If you want the more in-depth version, that covers all of my rituals, then join my 7-day course, Morning Ritual Mastery.

Rituals have been the secret to my success, and have allowed me to become the person that I am today. Invest in yourself. Your body, mind, and spirit deserve it.

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I want to share with you the 2 critical nutrients for your gut, brain, and waistline. I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend, Wade Lightheart on this topic.

He is a 3-time Canadian natural bodybuilding champion, co-founder of Bioptimizers Nutrition, and one of the world’s premier authorities on natural nutrition and training methods.

Athletes and high-performance individuals seek Wade’s advice on how they can better optimize their health and fitness levels.

I am a big believer that your health is your wealth, which is why I wanted to pick Wade’s brain on the 2 critical nutrients for your gut, brain, and waistline. Are you ready to learn how you can better optimize your gut health?

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Are you ready to optimize your gut health? CLICK HERE to purchase P3-OM Probiotics!

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Here is a sneak peek of our interview together, talking about the 2 critical nutrients for your gut, brain, and waistline:

Can you share a little bit about your background?

I got involved in exercise and fitness at the age of 15. I really loved playing hockey, but there wasn’t much of a career there, so I got into high-performance training and weight lifting. During this time, my sister got diagnosed with cancer and I watched her go through the medical system and die after 4 years. I went onto study exercise and physiology.

During my formal education I didn’t find the answers that I was looking for, so I started to seek out mentors, people who were producing the results that I wanted. I started to replicate their process, and this is when my career started to unfold. I hooked up with one of the best coaches in North America named, Scott Able, and over the course of 15-20 years, I won a bunch of national championships, and went on to become Mr. Universe. However, in 2003, I had a complete physical meltdown. I gained 42 pounds of fat and water in 11 weeks. Prior to that, I had brain fog, bloating, gas, agitation, and zero energy. I found a great doctor who told me that all diseases start in the gut. I started using enzymes and probiotics, and I got my health back.

Over the last 15 years, I have coached over 15,000 clients worldwide. During that time, we have found that the #1 obstacle to performance in people is poor digestion.

Oftentimes people think that fitness and health are one in the same, but they’re not. Can you tell us the difference between the two, and why health always has to be the #1 priority?

Fitness is a component of health, but it isn’t health. Health is an internal game. It’s based on how your organs function, how well you are able to assimilate the nutrients that you are consuming, your mental clarity, your spiritual health, and what I like to call, “mental fitness”, which is very important in today’s world because we are bombarded with so much digital information.

Almost every entrepreneur in the online world gets to a point where they realize that they need to upgrade their health game because they are unable to keep up with the pace of change. This is where optimized health becomes so important.

I've been taking your P3-OM probiotics for years, and it's really made a huge difference to my well-being. Can you share how you developed it and tell us what it contains?

We took a very robust strain of bacteria that had some aggressive properties, and our researchers put it through a training camp. We were able to produce some incredible effects.

On the US patent that was given for this product, it has shown that it is anti-viral, anti-retroviral, and is effective against tumours and all sorts of pathogenic natures. These probiotics travel through the body and clean it up. There is no other probiotic like it. It’s aggressive in that it doubles within 20 minutes of being inside of the body. It just wipes out pathogens.

If you took my P3-OM probiotic supplement for 90 days, it would reset your bio-dome, wipe out pathogens, and clean up any debris that was left in your system. I haven’t used antibiotics in 15 years and I haven’t had any intestinal problems, I’ve never gotten sick, and I don’t worry about it, because I’ve got so many “good guys” in my system.

What are the typical benefits that people can expect to have if they took your P3-OM probiotics and Masszymes?

The benefits come in stages.

Stage one, which is usually the first week or two, a person will notice a difference right away, with regards to stomach bloat and digestion issues. It depends on the person and the amount of undigested food that they have in their stomach, but after week two, people will start to go to the bathroom a lot more. Within two to four weeks, people will notice that they have a lot more energy and are waking up with a lot less brain fog.

