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What Is Addiction?
September 28, 2020 22:52 - 38 minutes - 53 MBSpecial guest Dr. Lance Dodes joins me on episode 59 of the Boost Health Podcast! I recently read several of his books about addiction and was blown away. The mainstream understanding of addiction is completely wrong! We talk about the true definition of addiction, the difference between physical dependence and addiction, if […]
5 Options For Home Gym Setup Plus Benefits and Resources of At Home Workouts – BHP58
March 30, 2020 16:21 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBTime For Fitness At Home Covid-19 is keeping us all at home. Many places around the world have closed down non-essential in person services. Schools, offices, restaurants, shops, and gyms have shut their doors. The goal for everyone now is to prevent the spread of this pandemic and stay away […]
Is ELDOA Better Than Foam Rolling? – With Jacob Schoen – BHP57
October 19, 2019 11:39 - 1 hour - 102 MBI am very excited to launch this episode with special guest Jacob Schoen. I first heard Jacob on Ben Greenfield’s podcast back in 2017. Immediately after hearing the show, I put my foam rollers and smashing devices in the corner to sit for an entire year. We talk about why […]
The Best Protein Source – Myths, Digestion Vs. Utilization, And Essential Amino Acids – With Dr. David Minkoff – BHP56
August 31, 2019 05:41 - 1 hour - 133 MBI am super excited to launch this episode with special guest Dr. David Minkoff! I think everyone will learn a lot in this episode about protein and take away actionable steps no matter what type of diet you are on. We dig deep on the topic of protein and we […]
Proper Running Form – More Speed, More Efficiency, Less Injuries – With David Jacquier – BHP55
June 18, 2019 07:53 - 1 hour - 122 MBToday’s show features a focus on running form with special guest David Jacquier of Joint Dynamics. If you are interested in any aspect of running from preventing injury, to being faster and more efficient, this show is for you! Get your notepads ready because David shares a ton of super […]
Sleep, Stress, Productivity, and Routine: Reset Your Feedback Loops – BHP54
June 01, 2019 04:44 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBI recently had one of my corporate wellness clients ask me to do a presentation on sleep and stress as that was a common theme issue with folks in their office. I agreed and started digging into the research, like I always do, to make sure I was bringing the […]
11 Evidence-Based Tactics To Increase Testosterone Naturally – BHP53
April 26, 2019 09:39 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBSymptoms Of Low Testosterone I have had the topic of testosterone on my list of podcast topics for a long time. When a friend of mine reached out recently for some advice about reduced testosterone, I decided this would be a good time to bring it up on the show […]
Plant-Based Diet Nutrient Breakdown – Prevent Deficiency and Thrive – BHP52
April 11, 2019 02:24 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBAnyone who has switched to a plant-based diet has heard the normal set of questions and remarks from friends, family, and co-workers: “How do you get enough protein?” “What about fish?” “What about eggs?” “What about dairy?” “How do you get enough calcium?” “I don’t think I […]
11 Science-Backed Health Benefits Of Sauna – BHP51
March 10, 2019 08:33 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MBDisclaimer: Sauna bathing may not be appropriate for you. Please check with your doctor before beginning any sauna bathing program. I started my career in wellness and fitness as a personal trainer while I was still in university. I had the opportunity to work at several different gyms while I […]
24 Hour Fast – 13 Tips, Benefits, And Expectations – BHP50
March 03, 2019 04:06 - 22 minutes - 31 MBDisclaimer: Fasting is not appropriate for everyone. Please check with your doctor before beginning any fasting program. Over the last few years I kept hearing about the benefits of intermittent fasting like reduction in body fat, better insulin resistance, reduced inflammation, etc. Since I had already been doing an overnight […]
Raise Your Vibe And Your Consciousness – BHP49 Featuring Cristina Lopez McLauchlan
February 23, 2019 06:07 - 1 hour - 145 MBToday’s show features special guest Cristina Lopez McLauchlan, founder of The Vibe Tribe. We had a great chat and cover lots of different wellness topics including a mid-life awakening versus a mid-life crisis, gratitude beyond the 5 minute daily habit, eco-friendly and upcycled fashion, what the best wellness retreat should […]
Finding Balance In Your Business, Body, Relationships, And Mindset – BHP48 Featuring Andrew Sillitoe
February 15, 2019 10:44 - 1 hour - 104 MBToday’s show features special guest Andrew Sillitoe. He is a business psychologist, performance coach, public speaker, and author. His most recent book, “The 4 Keys: How to Win in Your Business, Body, Relationships, and Mindset”, discusses something that we chat about each week on the show…finding wellness balance. As such […]
