Defend

​This is the final week of our functional lifestyle series.

​Defining a Functional Lifestyle

For those of you participating in the Avena/Fieldlab Whole Health Challenge, these articles will help you understand the purpose behind each point metric. If you are not participating in the challenge, this four part series will provide resources and education on how to realign your every day with a functional lifestyle. We hope this series has peaked your curiosity and continues to inspire you to take action in your own life.  If you enjoyed this series, we would love to hear from you! Share your thoughts by sending us an email.

Defend

Defend(v.)  /dəˈfend/

• Disconnect from anything getting in the way of function—avoid toxins and exposures not meant for humans—to allow your cells to function normally and without distraction.  

This week is all about defending the body. It's obvious that we want to defend our body against infections and chronic diseases but to be on the offense, we must make defending ourselves part of our daily routine. This means avoiding toxins and limit exposures not meant for our bodies.

Spend Less, Sleep More
There is no questioning it - sleep can make or break our functional health. However, so many struggle to get the sleep needed to nourish their bodies and fuel their day. Making sleep a priority is central to a functional lifestyle and can be done easily with some simple hacks. ​

Keep It Clean
​Skin care, hygiene products, and cleaning supplies don't get much attention when it comes to functional health. Many of the products available contain harmful ingredients that could compromise cellular health.

Make Function Your Frequency
We are constantly being exposed to harmful non-native electromagnetic frequencies as a result of the technology that surrounds us every day. These frequencies cause cellular havoc and disrupt the most important functions of the cell, including ATP production and signaling.

Get Grounded!
The earth contains an almost infinite and bioavailable source of healing - Free electrons, which are the result of natural, energetic processes. Grounding can have significant positive health effects, specifically: reducing inflammation, mitigating stress and improving quality and quantity of sleep.

The Whole Health Challenge: What's Next?

Hack Your Functional Health For Under $100
Hacking your functional health can be fun and inexpensive. There are a number of products for under $100 that can make a huge difference. ​

The Other Ingredients Of Optimize Daily
We avoid using ingredients that could interfere with how the product is utilized by the body. All of our ingredients (including the other ingredients) can be trusted - research-backed, therapeutically dosed, and bioavailable to the body.  ​