During the second month people will notice changes in their skin conditioning, they will have clearer eyes, and some people will be eating less. Almost everyone will notice a change in their stomach. By month two and three, people experience better overall brain functioning and mood levels.

If you look at the top people in the holistic fields, like Dr. Udo Erasmus and Tony Robbins, they are all using probiotics and enzymes because they work, and they make people feel better.

Do you have any advice for someone that wants to change his/her health?

Head on over to our website and sign up for our 84-day course. It teaches you everything that we’ve learned over the last 30 years of being in the health industry. I learned from a young age how important health is, especially after watching my sister die. Health is not a guarantee. Most people don’t take action because they don’t know what to do. That’s why I created this 84-day course – it was a service to humanity to say, “Whether you buy or products or not, it doesn’t matter. Learn the course, and apply as much of it as you can to your life.”

I’m so grateful that I was able to interview my good friend, Wade Lightheart on the 2 critical nutrients for your gut, brain, and waistline. Don't underestimate the power of enzymes and probiotics.

I highly recommend Wade's products. I’ve been taking them for years, and they have made a huge difference to my health and well-being.

Are you ready to have a healthy digestive system? CLICK HERE to purchase Masszymes!

Are you ready to optimize your gut health? CLICK HERE to purchase P3-OM Probiotics!

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I would like to share with you 5 tricks on how to sleep better and wake up with unstoppable energy. Do you get enough sleep, or do you wake up feeling constantly tired and drained? If so, you aren’t alone.

Sleep seems like a very simple thing, but it's an undervalued activity. In today’s stress-induced, technology driven, coffee addicted world, it’s more important than ever before.

All of these stimulants interfere with our natural sleep/wake cycle. Unfortunately, a lot of people suffer from chronic lack of sleep.

New research suggests that a good night's rest isn't a luxury – it's critical for your brain and for your health.

A good night’s sleep is essential to optimal health. Are you ready to wake up every day feeling energized and refreshed on an emotional, mental, and physical level?

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I always thought, because I got 7-8 hours of sleep every night, I was set. However, it wasn’t until I purchased an OURA ring that I realized that I wasn’t getting enough deep sleep.

The OURA ring, otherwise known as the world’s first ring-size wellness computer, is a high-performance activity and sleep tracker.

When you are sleeping there are three different sleep cycles that you go through – deep, REM, and light. Deep sleep is the most restorative and beneficial form of sleep.

With the OURA ring, I am able to track my sleeping patterns, and what I found was that my deep sleep was really low.

You want to have up to 2 hours of deep sleep every night. The OURA ring showed me that, some nights, I was only getting 10-20 minutes of deep sleep.

I took a step back and asked myself, “Why is it that I sleep for 8 hours, but still move throughout my day feeling tired?” 

It’s not just about quantity of your sleep that matters. The quality of your sleep is just as important, if not more.

Research shows that sleep deprivation can be a possible risk factor for serious physical conditions, including heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and suppression of the immune system. This proves the importance that sleep plays in the impact of our overall health and well-being.

You spend one-third of your life sleeping, so you want to make sure that you are doing it right! Sleep has the power to transform your entire life. Literally.

Below are 5 tips on how to sleep better and wake up with unstoppable energy. I’ve personally tested all of these things and they’ve made a huge difference in my life:

1. Swannies Blue Blocker Sunglasses

I wear Swannies Blue Blocker sunglasses in the evening time. Their purpose is to block out the harmful lights and rays that prevent my body from releasing melatonin and falling asleep. If you use your phone, watch TV, or are using your computer at night, turn these off a few hours before bed.

2. Sleep Master Sleep Mask

This is like a pillow for your face. The Sleep Master sleep mask helps with light elimination AND sound reduction.

It’s really important to make sure that your room is pitch black when you go to sleep. In fact, Arianna Huffington wrote a book called, Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time. She swears by it when she travels.