Green Queen Sonalie Figueiras Will Inspire You To Change – BHP47
February 01, 2019 05:35 - 1 hour - 135 MBToday’s show features special guest Sonalie Figueiras also known as The Green Queen. I have been a fan of her work for a while, and after I became recently inspired to do more to save our planet, I asked her to join the show. Even if you are not personally […]
Balancing Sport Performance With Nutrition Needs And Possible Overspecialization – BHP46 Featuring Jim Cotton
January 24, 2019 06:08 - 1 hour - 109 MBToday’s show features special guest Jim Cotton. We had a fantastic chat that I think will really resonate with a lot of folks. We talk about Jim’s move from a stable accounting job in London to a freelance writer, his battle with disordered eating and cycling performance, strength training for […]
Where Pain Actually Comes From And How We Should Treat It – BHP45 Featuring Maggie Downie
January 14, 2019 22:12 - 1 hour - 108 MBToday’s show features special guest Maggie Downie. She just published a very interesting book called “Keep Moving: Take Steps to Relieve Pain & Improve Your Life”. As such we talked a lot about pain. What if our traditional thoughts on how to deal with pain or even where it comes […]
17 Best Fitness And Wellness Tips Of 2018 – BHP44
January 04, 2019 09:29 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MB2018 was a fantastic year because I took a chance and launched this company, thinking that I had a wellness philosophy and enough experience to put together an interesting program. The show hit over 17,000 downloads in its first year and included 43 episodes. I am excited about this accomplishment […]
Grit, Mentorship, Mobility, Community, And Wellness Balance – A Coaches Conversation – BHP43 Featuring Danny Burde
December 20, 2018 11:52 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBEpisode 43 of the BOOST Health Podcast features Danny Burde, a CrossFit coach and host of the Iron Crew Podcast. We have tons in common and as such we went off on a number of topics including evolving as coaches, mentorship, grit, gaining size and strength fast, mobility and his 3 […]
How A Plant-Based Diet Will Save Our Planet, Our Animals, And Us – BHP42 Featuring Rebecca Cappelli
December 13, 2018 07:08 - 1 hour - 112 MBEpisode 42 of the BOOST Health Podcast features special guest Rebecca Cappelli, director and producer of the incredibly powerful and inspiring documentary, Let us be Heroes. We cover a wide range of important topics in our chat including what inspired her to make the film, her personal plant-based journey, food […]
8 Ways To Improve Your Health This Holiday Season – BHP41
December 03, 2018 12:18 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBYou have probably heard of holiday health and fitness challenges with the titles like “Maintain Don’t Gain” or “Holiday Survival”. I used to like these programs. Heck I even used to help design these types of challenges when I worked in population health management. Don’t get me wrong, I still […]
Do Nootropics Work For Energy And Focus? – BHP40 Featuring Firas Abdallah
November 22, 2018 02:26 - 1 hour - 138 MBFiras Abdallah, founder of MX Nutraceuticals and creator of a natural cognitive enhancing supplement called Kognizen, joined me on episode 40 of the BOOST Health Podcast. We discuss my results with this product including whether or not it helped me with energy, focus, meditation, and memory. We dig into the active […]
Lisa Terauchi (Part 2)
November 15, 2018 06:35 - 1 hour - 110 MBThis is the second part of the show with Lisa, founder of plant-based restaurant Confusion, and we discuss controlling type 2 diabetes with a plant-based diet, creating a positive culture in the workplace, why salads are not allowed on her menu, career fulfilment, living on a boat, why hardcore vegans […]
Lisa Terauchi (Part 1)
November 10, 2018 04:42 - 52 minutes - 71.5 MBLisa pictured here in front row with hat. Lisa Terauchi, founder of a fabulous plant-based restaurant in Hong Kong called Confusion, joined me on episode 38 of the BOOST Health Podcast. The restaurant, the food, and the way she manages it are all fantastic, but the path that led her to […]
Ryan O’Neill (Part 2)
November 06, 2018 08:30 - 35 minutes - 48.1 MBIn this episode Ryan and I talk about the third space concept as a transition from work to home, engaging in real connections with people and their first name (not their title), speed dating on bikes, doing something for the first time more often, and how Ryan finds his balance. […]
Ryan O’Neill (Part 1)
November 02, 2018 10:06 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBIn this episode of the BOOST Health Podcast I am joined by Ryan O’Neill, Founder of International Cycling Executives (ICE). In Part 1 of our discussion we talk about how and why Ryan found the need for senior executives to connect in a more authentic fashion, how to create, change, […]
Anna Woods (Part 3)
