ChrisPickard

ChrisPickard An ever increasing amount of the population are stressed, in pain, overweight, or all three.

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You already know what to eat. You know you should exercise. You know stress is bad for you. So why aren't you doing it ...
13/11/2025

You already know what to eat. You know you should exercise. You know stress is bad for you.

So why aren't you doing it consistently?

After helping 10,000+ people break the cycle of "knowing but not doing," I've discovered the real problem:

You don't need more health information. You need a SYSTEM.

Most people collect health tips like trading cards. They bookmark articles, save Instagram posts, and buy courses... but nothing sticks.

That's because tips without systems are just entertainment.

Here's what actually works:

✅ The Magnificent 7 Health Strategies (not random tips)
✅ 6 complete modules that build on each other
✅ Tools that turn knowledge into automatic habits
✅ A lifestyle that finally STICKS

I've watched brilliant people struggle for years because they were missing this one piece. They had all the knowledge but none of the implementation framework.

The Metanoia Master System changes that.

It's not another program you'll start and quit. It's the operating system that makes everything else work.

Stop collecting health tips. Start building the lifestyle that actually lasts.

👆 Swipe through the carousel above to see exactly how this works.

One of the biggest shifts that can help you handle stress is to transform how you percieve it.
07/11/2025

One of the biggest shifts that can help you handle stress is to transform how you percieve it.

If Box Breathing helps US Navy SEALs perform better in combat situations, it'll probbaly help you in your day to day 'st...
06/11/2025

If Box Breathing helps US Navy SEALs perform better in combat situations, it'll probbaly help you in your day to day 'stress'.

In times of stress - improve your nutrition...
05/11/2025

In times of stress - improve your nutrition...

This week is international stress awareness week.Stress is both terribly undertreated and terribly misunderstood.For ins...
04/11/2025

This week is international stress awareness week.

Stress is both terribly undertreated and terribly misunderstood.

For instance stress can be causing your nervous system to act in multiple different ways:

Are you wired or worried?
Mentally tired or physically tired?
Are your adrenal glands stressed?
Or do you have eustress?

A questionnaire I use with clients helps identify how they may be affected, and then what herbal/nutritional remedies will best support them while I work on transforming their relationship to stress.

It’s Stress Awareness WeekLike you need to made aware of it!Everyone is aware of stress.Most people know it aggravates e...
04/11/2025

It’s Stress Awareness Week

Like you need to made aware of it!

Everyone is aware of stress.

Most people know it aggravates every single health condition.

What I think it really needs to be is ‘Stress Solution Week’.

For instance:

If stress is causing you to tighten muscles, or causing headaches and indigestion: a massage or some spinal adjustments can help.

Stress causes depletion of nutrients like magnesium, zinc and B vitamins – so take a quality multivitamin.

Stress alters your genes – literally making you toxic!

Yes, that’s right – stress alters your genes.

If you’d like a solution for that check out a couple of my Heroic Health Guides.

The one on breathwork, and the 7 Week Cellular Rejuvenation program.

The Hidden Truth About "Junk Exercise" That's Sabotaging Your Health Here's what nobody tells you: spending hours at the...
23/10/2025

The Hidden Truth About "Junk Exercise" That's Sabotaging Your Health

Here's what nobody tells you: spending hours at the gym can actually accelerate aging if you're doing it wrong. While everyone preaches "exercise is good for you," the reality is far more nuanced - and most people are unknowingly damaging their bodies.

The Science Behind Exercise-Induced Aging

When you exercise beyond your recovery capacity, you trigger a cascade of inflammatory processes that mirror accelerated aging:

• Chronic Cortisol Elevation : Overtraining keeps your stress hormone chronically elevated, breaking down muscle tissue and suppressing immune function

• Glutathione Depletion : Your body's master antioxidant gets overwhelmed, leaving cells vulnerable to oxidative damage

• Mitochondrial Dysfunction : Instead of building cellular powerhouses, excessive exercise damages them

• Systemic Inflammation : What should be healing becomes chronic low-grade inflammation (elevated CRP, IL-6, TNF-α)

The "Junk Exercise" Epidemic

Most gym routines fall into what exercise physiologists call "junk exercise" - movement that provides insufficient stimulus for adaptation while reinforcing poor patterns:

✗ Same cardio machine for months with no progression
✗ Leaning on treadmill handles (bypassing stabilizer muscles)
✗ Machine-only workouts that ignore functional movement
✗ High-volume training without adequate recovery
✗ Ignoring the nervous system's need for variety

The Hormetic Sweet Spot

Exercise follows a hormetic curve - the right dose triggers adaptation, but too much becomes toxic. Here's the science:

Optimal Zone : 150 minutes moderate activity + 2 strength sessions weekly
Increases BDNF (brain growth factor)
Boosts mitochondrial biogenesis
Enhances insulin sensitivity
Reduces all-cause mortality by 30-40%

Danger Zone : Chronic high-intensity without recovery
Depletes glutathione stores
Creates "open window" immune suppression
Elevates inflammatory markers
Accelerates cellular aging

The Right Way to Exercise for Longevity
Follow the 80/20 Rule : 80% low-intensity movement, 20% high-intensity
Prioritize Recovery : Sleep 7-9 hours, take 2 rest days weekly
Add Variety : Challenge your brain with new movement patterns
Monitor Your Body : Track resting heart rate and energy levels
Support with Nutrition : Emphasize anti-inflammatory foods and adequate protein

Red Flags You're Aging Faster :
Constant soreness lasting >72 hours
Frequent colds and infections
Declining performance despite effort
Poor sleep and irritability
Stubborn weight gain around the midsection

The bottom line: Exercise is medicine, but like any medicine, the dose makes the poison. Most people need less intensity and more consistency, not more punishment.

