Peak Performance Life Podcast

Americans have been taking dietary supplements from vitamin A to zinc for decades. When supplements first became available in the 1940s, people flocked to local drug stores to stock up on these supposedly magical pills to improve their overall health and well-being, and they never stopped.   You may be trying to combat a vitamin deficiency or lower your risk of certain diseases – or you may just feel proactive about your health after popping a supplement that promises to improve your health. In this episode, I share with you the supplements that are specific to any health issue you might have, which I also take daily. Tune in and find out what works for me that might work for you.   Show notes: [2:20] Natural testosterone-boosting supplements [5:07] For anti-aging [10:39] Immune support [14:55] Hairloss prevention [16:41] For energy [21:52] Outro   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

Anyone who pushes hard all day long without stopping for a break knows that maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be challenging. But that doesn’t mean it’s unachievable. Reaching your optimal health goals is easier than you’d imagine.   In this episode, we speak with the Athlete, Powerlifter, Content Creator, and the Co-Founder of Optimability.com, Martin Nikolov. Martin shares tips, strategies, and advice on how to optimize health for busy individuals. He also gives a sneak peek into his day as a busy professional who trains for the Ironman.   Martin is the Co-founder of Optimability.com, an Ironman athlete, Record-breaking Powerlifter, and content creator. He helps busy professionals optimize all aspects of their health without sacrificing time spent on their business.   He offers many skills as a business student, real estate consultant, and fitness authority. With experience in finance and economics, his approach is always analytical, striving every day to exceed expectations. He looks to provide quality service to build relationships with his clients and, more importantly, maintain those relationships by communicating effectively.   Learn more about Martin: Website: https://www.optimability.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/optimability IG: https://www.instagram.com/realmartinnikolov/ Show notes: [0:00] Intro [1:11] Martin’s story and how he got to where he is today [3:58] The common things that busy professionals neglect and what helped solve the problem [9:26] His thoughts on static stretching [11:05] On Ironman and how he prepares for it [14:13] What made him get interested in wanting to do Ironman? [18:11] What does his routine look like as a busy professional training for Ironman? [27:29] What advice can he give to people who are ready to change their health habits? [29:58] Optimability and the benefits people can get from it [32:45] Where to find Martin [34:18] Outro   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

Every year brings new diet and nutrition trends, and one thing you are guaranteed to hear a lot about is personalized nutrition. But what sets it apart from other trends is that, well, it’s not a trend at all. Personalized nutrition may be able to tell us how to control blood sugar and cholesterol better and what types of exercise will provide more benefits.   In this episode, we speak to a Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist, Health Coach, Theta Healer, and Speaker, Ella Davar, RD. Ella talks about how she first got interested in nutrition, how she helps her clients, and how hypnosis and meditation can help you improve your health. She also shares her thoughts on fasting and why people can’t seem to do what they’re supposed to do for their health.   Ella Davar RD is an international Registered Dietitian, Integrative Nutritionist, certified health coach, yogi, theta healer, and a speaker with a passion for helping driven, busy individuals streamline their wellness routine and accomplish a healthy balance in life with science and self-care.    In her approach, Ella combines the latest scientific developments in longevity research, wearable devices, and advanced testing with ancient wisdom and traditions of natural living.   Ella specializes in integrative anti-aging nutrition and lifestyle interventions to help driven people of all backgrounds manage weight, stress, diet, and various health conditions, such as pre-diabetes, autoimmunity, and cholesterol management.   Ella is a regular contributor to MindBodyGreen, Shape, and AllRecipe magazines. Ella's upcoming book, “Professional Foodie: Eat Your Way to A Healthier You”, offers a cohesive list of resources, priorities, plan of action, and hacks that help her clients reach their wellness goals while managing busy lifestyles in a healthy way.    Learn more about Ella: Website: https://www.nutritionistella.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/ella.davar/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/nutritionistella/ Show notes: [1:33] How did Ella get so interested in health, and how did she get to where she is today? [3:34] What did she learn from her dietitian that she now teaches her clients? [6:42] Are there tests that are the most important for people to do? [8:18] What are the most common things she teaches her clients? [11:40] On the hypnosis she does with her clients [17:49] Where is the disconnect between people knowing what to do but not doing it? [24:13] Her thoughts on fasting [27:12] More on her upcoming book, Professional Foodie [32:49] Are there books she recommends? [35:59] Where to find Ella [37:31] Outro   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