3. ChiliPad

The ChiliPad is a mattress pad with a cooling and heating temperature control system that allows you to cool or heat the temperature of your mattress so that you will never be too hot or too cold.

This is important because the temperature that you sleep at effects the quality of your deep sleep. This is a great product to use if you sleep with a partner, given that research shows 95% of partners enjoy different temperature levels when they sleep.

4. PEMFs

A PEMF Mat is a portable mat that produces pulsed electromagnetic fields around an individual’s body. This field then delivers healing energy to the body by producing negative ions and far infrared waves.

Another great alternative is the Earth Pulse sleep machine, which utilizes electrically generated pulsed electromagnetic fields to program the brain toward deep sleep. Both of these products have helped to drastically improve my sleep.

5. Melatonin, CBD, or GABA supplements

Melatonin is a hormone in the body that regulates your cycle of sleeping and waking. It is a great supplement to use if you are jet lagged, because it resets your wake cycle. That being said, I suggest you make an effort to regulate your sleep cycle naturally as much as possible.

Cannabidiol, or CBD oil, as it is commonly referred to, works with the body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS), which is responsible for all the homeostatic functions of the body. CBD can be extremely effective in regulating your REM sleep.

Lastly, GABA is a neuroinhibitory transmitter, which is what your brain uses in order to shut itself down at the end of the day. Any of these supplements are great options for achieving a better sleep.

How To Sleep Better

The healing power of sleep cannot be ignored. I suggest that you follow these 5 tricks on how to sleep better and wake up with unstoppable energy.

They will make a drastic improvement in your energy levels throughout the day and your overall mood. Sleep supports your mind, body, and spirit.

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I would like to share with you my Wellness FX blood test results. From these results, I’ve received some important revelations with regards to my health.

As many of you know, one of the goals that I set for myself this year was to get comprehensive testing done. I recently got a heavy metal toxicity test done, which inspired me to dive deeper and learn more about what is going on inside of my body.

I’m not interested in settling for a subpar life. I want to constantly improve and optimize every area of my life. Self-improvement means that you are constantly learning. If you want to master your life, you need to grow and expand in order to become a better, more whole person.

In the words of Dr. Andrew Weil, “Optimum health is an ongoing process that requires awareness, knowledge, and practice.”

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Blood is one of the most accurate methods of testing. In the past, I’ve aimlessly taken supplements, without really knowing if I need them and why. It’s not until you get testing done that you can truly optimize your health, and create a wellness plan that works for you and your body. Blood testing has led me to discover things about myself that I would have never known before.

I’m a very fit, active, and energetic person. Regardless, I’ve learned that, even though you may not notice anything on the outside, there may be something going on inside of your body that you are unaware of.

Although I have free health care in Canada, if I go to a doctor and ask to get comprehensive blood work, they won’t do it for me because it costs the government too much money.

I’ve been frustrated with the medical system because it isn't designed for health optimization. Western doctors only take action when there is something wrong with you. They focus on curing diseases, instead of preventing them.

Because of these reasons, I started to do research into private clinics. I came across a company, based in the U.S. called, WellnessFX, which is a breakthrough web-based service that empowers individuals to understand and improve their health.

WellnessFX provides comprehensive blood tests, phone consultations with health practitioners, and intuitive online data tracking to measure cardiovascular, metabolic, hormonal, and nutritional needs for health. When I was in San Diego earlier this year I decided to get my blood work done with them.

Here is a visual image of my WellnessFX blood test results:

As you can see, everything is categorized based on the different parts of the body. They have a variety of different packages that you can choose from, which you can review on the WellnessFX website. I chose the premium package, which was $925. As you can see, it is a very in-depth testing process – everything from your basic lipid panel, to LDL particles, HDL particles, fatty acids, etc.

