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After 10 months in Europe, I’ve finally arrived back in the US and, since neither Emilia nor I experienced any jet lag after our journey, I want to talk about my approach to long-haul travel and share some of the hacks that helped my family, my dog, and myself move from Europe to the US without too much disruption to our health, our sleep patterns, or our stress levels. Support the show

Welcome to the first ever ‘Best of Stacked’ compilation episode where I’ve gathered together some of my favorite clips from former episodes. This show focuses on how to relieve pain and avoid injury and you’ll hear advice from some of the world’s leading scientists, doctors, and athletes on how to adapt your lifestyle and manage your training program to make sure you stay fit, healthy, and pain-free.Proudly Sponsored By:BLUBLOX Introducing a brand new, simple, and inexpensive way to improve the quality and depth of your sleep and support healthier hormonal rhythms for your entire family --- Lumi Light BulbsLumi Summer, which is an amber bulb for daytime use, eradicates the nasty blue LED light spike at 465nm that could be causing digital eyestrain and headaches. Lumi Sleep+ eliminates 100% of all blue and green light between 400-580nm allowing you to protect yourself against any delay in your melatonin rising. Lumi light bulbs are LED but do not flicker, they are low EMF and have a long lifespan, making them the world’s first optimal circadian lighting solution for our modern world.Save 10% with code STACKEDTRAEGER GRILLSTräeger Grills have changed the game of grilling, BBQ’ing, baking, and smoking with their all in one, pellet burning, wi-fire technology that you can control from the palm of your hand — I just cooked the most fantastic thanksgiving turkey ever on my Traeger using their recipe and their app. As I was cooking I was constantly pouring melted butter over the turkey but if I wasn’t doing that I could have done it all from my phone. I used hickory pellets, smoked the bird for about 4 hours; Then switched the grill with one click to a 375 oven for another hour. All the while tracking the internal temperature of the turkey from my phone. CRAZY! And tis the season for purchases like a new grill for the grill master in your house, especially since we are all cooking more at home right now in 2020 - this is absolutely worth the investment. So head on over to coachjoedi.com/traeger for the exact grill I use at home and to access any special offers Traeger is running right now heading into the holidays. Support the show

Dr. Stuart McGill, a renowned expert on lower back pain and performance, joins the conversation to unveil groundbreaking insights on golf. He emphasizes that relaxation, rather than brute strength, is crucial for a successful swing. Listeners learn about the pivotal role of hip mobility and effective strategies for spinal health. McGill’s research also dives into core training and the mechanics of athletic performance, sharing spine-saving tips and the nuances of optimal energy transfer in sports. It’s a treasure trove for golfers and athletes alike!

This week I share my monthly AMA session with members of the Tribe who join me for a super-candid and casual online conversation where we dive deep into the topics of gut health, probiotics, injury prevention, and popping joints. This type of personalized monthly online AMA session is just part of the service I offer to Tribe members, a growing online community of like-minded individuals who have signed up to receive the specialist training programs, nutritional advice, and recipes that I normally only share with my private training clients. The first month is free and, in addition to gaining access to exclusive content, Tribe members are entitled to a 20% discount off all Thorne products, so head on over to www.coachjoedi.com and click on Tribe to find out more. Support the show

On this week’s show, I’m joined by Lindsey Mathews, the founder of BIRTHFIT, an organization whose strength and conditioning programs help keep women fit throughout pregnancy and prepare them mentally and physically for birth and the postpartum period. Lindsey’s qualifications and experience as a doctor of chiropractic, a doula, and a strength and conditioning coach have enabled her to create appropriate and effective prenatal and postpartum training programs that support women through their transition into motherhood and help them build trust and confidence in their bodies.Support the show

Today, I discuss how many of the things we do to our bodies in the name of health, such as Wim Hof-type breathing, fasting, immersing ourselves in cold water, and training intensively, are inherently stressful. However, when these activities are carried out in a safe and highly controlled environment they can create positive adaptations in the body and lead to significant improvements in our health. We just have to build up to these practices gradually and remind ourselves that more doesn’t always mean better. In this AMA show, I focus on the significant role that rest and recovery plays in our training and, in light of my imminent return to the US, I tackle the subject of avoiding jet lag and maintaining a high level of health while traveling. Proudly Sponsored ByJoe RecommendsI wanted to put together a resource that not only shares my all-time favorite supplements, biohacks, and lifestyle gear, but also educates individuals on why I think they’re so important. Check out the products that I use on a daily basis, keep going back to, and that I’m always recommending to my friends and family at www.coachjoedi.com/joe-recommends. This is also where you’ll find the most up to date and exclusive deals and discounts!Support the show

