Health Progress is Slow, Here's Why.

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Hey, what's going on, everybody.

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Welcome back to the elemental Ivan show.

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Today is a Monday mini episode.

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So today will be a shorter The normal as compared to our Wednesday episodes,

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which are full length episodes.

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And today's episode is going to be on a topic about normally occurs when.

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I'm going through a health program with someone.

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If I'm coaching someone on really changing their true health and

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their, you know, healthy habits.

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This is really, um, a typical kind of question that would come up in a program.

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And that is why is my progress taking so long?

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Or is it, why am I moving so slow?

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So.

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This is a very common question because.

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Typically, if you are doing a real health program.

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Okay.

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It's usually going to be a.

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You know, a minimum of a month, maybe 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or even a year.

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Right?

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The reason this is, is because true health takes a long time to really develop.

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Okay.

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So if your slope, if your progress is slow, this is, you know, can be

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viewed as a good thing because true health takes time to really develop.

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So the best piece of advice is to simply just stay the course, whatever

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it may be, whatever course you're doing, whatever diet you're doing,

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whatever, I don't know, supplement you're taking whatever it may be.

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You have to give it time to really take effect.

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Okay.

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So in the health and wellness realm, right?

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As compared to maybe let's say pharmaceuticals or something like

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that, the drug company, right.

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The drugs that you would take are going to have a very immediate effect.

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Now the longterm effect of them can be very detrimental

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obviously, and I'm not here.

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Uh, promoting that or anything.

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I'm simply just saying that.

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You know, these medications can be very fast acting.

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But they're only dealing typically with symptoms, right?

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So we're getting to the root problem here with really changing our health.

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And this takes time.

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So a lot of the times people will start going through a health course.

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And let's say specifically with me,

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And in the first month, they actually realize that if they step on the

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scale, they might be the same weight or even heavier than they

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were when they started the program.

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Now there's a perfectly good reason for this.

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And that is simply that.

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Muscle while it takes up less space than fat.

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It is much more dense than fat is.

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So even though, you know, you can look in the mirror and you're

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probably going to look better, you can actually weigh more on the scale.

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So my piece of advice, definitely if you're going through a health program is.

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To not really worry about the scale.

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Of course you can hop on there and track your weight.

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I think it's really great for us to track, um, you know, our weight as well

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as our vitamin levels or mineral levels.

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You know, our testosterone are all, you know, the only way to really track it is

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to You know, to improve it is to track it and to see how we're doing right.

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So, of course you can step on the scale.

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You can see your weight and you can track it that But don't get tied up in it.

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Okay.

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Because there's a lot going on physiologically in your body that

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a scale by simply giving you a number is not going to explain.

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Also, I like to think of the example of supersize me in that video.

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He actually, at one point starts to lose weight from

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eating McDonald's all the time.

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And that is simply because he's just putting on more fat and he's losing

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weight, so, or sorry, losing muscle.

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So definitely don't worry too much about the scale.

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What you really should focus on, however, is how you're feeling.

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So I literally always say give it a month.

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So if you're doing a health program, that's shorter than a month, it's probably

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not going to be something that's going to be for really long lasting health, right?

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These are not, it's not going to set a foundation.

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It's not going to develop really good and solid habits that you're going to

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carry along with you for the future.

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Uh, for example, I have a seven day health reset, That is a reset.

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That is not a, you know, a program that is meant to develop these

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really foundational, solid.

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Healthy habits that are going to carry you out through life.

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Simply what that's doing is it's a reset.

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So I do my health reset whenever I'm getting off course.

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Right.

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So I already know the health knowledge that I should be

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doing, but it's a good reminder.

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It's a good way to, uh, really radically change how my day looks,

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you know, the structure of it.

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Um, am I waking up early, getting sunlight on my skin, drinking adequate amounts of

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water, getting grounded, uh, to the earth.

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Eating healthy foods, things like that.

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So that seven day reset is specifically for that, whereas a long-term program,

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which, you know, I start at a month and typically it's up to two or three months.

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Uh, and beyond.

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That is really where you're going to develop the healthy habits that

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are going to last you a lifetime, hopefully because you can develop

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them over a long period of time.

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Also, I think it's very important for us to remember that.

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It takes seven to 10 years for every cell in your body.

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Be replaced essentially.

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So to have a turnover, right?

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So in seven to 10 years, you are going to have.

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Practically a new body.

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Your body is going to be 100%.

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I knew all of the cells in your body are going to be new cells.

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They will have.

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You know, been completely replaced, died off, whatever it may have been.

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And so you have a new body every seven to 10 years.

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This is really empowering personally, in my opinion, to think about, you know, even

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if you've lived so many years eating very unhealthily and treating your body poorly.

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You can still change a lot of that around.

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You're going to be able to get new cells.

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You're going to have a brand new body to a degree, obviously.

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And, uh, this is like I said, very empowering.

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So we also have to think though that if that's how long it's taking for

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our cells to replenish themselves,

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It's going to take time for us to really set down these foundational habits and

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to really notice and see the healthy changes that are taking place in our body.

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Some of these changes are very noticeable.

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Fast could be even within the first week.

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And some of them can take a month, 2, 3, 4 months even to really be recognized.

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So have patients with it.

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Absolutely.

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I also really like to state that.

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Look.

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For me personally, I lived, uh, you know, a majority of my childhood

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without the knowledge I have now.

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And so I live my life in a way.

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That consumed.

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Processed foods, junk food, you know, um, I did work out quite

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a bit cause I was in sports.

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However, aside from that, it was like, you know, hanging around

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the house, just hanging out with friends and enjoying life, but

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not really prioritizing my health.