For each area of the body, it gives me a number and a colour, as an indicator based on how I am doing, based on their average. If you want to learn more about each area of the body that the WellnessFX tests for, you can click on the word and it will give you a summary as to whether you are low, medium, or high risk. They will also give you some suggestions as to how you can better optimize your body.

My liver, kidney, blood, and bone health are good, and my thyroid, electrolytes, vitamins and minerals, and metabolic hormones are good. However, I need to make some improvements to my cholesterol (HDL), reproductive hormones, and iron levels. The most shocking result was how low my testosterone and estrogen levels are.

My WellnessFX blood test results were an eye-opener for me. I feel more empowered, and can now implement a new diet plan and health protocol into my daily life. More importantly, I can get future tests done by WellnessFX so that I can see any improvements that I make, based on their advice.

In being transparent with you about my experiences, I hope that my WellnessFX blood test results will inspire you to be proactive in the improvement and optimization of your health and well-being. Are you ready to master your health?

CLICK HERE to learn more about WellnessFX!

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Our adventures continue on the Gold Coast of Australia! I want to share with you some of the amazing highlights of our trip thus far. Byron Bay has been one of our favourite places in Australia. The beaches are amazing, and it has a very high vibe, health-conscious culture, which we love.

Even though we are traveling, my girlfriend Tatiana and I have stayed consistent with our morning rituals. We have high standards when we travel, so we make sure that we bring all of our best work-out boosting supplements with us, like glutamine, creatine, and l-carnitine, which support our body and mind.

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If you want to achieve life mastery, it is so important that you take care of your body. The greatest wealth is your health. Keep in mind that eating healthy while traveling doesn’t have to be difficult. Plan ahead. Go grocery shopping and buy healthy snacks, like nuts, seeds, veggies, and fruits.

Tatiana and I had an amazing experience snorkelling with turtles and manta rays at a place called Julian Rocks Marine Reserve, which is a famous dive spot in Byron Bay. Julian Rocks is one of the few snorkel sites where you can swim with tropical fish that are found on the Great Barrier Reef.

One of our most profound experiences that we’ve had in Australia thus far was at a place called the Crystal Castle & Shambala Gardens, located about 20 minutes outside of Byron Bay. This place was the definition of peace. Three features of the Crystal Castle that had a powerful impact on us were The Crystal Guardians, The Enchanted Cave, and the Peace Room Meditation.

The famous Crystal Guardians are the tallest, most rare crystals in the world. They are comprised of smoky quartz geode with sprinklings of amethyst and calcite crystal flowers, as well as clear quartz and agate. Described as “beacons of hope”, these crystals are considered to be a ‘human charging system'. Standing in between the massive crystals was a breathtaking experience.

The Enchanted Cave is the largest amethyst cave ever discovered in the world. This enormous rock, otherwise known as a geode, was created 120 million years ago in Uruguay, South America when a large bubble formed inside a molten lava flow. Being inside of this cave was like being in an energetic vortex. By nature, I’m very sensitive to different energies. This experience was so grounding and cleansing for me.

Finally, Tatiana and I took part in a 40-minute sound healing meditation, and sacred ‘Kora Walk’ around The World Peace Stupa, which is a rare sacred monument created to protect against negative energies. During the meditation, we received a quartz crystal, which is said to have properties in it that help to create a clear mind and body. This experience allowed us to go inward and deepen our meditation practice. We left feeling centered, speechless, and at peace.

As many of you know, meditation has become an important part of my morning ritual. True happiness is an inside job. The easiest way to find the answers that you are looking for is to go within. There is no better guide than your inner wisdom.

When you are traveling and you want to eat, out, do your research. Find plant-based, organic restaurants, with food that will provide your body with the optimal fuel that it needs in order for you to feel energized.

We found two amazing restaurants in Byron Bay. One was called, Naked Treaties, a 100% raw, vegan, gluten, dairy and sugar-free café. The second place was called, Elixiba, a plant-based boutique herbal bar and restaurant. Everything on the menu is made with whole-food ingredients, is gluten-free, paleo, and cooked with quality oils.

