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Diets designed specifically for losing weight or bulking up are a dime a dozen. Some stipulate that you should count the calories of macronutrients youre eating every day. Others stress nutritional minutia like the glycemic index. Still others are more concerned with when, rather than what, you're eating.

At GQ, we're believers in watching what you eat, but usually in service of overall health, not some number on the scale. A big part of this is avoiding food you're intolerant of. You should avoid eating food that makes you feel bad after you eat it, in other words.

The problem is that it's not always obvious what's giving your stomach trouble. Sometimes it's clear: if you've got a sour stomach the morning after three glasses of red wine and a greasy hamburger, there's probably no mystery there. But often it's possible to have the vague sense that something's wrong without an obvious trigger.

Feeling better overall is often the rationale behind restrictive dietary changes, like a keto diet, or veganism. (Or, ironically enough, the carnivore diet). And if you've ever had a coworker do the Whole30, you surely heard about how much better they felt during it. But the benefits of restrictive diets like these are hard to qualify. Even if they make you feel good, is the primary benefit the restrictions themselves? Or is the diet good simply because of a few foods it ends up avoiding?

Theres a case to be made that what we put into our diets isnt always as important as what were taking out of our diets. If that sort of experimentation sounds intriguing, then an elimination diet is something to consider.

Although the term is in the name, an elimination diet is not about losing weight. Its true purpose is to identify foods that might lead to some sort of adverse effect. Maybe eating white bread makes you groggy or burpy. Maybe drinking a glass of milk leaves you feeling bloated or sick. These sorts of food intolerances are no fun, and might be dodged inadvertently by participating in a restrictive diet that severely limits all sorts of food choices.

The elimination diet is more intentional. Start out by eating normally without any changes to your diet, but keep a log for several weeks of what foods you eat and how you feel after eating them. Once you have a list of foods and the symptoms they cause, youll have a better idea of what you could potentially take out of your diet. Then completely eliminate anything you suspect you're intolerant of.

When you do begin the elimination diet, try to follow it for anywhere from four to eight weeks. Whats important to bear in mind is that eliminating problem areas in your eating patterns isnt just about removing certain foods. Youll also want to keep an eye out for specific ingredients. If your weeks of journaling leads you to taking dairy out of your diet, then youll also want to watch out for other foods that might have whey or lactose, as the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madisonwhich has a comprehensive guide on elimination dietspoints out.

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Whether you're eager to squeeze into a specific outfit or want to improve your workout stamina and overall health, everyone has their own reasons for going on a diet.

However, there's one goal practically everyone trying to lose weight has in common: getting a flat belly. While shaving off a few pounds can help reduce your risk of certain chronic ailments, like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and fatty liver, losing inches off your waist may also lower your heart attack risk. In fact, a 2018 study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that waist-to-hip ratio was a better predictor of heart attack risk than BMI.

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That said, not all diets are created equal when it comes to losing belly fat. According to Courtney D'Angelo, MS, RD, registered dietitian and author at Fit Healthy Momma, there's a clear victor when it comes to getting a flat belly: the keto diet.

"The keto diet is high in protein and in general whole, single-ingredient foods, which are loaded with nutrients, she says.

And although keto dieters tend to only consume 20-50 grams of carbs per day, if you're getting those carbs from whole fruits and vegetables, you'll also be getting a solid dose of fiber. "Eating more soluble fiber can help you lose belly fat, and, more importantly, can help prevent belly fat gain," says D'Angelo. "One study showed a 3.7% lower risk of gaining belly fat with a 10-gram increase in daily soluble fiber intake."

For example, low carb vegetables for the keto diet include avocado (3 grams of fiber per serving and 1 gram of net carbs), cauliflower (3 grams of fiber and 2 grams of net carbs), celery (1.5 grams of fiber and 2 grams of net carbs), asparagus (3 grams of fiber and 2 grams of net carbs), radishes (2 grams of fiber and 2 grams of net carbs), to name a few.

"High protein diets help with belly fat because you're getting 25-30% of your calories from protein. With the keto diet, you're eating more high protein foods like fish, whole eggs, nuts, meat, and dairy products. These are the best sources of protein and there have been successful studies that have shown people who ate more and better protein had much less abdominal fat," D'Angelo adds.

