The Path to Men's Vitality

If the oil light signal lights up on the dash of your car, would you ever ignore it? Or worse, cover it up with a black marker and keep driving?  As ridiculous and ill–advised as that sounds, many of us men tend to deal with our health problems in similar ways. All too often we ignore the "oil light" of chronic aches and pains, learning to live with it or simply covering them up with drugs. Recurrent aches and pains are often the body’s warning light of an underlying chronic degenerative condition that needs to be addressed. As a result, too many men suffer needlessly from preventable health problems that adversely affect the quality and quantity of their health as they age, sapping their precious vitality prematurely.  Research shows that women tend to live longer, healthier lives because they are more likely to be proactive with their health and heed the warnings signs before they become major problems.  

The good news is that your body is designed to heal itself when given the right opportunity.  That right opportunity includes making the healthiest choices in regards to diet and exercise and having a healthy spine and nervous system. Past auto accidents, sports injuries and daily stresses from sitting and working in front of computers have taken a toll on our posture and spine. Unresolved spinal injuries, bulging or herniated disc disorders, abnormal spinal curves and spinal subluxations interfere with nerve signals that control and regulate your body’s organ and tissues, including the healing process. Actively correcting these chronic spinal problems with chiropractic care, posture training and core strengthening exercises resolves many chronic conditions by restoring proper nerve supply, reducing inflammation and maximizing your body’s healing process.

Now that you’ve addressed your chronic ailments and laid the foundation for restored health with a balanced spine and nervous system, you’re ready to regain and maintain healthy testosterone naturally for renewed vitality.

 Start with the foods you are eating. Processed and preservative filled foods, as well as antibiotic and hormone laden dairy and meats, are loaded with toxic chemicals that are known as hormone disruptors or estrogen mimickers that interfere and suppress your precious testosterone supply. In addition, all those extra calories from poor food choices have led to an obesity epidemic. Recent statistics show that 67% of men ages 35–44 and 72% of men ages 45–64 years are considered obese. The extra fat we carry produces a chemical called aromatase which converts our precious testosterone into estrogen, causing low energy, low sex drive and the feminization of the American male. Cleaning up your diet by consuming organic fresh fruits and vegetables and antibiotic and hormone–free proteins dramatically reduces your toxic exposure and aromatase conversion.

Recent studies show that those with greater strength compared to those with the weakest had a 32% reduced death rate from all causes and a 50% reduction in heart deaths and 32% reduction in deaths from cancer. Motivated yet? Renewed strength restores energy, adds confidence and solidifies belief that your future is bright. The best exercises that promote and increase testosterone naturally are squats, dead lifts, pull–ups/chin–ups, push–ups, and bench presses. Add high intensity interval training to your new routine with eight 30 second bursts of activity and you can naturally increase human growth hormone (HGH) in your body by as much as 500%. 

Remember change is easy—thinking about change is hard. Change happens with one choice at a time, promoting progress and not perfection.

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