When you travel, find ways to experience the world in such a way that it enriches your life, leaving you feeling inspired and grateful. The Travel Channel said it best, “Travel is not a reward for working. Rather, it’s education for living.”

Please leave a comment below or let me know any questions you have.  I’d love to hear what you think!

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My girlfriend Tatiana and I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Udo Erasmus on the importance of healthy oils for optimal health & well-being. He is the author of the best-selling book, Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill, and is the founder of the company, Udo’s Choice. Dr. Udo is recognized as a guru on digestive health, and is a pioneer in the use of fats and oils for optimal health.

I take Udo's Oil every day, and I've been doing so for the past 10 years.  It’s a certified organic blend of fresh omega 3, 6, and 9 oils, from flax, sesame, and sunflower seeds, coconut, and evening primrose.  This oil delivers all the ‘good’ fats we need in the ideal ratio of 2:1:1 in order to optimize health, beauty, and fitness, while receiving all the benefits that omega offers.

I am a big believer that your health is your wealth.  If you want optimal health, you need to ensure that your diet contains all of the essential vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and essential fatty acids that your body needs.  In the words of Jim Rohn, “Take care of your body.  It's the only place you have to live.”

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I would like to share with you some of the dialogue from our interview with Dr. Udo Erasmus on the importance of healthy oils for optimal health & well-being:

Do you want to share with us a little bit about yourself, your background, and how you got into this field?

In 1980, pesticides poisoned me. My marriage was dissolving, I was in a dark place, and I wanted to kill something, so I took a job as a pesticide sprayer. When I got poisoned I asked the doctor, “What do you have for pesticide poisoning”, and he said, “Nothing.” That was the day that I realized that my health was my responsibility, and if I didn’t care about my health, nobody would. Because they had nothing to help me, I was left to my own devices in order to try and figure it out.

My background is in the field of sciences, biosciences, and then I went into psychology, and eventually self-knowledge, because I needed to know how I work. I read the journals and figured out that the body is made up of food, air, water, and light. I realized that if the body is made out of food and something goes wrong, the first thing that you should do is fix your food and raise the standard of your food. Ninety-eight percent of the atoms in your body are removed and replaced every year. So, if you raise your standards for food in one year, 98% of your body will have been re-built to a higher standard. That is called healing.

We have to eat because we need new building blocks, because the old ones are being discarded. The biggest area that I discovered in my research is the area of fats. It turns out that with all the DNA and RNA proteins, you get more problems from fats in health than in any part of nutrition. Why? Because oils are our most sensitive nutrients, especially Omega 6’s and Omega 3’s, which are 5x more sensitive because they are damaged by light, heat, and oxygen. They should get the most care of any of our nutrients, and we give them the least care.

More health problems come from damaged oils than any other part of nutrition. I developed a method where, when oils are being made, pressed, filtered, and filled. Then they are protected from light, oxygen, and heat from the time that they are in the seed and closed to the time that they are in a bottle. That was the invention that started a new industry, making oils with health in mind. In 1981, it was established by researchers that Omega 3’s were essential. I thought that we could help so many people if we were able to prove this to be true, so I started making flaxseed oil, which is very high in Omega 3’s and low in Omega 6’s. We were broke, but we were on fire. In two years, flax oil became the 2^nd highest selling oil in the health food industry. We started that movement.

What is in your product?

The blend consists of nine organic ingredients. Flaxseed oil for the Omega 3’s, sunflower seeds in order to balance the Omega 6’s, evening primrose oil for the antioxidants, and it also has coconut oil, rice/oat germ oil, GMO-free lecithin, and Vitamin E. When you are talking about something that has so much value to health, you have to keep it to a high standard.

Some people think that every fat is equal, and that there is no difference between mono-saturated or trans-fats. What is the good fat versus the bad fat?

