Physical Transformation 101

By Sam Suska 

Do you want to transform your body? Do you take exercise seriously? Do you want to shed some bodyfat? Do you want to Dd some muscle? Do you just want to feel energetic all of the time?

If you answer 'yes' to any of these then read on....

Ten Factors for Physical Transformation

1. Hydration alone improves metabolism. (so drink 1 gallon daily of water daily). Add lemon to your water to impr

ove the taste and nutritional content. Also consider adding 1 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate per liter of water in order to contribute to your internal bicarb reserves that preserves the intended alkaline pH of your body fluids as this will help you stay out of the harmful low-grade metabolic acidosis that always accompanies metabolic derangement (insulin resistance) and prevents fat loss.

2. Sleep can either set you up to burn fat (if deep, restorative and sufficient), or it can set you into the metabolic swoon where your cortisol is higher at wake, them followed by higher blood glucose and higher insulin levels in the morning for no good reason. (so do not eat for at least an hour before sleep; sleep in a dark room, go to bed early and plan to get at least 7 hours)

3. No true carbohydrate sources until the evening. (since you wake up in a fat-burning mode so why change that by eating carbs and spiking insulin).
True Carbohydrate sources: Yams, sweet potatoes, brown rice, quinoa, squash, carrots, plantains, rolled oats (gluten-free from bobs red mill) and the only fruits recommended are berries, grapefruit and apples (a few more as well) that must be organic as fruits tend to be highly contaminated with pesticides and herbicides as they are very water absorbent (green leafy vegetables are the most contaminated).

4. Eat vegetables, especially green veggies with almost every meal (spinach, broccoli, collards, asparagus, green beans, kale, zucchini, peas, bok choy, cabbage, arugula, romaine, bell peppers, avocados, chard, turnips, Brussel sprouts, cucumber, celery, watercress, wheatgrass, barleygrass, etc.). Sea vegetables, cauliflower, eggplant, okra, rhubarb and some more I am sure. These are the base of virtually every healthy diet known to man. Eat vegetable-dense meals to imrpove health and metabolism in order to eventually reach endocrine homeostasis. During this time you will likely shed bodyfat and experience increasingly more energy and less physical issues. That is the time-tested method for real and lasting body composition change.

5. NO gluten, NO corn and very little dairy and soy. (they tend to be inflammatory and generally VERY VERY processed and from very poor sources as well). Replace these shitty foods with vegetables, high quality meats (properly fed and preferably organic), nuts and seeds, even thick dense food sources like guacamole and hummus are wonderful additions to salads or dips for veggies and whatnot. There are also gluten-free crackers and chips and packaged foods, but it is best if you stay away from the processed foods and focus on real food. Eat dinner for breakfast by eating wild salmon with asparagus, or a small steak with broccoli, or just scramble 3 organic eggs with some bell peppers and tomatoes in it. I also recommend using a slow-cooker to prepare your foods for the day; put a whole bunch of green veggies and some of the good meat into it and eat throughout the day.

6. Eat grass-fed beef, grass-fed bison, free range eggs, lamb, wild salmon and other wild fish, free range turkey and chicken. That is my order of preference for a few reasons. It's all about quality as the non-organic or non properly fed versions of these foods are absolutely terrible for you, as they have different fat compositions and tend to be inflammatory, containing hormones and antibiotic ultimately leading to oxidative stress (you want to minimize this). Additionally, I feel that eating meat once a day is sufficient for all non athletes; although you can still experience benefits from twice daily meats if you carefully vary the sources (people tend to eat the same stuff over and over). Also, if you want supplemental protein I only recommend non-denatured proteins as they have not been heated to high temperatures and are much more bio available to your body; PaleoMeal and Vega Complete Protein are my favorite here.

7. Focus your workout energy around resistance training. Move heavy weights. When it comes to exercise the focus needs to be on building strength and muscle if you truly want to change your physicality. There are no shortcuts. Cardio is only a supplement to weight training; as cardio without proper resistance 

will not truly improve your metabolism and may even harm it. Muscle is at least 70 times more metabolic than fat (with brown fat being the exception) in the human body, and the normal impact from heavy weight training sessions is incomparable. Cardio, even the infamous high intensity interval cardio (HIIT) can not come close to the weight training impact on insulin, adrenal hormones, testosterone (although growth hormone may be the same in many cases). Focus on overcoming serious resistance with compound movements (multi joint) for the upper body AND more importantly the lower body. Machines cannot do this, you need free weights and bodyweight movements. Squats, Deadlift, push ups, pulling, jumping, overhead presses are just some of the big time exercises. Do these regularly and certainly not daily, but build your exercise program around them. 

8. Add oil to your foods or supplement with it every single day. Oil must be organic, uncooked, cold-pressed. From best to worst: coconut oil (2 servings daily), cod liver oil (1 serv), fish oil (1-3 serv), flax oil, olive oil, hemp oil, avocado oil and then a few more.