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According to a 2020 study published in Frontiers in Physiology, among a group of overweight or obese adult women, adhering to a normal diet for four weeks, followed by four weeks of ketogenic dieting, reduced their waist circumference by 4 centimeters and their hip circumference by 2.5 centimeters.

What's more, a 2017 study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found that, among a group of 20 obese patients who stuck to a keto diet for four months, weight loss primarily came from fat and visceral mass, while muscle mass was largely unaffected.

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We rely on medical professionals to help us in our journey of taking care of our bodies and our health, but some continue to use outdated measurements to our detriment.

The body mass index, created by Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet in the 19th century, has been used by doctors to determine if someone is obese for decades. It is even being used to determine obesity in relation to COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, despite the creator himself saying it should not be used to indicate someones fatness. Quetelet was a mathematician and not a doctor, yet many medical professionals still rely on it.

BMI is someones weight divided by the square of their height. This simple formula lacks a lot of nuance and doesnt take into account the weight added by muscle and strong bones, according to NPR. It also leaves out different fat distributions for those assigned female at birth, including the added weight of breasts. For example, Olympic weightlifters would often be classified as obese under the BMI system. These oversights make BMI alone a drastically inaccurate indicator of health.

Using BMI to label someone as obese is like calling a rectangle a square. Someone who is obese will have a high BMI, but not everyone with a high BMI is actually obese.

Insurance and diet companies also have a history of lobbying for and abusing the BMI system. In 1998, the obesity threshold was lowered from 27.8 to 25 due to lobbying from an organization funded by Weight Watchers International, according to Mother Jones. This caused millions of Americans to suddenly be classified as fat at the behest of diet companies. People with higher BMIs are also more likely to pay higher insurance premiums according to NPR.

BMI also further enables the fatphobia of the medical field. Numerous fat people have experienced doctors dismissing health concerns by attributing it to their weight. With BMI being such a simple formula, it makes it easier for a doctor to tell a patient to lose weight and lower their BMI rather than trying to treat the patients concerns.

Fatness also isnt inherently bad or unhealthy. Ones activity level is a better indicator of their health than their weight. Regardless whether someone is fat or skinny, theyre going to be out of shape if they live a predominantly sedentary lifestyle. There are people like singer-songwriter Lizzo who are fat and work out regularly and are likely more healthy than someone who sits around all day.

The misguidance of BMI impacts the entire medical field and lowers the quality of care individuals get. Doctors need to use more scientific ways to determine a patients bodily health rather than taking the easier option. Individual bodies cant be reduced down to a mathematical formula and their medical care should reflect that by being tailored to them.

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In an interview at the American College of Gastroenterolgy 2021 conference, Rawan Aljaras, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, discussed the various ways in which diet can influence a patients gastrointestinal health.

Aljaras explained how important it is to continuously monitor trends in diet because of how closely related diet is to the gastrointestinal system. Certain diets have been proven to affect bowel movements and multiple gastrointestinal disorders.

When asked about an optimal diet for irritable bowel syndrome patients, Aljaras stressed the importance of fiber.

She reflected on how making dietary lifestyle changes can be a difficult process for a patient. Working with the patient to take baby steps and view the goal as a moving target is her focus.

I feel like its always very easy for us as physicians to talk to patients about committing to lifestyle changes, Aljaras said. It's never easy in real life.

As for the effect that the pandemic has had on patients diets, Aljaras said the impact was negative for everyone. She emphasized the amount of stress that came with the pandemic.

Many people were trying to keep up with life as usual even through the stress of quarantine. The impact of this could potentially be seen by doctors as a result of the poor dietary habits developed throughout this time and the effect they could have on the gastrointestinal system.

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Vitamins and nutrition: Foods to eat for healthy hair growth   |  Photo Credit: iStock Images

There are some major factors that influence your hair. Yes, of course, your genes play a big role. So does your age. And the hormones in your blood, as well as the nutrient balance or deficiencies you may be carrying.

