Super Nutrition

A Better Way to Eat

Most carbohydrates are just disguised as sugar.  And too much sugar will make you sick, fat, and riddled with disease.  Cancer cells thrive on sugar and research on the Ketogenic diet shows that when you cut carbs and eat protein and good fats, you can literally starve the cancer cells to death. Healthy cells can live on ketones which are a form of sugar produced by the liver by burning fat. 

In honor of a good friend that has contracted cancer, I have started the Ketogenic diet this week to see how it impacts weight and health. Another eating plan that I have adopted is Fasting where you eat during an 8 hour period during the day and then fast for the other 16 hours. Fasting can reset your health immediately and dramatically.  Give it a try.

We on average eat way too much sugar, over 150 pounds per year!!! Sugar is hidden in all types of foods from crackers to salad dressing.  The sugar epidemic has caused a spike in obesity, diabetes, cancer, and inflammation illnesses.  Research suggests that sugar acts similar to cocaine in the brain, so no wonder we have become addicted to the taste of sweetness.

We need to correct our eating to correct our health.  Start with some simple and delicious changes. 

Foods

Fresh juiced vegetables spinach, kale, beets, carrots, garlic - low carb high nutrients

Berries - Blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries

Greek yogurt, Kefir - high protein, good gut bacteria

Sauerkraut - Excellent for gut health and inexpensive

Coconut oil - high good fat

Eggs - protein, fat

Chicken sausage - protein, fat

Cod liver oil - protein, fat

Avocado - good fat

Spices - cinnamon, turmeric, cayenne, turmeric, cloves

Apple Cider vinegar

Lemons - Excellent for liver and kidneys detox, always on empty stomach

Pistachios, Walnuts, Almonds - Good fats, protein

One of the most important immediate nutritional impacts we can have on our health is to reject sugar, especially when there is no fat or protein involved.  For example, soda is just pure sugar no fat, no protein. Sugar is toxic to our bodies and when you treat it that way you can restore your health.

Cut the sugar and watch your health and weight improve quickly and dramatically.

To your health!

 

With Love,

Coach K

Work to the Task not the Reward

Work

Just came across a great quote, work to the task not the reward.  Say what.  Simply focus on doing a great job with the task at hand whether it is washing the car, the laundry, cleaning the toilet, or working on a school/work project.  Do the best you can with the task at hand and the reward will follow. 

Excellent work gets noticed and usually leads to promotion and reward, but that not the only reason to do a good job.  When you apply yourself to the simple tasks, you create a habit of excellence in all that you do, and you become excellent. 

We have so much to do in only a fixed amount of time, and many of us have become expert multi-taskers.  Slow down, quiet the distractions, and focus on doing your best on the task at hand.  Think of it as every second of excellence equals an 

Excellent Life.

With Love,

Coach K

Tom Kaufmann

Grit

Grit

Grit. Great word.  The word seems to have its own aura.  What is grit?  Grit is simply the ability to get things done no matter what the circumstances.  Talent is a wonderful thing, we all know family and friends that have natural talents.  They are smart, athletic, beautiful, can sing, dance, and play every instrument.  Some are handy, can fix any car, take care of the plumbing, or renovate the entire house in a long weekend.  

We all have a talent some of us know what they are and some of us are still discovering ours, but one thing we can all learn is to be more resourceful, to be more determined, to be a little more gritty. 

So many of us with talent, give up when the going gets a little rough but we know those folks that aren't that smart, aren't that talented, aren't that good looking that go on to accomplish tremendous feats.  

How do we become tougher, more determined, a little grittier?  Not sure, maybe it's an innate talent but the first step to learning any new skill is awareness.  When we realize we need to improve a skill, we can take steps to become better. 

When we think about our list of attributes let's be sure to add a little grit to the list. 

With Love,

Coach K

Tom Kaufmann

The Sink

The Sink

My years on this earth have convinced me of one thing to ensure a harmonious household and that is a clean sink.  Just simply rinse the dishes and load in the dishwasher, or wash by hand.  After a big meal the pots are scattered everywhere and dishes piled up, who feels like cleaning up with a nice full belly.  Been there many a time.

My years of research have uncovered that the sink in the central nervous system or the spine of the home.  If the sink is clear and clean, then the home and family can function properly.  With a dirty sink, there is confusion. 

The kids love to just pile things in the sink, even though the empty dishwasher is right next door.  And I love the timeless excuse is that the dishwasher is clean but needs to be unloaded. Well, unload it!

So there we have it, a simple easy to follow system for maintaining house harmony.

Clean the sink!

With Love,

Coach K

Undone

Undone

I tell my children to follow a simple philosophy as they mature.  

Don't do anything that can't be undone!

For example, babies, tattoos, DUI's, or other life altering changes.  

Many of us have made regrettable decisions while growing up,  but a goofy haircut or dye job can be undone, the mohawk will grow out, the color will fade.  A nose, lip, or other dramatic piercing can be removed when the fad has passed.  Funky clothes and music go in and out of fashion all the time and can be changed in a few seconds.  A baby is for life!

That cool car with the loud muffler and the money you don't have $1000 wheels can be replaced, but the barb wire tattoo on your arm that is now out of style and will be a wrinkled mess when your 50 is hard to remove.  The chinese letters on your neck will look silly in a few years, and you'll be kicking yourself saying what was I thinking!

Don't let a few beers or experimenting with drugs alter your life forever.  You only have one brain don't burn the all the brain cells with recklessness. We know of family and friends that have been killed or hurt over a simple night of partying.  Yes, we can have fun but be careful and be responsible, and always have a trusted friend nearby.  

You have your whole wonderful life in front of you with many terrific experiences yet to be had, so take it slow and wait a little while there is not rush to grow up and be cool.  All in good time. 

Life is a long winding wonderful road, give yourself time to enjoy the beautiful curves, falls, and rises.  You have just started your climb and the view is best from the mountaintop.

With Love,

Coach K

Tom Kaufmann

Let Go

The New You

"When I let go of who I am, I become what I might be" -  Lao Tzu

We all have these beliefs of who we are or expectations of who we should be, but when we open ourselves up to new ideas and experiences and let go of preconceived notions of what we should be we create space to become the person beyond our greatest expectations.

With a little rain and sunshine plants grow.  With a little love and faith, we can also grow to become better than we every imagined. 

With God all things are possible!

With Love,

Coach K

Tom Kaufmann

Optimism

Optimism

Optimism is the belief that things will work out for your benefit.  Whatever we want to do, achieve, or accomplish is done with optimism whether we realize it or not.  Optimism is another word for hope.

The airplane, automobile,  lightbulb, and telephone were created by inventors like the Wright Brothers,  Henry Ford,  Thomas Edison, and Alexander Graham Bell that failed at countless attempts, suffering setbacks, frustrations, and financial ruin to finally achieve their incredible dreams that benefit mankind to this day. 

Optimism is one of the overlooked resources that we all possess always at our disposal.  Yet, it's often hard to be optimistic when you've met with failure or when others even well meaning loved ones tell you it can't be done or that you will never make it. 

Anything worth doing is going to have failures or setbacks. that's OK.  When we fall, pick ourselves up and say next time, next time, next time! Optimism like many other skills or habits can be practiced or learned, for some it comes naturally for others we must work at it, whatever you desire from a simple goal, to a large project, begin and be of good cheer,  be optimistic that you will accomplish your desire. 

Yes you can achieve your dreams with a little optimism.

With Love,

Coach K

Tom Kaufmann