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Dr. Steven Gundry - The Real Reasons You are Always Tired (And What to Do About it) Mar 15, 2021

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The real reasons you are always tired and what to do about it!!!

It’s no secret that so many people are constantly feeling tired, overwhelmed, stressed, and burned out. I would also say that along those lines people are constantly looking for answers as to why they are feeling a certain way and cannot seem to get a grip on what to do.

The typical culprits that come to mind for lack of energy can be things such as adrenal fatigue, thyroid function, being overwhelmed and your age. Feeling consistently drained and tired can lead to things such as depression, anxiety, weight gain, poor immune function, stress and even addiction.

What if I told you that what you have been told all along is wrong about why we are feeling chronically tired, burned out and fatigued?

What if I also told you that today’s episode will help provide you with some of the answers that you have been looking for and also give you a path forward to master your energy so that you don’t feel so exhausted all of the time.

My guest today is Dr. Steven Gundry MD is one of the world’s top cardiothoracic surgeons and a pioneer in nutrition, as well as medical director at The International Heart and Lung Institute Center for Restorative Medicine. He has spent the last two decades studying the microbiome and now helps patients use diet and nutrition as a key form of treatment. He is author of many New York times best selling books including The Plant Paradox, and his new book The Energy Paradox: What to Do When Your Get-Up-and-Go Has Got Up and Gone is set to be released tomorrow and is an incredible read and I think you all will enjoy it as well.

We certainly take a deep dive into his latest book and the story behind why he wrote it, which I believe is something many will relate to. Dr Gundry and I also cover what is at the root cause is of things like fatigue and burn out. He shares the role that inflammation plays into all of this and how it’s related to gut health. He talks about the warning signs that is something off with your health and things you can do to boost your immunity and so much more!

Topics discussed:

What inspired Dr. Gundry to start writing his new book

The root cause of why most people feel burned out and what to do about it.

Dr. Gundry talks about gut health and inflammation and the role it plays in energy production

What does adrenal fatigue actually means

Mitochondria explained

Things that people can do to boost their immunity to help their gut microbiome and to help them gain more energy over the long term.

Importance of Vitamin D3 and sunlight exposure

Why Dr. Gundry believes in “exercise snacks”

Fasting, and how people can start to implement it into their daily lives today

The importance of postbiotics explained

Takeaways:

Chronic inflammation is coming from a leaky gut and a microbiome.

Fatigue or tiredness, or change in mood is actually one of the most important warning signs our body gives us that something's amiss.

All disease begins in the gut.

When we fix people's leaky gut and stop the inflammation, just the adrenal fatigue goes away.

Mitochondria are these little organelles that are in most of our cells that are the energy producing organelles.

When you move your muscles, your muscles make these really cool hormones that are called Myo-kinds, and these actually tell your brain to build brain cells.

Postbiotics turbocharge mitochondria.

80%+ of diets fail, and it is not a sustainable program.

Connect with Dr. Steven Gundry

Website: https://drgundry.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtxo0nTZjzlKJq5-vJq6s6g

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drstevengundry/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GundryMD/

Get his new book The Energy Paradox here:

https://www.amazon.com/Energy-Paradox-Being-Tired-Finally/dp/0063005735/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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Dr. Caroline Leaf - 5 Secret Steps to Clean Up Your Mental Mess Mar 04, 2021

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5 Secret Steps to Clean Up Your Mental Mess!!!

Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist, a cognitive neuroscientist specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. She is also a best-selling author of many books and a podcast host.

During her years in clinical practice and her work with thousands of underprivileged teachers and students in her home country of South Africa and in the USA, she developed her theory of how we think, build memory and learn, creating practical guides and tools that have transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), learning disabilities (ADD, ADHD), autism, dementias, and mental ill-health issues like anxiety and depression. She has helped hundreds of thousands of students and adults learn how to use their mind to detox and grow their brain, helping them succeed in every area of their lives, including school, university and the workplace.

Today we discuss her work and how toxic thoughts actually can affect your brain and how to stop them. She shares the difference between the subconscious, conscious and non-conscious parts of the mind. We talk about why it takes 63 days to form new habits and how to improve your mood if you are feeling off. Dr. Leaf also shares the 5 secret steps that are scientifically proven to clean up your mental mess so that you can live with less stress, anxiety, and toxic thoughts.

Topics discussed:

What inspired Dr. Leaf to combine the therapeutic and neurological approach, to be able to help so many people?