9. Avoid cooked fats outside of the coconut or olive oil you cook your meat and vegetables in. This means that roasted nuts and seeds along with other cooked versions of processed foods are just outside of what your eat. These fats are rancid, offer very little nutrition to your body and generally only contribute oxidative stress to your body. This means that only raw, uncooked nuts and seeds should be consumed; from best to worst is pumpkin seeds, almonds, chia seed powder, grinder flax seeds, walnuts, macadamia, walnuts, sunflower and maybe a few more. For best digestion these should be soaked in water overnight (in the fridge) or purchased previously sprouted.

10. Actively work on your personal development everyday; I have found that all physical transformation (and I've guided a lot of it) is accompanied (or created?) by personal development.

The first step I recommend for personal development is to investigate 'thinking processes'. I personally learned a lot from Dr. Aldo Pucci and his rational living therapy which is based around teaching the reader to focus his or her thoughts on things that are within their control. Everything else develops off of that. Go to rationallivingtherapy.com.

But there are many way to educate yourself and work toward becoming a better, more mindful individual. Something different works for everybody; some people respond to Bruce Liptons books, some people listen to Wayne Dyers books, some read Ralph Waldo Emerson, some read Paul Chek's blog, some watch YouTube videos about active listening or rational thinking, some read websites about building loving relationships. Ive done and I do at least one of these everyday, and I have recommended these to countless people and each one finds their own way to develop their personality and character; the key is that you commit to it and follow through with it. It is a powerful thing......

Finally please don't be too stressed or too meticulous. Focus on what you should eat and not on the restrictions!! The results tend to to reflect your effort, and when they don't I can personally help you find the missing link or recommend you to a functional diagnostic holistic type of practitioner who can . I personally use this for myself and professional to help more than fifty people lose significant amounts of weight and keep it off by adopting this style of eating and living. This is NOT A DIET; this is lifestyle of eating for sustainable energy as I call.

Take care. And I can help you with specific ideas as well.

Core workout (rough draft)

By Sam Suska

You need a)yoga mat   b)2 benches   c)stability ball d)weights

1. Basic plank  xfatigue
2. Table maker  x10
3. Side plank with dips  x15
4. Pushup plank walking hands forward  x10
5. Bridge between two benches  xfatigue
6. Side bends with hands overhead   x10
7. Supermans on stability ball alternating arm/leg   x10
8. Concentration single leg reverse crunches   x15
9. Standing vacuum   x5
10. All 4's bracing and balancing with eyes closed   x10seconds
11. All 4's Birddogs knee touch to elbow   x10
12. Hip thrusts between 2 benches   x15
13. Push up plank walking feet backwards   x10
14. Woodchop with weight   x15
15. Concentration single leg reverse crunches   x15
16. Forward bending with bracing   x15
17. Wheel   x10
18. Standing Vacuum   x5
19. Hip raises with legs at 90degree angle and on back   x15
20. Back Hyperextensions on stability ball   x15
21. Jackknife with feet on stability ball  x20
22. All 4's fire hydrants     x15
23. All 4's bracing and balancing with eyes closed x15seconds
24. Supermans on stability ball alternating arm/leg.  x10
25. Reverse Woodchop with weight   x10
26. Table maker    x10
27. Standing Vacuums   x10
28. Forward bending with bracing   x10
29. Concentration single leg reverse crunches x15
30. Jackknife with feet on stability ball x20
31. Back hyperextensions on stability ball   x20
32. Standing side bends   x10
33. Push up plank walking hands forward   x10





Bosu forward-backward shifting plank w/ gliders
Plank w/ feet on stability ball

Bosu prone hip raises w/ gliders
Jackknife w/ feet on stability ball
Hanging knee raises
Hanging leg raises
Hands overhead side bends
Twisting w/ cable
Woodchops w/ cable
Reverse Woodchops w/ cable
Medicine ball slams frontal
Medicine ball slams sides to side

Workout preparation

By Sam Suska

First, I do my normal routine after waking up.  I call this an 'informal workout' which intends to open up the energy systems of the human body; the neuromuscular system, the blood, the meridians as identified by Chinese medicine and also the chakras known through Indian medicine.  First is standing meditation intended to harness the energy spread about while laying and sleeping.  Second is the use of 3 different Qigong movements that promote the proper disbursement of the subtle body energy which also happens to be effective in switching the nervous system from sympathetic dominant operation to parasympathetic dominant operation; often times helpful upon waking.

The final aspect in my 'informal exercise' regimen is the performance of two or three Yoga poses that open the front and rear of the body.  At this point I am ready for a shower, and by taking a shower in water at the coldest level my bathroom is capable of I am fully awake with blood moving at a high rate.

