Lasting Impact Wellness

In this inspiring episode, Dr. Laura Hays sits down with Buffy McCoy Kelly, a former corporate leader and brand strategist turned master yoga teacher, to explore her transformative journey from the demands of leadership to a life centered on stillness and balance. Buffy shares some of her wisdom of yoga, including the eight limbs, and discusses how these principles helped her reconnect with herself and her purpose. This conversation is filled with actionable insights and meaningful reflections for anyone looking to find calm, clarity and connection in the midst of a busy life. Please be sure to subscribe, download, leave us a review & SHARE this podcast with others! We truly appreciate your support. Connect with Buffy @yogabuffy Reach out to us at info@lastingimpactwellness.com to discuss how we can partner together to help you or your organization achieve better, sustainable well-being.   Join our LIW community https://members.lastingimpactwellness.com/podcast-newsletter-signup As always, questions, comments & topic suggestions welcome at info@lastingimpactwellness.com Follow us on Instagram @drs.hays and Facebook @lastingimpactwellness   Original music by EP3

How do you know if you are stressed? Can you just feel it? Sometimes yes, but much of the time the stressors on the body work in insidious ways and may not be easily recognizable. However, in today’s world of wearables and better access to health metrics, heart rate variability (HRV) has emerged as key in early detection and ongoing monitoring of stressors and health. Guest Dr. Torkil Faero, author of The Pulse Cure, joins Dr. Parker Hays to discuss what HRV is, its role as a proxy for  stress, factors which affect HRV, and how to manage these factors to your benefit. Connect with Dr. Faero @dr.torkil Please be sure to subscribe, download, leave us a review & SHARE this podcast with others! We truly appreciate your support. Reach out to us at info@lastingimpactwellness.com to discuss how we can partner together to help you or your organization achieve better, sustainable well-being.   Join our LIW community https://members.lastingimpactwellness.com/podcast-newsletter-signup As always, questions, comments & topic suggestions welcome at info@lastingimpactwellness.com Follow us on Instagram @drs.hays and Facebook @lastingimpactwellness   Original music by EP3

She's back!  Erin Falls, MS, RD, LDN, E-RYT, is a self-described pizza loving dietician and yoga teacher with a passion for helping others discover their healthiest, best life.  You may have met her in our season 2 kick-off episode (Healthy Eating At Its Core Ep 22) and she's back now to discuss some of the popular diet trends that are popping up everywhere.  From fasting to juice cleanses, keto to the Mediterranean diet, join Dr. Laura Hays and Erin Falls as they take on this highly nuanced and passionate topic.   Erin is the founder of Planks and Pizza: a one-stop shop focused on empowering others to discover a balanced lifestyle that's flexible, fun and rewarding.  Learn more about her at https://www.planksandpizza.com/  Follow Erin on social media @planksandpizza. Please be sure to subscribe, download, leave us a review & SHARE this podcast with others! We truly appreciate your support. Reach out to us at info@lastingimpactwellness.com to discuss how we can partner together to help you or your organization achieve better, sustainable well-being.   Join our LIW community https://members.lastingimpactwellness.com/podcast-newsletter-signup As always, questions, comments & topic suggestions welcome at info@lastingimpactwellness.com Follow us on Instagram @drs.hays and Facebook @lastingimpactwellness   Original music by EP3

Ever wanted to look more closely at your sleep?  Wonder what happens inside your body after you eat that delicious cookie or that juicy steak?  What if you experimented with a 5-day veggie fast?   Join us in this episode as we discuss our experiences with the Oura Ring, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), and prolonged periodic fasting (or a fasting mimicking diet).   04:00 - Oura Ring 19:10 - Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) 35:00 - Prolonged Period Fasting/Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) Please be sure to subscribe, download, leave us a review & SHARE this podcast with others! We truly appreciate your support. Follow us on Instagram @drs.hays and Facebook @lastingimpactwellness Looking for a speaker for your next event?  Interested in workshops that will drive sustainable performance while prioritizing optimal health and well-being?  Look no further... https://lastingimpactwellness.com/live-well-to-lead-well-program Join our LIW community https://members.lastingimpactwellness.com/podcast-newsletter-signup As always, questions, comments & topic suggestions welcome at info@lastingimpactwellness.com We look forward to connecting!  Dr. Laura Hays and Dr. Parker Hays Original music by EP3    

Anxiety, panic, worry...related but not quite the same.  From mild and annoying to severe and debilitating, we all experience some element of these.  What differentiates them from each other?  What questions should we be asking ourselves? Join Dr. Laura Hays in this open conversation with Emma McAdam, licensed marriage and family therapist, as they explore the nuances of these often overlapping emotions and disorders and help you find tools to manage your response to them in order to live a life you value. Check out Emma's popular YouTube channel and website for lots of useful resources! https://www.youtube.com/@TherapyinaNutshell https://therapyinanutshell.com/about/ Please be sure to subscribe, download, leave us a review & SHARE this podcast with others! We truly appreciate your support. Follow us on Instagram @drs.hays and Facebook @lastingimpactwellness Looking for a speaker for your next event?  Interested in workshops that will drive sustainable performance while prioritizing optimal health and well-being?  Look no further... https://lastingimpactwellness.com/live-well-to-lead-well-program Join our LIW community https://members.lastingimpactwellness.com/podcast-newsletter-signup As always, questions, comments & topic suggestions welcome at info@lastingimpactwellness.com We look forward to connecting!   Original music by EP3      