In this episode, I reconnect with Lois Laynee, creator of the Laynee Restorative Breathing Method. If you're a regular listener to the show, you might remember Lois from Episode 11, where we talked in-depth about the role and significance of the cranial nerves which control our senses and dictate most of our flight or fight and rest and digest responses. Lois has a wealth of knowledge to share about using the breath to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system but perhaps her special gift is her ability to provide a nurturing and safe space for people to release deeply-seated layers of trauma and restore their cranial nerves back to their highest level of functioning.Proudly Sponsored By:Quicksilver Scientific Our naturally occurring levels of glutathione are there to safeguard our cells from the negative effects of toxins we are exposed to. But with the modern world’s bombardment of pesticides, pollutants, metals and more -- the system can become overloaded and even depleted. Which is where supplementation comes in. But you can’t just go buy anything that says glutathione on it. You need a product that’ll actually be absorbed and welcomed into the body.Most glutathione products come in a pill form and need to be swallowed and broken down in the stomach - which means absorption depends on the nutrient, first, surviving digestion and second, your gut having the power to assimilate it properly - which, sadly, most can’t. So it becomes a total waste.The ONLY glutathione product I recommend is packaged in a nano-particle liposomal delivery system that completely bypasses GI barriers and, because the particles are so small, much smaller than even other products that call themselves liposomal, they begin absorbing into your circulation as soon as they touch your tongue, which floods the body with bioavailable glutathione almost immediately. This is an amazing daily detoxifier and is an absolute must for travel. And now you can find a special offer to pick up this top quality liposomal glutathione for less than $1 per day over at coachjoedi.com/detox BluBloxThe number of hours we spend staring into phone screens, TV’s or computer screens, and bathing in intense bright white LED light are taking our hormones for the ride of their life. In fact, nowhere in our evolutionary past was our system exposed to so much ultraviolet, or what I like to call ultra-violent light, than today. In fact, there’s a book called LIGHTS OUT, which is now over two decades old, which hypothesized that the massive spike in weight gain and deteriorating health, that we most commonly attribute to the rising amount of sugar in the diet, was actually correlated more with the advent of electricity! And sure the sugar probably didn’t help, the fact that we could stay up all night eating it bathing in bright lights eating it didn’t EITHER. Now there are two problems we need to tackle here as we all prepare to overhaul our health in 2021. The first, is BluLight from your tech devices and screens. The second, is the blue light the rest of your body is bathing in.Fortunately for us, former podcast guest Andy Mant, has completely revolutionized how we can have our cake and eat it too here --- because i don’t know anyone that’s quitting screens or switching back to candles.And all of the products I recommend are available at BLUBLOX.com/stacked where you’ll have a very special discount automatically applied to your entire cart! Support the show

Welcome to this week’s AMA episode where I dive into some of the ways you can take your home gym life to the next level. In this new socially distanced world, we’ve all become used to exercising at home and since many people are now considering converting their garage into a home gym or their spare bedroom into a yoga sanctuary, I’ve compiled a guide to the essential pieces of equipment you’ll need to invest in. What’s more, if you need help with fitness programming in your new home gym, why not consider joining The Tribe, our new online community where you can connect with like-minded individuals and gain exclusive access to our detailed training programs, nutritious recipes, and full-length kundalini yoga classes.Support the show

For this week’s episode, I’m joined by Jay Campbell, a popular previous guest on the podcast and an expert on optimizing hormonal health and manipulating diet to lose body fat in the fastest possible way whilst preserving muscle. Jay is the author of several books on health and nutrition, including The Metabolic Blowtorch Diet: The Ultimate Guide for Optimizing Intermittent Fasting, and Guaranteed Shredded; How to Maximally Reduce Your Body Fat % in Under 10 Weeks. With over thirty years of experience in the health and fitness industry, Jay has a wealth of knowledge to share about building an impressive physique, biohacking your age, and improving your performance.During our last conversation, Jay and I talked about raising our levels of consciousness through meditation and mindfulness. However, today we change tack and consider the health benefits of intermittent fasting. We discuss how targeted fasting routines can be simpler, more effective and easier to stick to than traditional diets, and we dive into some of the therapeutic interventions that Jay is known for, including his use of the pharmaceutical drug, metformin, to help tweak his metabolism and increase his longevity. Jay emphasizes the importance of hormonal health and we end the podcast with a discussion about the recent dramatic decline in testosterone levels. Proudly Sponsored By: Magnesium BreakthroughMagnesium is THE single most studied mineral in existence. It powers over 600 critical reactions in our bodies. To date, thousands of studies have proven it to be beneficial for the heart, energy, metabolism, immunity, sleep, pain, and more. In fact, the only two-time Nobel Prize winner, Linus Pauling, recommended daily supplementation of magnesium (at least 350mg per day). And so do over 100,000 courageous doctors—including top MDs from Harvard.And right now during the entire month of November the makers of Magnesium Breakthrough are running their Black Friday and Cyber Monday until November 30th. This is the BEST time of the year for incredible deals. On select products you can get free shipping, up to 40% off and they are even giving away free bottles of MassZymes, P3OM and their HCl breakthrough with select orders. You won’t find this deal anywhere else (not even on their official website) - it’s only through this special link: www.bioptimizers.com/stacked and use coupon code stacked10 for 10% off.BluBloxThroughout 2.6 million years of evolution, the only time our eyes were exposed to ultraviolet wavelengths of light was in the day time, with the most intense light being around 12 noon. And for that reason, our brains evolved to recognize the experience of blue light as a signal that it’s time to work and really anything -- except SLEEP!That’s why I love BluBlox, makers of the most scientifically validated blue-blocking sunglasses on the market. These shades help relieve eye strain and headaches from long hours on the computer as they also allow you to control your light exposure in the hours leading towards bed. They also have a sleep mask, which I love for travel, and red light bulbs that have become a big part of optimizing our new baby’s sleep cycles.To check out their extensive line of stylish frames and products please visit: www.blublox.com/stacked And use Code STACKED for 15% off at checkout.Support the show

Today, I dive into some weight-loss strategies and set out my unconventional approach to dieting which is focused on mindset, self-belief, and intention rather than the traditional ‘calorie in calorie out’ approach. Interestingly, during this time when many of us have been freed from the constraints of the daily commute and find ourselves with more time on our hands to work on our fitness, I’ve noticed some measurable results around weight loss. It seems to me that people are taking advantage of the extra hours spent at home to exercise more and are finally starting to focus on shedding the extra pounds they’ve been intending to lose for years. Of course, in the midst of the current Covid pandemic, looking after our mental and physical health is more important than ever. So, to help build a sense of connection in these socially distanced times, the team at Runga Life has created The Tribe, an online community dedicated to enhancing fitness and wellbeing. For a short period, we’re offering a limited number of people 30 days free access to our program, so head on over to www.coachjoedi.com to sign up and check out the details.Support the show