Tony´s Treasure Map to His Best Health Hacks

Handbags To Hydrogen

My journey into the world of Hydrogen Therapy is deeply personal, influenced by family history and my own heath challenge with Ulcerative Colitis and Cancer. It's a path that has led me from being a user to becoming a leading specialist alongside my friend, Andrew Morey.

My interest in health was significantly shaped by the experiences of my family. My Grandad, Jack White, was best known for inventing the VW Camper Van. Despite his accomplishments, he died relatively young at the age of 54. Similarly, my dad, Bob Taylor, built a successful business from the ground up, but he too passed away prematurely at 64 years old.

On the other hand, my wife's family has provided valuable insights into longevity. Her Great Gran lived to an impressive 115 years old, and her current Gran is 100 and still going strong. Observing their lifestyles and health habits has given me a unique perspective on what contributes to a long and healthy life. All of this plus my own health challenge sent me on a quest to learn more about health and wellness.

That's me in the middle in 1982, at the age of 7 years old, with my uncle Rolf and Sister Tina working on markets selling all types of bags. In my early part of my life, I used to design and sell all types of bags for many large retailers.

It began when I was just 14 years old. The diagnosis: Ulcerative Colitis (UC). A heavy term for a young teenager to bear. Suddenly, my life revolved around doctor's appointments, medications, and the constant, nagging discomfort. The challenges were immense. Simple things like going to school or hanging out with friends became logistical nightmares. The physical pain was only compounded by the emotional toll – the embarrassment, the isolation, and the fear of the unknown.

My journey took me through the realms of both traditional and natural medicine. Initially, I relied heavily on conventional treatments: steroids, and other medications aimed at suppressing the inflammation in my colon. While these provided some relief, the side effects were often harsh, and the long-term outlook felt uncertain.

Desperate for alternatives, I began exploring natural therapies. I consulted with nutritionists, herbalists, and alternative medicine practitioners. Diet became a major focus – cutting out processed foods, sugar, and dairy in an attempt to soothe my gut. I experimented with various supplements and herbal remedies, searching for something that would truly make a difference.

Looking back, I often wonder what I could have done differently. Did I start exploring natural therapies too late? Could a more aggressive dietary approach, combined with other tips in this blog, have altered the course of my illness? I ponder this sometimes. The truth is, I didn’t have the knowledge and resources I have now. I didn't understand the importance of root cause analysis, personalized nutrition, and the power of basic foundations.

Years later at the age of 35, the UC took a devastating turn. Despite my best efforts, I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. It was a crushing blow, a testament to the limitations of the treatments I had been relying on. This was my wake-up call.

As I look forward, I am filled with optimism. The future of healthcare lies in specialization and personalization. Therapies like hydrogen therapy will become more accessible and refined, offering hope to those battling chronic illnesses. My journey has taught me the importance of taking control of my health, of exploring all available options, and of never giving up hope. I believe in the power of the human body to heal, and I am committed to living each day to the fullest, inspiring others to do the same.

In this blog are many of those health hacks that I used in my healing journey, maybe some of them will resonate with you and help you on your own wellbeing journey.

This is a picture of me now at the age of 50, with my devoted life partner Alejandra, and our two amazing kids Maya and Kerim.

My Morning Routine

I believe if you start your day well, it sets you up well for the day ahead. I absolutely love my morning routine as it helps gives me my center for my day. I wake around 5.45am, I have 1 pint of some warm water with some supplements that are shown in my supplement section at the end of this blog, or a green tea with one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar a squeeze of lemon and a dash of honey. Then I often do a gentle movement routine such as the Dru Yoga EBR1 or the routine with Shi Heng.  If you would like to try for yourself here are the videos...

My Favorite Breathing Technique

After this gentle warm up, it sets me up to have a 10-minute breathing session with Mr. Wim Hoff. I have a very nice recliner chair, I put the chair in the comfortable outstretched position; I find this position ideal for this breathing exercise. After the session, I´ve got my Zen magic, any time I'm stressed this is my go-to. Here is the video link if you would like to try for yourself...

Affirmations

After me breathing exercise, I lay back and listen to some affirmation, here is the video I'm listening to at the moment, I change these up every 2 weeks or so.

Code & Conduct

In the same way a ship has a ruder and a compass to navigate and steer the ship. I think the same is true in life. I was inspired by the Navy Seals code and conduct, and from it I wrote my own Code and Conduct below here, your more than welcome to download it and use it, if it resonates with you, for me it helps me keep on track.

Human Garage

I wish I knew about Human Garage 25 years ago. I've had pain from my neck, shoulders back, hips ankles, for over 25 years, from an injury at work, and I´ve seen some of the best body workers, from Rolfing therapists to using the Feldenkrais method to physiotherapist and loads more, and I´ve spent a small fortune on them, all of them helped a little bit. But the Human Garage team have a range of movements that helped me unlock the stuck fascia in my body by myself, costing me nothing. These movements that they teach for free online are absolutely Brilliant.

