I’ve shared a lot of Dr. Michael Greger’s videos of nutritionfacts.org with you.

Why?

Because the only way I know how to know if something is true is to look at the evidence, science and studies behind it.

The internet is full of “don’t eat these five foods” or “eat this to cure whatever”.

Simply put most of what we are told to do is hype filled crap designed to have you whip out your credit card or enter your Pay Pal account.

I’ve met Dr. Greger and his data and motivation is rock solid.

Whether we choose to watch, listen and use it is, like everything, our choice in the end.

So…here is his three minute video with the three most important decisions in your life!

What you think is really important to me. Please let me know what you think here!

To Your Health,

Bruce

Seems like a pretty simple question doesn’t it?

Yesterday my wife and I visited the coast of Maine to see a cottage that was built by my ancestors in 1893. They called it “Spruce Ease” and about 15 years ago we sold it you the next door neighbor who fully restored it. They did a fantastic job!

During our visit we met the brother of the previous owner of the neighbor’s cottage. Tom is 97 and sharp as a tack.

Here’s Tom and the view he was taking in from the cottage.

Dr. Greger did a short video on why nutrition is so important. It is well worth watching.

To your Health!

Bruce

Benjamin Franklin said it like this… “He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas.”

Motivational speaker Jim Rohn famously said that “we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with.”

And Napoleon Hill said it with this explanation….

If you don’t want your life to be “messed up,” don’t fool around with those who have messed up theirs.

It is a peculiarity of human relationships that it is virtually impossible for one individual to have a lasting positive influence upon members of a group of negative thinkers.

Usually, it works the other way.

You cannot maintain a positive, productive attitude if you spend all your time with negative people.

Those who have wrecked their own lives (and usually blame their misfortune on others) are not the kind of people who will help you achieve success in your own life.

Choose your friends and associates carefully, and refrain from complaints about your job, your company, or any individual.

Spend your time with positive, ambitious people who have a plan for their lives. You will find that their optimism is infectious.

All three of these people said the same thing but in different words.

Pick your friends and associates carefully as the association with them will very likely predict your future in terms of wealth, health, accomplishments and happiness.

Birds of a feather truly do flock together. So pick wisely!

Bruce

Happy Labor Day!

My wife and I are in Maine at the home my great, great grandfather built in the 1860’s.

It has stood the test of time amazingly well and comes complete with a barn and two horse stalls. And speaking of two. It has a two person outhouse INSIDE at the rear of the home.I guess that was indoor plumbing in the 1860’s.

I wanted to share a story I learned about my grandfather a couple years ago.

It is worth watching this short video for what his story taught me about persistence and opportunity.

If you want to read the story in his own words here is the article he wrote in 1953 for his 50th high school reunion. If you seem like your’re lost at times just scroll down and the story will continue.

Here’s to persistence and knocking on those doors of opportunity.

Bruce

Good Monday morning! The start of a fresh new week!

Yesterday I mentioned developing a “playbook” for achieving your goals.

Like any journey starting is key!

Let’s dispatch of any idea that I am perfect. I am far from it but I thought I’d follow my own advice so here’s how I started today.

• I got up a little before 5 and avoided looking at my phone, email, news and computer. (harder than it sounds).

• I spent about 10 minutes in meditation. (Email me if you want the specifics but just sitting quietly listening to your     breath is a good start and harder than it sounds….your mind will wander…that’s normal)

• I planned the day focusing on the most important three things I need to do to move toward my goals. (I use The          Self Journal. Here’s a sample page)

• I said my daily affirmations

• I walked for 10 minutes on the treadmill to warm up and MOVE!

• I did 15 minutes of strength training

• I took in a quick peek at nature (20 seconds…here’s what I looked at from the trail cam in our woods)

Depending on your schedule an hour might be hard to set aside unless you get up early but any time is a good start. The Self Journal and sitting quietly might take 10-15 minutes so if nothing else that would be a great start!

What do you think? Leave a comment here.

To Your Quantum Leap In Health,

Bruce

So here’s what I don’t get.

After seeing reports on the the state of Connecticut’s financial woes and getting the stats on the lack of home sales in Connecticut and the reasons why, for some reason I felt compelled to send our Senator an email.

His email autoresponder efficiently responded thanking me for my email with the following message.

“It is my intent to read and respond personally to each letter and e-mail I receive. However, I receive an extraordinarily high volume of mail and it therefore may take several weeks before I am able to fully respond to your letter. I appreciate your patience and apologize for the delay.”

I remember being told that using “But” and “However” is like taking an eraser to whatever came before it.

For those in the private sector I know what would happen if we responded to our boss’s email with “I’m very busy and therefore it may take several weeks to respond”. And I bet you know what would happen to.

OK. That’s my morning rant.

Let’s not take weeks to get to the task at hand.

Yesterday we said we’d look at a list of what to eat and what not to eat and how a plant based diet helped President Bill Clinton address his cardiac disease and lose weight in the process.

So let’s do that.

In Dr. Greger’s book “How Not To Die” he had two simple (I love simple) graphics to guide nutrition.

The traffic light is simple to remember and a pretty helpful tool. The more of the daily dozen you can do the better!

Let’s make what not to eat simple too. If you remember the yellow and red traffic light categories you have a pretty good guide.

Just like driving, you can run some yellow and red lights and get lucky but I would recommend it.

I have had the privilege of working with Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr. who has reversed heart disease which is the number one killer of men and women in America.

Here’s what President Bill Clinton experienced with Dr. Esselstyn’s program.

What do you think? You can comment here.

Bruce