My Manifesto

A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature. Manifestos relating to religious belief are generally referred to as creeds. Manifestos may also be life stance-related. My goal is to educate and empower individuals to take action on their dreams and goals. This blog is all about the experiences in my everyday life that capture my attention, inspire, and challenge me to be a better person.

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Very successful entrepreneurs take the time to analyze their lives and to look closely at their vision and their purpose in life. They put their lives on paper. They take the time to construct mental images that guide them on their journey. While most people are winging it, they put their life mission and business vision and goals on paper. Then they go to work executing their plan.

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There are people in this world I refer to as Dream Killers. You know them. They are your friends. They are your family. They are your followers online. They are anyone who is quick to spew negativity into your goals, dreams, aspirations, and even your inspirations meant for others. They are the...

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Yes!

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Failing While Daring Greatly -- “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson The narrow road to becoming a man of noble strength and love inevitably involves a poignant list of as many failures as it does sucesses. I’ve been receiving a lot lately from Brene Brown and her teaching and world class research on shame and vulnerability. She has given some remarkable Ted talks. In a recent Ted talk she gave great visibility to failure: “You know what the big secret about TED is? This is like the failure conference…You know why this place is amazing? Because very few people here are afraid to fail. And no one that gets on this stage so far that I’ve seen has not failed. I have failed miserably, many times. I don’t think the world understands that because of shame.” – Brene Brown An excerpt from a speech Teddy Roosevelt delivered in Paris in 1910, known to most of us as “The Man in the Arena” quote, touched some deep place in my heart as a young man on this subject of failure and success: It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat. Something in me knew that this was true when I first read it years ago. What matters most is the willingness to risk and actually enter the arena, to spend oneself on a worthy cause with courage and action, knowing that inevitably there will be moments of error “because there is no effort without error and shortcoming,” and that “daring greatly” is of high value regardless of the failure or success of the endeavor. My heart rose with longing to be that man. And yet, looking back, at the time this value of “daring greatly”, even if it ended in failure, was merely inspiration and not yet an internalized value forged in fire. Life is different now. And on my personal list I’ve got a few big check marks in “the thrill of victory” category and even more big check marks in the “agony of defeat” column. I’ve come to learn is this: the seeming failures, over time, seem to bring more fruit than the successes. And each time failure comes, it’s not that the failures hurt less. It’s that they hurt better. I have a garage wallpapered in unfilled hunting tags. And I don’t have enough fingers to count the failed relationships and fitness goals. I have lists of failed real estate projects, business ventures, writing projects, financial investments, dismal college savings accounts for the kids. It gets deeper. I couldn’t save my brother’s life. I battled for eighteen months against brain cancer. I fought to save his marriage, his career, his humor, his dignity… so much of it in the end was sand running through my calloused fingers. The list goes on… Checkmarks in both columns only come from taking risks. From choosing to live in a way that requires God to show up. And remember, “There is no effort without error and shortcoming,” reminds Roosevelt. Dallas Willard suggests that it requires true courage to lay down control of outcomes. In 1962 JFK created the Navy Seals as a specialzed unit of the world’s most elite force for handling the most dangerous missions. In Cade Courtley’s book, Seal survival guide, he emphasizes a Navy Seals motto: “Plan for success and train for failure.” There some deep truth of the masculine journey in this motto. Plan for success and train for failure. Better than asking, “Where are you succeeding?” I would rather ask, “Where are you daring greatly?” The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Both are essential. What are your checkmarks? Are you risking enough to be acquiring a healthy mosaic of failures? How have you interpreted them? Father forgive me for judging failure as a category very different from how you intended. Forgive me for interpreting failure through a lens of fear and shame rather than from a place of sonship. I invite you to teach me afresh – I want to unlearn how I have learned the significance of failure. I want to experience your interpretation of failure and your way of using it as a context to initiate me and mature me as a man, and to validate me as a son. I give you alone permission to interpret the list of defeats in my life. Father, I ask as well that you would remind me of the victories we have had together and help me to hold onto those tightly in my memory. I ask that you would give me increasing courage to “dare greatly” and risk the possibility of failure, because the life of whole-heartedness and the intimacy that I so long for with you is available on no other path… Via -- www.becomegoodsoil.com "Failing While Daring Greatly"

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6 quick reasons to work with a Certified Financial Planner

1. You don't know what you don't know. 2. You have good intentions but never set aside time. 3. Doing it all yourself isn't efficient. 4. You're not objective. 5. Keeping up with change is a full time job. 6. You see the trees, but not the forest.

