Friday, June 19, 2015

DO YOU WANT YOUR 120?



 

There are 3 types of people in the world….those that watch things happen, those that make things happen and those that ask what happened!

 

Some of the comments and questions directed my way concerning the concept of living to age 120 are really interesting! Some people say…

 

“I don’t think the bible meant that literally…”

And

“I would love to get my 120 if it is Gods will…”
 
Some people seem to hate good news , ask Jesus!

 
To these folks I say “don’t focus on the number, but the process!”

 
I wanted to do this blog to encourage people to maximize their full potential in life. I don’t want anyone to waste days because as we all know, tomorrow is not promised!

 

So what I want to know is what are you doing to get your 120?

 

Have you changed your diet, begun to exercise more, changed jobs or just decided to spend more quality time with your loved ones? See, all these things add years to your life and allow your whole self to be more balanced.

 

Life is all about balance. It is so easy to get caught up in the rat race. We get up, sit in traffic, go to work, sit in more traffic, go home, watch TV for a few hours and then go to bed. Over and over and over this is our routine, (whew that’s enough of that).

 

It took me two weeks to write another entry for this blog, because I had so many things pulling me in different directions, but the main one was the dreaded 9-5 or in my case the 9-6.

 

In December of 2014, I decided I had to make a change in my work schedule for the betterment of my spiritual, mental and physical health.  I was allowed to go to a four-day work week by my employer (thank you)! We live in a society that has a seven day week and the thought of me giving up five of my precious days to work and only having two for my family (and me) just did not seem right! So, now I work four days a week with Monday off.  Having Monday off was important to me since it is pretty much the beginning of a normal (or abnormal), depending upon your perspective, work week. Yes, there are some financial ramifications for my decision, but for me working on Monday wasn’t going to make me a financially wealthy man. Working four days instead of five has allowed me to focus more on my family, health and fulfilling my passions. I often get asked “what started me on this journey to 120? When I look back on the last year, I believe that was the beginning. I didn’t know it then, but I see it know.

 

So, I ask my question again… “What are you doing to get your 120?”

 

Another decision I made to help me get my 120 was to become a Youngevity distributor.  I am a user and distributor of this wonderful, effective nutrition line. Check it out here kevinq.youngevity.com

Friday, June 5, 2015

10 BAD FOODS YOU SHOULD NEVER EVER EAT!!!


A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.

-Max Planck

Peace and Blessings,

As I was doing research to make sure I could use the “Journey to 120” name for the blog, I found out that there are other Journey to 120 blogs. The difference is that those blog author' are chronicling their journey to 120lbs and I am chronicling the journey to living 120 years! I applaud and salute these efforts to be healthier and happier. With that being said those who were looking for these blogs are also in the right place! Proper nutrition is a key component in any weight loss and exercise plan. You can lose or gain all the weight you would like, but without proper nutrition you are sliding down a slippery slope to chronic and or acute disease.

This brings me to my next point...don’t shoot the messenger.

These are 10 bad foods you need to stay away from. Remember, an optimal well-balanced life takes time and patience, watch the video from one of my mentors, Dr. Peter Glidden Naturopathic Physician with 25+ years of experience.

Stop eating these 10 foods or die!

1.           Wheat

2.           Barley

3.           Rye

4.           Oats

Why? Whole grains contain the protein gluten which is difficult for the stomach acid to break down.

5.           Fried foods.

Why? Frying foods releases the chemical Acrylamide, a known carcinogen and inflammation causing agent! FYI…Inflammation is the root of all evil!

6.           Cooking Oil

Why?  Cooking oil causes oxidative damage to the skin and cells (similar to how rust affects a car)

7.           Carbonated beverages (with or before a meal)

Why? CO2 (the chemical that makes the bubbles) neutralizes stomach acid and inhibits the digestive process.

8 and 9.        Well-done red meat and Crunchy skins of bake potatoes, yams and or sweet potatoes

 Why? Both release a chemical called Heterocyclic Amines which cause cancer

     10.         Nitrates

Why?  Often added to meats for preservation, when cooked turn into Nitrosamines which causes….you guessed it, cancer. Whole foods sells meat that are nitrate free.

Check out Dr. Glidden’s video and do the research and help yourself, your family and friends. Don’t be a human ATM machine for the medical institutions and Big Pharma.

BTW…I am a Youngevity representative, if you would like to find out more about the products and or the business, contact me via email at ourjourneyto120@gmail.com or call me at 410-961-7475

 Have a great life on your Journey to 120

Kevin Q

































Wednesday, June 3, 2015

New Genesis



A new birth has been borne in my Spirit in order to achieve the God given right of optimal life balance and wholeness.

Taken from the sacred scriptures in Genesis 6:3 the Spirit of the Divine Creator decreed that “My Spirit will not contend with humans forever, for they are mortal, their days will be a hundred and twenty years."

In the text the decree comes during the time of increased wickedness on the earth, similar to the times we are experiencing now (i.e sickness, crime lack of love from one man to another) and out of extreme dissatisfaction of the Divine Creator (God) towards the Divine Creature (you and I).

Now, most theologians, teachers and preachers would take this opportunity to spread the unforgiving and hopeless message of doom & gloom, but for me it is manifesting in an altogether different way. Genesis 6:3 is about motivation and inspiration, of a new awakening, a cleansing and washing away of old ideologies that destroy us spiritually, mentally and physically and separates us from each other and inhibits our ability to love.

Goddesses and Gods, let the awakening manifest itself in what I like to call the “JOURNEY TO 120: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THE OPTIMIZATION OF LIFE-BALANCE.”

In this blog, we will be sharing our personal journeys, chronicling everything pertaining to a natural and healthy lifestyle including nutrition, being active and creating peace in our homes, neighborhoods and workplaces. I will even go off on a tangent or two about why we need to pick the trash up in our neighborhoods (which is a real pet peeve of mine!)

For those of you who will take time out of your lives to read these entries, view the videos etc., I pray that you won’t be just readers partners with us in our “JOURNEY TO 120.”

HOTEP

 
KEVIN “Q”