Pushing The Limits

Epigenetics is about to change the way we view our health and fitness, how we understand the expression of our genes. But what is epigenetics? We won't go into the deep scientific defintion here rather look at how a particular assessment tool can help you interpret your own epigenetics and how it can improve your life, your health, fitness even your mindset, career direction and understand how you learn.   Cam McDonald of PH360 and Angela Jenkins an  Epigenetics coach explain the background development of PH360 and online tool is directed at consumers and how it can personalise your approach to your health. ph360 uses complex algorithms developed by researchers to translate the distinct relationship between your body’s measurements and physical traits to its physical functions, hormone secretions, metabolism, and lifestyle preferences, it uses anthropometry (scientific assessment of your body’s measurements), family history, and assessment of your lifestyle and environment to determine your phenotypic and epigenetic profile. By taking this online assessment you get personally made reports for all areas of your life, which can help explain how you function. It looks at the foods you should eat, the times when you most productive, the hours you should be sleeping, how you work best with other people, the way your mind functions and what you need to keep yourself balanced and happy. It gives you deep insights into your make up and truly personalises your approach to health and fitness. We have a special offer for listeners. If you would like to take the assessment and find out more you can use the link below to get a huge discount on the assessment and a one on one coaching session with Angela Jenkins. Usually priced at $377 AUD get the coaching and assessment and one year subscription to the platform for $197 AUD Discount package for epigenetics testing and consult For more information about Angela Jenkins and the Kaizen institute go to www.kaizenih.com Dr Cam McDonald Dr Cam is the Managing Director and lead trainer of PH360 Australia. He is a nutrition and exercise scientist.  Dr Cam is best known for his work in the areas of genetics, coaching strategies, reversing chronic disease, and brain health. Having spend the last 4 years transitioning his private practice clients from generic programs to fully tailored genetically-based programs, his clients with conditions like diabetes, heart disease, blood pressure and auto-immune conditions now live disease free and on a continual path to their optimal health. Those with a history of yo-yo dieting and stubborn, immovable weight have found the unique code that works for them, where nothing else did. Needless to say, these clients are very happy, refer lots of people and his client retention has gone through the roof! For more information on Dr Cam and PH360 go to www.ph360.me    

Lisa Tamati Ultramarathon athlete, Author, health,fitness and mindset coach interviews Angela Jenkins and David Liow from the Kaizen Institute from the Sunshine Coast in Australia about their holistic health and fitness programmes, their hormonal and food allergy testing procedures or health diagnostics and epigenetics. We find out what the future of personalised health and fitness programmes look like and why you need to be treated as a whole person and not just have parts of your regime looked at in isolation. Angela and Dave run programmes for health professionals and work directly with clients as well and have over 40 years experience between them. You can find out more about them at www.kaizenih.com including their diagnostic health testing. 

Dr Nick Kimber is passionate about helping people get their nutrition dialled in. Whether you are an elite endurance athlete or an executive battling the bulge.   Educating and empowering others to become the best version of themselves through optimal nutrition is his life's work. Dr Nick has developed an easy to follow framework that never leaves you hungry, is flexible, includes readily available foods, has additional nutrient support and most importantly is sustainable. In this in-depth interview we discuss what to eat, when and how and what to avoid. We go head to head on a number of controversial diet philosophies and come up with things that will benefit everyone regardless of whether you are vegan, paleo, high protein/low carb or high fat aficionado.  Dr Nick has also kindly given the listeners of this show some fantastic resources to help you implement and take action on what you will learn in this show. Check out this links here:  Master your nutrition: Master your Nutrition Blueprint How do I eat Flow chart: How do I eat? Article on Intermittent Fasting: Intermittent Fasting. Dr Nicks website: www.drnick.co.nz Dr Nick has coached hundreds of individuals with some outstanding results in energy, physique, confidence and physical performance. If you feel unmotivated and are frustrated with your poor nutrition habits, it’s time to break the cycle and unleash the new and improved version of YOU by listening in to this interview.  

Learn to win in the mind before going into battle. Understand what a growth mindset it and how to harness your potential through passion, finding your why, discovering your purpose and developing your core set of values that inform your actions.  Understand the self talk required for achieving lofty goals and develop the depth of your self awareness so you can work on the traits and skills you will need to tackle any challenge.  Understand the power of your emotions and passions to helping you fulfil your potential and learn to set out a plan and navigate the way from where you are now till where you want to be.  For more mindset and mental toughness skills visit Lisa's online academy at www.lisatamati.co.nz/ecourse  

Exercise physiologist Neil Wagstaff and Ultra marathon athlete Lisa Tamati from Running Hot Coaching (www.runninghotcoaching.com) talk about ideal running form, how to strengthen your body to run faster for longer, the importance of the kinetic chain, running drills and much more around running and fitness. Here is a  link to a pdf's on the drills we mentioned in the podcast.  Form drills  https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8YZ7Ysb6kcLeWhqanNkRjIwYW8/view and a link to some videos  Kinetic chain and the importance of good posture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKttdP5W4kk&index=43&list=PLBQv0nnALb_kj0nXoQJF_tmcLGnKXC_yp Using mini resistance bands for strength https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bVS5mG4Pkc&list=PLBQv0nnALb_kj0nXoQJF_tmcLGnKXC_yp&index=44 How to strengthen and stretch your hips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzZbMaF0GL8&list=PLBQv0nnALb_kj0nXoQJF_tmcLGnKXC_yp&index=45    For more coaching information visit us at www.lisatamati.co.nz and www.runninghotcoaching.com

