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2020 Black Friday / Cyber Monday Deals for Health, Longevity & Performance

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Here are a few of my favorite health, fitness and longevity products that are currently on sale (November 23-December 6, 2020).

But remember, do not fall into the huge negative impact that hyper consumerism has on our planet by purchasing things you don’t need or won’t improve you or a loved one’s life. Spend consciously.

My Top 3 Recommendations

Onnit’s Total Human free 7-day trial (good while supplies last). Their full Black Friday deals run from 11/26 through 12/6 include:

  • 25% OFF SUPPLEMENTS
  • 20% OFF NUTRITION 
  • 10% OFF FITNESS EQUIPMENT
  • 30% (AND UP) OFF APPAREL
  • 50% OFF ONNIT 6 PROGRAMS
  • UP TO 60% OFF DOORBUSTERS

Purity Organic Coffee — My favorite and the healthiest coffee available, with 2x the antioxidants of other leading brands and lab tested to ensure their coffee is free of mold and mycotoxins. I love their decaf! 20% off everything + free shipping with code BF20. (11/26-11/30)

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Viome — The leading company in microbiome and individualized health testing. Get 50% off your first month on all plans with code DECODED. Their Health Intelligence test (which measures microbiome, biological age, stress response plus mitochondrial, cellular and immune health) is only $199 (normally $599 so I got one!). Their Gut Intelligence (microbiome) test is only $119 (normally $299). Get an additional $10 off with code TROY10.

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Part 3 Recovery Series: Food – The Secret Weapon to Bounce Back Faster from Surgery

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I mentioned in Part 1 of my RECOVERY series that I had been hospitalized for 14 days and had thoracic surgery. In this series I layout my blueprint for accelerating recovery and coming back stronger from a setback.

Proper nutrition can make a world of a difference on how fast you recover from surgery, exercise or any stressful situation placed on the body.

I prioritize certain nutrients to recover properly:

  1. High Protein
  2. Modified ketogenic (high fat, low carbohydrate) which can be muscle sparing
  3. High Fiber
  4. High Antioxidants
  5. Anti-inflammatory
  6. Gut support
  7. Hydration
  8. Carb intake

Based on this criteria, here are some of the foods I’m using to support my recovery from surgery (along with all the other nasty stuff that comes with a hospital stay). All of these foods should be part of your diet anyway because that all have been shown to promote health and longevity.

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How to Quit Caffeine (aka Caffeine Reset)

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Today, caffeine is America’s most popular drug — it’s an energy-boosting, focus-enhancing superfood. But there is a downside — many people feel like they need to consume greater and greater amounts of caffeine to feel any “buzz”. Unfortunately, this is just caffeine tolerance building up.

Interesting article: 7 Surprising Signs You Might Want To Cut Back On Caffeine

Caffeine- Strategic Use

Caffeine definitely has its advantages. Research has shown that the moderate, long-term use of caffeine may provide benefits such as: improving memory, boosting testosterone, warding off Alzheimer’s, reducing the risk of kidney stones, reducing weight (by suppressing appetite), and providing protection from type-2 diabetes.

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Fasting Round-Up

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The ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) Review

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Why I Chose to Try ProLon FMD

I first heard about Dr. Valter Longo, the creator of the ProLon Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD), in the 2012 BBC documentary Eat, Fast, Live Longer but brushed his “Fasting Mimicking” plan off…it sounded interesting but too good to be true.

In early 2019, I was working with Dr. Perlman, an Integrative/Functional Medicine doctor at the Mayo Clinic in Florida, helping him set up his Integrative & Functional Medicine Clinic. As we were talking about his vision for the clinic, I mentioned that I’ve been doing semi-annual fasts since 2015. He said he was interested in implementing a fasting program for some of his chemo patients. He said Dr. Valter Longo’s research showed that fasting can help reduce the negative side effects for chemo patients. He went as far as speaking with Dr. Longo directly.

This re-sparked my interest in Dr. Longo. If Dr. Perlman found legitimacy to it, there was definitely something to it.

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