Life Optimized 11: Optimize Your Life with Nutrition, Cold and Heat, and Reduced Toxins with Dr. Tyler Jean
Today’s show takes a holistic look at the human body as a whole vessel made of physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional parts. My guest and I are discussing a variety of life optimization tips around nutrition, workouts, cold/heat exposure, and recovery. You’re sure to find lots of helpful information that you can use to optimize your life. Join us to learn more!
Dr. Tyler Jean is a naturopathic physician who has always been interested in the human body and holistic medicine, and he is passionate about the importance of food as medicine, while inspiring others to embrace healthier lifestyles. A former Division-1 athlete and neuroscience researcher, Dr. Tyler went on to complete his medical education at the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR. As a naturopathic doctor, Tyler takes a more integrative and preventative approach to healthcare. This is also the approach that Tyler currently uses through his popular Instagram platform, @tylerjean07, where he empowers his audience with healthy recipes, educational info, brand recommendations, inspiration, and more.
Show Highlights:
- Why Dr. Tyler felt out of alignment with traditional medicine’s approach in pathologizing disease, treating disease, and managing symptoms
- What it takes to become a naturopathic doctor as far as education, regulations, and licensure
- How our food affects our health, becomes our medicine, and communicates with our genes
- Any diet that focuses on micro nourishment from whole, unadulterated, real foods is better than the standard American diet
- Why improved health requires small nutritional changes over time and an awareness of how different foods affect you
- Why we all have attitudes, fears, and stress around food beyond simple nutrition
- Why Dr. Tyler begins with patients doing an elimination diet and reducing problematic foods
- Suggested foods to improve health: fatty fish with Omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, spices and herbs
- Important do’s and don’ts in the kitchen regarding plastics
- How pollutants and toxins affect the body–and how sauna treatments can help
- What to look for in the most effective sauna treatments
- Benefits to the body in sauna, hot baths, and cold plunges
- How our bodies work to generate heat in response to deliberate cold exposure–and produce more beneficial mitochondria
- Details about maximizing cold exposure benefits at home
- How Dr. Tyler has worked to maximize his visibility as a naturopathic doctor and entrepreneur
Resources
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Connect with Dr. Tyler
Recipe cookbook: https://tylerjean.com/recipe-book-landing-page/
Nutrition Course: https://tylerjean.com/course/
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