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The drive to perform. The strength to endure. The will to recover and go do it all over again. As an athlete, your motivation comes from the inside and is reflected on the out. your best is determined by your mind-set paired with your body's ability to perform at its peak. Like all finely tuned machines, it needs the proper FUEL to get it going and keep it running. When your body is fueled by Mila, you'll compete at your highest level, naturally. Mila is unlike anything you've encountered before. It's not a lab-created supplement. It's not a powder you have to force yourself to choke down. It's not a potentially harmful injection. Produced by Mother Nature and packaged as it was produced. Mila is a whole, raw food meant for consumption. Your body craves omega-3s, fiber and antioxidants, and that's just what Mila delivers. Mila pushes your performance to new levels, helps you endure strenuous activity for a longer period of time, and makes recovering afterwards that much easier. With Mila, your body is finally getting what it needs. Start fueling your body the right way, right now. Testimonials "I give Mila full credit for a complete turn around of my endurance by giving my body what it needed and resolving my horrific GI issues. Before Mila I couldn't run past 7 miles without GI issues. Since adding Mila to my daily nutrition a few months ago, I have PR'ed by ~ 2 hours on a road 26.2 and trail 50K's. My road 50K has improved by ~ 40 minutes. Since adding Mila, my body craves healthy food." -Holland Carley, Ultrarunner "I routinely put in 30-hour training weeks as I prepare for ultra-cycling and ultra-running races. Mila helps me recover way quicker, run faster and hydrate when preparing for hot, desert runs. I would recommend Mila to any athlete looking for performance gains. It is a raw food 'not a supplement' which I like. It helps tremendously with re-hydration and recovery." -Jennifer Vogel, Ultrarunner and Ultracycler "I have now been eating Mila for close to 8 months. As an ultra distance athlete, I have found Mila to be very helpful with sustained energy and endurance throughout training, as well as during races. Previously, I struggled with hydration and blood sugar issues that have since been resolved by introducing Mila into my diet. As an added bonus, Mila has 15x's more Magnesium than broccoli, so I have been able to discontinue the use of my Magnesium prescription used in the treatment of my heart condition!" -Traci Phillips, Ultra-runner, Owner/Lead Photographer@Traci Lynn Photography "As most everyone knows, our business of Breakthrough Nutrition is two fold. Our main priority is coaching athletes, but we also have a store side to provide athletes with the nutritional products they need. Our core customers are endurance athletes who can, and do, actually benefit from taking assorted gels and powders. Up until now, I have only really endorsed one product in the past year... For the past 2 weeks I have been experimenting with a new product and I have been overwhelmed by my body's response. I'm not going to go into how I ran 13 miles the other day or any of the other things I've done over the last 10 days. What I will tell you is that for the last week I have awoken every day pain free. For over the last year I would have soreness and swelling on my lower spin from my disk being inflamed. That stopped about 7 days ago. I have also made more strides in my recovery from my pinched nerve in the last 10 days than I have in the last 4 months. I hope you are rolling your eyes right now, and I hope you are skeptical because I was. When I sat down to hear about this product, I asked Heather Cortese to not tell me the benefits as I did not want to create a placebo affect. Be skeptical. Someone needs to be because what little skepticism I had just ended when I was laying down 6 min miles on the treadmill 30 minutes ago." -Clifton Duhon, President of Breakthrough Nutrition, Triathlete Professional Athletes Fueled by Mila

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If you are an athlete you understand the importance of what you put in your body can make or break your sports, workouts, and overall performance. Us athletes want to eat our best and put the best whole raw foods in our body so our overall performance is rockin! This amazing whole raw food is the most nutrient dense food on the planet and gives athletes that extra edge we all need to perform at our best. We are athletes and what we have experienced with eating Mila in our sports has been amazing. We have so much more endurance, our hydration is better, but the thing we have both noticed the most was that our body recovers from our hard workouts so much faster. I never feel sore anymore and our body’s are ready to go everyday no matter what we throw at them. We work our bodies hard daily too so we love our Mila. We wanted to share this information with you so you can experience the same thing we are experiencing. If you are looking for the best food out there that will make you feel your best Mila is the food for you!

