Choose the right fuel

Intelligence and experience might have helped you land your leadership position.

Now you need to perform, and neither of these might be enough to help you impress!

While intelligence certainly plays a role in problem-solving, strategic thinking, and decision-making, it becomes increasingly evident that other factors are equally, if not more, critical to sustained success in high-pressure environments.

Performance is based also on your energy, clarity, and endurance.

Your effectiveness as a leader is impacted by how well you can sustain pressure, and keep up with the eager 25 year olds who are waiting for your direction and inspiration.

These are all elements that tend to decline with age (for several reasons.... which we will not discuss just here), but you reach a point in life when you need to protect that old engine :)

How dependent are you on that cup of coffee on Monday morning?

Will you energize your troops in that weekly team meeting, and be sufficiently inspiring, even without that caffeine?

That cup of coffee can often feel like the life force you need to deliver and survive critical moments. If you relate to this, then you might want to assess your underlying energy levels.

Yes, coffee is rich in antioxidants, particularly polyphenols, and provides small amounts of minerals like magnesium and potassium that support energy metabolism and cellular function. Short term it will boost your performance!

Here's the price you pay: Caffeine stimulates the central nervous system and activates the HPA axis (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis), which signals the adrenal glands to release cortisol. This cortisol increases mast cell activation in your gut, and with regular cortisol spikes, your gut lining will be compromised. Overactivated mast cells and a leaky gut provide an ideal environment for autoimmune illnesses to develop over time. MS, Fibromyalgia, Parkinsons, Alzheimers, Diabetes, Endometriosis, Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthitis, to name just a few of illnesses that we are fuelling the risk of developing.

Indeed, not everyone will develop these conditions, even with a daily cup of coffee.

However, if you are a striving business leader who wishes to maintain your energy and effectiveness without risking your long term metabolic and neural health, then you are in the right space.

At Blue Zone Solutions we consider your desired success today, while also protecting your wellbeing in future. We help you establish nutritional routines and lifestyle adjustments so that you show up with the energy, clarity and endurance that you need, without compromising your future mind and body.

Live longer and better!