My wife and I enjoy weightlifting at our local YMCA 6 or so times a week and we have added a couple of things to our daily routine that could be of benefit to some who may be interested.
Two years ago we began to use the sauna based on scientific research we heard, that I don't remember and can't bore you with, but which was very impressive. We do it 5 days a week for 15 minutes at a time and it has been a real blessing. My sauna is usually around 200 degrees and you build up a tolerance to it. One of the benefits we've noticed is that our skin never gets dry, which is something that I struggled with every winter. There's all kind of research about rates of mortality decreasing and things called telomeres, and I can't speak to that, but I can say that we have noticed that inflammation decreases with using the sauna, as well.
Earlier this year we added in time restricted eating, or intermittent fasting, and it has also increased our quality of life. We only consume calories between 7am and 3pm. I have a friend who does noon-8pm. Where the window falls, I don't think is terribly important, but the idea is to give your digestive system time off. Again, there is a lot of research that details the benefits of this kind of schedule and I don't want to bore you with it, you can Google it, but I do want to share that it really has changed our lives. For one, I struggled mightily with insomnia for many years and nothing could help. Now I'm cured! My wife sleeps better too. We eat basically anything during the eating window, though "smartly": making sure to get enough fruits and vegetables and protein. But if you think about how life has been for our ancestors, having food available 24/7 is really a new thing and not the way humans ate for millenia. Being able to pop open the fridge for a snack came along recently and it's led to some pretty bad outcomes.
Both practices have really helped us. If you are interested, check in to them and feel free to ask any questions. I would encourage you to make time for exercise, too, if possible. Culture has also become much more sedentary over the past 100 years but we aren't designed to be sedentary. We are God's temple and should care for it. We make time for the things that are important to us. The mind/body connection is powerful.
God bless!
Two years ago we began to use the sauna based on scientific research we heard, that I don't remember and can't bore you with, but which was very impressive. We do it 5 days a week for 15 minutes at a time and it has been a real blessing. My sauna is usually around 200 degrees and you build up a tolerance to it. One of the benefits we've noticed is that our skin never gets dry, which is something that I struggled with every winter. There's all kind of research about rates of mortality decreasing and things called telomeres, and I can't speak to that, but I can say that we have noticed that inflammation decreases with using the sauna, as well.
Earlier this year we added in time restricted eating, or intermittent fasting, and it has also increased our quality of life. We only consume calories between 7am and 3pm. I have a friend who does noon-8pm. Where the window falls, I don't think is terribly important, but the idea is to give your digestive system time off. Again, there is a lot of research that details the benefits of this kind of schedule and I don't want to bore you with it, you can Google it, but I do want to share that it really has changed our lives. For one, I struggled mightily with insomnia for many years and nothing could help. Now I'm cured! My wife sleeps better too. We eat basically anything during the eating window, though "smartly": making sure to get enough fruits and vegetables and protein. But if you think about how life has been for our ancestors, having food available 24/7 is really a new thing and not the way humans ate for millenia. Being able to pop open the fridge for a snack came along recently and it's led to some pretty bad outcomes.
Both practices have really helped us. If you are interested, check in to them and feel free to ask any questions. I would encourage you to make time for exercise, too, if possible. Culture has also become much more sedentary over the past 100 years but we aren't designed to be sedentary. We are God's temple and should care for it. We make time for the things that are important to us. The mind/body connection is powerful.
God bless!
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