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If you're looking to dive into topics on how to live a happier, healthier, more fit and long lifespan... then this podcast is for YOU!
This podcast will offer master class topics on all things health, fitness and wellness.
There are mini episodes (MINISODES) that give you tips, advice, recommendations to focus on your physical activity and nutrition each week. The goal is to listen to each MINIsode on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. So that you can follow along with the weekly challenges starting on Monday. Follow along with weekly focuses, and physical activity and nutrition tips and challenges. Once the week is over, you listen to the next MINIsode, and continue playing along with your team.
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There are very few things that you do that occupies a third of your life. I used to be under the assumption that sleep was kind of a waste of time. I used to think if there was a magic pill I could take to keep me awake, I would have so much time to do other things! “I’ll sleep when I’m dead,” “Sleep is for the weak and unmotivated..” I was so so wrong. Sleep is not lost time! It’s not just a way to rest when you’re tired or when you have nothing better to do. There are many benefits that com...
In today’s episode we will moving on to the next pillar of total wellness, Pillar #3 Stress Management. Last week we covered pillar #2 Nutrition and the week before that we covered Pillar #1 movement. so if you haven’t listened to those episodes yet, I recommend going back and listening to them first, as this was a presentation that I gave to a company and it had a certain order and flow to it. We are breaking the topic of TOTAL WELLNESS down into four important pillar...
In today’s episode we will moving on to the next pillar of total wellness, nutrition. Last week we covered pillar #1 Movement so if you haven’t listened to that episode yet, I recommend going back and listening to that first, as this was a presentation that I gave to a company and it had a certain order and flow to it. We are breaking the topic of TOTAL WELLNESS down into four important pillars. So the goal is to learn how important these big rocks are and how we can leverage them to improve ...
Our team was recently asked to give a talk on TOTAL WELLNESS to a group of creative, artistic, highly motivated and skilled individuals, who work for a fashion company over in NY. Shout out to all the companies of Dana-Co. We broke TOTAL WELLNESS up into 4 important pillars and the next few episodes will be a breakdown of each of those pillars. *Our first pillar is MOVEMENT! * It’s an understatement to say that the complexity of a human being is overwhelming. The human brain alone is the mos...
This episode of the Livin’ the Dream Podcast will be an opportunity to test how well you know your health, fitness and wellness information. I will start by asking a quiz question and giving you a few multiple choice answers. Feel free to pause the episode after I’ve asked the question, if you’d like a little more time to think about the answer. Once the correct answer is given, I’ll dive a little deeper into the topic. Offering more information, along with some tangible and actionable sugges...
This episode of the Livin’ the Dream Podcast will be an opportunity to test how well you know your health, fitness and wellness information. I will start by asking a quiz question and giving you a few multiple choice answers. Feel free to pause the episode after I’ve asked the question, if you’d like a little more time to think about the answer. Once the correct answer is given, I’ll dive a little deeper into the topic. Offering more information, along with some tangible and actionable sugges...
This episode of the Livin’ the Dream Podcast will be an opportunity to test how well you know your health, fitness and wellness information. I will start by asking a quiz question and giving you a few multiple choice answers. Feel free to pause the episode after I’ve asked the question, if you’d like a little more time to think about the answer. Once the correct answer is given, I’ll dive a little deeper into the topic. Offering more information, along with some tangible and actionable sugges...
The energizing breath, we are going to take some time to do a few rounds of breath work so we can continue on with our day in an energized way. With this technique that we are about to do, we are going to wake up your mind and energize your body. Great for when you’re feeling tired or sluggish in the morning or during an afternoon slump. This is a step up from a basic breath work practice, and if you’ve never done any style of breath work before it may benefit you to s...
In this episode we are going to share a meditation that I discovered on the App “Calm.” There is a series called “Radical Self-Care which is very well done. Lama Rod Owens is the meditation guide and he does a 10 part series that I think everyone listening to this could benefit from. The one I’m going to focus on today is called “The Natural Breath.” Let’s reflect on the necessity of breath. Breath sustains our lives and supplies our body with needed oxygen. When we don’t get that oxygen, we ...
