The Wellness Mission of Our Bodies

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The mission of our body’s biology on a genetic level lies in promoting short-term survival through the balance, stability, and interrelated function of all systems within. It does not know or care whether the signals we give it comes from nutrition or that the environment promotes or compromises our long-term health. It merely operates by the rules of nature, which originates from the behavior patterns of our ancestors. For example, type 2 diabetes, the overtaxing of the insulin-producing processes in the body, which extends our need for insulin shots to regulate our blood sugar, stands as an example of the body doing what it needs to do over and over again until depletion. We know that excessive carbohydrate consumption leads to excessive glucose in the bloodstream is toxic and can become life-threatening, especially if we remain sedentary or neglect to use it through exercise. When we cause the body to pump out insulin after the consumption of thousands of sodas, cereal bowls, and energy bars over decades, our body struggles to ensure short-term survival by whatever means it has available until it can’t. We also have a psychological process that protects us by enhancing both our physical and mental functions for a short emergency duration. But overused, even that process gets exhausted and begins to diminish. We often refer to this as the fight, freeze, or flight response of our body. This biological feature emerges from unrelenting stress and stimulation of modern life, and our refusal to take a break, get adequate rest, and get quality sleep for FOMO (fear of missing out). This harmful practice stands as another example of mismanaging the gifts of our human biology and compromising long-term health. So, we turn to a conventional solution, usually as prescription drugs made interfere with natural gene expression by intervening in our natural means and mechanisms to act directly upon aspects of our biology associated with the condition it treats. We get dramatic temporary relief but pay the price for the long-term adverse effects of a specific medication. Ultimately, our bodies want healthy, nutrient-dense foods; repetitive movement; regular short, intense strength and sprint workouts; adequate sun exposure, consistent quality sleep, and leisure time. When we expose our bodies to healthy environments, positive people, quality nutrition, and life-affirming behavior, it will respond with a youthful appearance, optimal balance, and peak wellness-promoting expression.

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A Path to Long-term Wellness.

What can you do to transform your wellbeing in 21 Days?

A balanced way to wellness and primal living promotes optimal gene expression and long-term health. To initiate this, we need approximately 21 days to begin the process of reprogramming our patterns of behavior and biology. For instance, lowering our carbohydrate intake to approximately 100-150 grams daily and in the form of nutrient-dense vegetables will moderate insulin production and soon after up-regulate fat-burning biological function while down-regulating sugar burning biology.

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As we follow this path and pattern, we will notice that within seven to ten days, excess body fat and water will lower, daily energy levels will equalize, disease risk factors will begin to normalize, and appetite will regulate. Our body will start to depending more upon healthy fats as fuel vs. remaining dependent on carbohydrate feedings (sugar, starch, and fibers). Consistent movement also continues as a necessary complement to the above dietary behavior, but keep in mind that 80 percent of the way our body looks and functions begins with how we nourish our body. Another, ten percent belongs to how we rest and our sleeping environment. Thus, deceasing digital screen use after dark or wearing blue light blocking glasses, creating an optimal sleeping environment, and increasing sleep duration for 21 days will normalize stress hormone levels and optimize immune and cognitive function throughout the day. The remaining 10 percent belong to the realm of physical fitness. Simple consistent movements every hour starting in the morning, along with at least 20- 30 min of high-intensity motion and strength training two times per week remains enough to lose weight and regulate body composition.

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SENEB! IN JUST 21 DAYS, YOU CAN BEGIN TO TRANSFORM AND OPTIMIZE THE HEALTH OF YOUR BODY.

How does this happen? To begin with, we must understand that optimal health starts on a genetic level. Genes behave like a string of on and off switches that direct the production of protein molecules, which in turn influences every element of body function and structure. They have no influence until we engage in health and lifestyle behaviors that encourage their full expression. We all have shared human genes that determine our overall state of health and wellness, and influence muscle development, body fat storage, inflammation, and many other aspects.  Our shared human genes, which distinguishes us from other species, actually work the same for all humans, determining whether the food we eat gets processed for energy or stored as fat, or whether the sun causes us to tan or burn.

In contrast, the particular genes we inherited from our family create individual and specific differences, such as hair texture, eye color, height, etc. We have a minimal influence on changing these inherited traits naturally. Notwithstanding, we can manipulate some family traits such as hair texture and eye color using various artificial means, augmentation, and surgery. Amazingly, the characteristics or predisposition we inherit from our parents that could put us at disadvantage health-wise exist only as a potential gene expression that we can override with particular choices. In other words, we influence whether specific genes reach full expression with signals coming from the foods we choose to eat, the types of fitness and movement we do (or neglect to do), our sleeping pattern, sun exposure, and many other factors. The degree to which we thrive and prosper depends on the specifics of our family genes. According to the theory of epigenetics, if we modify our non-genetic influences, such as environment and lifestyle choices, we can give full expression to our body’s potential to heal itself and shield us against illness and disease. In addition, the theory of nutrigenomics, states that our food choices also affect day to day gene expression. Our task lies in promoting optimal gene expression that increases our health and longevity with respect to the specific limitations and life affirming attributes of our family genes. If we arm our self with a little information on how this happens and take the necessary steps to modify our lifestyle choices and environment, we can initiate the process of healing, reverse illness and optimize our wellness in only 21 days.  

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Reference

Sisson, Mark. The Primal Blueprint. 4th edition. Ed. Oxnard, CA: Primal Blueprint Publishing, 2019.