Optimal performance is about doing the very best that you can at the moment—whatever that moment might be, and whatever “best” looks like.   Today we are joined by Retired Navy SEAL, Author, Speaker, and the Founder of The Attributes, Rich Diviney, as they talk about living life at your optimal performance and how you can do so by following Rich’s framework. Rich also shares how you can think differently in life just by asking different questions.   Rich draws upon 20+ years of experience as a Navy SEAL Officer, where he completed more than 13 overseas deployments – 11 of which were to Iraq and Afghanistan. Throughout his career, he has achieved multiple leadership positions – including the Commanding Officer of a Navy SEAL Command.   Since retiring in early 2017, Rich has worked as a speaker, facilitator, and consultant with the Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute and Simon Sinek Inc.   Learn more about Rich: Website: https://theattributes.com/   Grab a copy of The Attributes: 25 Hidden Drivers Of Optimal Performance: https://theattributes.com/buy Show notes: [1:00] What’s Rich’s background? [3:31] What did he learn throughout the years about attributes? [9:50] What made the people who made it through training elite? [15:48] How do his clients use his framework to improve themselves? [18:21] On how questions drive your life [29:14] What’s his advice for people who struggle with self-discipline? [34:32] Why leaders being drivers is a bad thing [38:07] How can we use his principles to be a good parent? [41:58] Where to find Rick [42:45] Outro   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

Taking time to think offers opportunities for self-reflection and daydreaming, which activates multiple brain parts. It gives us time to turn down the inner noise and increase awareness of what matters most.   It’s a busy world we’re in. We have too much to do yet too little time that, in a rush to accomplish necessary tasks, we find ourselves losing our connection with the present moment – missing out on what we’re doing and how we’re feeling. Today Talor talks about the importance of having quality thinking time and why it helps your health and improves your life.   Show notes: [0:14] The biggest secret to having a better life [1:12] The wrong way to start your day [3:15] How Talor starts his day [4:24] Priming [6:05] What are the thoughts that would serve me the most? [8:00] Asking high-level questions [15:50] What is the most important goal in your life? [20:06] Visualization [27:44] Outro   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

If good gut health means having more good bacteria than harmful bacteria, then it makes sense that poor gut health is often caused by an excess of harmful bacteria. While these causes can quickly change the balance of bacteria in your gut, day-to-day habits also impact your gut health.   We're all familiar with the organs and structures that make up the gut. We also are probably familiar with the gut's role in digestion. But not all of us are aware of how our gut impacts our overall health, even when we think we have a “healthy” gut. In this episode, we are joined by a Family Practice physician and the Medical Director of Ruscio Institute for Functional Medicine, Dr. Joe Mather, to talk all about gut health, its issues, and how you can improve yours. He also shares tips on better dieting and the importance of probiotics.   Dr. Mather is a board-certified Family Practice physician and the Medical Director of the Ruscio Institute for Functional Medicine. He graduated from the Tulane University School of Medicine and the Tulane University School of Public Health in 2011 and completed his residency in 2014. He is passionate about delivering cost-effective and practical medical care with a focus on GI health and environmental toxicity. He spends a lot of time working with patients suffering from complex and chronic diseases. You will find him chasing his three small children, exercising, or playing music when he is not working with patients.   Learn more about Dr. Joe: Website: https://ruscioinstitute.com/   Grab a copy of Dr. Ruscio’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Gut-You-Michael-Ruscio/dp/0999766805 Show notes: [0:53] What’s Dr. Joe’s backstory? [2:49] What is functional medicine? [7:11] What are the things he commonly sees in people who come to him? [9:18] What are the biggest lifestyle issues that people need to address? [19:11] How gut health affects overall health [22:00] What are the gut destroyers? [26:58] What’s his advice for people about eating? [29:09] On probiotics [35:52] Where to find Dr. Joe [43:11] Outro   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

