Add These Healthy Habits to Your Lifestyle Regularly, and You’ll Notice a Welcome Boost in Mental and Physical Performance…

By Elliot Newman

You’re about to discover 5 extremely healthy habits that can blow up your performance… in the gym, in the boardroom, and… most definitely in the BEDROOM!

So, please turn off all distractions, read on carefully, take a few notes, and then TAKE ACTION.

Because, you’ll only see RESULTS when you Take Action 🙂

Let’s dive straight in…

Healthy Habit #1: Go To Bed and Get Up at The Same Time Each Day

Countless studies have PROVEN that people are healthier, all other things the same, when they go to bed, and get up in the morning, at roughly the same time each day.

Furthermore, if you can go to bed before midnight, and get up before 6am, that seems to be of even more benefit.

And, since most men need a good 8 hours of sleep each night – I recommend you try going to bed at 10pm, and getting up at 6am.

It’s no coincidence that the majority of truly successful people I know, tend to have better sleep habits that people struggling their way through life.

It’s also been proven that people who work Night Shifts, or jobs with continuously changing shifts, are more unhealthy  that people who work more regular hours (say “9am to 5pm”). Further backing up the point that going to bed before midnight, and getting up early is a good idea. A healthy habit that’ll benefit your body and mind.

Healthy Habit #2: Start Your Day By Drinking 500ml Water

Every day I get up and drink 500ml (half a litre) or WATER, in between doing some Original Strength. Original Strength is a simple movement system that improves posture and joint health, enhances coordination and balance, make you more resilient and athletic, and a whole lot more. 

But, back to water…

I’ll drink that 500ml of water in about 20-30 minutes. Sometimes it’ll just be water. Other times I’ll add some high quality salt, probiotics, and greens powders. 

Nothing set in stone here. I just go by feel.

The point is…

Most people wake up and consume stimulants (like Coffee/Caffeine), and Sugar (white toast, jam, marmalade, pastries, highly processed cereals, store bought fruit juice and so on). This is a TERRIBLE way to start your day.

Instead, drink your water. Wait 30 minutes, and then have breakfast. 

You’ll be more HYDRATED (which improves both mental and physical performance), and you’ll be better able to digest your breakfast. (Read the book Aggressive Health if you want to learn why drinking WATER about 30 minutes before you eat is a good idea for digestion, and elimination).

Oh, and by the way… 500ml of water isn’t a MAGIC number. It’s just what I like. You can experiment with MORE if you want. Like 750ml or even a litre.

Healthy Habit #3: Eat a Healthy Breakfast (Containing Quality Protein and Healthy Fats)

Most people eat a breakfast containing a ton of stimulants and a ton of sugar/carbs. All this does is give you a brief hit of energy, then an almighty CRASH, when your Blood Sugar Levels fall.

A better way to start the day would be to drink your WATER (see point 2 for details) ,then eat quality protein, with quality carbs and fats. The amount of carbs and fats you need will depend on your body type (I firmly believe some people do better with higher carbs, and others with higher fats).

Here are 2 different breakfasts. One for a more Carb Type person, the other for a more Fat Type person:

Carb Type Breakfast:

• 2-4 Free Range, Organic Eggs, scrambled in Coconut Oil, with Himalayan Salt, and Black Pepper

• Oatmeal made with Almond Milk, and Raw Honey

Fat Type Breakfast:

• Wild Alaskan Salmon, pan fried in Coconut Oil. Served with Avocado, and pan fried Organic Vegetables of your choice

Whichever type of breakfast you choose, there’s a massive emphasis on QUALITY of ingredients (Free Range, Wild, Organic etc).

Healthy Habit #4: Exercise Daily

I exercise HARD 4 times a week at the gym. These sessions last 45-60 minutes. The focus is building Strength and Muscle.

I exercise moderately 2 times a week, usually at the gym, though sometimes at home. These sessions focus on recovery and building general fitness. They usually last 20-30 minutes.

On Sunday I just do easy Original Strength.

Everyday I rack up 3,000-10,000 steps. I don’t religiously monitor this at all, but I’ve checked the app on my phone often enough to know that’s the range. What I also know is that even on a day where the app says I’ve only done 3,000 steps – it’s more like 5,000, because I don’t carry my phone on me all day, so many steps are missed!

That’s just what I do. I’m not saying you should do the same.

But, I am saying you should exercise daily. Even if it’s just a 20 minute walk. That’s so much better than nothing, and will benefit your health and performance in many ways. 

All that said, I do think you should also do some Strength Training. After all, how much muscle mass you carry (in relation to body-fat), and how strong you are, are 2 key indicators of Longevity. Because, as you age you, you lose Muscle and Strength – so holding onto it, or building it, literally makes you younger (not chronologically, but biologically).

Healthy Habit #5: Take The Following 3 Supplements:

I’m not a huge fan of most supplements. But, these 3 are likely worth your attention.

Vitamin D: If you get out in the sun every day, you probably don’t need to supplement with Vitamin D. But, if you live someone like I do, in England, you likely don’t get enough Vitamin D from sun exposure alone.

Fortunately, Vitamin D is a cheap supplement. Go for D3 (as opposed to D2) and take something like 3,000IU’s per day. Maybe more. If you want to be exact – go get your Vitamin D Levels tested.

One thing is for sure… if your D is low, you’re susceptible to man dis-eases, and LOW TESTOSTERONE is a high possibility (which will kill your confidence, sex-drive, physical strength, muscle mass and endurance, and more).

Magnesium: Most people cannot relax. They cannot sleep properly. And, as a result, they live their lives in a constant state of low lying stress that is slowly but surely robbing them of their health, vitality, enthusiasm, energy and so on.

Magnesium helps to solve that problem for you. Helping you sleep better, relax, be calm, and even boost testosterone. In fact, Magnesium is responsible for over 300 chemical reactions in your body, none of which can happen properly if you’re deficient.

And, 80% of men are deficient!

Very soon I’ll be launching the absolute best Transdermal Magnesium on the Market. For me it’s been a “Game Changer” – improving my sleep, reducing my stress, and pretty much totally eliminating soreness no matter how hard I train in the gym (I’ll be writing more about my strength training, including videos, very soon).

Stay tuned for more details!

High Quality Fish Oil: Fish Oil can help you lose body-fat, it can help you reduce inflammation (a common cause of most diseases) in your body, it can improve the health of your brain.

The thing you have to be careful with, is QUALITY.

Low quality (cheap) fish oil is likely rancid and BAD for you.

You want the pharmaceutical grade stuff, sold in dark glass bottles (The dark glass protects the oil from going rancid). My favorite brand is called Green Pastures. They do Cod Liver Oil and Skate Liver Oil. Both seem to digest easily. And, both tie in nicely with the work of Dr Western Price – a man who wrote what I consider to be the best book ever on Health – “Nutrition and Physical Degeneration” (read the book and you’ll have a whole new understanding of why eating naturally, and getting enough quality fats in your diet, is so important).

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So there you have it…

5 simple Habits that’ll improve your Health and Performance. I hope you found value in this blog post. And, I hope you’ll TAKE ACTION and put some of these 5 daily habits into practice. I think you’ll like the RESULTS when you do! 🙂

If you have questions/comments, leave them below, and I’ll get back to you asap…