October 30, 2018 06:56 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBThis is the third and final episode of this series with Anna Woods, founder of SheSTRENGTH. She coaches her clients through her online platform and community as well as in her awesome barn gym office in rural Kansas! She focuses a lot of her energy in helping empower women and […]
Anna Woods (Part 2)
October 26, 2018 07:25 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBThis is the second episode of a 3 part this series with Anna Woods, founder of SheSTRENGTH. She coaches her clients through her online platform and community as well as in her awesome barn gym office in rural Kansas! She focuses a lot of her energy in helping empower women […]
Anna Woods (Part 1)
October 22, 2018 13:44 - 38 minutes - 52.2 MBThis is the first episode of a 3 part this series with Anna Woods, founder of SheSTRENGTH. She coaches her clients through her online platform and community as well as in her awesome barn gym office in rural Kansas! I find her work in empowering women and working with special […]
David Hamby (Part 3)
October 17, 2018 00:01 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBDavid with frost on his mask after a chilly Kansas morning commute This is the third and final episode in this series with David Hamby, who I proclaim is the “King of Cycle Commuting”. He has been consistently commuting to and from work nearly daily for 8 years in all […]
David Hamby (Part 2)
October 15, 2018 08:27 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBDavid’s awesome commuter rig This is the second part of a three part series with David Hamby, who I proclaim is the “King of Cycle Commuting”. He has been consistently commuting to and from work nearly daily for 8 years in all seasons and conditions! In this episode David and […]
David Hamby (Part 1)
October 12, 2018 11:12 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBThis is the first part of a three part series with David Hamby, who I proclaim is the “King of Cycle Commuting”. He has been consistently commuting to and from work nearly daily for 8 years in all seasons and conditions! In this first episode we discuss health benefits, environmental […]
Pete Fisher (Part 3)
October 09, 2018 04:43 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MBThis is the final part of a three part series with Pete Fisher, Founder of Nutrition Kitchen. In this episode Pete and I discuss one arm pull-ups, helping people create their highlights reel, specialising a bit less if you are not a pro athlete, not being a guest who is […]
Pete Fisher (Part 2)
October 04, 2018 10:31 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBThis is the second part of a three part series with Pete Fisher, Founder of Nutrition Kitchen. In this episode we discuss why there aren’t many fruits in the Nutrition Kitchen meals, physical fitness and sports for kids, mental capacity to train harder, getting kids to eat healthy, and the […]
Pete Fisher (Part 1)
September 28, 2018 06:20 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBThis is the first part of a three part series with Pete Fisher, Founder of Nutrition Kitchen. In this episode we discuss why he started Nutrition Kitchen, how people benefit from meal delivery service and how this is different than meal kits, differences in cooking cultures, vegetarian/plant-based/vegan options, gut health […]
Unfound – A Cycling Social Media Platform – Connect, Learn, and Have Fun! (Part 3)
September 21, 2018 08:34 - 27 minutes - 38 MBIn this third and final episode with Jules from Unfound, we discuss the story behind the uber-comfortable Unfound socks, cycle racing, the future of Unfound and new content and features, mobility, sleep and recovery hacks, and how Jules finds his balance. Below are the links and resources we discuss in the […]
Unfound – A Cycling Social Media Platform – Connect, Learn, and Have Fun! (Part 2)
September 15, 2018 04:57 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBThis is Part 2 of a really excellent 3 part series on the exciting new cycling social media platform called Unfound. Jules Doyle, the brainchild behind Unfound, joins me and we discuss how the world needs a place built for cyclists by cyclists to connect, learn from each other, and […]
Unfound – A Cycling Social Media Platform – Connect, Learn, and Have Fun! (Part 1)
September 07, 2018 10:26 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBThis is Part 1 of a really excellent 3 part series on the exciting new cycling social media platform called Unfound. Jules Doyle, the brainchild behind Unfound, joins me and we discuss how the world needs a place for built for cyclists by cyclists to connect, learn from each other, […]
Mobility vs Flexibility: How Mobility Enhances Your Performance (Part 3)
September 03, 2018 06:39 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBJoel Lieginger performing a perfect pistol squat. Repulse Bay Beach, Hong Kong This is another post where there was so much great content in the podcast it was difficult to capture in blog form. I suggest listening to the show in your favourite podcast app below to get the full […]