I may work out right away or I may work out a few hours later, but I will not start my workout after 1pm.  I tend to workout at 10 or 11 am.  My pre-workout meal is an ordeal and includes watching fitness videos from YouTube for motivation and focus while eating a Vega brand vegan protein shake with a small Americano from a close-by coffee shop.  This takes about a half hour of my time, but it is well worth it as I am psyched up and mentally prepared to bust my balls.

Once I get to the gym I fill ,y pre mixed "pre workout" powder with water.  I assemble my own which is cost-effective and non-toxic in comparison to the standard pre-workouts used by most gym goers.  I combine 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, 6 grams of AAKG (arginine), 1,000% vitamin C, 75% Mg, and a supplement by Optimum Nutrition called Beta Alanine.  This ingredients of this mixture have been found to prevent lactic acid buildup, buffer lactic acid at a high rate, open blood vessels to the superficial musculature and provide necessary electrolytes

I drink this while performing an 8 to 10 minute circuit for my hip and shoulder girdles.  I'll do a 3 or 4 minute dynamic warm up, stretch my hip flexors and traps, and then I'm ready for an intense workout.  I'll do this 4 to 5 days a week and be very careful not to overtrain by focusing on relaxation techniques and high quality protein and fats after my workouts.  I hope this is helpful to someone out there.  Take care.

Strength and Power Regimen

By Sam Suska

Here is the basic outline to my initial training for becoming a Succesful professional boxer.  My basic program is 3 workouts done in this order with days off as needed.  I will always take a day off in between completing this and then again before repeating it, so I can only go through my regimen twice in a 10- day period.

Lower Body-
    Start with either front squat or back squat/plyo jump squat superset
    Perform deadlifts every other lower body workout.  Alternate deficit and standard.
    Lunge of some sort along with partial rep-full rep leg presses every workout.
    Adductor, hamstring, calf and glute isolation every 3 workouts.
 
    Explosive 10 yd sprints and box jumps for power each workout.

Pushing musculature-
     Bench press/clapping push ups superset
     Push press, weighted vertical dips, explosive military, decline Dumbell benchpress every workout.
     Horizontal weighted dips, incline Dumbell bench press, side raises regularly.
     Medicine ball high toss, slam downward and into the wall regularly.
     Weighted push ups, explosive smith machine bench presses regularly.
   
     Explosive kettle bell swings and dumbbell snatches for power each workout.

Pulling musculature-
     Bent-over barbell rows/explosive pull ups superset
     Seated rows, pull downs, standing dumbbell curls and weighted pull ups every workout.
     Hyperextensions, cobras, upright rows, preacher/incline/concentration curls regularly.

     Explosive barbell hang cleans and explosive barbell shrugs for power every workout.


I reserve the right to train by instinct, thus replacing or completely adding a new related exercises.
I will also continue to challenge myself for a 3:00 minute time period during or at the end of a workout.  Examples of this would be maximal burpees, treadmill run and handbike "run".



   



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I Will Not Die A Boxing Failure

by Sam Suska

Yo Elliot,

I am a boxing failure.  Although every man or woman who steps into the ring and engages in an organized boxing match has some heart and learns something about themselves, some of them have a higher level of ability and need to do more than simply compete to not be considered a 'boxing failure'.

I have shown the requisite mental toughness and physicality to fight more than once; but I have not displayed the resiliency required for me to be a boxing success.  I am defeated at the professional level of boxing; 0-2.  I was devastated by losing my first professional fight in April 2009; but I was not a 'beaten man' so I fought again in August 2010 only to lose again.

The second loss was not neccessarily devastating; more like evidence to me that I need to hang it up as an athlete.  I showed all the signs of being a "shot" fighter; poor reflexes, significantly decreased resistance to punches and inability to "pull the trigger'' and throw smooth punches on demand.

But that was no real surprise; my training for the 2010 fight was full of inconsistencies in terms of my daily energy levels, effectiveness sparring other guys and "sharpness" working the mitts with my trainers.  My trainers did their absolute best with me; but they had to have seen that I was a diminished fighter in relation to my personal tip-top form I displayed in 2008 and early 2009.

My previous level of boxing proficiency and experience in adequately responding to adversity in my amateur career is what presently makes me a "boxing failure".  I had the ability to win 24 of my 36 amateur fights, and be extremely competitive in 8 of my 12 losses....they were close.  At one point I lost like 4 straight fights, but I had faith in myself and faith in my preparation so I kept working out twice a day and continued to fight whomever they offered me.

I slowly became a better boxer and more importantly I significantly developed my personal character and matured a hell of a lot during this time in my life.  My progression may not have been linear in fashion, and when it comes to the most influential aspects of life they rarely are, but I know that I have what it takes to be a successful professional boxer.

What makes this story interesting is that I am successful in my chosen field of profession, and this directly relates to boxing as I am a personal trainer and lifestyle coach.  I am knowledgeable about about strength and conditioning tactics (I am a CSCS) and I have a very holistic approach to this as well (I am CHEK certified); so I have some of what I need to formulate a plot to become a successful professional boxer.

