How to Level Up Your Health

I grew up in a family that never drank water. Only soda. And rarely did we have veggies with dinner. I played sports in high school, but beyond that never went to the gym. And when I was 17, my sister committed suicide, and I immediately totaled my car, giving me intense neck and back pain for years to come. All of this was so terrible, that I sought not only pain relief, but a lifestyle change that I could adopt so I never had to feel that way again. When I moved to LA, I discovered a few great things. Chiropractic care, nutrition, therapy and fun ways to exercise. We're on our phones all day, right? We’re on our computers; we’re always looking at screens. I don't know about you, but my shoulders are always hunched forward like I'm a gargoyle. And chiropractic care not only realigned my neck and my back, but it taught me how easy it is to prevent the kind of pain that we just kind of accept living with. I used to eat until it hurt. That's when I knew the meal was over, because it HURT. I was taught that you're supposed to finish everything on your plate, even if everything on your plate was way too much. So portion sizing, and making sure I had ample nutrition, has been instrumental in alleviating all of my stomach problems that came with a diet consisting of only, meat, carbs, and cheese. Stress has also been a very big contender of my life, and it's what I'm working hardest on in 2016to manage. So therapy has been wonderful in helping me kind of sort through all the leftover guilt of my sister's suicide, navigating new friendships, picking up the pieces of old ones, and it's just so great to have a psychology degree. Person tells me that there's nothing wrong with me, and I'm completely normal. And once I was eating healthier, and my body didn't hurt so much, and I was more emotionally stable, I could actually start working on my mind and my body, in fun and engaging ways. Like aerial silks class, or trapeze, or pole dancing, or rock climbing, or cross fit, or even just a regular old gym. And look, I'm not gonad lie, Healthy. . Is so hard, okay? It’s a commitment, and it's a lifestyle, and I often make the less healthy choice, you know? It’s an--It's a struggle. But I do think that we should strive to beat the healthiest we can be. Because the healthier you are, the happier you can be. So how are you gonad level up? I’m Anna Akuna. Stay awesome, Gotham. And I want to say thank you to Hello Fresh for sponsoring today's video. Hello Fresh is a meal-kit delivery service that makes cooking so convenient for my ever-changing daily schedule. So each week, they will deliver new and delicious recipes, with step by step instructions, designed to only take 30 minutes for anyone. So whether you're a novice, or a seasoned home cook. Also, they source the freshest ingredients, measured to the exact quantities that you need, so there's no food waste. And it's all delivered straight to your door, in a special insulated box. For free. You can get $35 off, by clicking the description link below, and using the promo code "ANNA". My experience with Hello Fresh is that even though I'm not a good cook, I made something delicious. Growing up, nothing was more magical or mysterious than the actor SEX. You know, I used to think that if your nipples touched a guy's nipples, you were instar-pregnant! Whoa, whoa, getting a little close there, I don't have any nipple tassels, so be careful. It was so confusing, because there were so many different portrayals of sex, you know? Subtitles by Skylar Copland via Amara

The Secret To Good Digestion, Longevity And Health + Smoothie Recipe

Every year American consumers spends millions of dollars on enzymes. Enzymes to this, enzymes for that, enzymes to digest this. What do we have in front of us? We have one of nature’s most powerful enzymes on the planet and I’m about to show you a smoothie that’s absolutely so creamy, so delicious, so decadent, so desirable that when you drink it you are absolutely gonad be transfixed to a place in Mexico that maybe you’ve been, maybe you haven’t been there yet but I’m taking you there today with this digestion smoothie. Absolutely amazing! So as you can guess it, the papaya you can get at your grocery store or farmers market. Papaya contains the digestive enzyme Papain which is used like Brome lain right? Bromelainis in pineapple. It’s what’s used on a lot of homeopathic medicine for anti-pain,anti-inflammatory, for allergies, sinuses, stuff like that. It promotes strong immune system, 80% of the immune system is in the gut so as you guess if it’s like an enzyme it actually helps your gut heal as well. Great for cancer prevention so anybody that’s experiencing cancer out there, papaya’s absolutely amazing! It’s loaded with fiber and has tons of other amazing benefits, nutrients, amines, and phytochemicals, all of those things that we’d love to get down with at Fit Life TV. I’m about to make this smoothie. I’ musing the Blended blender today. I absolutely love my Blended and I know you will as well. Alright so let’s talk about the ingredients. We got one papaya and a mid to small. We have a pineapple which is loaded with vitamin C and it’s also a super human immune boosting food that’s going to help us with that because of the bromeliad and it also helps with digestive support so that’s the name of the game. We have about a handful of spinach depending on how big your hands are right? We have a half of a cucumber that’s goanna help give us a base. Its goanna make it a little bit creamier as well. Absolutely amazing. I have one banana. Banana is going to sweeten it up a little bit, add a nice flavor to it. Banana’s actually having an ingredient in here, tryptophan which converts to serotonin in the gut so it makes you happy. Coconut water is also full of potassium. Coconut water is amazing at replacing those electrolytes if you’ve been out in the sun, maybe you’ve been working doing your thing you need a little coconut water. This is the pink; pink actually has more nutrients than regular coconut water. Love the taste of that. Alright here we go my friend, wow! Creamy, delicious, delectable, divine smoothie guaranteed to make your body rock! Love this stuff. Alright so at that time who won the juicer? Remember next week if you wane win the juicer scroll down to the bottom of this blog post, leave a comment below about how your life is changed by implementing some of the strategies and tips that we talked about on Fit Life TV. Today’s juicer winner is Linda MacDonald! Linda uses this juicer from Kevin’s to radically increase the amount of fresh veggies and fruits in your diet. Keep us posted on how amazing you feel. Congratulations Linda! If you’re looking for something to mix after workout there are some papaya in there get that digestion going, help assimilate those nutrients, help shuttle that protein into those muscles after workout. Now this is not a weight loss smoothie, I never said this is going to help you lose weight. This is a smoothie that I would probably have after workout. I may actually add a little almond butter in this too just to mix it up a little bit. David actually came up with that idea, our video guy right? Almond butter, it’s going to help balance out that sugar spike from the banana and everything else. Absolutely amazing smoothie though. Your guests when they come over, you make this smoothie for them they’re gonad be blown away with the taste. So try it out today! As always my friend, remember we’re in this together. Mother Nature has all the answers we’ll see you soon. So if you’re looking for something to mix? That’s actually really good. I had a friend who tell me he used to cut up papaya and actually put it on a New York strip steak and he left it there and as time went on it started to deteriorate, I got a little bit of speech impediment today, it started to breakdown the steak. Now that’s amazing! So papaya, you ever seen this thing? This thing can get huge, am I right? They get massive. Have you ever seen a papaya that’s just…?