Note-in the video I say I am leaking “spinal fluid” out of my disc. What I meant to say was my disc is drying out. If I was leaking spinal fluid that would be a big problem.

I was told by my doctor when I was 25 that I should not surf anymore or strength train because of my back issues. I listened for about 6 months then my mind and body was telling me that was not right. All these years later I am very strong in all the primal pattern movements and have learned how to keep my body in good working condition. You would think that with my back issues I would be getting worse but I still surf, weight train, play tennis, jog and engage in many other activities at a high level.

If my post is speaking to you I encourage you to contact JP Sears or Josh Rubin as they can get you dialed in with a fitness program that is specific to your unique needs. JP Sears has been training me for years now and without his teaching and knowledge I would be in a world of hurt by now. If you need help with nutrition, stress, sleep issues, mental/emotional issues, and lab testing contact me anytime I would love to speak with you.

Enjoy the video below.

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In this video you will see a series of push-up progressions: traditional right angle push-up, right angle push using one leg, push-up feet on swiss ball, push-up hands on swiss ball, push-up hands on bongo balance board. If you are a beginner you can start in a modified push-up position where you start on your knees and hands on ground. You can also take it to a higher level with feet on swiss ball and hands on bongo board.

Some of the muscles used in a push-up are: pectoralis major, anterior deltoideus, and triceps. If you elevate your feet you focus on your upper pectorals and elevate your torso to focus on lower pectorals. You can also vary how wide your hands are. Start with your hands about shoulder width apart.

With that said try things such as slow walking, breathing exercises, light stretching, yoga, praying, meditating, or tai chi. I recommend you buy the book “How To Eat, Move and Be Healthy” by Paul Chek and do the zone exercises he recommends. For me I have some low back issues from lifting weights and from sports injuries and working-in has helped me with my light pain and kept me functional and overall feeling good. My inflammation has definately gone down. Watch your energy improve, digestion get better, sleep deepen, and your mental functions improve.

Earlier today, my body was calling for a nice full body workout so I knocked out a couple sets of dumbbell bicep curls along with reptilian crawling going forward and backward. I finished off my workout with 2 sets of lower abdominal work. I try and work a different part of my inner and outer core each time I work-in or work-out. I make sure to cover all of the primal pattern movements each week so I can stay strong and functional in all the activities I do in my everyday life.

So my last couple posts have been about how to balance blood sugar so I thought today I would share what was on my menu. Remember it’s all about the right foods, ratios, and frequencies needed for YOUR unique needs. Every person is different and every person has to go through a bit of trial and error to fine tune their food plan. Below is what I ate today and I just got done eating some delicious bone broth, eggs, salt, and tasty marshmellows.

Today’s Menu:
Eggs, coconut oil, raw carrot, melon, orange juice, gelatin, marshmellow, bone broth, raw cheese, ricotta cheese, and salt.

If you would like to learn how the Dunamis Method can help you please click here or call or email anytime.
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As a quick review low blood sugar = cells starving, then you body freaks out and calls for adrenaline(stress hormone), then stored fats are released for energy(fat is a back up fuel, sugar is the primary fuel and what the body wants most), then if stress hormones continue to stay high, the body starts to eat itself for fuel burning your tissue such as muscles and organs to get the energy it needs. So then what happens? Your body starts to rebel and low blood sugar and high adrenalin can lead to mental and physical symptoms.

Some of the physical symptoms are headaches, fatigue, abnormal weight(high or low), trembling, blurred vision, joing pain, sugar cravings, and tinnitus which is ringing in the ear. Mental symptoms include anxiety, restlessness, irritability, depression, can’t concentrate, nightmares, and obsessive compulsive behavior.

So how do I balance my blood sugar? One of the key’s is to eat frequetly throughout the day and to eat the right type of foods with the right ratios for your unique body chemistry. Each person needs a different amount of calories from fats, proteins, and carbs. Make sure to eat carbs, fats, and proteins together at each meal as they work together to help balance blood sugar. Eating a fat, carb, or protein alone depending on the food will raise or lower blood sugar and create the issues I mentioned earlier. The goal is to stop the roller coaster of high blood sugar, low blood sugar, then high blood sugar, then low blood sugar. You know how you feel when that happens.

So how do I know what foods, macronutrient ratios, and calories are good for me? Give me a call and sign up for my Dunamis Nutrition Plan. When I started my health journey I read a ton of books and tried a ton of nutrition programs but I didn’t find exactly what I needed until I worked with a health practitioner who could guide me and answer any questions I had. LET’S DO THIS!

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Let’s take a quick look at blood sugar today. Blood sugar level or it’s really called blood glucose level, is the amount of sugar traveling through your body. The sugar wants to get into your cells and if the amount of sugar is too low from not eating or eating the wrong ratios and types of foods, then your cells are starving. When blood sugar gets to high from eating to large of a meal, then more then likely not enough sugar is getting into your cells to be used as energy and the excess sugar is being stored as fat right in your favorite places, your hips, stomach, and thighs.

So for those of you who do not eat enough calories or do not eat regularly, then you could have high adrenaline. Some of the signs of high adrenaline are binge eating, craving for sweets, insomnia, fatigue, dizziness, irritability, and headaches. Does that sound like you? So what can I do to balance my blood sugar? Click here to learn how the Dunamis Nutrition Plan can help you. More to come in my next post.

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