I will not draw up some elaborate plan with specified times and goals.  I will fight and win throughout my 30's and make a good career out of it, and I will begin this process without pressure or unrealistic expectations.  After all, in my experience with inspiring and guiding others in becoming healthier and more fit I have seen these people fail when they embark on overly intricate plans and put too much pressure on themselves.

My training regimen has been trending towards more strength and power focus, more informal boxing workouts (hitting the heavy bag in my fitness gym) and continuation of focusing on being more explosive and stronger in all aspects.  In the next few months I will incorporate more boxing specific training and maybe even recruit the services of a boxing trainer.

The use of bioenergenics and Qigong are presently helping me feel like I have more control over my nervous system and energy systems as a whole.  Furthermore, I plan to take meditation and regular use of acupuncture on myself to a daily practice; I have a year of formal education in Chinese medicine so I have needled myseld and performed standing meditations hundreds of times.

However, I am well aware that I need more so I would like to recruit your opinion, guidance and education Mr. Hulse; I appreciate your time and consideration.  Additionally, I am very interested in doing your strengthology course in the immediate future.  Thanks.

Sincerely,

Sam Suska

Here is a video of me boxing (I also have a youtube page and Facebook page)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2AsOn3uGqc&list=PL090D46786F0AF609&index=7&feature=plpp_video

Holistic Philosophy

by Sam Suska

Our most valuable asset is our health. Health is the overall energy affect we observe and feel from the interplay of emotions, thoughts and fluids within our body. Our health knowledge and conscious intentions form our overall energy balance and energy reserves which result in expressions of energy, which is what we tend to notice and refer to as our health.

We are in control of our health because we have free will, which gives us options and power to our choices. We can make choices to build our energy reserves, balance our energy flow and regulate the expression of our energy, or, we can make choices that do not promote energy and health. It is our health knowledge that lets us know what the consequences of our choices will be, with one caveat; our present knowledge of health tends to leave us with unintended consequences.

As a result, not only is the typical American left without sustainable energy and true health, but so are the majority of health and fitness enthusiasts. By applying a holistic philosophy to your knowledge base and using holistic principles to guide your intentions and lifestyle choices you will be self-empowered and in position to truly invest in your health.

How do we build energy?

By consuming foods and liquids that hold a high amount of electrical energy, as shown by the frequency with which a solid vibrates or the oxidative reductive potential a liquid displays. However, there is a caveat; the food or drink must also have a beneficial pH-impact on the internal body fluids. Our internal body fluids dictate the expression of our genes, the function of our cells, the quality of our tissues and the flow of energy within our body.

We build energy by making dietary choices that are low in sugar, devoid of caffeine, and not from animal origin; as those choices tend to stimulate energy in the human body and leave the body fluids with a low pH while tapping the energy reserves as well.

The chief holistic principle is to make choices for 'sustainable energy', and generates energy in the body by infusing the tissues with electrical energy and antioxidants while simultaneously leaving the body fluids with a high pH. Energy flows in the human body within the fluids and within a circuity identified by the Chinese, which collects in wheels and leaves each of us with an aura and vibrational frequency.

In fact, our tissues and cells are largely composed of energy by a count of over 1 billion units of electrical energy to 1 unit of matter. Our choices not only dictate our energy reserves and balance of energy flow in our body, but our dietary choices actually become our cells and tissues. In time, an individual can change their choice-making process, as dictated here, and improve their energy balance, energy reserves and even the quality of their cells and tissues.

We know that our cells 'turn over' regularly, and in time, we build entirely new tissues; by making choices for 'sustainable energy' we can re-build our body and experience true health and balanced energy flow. But, dietary choices can only go so far without proper physical movement and posture.

Leading us to the next question....

How important is movement and posture to our health?

It is the most important factor after nutritional choices, and this is for a few reasons. We perform structured movements, called exercise, in order to promote and balance energy flow within our body, which also plays a valuable role in maintaining a high pH of our internal body fluids and regulating the many expressions of energy we notice.

Exercise not only promotes the acceleration of tissue cleansing and rebuilding, it also heightens the elimination of built-up acids in our tissues, an equally important reason to exercise daily. These built-up acids are the substances from food and thought that lower the pH of our body fluids; once the body responds to this 'stressor' it adapts by removing it from the body fluids and dumping it into the tissues.

That 'homeostatic response' has an immediate benefit for our blood and energy flow, but leads to a longer-term problem that inhibits our energy and ultimately saturates the tissues with low pH acidity that breaks them down and oxidizes them. This 'latent tissue acidosis' leads to the vast majority of symptoms or diseases that we observe and seek diagnosis for, but in the grand scheme of our body they are just expressions of energy imbalances within our body.