To get these movement to release pain in the body for free, this is one of my top recommendations. To find out more please go to their website and go to fascial maneuvers and slowly go through the different movements and discover which are the ones best for you. Human Garage 

Good Sleep. The Number One Health Hack!

Good health is about simple things like good sleep. I'm passionate about good quality sleep, and to get a good night sleep. I think about my day as a bank balance, that I collect tokens or lose tokens though out my day, and my balance sheet at the end of the day determines the quality of sleep I get.

Here is the thing, most people get about 6 hours sleep. The minimum should be about 7 hours, most people probably need 8 hours to feel at their best, yet each person is individual. With a lot of research now on sports athletes, their performance is increased by around 9% if they get this right. I know when I get this wrong, I´m moody, it effects my immune system, my thinking is not so clear, and I make more mistakes.

This video below from Paul Saladino, has some great tips on getting the best sleep.

This is the list of things that can help me get a good night sleep...

• I try to get some early morning sunlight, if possible, the first 30 minutes of sunlight contains more of the red-light frequencies, that has benefits of increasing your melatonin and possible other health benefits. If I would say one of my favorite health hacks is watching the early morning sunrise and watching the evening sunset, when possible, I can't really put this into words, in short, I would say it connects me to a universal energy, this is for the person to feel for themselves.

• I'm cautious with caffeine, 2 black or green teas are my max per day before 12 noon, I use to occasionally have an organic mold free coffee, but for me now as much as I love a coffee, it is a clear drink to avoid and with anyone with an auto immune disease I would clearly recommend leaving coffee out.  Without doubt caffeine is a drug and this video below really highlights it. I have done 20-day caffeine free, and I slept so well.
• This is an extra insight  Zynamite it comes from mango leaves; it comes in a supplement form, and it has the feeling of caffeine without the side effects and has many positive effects on the brain. If you have a bit of brain fog, low mental focus this is worth testing out. 
• Understanding vitamin B1 is really useful here as for negative effects with caffeine. People who drink a lot of alcohol, have too much caffeine, eat too much white flour products, are on medication. All of these can deplete you B1 levels. B1 is crucial to working with zinc and magnesium without this link these other minerals do not work so well. If you google the B1 deficiency symptoms it is a vast list, from anxiety to sleep issues and a lot more. Like anything to much of B1 is not good either. What I´m finding is that instead of getting a B1 supplement if any of these symptoms come up, is to use B1 is a liquid dropper supplement, and add a small amount from 1 to 5 drops and notice any improvements.

• I have black out curtains and keep my room as dark as possible.
• I balance my blood sugar spikes throughout the day which I will share more in this blog below.
• I have a cut of point with my phone around 7pm. If you watch your phone in the middle of the night you will increase your cortisol levels and decrease your melatonin level. Becoming aware of how blue light from phones, TV, computer screens effect your sleep is worth being aware off.
• Just before I fall asleep, I take some deep slow breaths, imaging I'm filling up a barrel, then I think of 3 things that me gives a feeling / sense of satisfaction form the day. And then I plant a seed thought that tomorrow morning I'm going to wake e.g., ready for the day, I´m going to wake up the happiest person in the world.
• I've been pretty much T Total for 7 years; I have a nice cocktail maybe twice a year. Having alcohol before sleep reduces your sleep quality considerable.
• Also, the time you go to sleep makes a big difference as you have different important cycles of sleep before midnight and different cycles after midnight, the cycles before mid-night can help clear brain fog and basically give a spring cleaning to the brain, so if you go to sleep after midnight, you can lose this cycle. The ideal time is 9pm to 5am, or 10pm to 6am.  Personally, I go to sleep around 10.30pm and wake up at 5.45am.
• If I wake up a bit to early or if I get a wave of tiredness during the day, I put on a NSDR deep relaxation.

NSDR Yoga Nidra

This applies to anyone, especially if you have an auto immune disease. That if the body is in a stressed state the fight and flight response your body cannot fully heal, and mastering the art of a NSDR non-sleep deep rest is an incredible tool to master.

Glucose Spikes

Jessie Inchauspe, has brought simple clarity to me, about food. It has similarities to how I started with the specific carbohydrate diet in 1989, yet I think it is even clearer, I think she is brilliant with her 10 hacks on balancing blood sugar levels, which does not matter if you're a meat eater, vegetarian or vegan, rather it focusses on what she has very carefully researched as a biochemist, on how you eat effects your blood sugar spikes, the smaller your spikes the longer you will live, and the less health issue you have. I absolutely love this clarity and to find out more here is her video, with the Dairy of a Ceo, here is the video link if your interested....