In the playing fields of life, we are all athletes. Whether we are elite performers in an actual sport, or the grocery-getting, kid-chasing, suitcase-schlepping, housework-doing athlete that life demands, we may all experience common injuries at some point. Join Dr. Parker Hays for a conversation with Dr. Susie Wehring, professor of athletic training with decades of experience treating athletes from Division 1 collegiate to the professional tennis circuit. Muscle strains, ligament sprains, and tendon injuries may befall any of us, but the tenets of treatment are consistent and can help us get back to playing shape to fight another day. We discuss the initial inflammatory phase followed by two phases that set the stage for healing and long term return to function. Further, we touch on the conditions for healing, including sleep, nutrition, and psychology, as well as the philosophy of training to prevent injury in the first place. We get knocked down, but we get up again… Please be sure to subscribe, download, leave us a review & SHARE this podcast with others! We truly appreciate your support. Follow us on Instagram @drs.hays and Facebook @lastingimpactwellness Looking for a speaker for your next event?  Interested in workshops that will drive sustainable performance while prioritizing optimal health and well-being?  Look no further... https://lastingimpactwellness.com/live-well-to-lead-well-program Join our LIW community https://members.lastingimpactwellness.com/podcast-newsletter-signup As always, questions, comments & topic suggestions welcome at info@lastingimpactwellness.com We look forward to connecting!   Original music by EP3    

Burnout - it's all over the media these days. There have been countless articles and books written on the topic and for some, it's become a bit of an overused buzzword. In today's episode, Dr. Laura Hays brings it back to basics and highlights the etiology, symptoms and treatment of this modern epidemic. Stay tuned for future episodes where we dive deeper into case studies and solution-based strategies for individuals and organizations who may be struggling with burnout. Please be sure to subscribe, download, leave us a review & SHARE this podcast with others! We truly appreciate your support. Follow us on Instagram @drs.hays and Facebook @lastingimpactwellness Looking for a speaker for your next event?  Interested in workshops that will drive sustainable performance while prioritizing optimal health and well-being?  Look no further... https://lastingimpactwellness.com/live-well-to-lead-well-program Join our LIW community https://members.lastingimpactwellness.com/podcast-newsletter-signup As always, questions, comments & topic suggestions welcome at info@lastingimpactwellness.com We look forward to connecting!   Original music by EP3    

How do you make yourself live healthier, longer?  At LIW we work with people on the factors that really matter for their healthspan.  Among the core elements of your well-being is social connection and relationships.  But, really, just how important are they? What kinds? Some argue that exercise is "the most potent longevity drug we have."  Yes, there's pretty good evidence for that.  But there's a strong argument to be made that if we exclusively focus on things like exercise, diet, sleep, even our purpose, we may overlook a factor that's even more influential long-term for us: connection to others. Join Dr. Parker Hays in this episode as he discusses what may just be the key ingredient to feeling better and living fully, longer. Please be sure to subscribe, download, leave us a review & SHARE this podcast with others! We truly appreciate your support. Follow us on Instagram @drs.hays and Facebook @lastingimpactwellness Looking for a speaker for your next event?  Interested in workshops that will drive sustainable performance while prioritizing optimal health and well-being?  Look no further... https://lastingimpactwellness.com/live-well-to-lead-well-program Join our LIW community https://members.lastingimpactwellness.com/podcast-newsletter-signup As always, questions, comments & topic suggestions welcome at info@lastingimpactwellness.com We look forward to connecting!   Original music by EP3  

Dr. Michael Rucker, organizational psychologist and author, discusses the importance of fun and happiness in daily life. The podcast explores mindfulness, emotional flexibility, and the relationship between fun and happiness. It also delves into embracing enjoyment in adult life and empowering personal control for overall well-being.

In today's episode, I sit down with Dr. Anne Peled - Castle Connolly TOP Surgeon, educator, researcher, athlete, mother and breast cancer survivor.  Dr. Peled is the co-director of the Breast Care Center of Excellence at Sutter Health, California Pacific Medical Center and is dedicated to providing the most empathetic and personal care for her patients.  She is committed to educate her peers and the public on breast care and breast cancer prevention.  Her research, cutting edge techniques and innovative practices for breast cancer surgery and reconstruction are expanding the world of treatment and beyond.   Please enjoy this episode.  I learned a lot...and I know you will too! Special thanks to Dr. Anne Peled - she really is an inspiration!  Follow her @drannepeled Please be sure to subscribe, download, leave us a review & SHARE this podcast with others! We truly appreciate your support. Join our LIW community https://members.lastingimpactwellness.com/podcast-newsletter-signup As always, questions, comments & topic suggestions welcome at info@lastingimpactwellness.com Follow us on Instagram @drs.hays and Facebook @lastingimpactwellness Reach out to us at info@lastingimpactwellness.com to discuss how we can partner together to help you or your organization achieve improved, sustainable well-being. Dr. Laura Hays Original music by EP3