There is only an energy-sapping affect from low pH substances, called acids; this is because at the sub-atomic level where electrical energy interactions take place these substances are dense with positively-charged ions called protons. Our body is also dense with protons, which means our body seeks negatively-charged ions for interaction in order to generate electrical energy and operate efficiently, balanced and with ample energy reserves to support our 'homeostatic mechanisms'.

Energy flow will become diminished and unable to maintain a balanced state because electricity does not flow well, in our fluids and in our circuitry, when the tissues are acidified and oxidized. But, the human organism is amazing in it's ability to adapt by using proton-dense substance to stimulate, not generate, electrical energy at the sub-atomic level.

The proton-proton reaction stimulates energy, but produces harmful byproducts, like more acids, and tends to leave the overall state of bodily fluids with a lower pH and promotes an overall internal state of fermentation. Fermentation is without oxygen, and is undoubtedly an undesired state of operation; but this is the result of a high carbohydrate diet, a high animal food diet, casual alcohol consumption and poorly structured exercise routines.

A properly structured exercise regimen is an integral part of the holistic philosophy, and this is marked by a focus on performing exercise to 1)balance energy flow and 2)regulate our expressions of energy. We seek to regulate bodily and even emotional energy expressions by performing exercises that promote an oxygen-rich internal environment and eliminate acids from the tissues and body fluids.

We eliminate acids from the tissues by 1) urination, so this means we make it a point to consume at least 3 liters of pure water (preferable high pH) daily and 2) respiration or breathing, and this is heightened when increasing breathe-rate by exercise, 3)defecation, or bowel elimination which is often times promoted by full-body exercises, but most importantly by a responsible diet and finally 4)perspiration, which is a powerful, quick way to relieve the body of built-up acids in the tissues and extra-cellular fluids.

With that approach to exercise, we can make a full-body sweat for at least 20 minutes a tangible goal to seek daily, and we can reach this by making aerobic-based cardio a focal-point of our exercise. This can be performed in a number of ways, but for those who seek time efficiency and ignore the narrow-minded approach of the overall fitness community, I recommend to infuse exercises that increase the breathe-rate and heart rate into resistance exercise sessions.

Complement a 60 minute resistance and cardio workout with flexibility work and energy harnessing techniques and you can claim to have completed a 'holistic exercise' session. All you need to do is repeat a similarly structured workout with a different resistance focus and different types of exercises to raise the heart rate and you will begin the practice of a holistic exercise regimen.

The flexibility and energy harnessing technique portion of the workout is key to reaching 'balance' in your exercise plan. Flexibility practice at the beginning and end of a workout, by static and dynamic means is aimed at keeping the muscles loose, preventing injury and promoting function. While energy harnessing techniques are inspired by yoga, tai-chi and qigong with the intention to promote balanced energy flow in our circuitry and really move our wheels of energy and maximize our aura.

Noticeable physical symptoms, diagnosable physiological issues are always preceded by a disturbance to the energy circuitry and a deficiency in various energy wheels (called chakras) and overall decrease in aura. This is because eating foods that do not promote 'sustainable energy' not only saturate the tissues with acids, they also temporarily affect the proper flow of energy within our circuitry, wheels and aura.

On top of food and drink and choice and exercise choice in the hierarchy of lifestyle importance is the impact of thoughts, feelings and emotions. Thought patterns are the most important area of lifestyle because they directly impact the energy wheels and circuitry as well as create matter; matter is energy, and thoughts can create powerfully acidic matter known as hormones.

While we focus on integrating more positive and rational thinking patterns we can also perform energy harnessing techniques during our workouts that are designed to balance our physical energy circuits and calm our minds. We can even instill the regular practice of mantras to our energy harnessing practice by telling ourselves that we are "energizing our body and calming our body".

A holistic exercise session will include these techniques in between resistance and cardio exercises, as well as prior to and following the entire session. In fact, a holistic lifestyle will also include energy harnessing techniques after we wake-up and before we go to bed; I mean preventing stress and relieving is now our most important factor in promoting true health.

Now you are ready to obtain truly helpful, holistic health knowledge and learn how the human mind and body work together and more importantly, how to gather 'sustainable energy' and harness it for balanced energy, lasting energy and true health.

It's All About Metabolism

by Sam Suska

Metabolism is the sum of all chemical reactions within the human organism. First, it appears that inside of the human cell there are genes that create different types of proteins that are either factors or co-factors in the millions of chemical reactions that take place daily in one human body. The human gene appears to respond to the liquid environment they are exposed to within the human cell; so chemical reactions can be encouraged or discouraged at the gene level by body fluids.

It is vital that anyone trying to lose weight, shed bodyfat or "tighten up" focus on increasing their metabolism. An individual can accomplish these end-goals in many different ways, but long-term body improvements and even sustainable health improvements will only come from an increased metabolism. There are many popular diets and exercise programs that people up for the teeter-totter effect.