The relaxing breath, We are going to take some time to do a few rounds of breath work so we can continue on with our day in a relaxed way. With this technique that we are about to do, we are going to quiet your mind and ease your stress. Ideal for when you’re feeling anxious, restless, or overwhelmed. Taking a big breath in followed by a longer, slower breath out signals a state of relaxation to the body and reduces stress. The longer exhales compared to the inhales help t...
The focusing breath… also called “Box Breathing” With this style of breathing technique, our aim is to Improve your performance, sharpen your concentration, and reduce your stress. Perfect preparation for important moments like tests, presentations, games, tough conversations and even things like first dates. This type of breathing is also very commonly associated with Navy Seals and other elite soldiers to focus them properly for their tasks in battle. Rhythmic deep breath...
The balancing breath, we are going to take some time to do a few rounds of balancing breath work so we can continue on with our day in a balanced way. (Total episode time 5 mins, 5 rounds of balanced breathing) With this technique that we are about to do, we are going to balance your body and mind… calm your nerves… and come back to the present moment. You can practice this throughout your day, any time, to experience an overall sense of calm. Taking equal breaths, or equ...
In this MEGAphone episode, we will be continuing from our last episode on the topic of tracking calories. In our last episode we discussed a ton of the little nuanced reasons as to why tracking and counting calories is so inaccurate. We looked at the history of the calorie and agendas that really smart people had along the way from inception to where we are now. We looked at the difference in our biology and how we metabolize and digest different types of food, to the tools we use to measure ...
In this MEGAphone episode we will be shouting out my #1 favorite health expert, Shawn Stevenson, host of the Model Health Show Podcast. He wrote one of the best nutrition books I have ever read, which has helped me help my clients on a daily basis, called “Eat Smarter.” If you are struggling with your nutrition, your weight, your health… you have to invest your time in reading this book. It will change your world. Go get it, “Eat Smarter.” Shawn did a fantastic podcast episode on...
In this MEGAphone episode we will be shouting out one of my favorite podcast follows. His podcast is used to be called the Broken Brain Podcast but now is simply his name “The Dhru Purohit Podcast.” He sent out a newsletter addressing an issue that I, myself, am all too familiar with. Chronic Joint Pain. The bane of my existence. I’ve blamed my pain on being an athlete and “putting miles on my body.” I’ve blamed it on… “Well that’s the price you pay for an active lifestyle.....
In this MEGAphone episode we will be shouting out one of the most informative people to follow on social media that I know about, he specializes in power lifting and biomechanics and injury prevention and physical therapy. His Instagram handle is @SquatUniversity and his name is Dr. Aaron Horschig. As a physical therapist & strength coach, Aaron helps athletes move better, decrease their aches & pains associated with training, and find their true athletic potential. Dr. Horschig...
In this MEGAphone episode we will be shouting out an amazing health professional. He is a British physician, author, tv presenter and how I discovered him, he is a fantastic podcaster. He is best known for his TV show Doctor in the House as well as a regular commentator on BBC radio. His podcast “Feel Better, Live More,” is entertaining, informative and really well done. He wrote an amazing book called Feel Better in 5, and I’m currently listening to his most recent book Happy Mind, Happy Lif...
In today’s MEGAphone episode… we will again be shouting out my favorite continuous glucose monitor companies Levels. They are constantly sending out information, articles, blogs, studies… tons of content on how to improve your health… based on the huge amounts of data that they are collecting from people like me who are wearing their glucose monitors and reporting on their app what they are eating, seeing what that food is doing to their blood sugar specifically, logging what type of exercisi...
In this MEGAphone episode we will be shouting out the creator of The Doctor’s Kitchen, Dr. Rupy Aujla. He wrote a really well done article outlining the basics of eating for the purposes of mitigating the negative responses of inflammation in our diets. I definitely think it’s worth a shout out and a share. Eating for Inflammation It’s amazing how many times I see ‘inflammation’ as a concept coming up in different medical specialities as one of the potential causes of disease. It ...
In this MEGAphone episode… we will be shouting out the team at the Ultrawellness Center and Dr. Mark Hyman. They have a great newsletter and project called the Longevity Roadmap which I learn a ton from. In a recent newsletter they gave some really helpful information surrounding the topic of fruit, that I’d like to share with you. You may have noticed that fruit is a hot topic in the health and wellness world these days. Some experts claim that fruit is an essential part of a balanced ...
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