Lifestyle also makes a difference in how our hair fares. For example, if you are stressed, or unable to get enough sleep and rest, then even the best food (nutrients) and treatments (scalp and hair tonics and lotions) cannot help the failing health of your hair, nails, and skin.

When it comes to the diet factor, it has been scientifically proven that nutritionally enriched foods help your hairand can influence your hair's thickness, its growth or shedding, how shiny it is, and even its likelihood of greying.

There are multiple nutrients that encourage hair growth: such as Biotin (a B vitamin), Vitamin D, Vitamin E, Iron, Vitamin C, Omega-3 fatty acids, etc. We bring you that the top 3 mindbodygreen.com Beauty Director Alexandra Engler says you must add to your diet and why. Sources of foods that contain these essential proteins given below are from all three, nonvegetarian, vegetarian, and vegan. Take a pick as per your own protocol.

Disclaimer: Tips and suggestions mentioned in the article are for general information purpose only and should not be construed as professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor or a dietician before starting any fitness programme or making any changes to your diet.

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Cooking with ginger or brewing it in tea are great ways to add more ginger to your diet. If you dont fancy either of those, you can also choose to take a ginger supplement.

Although ginger is renowned for its various health benefits, its important to remember this should be an addition, never a replacement, to any medical help.

If you are concerned about your blood pressure, or your risk of heart disease, you should speak to your GP.

If you plan on adding significant amounts of ginger to your diet (remember the maximum is four grams a day) and youre already using medicine for any other conditions, make sure you check with your doctor or pharmacist that ginger will not interact with the medicine.

In addition to eating more ginger, a healthy diet and regular exercise will help cut your risk of high blood pressure.

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CHICAGO, Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued guidance to reduce the average daily sodium intake by 12% over the next few years by encouraging food manufacturers and foodservice companies to cut back their use of salt in products. Food market research by The NPD Group finds that U.S. consumers are more concerned about the amount of sugar in their diets than they are about their sodium intake.

Half of U.S. consumers, 18 years and older, are trying to get less sugar in their diets compared to 36% who want to reduce their salt intake, according to NPD's Health Aspirations & Behavioral Tracking Service. However, sodium consumption concerns vary by age, and the degree of concern doesn't gradually increase as the age range advances. While 45% of consumers, 55 and older, want to decrease the amount of sodium in their diets, only 34% of consumers, ages 45 to 54, are concerned about sodium intake. Of the 35 to 44 and 25 to 34 age groups, 25% and 30%, respectively, are trying to get less sodium in their diets. Of the youngest adult age group, ages 18 to 24, 33% are concerned about their sodium intake.

When it comes to the Nutrition Facts label on the back of food packaging, sugar ranks at the top of what adult consumers look for on the label. Of adults 18 and older, 56% look for sugar. Consumers look for calories after sugar on the label; 45% look for calories. Sodium ranks third, with 38% of adult consumers searching for sodium content.

"Regardless of the available nutritional information and dietary guidelines, consumers choose to focus on what they deem important," says Darren Seifer, food and beverage industry analyst at NPD. "Eating habits are difficult to change unless a change is needed because of a health condition. When food manufacturers and foodservice operators can reduce the sodium in foods and still make them taste as good, they will play a major role in reducing U.S. consumers' salt intake."

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NPD offers data, industry expertise, and prescriptive analytics to help our clients grow their businesses in a changing world. Over 2,000 companies worldwide rely on us to help them measure, predict, and improve performance across all channels, including brick-and-mortar, e-commerce, and B2B. We have services in 19 countries worldwide, with operations spanning the Americas, Europe, and APAC. Practice areas include apparel, appliances, automotive, beauty, books, B2B technology, consumer technology, e-commerce, fashion accessories, food consumption, foodservice, footwear, home, home improvement, juvenile products, media entertainment, mobile, office supplies, retail, sports, toys, and video games. For more information, visit https://www.npd.com. Follow us on Twitter: @npdgroup.

