Wellness + Wisdom Podcast

This EP is #1 for the Wellness Force archives! Dan Pardi is an entrepreneur and researcher whose life's work is centered on how to facilitate health behaviors in others. He is the developer of Loop Model to Sustain Health Behaviors to help people live a healthy lifestyle in a modern world. He does research with the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department at Stanford, and the Departments of Neurology and Endocrinology at Leiden University in the Netherlands. His current research looks at how sleep influences decision making (publications). Let Your Voice Be Heard: Rate & Review The Show! Dan also works with Naval Special Warfare to help the most elite fighters in the world maintain vigilant performance in both combat and non-combat conditions. Formerly, Dan served as Board Chairman of the Investigator Initiated Sponsored Research Association, a global non-profit aimed to promote best practices in the arena of academic research grants. Early in his career, he served as a Division 1 Strength and Conditioning Coach where he designed year-round training protocols for 13 different athletic teams. Listen As Dan Uncovers The Secrets To Creating An Optimal Lifestyle Framework: Why should you do it? Are you doing it? Is it working? Links From Today's Show Dan's Plan AHS 2014 Video How Quantified Self Technologies Will Help Us Live More Like Our Ancestors Stanford MedicineX Video Loop Model Get your free audiobook download today! Go to wellnessforce.com/freebook You May Also Like These Episodes A Personal Trainer For Your Mind With Julianna Raye Healthy, Happy & Harder To Kill w/ Steph Gaudreau of Stupid Easy Paleo Beyond Meditation: How To Get A Better Brain With Ariel Garten Living A Healthy Lifestyle In A Modern World With Dan Pardi Creating A Life Worth Living With Michael Strasner Get More Wellness In Your Life: Download your free Digital Health Transformation Guide: wellnessforce.com/radio Don't miss next week's show: Subscribe to the show and stay updated Did you like the show? Support Wellness Force and leave us a quick rating and review on iTunes So nice! You read all the way to the bottom? That's what I call love! I do the same thing for the people, things, and movements I care about as well. PS: Looks like you and I share the same passion. I'm grateful for you and want to extend you my email address. Write to me and let me know what you'd like to have to get more wellness in your life.

On this episode we're diving deep into the broth of edu-tastement! Chef Lance Roll takes us through a journey about the story behind the healing powers of bone broth and how it has been revolutionizing the health and wellness industry for the past couple of years. Heal, With Bone Broth! The Flavor Chef, Lance Roll, has been cooking professionally for 25 years. His career started in 1998 when he joined the team with Chef Mark Strausman at Sapore Di Mare in New York. He spent 2.5 years there learning classical European cooking principals and Tuscan Cuisine. Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Immune System Armed with the knowledge of the body's natural healing capacity and being a lifelong student of food, Chef Lance Roll comes in and brings us why and how bone broth aids in repairing our bodies and leading us toward holistic health and wellness. He stands firmly behind bone broth as he himself has gone through an amazing transition, going through his personal path of healing his own health issues. Listen As Chef Lance Uncovers The healing transition he went through after he discovered the power of bone broth Being Paul Chek's student and personal chef His favorite books from health and wellness experts who swear by the healing properties of bone broth How bone broth can actually reduce protein intake for people Organic, grass-fed animals where bone broth should be taken from and the process it takes to get certified His morning routine, which I also do - and you should also be doing! The Bone Broth Process Chicken soup and bone broth isn't just good for the soul: there's a reason that it's prescribed by doctors and mothers alike when you're feeling under the weather. All bone broths: beef, chicken, fish, lamb and more are staples in the traditional diets of every culture because bone broths are nutrient-dense, easy to digest, rich in flavor and–they boost the body's ability to heal. Chef Lance Roll takes us through the process by which bone broth is made, and how long the certain process takes. Bone broth can be done at home or obtained from external sources - but we have to make sure we get them from certified organic suppliers and that the animals were treated without cruelty. B.R.O.T.H.: Blessed Return Of Traditional Healing Your body doesn't recognize chemicals; it recognizes food. Chef Lance is a big believer in using food as a healing modality, and he talks about how our bodies don't really react to the chemicals in the things we eat. He goes back to the traditional way of cooking - prep it, cook it, eat it. There is an emphasis here on the importance of authentic food - food that can actually be recognized by the body, and therefore can be digested