Hardiness with Dr Paul Taylor

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Raising free-range kids and the good, the bad & the ugly of exercise & nutrition for health and longevity Oct 23, 2020

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Today’s guest is an ex-professional triathlete & now Professor of Public Health, who has published hundreds of articles and several bestselling books. He is shaking up the world of nutrition with his evidence-based approach and for me, is the go to guy when discussing metabolic health. He’s also a mate of mine and author of a quite brilliant blog.

Professor Grant Schofield runs the Human Potential Centre at Auckland University of Technology, where his research crosses disciplines such as psychology, biology, medicine, public health, and productivity management. The cornerstones are nutrition, exercise, sleep, neuroscience, psychology and wellbeing and we get into some of these things in this podcast. The main topics of discussion are:

· Raising free-range kids – straight off the bat

· Grant’s reflections on his ironman past and how it impacted his health: 11:07

· Metabolic benefits of low carb eating: 15:22

· The Good, the bad & the ugly of exercise 21:25

· Cardio, strength training, autophagy, telomeres and longevity 25:22

· Exercise, ice baths and saunas 32:26

· MAF – a shocking but evidence-based approach to aerobic training 34:00

· Why we all need to do resistance training: 44:02

· The nutrition wars: 46:43

· The guy who fasted for 382 days 52:20

· Grant’s dietary advice for metabolic health 54:30

· Nutrition, cholesterol & high blood pressure 57:00

· Fasting summary 1:00:22

If you’re interested in finding out more about grant, go to profgrant.com to check out his blog and find links to his books, or click here for his amazon author page.

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Motivation lessons from serial killers for parents, teachers, coaches & leaders - with the legendary Professor Richard Ryan Oct 15, 2020

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Professor richard Ryan has been named as one of the most important Psychologists of the modern era, and for good reason. He is the co-founder of Self-Determination Theory (SDT), the world's most researched theory of motivation with huge relevance to anyone who is a parent, teacher, coach or leader - or anyone who wants to achieve their goals.
In the session, we explore the relevance of SDT for everyday life across a number of different domains, and Richard reveals what we can learn from his fascinating profiling of serial killers.
Strap yourselves in for a tour de force on motivation from a true leader in his field.
For those who want more, you can explore SDT and the different sections for parents, teachers, caches and leaders at selfdeterminationtheory.org and you can purchase Richard and Ed Deci's comprehensive book on SDT here on amazon.
You can also find Richard on LinkedIn and Twitter (@richardmryan3).
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Wisdom Wednesdays: The only diet you'll ever need - and why Oct 14, 2020

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This shorter midweek series has Paul do a deep dive on a particular topic to explore what the science really says and what the practical take-outs are for real people.
This episode explores the world of nutrition, including the quirky similarities to religion, historical flaws in nutritional recommendations that have contributed to many diseases, the shady practices of the Food Industry and their destructive and inappropriate influence on nutritional recommendations and - most importantly - what you need to do to eat a healthy diet, whatever your preferred eating style.

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The science behind meds, placebos & nutrients for the brain & mental health Oct 09, 2020

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My guest today is an absolute trailblazer who I believe will impact mental health treatments in a very dramatic way. She’s a Professor of clinical psychology who specialises in nutritional interventions for a wide range of mental disorders and today we discuss her research, as well as how the skulduggery of drug companies distorts medical research to deceive the general public in pretty shocking ways. My guest today is Professor Julia Rucklidge and this episode is not to be missed if you know anyone suffering from stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, Bi-polar disorder and low mood.
For those interested in finding out more about Julia and her work, click here
Her upcoming book is available now on kindle and soon on paperback here at amazon
If you'd like a discount code for the nutrients used in the clinical trials, go to mindbodybrain.com.au/podcast

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Living On Purpose Oct 02, 2020

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Paul does a deep dive into Japanese Psychology with Gregg Krech, Executive Director of the ToDo Institute, and a leading expert on Japanese Psychology. They discuss how Morita Therapy can be beneficial for overthinking, anxiety and depression, how Naikan reflections are so much more powerful than gratitude rituals and how a Kaizen approach can help you achieve your goals and become a better version of yourself.
There's also a dive into living on purpose and how that can be a powerful approach to getting things done and achieving your goals.
Find out more about Gregg at thirtythousanddays.org or if you would like some mindset coaching using Japanese Psychology in Australia, go to mindbodybrain.com.au/coaching

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