Where toxic thoughts can lead people and what effects they can really have on people’s brains

The three parts of the mind (non-conscious, conscious, subconscious)

What can people do when they’re having toxic thoughts, feeling depressed, or feeling anxious

Dr. Leaf’s secret 5-step process to clean up your mental mess

The “63 days” explained

How would people go through the 5 steps to be able to begin to rewire their brain in a way that they could create new neural pathways and change the way they talk to themselves?

The importance of awareness

Dr. Leaf’s advice for people who are going through something, and wanting to change their state and get into a better mood

Takeaways:

“I have chosen to look at not just the brain but at the mind.” - Dr. Leaf

Basically, the mind is how you think and feel and choose.

Your brain is not you, your brain is a respondent. You control your brain, your brain doesn't control you.

If you have depression or anxiety, it's not that you have a psychiatric brain disease.

Awareness brings physical, structural malleability, and mind malleability.

The conscious mind work of the five steps needs to be done daily, over 63 days.

It takes at least 63 days for the neuroplasticity to become sustainable, that you actually have a thought you can work from.

You don't ever stop thinking. Your mind never stops. You're always thinking, feeling, and choosing.

When you breathe out longer than you breathe in, that increases your decision-making capability.

You can't control the events and circumstances of life, but you can control your responses and your reactions.

Connect with Dr. Leaf:

Website: https://drleaf.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf

Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess Book:

https://www.amazon.com/Cleaning-Your-Mental-Mess-Scientifically/dp/0801093457

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Abel James - How to Recreate Yourself in the Face of Adversity Mar 01, 2021

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How to Recreate Yourself in the Face of Adversity!!!

Today on the show we are talking about how to recreate yourself in the face of adversity and I can’t think of many people that have more experience in this than Abel James. Abel is a New York Times Best Selling author,a musician and the host of The Fat Burning Man Show, a podcast with over 50 million downloads.

Abel was a touring musician early on in his life until suddenly the momentum stopped and he was faced with one of the toughest decisions of his life. He had two choices: continue grinding as a touring musician struggling to pay his bills or change careers to make a sustainable living. He chose the latter and dove deep into the world of health and wellness. The process certainly wasn’t easy, but he used his work ethic from his music career to build something meaningful. He was a celebrity coach on a ABC primetime weight loss show and has been voted as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness by Greatist for several consecutive years. When his debut cooking app, Caveman Feast, beat out The Food Network and Martha Stewart with more than 1,000 5-star reviews in 48 hours, Abel became the first independent publisher to hold Apple's #1 Food App and #1 Health Podcast at the same time.

Today we chat about his story as well as how he keeps himself out of the comparison trap and the power of solitude and disconnecting from technology. We also discuss his best practices for staying grounded and recreating yourself when change is needed. Lastly, he shares the heartbreaking story of how he and his wife nearly died last summer from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Topics discussed:

How Abel got really passionate about music

When did he realize that doing music full-time wasn't serving him anymore, and he needed to make a massive change to be able to generate some income and continue to help so many people

What happened to Abel during the moments when he was physically and mentally unhealthy

How does Abel continue to reinvent himself through the years

How does he keep himself out of the comparison trap

Other things Abel does on a daily basis to keep himself grounded

Abel’s thoughts about playing to the algorithm of social media and other platforms

Abel James’ story about the incident happened in July last year that caused him to nearly die.

Abel James’ advice for people who are trying to recreate themselves, their health, their relationship with their inner selves, and trying to recreate some meaning in their lives

Takeaways:

Playing to the algorithm is different than creating what you want to create.

“I think now more than ever is a time to focus on meaning and purpose, and so early in the day, not that everyone can do this right away, you have to prioritize it and find a way to set this up in your own life and set up your own practices to kind of make it automatic.” - Abel James

You have to put your notebook out and get used to writing it. Even if you don't remember your dreams, just write something and be like, “You know what, I don't remember my dreams today, but these are the three things I'm grateful for.”

If you're looking to learn something, then read it and write it down.

Be sure you're not suffering over your own suffering.

Be explicit and write down who you want to be, or what you want your life to be. The more often you do that, the more you start training your brain to build those things.

Connect with Abel James:

Website: https://abeljames.com/ & https://fatburningman.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fatburningman/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AbelJames

Twitter: https://twitter.com/fatburnman

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/fatburningman.

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Tony Horton - Creator of P90x Shares Why He Left Beachbody and His Journey of Reinvention Feb 18, 2021

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Creator of P90x Shares Why He Left Beachbody and His Journey of Reinvention!!!!

