BlancE
04-30-2008, 09:47 PM
So far this year, we’ve tackled:
The (http://www.proteinpower.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4107) January Challenge
The (http://www.proteinpower.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4373) February Challenge
The (http://www.proteinpower.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4644) March Challenge
The (http://www.proteinpower.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4891) April Challenge
Now we’re into May. Expanding on the April challenge, this month’s challenge is to focus on the “other 20%.” In PPLP, the Drs. Eades say that while 80% of the benefit of PP/PPLP comes from nutritional changes, “ if you want to live your life to the fullest, to extract every ounce of wellness you can wring from your life and drink it in, work the plan to its entirety.”
Wow, is that a goal to strive for! :)
Our challenge for May is to explore the other 20% of the PP program and enhance at least one aspect in your own plan.
The overlapping circles of health that surround nutrition (with some quotes from PPLP) are:
Stretching – “…stretching is something we hope you’ll do every day as a part of greeting the world…stretching is usually the first order of business to shake the cobwebs out of the muscles and ready them for whatever may lie ahead.” (pp. 284-285)
Exercise – “Once you begin to feel the increase in energy that comes from regaining your hormonal balance and the lightness of movement that comes from reducing body fat, you will very likely discover a pleasure in exercising that you may never have experienced before.” (p. 277)
Rest - “more is not always better…overexercising...adds stress, raises cortisol and with it increases insulin levels.” (p. 297)
Meditation and Relaxation – “But just as stress increases cortisol levels, the opposite of stress – total relaxation – can reduce them. And the best means of totally relaxing is to learn to meditate.” (p. 300)
Sunlight – “we humans ‘eat’ the sun as a nutrient…the action of sunlight on our skin produces the ‘sunshine vitamin’, natural vitamin D.” (p. 257)
New learning – “new learning should open up more blood flow along new circuits and pathways within the brain.”
So there it is…pick one or more of the “other 20%” to focus on this month, while maintaining adequate protein and keeping carbs within plan limits.
Let’s report in weekly for progress reports.
Who’s in?
The (http://www.proteinpower.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4107) January Challenge
The (http://www.proteinpower.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4373) February Challenge
The (http://www.proteinpower.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4644) March Challenge
The (http://www.proteinpower.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4891) April Challenge
Now we’re into May. Expanding on the April challenge, this month’s challenge is to focus on the “other 20%.” In PPLP, the Drs. Eades say that while 80% of the benefit of PP/PPLP comes from nutritional changes, “ if you want to live your life to the fullest, to extract every ounce of wellness you can wring from your life and drink it in, work the plan to its entirety.”
Wow, is that a goal to strive for! :)
Our challenge for May is to explore the other 20% of the PP program and enhance at least one aspect in your own plan.
The overlapping circles of health that surround nutrition (with some quotes from PPLP) are:
Stretching – “…stretching is something we hope you’ll do every day as a part of greeting the world…stretching is usually the first order of business to shake the cobwebs out of the muscles and ready them for whatever may lie ahead.” (pp. 284-285)
Exercise – “Once you begin to feel the increase in energy that comes from regaining your hormonal balance and the lightness of movement that comes from reducing body fat, you will very likely discover a pleasure in exercising that you may never have experienced before.” (p. 277)
Rest - “more is not always better…overexercising...adds stress, raises cortisol and with it increases insulin levels.” (p. 297)
Meditation and Relaxation – “But just as stress increases cortisol levels, the opposite of stress – total relaxation – can reduce them. And the best means of totally relaxing is to learn to meditate.” (p. 300)
Sunlight – “we humans ‘eat’ the sun as a nutrient…the action of sunlight on our skin produces the ‘sunshine vitamin’, natural vitamin D.” (p. 257)
New learning – “new learning should open up more blood flow along new circuits and pathways within the brain.”
So there it is…pick one or more of the “other 20%” to focus on this month, while maintaining adequate protein and keeping carbs within plan limits.
Let’s report in weekly for progress reports.
Who’s in?