Day 2 of Wellness & Weight Loss Retreat at Bliss Island taught by Christopher J. Kidawski
Today we learned about incorporating an Immune Centric Diet and Beating Insulin Resistance & Diabetes.
First, we learned the science behind how our immune systems work and how insulin resistance develops. Second, we were given dozens of healthy hacks in the forms of food, beverages and supplements to foster a healthier immune system and fight off insulin resistance.
The most fascinating part for me was learning that insulin burns fat, which I knew, and helps things grow, which I didn’t know. Hearing the various ways this unwanted growth metastasizes was pretty sobering, given I have experienced many of them, if not all.
On a brighter note, I learned that I was incorrectly diagnosed as having Type-2 Diabetes five years ago. I’m actually pre-diabetic and insulin resistant, not yet diabetic. Meaning, it’s not too late for me to turn back the tide before actually becoming diabetic. This is encouraging. This made me feel hopeful and that I’m in the right place at the right time.
The most important theme of the day was that food is medicine. You want to control your health, control what you eat.
From an exercise standpoint, we trained three times both days. We start with mobility training in our awesome oceanfront on-site gym from 8 to 9 am focusing on removing adhesions in our fascia. I’m not gonna lie, this part is nobody’s favorite. It’s painful but very necessary.
We follow it up with some resistance training from 11 till Noon. Yesterday was light weight training while today was cardio. Pretty fun for everyone. A solid but achievable work out. Nothing too hard or crazy.
Finally, we do Fascial Maneuvers just before sunset from 4 to 5 pm. I affectionately call it Pretzel Stretching. I’ve never experienced these particular movements but I’m finding them to be pure wizardry. This morning I woke up feeling better than I’ve felt in a very long time. I’m now obsessed with learning them and incorporating them into a daily routine.