Today on the podcast I have the pioneer in the online program creation space and the man that helped put the company Beachbody on the map with his revolutionary workout program, P90X. Listen, I have been a trainer now for almost a decade and I have seen many online workout programs come and go and this one has managed to weather the storms. I think you are going to really enjoy hearing more about the journey of Tony Horton. Tony is on the show today and as I hinted he is the wildly popular creator of the best-selling P90X®fitness series. He is also a best selling author and one of the most motivating people you will ever come across.

He shares the ins and outs of how he went from training rockstars like Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen to getting started with Beachbody and creating arguably one of the most popular fitness programs of all time. He is going to walk you along that path as well as talk about why he split from Beachbody and was actually “scared to death” afterwards. We discuss how Tony reinvented himself afterwards and what he is up to now. We also talk about a recent massive health scare that Tony experienced and how it impacted his mental health and how he has bounced back since.

This episode is going to hit home with many and is going to help inspire and give you the tools needed to have success even when you have failed time and time again. You will also gain a lot of insight on how to truly create a meaningful transformation from one of the most popular fitness coaches of all time.

Topics discussed:

Tony’s workout routine

How did Tony’s workout program start and how they do it when there’s still no social media

The inspiration behind P90X

Tony Horton and Carl Daikeler and how they met

The most fulfilling part for Tony

In life after Beachbody, how did the sequels end up doing, and which are the most popular ones

Looking back, would Tony wish in some shape or fashion that he would have just stopped after P90x?

What was the main reason behind why they parted ways 2 years ago?

Did Tony feel like he was at a low point after he called it quits with Beachbody?

Does Tony ask himself questions like, “Who am I? Who am I anymore without Beachbody?”

Tony’s advice for the people that just can't seem to find success.

Tony’s story about the illness he experienced years ago

How did Tony’s health scare affect his mental health?

Tony’s advice for someone to create a meaningful transformation

Takeaways:

There’s nothing more fulfilling than hearing the stories of the people that you meet, and knowing that you've had an impact on tens of millions of people's lives.

Sometimes, you just gotta look out for yourself and your family, and you gotta get up and go. If you don't like the way people are treating you anymore, then you’ve got to go and win. No hard feelings.

“It's been hard, and it's bumpier now than ever, but whatever.” - Tony Horton

Figure out your purpose. Your purpose should be “I have to do this because if I don't do this, I'm just surviving like every other bonehead in the world that doesn't know what to do, or refuses to do it.”

You just need to have some really cool badass people who inspire you in your life.

Take pencil to paper and write them down. And then figure out who, what, where, and when do you need to find solutions for these things that you know you need

Successful people are usually people who had it pretty rough for a large section of their life.

Connect with Tony Horton:

Website: https://mypowerlife.com/

https://www.tonyhortonlife.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tonyshorton/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonySHorton/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tony_Horton

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClND7cYdU-SCDj-1gFL6lQQ

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Holocaust Survivor Dr. Edith Eger on Finding Faith, Forgiveness, Hope and Freedom Feb 15, 2021

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Holocaust Survivor Dr. Edith Eger on Finding Faith, Forgiveness, Hope and Freedom!!!

Viktor Frankl states “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.”

Unfortunate events, trials and hardships will always come. But what defines us isn’t the situation itself, it’s our response. Control what you can, focus your energy on the positive and have faith that things will get better. While this approach won’t guarantee you success, the alternative certainly will push you further away from it.

My guest today is a survivor of one of the most horrific, challenging and dark times the world has ever seen: the Holocaust. As a teenager, she and her family were sent to Auschwitz, one of the most horrendous concentration camps of that time.

I can’t even begin to imagine how traumatic, difficult and frightening it was for her. Many of you are wondering if her situation could possibly get any worse. It did. Her parents were killed in the gas chamber the day they arrived.

Some of her mother’s last words to her were this:

“We don’t know where we’re are going. We don't know what's going to happen. Just remember, no one can take away what you’ve put in your mind.”

She took those words to heart and they became the core for her survival. Today, she is not only surviving, but she is thriving.

Dr. Edith Eger who is 93 years old, joins me on the show today. She is a highly sought after psychologist, author and keynote speaker. Edie, as her friends affectionately call her, obtained her doctorate in psychology and learned to use her imprisonment at Auschwitz as a powerful analogy for the prisons we create in our own minds. Her mission is now to inspire others to discard their limitations and find renewal and freedom within themselves. After becoming a New York Times Bestselling Author with her memoir, "The Choice," Dr. Eger wrote a hands-on guide to overcoming trauma called "The Gift: 12 Lessons to Save Your Life." It was released last fall.

