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Ep 262 The Truth about Marijuana and Brain Health ft. Dr. Boz - Annette Bosworth [PART 1] Dec 14, 2022

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What effect does marijuana have on the brain itself and the chemical activity happening at the neuron receptor sites?

Over the last 10+ years smoking marijuana has become a widely accepted drug used recreationally and prescribed by doctors in some cases. It has become big business.

But no one seems to be talking about the negative implications attached to using this carcinogenic drug that is highly addictive, is as harmful as tobacco and has long term impact on the brain, especially on younger developing brains.

Internal medicine physician Dr. Annette Bosworth (Dr. Boz) returns to the Strong By Design podcast show to speak with host Chris Wilson about her scientifically backed research. This conversation is based on a recent 90-minute webinar she made showcasing the consequences of chronic marijuana use.

“Marijuana is a great example of how just compartmentalizing one organ would leave you missing the bigger punch line of what this molecule really does to the development of proper human, and the healing that people really want it to do but the evidence is not there.” -- Dr. Boz - Annette Bosworth

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00:28 - Welcome to the 'Strong By Design' podcast
03:48 - Meet today's special guest, Dr. Boz
07:02 - Dr. Boz gets real about marijuana and its effect on brain health
20:43 - Marijuana use among youth: Is it safe?
27:03 - Hippocampal growth: Dr. Boz on why it's crucial to educate teens about marijuana
34:55 - Discover other factors associated with blunted development of hippocampus
41:33 - Dr. Boz on hippocampus damage, and how to heal injured brains
44:04 - Learn how marijuana impacts the cannabinoid receptors of the brain
50:48 - How long does marijuana stay in your brain?

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Ep 261 What Happens in Vegas... what you DO when Nobody is Looking Dec 07, 2022

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What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. We’ve all heard the old adage and know exactly what it means. Good, bad and anything in between will remain off the record.

But how does this approach work in our everyday life?

Ultimately this is awful advice for how to live your life in the real world.

There comes a time when you must look into the mirror and live by a higher standard in your personal and professional life. Your character becomes highly valuable and can be the one thing that makes you or wrecks you.

Coach Chris Wilson discusses this essential core value for Critical Bench (there are 7) with some personal stories and insights about what he refers to as the backbone of human existence, integrity.

“If there is no backbone or bedrock to be grounded in as a person or grounded to in a business or organization of any kind, how can you have long-term success? How can you ever have great achievement?” - Chris Wilson

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00:40 – Welcome to the 'Strong By Design' podcast

03:48 – Are YOU a person of character?

11:30 – Host Chris Wilson shares personal examples of behaviors that lack integrity or require a high degree of integrity

24:13 – The importance of integrity in business and business relationships

29:35 – What it means to live in alignment

35:44 – 10 integrity quotes that will empower you

42:05 – Chris shares a powerful key takeaway from the episode

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Ep 260 Channeling Your Addictive Personality with Mike & Chris Nov 30, 2022

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100 pairs of shoes. 30+ high dollar purses. Stacks of baseball cards. What about that nightly 6-pack after work, a pot of coffee every morning before work or those 2-3 midday energy drinks daily just to stay focused and get by??

There are so many things out there that hold some kind of power over us.

What is an addiction? Are all people guilty of at least one addiction, good or bad? And are all addictions actually BAD for you?

Most people when they hear the ‘A’ word are thinking of drinking, smoking, binge eating, pornography among other habits we label as ‘bad’ and we aren’t proud of.

Find out from hosts Mike Westerdal and Chris Wilson what they have struggled with in the past and what has them hooked these days along with their honest insights about channeling their own addictive personalities.

“It gives you that dopamine. It feels good, but it’s not productive... It could be hurting your work, could be hurting your finances, it could be hurting your relationships.” -- Mike Westerdal

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01:03 – Welcome to the 'Strong By Design' podcast

03:22 – Do YOU have an addictive personality?

08:44 – When do hobbies become addictions?

12:05 – Reconnecting with childhood hobbies: Mike and Chris on collecting action figures

20:04 – Chris on the joy of collecting

24:15 – Hobby or addiction? Why self-awareness is important

29:07 – When does collecting things become a prob

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Ep 259 Excellence WINS in a time of Mediocrity ft. Horst Schulze Nov 23, 2022

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“We are ladies and gentlemen serving ladies and gentlemen.”

Becoming the best in the world at something, being truly excellent at it takes discipline and an uncompromising way of doing things.

For Horst Schulze, the former president and co-founder of the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company, his message for over 5 decades to all businesses and business leaders is clear and uncomplicated.

The idea of treating others with kindness, greeting them with a smile, maintaining eye contact and saying ‘My Pleasure’ is not all that complicated but it is the cornerstone of the greatest hotel company in the world.

