Episode 216: Dr. Tommy Wood - Optimizing health and longevity

The Robbie Bourke Podcast

English - July 23, 2019 12:16 - 1 hour - 135 MB - ★★★★ - 35 ratings
Education Health & Fitness Medicine fitness lifestyle nutrition diet health exercise crossfit paleo wellness weightloss Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Episode 215: Chris Korfist, Cal Dietz, and JL Holdsworth - Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR)

Next Episode: Episode 217: Bill Hartman - What is optimal movement, the future of continuing education, and how to learn

This episodes guest is Dr. Tommy Wood from Nourish Balance Thrive and Physicians for Ancestral Health.

Tommy Wood is a Senior Fellow in the Pediatrics Department at the University of Washington, and Chief Scientific Officer of Nourish Balance Thrive, an online-based company using advanced biochemical testing to optimize performance in athletes.

Tommy was born in the US to Icelandic and British parents (which means he has three passports in two different names). He was predominantly raised in the UK, but also spent periods of time at school in Iceland, Germany, and France. Tommy received a bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences and Biochemistry from the University of Cambridge before studying medicine at the University of Oxford. He worked as a junior doctor in central London for two years after medical school, and then moved to Norway to complete a PhD in physiology and neuroscience at the University of Oslo.

Tommy is currently President-elect of Physicians for Ancestral Health, he is a director of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine and the Icelandic Health Symposium, and is on the scientific advisory board of Hintsa Performance. Tommy has also coached and competed in multiple sports including rowing, CrossFit, powerlifting, and ultra-endurance racing. Alongside his career in medicine and research, Tommy has published and spoken on multiple topics surrounding functional and ancestral approaches to health, including examining the root causes of multiple sclerosis and insulin resistance.

On this episode Tommy and I discuss:

Tommy's background
We discuss the difference between health and performance
I ask Tommy can an individual still attain a high level of athletic performance and overall health?
I ask Tommy about nutrition's role for fat loss, hypertrophy, sports performance, and health and how it will differ between there goals
We discuss the importance of circadian biology in health optimization
We discuss the importance of peripheral circadian regulators such as meal timing, exercise, social interactions
We discuss mitochondria's role in health and disease
I ask Tommy if electrons from different foods go through different complexes inside the mitochondria
I ask Tommy if light increases metabolism?
We discuss seasonal eating within an evolutionary framework
We discuss EMFs
I ask Tommy about Physicians for Ancestral Health?
I ask Tommy - what is the best bang for buck test to get an insight into someones health status
I ask Tommy for his thoughts on SprectraCell testing
I ask Tommy about Phat Fibre and Hormetea
What are the biggest lessons Tommy has learned in his life.
I ask Tommy how does his learn?
I ask Tommy for his life advice
I ask Tommy if there is anything his does on a daily basis that is essential to his day?
I ask Tommy for his top and current book recommendations
I ask Tommy, if he only had 1 year left on planet earth,how would he spend that year and why?
I ask Tommy, if he could invite 5 people to dinner, dead or alive, who would he invite and why?

Episode 216: Dr. Tommy Wood - Optimizing health and longevity

The Robbie Bourke Podcast

Twitter Mentions