The little things improved and Combined Makes Your Performance Better
Health knowledge
The most important thing when we want to develop ourselves and reach our goals is how healthy our mind and body is so that we have the energy and determination to continue to work on our dreams after our normal jobs, this is why this is so hard to do, most people use all their energy and creativity at their job and then they are exhausted when they get home, and that's why I'm going to tell you how to have more energy throughout the day and also tricks to restore your energy.
Food
Food are such an important subject for operating at your best and having that energy and drive that you need to succeed, if you give your body what it needs and ONLY what it needs to function at an optimal level you will have energy, drive, inspiration, creativity and a clear mind
To operate at our best we need to figure out what our body does not want and what it needs,
As I'm sure you all know refined Sugar is very dangerous to our body, Your first goal should be to eliminate refined sugar or as much sugar as possible. sugar makes our body age faster and wrecks our immune system and over all health.
so remove the refined sugars and indulge in all the fruits that your body craves to remove the sugar cravings that we all get when we stop consuming refined sugars cause as you might know refined sugar are addicting and that makes it even more dangerous.
Eat more plant based food that's where you will find the most nutrients i would also recommend cutting down on meat and dairy products
Dont overeat, St. Louis University researchers have confirmed that eating less helps you age slower, they found that limiting calories lowered production of T3, a thyroid hormon that slows metabolism and speeds up the aging process
Water
Water is Extremely important to our health and for our body to function properly, after all our body consist mostly of water.
water is the primary building blocks of our cells, water also flushes toxins and waste from the body.
Water helps improve mental performance
So do yourself a favor and drink some more water, drinking to much can be dangerous, the recommendations of how much water we are supposed to drink a day is varied , just listen to your body, drink water when your thirsty and its nice to start the day with 1 or 2 glasses of water.
Refined Sugar
Benefits of not eating sugar
Increased Brain Power :
Studies shows that sugar hinders such activities as Learning and memorizing things
You'll have a much better mood : studies shows that sugar causes dopamine spike, emotional and physical crash this causes shorter tempers, lowers our patience is also shows that people who eat very little sugar or none at all, are rarely diagnosed with depression
More balanced Emotionally and Mentally:
Sugar blocks Chromium receptors and depletes our body of Vitamin B , both of these helps to balance our emotional chemicals
You will sleep better Which is key to improving performance and productivity
Increased Focus : in a recent study done by UCLA they found that sugar forms free radicals in the brain, compromising the nerve cells ability to communicate, this causes a foggy and less effective brain.
Exercise
Exercising is one of the most important things we can do to stay healthy, it increases our mood makes our memory better, boosts energy and promotes better sleep
Meditation
In this stressful age we are living in meditation is a must to calm our thoughts and stress levels
meditation actually has 76 Scientific benefits some of them are
Some studies indicate that only 20 minutes of meditation everyday will be the start of these benefits
Meditation increases grey matter in the brain which have benefits such as better memory and learning, better sense of self and more regulated emotions
The picture below is a brain scan after an experiment of a mindfulness course of eight weeks
Stress
Stress is one of our worst enemies
Long term Stress weakens our immune system it can also make it harder to fall asleep and stay asleep it can even lead to depression
What we can do to Reduce Stress
⦁ Deep breathing
⦁ Meditation
⦁ Yoga
⦁ Eating Healthy
⦁ Be in the present moment
⦁ Getting Enough Sleep
⦁ Spending time with people you like and doing things you love
⦁ Listening to Calming music
⦁ Be in a Positive MindState and feel good emotions
Sleep
Good sleep can improve concentration and productivity it maximizes athletic performances it also improves your immune function
a study was done where they found that those who sleep for 7 hours or less were almost three times more likely to get a cold than those who slept for 8 hours or more
SunLight
Sunlight cues special ares in the retina, which triggers the release of serotonin, Exercise, a healthy diet and meditation will also increase our serotonin levels.
Serotonin has alot of functions some of these are:
Reduces Deppresion : Low levels of serotonin have showed to cause deppresion
Regulates Your mood the Natural way :
Improves brain function
Increases happiness
Makes us calmer
More focused and Regulates Anxiety
Improves sleep quality
Enhances our immune system
Male Masturbation
The benefits of abstaining from masturbation is incredible.
some of these benefits that are related to better performance are:
Increased Energy and Testosterone, Some benefits of Testosterone are Better cognition and enhanced mood
Increased Self Confidence and Self Control
Enhanced Mental Clarity, Less brain fog, increased memory cognitive function and optimism
Grounding / Earthing
Grounding or Earthing is When we connect with the earth
When our feet connect with either the grass, mud or sand it has a number of benefits some of these are:
Improved sleep and it makes it easier to fall asleep
Increased Energy
Reduces Stress and promotes calmness by reducing cortisol the stress hormone
Speeds up the bodies healing process
it's also possible to use an earthing sheet which are used to sleep on which is a very powerful way to reap these benefits.
More information on Grounding Here
Dopamine
Dopamine has intense benefits if controlled but it can also have negative effects if we are not careful with what we do to trigger dopamine release.
Dopamine is responsible for Motivation
Helps with Learning and Memory
increases our Focus and Attention
Helps keeps us Awake and Alert
Increases Creativity
But Dopamine is also involved with Addictions this include porn addiction, and any other type of addictions, this is why we have to get rid of all addictions, the more dopamine that is released by addictions the harder it is to get it the natural way which is harder but more rewarding and effect for your performance. to High levels of dopamine can cause aggresion it can also cause Vitamin B6 Deficieny, drugs will release high levels of dopamine aswell as other addictions such as nicotine, sugar etc
Some ways to increase your Dopamine levels the Natural and healthy way is :
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Sunlight
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Yoga
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The right music
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Exercise
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Meditation
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Green tea
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Ginko Biloba (SuperFood)
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Ginseng
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Magnesium
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Almonds, Apples, Avocados, Bananas, Beets, Coffee, Green leafy vegetables, Peanuts, Turmeric
Cold Showers
A Cold shower is a good way to start the day as its wake you up and has a lot of benefits some of these are. to make it easier for yourself you can shower in hot water and the last 2 minutes you change to cold water.
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Builds Strong Will Power
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reduces stress : this is because the cold water will lower the levels of uric acid and boost levels of glutathione in our blood and this makes us less stressed.
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Increases Testosterone
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Improves Blood Circulation and Immunity
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Relieves Depression
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Increases Alertness
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Improves Emotional Resilience
You can start off with a normal hot shower and then finish of with some cold water this makes it much easier to achieve this cause you will actually enjoy the cold water at the start it will be harder and harder to endure which is why this builds Will Power.
To get the most benefits out of cold showers we should aim for 3-5 minutes, Start of with 30 sec or 1 minute and build up your tolerance.