For Athletes I recommend putting the Mila in your water bottle throughout your workouts. We also make Mila bars (see our Mila recipes) that we eat before we workout that gives us the energy we need and endurance to make it through and feel great too. We love Mila in our smoothies too. Those are our favorite ways to eat Mila for our workouts and sports. The greatest part about Mila is it can be added to anything you eat or drink as it barely has any taste or smell.

How Mila helps your overall performance:

Doing your best hinges on two key factors: physical ability and mental focus. Mila optimizes both. The proprietary blend of Salvia hispanica L. seed that is Mila promotes the formation of lean muscle mass, lubrication of joints and mineralization of bones. This incredible seed has been used for centuries to increase performance ability. Ancient Aztec warriors often survived on a handful of it alone during battles, understanding the physical strength, increased energy and heightened focus it delivers.

With its perfect balance of essential omega-3s and omega-6s, Mila also increases flexibility of cell membranes, creating improved nutrient transport and nerve transmission within your body. This whole, raw super food boosts your brain’s power and makes focusing on your end goal that much easier. You’ll have an edge on the competition when your mind and body are optimized by Mila.

How Mila can help your Endurance:

Mila causes a powerful scientific reaction to happen within your body that extends your endurance levels. When Mila is mixed with liquid, a gel forms in the stomach that acts as a physical barrier, blocking your digestive enzymes from breaking down carbohydrates. This slows the conversion of carbohydrates into sugars, fueling your body longer. By regularly consuming Mila before activity, you’ll prevent the dizziness and fatigue usually brought on by a crash in your blood glucose level. When you have to go harder longer, Mila endures it all with you.

What Mila does for Hydration:

All active people know that hydration levels directly affect performance ability. How many times have you seen professional athletes chugging sports drinks before running onto the field? Mila is like these sports drinks, minus all of the unnecessary sugars and artificial flavors. It’s pure, natural fuel for your body. With the ability to absorb at least 12x its weight in water, Mila holds onto moisture and prolongs your system’s hydration. This regulates electrolyte balance and nutrient absorption, which is especially important for runners. By mixing Mila with water, juice or foods rich in moisture, you’re preparing yourself to endure during times of extreme exertion.

How Mila helps your body recover quicker:

One of the defining characteristics of a true champion is the will to keep going, to never give up. Recuperating after activity is never easy, but Mila acts as your body’s natural medicine to speed the recovery process. With its anti-inflammatory properties, the Salvia hispanica L. seed aids in your body’s fight against muscle swelling. For marathon runners, bodybuilders and other athletes undergoing intense conditioning, this is an absolute must. Prescribed centuries ago by Aztec doctors, this healing seed was used by warriors to relieve joint conditions and muscle pain.

We have personally experienced all of these incredible benefits and that is why we are so passionate about this amazing whole raw food. We want to share this food with you so you can experience all of this too.

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If you’ve been thinking about trying something new… DON’T.

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I’ve been talking to a lot of people about their dreams and goals lately, and I keep consistently hearing this word and it makes me cringe.

Here it is:

"I’m going to give this or that a TRY…"

It just hits me like a ton of bricks and My heart breaks for them, because I know they’re setting themselves up for failure.

In the words of master Yoda, “Do or do not; there is no try.”

It’s all about mindset…

The truth is they’ll TRY something for a week, maybe a month. Then they’ll move on and TRY something else, and then something else… It’s a vicious cycle that sucks every last drop of life out of you.

Don’t just try.

COMMIT…

- to life - to family - to finances - to friendships - to relationships - to new business’

So if you’re thinking about trying something… Don’t. But if you’re ready to Commit to something then by all means let’s get started asap!

