Post from Evan after the video:
Since my father was diagnosed with cancer, I've become more and more conscious of the importance of trying to sustain my health. As a bodybuilder, it's no secret that you sometimes push your body. But even if I wasn't a professional bodybuilder I, just like anyone else, am exposed to various things that can be detrimental to health; various chemicals present in food packaging and the food itself, toxins and chemicals in the air we breathe and the water we drink, various forms of radiation, heavy metals etc etc. There are plenty of people who will never drink any alcohol never do drugs and try to take care of themselves the best way they know how and still end up with something like cancer. So I think routine detoxification is something that everyone living in the modern world should practice because I think toxicity has a great deal to do with many if not all diseases. Of course, there are examples of children who, at very young ages, develop cancer or leukemia etc and they certainly haven't had enough time to "mess things up". I'm sure that, as with anything else, there is a genetic component. But taking steps to reduce the impact of toxins, radiation, heavy metals etc can only help. Considering the current state of things, no one is capable of avoiding all these things. The best thing anyone can do is try to minimize them and then take steps to help their body deal with those things.
Here's what I've been doing since the Olympia:
1. No performance enhancing supps. NOTHING. Not bridging, not coasting...OFF.
2. Easing up slightly on food consumption. Seeing as I'm not currently preparing for a show or in a full on offseason mode, it makes sense to reduce food intake proportional to my needs. I don't believe eating a lot of food is "bad" for you so long as it is UTILIZED. When food isn't being utilized because there is no NEED for it and your digestive system becomes taxed, then I think there is a potential for problems.
3. Systemic enzymes. I've been using a hefty dose of these every day. They are not digestive enzymes but they are proteolytic enzymes meant to be taken on an empty stomach and are enteric coated so they are able to make it through the stomach and get delivered into the blood. There they act to "clean up" your blood; digesting crap floating around in your blood. They help to balance inflammation, improve circulation and increase immunity. No joke, I've been sleeping really well, my energy is improved and when I'm training, I keep my pump the entire workout and have significantly less pain during training.
4. Essiac Tea. I drink hot cup of it each morning and night. It's a combination of herbs that helps encourage elimination/detoxification.
5. Chlorella + Cilantro + Garlic. This combo help to clear heavy metals from the body. I take 6 chlorella tabs 2 x a day, throw handfuls of fresh chopped cilantro into my rice along with oil that I infuse with raw garlic( I crush a few cloves of garlic and let them sit in olive oil overnight)
6. An apple a day. No matter what, I always have an apple each day.
There's no way to know how beneficial this protocol is for me or anyone else. But it makes sense to me and I do believe in the power of the body to repair, cleanse, detoxify, heal etc itself if supplied with the right things.