and used for healing and repair. Links From Today's Show bonebroth.com Head on over to the shop and use the code WFR10 to get 10% off on your first purchase Nourishing Broth by Kaayla T. Daniel and Sally Fallon Morell Dr. Kellyann's Bone Broth Diet by Kellyann Petrucci Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon Bone Broth Secret by Louise Hay How to Eat, Move, and Be Healthy by Paul Chek Get your free audiobook download today! Go to wellnessforce.com/freebook You May Also Like These Episodes A Personal Trainer For Your Mind With Julianna Raye Healthy, Happy & Harder To Kill w/ Steph Gaudreau of Stupid Easy Paleo Beyond Meditation: How To Get A Better Brain With Ariel Garten Living A Healthy Lifestyle In A Modern World With Dan Pardi Creating A Life Worth Living With Michael Strasner Are You Interested In Changing Old Habits With New Technology? Download your free Digital Health Transformation Guide: wellnessforce.com/radio Don't miss next week's show: Subscribe to the show and stay updated Did you like the show? Support Wellness Force and leave us a quick rating and review on iTunes So nice! You read all the way to the bottom? That's what I call love! I do the same thing for the people, things, and movements I care about as well. PS: Looks like you and I share the same passion. I'm grateful for you and want to extend you my email address. Write to me and let me know what you'd like to have to get more wellness in your life.

Scott Colby, also known as the fitness industry's "Abs Expert" is a fitness coach, entrepreneur, and the host to the Power To Change podcast. Scott brings on the most inspirational stories from people who have transformed their minds, bodies and lives to find out what gives people the power to overcome obstacles and make changes so they can live with more passion and purpose. With a background in medical research, Scott had ample knowledge of the way our bodies work, making his transition into health and fitness an easy one. He has helped numerous people with his accountability groups and coaching programs - and he's not about to stop just yet. WHY ACCOUNTABILITY MATTERS Growing up, Scott always had a problem with his body image and was the kind of guy who refused to take off his shirt at the pool or beach. He just didn't feel good about it. Over time, he realized it was important to create a change and embrace that change. But stating a goal is different from actually doing it and having someone take a look at it - not because of the need for validation, but because one needs to be pushed toward the direction he needs to take. Sometimes, we are our own worst enemy and that's what accountability is for. To motivate us to reach the end goal. Scott emphasized that end goals should be for the purpose of giving yourself a pat on the back and complimenting yourself for a job well done - it is not for the affirmation. LISTEN AS SCOTT TALKS ABOUT His biochemical engineering education and previous work with medical research; he was featured in journals such as Spine and Gait and Posture How he conceptualized and materialized the Her Strength Dallas Bootcamp Words that we should take out of our vocabulary to enhance our mindset The three habits he does to ensure wellness, both in body and mind Having the ultimate power of choice! The Gratitude Challenge There are those times when we feel lost and almost incapable of getting up. Scott Colby reminds us to get up and be grateful - even for the smallest and most trivial things. Anchoring our gratitude to something we are already doing helps in reminding us to express it. Still having a tough time? Write down the things you are grateful for for 7 straight days! You may just pick up a habit. Getting Fit For Photos Through Gratitude And Accountability In his community, he has his members write down the things they are grateful for. You wouldn't believe what he found out! Not only did the members enjoy writing down their gratitude, but they enjoyed reading others' list more! He says it's like a glimpse into other people's lives! Links From The Show scottcolby.com fitforphotos.com The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod Evolved Enterprise by Yanik Silver You May Also Like These Episodes A Personal Trainer For Your Mind With Julianna Raye Healthy, Happy & Harder To Kill w/ Steph Gaudreau of Stupid Easy Paleo Beyond Meditation: How To Get A Better Brain With Ariel Garten Living A Healthy Lifestyle In A Modern World With Dan Pardi Creating A Life Worth Living With Michael Strasner Are You Interested In Changing Old Habits With New Technology? Download your free Digital Health Transformation Guide: wellnessforce.com/radio Don't miss next week's show: Subscribe to the show and stay updated Did you like the show? Support Wellness Force and leave us a quick rating and review on iTunes So nice! You read all the way to the bottom? That's what I call love! I do the same thing for the people, things, and movements I care about as well. PS: Looks like you and I share the same passion. I'm grateful for you and want to extend you my email address. Write to me and let me know what you'd like to have to get more wellness in your life.

