Performance Nutrition: Eating to Nourish and Energize Your Body
Performance Nutrition & Your Body’s Wisdom
So what is this way of eating that we refer to as “performance nutrition?” First of all, let’s take a look at the word “nutrition.” To give your body nutrition, means to nourish it. You give the body the nutrients it needs to build, repair and rejuvenate itself.
Performance nutrition focuses on your body’s ability to function at optimal levels if you give it what it needs and wants, along with proper rest, exercise and relaxation time. Doing so, will help you to create the balance that allows you to achieve and maintain your fitness goals and keep you fit, strong and happy throughout your life. When your body feels good and is nourished and satisfied from the inside out, it boosts your mental health and your sense of fulfillment and appreciation.
In this section on performance nutrition, we will be talking about a variety of subjects. Rather than just a laundry list of what foods to eat and which supplements to take, we will be going deeper. We will help you discover your body wisdom, listen for its language and pay attention to its subtle cues, so you can heed its call and follow its direction. Your body intuitively knows what it needs.
While talking about nutrition, we will also be focusing on pleasure because pleasure and health are intricately entwined. Although some people do well on a bare bones diet that denies them every last ounce of pleasure, most people do not. Your body instinctually seeks pleasure and avoids pain. You will learn how to follow this body wisdom in an intelligent way, so that ultimately, through these lessons, you will come up with a performance nutrition plan that is perfect for you—your own special, secret sauce—the elixir that nourishes your body and creates optimal health.