The teeter-totter effect is the daily struggle to maintain a certain weight, a functional amount of energy or constantly fighting sicknesses. An individual living the 'teeter-totter' can gain 5 pounds in a day from eating outside of their "normal" parameters or they constantly flux between high and low levels of energy always seeking some form of stimulation, such as energy drinks, coffee or pre-workouts.

Avoid the 'teeter-totter' by taking the time, and it will take a little bit of time, to address the genes which create the proteins that greatly impact the millions of chemical reactions in the human body we tend to refer to as metabolism.

The genes are impacted by the liquid environment inside the human cell that surrounds them, and the human organism a whole is at least 70% liquid. The blood, the lymphatic fluid, the extracellular matrix fluid and the intracellular fluid all determine the functionality of genes within the human cell. These are all impacted first by one's thoughts and emotions and then secondly by the consumption of energy and third from internal day-to-day functions of organs and glands as well as the regular breakdown and restoration of body tissue.

Therefore, implementing and focusing on a rational thinking process with a positive outlook is the foundation underlying way to address the internal biochemistry of the human organism. Dr. Aldo Pucci uses something he calls the 'rational living therapy' and I will supply a link to this; but the power of improving thought process cannot be fully explained as it is the ultimate factor.

http://www.rational-thinking-score.com/index.htm

While addressing thought process and outlook, it is essential that an individual also addresses their consumption of energy via food and drink. It is important to keep in mind that you are 'improving your metabolism to improve your body composition'. I like to refer to this as 'getting healthy with a valuable side-effect of improved body composition'/

Metabolic syndrome is at the root of being overweight and more importantly, a great deal of the chronic diseases that are debilitating and prematurely leading to the death of most Americans.

Metabolic syndrome involves excess bodyfat, imbalanced hormones, water retention, oxidized tissue (also called free radical damage) and of course the general fatigue and cloudy thinking. Metabolic syndrome is a grouping of all the results from individual patterns that express themselves in thousands of different ways; all of these patterns of metabolic syndrome begin internally as a result of body fluid quality and it's effect on genes.

The idea here is to improve the gene function by improving the liquids surrounding the genes. This can be accomplished by encouraging the genes to produce more of the proteins that play essential roles in chemical reactions; and this also sets the optimal environment for the proteins to do their work as catalysts for chemical reactions. Genes do not control themselves. Genetic expression is dependent on their fluid environment; now keep in mind that each of us has genes that contain different information and each one of us has a different threshold at which point our genes will express themselves in a potentially negative manner.

A motivated individual can address their own internal fluid environment by first addressing thought process and then the quality of food and drink they consume. It can be helpful to think of the foods and drinks you choose as sources of information and instructions for your genes to operate.

By giving your genes whole foods, pure water, pure salt and high-quality nutritional supplements you will be taking a powerful step to improve your metabolism at the deepest level; the human gene. This will take time, but by committing to the full plan (which also includes the previously mentioned thought process as well stress relief and balanced exercise) and intending to give your genes the best information and instructions with nearly every choice, you will improve your metabolism.

A daily focus on positivity and patience is key, but even more important is the belief you have in the plan (which I am providing the basics for right here) and the ultimate faith you have in yourself to carry out the plan. Self-empowerment is a process and after the process of implementing the plan it becomes a lot easier to make the best whole food, pure water, pure salt and high quality nutritional supplement choices. As you follow the lifestyle weeks will go by and you will go about your life with a new focus and possibly even form a passion for self-care.

Infusing your body fluids with the noted significant amounts of electrical energy potential (the vibration) and antioxidants that fresh whole foods obtain will put your genes in the best environment to increase and improve the efficiency of the chemical reactions within your body. The electromagnetic field of your body fluids will infuse your cells and then your genes with the "right" information and the "right" instructions.

The sum total chemical reactions will not only increase, but it is very likely the efficiency of chemical reactions will improve; meaning less unwanted byproducts from metabolism that need eliminated by the human body. In time, and it is key that you have patience, as it takes time for organic change to occur within your body tissues. Following the full plan will ultimately lead to gaining muscle tissue, improving the efficiency of present muscle tissue and possibly even regeneration of previously oxidized tissue into new, fully functional tissue.

Chemical reactions take place in the human cell, and they are concentrated within the mitochondria of the cell. By improving body fluids with whole food, pure water, pure salt, high quality nutritional supplements and rational thinking we can prime the cell for more efficient mitochondria. We can even take this to the next level by performing both cardio and resistance types of exercise which have been shown to increase the number of mitochondria in the human cells AND the efficiency of these mitochondria! Exercise is a powerful complement to thinking, stress relief and nutritional choices.

When it comes to making nutritional choices it is essential that you take the 'basic 3 step process' which starts with water, then pure salt and of course whole foods. Consuming superfluous amounts of water, preferably filtered, but always with a generous amount of electrolytes (and preferably alkaline pH) is key to improving your body fluids. But, the average person tends to be suffering from chronic low-grade dehydration, so simply hydrating with tap water will be an upgrade; but keep in mind this is NOT the full plan.