We talk about how to maintain faith despite any horrible situation, finding forgiveness, redefining who you are as a person despite your past and maintaining your sanity as well as controlling your emotions during times of distress. We also discuss why you can’t heal what you don’t feel and why she needed to return to Auschwitz to heal from her traumatic experience and more!

Topics discussed:

How Dr. Edith’s faith in God evolved through the years and even during those hard times.

Advice for someone who's in the moments of feeling spiritually lost, and they just don't know what to believe in

How to be able to redefine who you were as a person, despite your past

How going back to Auschwitz helped Dr. Edith to move through that dark time in her life.

Mom of Dr. Edith’s last words and how it helped her navigate through all the horrible experiences and turned them into something positive

Dr. Edith’s advice for the people as a society to come together and display a sense of unity

Things that Dr. Edith regrets

Dr. Edith’s opinion about the word “rejection”

Dr. Edith talks about forgiveness

The difference between belief and faith

Words of wisdom from Dr. Edith Eger:

It's very important to differentiate between reacting or responding.

“The darker things appear to be, the closer I felt the wonderful God that taught me how to turn hatred into pity.” - Dr. Edith Eger

Whatever happened to you, you cannot change the past, but you can change your attitude.

You cannot heal what you don't fear.

“I think young, but not young and foolish. It's very important to be young and be childlike, but not childish.” - Dr. Edith Eger

God gave us temptations so we can practice the freedom of choice.

Anger is not the primary emotion. Underneath the anger is a lot of fear. And love and fear does not co-exist.

Self-love is self-care. It's not narcissistic.

Connect with Dr. Edith Eger:

Website: https://dreditheger.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.editheger/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreditheger/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dreditheger1

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Edith-Eger/e/B075C9WQZH%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

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Jay Ferruggia - How to Develop Unbreakable Social Skills Feb 11, 2021

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The Blueprint for How to Develop Unbreakable Social Skills!!!

My guest today is Jay Ferruggia, a fitness and coaching OG. He’s been helping people become a stronger version of themselves since 1994. His clients include CEO’s and professional athletes in the MLB, NFL AND WWE. Jay is also the host of the popular podcast, Renegade Radio with Jay Ferruggia.

You may have seen his work in Men’s Health, Muscle & Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Men’s Fitness, Fast Company, Huffington Post, LiveStrong, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Shape, Entrepreneur, Details, or on ESPN or CBS.

Surveying his social media profiles imparts an impressive physical specimen. But, what’s most impressive is how grounded he is mentally, emotionally and spiritually. He is a master connector, networker and makes new friends and contacts with ease. This guy is full of wisdom. Just check out his instagram to see for yourself.

This success did not come easy for Jay. Growing up he was the “skinny kid” who was socially awkward, shy and insecure. He also struggled with mental health and even addiction. But, today he stands strong and shares his story and the blueprint to improving your social skills, building meaningful relationships, exercising your emotional muscles and of course we chat fitness.

Topics discussed:

How did Jay go from working in the brick and mortar facility to pivoting online?

Why it is important to take a deeper look inside yourself and actually work on the emotional mental muscles too

The importance of social skills and giving compliments

The importance of having aspirational affirmations

How did building relationships impact Jay’s success professionally and personally?

Jay’s advice for someone who's interested in hiring a coach or getting into one of the networking groups and what to look for

Few staples that Jay thinks everybody should include in their own health journey for 2021

Why it is important to prioritize sleep

Takeaways:

The reality is when you focus on other people and you give them the gift of your attention and connection (gift of a smile or a compliment) that's an amazing gift to give them and then you will feel great.

You’ve got to take care of your people. You’ve got to check in on your people. You’ve got to be a value to people.

You could do anything, as long as you're confident and put yourself out there.

Prioritize sleep and every single thing will get better.

Connect with people and build strong relationships. That is really one of the most important pillars and foundations of good health.

Connect with Jay Ferruggia:

Website: http://jasonferruggia.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayferruggia

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUuDiUu00raDqT_MaNhx_Hw

Podcast: Renegade Radio with Jay Ferruggia https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/renegade-radio-jay-ferruggia-fitness-nutrition-lifestyle/id853941025?mt=2

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