Fueling Excellence — The Power of Nutrition
What we consume determines how we feel. How we feel determines how we perform. So if we want to perform at our highest level, physically and mentally what we eat matters. One of my core beliefs and guiding principles when it comes to my diet is simple: eat from the earth. Real food. Food that grows. Food that once breathed, walked, swam, or rooted in the soil. Look at the state of our health today — anxiety, depression, obesity, hormone issues, chronic fatigue — and look at what most people are eating: - Artificial ingredients - Seed oils and syrups - Chemical preservatives - Ultra-processed convenience food We’ve traded nourishment for convenience. Real food for shelf life. Short-term satisfaction for long-term damage. Convenience Has a Cost Fast food. Packaged snacks. Energy drinks. Frozen meals. It’s easy. It saves time. But it costs you later. You’re not just eating calories — you’re eating information. Instructions for your cells. Directions for your hormones. Signals to your brain. Every bite either: ✅ fuels your body to perform ❌ or fills your body with toxins that slow you down. Food Is a Performance Tool You don’t put cheap gas in a race car and expect it to win. You don’t feed your body low quality fuel and expect to be physically strong and your mind to be sharp. Your brain is an organ — just like your heart or your muscles. When your physical health improves, so does your mental health. Think about it — it’s easier to be disciplined, motivated, and positive when your body feels good. Feeling good is a performance cheat code. And it starts with what you’re fueling yourself with. Where to Start You don’t need to be perfect, in fact it doesn't exist. You just need to be intentional. It's not that you are never going to eat another bite of fast food or enjoy your favorite desert again. That's not the point. The point is to limit those things as much as possible so you can feel better and live better on a daily basis. Then when you do have to reach for something out of convenience, or want your favorite sweet treat, your body is healthy and better prepared to deal with the negative affects of these things. Not to mention the psychological side of things when we deprive ourselves of something for a stent of time, the more we will actually enjoy and derive pleasure from that thing once we return to it.