fat loss tips

Challenge yourself.

How slow and long can you breathe in through your nose, taking in as much air as possible, and then hold it for four seconds, and how slow and long can you breathe out through your mouth?

Once you get every ounce of air out, pause for four seconds. Now breathe quickly and shallowly for 5 seconds to recover from the long breathe challenge, and then start the next one. Try to mediate for 24 minutes.

Eating slower at least once per day with family and in social situations is a must. It is a challenge because we obviously are preconditioned to swallow our food whole (I mean com on; we eat 6-8 times per day). But, we must remain aware of the importance of "slowing it down". In a time with so much technology and being disconnected, at least one meal per day, stop and smell the roses. I believe that if we habitually eat in a rushed, semi-stressed state that our digestive systems assimilates that stress and transfers it directly into our cells. The outcome. The Slow Food Movement grew out of Italy, some two decades ago, to counter the encroaching fast food movement. But it is not just about slow-cooked, healthy food -- it's an entire lifestyle/mindset. I know it sounds like an oxy-moron, but we need to try.