Three to five Liters per day is the starting amount; and the more intimidating this sounds to you, the more likely you are to be experiencing long-term, low-grade dehydration. It has been shown repeatedly that the simplest way to increase metabolism is to drink more water, so please start immediately!

Following this you are ready to purchase Sea Salt and add at least 3 or 4 teaspoons per day to your meals. Salt is necessary for your body fluids AND your nervous tissue as a conductor of the electrical energy potential needed for internal operations. Your blood is salted and your muscles and nervous system absolutely need salt, pure and organic salt at that. And this is only available in Sea Salt and whole foods.

This brings us to the most exciting part of the plan; whole foods. Whole foods that have a low glycemic load (meaning they have marginal blood glucose impact), high in fiber (to increase the thermic effect of food), dense with phytonutrients (like antioxidants) and high in vitamins, minerals and good fats (polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and medium-chain triglycerides) will play the most profound role in your metabolism.

These same whole foods tend to have a net alkaline affect on the body fluids of the human organism, as noted by blood microscopist Dr. Robert Young. Using a high powered microscope Dr. Young has observed the blood of over 10,000 people over the span of 30+ years and with this he has actually viewed how specific food and drink directly impact the blood both acutely and chronically. It is with this information he has put together a list of alkaline-forming whole foods, and he also contends that cold-pressed oils play a powerful role in promoting the internal body fluids.

Therefore the 'gene promoting' nutrition plan is built with green leafy vegetables (spinach, kale, etc.), green vegetables (green beans, zucchini, asparagus, etc.), low glycemic vegetables (yellow squash, eggplant, onion, carrots, etc.), low-er glycemic fruits (berries of all types are super-high in antioxidants), raw nuts and seeds (preferably soaked almonds and pumpkin seeds, etc.) and then lots of cold-pressed oils like coconut oil, olive oil, hemp oil, flaxseed oil, etc.

If one chooses to consume meat and fish, and that is not preferable for someone with a progressive metabolic syndrome, the sources should be organic and wild. If not, just try to limit these to less than daily routine and eventually to weekly and so on; and please keep in mind that eating meat and fish replaces whole foods. Those foods have the potential to slow down your metabolism by not giving your genes the best possible information and metabolic instructions.

Finally, in terms of food and drink it is essential that someone trying to increase their chemical reaction quantity and quality takes nutritional supplements that improve the body fluids. These start with baking soda, which greatly raises the pH of body fluids which promotes the entrance of electrical forces and nutrients into the cells for proper cellular function. Proper cellular function primes the genes to receive instructions and create the proteins which act as catalysts, factors and co-factors in the millions of chemical reactions that take place within the human organism.

Beyond these basic dietary and thinking improvements there is also balanced exercise and the all-important STRESS RELIEF. Balanced exercise is a form of stress relief, foods and drinks have the ability to decrease physiological stress and thinking process has the ability to decrease psychosocial stress; so this lifestyle improvement plan already addresses stress from multiple angles.

But stress is so important and such a confounding factor in metabolic terms that it has to also be directly addressed by using active stress relief techniques on a daily basis. These include but are not limited to deep breathing, guided imagery, progressive muscle relaxation, cognitive behavioral therapy, body sensation awareness, yoga, qigong, acupuncture and acupressure, muscle therapy and massage therapy and even hypnotism.

Balanced exercise means to regularly perform cardio, flexibility and resistance movements. This will increase muscle mass which is 70x more metabolically active than fatty tissue, thus priming the tissue for chemical reactions. This will also move oxygen through the tissues and especially promote blood flow and move the lymphatic fluid which operates via a system of one-way valves in an upward direction. Move your body, stretch your body and move some weight to really move your metabolism upwards!

You have the necessary basic information to start changing your body by improving your metabolism right now. You can, with this article and the information I have presented infuse your body with generous amounts of energy n order to address your metabolism and reach your goal of improved body composition or sustainable health. Hopefully this will lead to a passion for self-care. Best regards.

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Am I An Expert?

by Sam Suska

I occasionally get asked why I think I know so much about nutrition when I do not have a nutrition degree and do not work as a dietitian or nutritionist.If someone is willing to actually listen to my response I will share with them my view on food and it's relationship with the human organism and the human consciousness.

For starters, foods are complicated chemical compounds and not just a "delivery system" for nutrients. Each food has a unique biochemical influence on the human organism and the conventional study of nutrition overlooks this or worse, misunderstands this.

I personally switched from majoring in nutrition because I was learning more from my informal study than from the conventional scientists, texts and professors in the field. I had learned that nearly all traditional diets of the world lead to better health than the Western diet regardless of the breakdown of nutrient breakdown.