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Rice is one of the staples of Indian cuisine. Some of us cannot imagine our daily food without the desi dal and chawal. But the issue with white rice, as per various health experts, is that white rice is a high caloric food. White rice is high in empty calories (simple carbs), making it less healthy option for people trying to lose weight or are diabetic. Unpolished rice has minerals but the polishing of the rice removes these nutrients making it only a source of simple carbohydrates. Therefore, health experts recommend less consumption of white rice and to replace it with healthier alternatives. We have found seven healthy white rice replacements that would make your daily diet healthier!

Also known as bulgar or broken wheat, dalia is one the desi white replacement that you may try. It has a similar texture and flavour to rice when it is cooked. As per the USDA, dalia only contains 76 calories in 91 grams of serving - which is 25% per cent fewer calories as compared to rice.

You can use quinoa to make upma!

This popular white rice replacement has been used to make Indian classics like kheer, upma and even chicken biryani. Quinoa is a flowering crop that is mainly grown for its edible seeds. This is the ideal rice replacement for people with gluten allergies as it is gluten-free! According to the book 'Healing Foods' by DK Publishing House, easily digestible quinoa is a complete source of protein and a good source of anti-inflammatory, monounsaturated and omega-3 fatty acids.

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While many might associate barley with the creation of beer, this cereal is actually one of the oldest grains to be cultivated in the world! Barley has more proteins and fibre than white rice. It is packed with essential nutrients like Vitamin B, zinc, selenium, iron, magnesium and more.

You may know millet in India in the form of jowar, bajra, ragi and more! Millets are gluten-free and rich in essential nutrients. Dr Dayakar Rao of the Indian Institute of Millet Research says that "Millets can grow in poor quality soil and create a good plan B for food security."

Cauliflower rice is a low-calorie substitute of white rice

Cauliflower is a popular choice as a rice replacement for people who are on a keto diet or low carb diet. Cauliflower is a low calories vegetable, making it an excellent low-calorie rice option. Also known as a superfood, cauliflower is extremely rich in nutrients. Expert Nutritionist Dr Anju Sood promotes the consumption of cauliflower in all its form.

The seed produced by a flowering bamboo at the end of its life span is used as rice and is called bamboo rice. This unique rice replacement is not easily available since the flowering patterns of bamboos are unpredictable. It is a rich source of Vitamin B and protein.

We have all heard of brown rice as a rice replacement. But do you know why? Brown rice is a whole grain, it has the outer bran layer and germ intact and therefore it contains more fibre, minerals and vitamins. As it is not subjected to intense processing like white rice, it becomes more wholesome and nutritious. Dr Anju Sood says "Brown Rice is a low glycaemic index food...On the contrary, white rice is a high glycaemic index food and the sugar content released is much higher which leads to easy fat accumulation."

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Note: Make sure you consult your doctor before adding anything to your diet.

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Katie Couric isnt proud of several moments in her journalism career, like when she went undercover as a homeless person for a bit of stunt reporting, or the time on her Yahoo show she edited out Ruth Bader Ginsburgs disapproving statements on athletes who kneel during the national anthem in order to protect her. It was important for me to shine a lens on myself and to be introspective about my own mistakes in my own personal evolution, Couric, 64, now says.

That personal journey is at the center of her new memoir, Going There, which chronicles her rise through the Big Three television networks at a time when they were brazen boys clubs. She became known as Americas sweetheart during her 15 years co-anchoring the Today Show before taking over CBS Evening News then hosting her own daytime show, Katie, on ABC. In the book, she recounts interviewing momentous figures including Barbara and George H.W. Bush, David Duke, John F. Kennedy Jr. and Sarah Palin, and she writes openly about losing her first husband, Jay Monahan, and her sister, Emily Couric, to cancer. The chapters she spends on the sexual assault allegations against her former Today co-host Matt Lauer offer a look into the experience of finding out the worst about someone you cared about and trusted.

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Randy Couture has been a badass for decadesin fact, hes been four different kinds of badass. Hes been an Army sergeant, an All-American (and Olympic alternate) wrestler at Oklahoma State, a UFC champion and Hall of Famer, and now, in his fourth act, hes been an onscreen action hero for a decade since last leaving the octagon.

