Healthy Design Functional Medicine

Not something you see every morning

Today was an extremely difficult day...lots of emotions...grief...love...anger. Yet, how wonderful is it to see something like this afterwards?! To cling to promises...to have hope!!!

A little reminder to slow down and enjoy life. It is often busy this time of year...to lose sight of what is important. Merry Christmas 🎄🎁🎄 everyone!

It's a hard life BUT somebody's gotta do it 😭

It's been a little cooler in the morning. I'm not sure that fall is here to stay yet....but it won't be too much longer. Unfortunately, it was too dark to get a video of the deer this morning. They seemed to be more curious today and were really watching me. They stayed fairly close (30-40ft) instead of running away

This is my view on my early morning walk that I basically will do 🌧️ or ☀️. Why? It helps with managing stress and recovery after hard workouts. Another benefit for summertime..it helps with fat loss. I mean who doesn't want to look good on the ⛱️🏖️

Just enjoying a lazy afternoon

The aftermath of the high carb day🤫😂
My bodyweight is up 4.2 pounds from yesterday morning. Did I gain 4.2 pounds of muscle in a day? I wish! You can't build muscle that quickly. Was it 4.2 pounds of fat? Nope...you can't add fat that quickly either.

It's a combination of glycogen being reloaded into muscles, fluid and increased amount/weight of food eaten yesterday. It's nothing to worry about in this case and if everything goes well this week, I'll be even leaner next Saturday in time for the next High Carb Day.

First meal of my High Carb day! My other meals will consist of chicken or steak with rice. I'll probably have some treat or something else if I'm craving it tonight.

I won't lie...I added more whip cream to my French Toast...A LOT MORE 🤫😁

Today is my Dad's birthday 🎂 Unfortunately, he passed away several years ago 😞 and he is missed. I miss being able to talk to him and tease him about his bald spot

It's good to think back and reminisce. But it's hard too. There's more laughter than tears now.

I've just felt a little off all day...but that's normal with grief. We don't get over losing someone we love BUT things do get easier over time. I know I'm not going to be at 💯% on days (birthdays, holidays, anniversaries) and that's ok. I can be kind to myself and I hope you can be kind to yourself when you are dealing with grief or any other difficulty.

I love training, learning and experimenting 😁

The first two pics are my lab 🧪🧫🥽⚗️

The last pic is part of the education 📚📊 I just finished Fundamentals and have started Programming and Organization. I read Special Strength years ago, but need a refresher (same for Zatsiorky's Science and Practice of Strength Training).

Lots of great information that most people are not aware of and therefore, are training incorrectly for strength, endurance and obtaining Sport Mastery.

Stay tuned for more!!!🤔😉

Had some really cool natural lighting this morning with the sunrise 🌅

Snow or remnants of a severe thunderstorm?

Here's a pic of the bite. I'm assuming it was a horse fly but everything happened so fast that I'm not sure. However, I was sure I didn't want to go back to find out 😂😅

Here's a link to the Nugget Climbing Podcast where Steven and I discussed pain and other things. Hope you enjoy!
https://thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/heth-jennings

Sunrise on the beach.... doesn't get much better

Getting to watch the sunrise 🌅 this morning

New Beastmaker holds for the wall💪😍

Sunset at the marsh!

Guess what I saw this morning?

3 deer 🦌🦌🦌 in the front yard. Sorry for the poor picture quality but I was trying not to scare them off

A little more on what Functional Medicine is not...

It is not about eliminating more and more foods that you enjoy. AND it is definitely not about making you scared🤕👹of food!🙅‍♂️🙅‍♀️Or that person at a party, you know what I'm talking about...no one wants to be that person!!!

Food is obviously something we need but it is possible for our body not to like certain foods in certain amounts at certain times. My goal with all of my clients is to help them find the foods that work best for them and to have as much diversity as possible
🍣🥩🧀🥚🍤🍇🍓🍅🥑🥦🥬🥕🧄🥖(I think you get the idea😜)

Is Functional Medicine for everyone?🤔

No, it's not for everyone.😮If you are looking for a quick fix, it's not for you. If you want to be reliant on someone else for your health, it's not for you. 🙅🙅‍♂️

BUT if you have been struggling, feeling overwhelmed and confused, it is for you!🙂If you want to be heard, it is for you!👂If you want to empower yourself and change your life, it is for you!😃

There is hope...there is always hope!!!

Merry Christmas!🎄⛄🦌

One of the best things, maybe the best thing, in life is being with those we love. There's no one that I love more than my wife😘❤️

It's ironic that we often take people and our time together for granted. The holidays help to remind us of what is important. But they can also be especially hard when we have lost someone we love.

I know of a number of people who have lost someone dear to them in the past few days to months...chances are you do too. Let's think about them during this season (and the rest of the year) and do something for them to let them know that they are not alone. And let's remember to show the ones we love just that...that we love them!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!!

Hey guys...Here's a new article that you might like, especially if you enjoy exercising or climbing!💪‍🧗‍♀️🧗‍♂️

The Best Way To "Fuel" Your Climbing and Your Workouts Climbers and, maybe more specifically, boulderers are notorious for using candy (gummy bears, etc.) and cookies to fuel their climbing and send attempts. But is there a better way? Lessons From Bodybuilding You are probably thinking: "What? Are you crazy!?! Have you seen a bodybuilder try to climb?....