Plan For Your Future Health Today

People rarely have a plan for their future health, its no wonder why we are such an obese society. With health care becoming more of a luxury item, you would think people would take a more pro active approach to their health.






Most people plan for education, jobs, and money. So i decided to do a little survey and i posted a question the other day on a blog site asking, Do you think about getting old ?, And at what age do you think about your future health ?.

I was not surprised that most of the answers were so negative, and lacked no plan at all.

Here are a few responses.

I'm getting old every moment. What can I do about that?

I don't think too much about my age right now but I am coming to a
point where I watch my parents'. It scares me.

I'll never have to work a day past 30, so the later years of my life
will be VERY fun.

Sometimes. Life just seems like one long day though. The next blink it
is over. It goes by faster than they drive here in New York. That is
pretty fast.

It's happening, whether I think about it or not...

I don't think about it too much. I'd much rather enjoy my youth while
it is here. :)

You never know if you will even get old so seize the day and enjoy -
that's what I say. I like my wrinkles - I earned them!

It is very clear that people live for the moment, not for the future. I see this happening every day, people buying houses and cars that they clearly cant afford.

Material things are replaceable, you can loose it all today and get it all back. But when it comes to your future health, can you clearly afford not to plan for it ?.

How to plan for your future health:

First take a hard look at what you are eating each and every day, see if your diet constantly consist of any of the following, soda, junk food, fast foods,saturated fats, alcohol.

Consuming any of theses on a daily basis will seriously put a damper on your future health. Its the little things you do each and every day that compound over a period of time, eventually leading to you poor health.

Lets use cigarettes as an example. If you smoke every once in a while no big deal, smoke every day for years you will most likely end up with some form of cancer or lung damage.

Well its no different with the foods you eat, high blood pressure, cancer, diabetes, clogged arteries, liver damage, obesity just to name a few.

Your future health is in your hands, choose wisely 1

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Increase Your Testosterone Naturally

Testosterone

Without it, all your efforts in the gym would be an exercise in futility!. The more testosterone your body produces the greater your gains will be in the gym. This is the main reason why women cant naturally produce the same muscles as men when following the same exercise plan.




But some people take this to a whole new level using drugs. And if you have been reading my post you know how i feel about steroids, and growth hormones.

So if you want, or need to take your testosterone levels up a notch naturally read on. Combining the right vitamins and minerals will due the trick.

Vitamin B6:

The primary role of vitamin B6 is to act as a coenzyme to many other enzymes in the body that are involved predominately in metabolism. This role is performed by the active form, pyridoxal phosphate. This active form is converted from the two other natural forms founds in food: pyridoxal, pyridoxine and pyridoxamine.

Vitamin B6 is involved in the following metabolic processes:

Amino acid, glucose and lipid metabolism
neurotransmitter synthesis
histamine synthesis
hemoglobin synthesis and function
gene expression

Foods High in B6:
Tuna
Chicken Breast
Banana
Turkey Breast
Salmon/Cod/Halibut ( baked or broiled )
Lean Beef ( grass fed )


Zinc:

Zinc is an essential element, necessary for sustaining all life. It is estimated that 3,000 of the hundreds of thousands of proteins in the human body contain zinc. In addition, there are over a dozen types of cells in the human body that secrete zinc ions, Zinc ions are now considered to be neurotransmitters. Cells in the salivary gland, prostate, immune system and intestine use zinc signalling.

Zinc is also involved in olfaction: the olfactory receptors contain zinc binding sites and a deficiency in zinc causes anosmia (absence of the ability to smell).

Zinc is an activator of certain enzymes, such as carbonic anhydrase. Carbonic anhydrase is important in the transport of carbon dioxide in vertebrate blood.

If you are deficient in this mineral you are seriously sabotaging your efforts! A deficiency will noticeably decrease muscle strength and endurance! Zinc literally promotes healing, tissue repair, and muscle growth. And it helps to optimize and increase Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1, Growth Hormone, and the all mighty Testosterone!