Build your immunity over the comming months - increase your glutathione.If you can't exercise due to illness or injury -...
17/10/2025

Build your immunity over the comming months - increase your glutathione.

If you can't exercise due to illness or injury - move what you can. Even getting up from a chair once every 15-20 minitues to stand up then sit down again will help.

And if you can't do that then look to nutritional means.

If exercise was a pill it would be given for every disease.But if your spine is not fully functional (and you can be pai...
15/10/2025

If exercise was a pill it would be given for every disease.

But if your spine is not fully functional (and you can be pain free and still have a stiff spine) - you won't get all the benefits.

Get checked.

🎯 The $100 Billion Marketing Trick That's Fooling Millions of Patients Your doctor told you statins reduce heart attack ...
07/10/2025

🎯 The $100 Billion Marketing Trick That's Fooling Millions of Patients
Your doctor told you statins reduce heart attack risk by 33%.
That sounds amazing, right?

Here's what they didn't tell you: That's not the whole truth.

The Most Expensive Marketing Trick in Medical History:
What you heard was "relative risk reduction." What you need to know is "absolute risk reduction."

Let me break this down with real numbers from actual studies:

The Placebo Group: 3% had a heart attack over 5 years The Statin Group: 2% had a heart attack over 5 years

Absolute difference: 1% Relative difference: 33% (because 1% is 33% of 3%)

Both numbers are technically correct. But they tell completely different stories.

Here's the Reality Check:
If you take a statin for primary prevention (meaning you've never had a heart attack), you have a: • 97% chance of being fine anyway (even without the drug) • 1% absolute benefit from taking it • Zero overall mortality benefit (you're not less likely to die)

Translation: You need to treat 217 healthy people with statins for 5 years to prevent ONE heart attack.

That means 216 people get zero benefit but all the side effects.

The Numbers Game Gets Worse:

For every 50 people taking statins:
• 1 person avoids a heart attack
• 1 person develops diabetes (2% increased risk)
• 5-10 people experience muscle damage or pain

So you're as likely to get diabetes from the statin as you are to benefit from it.

Why This Matters More Than You Think:

Diabetes dramatically increases your risk of:
• Heart disease (the thing you're trying to prevent)
• Stroke
• Kidney disease
• Blindness
• Amputation

We're giving people a drug to prevent heart disease that causes a condition that causes heart disease.

The Marketing Psychology:

When your doctor says "33% reduction," your brain hears: "If I had a 50% chance of a heart attack, now I have a 17% chance."

What it actually means: "If I had a 3% chance of a heart attack, now I have a 2% chance."

Completely different story, right?

The Secondary Prevention Exception:

Now, if you've ALREADY had a heart attack (secondary prevention), the numbers improve:
• You need to treat 83 people to prevent 1 death
• You need to treat 39 people to prevent 1 non-fatal heart attack

Still modest benefits, but more meaningful than primary prevention.

The Lifestyle Reality Check:

Here's what's really frustrating: lifestyle changes consistently show LARGER benefits than statins:

• Mediterranean diet: 30% reduction in cardiovascular events (real relative risk)
• Regular exercise: 35% reduction in cardiovascular mortality
• Not smoking: 50% reduction in heart disease risk
• Maintaining healthy weight: 40% reduction in diabetes risk

These have ZERO side effects and multiple benefits beyond heart health.

Here's something disturbing:

Studies show that people on statins actually eat WORSE over time because they think the pill is protecting them.

"I can eat this donut because my cholesterol is controlled."

Meanwhile, people NOT on statins but told they need to protect their hearts maintain healthier diets because they know they need to do something.

The Questions You Should Ask:

1. "Doctor, what's my absolute risk reduction, not relative?"
2. "How many people like me need to take this drug to help one person?"
3. "What's my risk of side effects compared to benefits?"
4. "What would happen if I focused on lifestyle changes first?"

The Website That Wakes You Up:

Go to TheNNT.com (Number Needed to Treat). It's run by independent researchers who analyse medical studies without pharmaceutical company funding.

They rate statins for primary prevention as RED (not recommended) because the benefits are so small.

The Bottom Line:

I'm not anti-statin. I'm pro-informed consent (AND THERE ARE TIMES THEY REALLY DO HELP – like you are a male who had a heart attack already)

If you understand that:

• Your absolute benefit is 1%
• You need to take it forever
• 216 out of 217 people get no benefit
• Side effects are real and common
• Lifestyle changes are more effective

And you still want to take it? That's your informed choice.

But you deserve to know the real numbers, not just the marketing spin.

The trillion-dollar pharmaceutical industry has convinced millions of healthy people to take daily medication based on a statistical sleight of hand.

Don't you think you deserve the whole truth?
More info in first link.

Question: Did your doctor explain absolute vs. relative risk when prescribing your statin? What would you have decided if you'd known these numbers? Share your thoughts below.
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This information is for educational purposes only and should not replace medical advice. Always discuss treatment decisions with your healthcare provider.

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