Horst created a culture of servant leadership that made his 55 Ritz Carlton hotels the very best in the world at serving their guests. Find out in this incredible conversation what it takes to overcome mediocrity with excellence.

“If I’m doing excellent in what I’m doing, even if I wash dishes, I can still define myself as a fine gentleman. It’s not up to anybody else. It’s only me. It’s not my job, name of job, the society, the country, the neighborhood. It is nothing but me who defines himself.” –Horst Schulze

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00:58 – Welcome to the 'Strong By Design' podcast

04:05 – Meet today’s special guest, Horst Schulze, co-founder and former president of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company

09:01 – Horst recounts his start in the hotel industry at the age of 14

12:30 – What is excellence and what does it mean to be a person of excellence?

20:50 – Discover how Horst navigated through the early part of his career, and what led him to the Ritz-Carlton

27:03 – The power of going t

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Ep 258 Isolation is the ENEMY of Excellence ft. Aaron Walker Nov 16, 2022

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As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. -Proverbs 27:17

Our guest today on Strong By Design is Aaron Walker, the founder and visionary for the Iron Sharpens Iron Mastermind group. A group dedicated to helping people live a life of success and significance.

If we are honest with ourselves and truly on a journey of self-improvement, to get better every day personally and professionally and to remain motivated to put in the work, one thing is for certain…

We need to lean on people we trust to keep us on the narrow path.

This is not necessarily about the bank account, the possessions and the celebrity that comes with most success. This has more to do with finding true fulfillment, purpose, and identity in yourself along the way.

When you are surrounded by people who know you deeply and you lean into their wisdom, truth, and strength, you unleash your greatest superpowers.

“I came home with a pocket full of money to a house full of strangers... I don’t want that happening to other business people, and I want to go on a quest to help people understand that you can have great success and significance simultaneously.” -- Aaron Walker

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00:00 – Redefining success: Identifying what matters most to you

01:06 – Welcome to the 'Strong By Design' podcast

03:48 – Meet today’s special guest, Aaron Walker of ‘Iron Sharpens Iron’ mastermind group

05:54 – Aaron shares how he got into the business industry, and a tragic accident that changed his life

13:35 – Discover how his mastermind group got started

17:57 – What is a mastermind group, and what makes ‘Iron Sharpens Iron’ different?

25:14 – The power of accountability

35:30 – Are you a giver or a taker?

43:55 – The importance of community groups and why it matters

50:46 – Level up: Aaron on why you should invest in yourself

54:04 – Aaron shares one of his client’s powerful testimonies

1:02:36 – Where you can go to learn more about ‘Iron Sharpens Iron’

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Ep 257 Are you Living a Virtual or Virtuous Life? ft. Jared Haley & Chris Wilson [Part 2] Nov 12, 2022

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In the conclusion to living virtually or virtuously…

Jared and Chris talk about setting healthy boundaries with social platforms and why limiting or restricting our children’s time on social media is critical to their future.

And how can we merge our face-to-face connections with our screen time connections for the best possible outcome? Where must the foundation be laid?

Lastly, how does all this lead to living a life strong by design? Find out in today’s Part 2 episode on SBD.

“Different people and different temperaments are going to need to be friends with more or less people… But it doesn’t matter who you are, you need that interaction with other human beings. You were designed for that interaction and if you don’t have it, it’s going to cause us." – Jared Haley

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00:32 – Welcome to the 'Strong By Design' podcast

00:55 – The importance of setting healthy boundaries with the virtual world

08:42 – Jared and Chris on why should we keep children off social media

13:17 – Should kids have smartphones?

17:20 – The power of human connection: Virtually vs. physically

20:43 – Why is connecting with others important?

31:35 – The role of faith and decisiveness in living a virtuous life

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Ep 256 Are you Living a Virtual or Virtuous Life? ft. Jared Haley & Chris Wilson [Part 1] Nov 09, 2022

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Reality or fantasy? Non-fiction or fiction? Truth or deception? What head space are you living in these days?

Today’s conversation on SBD is two regular guys, co-hosts Jared and Chris, talking candidly about what it means to live and behave with a high regard for other people, to live morally, ethically, and biblically. To live in the present and proximity of others in a world living separated on technology.

In the last decade, there has been a major shift of people living online and projecting what they want others to “think” is their life through social channels. What are the long-term consequences of this, we do not yet know.

Ultimately it comes down to what matters most to us: Our relationships and connections to other human beings in a real, physical way -or- basing the quality of our lives on how many followers and likes we are getting.

“There is such thing as too much of a good thing and too much of a bad thing… and it’s finding that healthy balance and healthy line of what are my priorities and how much time am I going to invest in that digital space.” – Jared Haley

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00:00 – The negatives of digital life

00:46 – Welcome to the 'Strong By Design' podcast

06:05 – Virtual vs. virtuous life: What is the difference?