Now 58, Couture isnt slowing down: Hes filming The Expendables 4, his fourth go-round in the franchise as Toll Road, a munitions expert in the Stallone-led crew of action standouts. And hes still found time to open (and train at) his own chain of gyms, Xtreme Couture. He talked to Men's Health about training there, how his workouts have evolved over the years, and introducing costar Terry Crews to intermittent fasting.

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I mean, it's been amazing. I got this job because of him, because he's such a fan of boxing and MMA. When he called me to his office to talk about the first project, he could have easily left me by the wayside. They originally were pulling me in to step up and play [the character] Hale Caesar, which was written for Wesley Snipes, but couldn't play the role at that time. And then they ended up getting Terry Crews. So he could have easily just left me out of it.

Then he wrote [my character,] Toll Road, in after the discussion in his office. So I felt honored that he thought enough of me to keep me in the script and in the movie. And obviously, its like having a golden goose: It just keeps laying eggs! Its amazing.

Weve still got a lot to shoot. I was in London for three weeks, and then had a couple weeks off, so I came home. I go back over the first of November to finish a whole bunch of action sequences and stuff like that down in Bulgaria and Greece.

Every time I get one of these scripts when I read it, Im like, I dont how how the hell were going to do half of this stuff. Its unbelievable movie magic, but we always figure out how to make it look real and make it look right. Its kind of like getting the band back togetherits such a great group of guys to work with, and fun to be around. And weve added a few new faces to this one: Scott Waugh, the director, and 50 Cent, Megan Fox, Andy Garcia, and Tony Jaa, whos an amazing martial artist.

[For my character,] Im always supposed to have been the explosives expert, and none of the other three films did we blow anything up. So finally, in the fourth one, Im getting to use some of those skills. I dont want to give anything away, but were definitely going to be blowing some shit up in this one.

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The biggest thing is learning to train smart. I was certainly guilty, in my [college] wrestling days of overtraining, not accounting for rest and recovery, especially going into competitions. I was one of those big guys that the coaches used as an examplethat's what hard work looks like. I didn't realize until I made that transition from wrestling to fighting that there were so many times in my wrestling career that I was woefully overtrained. And because fighting was a 25-minute match versus a six-minute wrestling match, I had to obviously temper what I was doing and how I was doing it to fit that circumstance.

That was when I realized Id been way overtraining, going into the NCAA finals or the Olympic trials and then not achieving or not getting the result that I wanted or that I thought I was capable of. And in examining some of that, I realized that I was doing too much, and not giving my body time to recover. I think people fail to realize that rest time is just as important as the hard work that you're putting in on the mat or in the gym.

I think it's even more pertinent now because Im 58 years old. I have to train smarter! I can't do a lot of the stuff I did before. The body just doesn't seem to recover as quickly. Im in great shape for 58 years old, but I'm certainly nowhere near wrestling or fight shape. That was a whole different animal.

But you cant walk onto a set with a guy like Stallone eating bonbons and watching TV all the time. He kind of sets the bar there at 75, and hes still ripped and still in amazing shape. The camera doesnt lie. You gotta put your best foot forward and try and be Toll Road, a mercenary that is used to combat and physicality and all those things.

So I do a lot more bodyweight exercises, a lot more micro circuits. Im not throwing any heavy weights around. Its counterproductive.

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Yesterday, I did two small micro circuits in the gym. Each was five stations, done four times. I do 10 reps at each exercise, except for the abs, where I do 15. Adjust your weight so its not easy to get through the 10 reps for four sets. Over time, youre obviously trying to continually push that weight up so Im pushing more weight in the same amount of time.

The first circuit was Russian Twists, then flip the Bosu ball over and do pushups on the Bosu. Then pull-ups, squats in the squat rack, and then some pommel curls [preacher curls].

The second circuit was flat bench press, skull crushers, farmers walk with lunges, a body saw, and a bent-over row. I dont rest between sets. I try to get through it as quickly as I can, because now Im engaging not just my anaerobic capacity, but my aerobic capacity.