COMMIT and go get it.

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Even if you don’t quit your day job, there are definite benefits to starting a side hustle. Here are 3 advantages that come with having a side business:

1. Less Reliant on Others for Your Income

One of the harsh lessons of the most recent recession is that your day job doesn’t translate to financial security. Gone are the days when companies were loyal to their employees. These days, you can find your hours or commissions cut, or be the subject of a layoff without a lot of notice — or sympathy.

If you start a side business, though, you can rely less on your day job for financial security. With a side business, you have another source of income. While it won’t make up for the loss of a lucrative day job, it can go a long way toward helping you as you look for another job. Plus, you can use the extra income to build up your emergency fund for just these situations.

With a side business, you have a little more peace of mind, and a bit of income diversity to fall back on when you need it.

2. Unlimited Earning Potential

Your side business means unlimited earning potential. With a “regular” job, you are limited by the constraints of the situation. You can only receive so many raises — and those are often capped. Additionally, your earning potential might depend on others in your team, on the whims of a boss, or on a company’s financial situation.

When you have a side business, your earning potential is unlimited. You can always make more money over time. You can grow your business in a way that isn’t limited by the realities attached to working for someone else. It’s better than cutting your budget as well. You have more flexibility to pay down debt, build wealth, and even spend on things that you want to do when you have a business that provides you the chance to keep earning more.

3. Possibility of True Self-Employment

Not everyone wants to quit the day job and turn to full-time self-employment. However, for those who think that maybe a little more freedom is desirable, the possibility of true self-employment is a definite advantage of a side business. Not to mention all of the tax benefits, but I don’t have the time to go that deep down the rabbit hole right now! With effort, it might be possible to grow the side business to a point that it becomes the primary income source. While self-employment does come with some disadvantages, by and large it’s possible to get to the point where you can set your own schedule, and have a little more freedom with how you use your time, and when and where you work.

You don’t have to turn your side business into your main income source, but having a little side income can be a good way to improve your financial situation.

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If you start thinking to yourselves, “I did all this. And all by myself. I’m rich. It’s all mine!”—well, think again. Remember that God, your God, gave you the strength to produce all this wealth so as to confirm the covenant that he promised to your ancestors—as it is today. -- Deuteronomy 8:17-18 (The Message)

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What is the world’s greatest lie?” the little boy asks. The old man replies, “It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie.

Paulo Coelho

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The Perfect Paleo Margarita.

The NorCal margarita recipe has been the go-to cocktail for those who want an alcoholic drink that minimizes damage to blood sugar. This tasty tipple is gluten free, lime juice dampens the insulin response, and bubbles from soda water speed up alcohol delivery to the bloodstream. But! It lacks one critical flavor of the classic margarita: the orange. Sure, you could add a teensy bit of sugar-laden triple sec or a squeeze of orange juice, but how does one make a drink taste orangey without adding any sugar at all?

Wait for it… What about essential oil? Eureka! Fancy-schmancy mixologists might carefully harvest an orange from this year’s Nobel prize-winning tree, lovingly wash it with tears of angels, shave the choicest peel, and expertly twist. But laymen can use food-grade wild orange essential oil, which is also known for its ability to instill feelings of peace. Happiness points bonus!

1.5 oz 100% agave tequila

1 oz. lime juice (about 1 lime)

4 oz soda water

Stevia to sweeten.

1 drop Genesis Pure Organic essential oil. Also could use Grapefruit.

Orange essential oil flows quickly, so pour slowly. If you accidentally pour 2 drops, either scoop one out or drink an extra-orangey version.

Shake / mix / dump however you’d like and enjoy with or without a salted rim and ice.

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Linear income: 95% of Americans have, but only participate in 5% of the wealth. Leveraged income: 5% of Americans have, but participate in 95% of the wealth. Which one do you want?

