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Most of us want to be successful in life, whatever that means:

Building a company or a community, reaching a personal goal or milestone, or getting home at the end of a workday with enough energy to play with our kids.

We wake up every day to go after that goal and to pursue our dreams. But sometimes we feel that something is preventing us from getting there:

‣ We feel tired

‣ We cannot think clearly

‣ We feel unable to cope with what life is throwing at us

We feel overwhelmed, stuck, and unhappy.
It's like we are limiting ourselves, we are not able to support our own personal quest for the life we dream of.

How crazy is it that we are our own limiting factor?

We try to mask things up with some common strategies to push more and more:

‣ We drink more coffee

‣ We work longer and harder (yet, not smarter)

‣ We tell ourselves that it's probably normal or that we are only getting older

Indeed, that is how most people feel.
Data from all around the world tells us just that - from the EU to Australia, from the UAE to the UK.

That's what average looks like: feeling tired, being unable to think, and living below the level of performance we can achieve.

The million-dollar question is quite clear:
‣ How can we expect to thrive in life if we have average levels of health, performance, and happiness?


It's quite easy:

We absolutely can’t!

No one could ever achieve the best results by being average!

That's what Prime Human Performance is all about:

Helping you get closer to your goals and dreams by optimizing your performance levels.

"Oh, that's good... but how
do you do it?"

We focus on three major areas:

Resilience and Stress Management

Sleep and Recovery

Brain and Mental Performance

Resilience and Stress Management

Stress

Is a part of our lives and is directly related to ambition and success: the higher we are or want to be; the greater the pressure, demands, and stress.

Wanting to eliminate stress is both utopian and empty because it is impossible to live without it. Instead of focusing efforts on doing it, we should try to reduce its impact on the body.

There are several angles
from which we can approach this:

  • When we maintain high levels of stress

    We permanently stimulate the release of cortisol, which in turn increases the inflammatory state of the system, negatively influencing the remaining hormonal balance - thyroid hormone, testosterone, growth hormone, etc.

  • It also increases the average levels of glycemia

    Leading to sudden mood swings, weight gain and instability of concentration; in addition to contributing to the existence of advanced glycation end products (compounds associated with chronically elevated levels of blood sugar and the basis of cardiovascular pathology).

  • With stress also comes the activation of the sympathetic nervous system

    Responsible for the fight or flight response (which invariably leads to inactivation of the opposite system: the parasympathetic system - associated with recovery, relaxation, cell cleansing, and rebalancing). Consequently, it leads to changes in sleep, with the development of initial or intermediate insomnia, non-restorative sleep, and permanent fatigue, creating a cycle.

Resilience

Comes when we are able to deal with what life throws at us without breaking down, maintaining the focus on where we want to go and in the bigger picture.

Part of it stems from having the stress responses tuned and checked, able to hold ourselves up in challenging times and keep us going.

Sleep and Recovery

Sleep and Recovery

Are essential aspects of our lives, and they are directly related to our physical and mental health and performance.

It's quite simple:

The better we sleep and recover, the better equipped we are to handle the challenges and demands of our daily lives.

For that reason, prioritizing is mandatory and crucial if we want to be the best versions of ourselves, especially when stakes are high - and not bragging about neglecting them: that's average.

We must recognize their value in our lives and as a key part of the priming journey.

We address this
through different lenses:

  • The balance of our circadian rhythm.

    The amount of factors and details that influence the daily curve of cortisol go way beyond stress: blue light exposure; meal timing; exercise timing; breathing and dietary options are just a few ones.

    To improve sleep and recovery we must optimize these factors.

  • Inflammation.

    You probably heard about it: it's our defense mechanism, it gets activated every time a threat is identified in order to eliminate it and keep up safe. It's also a critical part of the strengthening of our system, in particular the body: by destroying stuff, it makes room for the reconstruction (led by the anti-inflammation team).

    When the demo team gets continuously triggered by diet, infections or emotional and physical stress (including from physical exercise), the inflammation level it's maintained at such a level that it's not possible to keep renewing and recovering, leading to fatigue, brain fog and loss of physical and emotional strength (yes, that's testosterone dropping).

  • Gut health.

    Even though it's an intricate part of inflammation, its importance ensures a special place in our model. Simply put, it's not possible to achieve and maintain top health and performance with an average gut health.

    Most people suffer from constipation, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome or just being gassy. None of these are supposed to happen and, given the core place the gut has in the inflammation and brain chemistry balance - with its combination of gut cells and microbiome - we sure need to have a stellar digestive system.

Brain and Mental Performance

Wanting to

Improve our Mental and Brain Performance

Is not only realistic but also essential to our success and happiness.

Instead of settling for average or subpar performance, we can take steps to enhance our cognitive abilities and optimize our brain function.

Naturally, improving sleep, recovery and stress management will have a tremendous impact on the performance of the brain and the mind.

Beyond that,
we look into specific topics related to this:

  • Cellular health.

    It goes without saying that healthier cells will be stronger, perform better and be more resilient.

    It's always fascinating to see the impact of optimization in cells’ membrane integrity (leading to better communication, function and longevity); mitochondrial function (increments in its strength, efficiency and power translates into more and more sustained energy, mood and resilience) and in DNA reading (even though our DNA code is set in stone, the real power is what happens around it, the epigenetic part).

  • Neuro-communication.

    There's no other way to say this: we only think, decide and react as well as our cells can talk to each other. If we don't have the neurological words to think clearly, we cannot expect to be able to do it.

    That's why it is so critical to ensure cells are able to communicate between each other by improving cell membrane flexibility, optimizing neurotransmitter quantity and balance (like dopamine and serotonin) and supporting it with every tool it requires.

The priming of these areas will not only improve the cognitive function but, more critically, the emotional one.

The science has been getting clearer and clearer on how feeling anxious, helpless and overwhelmed can be improved by:

Optimizing our brain function.

We use tools that science has provided us.

From interpreting data in an integrated manner, to defining multifaceted plans, using techniques, knowledge, and approaches that have been shown to be most effective in each situation.

We turn to the best laboratories

To carry out extensive and comprehensive metabolic and physiological evaluations, including genetic, urinary, blood, fecal, and salivary tests.

We use data provided by gadgets and wearables

To do regular evaluations and feedback, both before starting the program and during the intervention.

We define plans with different aspects

Nutrition | Medicine | Psychology | Lifestyle | Supplementation | Biohacking.

Based on the data obtained.

This is how we Prime Human Performance.