AS-1 Coaching

It's world mental health day.

Lot's of people/coaches/personal trainers will post about this.

But not actually provide any actionable steps to improve your mental health.

Look I get it. It's complicated. But it's not getting any better is it, so here's a few frames for you.

1. If you frequently get cravings for junk food and also frequently experience low mood/depression then you almost certainly have poor gut health.

2. Fixing your gut health will be the biggest card you can play in fixing your mental health. It's an embodied brain. Body and brain are one.

3. The gut microbiome is known as the "second brain". It's just another way of saying that the brain is embodied and relies on the gut for proper function and vice versa. Its a 2 way street.

4. The epithelial layer of the gut lining is 1 cell thick. That's right. 1 layer of cells is the only thing between your body(including your brain) and the outside world. Food, stress, pollutants. There all much worse than they used to be. Hence the rise in mental health issues.

5. If it's not already obvious.It's really,really, really f**king important to have a proper functioning gut. It is not possible to have good mental health without a healthy gut.

6. Studies have shown time and time again that addicts and adhd populations have altered levels of chemicals and taxa in the gut. These populations for whatever reason, seem to be more vulnerable/susceptible to gut dysfunction and mental health issues

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Once the brain is functioning properly, true mood is restored.

Cravings
Being tired all the time
Depression
Anxiety
Inability to focus

There not what we would describe as true moods. There false moods.

False moods created from deficiencies

If you've been experiencing those false moods for a long time, you'd be forgiven for thinking that there normal.

Or that you can't change them.

But you can. With the right knowledge and help. Pretty much immediately.

Coaching is great.

But if your experiencing the above and the coach gives you a plan that looks like:
Calorie deficit
Clean foods
Good training programme
Some vitamins and a bit of cardio.

IT WILL NOT WORK

It's half of the puzzle, but it can't work without the other half.

You must RESTORE TRUE MOOD first