Ep 181: Dial in Your Nutrition and Fitness with Bela Castro

Today, Karolina talks with Bela Castro, a holistic health coach and a former professional tennis player. For Bela, alcohol was always a challenge. Her parents drank as an escape mechanism, and it wasn’t until she stopped drinking herself that she was able to feel better and glow from within.

In this episode, Bela offers the lowdown on eating nutritious, whole foods, the magic of “brown fats”, minimizing sugar, incorporating a fitness routine into a busy lifestyle, as well as what alcohol actually does to our bodies. Bela also breaks down what she eats in a day, from adding flaxseed milk to her oats, to her nighttime tea ritual to relax and unwind.

There are so many inspiring lifestyle hacks and takeaways in this episode.

IN THIS EPISODE:

The psychology of food and alcohol addiction and mindset practices to make intentions around food better and easier
Looking at things that help nourish us (amino acids, fatty acids, healthy carbs, etc.) and the thing that cause inflammation in our bodies (alcohol, sugar, wheat)
Companies that are providing alternatives to the products we’re trying to reduce consumption of – for example, non-alcoholic drinks
The importance of taking things one step at a time and listening to your own body and its needs in terms of diet
Tricks to incorporate fitness into your busy life, from developing a morning routine to balancing strength training, cardio, and mobility

REFLECTION QUESTION:

Do you enjoy healthy “alternatives” to foods or drinks that aren’t good for you? For example, homemade potato wedges instead of French fries?

“We have to analyze from a critical thinking perspective how marketing companies and other tools have been encouraging us to make those choices because it's convenient for them. Because they know that once we start purchasing those products, it becomes an addiction. And the more addictive it is, the more we're going to purchase them. So we’ve got to get courageous enough to challenge our minds to take a step back. And to work on reversing that psychology.” - Bela Castro

“I highly encourage everybody to adopt the morning routine, because the first hour of the day is the time that you have the most control over your life. That is especially true if you are an entrepreneur or if you are a business owner, or you have a lot of responsibilities – life might take you places that you will not necessarily expect or want. So if you have full control of the first hour of your day, make sure you get your workout in.” - Bela Castro

LINKS/RESOURCES MENTIONED

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Check out Bela on her website and learn about her mastermind, health programs and more.

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