Is Your Food Costing You Energy?: “Power Up Your Diet” Pt. 3
Welcome Back!
Last time we discussed just how important electricity is to your body …
And how your environment and your diet contribute energy in the form of electrons directly to your cells …
Remember, the only fuel used to power your mitochondria – the power generators of your cells – are electrons.
This is done through something called the “Electron Transport Chain,” which is not a lipid, protein, or carbohydrate transport chain.
In fact, this energy chain is NOT chemical in nature – at all …
It’s electrical!
Everything you eat breaks down into this chain.
Once you understand this, you can start to make wise food choices to support this fundamental fact.
That said, let’s talk about the difference between electron-rich and electron-poor foods and some examples of the kinds of foods you should be eating every day …
If it helps, think of it this way …
- Foods teeming with extra electrons donate extra power to this chain.
- Foods lacking electrons cannot donate them, or worse, steal electrons from this chain.
That’s why it’s crucial that you incorporate quality, electron-rich foods into your diet on a daily basis.
Again, quality foods are dense with the vital electrons your cells need while poor-quality foods are dead and lifeless, lacking the electrons your cells need.
What’s worse, poor quality foods can become “electron stealers” – aka free radicals – in your body.
As we’ve said all along, these rip needed electrons from healthy cells, slowing down their function and prematurely aging them in the process.
What’s more, eating poor-quality foods is a major cause of weight gain most people don’t know about. It’s true …
Hunger is directly proportional to the electrical charge lost by your mitochondria.
Again, this is a major, often-overlooked source of obesity. Here’s how it works …
When you get hungry, it’s because your electron transport chain is demanding more electrons, more fuel to power your cells.
If you reach for more electron-deficient foods to satisfy your hunger, you don’t give the electron transport chain what it needs …
You end up consuming far more calories to satiate a hunger driven by electron deficiency, but you require less if you eat food rich in electrons; it’s a fact. Sadly …
The normal way we eat results in a surplus of calories. This surplus is compounded by eating frequent meals to quench frequent hunger – all because we eat energy-deficient foods. The end result is you get fat.
It’s really pretty simple when you start to look at food through this lens.
Now, as we discussed last time, when selecting foods, start with seafood and other marine products that are rich in electrons AND good for your brain …
Why?
Because you need to feed your energy-hungry brain first. You see …
For an average-sized adult, a resting brain consumes about 20% of the body’s total energy while only making up 8% of the body’s total weight.
Therefore, once you address and optimize the brain, everything else in your health follows …
To that end, choose the most nutrient-dense foods you can find, such as …
- Shellfish, such as oysters
- Crustaceans
- Fish
- Organ Meats from grass fed or pastured animals
- Grass fed muscle meats (steaks, etc)
- Soy-free & pastured eggs
- Properly prepared seeds and nuts
You may have noticed that many of these food sources are high in the Omega 3 Fatty Acid known as DHA.
This crucial fatty acid is not produced endogenously by our bodies, so most people are critically deficient in it …
Which leads to low energy and brain fog, but there is a solution. Again …
Give your brain what it needs, and you’ll feel better all over.
In short, DHA serves as an organic semiconductor that increases DC electrical current in your brain, which is critical to being awake and productive.
So be sure to eat plenty of foods rich in DHA like:
- Salmon
- Tuna
- Sardines
- Anchovies
- Mackerel
- Herring
- Chia Seeds
- Flax Seeds
- Hemp Seeds
- Natto
- Cod liver oil
Now, you may have noticed that there are not many carbs on any of these lists …
That’s not a mistake …
Carbs are not ideal because they are electron-poor in density.
However, most people reach for carbs first when they’re hungry, which leads to a calorie surplus, like we discussed before …
Because you need more and more carbs to feed your energy-deficiency!
It’s why we’re currently witnessing an obesity epidemic and a major reason why low-carb diets, such as a Ketogenic diet, are so effective for weight loss.
It’s also why you need a daily dose of the two essential micronutrients guaranteed to recharge your body on a cellular level: humic and fulvic acid …
And nothing has more of both – without harsh solvents or contaminants – in a highly bioavailable 50/50 ratio than BioRecharge!
I pour it in my coffee or tea every morning before breakfast and feel a surge of real, natural energy in just 15 minutes that lasts all day!
It eliminates cell-damaging free radicals and removes other toxins and waste from your cells while transporting more of the nutrients and electrons you need – where you need them …
So your body can produce more real sustainable energy on its own, without the inevitable crash you expect from caffeine or other artificial stimulants …
Much less starving your hungry brain or robbing your electron transport chain!
For these reasons and more, I highly recommend you supercharge your cells with BioRecharge! every morning like I do…
I guarantee you’ll have more get-up-and-go energy all day and sleep better at night.
That said, I hope you enjoyed our 3-part conversation on electron-rich foods and that you incorporate at least some of the healthy choices we covered into your daily diet …
Because what you eat really does matter!
‘Til Next Time … To Your Better Health,
Theo