What long term positive effects can nootropics give to our busy lives? Can new breakthroughs in cognitive neuroscience help us attain the focused state of attention to meet the demands of our busy modern world? Andrew Hill, PhD, is a lecturer, scientist, explorer, and also the lead neuroscientist at TruBrain. Today on the show, Dr. Hill and I discuss everything from frontal lobes to biofeedback, and more. Focused Attention Improving focus and efficiency is the greatest weapon for ambitious people looking to accomplish more. In today's connected 24/7 world, clocking more hours in the office no longer provides the same unique advantage that it used to. To become more efficient, you first need to understand your equation for productivity. This equation starts with the human brain and how your brainwave states dictate your output. Because we measure brainwaves, we can actually quantify what happens in the brain when someone is in a focused state. Want more focus? Use code "WELLFX" for 25% off all truBrain products Cognitive Neuroscience Dr. Hill holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from UCLA's department of Psychology and continues to do research on attention and cognitive performance. He is the Lead Neuroscientist for truBrain, an LA-based mental performance company, as well as the cofounder of Alternatives Addiction Treatment. He lectures at UCLA, teaching courses in psychology, neuroscience, and gerontology,and has recently opened a peak brain performance center in Los Angeles named the Peak Brain Institute. From a storied perspective, Dr. Hill's road to being a neuroscientist has been the ultimate heroes journey: In the past, he's worked on a farm, in technology sector, in mental health facilities, and many different previous careers that give him a unique understanding of how humans behave and what holds them back, and the science of how brain health can literally change lives. Currently focused on developing tools and technologies to help everyday citizens enhance their cognitive performance outside of the lab---- as the lead neuroscientist at TruBrain, an LA-based mental performance company, Dr, Hill is the founding director of Alternatives Behavioral health AND the Alternatives Brain Institute. Links From Today's Show truBrain Website Use code "WELLFX" for 25% off all truBrain products Peak Brain Los Angeles What is biofeedback? Cognitive Neuroscience Meditation tracking Nootropics Performance coffee Circadian rhythm You May Also Like These Episodes A Personal Trainer For Your Mind With Julianna Raye Healthy, Happy & Harder To Kill w/ Steph Gaudreau of Stupid Easy Paleo Beyond Meditation: How To Get A Better Brain With Ariel Garten Living A Healthy Lifestyle In A Modern World With Dan Pardi Creating A Life Worth Living With Michael Strasner Are You Interested In Changing Old Habits With New Technology? Download your free Digital Health Transformation Guide: wellnessforce.com/radio Don't miss next week's show: Subscribe to the show and stay updated Did you like the show? Support Wellness Force and leave us a quick rating and review on iTunes So nice! You read all the way to the bottom? That's what I call love! I do the same thing for the people, things, and movements I care about as well. PS: Looks like you and I share the same passion. I'm grateful for you and want to extend you my email address. Write to me and let me know what you'd like to have to get more wellness in your life.

