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The Zhanay Health Letters

Learn what the top 1% of healthy humans do to create optimal health and strength. Every week, receive simple and practical advice in less than 5 minutes on how to create a lean, strong, healthy body using plant-rich nutrition, leveraged exercise, and depth psychology.

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1-3-1 Friday: Get lean, healthy carbs, and ecosystem design

Welcome to 1-3-1 Fridays, my weekly newsletter, where I reveal evidence-based strategies to get lean, strong, and create optimal health. You'll receive: 1 reflection from me 3 ideas you can use 1 question for you Let's dive in. What's new this week: Why you can't drop next 10 pounds (and how to fix) (YouTube) Been working on a new way to help support you in your training and nutrition journey. Should be ready in a week or so. If you've been trying to lose weight or build muscle and haven't...

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Welcome to 1-3-1 Fridays, my weekly newsletter, where I reveal evidence-based strategies to get lean, strong, and create optimal health. You'll receive: 1 reflection from me 3 ideas you can use 1 question for you Let's dive in. What's new this week: I tried everything for weight loss: this actually works(YouTube) The high-performance fitness & health roadmap (Guide) Enjoy diving into the new resources above. The YT video shows how to break stubborn weight-loss plateaus. This guide is a...

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Welcome to 1-3-1 Fridays, my weekly newsletter, where I reveal evidence-based strategies to get lean, strong, and create optimal health. You'll receive: 1 reflection from me 3 ideas you can use 1 question for you Let's dive in. What's new this week: This August, we're running our next small private 30-day fitness challenge. I'm calling it the 'Health Reset'. 30 days. $27. 10 spots. Application only. If you want to drop 4-6 pounds or build your next 2-3 lbs of muscle in less than 30 days, even...

forest for the trees

Welcome to 1-3-1 Fridays, my weekly newsletter, where I reveal evidence-based strategies to get lean, strong, and create optimal health. You'll receive: 1 reflection from me 3 ideas you can use 1 question for you Let's dive in. What's new this week: Why nutritionists have the pyramid all wrong (YouTube) This August, we're running our next small private 30-day fitness challenge. I'm calling it the 'Health Reset'. 30 days. $27. 10 spots. Application only. If you want to drop 4-6 pounds or build...

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Welcome to 1-3-1 Fridays, my weekly newsletter, where I reveal evidence-based strategies to get lean, strong, and create optimal health. You'll receive: 1 reflection from me 3 ideas you can use 1 question for you Let's dive in. What's new this week: The real reason macro calculators fail (YouTube) This August, we're running our next small private 30-day fitness challenge. I'm calling it the 'Health Reset'. 30 days. $27. 10 spots. Application only. If you want to drop 4-6 pounds or build your...

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Welcome to 1-3-1 Fridays, my weekly newsletter, where I reveal evidence-based strategies to get lean, strong, and create optimal health. You'll receive: 1 reflection from me 3 ideas you can use 1 question for you Let's dive in. What's new this week: Ep 34: A psychologist's approach to stop self-sabotage | Dr. Angela Crawford (Podcast) Why discipline won't stop your self-sabotage (YouTube) At the end of August, we're running our next small private 30-day fitness challenge. I'm calling it the...

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Welcome to 1-3-1 Fridays, my weekly newsletter, where I reveal evidence-based strategies to get lean, strong, and create optimal health. You'll receive: 1 reflection from me 3 ideas you can use 1 question for you Let's dive in. What's new this week: Ep 33: Why your macros keep failing you after 40 (and the fix) (Podcast) She finally dropped 30 pounds when she upgraded this system (YouTube) How to break through weight loss plateaus (Guide) Check out our brand-new macro calculator if you...

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Welcome to 1-3-1 Fridays, my weekly newsletter, where I reveal evidence-based strategies to get lean, strong, and create optimal health. You'll receive: 1 reflection from me 3 ideas you can use 1 question for you Let's dive in. What's new this week: Ep 32: She tried every diet. Here's how she finally dropped 30 pounds (Podcast) The biggest fitness scam: one-size-fits-all plans | Dr. Cody Haun (YouTube) The best books on a plant-based diet (Guide) ONE REFLECTION FROM ME The deeper I go into...

A plate with yellow, brown, green food and cherry tomatoes.

Welcome to 1-3-1 Fridays, my weekly newsletter, where I reveal evidence-based strategies to get lean, strong, and create optimal health. You'll receive: 1 reflection from me 3 ideas you can use 1 question for you Let's dive in. What's new this week: Nothing new this week. If you didn't check out our free body recomposition calculator from last week, here's the full guide here. Hope you're enjoying your midsummer too! :) ONE REFLECTION FROM ME Friction makes health harder. Here's what I mean....

Athletic woman walking in gym with dumbbells

Welcome to 1-3-1 Fridays, my weekly newsletter, where I reveal evidence-based strategies to get lean, strong, and create optimal health. You'll receive: 1 reflection from me 3 ideas you can use 1 question for you Let's dive in. What's new this week: Ep 31: One-size-fits-all fitness plans always fail. Here's why | Dr. Cody Haun (Podcast) A simple body recomposition calculator (Guide) Thank you again to everyone who applied for our 'free upon completion' 8-week program. Every spot is filled up,...