Don't Let Miami Life Stress You Out
Description
In this episode of Better Decisions, I sit down with Dr. Elliot Dinetzāa board-certified functional and longevity doctor who also happens to be my personal physician. We explore how chronic stress affects the brain and body, what inflammation really does over time, and how to build a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle, especially in a high-performance city like Miami.
Weāre filming this inside The Well in Coconut Grove, a wellness-centered residence that embodies many of the principles we discuss: community, clean environments, recovery, and prevention.
This conversation is for anyone interested in:
- Functional vs traditional medicine
- Stress, cortisol & inflammation
- Supplements that actually work
- Root-cause healing & precision diagnostics
- How environment impacts your health
- 00:00 ā Teaser Intro
- 00:40 ā What Does a Healthy Lifestyle in Miami Look Like?
- 01:58 ā Meet Dr. Elliot Dinetz
- 04:06 ā The Functional Medicine Approach
- 07:10 ā Stress & Cortisol Explained
- 10:28 ā How Stress Impacts Your Brain
- 14:24 ā How to Flush Out Cortisol
- 16:51 ā Breathing Exercises to Regulate Stress
- 19:52 ā Overtraining & Recovery Warning Signs
- 24:10 ā Supplements That Actually Help
- 27:32 ā Food, Pesticides, and What to Avoid
- 32:01 ā Whatās Wrong with American Wheat?
- 36:00 ā Local Food, Farmers Markets & Community
- 39:00 ā What is āGoodā Medicine?
- 41:00 ā The Role of Personalized Supplements
- 43:12 ā The 2 Sās: Sleep & Sex
- 46:10 ā How to Sleep Better Tonight
- 48:20 ā External Environments That Support Health
- 52:10 ā Why Community = Longevity
Dr. Dinetz is a board-certified Family Physician and functional medicine expert based in Miami. He specializes in clinical genomics and advanced biomarkers to extend healthspan and reverse chronic issues at their root. He is the founder of Timeless Health, and serves on advisory boards for AMMG, Forbes Health, and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
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