Bonnie Kelley is a Coach, Trainer, Speaker, and Author who specializes in personal, group, and corporate coaching in personal development and Emotional Resilience Training. (ERT) She is also the founder of Bonnie Kelly & Associates; a personal development academy that teaches and empowers people through one laser-focused intention: How to get out of your own way & on with your life. Getting Out of Your Own Way Bonnie has spent the last 10 years traveling all over the country helping thousands of others in personal & group coaching experiences, Bonnie has gained the reputation as a "Core Energy Coach," who helps you get to the root cause of your blocks locked deep in your subconscious mind for permanent removal. FREE GIFT: 21 day emotional detox program Coupon code: JOSHROCKS But Bonnie's road to becoming one of the most sought after coaches in emotional intelligence was not straight and narrow. Turned to the streets at just 14 years old, and in desperate need of acceptance, she was introduced to drugs and drinking. It was during this chapter of her life that she was in/out of jail, probation, and court appointed rehabs, and was on a fast-track to nowhere. Bonnie is a master at balancing success, passion, personal growth, & life. Her approach and style has helped thousands of people transform their lives without needless suffering by strengthening their emotional resilience. Listen As Bonnie Uncovers Top Three Habits To Cultivate Emotional Resilience How Her Story Was Her Fuel To Change How We Get In Our Own Way And How To Begin To Change NOW Attracting Success In Life And Relationships Transformation To Realization After years of dysfunction, including emotional & sexual abuse, PTSD, food and drug addiction, Bonnie has become an eating, breathing testimony that anyone can change their lives. It was in this moment of complete despair that she realized no one was ever going to save her, and it was her responsibility to transform her own life. In 2004, what initially began as a path of personal healing, quickly transitioned to pursuing a career in personal development. Bonnie has since dedicated her life to helping others, to stop the endless cycle of self abuse and self sabotage. Emotional Resilience Today, we're going to discover how bonnie transformed her own life to now powerfully transform others, and get clear on how to take action in getting out of your own way to create the life you deserve. Links From Today's Show Show Notes From Today: www.wellnessforce.com/emotionaldetox Free Coupon Code For Bonnie's Emotional Detox Program: JOSHROCKS Bonnie's Website Learn More About Bonnie You May Also Like These Episodes A Personal Trainer For Your Mind With Julianna Raye Healthy, Happy & Harder To Kill w/ Steph Gaudreau of Stupid Easy Paleo Beyond Meditation: How To Get A Better Brain With Ariel Garten Living A Healthy Lifestyle In A Modern World With Dan Pardi Creating A Life Worth Living With Michael Strasner Are You Interested In Changing Old Habits With New Technology? Download your free Digital Health Transformation Guide at wellnessforce.com/radio Don't miss next week's show! Subscribe to the show and stay updated If this show resonated with you, please leave us an honest rating and review The more reviews and ratings we receive, the more people we can reach with this amazing message! So nice! You read all the way to the bottom? That's what I call love! I do the same thing for the people, things, and movements I care about as well. PS: Looks like you and I share the same passion. I'm grateful for you and want to extend you my email address. Write to me and let me know what you'd like to have to get more wellness in your life.

On today's show, we're flipping the tables where I'm interviewed by JJ Flizanes on Wellness Force Radio where we discuss how to use new wellness technology in our busy modern lives to drive better results and breakthrough old (and sometimes even longstanding) weight and performance plateaus. Using New Technology To Let Go of Old Weight After attending #CES2016 in Las Vegas this month, it couldn't be more clear that when it comes to how wellness and fitness technology will help people through increased accountability, 2016 is the year we will all look back on and remember as a major turning point. The current global market for wellness and fitness wearables is growing faster than expected. A recent study published by Forrester research shows one out of every five Americans now uses a wearable device. President Barack Obama has even adopted the connected fitness lifestyle by proudly donning the Fitbit SURGE fitness watch in press photos while walking in the White House garden. But when it comes to these exciting new technologies giving us new tools to fight against poor health, obesity, and sedentary living, one powerful question surfaces: Who exactly are you and what are you trying to do? Why Busy Moms Need More Than Just A Personal Trainer The days of a busy parent couldn't be more full. Learn More: Wellness Force Digital Health Coaching Group Starts 2/15 Companies around the world know this, and in turn, have been