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Robert Kiyosaki’s 10 Keys to Financial Freedom Financial freedom is one of the most desired wishes anyone has, and it is so for a good reason. You can never expect when there will be a financial crisis, sweeping away all your wealth and income sources. As a result, educating yourself about the importance of financial freedom, as well as the means to achieve it is very essential. Robert Kiyosaki, an eight-grade dropout entrepreneur and investor, is one of the most popular financial literary activist and commentators living today. His book “Rich Dad Poor Dad” is rated as one of the best personal finance books of all time, and in it he details many ways to achieve financial freedom. 1. Accept Full Responsibility Every choice you make has its own consequences, some of which may cause damage to your wealth irreversibly. Hence, you must accept complete responsibility to secure your financial future. Understand that every decision and choice you make today will impact your life tomorrow. Therefore, it is essential that you evaluate all your financial decisions, purchases and expenses within the context of your long-term financial objectives. 2. Control Your Spending We live in a consumer-driven world where we are compelled to spend continuously. Your spending habits are one of the main reasons why you won’t be able to secure your financial future easily. Track your every expense and think twice before making any purchase. It will be hard to do so at first, especially if you are prone to uncontrollable spending, but once you learn how to manage your expenses, then moving towards achieving your financial freedom will be a cakewalk. 3. Having a Budget is Crucial Creating a budget and living within its limitations is crucial for achieving financial freedom in your life. A budget gives you the input you need to manage your income and control your expenses. In short, a budget gives you a sense of accountability. If you want to secure your personal finances, then a budget will provide you with tools to achieve just that. 4. Pay Yourself First One of the key fundamental practices to achieve financial freedom is to work for yourself, rather than work for a bank or a credit card company. Learn to pay yourself first before you pay someone else. By doing this you achieve two things: you make yourself richer, and you stop getting poorer. Only when you save money today can you invest it tomorrow, ensuring your financial freedom in the process. 5. Never Have Any Debt Debt is one of the leading causes of financial insecurity in many people’s lives. It starts consuming you from the inside, stopping you from pursuing your dreams, hopes and goals in life. Debt deprives you of a happy future. Being debt-free should be one your unrelenting goals in life, and you should commit yourself totally to stay that way. Debt-free living should be your passion if you want to achieve financial freedom. 6. Establish an Emergency Fund An emergency fund is a cash cushion that will support your living expenses for at least 3 months. It can also come in handy when you need to cover unforeseen expenses in your everyday life such as repairs, medical expenses and other emergencies. Having an emergency fund is essential to make sure that you don’t resort to debt when such situations arise. Ensuring that your living expenses will be covered will also give you “peace of mind”. One of the best ways to have a cash cushion is to set up an alternate bank account and start saving for your emergency fund. 7. Never Stop Learning Educating yourself about financial matters regularly should be your top priority. Today, there are countless sources to update your knowledge about the finance industry and how it works. Take full responsibility of your financial life by committing yourself completely to it. Instead of reading all topics in one sitting, you can start learning one subject at a time. For example, you can read about home budgets if that is what you are interested in. Likewise, there are many other financial matters that you can learn consecutively, thereby increasing your overall financial literacy. 8. Have Clear and Concise Financial Goals If you don’t have any clear defined financial goals, then it will be very hard to work towards securing your financial freedom. If you want to establish a big business, work towards it by starting your own company. Alternatively, if you want to be an investor, learn to pick the right opportunities and grab them immediately when available. Only when you have your financial goals clearly in your mind will you be able to recognize your true potential. Having goals and working towards them will also motivate you to life the life you’ve already dreamed out. 9. Network Marketing The low startup cost of setting up a network marketing company is a great advantage to have. It is very hard to start a big business without huge investments and time. A network marketing company will give you the time you need to build your business skills and transition from being a low-level employee to a highly paid businessperson. Hence, networking marketing is one of the perfect ways to secure your financial freedom. Network Marketing supplies you with a residual income, so you make money while you sleep and travel. Note: Just make sure that you understand the biz model and believe in the companies products and they are legit and credited. One company with a great reputation and amazing results is Genesis Pure. 10. Simplify Your Life Life is becoming more complex with almost every passing day. Running after money and your financial goals will distract you from things that are very important in life. As a result, you will start to lose your motivation and slump into the darkness. Hence, it is very essential that you simplify your life by freeing up your mind of all the clutter. The key to financial freedom is very simple: convert your regular earned income into passive income or portfolio income. With this in mind, it is very easy to achieve the goals you desire without giving up on things that you hold close to your heart.