Mobility vs Flexibility: How Mobility Enhances Your Performance (Part 2)
August 28, 2018 01:45 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBPictured left to right: Joel Lieginger and Paul Sandburg This is another post where there was so much great content in the podcast it was difficult to capture in blog form. I suggest listening to the show in your favourite podcast app below to get the full experience. Below are […]
Mobility vs Flexibility: How Mobility Enhances Your Performance (Part 1)
August 21, 2018 13:57 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBPictured left to right: Joel Lieginger and Paul Sandburg This is another post where there was so much great content in the podcast it was difficult to capture in blog form. I suggest listening to the show in your favourite podcast app below to get the full experience. Below are […]
Reconciling Short Distance and Long Distance Athletes: Virtual Wellness Community and Inspiration (Part 2)
August 06, 2018 11:34 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBIf you haven’t listened to part 1 of the show yet I would recommend listening to it first as you get to meet Tanner, Dallas, and Mike and hear their initial thoughts on endurance training and racing. As was the case in Part 1, I highly recommend you listen to […]
Reconciling Short Distance and Long Distance Athletes: Virtual Wellness Community and Inspiration (Part 1)
July 28, 2018 09:53 - 20 minutes - 20.3 MBThis another one that I really recommend listening to the podcast episode as there was too much great stuff to capture in blog form. Click below to listen on your favorite podcast app. Below is an outline of what we cover. A Virtual Wellness Community I wrote the outline for […]
Reaching Your Full Potential with Dr. Chris Zaino
June 21, 2018 01:35 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBI am excited as I just had Dr. Chris Zaino join me on Episode 18 of The BOOST Health Podcast! If you normally just read the blog, you will want to tune in for this episode for sure. There was too much great content to capture in blog form. If you […]
13 Tactics for Year-Round Abs: Get and Maintain a Flat and Defined Stomach
June 12, 2018 12:31 - 28 minutes - 29.5 MBI am going to have some professional pictures taken for BOOST Health later this month. This may come as a surprise but I may not have my shirt on in some of them. Those of you who follow myboosthealth on Instagram and Facebook probably know that is a joke! The fact is […]
5 Ways to Maximize Workstation Ergonomics: Be Healthy and Productive
June 01, 2018 01:15 - 18 minutes - 18.2 MBI just got done putting some KT tape on my left knee. It is pretty sore and I am not exactly certain what the culprit is. There is not a lot of research backing the use of these therapeutic tapes but there is some evidence of increased proprioception. I feel […]
Benefits of Fitness Communities: Performance, Mentorship, Accountability, and Kindness
May 22, 2018 03:24 - 1 hour - 70.1 MB(Left to Right) Bo Kratz, Paul Sandburg, Sheel Kohli More info on SIRs More info on Dragons For those of you who just read the blog version of each episode…this is one where you really should listen to the podcast! There was just too much good discussion to […]
Healthy Plant-Based Diet: A Day in the Life | Feeling Energized, Strong, and Satisfied
May 14, 2018 05:02 - 13 minutes - 14.5 MBSince I started this plant-based adventure, I have had lots of requests to share my daily nutrition plan and recipes that I enjoy. Those of you who have been following along with the BOOST Health Blog and Podcast, are probably aware that I have been on a plant-based nutrition plan […]
7 Ways Music Enhances Your Performance and Health
May 04, 2018 12:41 - 18 minutes - 19.5 MBI love listening to music when I exercise if I am by myself. I also really enjoy chatting with a buddy when riding a bike or going on a run. I am not a fan, however, of exercising in silence. I have mentioned previously that inside my brain is a […]
5 Elements: The Best Overall Fitness Program
April 27, 2018 23:51 - 26 minutes - 27.7 MBIt is difficult, but I have decided I don’t want to be so special. I want to be more generalized. I don’t want to be a triathlete, playground gymnast, cyclist, cross-fitter, obstacle course dude, yogi, or gym rat. I think I will just dabble a little in each. What do […]
3 Tactics to Build Your Mental Strength Now
April 20, 2018 04:11 - 17 minutes - 19.7 MBConfession I have a confession. I panic when I am training sometimes. It is a bit taboo for athletes, even amateurs like myself, to admit to weakness in their mental toughness. For some reason it is no big deal to talk about any issue below the neck, like a muscle […]
Best Fitness Apparel for Your Performance
April 10, 2018 06:19 - 36 minutes - 32.8 MBPartnering with Cuore I am very excited to have Yann Kai Oh with me today from Cuore. She has been helping me immensely the last few months as we have worked on strategy and design for the BOOST Health Performance Apparel line that is now live at the website shop. […]