Apple Cider Vinegar

Knowing how to really use apple cider vinegar, is a powerhouse health supplement. Different people need to use it in different ways and different amounts. The things that Apple Cider Vinegar can do is outstanding, in this video from Dr.Berg he shares some of the many benefits of apple cider vinegar. I use apple cider vinegar most mornings.

Stop The Heated Seed Oil

Maybe after watching this video below, you may think twice about consuming seed oils.

Vitamin D and The Immune System Are More Than Best Friends

Exercise

I do about 40 mins per of high intensity exercise 4 times a week focusing on muscle strength rather than muscle size. The research of doing some exercise each day is crystal clear, it lowers your stress hormones, it helps your mood, your bone structure, your immune system, your sleep, pretty much everything. I have had times when I´ve missed this, and I can completely confirm, when I miss this, it makes a huge difference. I inspire you if you're not exercising find some exercise that does it for you.

Grounding

I'm a big believer of grounding; I aim to walk bear feet on grass at least once a day. The health benefits of grounding are clearly visible with looking at a blood sample before and after under a microscope, in short, the red blood cells, are more free moving, rather than being more stuck togther after grounding, my understanding is that having these electrons from the ground help with a key foundation of health, which is getting the right energy into the cell, for me it is part of the puzzle, as you can see everything I'm recommending is simple stuff, that anyone can do.

A Must After Antibiotics 

I've had roller coaster with probiotics, when I started using them I had really good results, then I got an adverse reaction to them. In short, there are so many different types, different brands quality etc. If you have any health issues more than likely you may have to trend carefully. Saying that the discover of making sibo yogurt helped me so much. After about 12 weeks of eating this yogurt which I use coconut milk/ Cream, that I made myself. My intestine felt so much better. I have much better energy levels and less intolerances.  The probiotic L-Reutri and L-Gasseri is documented that it can help reduced harmful belly fat, fat around the organs, can help protect the intestinal lining, and many other things this is a must on the healing journey.

 

You will need a yogurt maker that goes to 36 degrees and can be programed for 36 hours this machine from amazon does the job nicely.

Fermented Vegetables

This is another foundation for my diet using both Kimchi and Sauerkraut, I think Dr Berg in this video sums up both of the benefits of these fermented vegetables perfectly.

90% of Over Thinking Problems Resolved or Halved

I've been talking to my wife about this for over 7 years, when I first explained it, she didn't think much of it, now because someone else told her about it, and it was backed with some actual evidence studying the brain, she really has a good  understanding and experience of it, as she would be honest to say, she was a complete over thinker, luckily it has changed.

The turning point was understanding the 3 principles by Sidney banks, which he explains there are 3 parts to the intelligence in the body. The 3 parts are Thought, Mind and Consciousness.

• Mind is like 2+2 = 4 using your brain to work things out.
• Thought is like random thoughts come and go in your brain.
• Consciousness is having the ability to watch your thoughts and mind and tuning into an innate intelligence that is within side you. On top of that if your stressed, if you're dealing with some type of trauma from the past, once you have the ability to rest in your consciousness, you can have certain commands or phrases such as "I´m Listening" "I´m with you always" " What do you need" in that point you can hear that intelligence that resolves 90% of problems or halves them. The skill to get this is by practicing listening, if you can listen to someone without a lot of chatter or dialogue going on in your head. You will see and feel the changes in yourself, without me going on about it.

Affirmations Are B.S Unless this is Cleared First

I think there is a bit too much fluffy positive affirmations out there. Don´t get me wrong I like my positivity, but if it is shit wrapped in superficial paper, it really won't be of any use. Most of us have emotional stuff buried under the surface, stuff we don't want to look at, but if it is not cleared any manifestation board or affirmation will be more than likely confused. I am bigger believer in clearing shadow work, and in this video below highlights, what it is shadow work about and ways to start clearing it.

My Evening Routine

Many people including myself at time go to sleep, over thinking, remembering and going over stress. And I believe this creates more of the same. So, this is my formula I use to center myself and to visual some good stuff.  First off, I do a 15-minute mediation, and in this video below from Ben Smith he gives really clear guidance how to, he is a young chap yet really knows his stuff. Big Thumbs up.

Manifesting The Natural Way

I think in general the law of attraction Sene, is a crazy minefield, where people including myself have got caught up, and many of the new influencer have made it less elegant, to being over materialistic and very little connection to the divine nature of life and the essence of who we really are. Yet I do like Neville Goddard from the 1940´s. I think he speaks with more elegance, and I´ve linked in a video below.

Focus Your Brain

This video below is about being successful, and I believe this formula can help all areas of your life. One last video for this marathon blog.

Get Healthy and Stay Healthy

All of the above, hardly cost any money a day, yet the daily cultivation of this I believe is priceless.

To your Health and Happiness, live with Joy

Tony

Health Supplements

This subject of health supplements, I find super interesting, so I've gone into this in more depth in a whole blog, if you click the link in the image below, you can read the blog...