If you want to tell the story of fats, you have to understand that, from fats and only from fats, there are two nutrients that you have to get, and that your body can’t make – Omega 6’s and 3’s. They are both essential, meaning that you can’t make it in your body, but you’ve got to have it in order to live and be healthy. It has to come from the outside. If you don’t get enough, your health goes down and you get deficiency systems that get worse with time.

As cruel as life is, if you don’t give it the building blocks needed in order to make the body work, it can’t do it. There are two essential fatty acids, 8-11 essential amino acids that come from protein, 13 essential vitamins, and 18 essential minerals. If you cut out any one of them, it will kill you, over time. The most important thing to understand is that you have to optimize those two, they have to be in the right balance, and they need to be made with health in mind.

What are the symptoms of someone that is deficient in Omega 3’s and 6’s?

Every cell needs Omega 3’s and 6’s. In the membranes there are channels that allow things in or take things out. The essential fatty acids improve the functions of those channels. They increase energy, especially the Omega 3’s.   Studies in athletes show a 40-60% increase in stamina within 30 days of taking our blend. There is not a training program on this planet that gives you that kind of benefit. Again, I think a lot of it has to do with energy levels, oxygen, and metabolic rate. Everything that every cell does requires energy. If you give it more energy, it does a better job.

Does fat make you fat?

No, that has never been true. In 1979, The McGovern Report bamboozled us. They told us to eat less fat and eat more carbs. From 20 years of following that advice, obesity went from 25-65% of the population. When you eat carbs, they turn into sugar, and you absorb the sugar. If you absorb the sugar faster than your body burns it, you get high blood sugar, which is toxic. Carbs and sugars turn on the gene for fat production, called fatty acid synthesize, which turns a molecule of sugar into a molecule of fat.

Carbs turn on and off that gene for fat production. When it comes to oils, fats don’t turn on fat production. It’s illogical for the body to do that. However, Omega 3’s actively turn on fat burning and they actively turn off fat production. When it comes to stamina and endurance sports, fat is what you need, whereas when you are running short distances, carbs is what you need.

When you are talking about carbs, are you talking about processed carbs versus whole food carbs?

When I’m talking about carbs, I’m talking about foods high in carbs like grains, corn, potatoes, etc. There is a difference between whole food carbs and refined carbs, and there is a difference between starch in a whole grain and starch in white flour, and a difference between starch and sugar. If you eat more than you burn, you will get fat. There is research that shows that carb addiction is 8x stronger than cocaine addiction because when you eat carbs, your blood sugar goes up and it turns into fat. Insulin is very good at doing that. By the time insulin is done, you have low blood sugar and are hungry. You get cravings and then you gorge. It takes time to digest the carbs and by the time they have absorbed, you’ve eaten more than you need to. The cycle starts again and again.

Are there certain oils that are safe to cook with?

There are some oils that are less toxic, but none that are good to fry with. If you use hard fats, they are the most stable (butter, coconut oil, palm oil), which are saturated fats, so they are not sensitive to light, oxygen, and heat. The people who want to sell you oils tell you that these oils are good for cooking. It’s a marketing tool. Always cook with water. If you want to be healthy, eat as much raw food as you can, take probiotics, and if you are going to cook, leave the fats out of it.

In Western society, we don’t have issues with famine, yet a big part of the population suffers from malnutrition. How is it possible that we can have so much food, yet suffer from so much malnutrition?

The distinction is between essential nutrients that we are not getting enough of them. We are getting too much fuel and not enough nutrients. The fuel is what makes you fat. When you eat too much fat, it suppresses your appetite. Your liver has to process it, and when it is full, it lets you know. That is why we say to spread out your intake throughout the course of the day.

A lot of people suffer from high cholesterol and may not know the difference between LDL and HDL cholesterol. Can high saturated fats help these people?