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You know, I was eating a lot of frozen processed foods and uh,

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sweets or whatever it may be.

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And so I've lived this majority of my childhood.

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In this manner, I can't expect to change my dieting and my lifestyle habits and

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all that and see all these changes.

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And then, you know, within like a week or two, no, it's going to take a

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year, maybe even two years for me to really lay this solid foundation of

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health and then to build upon that.

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So what we do in health programs is typically build in the first

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couple months, just healthy habits, you know, drink adequate water.

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I eat whole foods.

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Get exercise, get sunlight.

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You know, set your circadian rhythm, sleep properly, all these things.

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We're laying down the foundation for the habits, so that down the road, you

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can keep practicing these and build upon them year after year and develop

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better and better and better health each

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So that's really, what's taking place when you're doing these long-term programs.

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Don't be discouraged if you don't see your progress, Taking place right away.

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It will take time.

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You you're developing true health.

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If someone is trying to sell you on a week or a two week program, that's

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going to completely change your health and, and make you healthy for the

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rest of your life, you know, and, and.

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Create longevity in your life.

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They might be teaching some really good principles in there, but it's

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going to take a much longer than two weeks to actually develop those.

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So that two week course.

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If you have access You're going to have to take it a few times over to

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really get those habits and lifestyle changes instilled into your day-to-day

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life and then grow upon them.

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So even my seven day reset, for example,

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I do that multiple times, maybe two or three times a year.

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And that's that I already have my foundation But for people who

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don't have that laid out, you know, I would first off recommend just

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taking a normal health course.

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That's going to be a prolonged health course where you can

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really develop these habits.

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But if you just have the seven day reset, then you know, you should take that course

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a few times and really practice that and start laying down those foundations.

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And in no way, is that even going to be the best thing to do for your

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longterm health, you know, uh, really having a coach that can walk you

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through over a month minimum, right?

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Where they really just show you all the ropes.

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And try to teach you these habits and instill them into your life.

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That is going to be the best way to definitely create a

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massive change in your health.

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And so, yeah, essentially what I'm saying here is you just need to be patient.

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You need to be patient with the entire process of creating better health.

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Better health is going to take time.

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You've lived your way, or you lived your life in this, you know,

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manner of consuming, junk food.

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Uh, playing video games or whatever it may be.

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It may, maybe not even that just a sedentary lifestyle,

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So it's going to take time to develop these new habits habits, take time to

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really instill and become a habit, right?

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Uh, like brushing your teeth in the morning or whatever it may be.

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You almost can do it without thinking about it.

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Like it just is part of your day.

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It's part of your routine.

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And so that's what we're trying to do with our health habits as well.

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So if you are, you know, going through a health course or whatever, maybe

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have patients take time with it.

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And in terms of, even with supplements, for example,

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take time, be patient with it.

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If you are starting to take magnesium or vitamin D or.

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I don't know, fill in the blank.

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Right?

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You have to take time to really notice the changes, especially, uh, if you

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can get a blood test done and really notice the changes in, in your blood

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and, uh, just the overall levels.

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And, you know, even with, for example, I love spirulina and chlorella, for example,

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and I take it in two different forms.

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There's energy bits and there's organic.

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Those are typically the two ways I'll take my spirulina and chlorella,

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and those are really great for detoxifying and, uh, the blood and,

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you know, giving you a boost of energy.

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Um, the spirulina is really good at protecting and aiding your

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mitochondria and energy production.

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Uh, they do some really awesome stuff, but those are the best

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ways that I will consume those.

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And even with those they've taken time for me to really recognize, uh,

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you know, chlorella, for example, is detoxifying of the blood.

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So it's going to also help with your odor.

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So if you smell bad or you just get really bad odor all the

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It's probably because you're eating a lot of stuff.

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That's not so good for you.

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Uh, it can be thing.

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It can be other stuff as well.

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Like I believe onions and garlic and just very pungent foods

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can create a scent as well.

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But when you take chlorella and spirulina, it takes a while until you

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really notice that your odor calms down.

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So, uh, once I started taking it, you know, it took a couple of weeks, but

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then all of a sudden you would wake up in the morning or after a workout.

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And you really didn't have as bad of an odor, which is really awesome,

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uh, to notice, but it took time.

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Right?

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You can't expect it to just happen immediately.

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I know there was a big trend going.

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I think on like tick talk or something about chlorella and it being an internal,

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uh, deodorant, which is, uh, correct.

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It's actually the chlorophyll in the chlorella, but

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nonetheless, it does take time.

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And, uh, if you are looking for a way to get some spirulina and chlorella,

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Organifi, and energy bits are an awesome way of getting both of those.

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Uh, the Organifi green juice has the spirulina and chlorella in it.

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And then energy bits has both of Uh, both very, very high quality and you

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But those are really, really great ones, too.

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Test and see, you know, how long does it take for your odor to calm down or, uh,

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you know, even with the health course, how long does it take for you to really see

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the results that you've been looking for?

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So, anyways, that's going to do it for today's Monday mini episode, maybe a

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little bit longer on this one, but I hope you all really enjoyed and just

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remember be patient with the process.

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Most processes will work regardless of what the diet is or the exercise

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plan is most of them will work.

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You just have to stick with them.

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You have to be consistent.

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You have to do them on a regular basis.

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Over an extended period of time, and I promise you we'll see results.

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So anyways, stick with it, do everything with good intentions,

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you know, the motto of the show.

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You all, I hope you really enjoyed the show and are walking away with

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some actionable steps to put into your life and improve your health.

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And.

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Uh, definitely today it would be patients with whatever, you know,

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health program that you're doing.

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So anyways, enjoy.

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The rest of your day and go after it go get it stay consistent and