2020 NutraChallenge Calendar of Events

Pillar 1: Daily Exercise 10k Steps/Day – Level 2 includes adding in 2 days of Weight Training and 2 days of Interval High Intensity Training.

This Is intentionally Pillar 1 because science is finding that one of the greatest killers of our day is a sedentary lifestyle, one without daily movement.

As I was constructing the NutraChallenge I wondered how I could design a challenge that everyone could participate in. One that was not exclusionary to anyone who truly desired to live a long-healthy life of vibrance, energy and passion.

This proved an interesting challenge for me because I am an intense person… When I challenge myself I go all in and in the past have burnt myself out… over and over again.

Now that I turned 40 years old and graduated the ‘HighSchool of Life’, I have learned many important things… one being: Sometimes slowing down can help you speed up…

I always had a hard time getting behind ‘just’ walking as a form of daily exercise because it literally felt like I wasn’t doing anything,I was ‘just’ walking but when I pulled the ‘just’ off the front and called it walking, I realized it is an excellent workout that has no major impact on joints and if you speed up your walk or walk uphill slightly, you can even get and maintain an elevated heart rate… Wait… so walking can be cardio?! Heck yeah it can…

There are ways to increase the difficulty of your daily 10k steps:

-      Hike or incline, speed, rest periods

There are ways to increase the effectiveness of your daily10k steps:

-      Walk Fasted…

If you cannot currently walk 10k steps per day right now due to disability, injury, neuropathy or obesity? that is OK!!! You can still participate in the NutraChallenge by Starting with Pillars 2, 3 & 4.

If you are unable to walk or want to choose an exercise other than walking, that is also totally fine! The key here is daily activity that elevates your heart rate and gets you moving, preferably outside but all daily activity can count on this challenge! 

So once you gain your mobility back, or decide to start walking, you can add in Pillar 1… The key here is to be nice to yourself, learn to love yourself more and to educate yourself and decipher the truth that has led you to this point and then take one daily action everyday to give your body what it needs to heal.

Pillar 2: Daily Intermittent Fasting.

I want you to see results on the NutraChallenge... Intermittent Fasting coupled with walking 10k steps per day on the NutraChallenge will transform you and your body! 

***AS ALWAYS, CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE YOU CHANGE YOUR DIET OR ADD IN A DAILY EXERCISE ROUTINE***

I have already lost 16 lbs in 30 days on the First ever NutraChallenge. 

So no matter what diet you choose to follow, Intermittent Fasting could help your body produce more true fuel and learn to heal itself again. 

There are many things I look forward to learning on my journey to being healthy at 99 and am excited you are on the journey with me. 

This requires goals

What do you want to do?

Are you sick and need to get better?

Do you want to lose weight and keep it off?

Do you want to get shredded?

Do you want to have more energy to play with your kids?

Do you want to increase your longevity so you can watch your children do incredible things later in life?

Do you want to help the people around you decipher the noise from the truth?

This all requires education on your part and a commitment to health at the core.

Some say supplements are pointless because we should be getting our nutrients from the foods we eat… When I hear people say this I ask ok, what do you eat on a daily basis?

The answer to that question does not usually add up to everything their body needs to grow and thrive… and in fact the true answer to that question could be putting you into much more harm and need of proper supplementation than you think… Why do I say this?

Toxins! That is why… Even if you try to eat healthy your entire life, there will be many times you are duped into thinking something is healthy and adopting it even for years on end as a healthy addition to your diet… when in fact many scientific studies have shown that it may be covered in poison or pesticides or has other potentially debilitating side effects.

We need to be more vigilant now days than ever before if we desire to live a healthy, pain free and disease free life.

The proper way to eat for health and longevity in my opinion and Dr. Joel Furhman's opinion is a Nutratarian diet. This does leave room for your once per week delicious 8oz prime rib, lobster or cheesecake…

In fact if you choose to eat beef, buying grass fed and grass finished beef must now be our only option as all other commercially processed meat is laced with antibiotics which means we are micro dosing unknown antibiotics each time we eat commercial meat. 

Lets get back to goals…

This will help you narrow down the supplementation that is right for you.

Building Muscle requires different supplementation than merely losing weight…

Inflammation has now been scientifically proven to be the main root cause of most major diseases that exist today. This means that including inflammation lowering supplements should assist in lowering pain and ultimately assist in the disappearance of certain medical conditions altogether.

To find out what your body specifically needs, discuss your individual goals with a nutritionist or naturopath. 

It is important for many reasons to get your sleep during challenges and in general, so your body can repair