1ST recommendation in starting your nutrition education

After your consult, and you make the choice to do this, we schedule you for your first training session.  This is where we do your measurements, take your weight, bodyfat% and look at your range of motion and mobility (how you move).  Then we kickoff with your 1^st training session, with us coaching you to look at your actual movement and condition health.

Afterwards, we sit with you to go over your initial results.  How well do you move, flow and transition through movement, your breathing, and points of performance in each movement.

Then there is our nutrition piece (more like education) that you start to put into practice.  We start with getting you familiar with what omega 3s and probiotics are for gut health.  Something so simple and easy to do.

You may have heard people say that eating fish is good for you. Just look at countries that eat seafood as a main staple. One of the main reasons is that fish, and a lot of marine life, are good sources of the healthy fats referred to as Omega-3 fatty acids.

Omega-3s are awesome for a whole host of reasons, but here’s a list of benefits that you’ll find most relevant to your everyday life:

• decrease your risks of cancer, heart disease and diabetes
• contain properties that help make you happier and calmer
• help your body’s ability to heal and repair itself
• improves joint health
• make your skin smoother and younger looking
• help you stay leaner
• and so much more

In order to start your 1^st regime of this supplement, we recommend the following:

Start slowly if you’re having a hard time: Some people, especially those who were forced to take fish oil as kids will have trouble with the high dose. No worries. Just start with one small teaspoon at a time and work your way up.  Do you have to use a liquid?  No.  There are soft-gel capsules readily available.

Take it with a meal: Digestion and absorption will be best if you take your fish oil with food (this can also help with any taste or texture issues). So, have it with your breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Divide up the dose: If you have trouble taking the whole thing at once, divvy up your fish oil between a few meals. For example, have half the dose at breakfast and the other at lunch.

Take the supplements at the same time each day: This will help you build a routine and internalize the habit.

Keep it cold: Store your fish oil in the fridge to ensure you maintain the quality.

Benefits of Probiotics and Gut Health

Gut health basically refers to the quality and quantity of the bacteria in your gut. Our gut bacteria are critical because they help us digest and absorb a lot of our food, and they also help us extract nutrients from that food. This is on top of helping to protect us from harmful pathogens, control inflammation, boost immunity and even improve our moods!

Foods high in probiotics:

Fermented foods like sauerkraut, kombucha or kimchi are high in this nutrient. So, if you’re already in the habit of consuming these on a regular basis, keep up the good work!

Or if you prefer a pill, powder, or capsule, here are some tips.

• Choose a probiotic capsule with a wide spectrum of bacterial types, such as different strains of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus species.
• Ideally, look for a brand that contains Lactobacillus plant arum as one of the types. This is one of the best strains for inhibiting pathogens and promoting healthy gut function.
• Look for brands with high CFUs (colony forming units), which means that it has a high content of live microbes (the more units the better).
• Choose brands with the GMP stamp on the side, which stands for Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Buy from places that store them in the fridge. Probiotics (and Omega-3s) should be created, shipped and stored refrigerated.

And just like with the fish oil, feel free to take these with food, ideally at the same time every day to create a routine.  The key is to start off slowly and build into a habit.  Small, intentional, dedicated steps everyday (this is key).  This is where you start to build your nutrition foundation, the base of where you will start.

Pretty easy right?

Hope this helps you to get started.

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To Your Success,

Kipp – KALFIT Coach & Mentor