Gary Brecka: "Longevity is not found in these crazy modalities. Longevity is found in getting back to what God gave us and further away from what man makes us. And I truly believe that that’s what this movement is about."
The fastest, sanest way to lose weight:
Stabilize blood sugar. Protect muscle. Let a small calorie deficit do the work.
Do this:
- Front-load protein early
- Cut the “white” carbs that spike glucose
- Walk after meals
- Lift heavy 3x/week
- 10k steps daily + steady-state cardio
- Sleep hard
If you fast, bias it toward the evening. Don’t live in constant restriction or ghrelin will rebound hard.
Fat loss isn’t about starving.
4 brutally honest reminders from Seneca:
1. Most suffering is self-inflicted
2. Stop putting things off
3. Stop acting like you’re going to live forever
4. Seek out challenges
God didn’t design the human body to run on fear, stress, and processed food.
He designed it for light, movement, rest, and truth.
The more modern life gets, the further we drift from His original blueprint.
Sitting on the sofa, on leave, letting Max Richter’s “November” from Voyager wash through the room, I’m reminded how restorative deliberate stillness can be.
My Sonus Faber Omnia turns this living room into a small Italian concert hall, every note hanging in the air with effortless clarity. With The Resilient Being: Mastering the Biology of Stress & Resilience open on my lap, I’m studying the science of stress while actively practising it’s opposite – deep, unhurried recovery.
Today’s work is simple: read, reflect, and tune my nervous system for the next chapter of life and leadership, one page and one phrase of music at a time.
Some days feel effortless. Others feel like I’m climbing a mountain with no map. But even on the hard days, I’m grateful I get to keep growing into a version of myself I used to pray for.