It was apparent to me that relying on nutrient breakdown was a flawed, narrow-minded approach to nutrition. And this approach was formed and practiced by the conventional nutrition field. Food and food types were not the focal point and this pushed me out of the field and in search of a more holistic approach to nutrition.

As a result I shifted my formal study to exercise and began to focus my informal studies on food and it's relationship with the human organism and just as important, or possibly even more it's relationship with the human consciousness.

Studying the relationship between food and the human consciousness was challenging (but extremely interesting) because it is was very difficult for conventional science, alternative scientists and even philosophers to conceptualize and practically explain. I had to make my own mental connections between a multitude of various perspectives on eating and consciousness.

I was simultaneously making great strides by studying the biochemical and electromagnetic impact that various foods and types of food had on the human organism and even found a great universal diet. But I quickly found in myself and in my professional work that nutrition works best at the individual level with a personalized approach.

I firmly concluded that the limiting factor, in terms of the usefulness of nutritional recommendations, is the human mind and the individual strength of commitment one has to applying mindfulness and intention to their nutrition.

The individual has to make nutrition a priority in their life AND shift their approach to food, and drinks as well to a more holistic basis. A motivated, focused person can use food and drink to improve their mental and physical energy and overall health if they believe they have the "right" plan AND faith in themselves to carry out the plan.

Expectation in one's self and their belief in the science behind their nutritional recommendations are the keys to using foods, drinks and the necessary complements like nutritional supplements (and stress relief and exercise!) to improve one's personal health and well-being. Unfortunately there is no universal approach to shaping one's beliefs and personal philosophy or motivation.

However, presenting the scientific conclusions of nutrition in concert with addressing the factors affecting one's self-empowerment seemed to "work" for a variety of people.

Self-empowerment is a process and can be estimated when one is honest with themselves; so the holistic approach to nutrition that I use focuses on taking each person through personally empowering steps.

As an individual builds confidence in their own ability to carry out the "right" plan they progress through the 'Stages of Empowerment' which comes with notable side-effects like improved mental clarity, physical health and even emotional stability. But what about the "right" plan?

It is a powerful idea that one can reap a multitude of benefits by empowering themselves, but this comes comes with a caveat; one has to "buy into" the plan. The plan was built from studying the biochemical and electromagnetic impact that food and drink have on the human organism.

The typical person, even professionals with a scientific background do not view the human body from a biochemical and electromagnetic perspective. So, I had to expand my knowledge on the human organism and thus I decided to pursue a degree in Chinese Medicine.

More importantly I discovered and invested thousands of hours into studying the New Biology of Robert Young. I continually expanded my perspective by studying a variety of scientific conclusions that infused philosophy; including the biological impact of one's personal beliefs that Bruce Lipton.

All told I have invested thousands of hours in research in order to form a practical approach to food, drink, nutrition and personal health care as a whole.

In fact, I am putting it all together in a book entitled, "Holistic Intelligence: The Key to Physical Energy, Emotional Stability and Peace of Mind".

I do not profess to be an expert on nutrition, not even the alternative approach to it. I am also not really an expert on exercise, even though I have an Exercise Science degree and do some great work as a personal trainer. I did not complete my Chinese Medicine degree because I did not feel like the time and monetary investment was absolutely necessary to having a successful career helping people take care of themselves.

I am confident that a jack-of-all-trades approach prevented me from making irrational assumptions and using the 'scientific reductionism' that plagues Western science. I have put together a practical and potentially universally helpful text rooted in philosophy that is complemented by rational science.

"Buying into" the plan asks the individual to view their own body from a biochemical and electromagnetic perspective. This is very likely to be a new approach to understanding one's own body, but this is essential to "buying in" to the nutritional suggestions formed by my formal and informal study and research.

I can quickly and easily sum up my nutritional suggestions; eat, drink and supplement with the intention to supply yourself with sustainable electromagnetic energy. So, drink superfluous amounts of pure water (preferable high pH), take energizing supplements daily (liquid multivitamin, fish oil, baking soda, potassium iodide, vitamin D and calcium/magnesium) and eat whole food, mostly fresh green vegetables with cold-pressed oils and some fresh fruit (like avocado) and soaked or sprouted nuts and seeds (like almonds and pumpkin seeds).

Nutrition is all about intention, personal belief and self-empowerment. It's not as complicated as conventional science leads you to believe; and one does not have to be an expert or breakdown food into nutrients in order to implement this type of approach to eating, drinking and living life. With patience, positivity, belief in the "right plan" and faith in one's self anyone can gain self-empowerment and use nutrition to greatly improve their health and well-being.

Another Must-See Video

This man and his work have inspired me, I hope this helps inspire you....

Please watch this movie, "Food Matters

Hi,

I would like to share this movie with you. This is the best movie I have come across in my countless hours of research on health and nutrition. Enjoy. Please leave a comment or e-mail me with any questions or comments.

Sincerely,

Sam Suska, CSCS

Dr. Young