Then [after the circuits] I get on the treadmill with a 40-pound vest. I walk at no elevation for five minutes to warm up. Then I crank up the elevation to five degrees and walk for five minutes. Then five minutes at 6 degrees, five minutes at 7 degrees, and you go all the way upsome treadmills will go all the way up to 15, but some stop at 12 degrees. Just do five minutes at each increment going up; it ends up being about a 30-minute walk.

I still do that circuit sometimes. The nice thing is that nowadays, every single hotel has a small gym in it, and usually theyve got just about everything you need for thata barbell or dumbbells. And you can bang out that circuit in 30-40 minutes.

[Ed: The moves are a bent-over row, military press, upright row, spilt squat, good morning, back squat with push press, and Romanian deadlift.] Its 8 reps of each [including 8 on each leg for the split squat] for six rounds, resting 60 seconds between rounds.

When I was retiring from fighting back in 2011, I could eat pretty much whatever I wanted. I was training five or six days per week, twice a day most days, so I could get away with whatever and it wasnt going to affect me. I always still tried to put good fuel and good food in the body, in the vehicle youre trying to drive.

But when I retired, I knew I wasn't going to be able to train the way I was used to training when I was fighting and wrestling, and I had to change my eating habits. So I started doing intermittent fasting, and I was kind of doing it by accidentjust by being so busy. And then I started actually reading and studying some of the stuff that was being put out about it, and and it really suited me very well. So I picked my six-hour window to eatmine's usually from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Ill have a light lunch, you know, a late lunch, and then Ill eat a regular dinner before 8 o'clock and then I'm done eating solid food until the next day at 2 o'clock. And that eliminates some calories from my week.

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Yeah. I usually train in the morning sometime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. because that's kind of the dead period at the gym. So I can go into Xtreme Couture [his Las Vegas gym]. and Ive almost got the place to myself over those kind of that lunch hours. The morning classes are really packed, the afternoon and evening classes are really packed, and then there's kind of a light load for the gym in the middle of the day.

He picked it up from me when we were working on Expendables 2. We were at the Kempinski [hotel] in Bulgaria, and he was one of the guys Id see in the gym almost every day. Wed work a 12-hour shift, and get off set and go straight to the hotel, straight to the gymget your workout in, get your meal in, and youre going to bed. The next day, wash, repeat, do the same thing again. And he was one of the guys I would see in the hotel gym almost every day.

I was watching him throw some huge weights around, I mean, hes just in phenomenal shape. And we just started talking about what we were doingthe treadmill stuff I was talking about with a weight vest. We started sharing some ideas, and I was talking about the intermittent fasting, and he said, Oh man, Im going to try that, and I think thats where he picked it up.

I feel very fortunate that both times I made a significant transition like thatlike when I left the Army in 1988, I was already signed to go to Oklahoma State and start my college career, so I didnt have to worry about, Well, who am I? And when I walked away from fighting in 2011, I had already been acting for quite a long time, so why not now focus all my energy and my competitive spirit there?

You know, you walk away from that uniformwhether it was my board shorts and my fight gloves, or that football uniform or that hockey uniform. When you walk away from the those BDUs, that Army uniformthat's a huge piece of who you are. And in a lot of ways, you're doing amazing things, things that very few people on the planet can actually do. That makes you a very special person, and a lot of people want to say, especially with our vets, Oh, that guy's messed up. Hes been in combat. Hes broken.

That guys not broken. You couldnt do half the shit hes done. First of all, youre not broke. Wear those scars with pride, the ones on the inside and the ones on the outside. Ballplayers struggle with the same transition. And this is what [MVP founders] Nate Boyer and Jay Glazer recognized.

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I felt blessed that my transitions were pretty smooth, there wasn't any struggle. A lot of guys struggle in in finding who they are now without all that support, without those guys, that locker room, that platoon, that squad. And so, trying to give them that locker room back, that squad back. We all speak that same language. We all joined, took that oath, or were in that elite status for a long long time. So finding that new purpose, figuring out who you are, how you could go back and be of service again or get involved.

And a lot of times that's just connecting with guys that speak the same language and understand where you're at. I know whatever you're struggling with, there's somebody in that circle at an MVP meeting that has been there and that got through it and can tell you how he got through it.

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