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The Biological Norm vs The Social Norm

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If you are serious about living naturally - then this is for you!

The Reticular Activating System (RAS) acts as the brain’s “gatekeeper,” between the conscious and subconscious mind, determining which signals reach your conscious mind.

You might have played red car
blue car before, where you decide on red cars, and in choosing red cars you programmed the RAS to prioritise that specific visual frequency and then as if by magic everyone had decided to hit the road driving their red cars, they were everywhere.

Now, let’s flip the script:

• Red Car symbolises:

• Capability

• Abundance

• Blue Car symbolises:

• Incapability

• Scarcity

This shift in perception highlights how our focus shapes our reality.

We’re all faced with it - those mundane choices—like stairs versus an escalator.

When you face a flight of stairs, the communication between your brain regions functions as follows:

The Limbic System seeks to minimise metabolic and mechanical cost. 
* The Signal: when you’ve been sedentary, it identifies the stairs as a high-energy “threat” to comfort and the escalator as a “reward” of ease.

* The Reaction: It generates a subtle whisper of resistance or a “why bother?” thought. 

* The Prefrontal Cortex (The Rationaliser): It holds the long-term goal—e.g., “I want to be capable and competent and add life to my years”

* Neuroplasticity: Every time you choose the stairs when you don’t want to, you are physically “thickening” the area of your brain associated with will power and resilience.

* Research shows that even small behavioral changes like taking the stairs can counteract age-related loss of brain matter. 

Reticular Activating System:

* The Filter: If you’re feeding your RAS with a narrative of “tiredness,” it supports you with my side bias sensations like the heavy feeling in your legs.

* The Narrative Shift: By using a mantra—such as “This is my ancestral training” or “I am becoming stronger and more capable “—you instruct the RAS to filter for sensations of strength, capability and accomplishment.

* The Result: This “top-down” narrative reduces the perceived discomfort, allowing you to bypass the limbic system’s “kickback”.

* Long-term Resilience: Regular stair use is associated with a 24% reduced risk of dying and a significant increase in Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, which supports overall brain health. 

It’s a huge privilege to be able to Take The Stairs. Take The Stairs for those that can’t.

The implications for longevity

From my new book ‘Take The Stairs’

Interestingly, longevity studies suggest that one of the best indicators of age is how well we can get up from the floor. But if we cannot even manage to get down to the floor with ease in the first place, it raises significant questions about our physical capabilities and overall health. After all, the absence of ease is dis-ease.

I see that our ability to access the ground is not just about flexibility or strength; it speaks to our ability to adapt and to remain resilient. By choosing to engage with the ground, we shift the originally perceived discomfort to a position of comfort and ease and enable ourselves to remain comfortable in our bodies as we meet the demands of life as we age.

‘Health is modern wealth, but ancestral health is billionaire wealth. When your body meets the demands of your mind, you cease being a passive passenger on the path of least resistance and become a strong, capable being, ready to embrace change.’

Yes Rob, I am excited for you!

“I’ve been through quite a lot and so at the start of Redefining 50 I felt a lot of self doubt, but I’m here now and I feel present. The self doubt and hesitation is quieter now. I’m feeling much more capable, confident and competent in myself. We’re only three experiences in and we have another two to go - so where can I go from here? What am I capable of? And because I now feel more capable and strong within my mind and my body, I’m excited to see where this human potential will go” - Robert

Do I need to be 50?

Nope….we have people in the program who in their 30’s 40’s and 50’s.

The Redefining50 programme is about providing you with the tools to enable you to step outside of the domesticated comfort cage with the invisible bars and re-equipping you with the data needed for a strong, capable, adaptable-longevity lifestyle for the ever changing experience we call life.

Here’s what the 2027 10 month Redefining program includes:

> Quarterly Redefining50 Retreats in Portugal (accommodation, food, coaching, and all UCR’s included)
> One 1-2-1 coaching call per week
> One monthly Redefining50 group call
> The NatLifCoach Level 1 Certification
> The Final Uncomfortable Challenge: we pin in the calendar the final weekend and together we prepare to arrive at the start line ready to endure. Think of this as your certificate of completion.

The application process for the 2027 Redefining50 program is now open.

I can’t guarantee that this will add years to your life. But what I can promise, is that you’ll add life to your years.

Email ‘[email protected] to register your interest and book your pre-lim call. (20% early bird discount available on all payment plans until the 1st of June)

Jaffa Cakes - for 12

Sponge layer:

150g (organic) Ground Almonds
1/2 tsp Bicarb
1 x Pinch of Sea salt
2 x (pref organic) Eggs
Orange zest from 1/2 a (organic) orange
1 x Tsp Apple cider
2 x Tbsp (organic) Maple syrup
1 x Tbsp Melted coconut oil

Orange gelatine layer:

1 x cup freshly squeezed (organic) orange juice
4 x Tbsp gelatine
4 x tbsp filtered or spring water
1 tbsp maple syrup
Orange zest 1/2 an orange

Chocolate layer:

100g 80% or 90% Dark Organic Chocolate
1/2 tbsp orange zest

Equipment:

Silicone cupcake cases (12 cupcakes)
Electric whisk
Orange squeezer for fresh orange juice.

Method:

Almond sponge layer:

Preheat the oven to 180 C
Combine the ground almonds with a pinch of salt in a mixing bowl.
Separate the egg yolks from the whites (pop the whites in the fridge)
Mix the egg yolks in another mixing bowl with maple syrup & melted coconut oil.
Slowly fold the ground almonds into the wet mixture bowl.
Add bicarb, orange zest, apple cider & mix again.
Set aside.
Take the egg whites out & froth with a whisk until fluffy.
Fold the whites into the almond & egg yolk mixture.
Pour into the cases.
Place into the oven for 20 mins
Take out of the oven, set aside & keep them in the cases

Orange gelatine layer:

Mix 4 tbsp of gelatine with 4 tbsp of water & set aside to bloom.
Squeeze the oranges & add zest too
Gently heat the juice in a small pan on the stove until boiling
Add the gelatine and turn down the heat to simmer on a low heat
keep stirring until the gelatine is fully dissolved.
Turn off the heat & stir in maple syrup.
Cool down for 5mins & pour over the almond sponge bases.
Allow to cool to room temp before putting in the fridge to set
As the jelly is setting, move on to prep the final layer.

Chocolate layer:

Boil a saucepan of water
Place a a large (preferably glass) mixing bowl over the sauce pan
Add your choco to the bowl
Stir as the dark choco is melting over the pan of steaming hot water
Once melted, pour over the top of the Jaffa cakes
Pop back in the fridge to set.
Remove from the fridge & pop them out of the cases.

Nom nom nom