Medicine is only about disease, not health. I made the choice to explore biological sciences, because that is where you study how health works, when it’s working. It wasn’t disease-based. Cholesterol is so important in the body. Your body makes it, because you need it in the cell membranes in order to regulate the fluidity of them. Steroid hormones, stress hormones, and vitamin D are also made from it. You need LDL because that’s the vehicle that transports cholesterol from your liver to the rest of your body, and you need HDL to bring it back.

If you go on a plant-based diet, your cholesterol will go down to below 150, and only under 150 is there complete freedom from cardiovascular disease. Even the current research that is being done is not making that clear. The best diet is a plant-based, whole food diet, but you need B12 with that, because we aren’t 100% plant-based creatures. What is not clear is how much damage animal products do, with regards to how they are mass-produced with hormones, antibiotics, pesticides, etc. Eating meat once every 3 months would be enough in order to keep us healthy.

One of the top recommendations for people that have high cholesterol is to decrease their fat intake. What is your opinion on that?

If your cholesterol is high, and you eat a lot of saturated fats, that might have an effect. If you eat carbs that turn into fat, that seems to have a correlation with cholesterol, because cholesterol fats are also made from the same building blocks. But cholesterol is NOT your enemy. Eat more herbs and spices, eat more plants, eat more whole foods, eat less animal-based foods, and leave the stress outside. Be more present in your life.

What is the difference between taking your product in oil form versus soft gel capsules?

When you take a soft gel, it's like a supplement.  I take 2-4 tablespoons each day of the oil, which is 28-56 grams/day. I would have to take 56 capsules in order to achieve the same health benefits, which are 3x more expensive than the oil. It just doesn’t make sense. When people travel, it’s better to take capsules, but when you are home, use the oil and mix it in food. It enhances flavors and improves absorption. The oil is not a supplement. You can’t be healthy if you don’t live in alignment with nature.

Can you give us three tips of how best to age without disease?

The single most important issue in the planet is disconnection from the core of our own being. In that place is where our peace resides, and peace is amazing for health. When you have that, everything else comes easier. The most important thing you can do is to take the time to be alone and feel what it feels like to be alive. Do what you can to be more present.

Secondly, get comfortable living in a wild world, which is easy to do when you are fully present.

Thirdly, in terms of nutrition, make sure that your water is alkaline, that your oils are made with health in mind, and that you are taking Omega 3’s and 6’s in the right order, that they come in glass bottles, are refrigerated, and are never used for frying.

My mission in life is to find out how people can live in harmony. I sought to find out how, through science, bioscience, psychology, and self-knowledge. My first step was to make sense of fats, and my two other missions are to turn health into a systematically organized, teachable, consumer-friendly field, and to do the same thing with human nature. We are the only problem on the planet. We have to ask ourselves, “What is it about us that makes it such a problem?” When it comes down to it, it’s about disconnection.

My next book will be called, Total Sexy Health. Everything affects health. If you want to be fully healthy and present, give all parts of your nature its due. There are 8 billion people on this planet and the light is already within all of them, if they would only allow it to be seen. If we did, we would be taken care of by life, because life takes perfect care of us. We could then live in harmony, and if we lived in harmony, everybody’s basic needs could be taken care of without any sacrifice. It’s built into our nature to be able to do it, but we have to get present. It’s about time that we got smart and woke up.

I’m so grateful that Tatiana and I were able to interview Dr. Udo Erasmus on the importance of healthy oils for optimal health & well-being.  Dr. Udo is a pioneer in the use of fats and oils for optimal health.  His healthy oils have changed my life for the better.  I highly recommend that you read his book and buy his products!

Do you want to learn more about Dr. Udo's healthy oil and supplement products? CLICK HERE to visit his website!

Do you want to learn which fats heal and which fats kill? CLICK HERE to purchase Dr. Udo's book!