Ever wanted to know about Autonomous vehicles, the future of transportation, yoga, mindset, controlling your autonomous nervous system, racism or autism, savant syndrome,  then this extremely interesting man and this interview has some thing for you. Dave Verma was born in India in 1967 in very humble circumstances and following immigration in 1970 at the age of three into a frequently hostile environment in New Zealand, Dave Verma has spent most of his life overcoming significant obstacles including autism, racism, tall poppy syndrome and a large number of glass ceilings which had to be smashed through, during more than one career direction change. Currently employed as the Director for Autonomous Vehicle Initiatives for Australasia, for HMI Technologies Ltd, Dave has held numerous roles as a Project Director along with other senior management positions in both the public sector and private sector and to date with his teams, has delivered in excess of 2 billion dollars’ worth of international large scale enforcement programmes, projects and alliances around the world over the last decade. A recognised expert in Transportation Technologies, Security Systems, Back Office Decision Support Systems and Infrastructure as well as large scale ITS architecture standards, Dave is currently the director of HMI Technologies Autonomous Vehicle programme across Australasia running multiple independent trials of Autonomous vehicles in a variety of situations. Whilst working in the Middle East and at age 47 Dave went back to Hult International Business School and received an EMBA, he also holds a degree in English Literature and during the course of his career has amassed a substantial number of IT and other industry qualifications. Happily married to his wife Rana, accompanied by three large dogs and two Maine Coone cats, Dave is currently working on developing his blogs whilst studying writing techniques and producing his first novel whilst developing a global strategy to disrupt the Transportation market with autonomous vehicles.

Mindset expert and ultra marathon athlete Lisa Tamati talks about her secrets to being able to tackle the biggest and scariest of projects and not giving in. It's all about using accountability on different levels to keep yourself focused on the end goal. Building a framework that helps you keep the discipline going to get where you want to be. Check out the mental toughness, resilience and leadership course by Lisa at: www.lisatamati.co.nz/ecourse

Trudy Northcott has spent her life problem solving for her health sake. From age 8 Trudy had a rare spinal disorder which led to 30 years of pain and illness. She made it her mission to be responsible for her own body and get her health back against the so called "odds". Now trained as a Bulletproof Coach Trudy helps others regain their own health as well as operating her online store www.energiseme.co.nz which specialises in products of integrity for a healthy mind and body. With a history of learning what it takes to gain health back in this modern world the reality of stigma and discrimination was a huge block. In answer to this dilemma, Trudy felt compelled to be part of the solution instead of being a victim. As a result, she recently launched the community inspired project hughacker.com. In this interview Lisa and Trudy discuss how to take control of your own health journey and not to just rely on pharmaceuticals for answers. They take an in-depth look into the biohacking phenomenon and ways to improve your life and wellbeing. 

Hormone scholar, nutritionist, integrative gastrointestinal endocrine specialist, teacher of Doctors and author of 21 books, Dr. Lindsey Berkson, joins Lisa to discuss her everything hormones and health, breakthrough research and cutting edge information as well as discussing her new book, “Sexy Brain”. She explains how love is under attack, and the reasons why we’re all fighting a battle with our toxic environment. From all things hormones, to the worst endocrine disruptors, to helpful tips for setting our hormones up for success Dr Berkson is a thought leader in functional hormones. Her career spans more than four decades of research, clinical practice, authorship, teaching, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical investigation, and her own experience as a patient and survivor of multiple cancers in her early years. She knows what it's like to be on both sides of the health equation. Berkson has been in on functional nutrition since its inception. In this interview which we cover so much territory around hormones, brain health, nutrition, exercises, herbs and much more. Over 90 minutes of in-depth information from a world leading scholar. If you value your health you must listen in. For Dr Berksons books, for consultations or speaking enquiries go to www.drlindseyberkson.com

Gary is like a health crime investigator. He looks for the tiniest of clues that may help solve the mysteries of chronic ill health, or poor performance. This then leads to the development of lasting solutions, or better management through functional nutrition. Functional nutrition is nutrition based care that is focused on building health and performance by restoring the body to optimum physiological functioning. Addressing the root causes of poor health and not just chasing symptoms Getting to the "ROOT CAUSES" of ill health and knocking them on the head is the mission that Gary is on. He has over 30 years clinical experience and has many academic qualifications including DipPhEd, PGDipRehab, PGDipSportMed (Otago). Gary is registered with Inter Clinical Laboratories Pty Ltd, as a Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis and Nutritional Medicine Consultant. He has completed many courses in Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) and does hundreds of consultations per year and works as an educator and mentor for practitioners who are learning to use the HTMA. Gary is highly regarded among his peers for his expertise with using the HTMA to help identify the root causes of ill health in sedentary and active people, including elite athletes, the injured, children, the elderly and for infertility. He specialises in everything from Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis Athlete Performance & Recovery Sports Injury Prevention and Management Healthy Ageing, Cognition & Strong Bones Joint Health, including arthritis Adrenal Fatigue Thyroid Health Hormonal Health (men as well as women) Child Health & Nutrition Blood Pressure, Circulation, & Heart Disease Healthy Breathing Blood Sugar Control & Weight Management ​Immune Support and Allergy Control Digestion & Gut Health Liver, Lymphatic, and Detoxification Toxic elements elimination Infection Control In this interview which will be the first of a few we will have with Gary on this podcast series on health, fitness and mindset we discuss the major problems with our current health system and how you can take charge of your own health journey. What you need to know in regards your own health and how you can achieve wellness well into old age. This is a must listen episode with a man who walks the talk.