Eggs

      One of the things I have learned over the years is to not think too much of yourself or of what you think is true. Learning to break mindsets takes time and sometimes some reinforcement. For example, I would never ever eat egg yolks until recently. I always thought they were no good for you and would not be healthy. Upon hearing some people talk about the benefits of eating them I experimented and found that the extra substance really works for me. I feel less prone to injury and my joints feel more fluid. I usually have two eggs and two egg whites after a run or lift along with other stuff. On Mondays and Fridays I eat real eggs made with milk, butter and white pepper after my swims. I add some roasted parsnips and hummus and drown them in hot sauce and it is pure heaven.

        I'm now of the mindset that the extra fat from the eggs has helped me prevent getting injured. That and my Merrell barefoot daily runs and swimming more. The mind is so powerful. I use to avoid the yolk at all cost. I mentally thought they were the devil so on the rare occasion I took a bite of it to just see how it tasted I was utterly discussed. Now it is so good cause I have associated it with healthy joints. I love life hacking! Cue, response?, and then the reward.

 "here's to having a mind"

- Barton