hard at work creating products in the health and wellness industry that are changing the game of balancing family, fitness, and responsibility with more ease for moms and dads. In the past 100 years, men, women and children alike have all grown accustomed to using the tools yielded by rapidly growing technology around the pain point of wanting to be more and do more with and for the people they love. Since the early 1900's, and especially since the advent of personal computing, the law of accelerating returns has proven to drive consumers not only to use machines and circuits to produce more economically, but also connect in ways never dreamed possible. Now, in 2016 and the age of mass distractions and helicopter parenting, wearable and wellness technology are giving moms a fighting chance to stay on top of how they show up for their family by first tracking how the show up for themselves. Wellness Tools Fitbit – The dominant fitness tracker manufacturer is a four billion dollar company out of San Francisco named Fitbit. As the global leader of wearable devices, Fitbit has changed course in 2016 to point more towards the . Beyond simply counting steps, distance, heart rate and the number of hours slept, they are now positioning insights for corporate wellness programs to offer much more detailed and insightful analysis of activity and health. Muse – As mindfulness and meditation both continue to grow in scientific efficacy for both stress reduction and lowering cortisol, people using quantified meditation devices like the Muse brain-sensing headband now have a way to encourage and track stress reduction practices for sustainable behavior change. Links From Today's Show Fitbit Muse Wellness Force at the Under Armour Booth for #CES2016 Wearables for Women Josh's Guest Post: National Academy of Sports Medicine Accountability Group Wellness Force Digital Health Coaching Ray Kurzweil: Law of Accelerating Returns Support The Show: Leave A Review For Josh on iTunes You May Also Like These Episodes A Personal Trainer For Your Mind With Julianna Raye Healthy, Happy & Harder To Kill w/ Steph Gaudreau of Stupid Easy Paleo Beyond Meditation: How To Get A Better Brain With Ariel Garten Living A Healthy Lifestyle In A Modern World With Dan Pardi Creating A Life Worth Living With Michael Strasner Are You Interested In Changing Old Habits With New Technology? Download your free Digital Health Transformation Guide at wellnessforce.com/radio Don't miss next week's show! Subscribe to the show and stay updated If this show resonated with you, please leave us an honest rating and review The more reviews and ratings we receive, the more people we can reach with this amazing message! So nice! You read all the way to the bottom? That's what I call love! I do the same thing for the people, things, and movements I care about as well. PS: Looks like you and I share the same passion. I'm grateful for you and want to extend you my email address. Write to me and let me know what you'd like to have to get more wellness in your life.

This time of year there is a huge focus on diets, nutrition, and food choices but what if I told you that when it comes to letting go of old weight, that sleep beats nutrition? RATE & REVIEW in iTunes | SUBSCRIBE Discover Now: Why Digital Health Coaching Do you suffer from insomnia or poor sleep? We all know we need to get more sleep, but it isn't always as easy as knowing what we need. Sometimes, and in the case of our guest Chris Kelly, life gives us an open palmed slap to face to let us know exactly WHY we need to get some rest. Science Says Go To Sleep! Chris Kelly is a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, a graduate of the Kalish Institute and the founder of Nourish Balance Thrive, a science-based, personalized wellness support program. With a degree in computer science and resume at Yahoo and silicon valley, Chris's love for data is a powerful compliment to his passion for health and functional lab work, helping clients across the globe with a powerful team comprised of doctors and food scientists. Rest & Digest Chris learned firsthand about what it takes to overcome hormonal imbalances and fix his sleep after suffering many nights out on the couch watching tour de france videos.... unable to ever get a good night's rest. This brought him years of stress, poor health, and a myriad of other issues that culminated in him changing his career, getting well, becoming an FDN practitioner, and a professional mountain biker. A truly inspirational story and message from an inspirational and great human being, Chris Kelly. Enjoy the show and make sure to listen to the Nourish Balance Thrive Podcast where you can get to know more of Chris and his team. Listen as Chris uncovers: Chris's battle with Insomnia Setting up our environment for optimal sleep Eating healthy for better sleep when traveling Vacuum sealed food for abetter night's rest MCT oil for wellness Room temperature Oxidative Stress Plus more The Nourish Balance Thrive Team Chris Kelly, Coach Julia Kelly, Food Scientist Amelia Luker, Registered Nurse Tommy Wood, MD Jamie