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www.MOSTmag.com || FITNESS MAG A ZINE || 39bring you to your optimal competitive weight. Can you please mention the findings of that analysis, how they surprised you, and how those findings would probably be something that our readers could be experiencing right now without their knowledge?SH: The Precision FoodWorks analysis is highly individual, and the results relevant for only a brief period of time. (As soon as you change your diet in the slightest, the data will be obsolete.) It is probably the most detailed blood work available. The most astonishing thing I learned was regarding an imbalance of bad/good gut bacteria. I haven%u2019t taken an antibiotic in forever, and I consume homemade (live culture) yogurt, fermented vegetables and kombucha (fermented tea) routinely. Fortunately, once I leaned this (and about the relatively new scientific understanding of the relationship of gut bacteria to weight, mood, and brain function), it was really easy to restore the balance, by taking a broad spectrum probiotic. For three days, it felt like there was a little war going on inside my stomach. But the scuffle seems to have been resolved, and I have felt remarkably more energetic ever since. My test results also showed alarmingly high traces of metals. Again, surprising given my clean eating habits. But Chris Talley (the brains behind PFW) suspects that the high lead, cadmium, chromium, and aluminum he found come from the lip gloss products I use (and effectively eat) every day. Now I use Burt%u2019s Bees Lip Balm (which does not contain metal), and eat a few sprigs of cilantro daily, said to help rid the body of these substances. I can%u2019t wait for Chris to run the blood tests again in a few weeks to see what%u2019s changed%u2026I also dropped five pounds in five weeks without changing my diet.MFM: Regardless of the outcome of the CrossFit Games this July, where do you see yourself in regards to CrossFit next year?SH: I will practice functional fitness for the rest of my life. It is the only way to use and improve my physical fitness that makes sense to me. And I will wait until after the Games to decide if I would want to try and qualify again.MFM: Are there any major pieces of news, or up-coming surprises, that you could share with your fans regarding the future of Sandy Hill?SH: Remember, I mentioned total immersion: the Games, just two weeks from now, are really all I am thinking about now. But I am sure that within a few days after they are over, some other challenge will pique my interest, and I%u2019ll be on my way toward another great adventure. >>>Photo Credit: Simply Perfect Photography