Foods High in Zinc:
Green Leafy Vegetables
Sesame Seeds/ Pumpkin Seeds
Whole Grains
Lean Beef/ Lamb/ Liver
Green Peas
Shrimp


Magnesium

One study said 50 % of all adults are deficient in magnesium:

Magnesium (magnesium aspartate), combined with zinc can raise both total and free testosterone levels, while also accelerating gains in muscle size and strength. This combination of zinc and magnesium aspartate is suitable for use by all athletes wanting to gain lean muscle size and strength.

Foods High In Magnesium:
Pumpkin Seeds
Spinach/ Green Vegetables
Black Beans
Peas
Broccoli
Halibut
Peanuts
Whole Wheat Bread
Soy Milk


Combine all three and you will boost your natural testosterone.

Recommended Daily Dosage: 20-30 mg Zinc, 400-500 mg Magnesium and ~10mg B6.

You can either include foods from the groups above in your daily diet, or supliment the dosages listed above. Or you can buy a product called ZMA.

The best time to take this is 30 minutes before bedtime, because zinc's effect on healing, tissue repair, and muscle growth is maximized during sleep. This is when natural growth hormone occurs during stage 3 and 4 sleep, about an hour and a half after going to sleep. Insulin, testosterone, zinc, and magnesium increase the effect of growth hormone. So, this is the time you want zinc and magnesium at a peak level in the bloodstream

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Now one of the problems with to much testosterone is gynecomastia, bitch tits. Early signs of this is a tingling sensation in your nipples.

To help prevent against this supplement your diet with flax seed oil, anyone on a healthy diet should be doing this anyway to get good fats.

Flax seed oil. Besides the increased essential fatty acids, (notably Omega 3's) flax seeds contain lignans, which have been shown to have anti-tumor properties.

Gynecomastia is in a way a benign tumor. Flax seed oil should be a part of every athletes supplement regime for health, strength and prevention of gynecomastia.

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Life Is About Choices

Most of my life all i ever heard was you have to invest in your future. And for most of us this is all we focus on, working endless hours making money to put away for our golden years, as some like to call it.

Well as i look around at the people entering into the golden years, the picture doesn't look so rosy. The majority are overweight can barely walk, and complain about all the aches and pains they have. If this is the golden years you can leave me out !

And to be quite honest when i look around at people in their late 40's and 50's they fit that description now, odds are they wont see the golden years. If i ask them why they don't change their lifestyle the usual response is well, you only live once.

This is the point exactly, you only live once and you have only one body to do it with. So why the hell would you constantly abuse it, and not consider maintaining it to keep it running its best. Most people spend more time and effort detailing and maintaining their cars then their overall health.

They say that the majority of people are only one sickness away from loosing it all, the leading cause of bankruptcy is medical bills. I have heard story's of rich people saying they would give up everything if they could only be healthy again.

Most people when they are young don't even think about the future, and i have to admit it i didn't either. When i was young i thought i would never get to be this age, i guess it was due to looking at the people around me and the condition they were in physically and thinking that i never wanted to look that way.

When you are young you can get away with a lot, drinking, smoking, and late nights parties for the most part. But when you reach a certain age, this is usually around 25 your body starts to change in many ways. And this is mainly due to muscle loss and hormonal changes in your body. I have seen women start looking like men, and men start acting like women.

If you have a problem getting motivated for eating a healthy diet, and doing a regular weekly exercise plan. Go visit a nursing home and see your possible future.

Do yourself a favor and take an honest evaluation of yourself today ?. What do you want to look like, and be able to do in the future ?. Would it bother you that you might not be able to feed, bathe,or wipe your own ass. I have witness this with a family member and i can tell you that it is a humbling experience.

I have always had the mindset that nothing gets in the way of my gym time, not money or sex. Yes, you heard me right not even sex. I live by the no excuse attitude. Once you start excepting excuses to miss a work out the next thing you know you wont ever be working out at all.

It's the little decisions that you make each and every day, compounded daily that will change your destiny forever.

Choose wisely, and start investing in your future today ! Read more!