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What is adrenal fatigue? Adrenal fatigue is a collection of signs and symptoms, known as a syndrome, that results when the adrenal glands function below the necessary level. Most commonly associated with intense or prolonged stress, it can also arise during or after acute or chronic infections, especially respiratory infections such as influenza, bronchitis or pneumonia. As the name suggests, its paramount symptom is fatigue that is not relieved by sleep but it is not a readily identifiable entity like measles or a growth on the end of your finger. You may look and act relatively normal with adrenal fatigue and may not have any obvious signs of physical illness, yet you live with a general sense of unwellness, tiredness or "gray" feelings. People experiencing adrenal fatigue often have to use coffee, colas and other stimulants to get going in the morning and to prop themselves up during the day. This syndrome has been known by many other names throughout the past century, such as non-Addison's hypoadrenia, sub-clinical hypoadrenia, neurasthenia, adrenal neurasthenia, adrenal apathy and adrenal fatigue. Although it affects millions of people in the U.S. and around the world, conventional medicine does not yet recognize it as a distinct syndrome. Adrenal fatigue can wreak havoc with your life. In the more serious cases, the activity of the adrenal glands is so diminished that you may have difficulty getting out of bed for more than a few hours per day. With each increment of reduction in adrenal function, every organ and system in your body is more profoundly affected. Changes occur in your carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism, fluid and electrolyte balance, heart and cardiovascular system, and even sex drive. Many other alterations take place at the biochemical and cellular levels in response to and to compensate for the decrease in adrenal hormones that occurs with adrenal fatigue. Your body does its best to make up for under-functioning adrenal glands, but it does so at a price. What causes adrenal fatigue? Adrenal fatigue is produced when your adrenal glands cannot adequately meet the demands of stress.* The adrenal glands mobilize your body's responses to every kind of stress (whether it's physical, emotional, or psychological) through hormones that regulate energy production and storage, immune function, heart rate, muscle tone, and other processes that enable you to cope with the stress. Whether you have an emotional crisis such as the death of a loved one, a physical crisis such as major surgery, or any type of severe repeated or constant stress in your life, your adrenals have to respond to the stress and maintain homeostasis. If their response is inadequate, you are likely to experience some degree of adrenal fatigue.* During adrenal fatigue your adrenal glands function, but not well enough to maintain optimal homeostasis because their output of regulatory hormones has been diminished - usually by over-stimulation.* Over-stimulation of your adrenals can be caused either by a very intense single stress, or by chronic or repeated stresses that have a cumulative effect.* Who is susceptible to adrenal fatigue? Anyone can experience adrenal fatigue at some time in his or her life.* An illness, a life crisis, or a continuing difficult situation can drain the adrenal resources of even the healthiest person.* However, there are factors that can make you more susceptible to adrenal fatigue.* These include certain lifestyles (poor diet, substance abuse, too little sleep and rest, or too many pressures), chronic illness or repeated infections such as bronchitis or pneumonia, prolonged situations that you feel trapped or helpless in (bad relationships, stressful jobs, poverty, imprisonment), or maternal adrenal fatigue during gestation.* How common is adrenal fatigue? Although there are no recent statistics available, Dr. John Tinterra, a medical doctor who specialized in low adrenal function, said in 1969 that he estimated that approximately 16% of the public could be classified as severe, but that if all indications of low cortisol were included, the percentage would be more like 66%. This was before the extreme stress of 21st century living, 9/11, and the severe economic recession we are experiencing. How can I tell if my adrenals are fatigued? You may be experiencing adrenal fatigue if you regularly notice one or more of the following:* 1. You feel tired for no reason. 2. You have trouble getting up in the morning, even when you go to bed at a reasonable hour. 3. You are feeling rundown or overwhelmed. 4. You have difficulty bouncing back from stress or illness. 5. You crave salty and sweet snacks. 6. You feel more awake, alert and energetic after 6PM than you do all day. Are there health conditions related to adrenal fatigue? The processes that take place in any chronic disease, from arthritis to cancer, place demands on your adrenal glands. Therefore, it is likely that if you are suffering from a chronic disease and morning fatigue is one of your symptoms, your adrenals may be fatigued to some degree.*Also, any time a medical treatment includes the use of corticosteroids, diminished adrenal function is probably present.* All corticosteroids are designed to imitate the actions of the adrenal hormone, cortisol, and so the need for them arises primarily when the adrenals are not providing the required amounts of cortisol. Can people experiencing adrenal fatigue feel their best again? Yes, with proper care most people experiencing adrenal fatigue can expect to feel good again.