Kendall-Weed, MD Links From Today's Show The organic acids test The Khan Academy Foodsaver HEPA air purifier Blackout EZ covers Sleep Cocktails MCT Oil Insulin: understanding its action in health and disease Nourish Balance Thrive: Book a free 20-minute consultation Nourish Balance Thrive: Order a functional blood chemistry analysis You May Also Like These Episodes A Personal Trainer For Your Mind With Julianna Raye Healthy, Happy & Harder To Kill w/ Steph Gaudreau of Stupid Easy Paleo Beyond Meditation: How To Get A Better Brain With Ariel Garten Living A Healthy Lifestyle In A Modern World With Dan Pardi Creating A Life Worth Living With Michael Strasner Are You Interested In Changing Old Habits With New Technology? Download your free Digital Health Transformation Guide at wellnessforce.com/radio Don't miss next week's show! Subscribe to the show and stay updated If this show resonated with you, please leave us an honest rating and review The more reviews and ratings we receive, the more people we can reach with this amazing message! So nice! You read all the way to the bottom? That's what I call love! I do the same thing for the people, things, and movements I care about as well. PS: Looks like you and I share the same passion. I'm grateful for you and want to extend you my email address. Write to me and let me know what you'd like to have to get more wellness in your life.

With the first week of a new year under our belts, for many on the quest in better nutrition, broccoli is getting boring. What are the ways we can avoid meal prep burnout in a fast paced and instant gratification world? Can sitting down to eat with others be the missing piece to healing? The topic of meal planning is perfect timing with what I think everyone is taking a deeper look at right now as we move into the new year, and that is food: How we make it, what it makes us feel, and what is our relationship with it. Preparing To Win In The Kitchen Today, on the fourth installment of your six-part series in January, "Wellness In The New Year," we're showcasing the power of meal preparation towards our personal wellness with Registered Dietician, Founder Of PrepDish.com, and passionate chef, Allison Schaaf. Special $4 Trial of Prep Dish For The Wellness Force Audience! RATE & REVIEW in iTunes | SUBSCRIBE Discover Now: Why Digital Health Coaching During her 4 years learning about culinary nutrition at Johnson & Wales University, Allison had the opportunity to work at two amazing, world-renowned health spas: Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires and Champneys in Tring England. Hungry for more, Allison expanded her nutrition knowledge at Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition in Boston, earning a masters in Nutrition Communications and becoming a Registered Dietitian. She then spent time traveling the world promoting almonds through her work at the Almond Board of California. Currently living in Austin, TX and operating a thriving personal chef company, Prep Dish Personal Chef, she has the opportunity to cook for families & celebrity clients in their home, bringing healthy, delicious foods to their tables, every week. Most of all, she feels blessed for the opportunity to thoughtfully plan weekly menus so you, the home cook, can enjoy a healthier lifestyle that's every bit delicious. Meal Prep Success Allison believes healthy eating can be easy and enjoyable when we prep our meals and setup our week for success. She created Prep Dish with four clear goals in mind: 1. Save you time & decrease stress. 2. Ensure healthy & gluten-free tastes delicious. 3. Bring back family dinners. 4. Create happier, healthier people! Eating Healthy On The Go Listen as Allison uncovers: Action steps & tips to creating healthy food on the go How to travel and still eat well Food sensitivity tests Elimination dieting Gluten free or paleo? Links From Today's Show Special $4 Trial of Prep Dish For The Wellness Force Audience Prep Dish Website LEAP MRT Test Essentialism (The 11th time I've been told about this book!) You May Also Like These Episodes A Personal Trainer For Your Mind With Julianna Raye Healthy, Happy & Harder To Kill w/ Steph Gaudreau of Stupid Easy Paleo Beyond Meditation: How To Get A Better Brain With Ariel Garten Living A Healthy Lifestyle In A Modern World With Dan Pardi Creating A Life Worth Living With Michael Strasner Are You Interested In Changing Old Habits With New Technology? Download your free Digital Health Transformation Guide at wellnessforce.com/radio Don't miss next week's show! Subscribe to the show and stay updated If this show resonated with you, please leave us an honest rating and review The more reviews and ratings we receive, the more people we can reach with this amazing message! So nice! You read all the way to the bottom? That's what I call love! I do the same thing for the people, things, and movements I care about as well. PS: Looks like you and I share the same passion. I'm grateful for you and want to extend you my email address. Write to me and let me know what you'd like to have to get more wellness in your life.

