Many factors limit our body, mind, and nervous system from handling load, impact, and mental, emotional, and physical stress. These limitations often cause us to stop participating in the activities we enjoy. The most common excuse? Age.

While age is a factor, I’ve found that the real game-changers are the factors we can control—ones that allowed me to handle stress more effectively as I’ve aged:

1.Eating Metabolically Healthy Foods

➡️ Start with whole foods.

➡️ Dive deeper into a nutritional model that prioritizes real foods, focusing on those that digest, absorb, and provide energy efficiently with minimal metabolic strain.

➡️ Use a macronutrient split to nourish this model, measured in grams:

✅ Protein: 0.6–1.2 grams per pound of body weight, adjusted for individual
goals.
✅ Carbohydrates: 2–3 times body weight in grams, depending on activity level
and metabolic health.
✅ Fats: Prioritize saturated fats while eliminating most unsaturated fats. Fat
intake will vary based on activity levels and goals.

➡️ Finding the Right Exercise Balance

✅ Focus on exercises that nourish both body and mind without causing
overstress.
✅ Build on this foundation over time to enhance resilience and performance.

➡️ Making Conscious Food Choices

✅ Recognize that craving fake, processed foods comes at a cost:
autoimmunity, poor recovery, reduced mobility, and chronic pain caused by
inflammation—issues that become more pronounced as we age.

It goes deeper than this, but these fundamentals gave me a second chance at life. Age may matter, but our choices matter more.