By Gavin Hayes

With today’s food choices, we often take the easier or more convenient route to pick something up at a liquor store or fast food spot and eat on the go. Not considering what that food is doing to you / for you. I’ve spent the majority of my life until my late 20s /30s eating like that… the quick, tasty option that hits all the notes -fats, carbs, sweets, and salties… all the shit we grew up with that we’re used to… from that unhealthy eating, mass consumption of sodium, sugar, and empty carbohydrates has led to horrible teeth problems and shit gut health. I took it upon myself to change everything I ate and drank. Learning those new habits was tricky but necessary. They say the more you work for it, the more you appreciate it!

I’ve come to realize one of the ONLY things we have full control over in life is our diet and exercise… we choose what we eat each day, and we also choose to either stay in bed or get the fuck up and get to it! Whether it’s in the gym, the hiking trail or venue, the peloton, or whatever you might use. Point being, we have the choice every time… My wife Nomi and I have religiously held on to this way of life! We keep each other accountable in the gym, in the kitchen, and on top of all that, we show our kids proper diet and healthy living habits for THE REST OF THEIR LIVES! That is one of the most important things to me, showing our next generation how to be optimal…