What are the things that actually make a difference for creating and maintaining a healthy bulletproof brain? Can nootropics and cognitive enhancers yield more drive and allow us to thrive in the busy world, or are they just a stimulant ride for a crash and burn? Today on the show, we're lucky to have on an expert in the field of brain health and cognitive enhancers to unpack this rapidly growing part of the wellness industry, Jesse Lawler. RATE & REVIEW in iTunes | SUBSCRIBE Discover Now: Why Digital Health Coaching Optimal Cognition Jesse is the host of the top rated iTunes Smart Drug Smarts Podcast, and the Founder of AXON LABS. Through his website, media, and radio personality, he powerfully shares his passion as stated on his site: "Being fascinated with the idea of the self – of having a "self" at all, in the philosophical sense – is nothing to be ashamed of. It's something to revel in." He speaks regularly on podcasts and live radio (KCRW in Los Angeles, the Ben Greenfield Fitness Podcast), and at real world conferences and events (the Dynamite Circle conference in Bangkok; Oxford University, BioHackingCon 2016, etc.) on topics related to optimal cognition, smart drugs, bioethics, futurism, and more. Smart Drugs: Are They Smart For You? Jesse's podcast, Smart Drug Smarts, is for people who want to keep up on the latest breakthroughs in brain health and optimization and related areas of neuroscience. On today's episode, Jesse explains the 7 types of cognitive enhancers, what and who nootropics are for, and shares a handful of fascinating stories about his own life and passion for optimizing the brain. How To Build A Bulletproof Brain Pronunciation aside, below are the 7 nootropics (cognitive enhancers) that we'll discuss on the show: Racetams speeds up chemical exchange between brain cells. Effects include increases in verbal learning, mental clarity, and general IQ. Stimulants psychostimulants, affects of caffeine and nicotine, and the more ill-reputed subclass of amphetamines. Adaptogens plant-derived chemicals whose activity helps the body maintain or regain homeostasis Cholinergics choline-based class of smart drugs play important cognitive roles in memory, attention, and mood regulation. Seratonegenics primary neurotransmitter and controls major features of the mental landscape including mood, sleep and appetite. Dopaminergics promotes attention and alertness by either increasing the efficacy of dopamine within the brain, or inhibiting the enzymes that break dopamine down Metabolic Function Smart Drugs provide mental benefits by generally facilitating the body's metabolic processes related to the production of new tissues and the release of energy from food and fat stores The Three Must-Have Supplements For A Bulletproof Brain In as difficult of an answer as it was with all the powerful and brain-boosting supplements out there, Jesse was kind enough to share the three supplements he never leaves home without (and two bonus) Learn more about Jesse's stack Racetam Fish oil (Omega 3) Creatine NEXUS (15% off using code WELLFX) MITOGEN (15% off using code WELLFX) Links From Today's Show Show Notes: wellnessforce.com/Smart Smart Drug Smarts Podcast Smart Drug Smarts Website Wellness Force Radio 15% off discount Use Code: "WELLFX" Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human Bonus Clip At the end of episode at 47:01, listen to Jesse and I discuss a journey from our experiences into holotropic breathing, inspired by Dr. James Eyerman from the Smart Drug Smarts Podcast. You May Also Like These Episodes: A Personal Trainer For Your Mind With Julianna Raye Healthy, Happy & Harder To Kill w/ Steph Gaudreau of Stupid Easy Paleo Beyond Meditation: How To Get A Better Brain With Ariel Garten Living A Healthy Lifestyle In A Modern World With Dan Pardi Creating A Life Worth Living With Michael Strasner Are You Interested In Changing Old Habits With New Technology? Download your free Digital Health Transformation Guide at wellnessforce.com/radio Don't miss next week's show! Subscribe to the show and stay updated If this show resonated with you, please leave us an honest rating and review The more reviews and ratings we receive, the more people we can reach with this amazing message!