Want to keep track of your health but aren’t sure where to start? Feeling tired, overwhelmed, or just not as healthy as you should be? There are essential tests that will give you and your doctor a good idea of where you stand with your overall health and where you can improve. And even if you are feeling healthy, these tests will let you peek under the hood and ensure everything is running well.   Most of us only get ourselves checked by a doctor when we start to feel symptoms. We get too busy living life to even get a blood test done. Today we talk with a Functional Medicine Practitioner, Board-Certified Clinical Nutritionist, and Owner of Ryan Kennedy LLC., Ryan Kennedy himself. He shares how he helps his clients thru a holistic approach utilizing results-based natural therapies to improve their health.   Ryan is a Functional Medicine Practitioner, Traditional Naturopath, and Board-Certified Clinical Nutritionist who helps people improve their health through lifestyle and dietary changes. He is passionate about educating his patients to modify their lifestyles properly to avoid and reverse obesity/weight gain, depression, fatigue, digestive issues, hormone imbalances, and chronic diseases.    Unlike conventional medicine, Ryan doesn’t address symptoms but rather uses natural approaches to support and enhance your body’s ability to heal. His holistic approach utilizes the best and most appropriate techniques to help you feel and function at your best.   Connect with Ryan: Website: https://ryankennedyhealth.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/ryanckennedy/   Listen to his podcast: https://ryankennedyhealth.com/podcast/   Show notes: [1:58] Where does he start when he works with clients? [4:40] What are the tests he does for his clients? [11:20] What are tests people should be getting? [14:10] On oxalates [18:18] What are his thoughts on having a morning routine? [31:27] What’s the psychology of why people still consume unhealthy foods? [37:14] How much of this comes from how you were raised? [40:33] Where to find Ryan [46:55] Outro   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

The human brain is complex. Along with performing millions of mundane acts, it's the wellspring of all human feelings, behaviors, and experiences and the repository of memory and self-awareness. So it's no surprise that the brain remains a mystery unto itself.   In this episode, we speak with a Coach, Behavioral Neuroscience Researcher, the CEO of MyNeuroGym.com, and “The Brain Whisperer,” John Assaraf, about the brain’s hidden power and how unlocking it can help you transform not only your health but also your life.   John Assaraf, "The Brain Whisperer" is one of the world's leading high-performance, successful coaches. He is a behavioral neuroscience researcher who has appeared numerous times on Larry King Live, Anderson Cooper, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.   As CEO and co-founder, he grew Re/Max of Indiana from a startup to 85 offices and 1200 sales associates who sold over $4 Billion a year.   John was also one of the founders of Bamboo/IPIX, which went public on NASDAQ with a market cap of $2.5 Billion.   John has written 4 books, including 2 New York Times bestsellers that have been translated into 35 languages. He is the creator of the “Innercise” movement and has been featured in 11 movies, including the blockbuster hit “The Secret” and “Quest For Success” with Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama.   He lives in San Diego with his wife and 2 sons. In addition to being a vegan, meditator, avid skier, and ocean lover, he loves traveling the world and making some of the tastiest hot sauces using some of the hottest peppers on the planet.   Today, he is CEO of MyNeuroGym.com, a neuroscience-based company dedicated to helping individuals strengthen their mindset, so they achieve their goals and dreams… faster and easier than ever before.   Learn more about John: Website: https://www.johnassaraf.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnassaraf/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/johnassarafpage IG: https://www.instagram.com/johnassaraf/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/JohnAssaraf   Secure your spot in the Brain-A-Thon: https://events.myneurogym.com/neurogym/brainathon   Show notes: [1:57] What’s John’s background? [11:15] Retraining your bran and letting go of old habits and behaviors [21:51] The power of innercising [30:21] Transforming your health and life through brain science [35:10] Why aren’t people doing what they know they should do to become healthy? [37:28] How can people get healthy and stay healthy? [46:15] Where to find John [46:52] The brain-a-thon [49:53] Outro   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

Allowing exaggeratedly negative self-talk to dictate your behavior will prevent you from reaching your potential. Just because you think you're not mentally strong enough to do or handle something doesn’t mean it’s true. You’re likely able to tolerate much more than you think.   We are joined today by Speaker, Presenter, Performance Coach, TEDx Speaker, and Endurance Athlete, Luke Tyburski to talk about what he went through and how it made him mentally and physically strong after losing football. He also shares how he uses that same experience to help his clients overcome their own struggles with his coaching.   A former professional footballer, Luke Tyburski now takes on some of the world’s most extreme ultra-endurance challenges. Luke created and completed a world first 2000km in 12 days Ultimate Triathlon from Morocco to Monaco, with an award-winning documentary made about this inspirational feat.   Constantly looking to challenge himself, Luke has run through the Sahara desert, down Mt Everest, and across a tropical forest in China without food, money, water, and with a plane to catch. He has undertaken mountainous double Ironman triathlons, taking him 35 non-stop hours to finish, and completed multiple 150-mile ultra-marathons and 250-mile non-stop bike rides, to name just a few of his accomplishments.   Luke Tyburski’s entire life has been about performance, overcoming obstacles while dealing with setbacks to achieve his daily best. With over 15 years of experience in the health, fitness, & sports performance industries, Luke has not only been an athlete himself but coached many to achieve their physical performance goals as well.   Luke has translated his unique experiences as an extreme-endurance athlete, former professional footballer, and overcoming his dark personal battle with depression, binge eating, and suicidal tendencies into informative, engaging, and highly entertaining presentations. A published author of Chasing Extreme, Luke has shared his inspirational story to audiences around the globe alongside the mental framework he has created to be one of the world’s leading endurance athletes.   Luke Tyburski wants to inspire others to live outside their comfort zone, so they can catch a glimpse of their true potential.   Star of award-winning adventure documentaries – The Ultimate Triathlon & The 500 Man. Mentioned in Forever Sports Magazine’s “50 greatest athletes in the world right now” in 2016. Featured in Triathlete Magazine, Outdoor Fitness Magazine, 220Triathlon, Running Fitness, Forever Sport Magazine, Triathlon Plus, Sport Magazine, Triathlón Magazine, and Multi-sport Magazine.   Learn more about Luke: Website: https://luketyburski.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-tyburski-1b6913b6/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/luke.tyburski.1 IG: https://www.instagram.com/luketyburski/ YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/LukeTyburski Twitter: ​​https://twitter.com/luketyburski   Show notes: [2:22] Luke’s background [8:28] His extreme 12-day challenge [11:43] What did he learn after going through what he went through? [17:56] Being less reactive when something triggers you [22:00] What are the things he sees that people are struggling with? [29:18] Focusing on the process you’re on instead of what someone else is doing [34:19] What’s his tip for people who lack the confidence to take action? [39:20] Where can people find Luke? [41:24] Outro   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram

