I wanted a fitness routine that I could do anywhere, and I wanted it to be as effective and efficient as possible. Here’s the big deal: Mark, trains special forces for a living. In fact, he trains them in record time.

Add life to your years and add years to your life. You can add up to 12 years to your life, and look and feel younger along the way. Research shows that genes only account for 10% of our longevity and the rest is our lifestyle.

Where do people live the longest, healthiest, and happiest lives on the planet? The Blue Zones. Study the world’s “Blue Zones” to find the path to long live and health.

“A healthy mind has an easy breath.” — Author Unknown

We do it everyday so you think we’d be good at it. No, there are actually better ways to breathe, than how we breathe by default.

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” — Howard Thurman

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Pat Flynn of Smart Passive Income.com. Here’s what I like about Pat — he goes above and beyond and he keeps things real.

“You can only be young once. But you can always be immature.” — Dave Barry
I’m a fan of periodic experiments for finding new ways to improve your mind and body. 
My latest experiment is shedding ten years of age-related damage in ten weeks based on the book, Shed 10 Years in 10 Weeks, by Dr. Julian Whitaker and Carol Colman. 
Given how much heart disease, cancer, … etc there is in today’s world, it won’t hurt me to put more techniques under my belt.  I …

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Do you feel smarter after you workout?  It’s because you have more oxygen available to your brain.  Working out also increases your sense of well-being.  In Shed 10 Years in 10 Weeks, Dr. Julian Whitaker and Colman write about how exercising makes you smarter and feel better.
Think Better and Feel Better
Dr. Whitaker and Colman write the following:
Did you ever wonder why you feel so recharged after a good workout?  Nowhere is the body mind connection more apparent than when it comes to the effect of exercise on the …

How do you get lean and alert?  The Zone is a strategy for eating that promises a longer and healthier life.  The key is to keep your insulin levels within a certain zone — not too high and not too low.  The approach is to think of food as a “drug” and eat balanced meals of protein carbohydrates, and fats.  
I originally thought the Zone was a fad diet, but a colleague told me that it’s actually based on science and results.  In fact, some Olympic athletes have used the Zone.  …

The Zone is a fitness strategy focused on controlling your insulin levels, by changing what you eat.  By controlling your insulin levels, you improve how you think and feel.   The key to controlling your insulin levels is balancing your intake of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. 
In the book, The Top 100 Zone Foods: The Zone Food Science Ranking System, by Dr. Barry Sears writes about what “the Zone” is and why it matters for your health and fitness.
Key Take Aways
Here are my key take aways:

Defeat cardiovascular disease and Type 2 …

How do you eat healthy while dining out?   This post summarizes tips for eating in the Zone while eating out.  The Zone is a way to use food as a “drug” to improve how you look and feel.  It’s about balancing your ratios of carbs, proteins, and fats to control your insulin levels to stay in the right zone.  This post is based on the book, The Top 100 Zone Foods: The Zone Food Science Ranking System, by Dr. Barry Sears.
You Can Have It Both Ways
Dr. Sears writes that food …

This post is a summary of tips for food shopping while staying in the Zone.  I’m researching the Zone diet while I explore more effective patterns and practices for eating strategies.  This post is based on the book, The Top 100 Zone Foods: The Zone Food Science Ranking System, by Dr. Barry Sears.
Five Steps to Supermarket Shopping
Dr. Sears provides the following tips for food shopping while staying in the Zone:

Step #1. Always go with a list.
Step #2. Stay mainly on the periphery.
Step #3. Make the produce section your foray into …

You can shape your health and fitness by shaping your intake of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.  What are the healthiest foods in the world that support health, vitality, and fitness? 
The quality of carbohydrates, proteins and fats can vary a great deal.  As part of my research of the Zone diet, this post summarizes lessons learned around high-quality carbohydrates, high-quality proteins, and high-quality fats.   
In the book, The Top 100 Zone Foods: The Zone Food Science Ranking System , Dr. Barry Sears writes about high quality carbohydrates, high-quality proteins, and …

I’m currently researching the Zone diet to learn more patterns and practices for health, fitness, and vitality.  This post is a list of the Top 100 Zone Foods. 
This list is organized by carbohydrates, proteins, fats, spices and condiments.  Each item includes a note on what portion equates to a Zone Food Block.  After the list, I summarize important points about Zone Food Blocks.  The main way to use the list is to become familiar with high-quality foods and the relative portions.  This way you can make more effective food …