After a few years of scientific and culinary research, a successful Kickstarter campaign, and a ton of constructive feedback from satisfied (and de-stressed) product testers, I (as a proud father) am happy to announce that my daughter Courtney’s “Stress Cookie” (and Tea) website is now LIVE at http://www.stresscookie.com

Check out how you can…

Drink Tea…(focused alertness)…

Eat Cookies…(relaxed calmness)…

Feel Great…(balanced well-being)!!!

“The body mirrors the mind and the soul – and is much more accessible than either. If you can become proficient at listening to your body, you will eventually hear from your whole self.” – George Sheehan, MD

“If you hesitate to map out your future, to make a big plan or to set a goal, you’ve just gone ahead and mapped your future anyway.” – Seth Godin

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” -Mark Twain

World-famous boxer and armchair philosopher Mike Tyson once observed, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”

On Aug 30, 2016 – I had the great pleasure of speaking to executives from one of the leading architecture/construction firms in the country, The Beck Group. These folks do it all – soup to nuts – for a wide range of commercial construction projects (integrating all aspects of design/plan/build) – so I was thrilled by the invitation to speak to them about the physiology of stress/cortisol and psychology of burnout/vigor (and ways to keep it all in balance)…

Below, you’ll see 4 files – two PDFs of the slides that I used and two MP3 audio files containing my seminar. The first hour was about the physiology/biochemistry of the stress response (cortisol, appetite, belly fat, sleep, etc) – and the second hour was about some very practical lifestyle and dietary approaches to beating burnout.

I hope you enjoy the content!

Shawn

My monthly nutrition segment on KUTV’s Fresh Living focused on healthy foods for boosting brain function in these “back to school” weeks…

http://kutv.com/features/fresh-living/back-to-school-brain-foods

The brain basically needs 3 things to function at it’s best:

• Healthy nerve cells (neurons)
• Healthy carbs and glucose control
• Healthy blood flow

Make sure you have meals and snacks that deliver specific nutrients such as:

• Omega-3’s – brain cell growth
• Flavonoids – blood flow and neurotransmitter balance
• Slow carbs and Fiber – blood sugar control

Breakfast

• Rainbow Omelette with Omega3 cage-free Eggs (choline and lutein), Brightly colored veggies (red tomatoes, green/yellow peppers)
• Whole grain toast (fiber)
• Oatmeal (“slow-carbs” with fiber and B-vitamins)
• Berries (flavonoids)
• Scoop of whey protein (blood sugar control)
• Splash of half & half (blood sugar control)

Lunch

• PB & Banana sandwich (Not Pizza!) with Nut Butter (vitamin E), Banana (fiber – blood sugar), Whole grain bread (fiber)
• Tuna sandwich with Tuna in oil (omega-3, protein), small amount of mayo with Sriracha, Turmeric (anti-Alzheimers and anti-diabetes)

Dinner

• Salmon (omega 3s and astaxanthin) – cooked in Malaysian Red palm oil, sweet potatoes (amylopectin and beta-carotene) and Kale (or any other green – for fiber and B-vitamins)
• Beef and Bean Burrito with Beef (zinc, iron, B12), Black Beans (fiber, polyphenols, B-vitamins), Guacamole (monounsaturated fats) and Salsa (lycopene)

Snacks

• Nuts (almonds, walnuts, cashews, peanuts)
• Dried blueberries
• Dark chocolate pieces
• Berries

Brain Boosting Smoothie

• 1 cup milk (or coconut/almond)
• handful frozen berries
• 1 scoop protein powder (whey)
• 100mg Suntheanine (L-theanine)
• 50mg Enzogenol (NZ pine bark extract)