13:09 – Are you losing touch with reality in the digital age?

21:58 – Hosts Jared Haley & Chris Wilson on why social media is all a façade

28:36 – The power of unpretentious living

34:01 – Jared and Chris on dealing with habitual sins in a digital age

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Ep 255 The Link between Chronic Inflammation and the Diseases we Fear Most ft. Dr. Steve Hruby Nov 02, 2022

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What good is living longer if you are not living well?

So many people are trudging through life on prescription medications, processed foods and sedentary lifestyles resulting in chronic pain, inflammation, poor energy, and brain fog to name a few of the nasty side effects.

Our special guest today on the Strong By Design podcast show is Dr. Steve Hruby D.C., an integrative health professional who has over two decades of helping people uncover their optimal health.

Dr. Steve has a passion for connecting the dots in our lifestyle and habits (good or bad) to help us unleash our healthiest lives and become super human.

"9 out of 10 leading causes of death in America, the strongest correlation to those 9 things, is inflammation of the body… There are some processes as we age that will cause inflammation, but most inflammation that people are experiencing in their body is simply because of poor lifestyle choices.” -- Dr. Steve Hruby

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00:33 - Welcome to the 'Strong By Design' podcast

04:09 – Meet today’s special guest, Dr. Steve Hruby, a chiropractor, and a certified physiotherapist

12:30 – Proactive vs. reactive healthcare: What is the difference?

17:56 – Dr. Steve on the role of inflammation in your body

25:48 – What are the most common reasons people visit a chiropractor?

32:05 – Dr. Steve recounts how he discovered chiropractic and ultimately became a chiropractor

38:24 – Discover how regenerative, rehabilitative, and preventive medicine come together

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Ep 254 I'm Offended that You're Offended ft. Jared Haley & Mike Westerdal Oct 26, 2022

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Brant Hansen’s book Unoffendable, is the inspiration for this powerful conversation today on Strong By Design featuring hosts Jared Haley and Mike Westerdal.

Utilizing his ability to write engaging and humorous stories, Hansen introduces and develops the ideology of becoming a person who is not easily offended. We believe this book is highly beneficial to our American culture that is hypersensitive and easily offended.

As followers of Jesus, he is always asking the question, how would Jesus respond to people in our current culture, and how does that reflect on the way we live our daily lives? We want to stand for justice. We believe if we get angry enough about a particular topic then we can invoke that change. However, in the process we often dismiss the people that Jesus loves.

We would highly recommend this to anyone as a book that can help you wrestle through issues with anger and forgiveness of others. It is both a thought provoking and challenging book as we journey to discover how to stand for truth in a way that honors Jesus and the Kingdom He is building around us.

"Someone could say something rude to you, yet you could still choose your feelings or how you respond or react to it because it’s not about you a lot of times… it’s something they’re going through that has nothing to do with you.” -- Mike Westerdal

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00:54 - Welcome to the 'Strong By Design' podcast

01:48 – Are YOU easily offended?

10:28 - Healthy ways to respond when you've been offended

15:44 – Becoming unoffendable: Letting go of anger

24:24 - The power of identifying and managing your emotions

29:51 - Are you reacting or responding?

34:07 – Why having a healthy outlet to channel your stress is important

35:44 – The importance of extending grace to others

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Ep 253 The Freedom of Bare Naked Feet ft. Xero Shoes CEO Steven Sashen Oct 19, 2022

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Most of us take for granted how many steps we take in a day. How about in a month, a year or even a lifetime…

For a moderately active adult, that’s 3,650,000 steps in a year or 36.5 million steps in a decade!

Our amazing feet are what connect us to the earth and carry the full weight of our body every day but unfortunately, many of us mistreat our “dogs” without realizing it.

Founder and CEO of Xero Shoes, Steven Sashen, is our guest today on Strong By Design. When it comes to feet, few people are more passionate or knowledgeable than Steven.

After a 30-year hiatus from sprinting, Steven became fascinated with running in bare feet and eventually this love of running barefoot sparked his company Feel the World and then Xero Shoes.

By the way, if you’re in Boulder, CO, he is well known for living life shoeless.

“This is about strengthening your foundation. This is about having strong, flexible, supple, responsive, healthy, happy feet. This is about strength… strength starts with the feet.” - Steven Sashen

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00:35 – Welcome to the ‘Strong by Design’ podcast

03:19 – Get to know today’s special guest, Steven Sashen, co-founder and CEO of Xero Shoes

06:22 – Foot fetish: What is it and why do people have it?

09:55 – The importance of having strong feet

11:58 – Use it or lose it: Why we need to FREE our feet from ‘foot coffins’

17:37 – The power

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