Caution! This episode will allow you to breathe deep, be still, and relax so please be careful if driving while listening to this episode on Your Guide To A Mindful Life :) Support Wellness Force Radio: RATE & REVIEW in iTunes | SUBSCRIBE in iTunes Discovery: Why Digital Health Coaching Your Guide To A Mindful Life Stacy Conlon, also known as The Zen Girl, is a Certified Wellness Coach and Mindfulness Facilitator who helps people transform stress into peace. A yoga and meditation practitioner for the past 15 years, she leads guided meditations and mindfulness sessions for startups and enterprise companies. Stacy is also the Business Development Manager for the Lean Startup Training Program and Labs Summit Series. With more than 15 years experience in sales and marketing, her goal is to help startups and enterprise companies get the tools, training and exposure they need make their organizations more successful. Doing the Work Stacy's life wasn't always filled with deep breaths and peaceful sunrises. She's had to learn this practice by doing the work. Day after day, with her mindfulness and meditation practices, Stacy shares vulnerably about her dance with anxiety and feeling overwhelmed, and how having a foundation for her physical and emotional wellness is essentially what gives her more power, presence and energy in her busy life. We talk a lot about wellness technology and behavior change on the show, so of course as the 2016 machine begins to unfold, there has never been a better (and more important) time to learn a new system of habits that can give us more energy when we need it the most. In my own wellness journey, meditation has meant a world of difference; from the way I eat to the way I interact with others. Even with the knowledge of all the potential energy found in the practice of meditation however, there is a natural resistance to sitting still in this busy fast paced world; it can be one of the most difficult things to do. Doing nothing. Just "being" a human being. Whatever way you get there, know that finding a still and quiet space where it's just you and your breath doesn't have to be daunting and time consuming. As Stacy will share, some of the most powerful meditative experiences can happen in less than just 5 minutes. Worry Less, Live More In working with clients, what comes up a lot is not having the time to meditate and it not being important. Paradoxically, what is hidden in the restorative power of mindfulness and meditation is transformation. See this example from Stacy's blog: "Most of us have had the experience of learning something new such as a sport, an instrument or a second language. In the beginning, it's challenging and requires a lot of concentration. However, over time it becomes easier, requires less effort and you improve. Mindfulness works in a similar way. We know from the latest neuroscience research that we have the ability to create new neural pathways in our brain. That means our brains can literally transform through experience. Mindfulness is mental exercise — a workout for your brain. And like a muscle, these neural pathways get stronger and more effective over time. This leads to dozens of health benefits, including less worry, fear, anxiety and stress — the oftentimes root cause of unhappiness, illness and disease." Listen as Stacy Uncovers How to reduce stress and practice mindfulness and meditation in a busy world. What little things can we do throughout our day to start practicing How to create a culture of mindfulness The future of wellness in the workplace A morning routine that will change your life Links From Today's Show How to clear your mind in less than 5 minutes Stacy's Blog Stacy's Website The Morning Routine That Will Change your Life Grokker.com You May Also Like These Episodes: A Personal Trainer For Your Mind With Julianna Raye Healthy, Happy & Harder To Kill w/ Steph Gaudreau of Stupid Easy Paleo Beyond Meditation: How To Get A Better Brain With Ariel Garten Living A Healthy Lifestyle In A Modern World With Dan Pardi Creating A Life Worth Living With Michael Strasner Are You Interested In Changing Old Habits With New Technology? Download your free Digital Health Transformation Guide at wellnessforce.com/radio Don't miss next week's show! Subscribe to the show and stay updated If this show resonated with you, please leave us an honest rating and review The more reviews and ratings we receive, the more people we can reach with this amazing message!