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Mila vs. Chia?

Are you wondering what the differences are between Mila and Chia? If you truly care about your health and what you put into your body, continue reading. If you get to the end are still not sure, leave me a comment and I will answer your question.

Mila vs. Chia

Many people have reported significant health upgrades consuming Mila that they did not receive while eating other chia seed brands, including us!

There are over 100 varieties of chia seeds. Most of the chia brands on the market are mass produced and not tested for specific nutritional values, variety or potency, not thoroughly cleaned, and not all harvested at their peak of nutrition. MILA seeds are mostly grown on small farms close to the equator where the soil is very mineral rich, and the climate and elevation is perfect to produce the most nutrient dense seeds. Genesis Pure independently tests each crop to ensure that every bag of MILA has the varieties that are the highest in Omega-3′s, protein, fiber, antioxidants, phytonutrients, vitamins and minerals. Not only is the Mila blend hand selected, it is also meticulously cleaned to ensure there are no stems, weed seeds or unripened seeds. Genesis Pure is the only company that uses a proprietary cold fracturing system to open the seeds, making them easier to digest and much more bio-available -meaning the nutrients absorb easily and are utilized by our body to continuously heal and bring balance on a cellular level. Oftentimes, whole seeds do not break down easily and therefore they move through our system without being absorbed and utilized for their powerful nutritional qualities. Seeds that are ground in large quantities (such as ground chia sold in stores) can heat up during the grinding process which destroys enzymes (life force), causing oxidation and tremendous loss of nutrients.

MILA could help you:

Maintain a healthy heart Neutralize the free radicals that can cause premature aging Flush out age-accelerating toxins Regain youthful exuberance Improve skin elasticity Enhance your hair, skin and nails Keep your joints lubricated Reduce muscle soreness and speed rejuvenation Relieve hunger pains Formulate meal replacements Balance hormones Control excess acids associated with indigestion, heartburn and sour stomach

What is in Mila that makes all this possible?

Protein:

Every cell in the body contains protein. Proteins build, repair and maintain tissues throughout the entire body. Amino acids that come from protein act as the brain’s building blocks.

We Need Protein For:

Building (and rebuilding!) at the cellular level Repairing hair, skin, nails, muscle tendons and ligaments, organs, & immune system Promoting alertness, activity, energy and calmness through neurotransmitters Recovering from exercise Antioxidants:

Antioxidants protect our cells by limiting oxidative damage to biological structures by passivating free radicals.

We Need Antioxidants For:

Combating free radicals for anti-aging Fighting oxidative stress Increasing energy Improving memory Protecting the omega-3s in Mila Fiber:

There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber becomes gelatinous slowing the rate of sugar and carbohydrate absorption. Insoluble fiber creates a bulking action in the intestine improving bowel health and colon transit time with absorbing toxins.

We Need Fiber For:

Digestive wellness Cardiovascular health Regularity Detoxification Blood sugar balancing Energy balance Weight management Phytonutrients:

Phytonutrients are chemical compounds that are naturally found in plants and thought to promote human health.

We Need Phytonutrients For:

Boosting immune response Reducing inflammation Promoting heart health Repairing DNA damage Enhancing cell-to-cell communication Omega-3s:

Omega-3s are essential fatty acids that are an integral part of every cell in the body.

We Need Omega-3s For:

Brain health and development Cardiovascular health Reducing inflammation Energy production Metabolic health and balance Cellular structure and function Breast and prostate health Blood sugar

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