If you're a long-time visitor and follower of mine, then you'll know my history with competing in fitness shows.  I've been through many “bulking” phases, as well as “cutting” phases where I'm losing significant amounts of fat.  One of the most frequent supplements that I take every day as part of my supplement regime has been BCAA (Branched Chain Amino Acids).

In this video blog, I'm going to explain the many BCAA supplement benefits, as well as WHY I take them every day and why you should also if you are an avid fitness enthusiast.

BCAAs, also known as Branched Chain Amino Acids, is a supplement that consists of 3 primary amino acids: Leucine, Isoleucine, and Valine.  These amino acids are crucial for gaining muscle mass and maintaining muscle mass when you're trying to lose fat.

By taking a BCAA supplement every day, you're aiding your body in protein synthesis, which promotes muscle growth over time.  Not only that, but if you're on a low calorie diet, one of the risks of that is losing muscle mass.  By taking a BCAA supplement every day, another benefit is that it helps to prevent muscle loss and to maintain the muscle mass you have.

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3 Amazing BCAA Supplement Benefits

What are the benefits of BCAAs (Branched Chain Amino Acids)?  I'm going to list some of them below.

1. Promotes Muscle Growth

One of the most beneficial amino acids to BCAAs is leucine, which stimulates protein synthesis, which is required for muscle growth.  Not only that, but BCAAs also helps increase the synthesis of the cellular machinery that is responsible for carrying out the process of protein synthesis.  This means that BCAAs not only increase the rate of protein synthesis, but also increase the cell's capacity for protein synthesis.

What this means is that when you workout and stimulate your muscles, taking BCAA supplements can help increase muscle mass and promote growth.

2. Prevents Muscle Loss

Taking a BCAA supplement every day also helps reduce the rate of protein breakdown.  This is important when you're trying to lose fat, because if you're at a caloric deficit, there is risk of losing muscle mass.  You never want to lose muscle and always want to maintain the muscle on your body, because having more muscle will help increase your body's metabolism and capacity to burn more calories throughout the day.

3. Improves Workout Performance

BCAA supplementation can also improve workout performance and intensity.  BCAAs can compete with the amino acid tryptophan for entry into the brain, which can then be converted into serotonin.  While you're working out, your serotonin levels rise and causes fatigue while you're exercising.  By taking a BCAA supplement, another benefit is that it reduces the amount of tryptophan that enters the brain, which decreases the amount of serotonin released.  This allows you to work out with more intensity and energy.

As you can see, these 3 amazing BCAA benefits are why I've been supplementing with Branched Chain Amino Acids for years and will continue for as long as I live.

BCAA Recommended Dosage

What is the recommended dosage of BCAAs every day?

I personally take and recommend at least 2 capsules (1600mg) of Life Mastery Nutrition BCAA every day.  It's best to take at least one capsule before your workout, and then another after your workout as part of your post-workout meal.

However, I've often seen better results by taking a bit higher of a dosage, such as 4 capsules every day – 2 capsules before my workout and then 2 more immediately after my workout with my post-workout meal.

IMPORTANT: It's always important to consult with your doctor before taking any new supplements.

Also, it's important to understand that in order to expect results, you need to be taking BCAAs in combination with a solid exercise program and healthy diet.  You can't just expect any supplement to work as a “magic pill” without doing any work.  I believe that supplements play about a 10% role in your results, which is still significant – however, working out consistency and eating right are always key.

It's also always recommended to be patient and focus on long-term results with a supplement and not just a “quick-fix”.

BCAAs by Life Mastery Nutrition

If you're looking for the a quality BCAA supplement to add to your daily regime, then I recommend BCAAs by Life Mastery Nutrition.

Not only are Life Mastery Nutrition's products very high quality, but they also come with a 60-day money-back guarantee.  Quality is always of the utmost importance and always ensuring customers are happy.

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Want even better results?

Try combining Life Mastery Nutrition BCAAs with our CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid) and L-Carnitine supplements by Life Mastery Nutrition, also available on Amazon.com!