When you reach for that bottle of vitamin C or fish oil pills, you might wonder how well they’ll work and if they’re safe. People take these supplements to make sure they get enough essential nutrients and to maintain or improve their health. But not everyone needs to take supplements.   Here with us today is Biochemist, Dietitian and Formulator, Author of The ENERGY Formula, and Founding Partner of Ingenious Ingredient LP., Shawn Wells. We talk about his book, what the acronym ENERGY stands for, and how it can help you become more productive daily. He also shares his recommendations for the best supplement and routines that can help you feel better each day and also betters your overall health.   Shawn Wells, MPH, LDN, RD, CISSN, FISSN, is a product formulator and expert in the fields of performance nutrition, longevity, fitness, and supplementation. He earned his master’s degree from UNC-Chapel Hill, where he studied nutritional biochemistry with a minor in exercise science. Shawn is a Registered Dietitian with a decade of experience as a Chief Clinical Dietitian in hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. He is also a Certified Sports Nutritionist and has worked with celebrity clients and professional athletes.   On the road to being dubbed “The World’s Greatest Formulator”, Biohacktivitst, and Keto Authority, Shawn faced and overcame significant obstacles with his own health—weight issues, depression, autoimmune conditions (Epstein-Barr, Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), two cervical discs replacements, and a pituitary adenoma, which is a type of brain tumor. They say everything happens for a reason, and in Shawn’s case, his health problems led him down a winding path that required him to find science-based solutions, and they sparked his personal passion for biohacking.   In the supplement industry, Shawn has held the titles of Director of Research and Development for Dymatize Nutrition® and Chief Scientific Officer for BioTrust Nutrition®. In addition to these appointments, Shawn is a co-founder of the popular patented ingredients TeaCrine® and Dynamine®, which are featured or used in over 300 products worldwide. He also has worked on patents on exogenous ketones, glucose tolerance agents, and more as the founding partner of the World’s Greatest Ingredients, LLC, alongside a team of PhDs and scientists.   Shawn also is the CEO of Zone Halo Research, a consulting group for supplement formulations, sourcing, manufacturing, marketing, and regulatory/compliance work.   Shawn proudly serves on the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (JISSN) editorial board, and he has co-written a chapter on creatine in the most recent ISSN textbook Sports Nutrition and Performance Enhancing Supplements. He was also named to the prestigious ISSN advisory board, as well as having received the honor of being named Fellow of the ISSN.   Learn more about Shawn at: Website: https://shawnwells.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingredientologist/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/Ingredientologist/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/shawnwells   Grab a copy of his book: https://www.energyformula.com/ Show notes: [2:18] How did Shawn get into biohacking, health, and supplementation? [8:01] What is the ENERGY Formula? [8:47] Experiment [12:22] Nutrition [21:58] On Dihydroberberine [32:40] Exercise [34:27] Routine [35:05] Growth [37:03] Your tribe [41:11] What can he recommend on being mindful when eating and around routines [53:29] Where to find his book and learn more about Shawn [55:32] Outro   Links and Resources: Peak Performance Life Peak Performance on Facebook Peak Performance on Instagram