Pursuing Health
125 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsJulie Foucher-Urcuyo MD, MS is a four-time CrossFit Games athlete, family medicine resident, and member of the CrossFit Level 1 Seminar Staff. Her passion lies in bridging the gap between fitness and medicine to empower individuals to live healthier, more fulfilling lives. Together with her husband family physician Dani Urcuyo, MD, she brings you weekly content on Tuesdays alternating between expert interviews and short, practical reviews on a range of health and fitness topics.
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Pursuing Health Pearls: Functional Medicine: Getting Started Guide PH136
March 24, 2020 15:14 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MBFunctional Medicine: Getting Started Guide One of the most common questions we receive is about how to get started with functional medicine. Whether you are a health care practitioner looking to learn more about functional medicine and how to incorporate … Continued The post Ep 136 – Pursuing Health Pearls: Functional Medicine: Getting Started Guide appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Immune System Strength with Dr. Leonard Calabrese PH135
March 17, 2020 15:34 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBWhat we’re talking about is systemic, low-grade inflammation where the body’s barometer for this inflammatory response is turned up just modestly. This contributes to a whole host of diseases. Diseases of chronic inflammation that range from type 2 diabetes, obesity, … Continued The post Ep 135 – Immune System Strength with Dr. Leonard Calabrese appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Pursuing Health Pearls: Coronavirus PH134
March 10, 2020 20:50 - 30 minutes - 35.3 MBGiven that the coronavirus seems to be a major topic of conversation these days, we thought it would make for the perfect topic for our first edition of Pursuing Health Pearls. These are short, ideally 10-15 minute podcast episodes (although this … Continued The post Ep 134 – Pursuing Health Pearls: Coronavirus appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
A New Chapter for Pursuing Health with Dr. Dani Urcuyo PH133
March 03, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 99.7 MB“This question also leads us into some big announcements that we have, because we realize that there is a huge gap between all the information that youre getting from the fitness world and the wellness world out there, and medical … Continued The post Ep 133 – A New Chapter for Pursuing Health with Dr. Dani Urcuyo appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Healing Through Functional Movement with Dr. Amy West PH132
February 18, 2020 06:09 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBWhat does good movement mean? And what are the principles of good movement? And sometimes people have a hard time articulating that, physiatrists, physical therapists included. Because we focus a lot on, is this person strong, do they pass these … Continued The post Ep 132 – Healing Through Functional Movement with Dr. Amy West appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Dave Castro on Changes in Life and the CrossFit Games PH131
February 04, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBIm still the Director of the Games. Im still Director of Training, also. I still have that responsibility to conduct it. I still have a lot of freedom to conduct it the way that I see the direction that I … Continued The post Ep 131 – Dave Castro on Changes in Life and the CrossFit Games appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Kristi OConnell on Training for Joy and Balance PH130
January 21, 2020 14:54 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBWe, ultimately- we love CrossFit, but we also view CrossFit as a way for us to be fit and do things outside of the gym. And do them together. We always try to continue reminding ourselves of that, so, in … Continued The post Ep 130 – Kristi OConnell on Training for Joy and Balance appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Improving Your Fitness from the Ground Up: Nutrition Basics with Nicole Aucoin PH129
January 07, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBI believe something as fundamental as nutrition shouldnt be complicated, and if you keep it simple, and you help people make changes, and you encourage them and find bright spots- find positive things in what theyre doing Theyll make those … Continued The post Ep 129 – Improving Your Fitness from the Ground Up: Nutrition Basics with Nicole Aucoin appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Dr. Jeffrey Geller on Loneliness and the Power of Groups PH128
December 24, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBBut if my model works, I am positive people can copy it. And group visits certainly have been part of the solution. You see a lot of patients, you provide more services, you overcome barriers, you do it in a … Continued The post Ep 128 – Dr. Jeffrey Geller on Loneliness and the Power of Groups appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Dr. Jeffrey Geller on Loneliness and the Power of Groups PH128
December 24, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBBut if my model works, I am positive people can copy it. And group visits certainly have been part of the solution. You see a lot of patients, you provide more services, you overcome barriers, you do it in a … Continued The post Ep 128 – Dr. Jeffrey Geller on Loneliness and the Power of Groups appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Fighting Breast Cancer with Barbells: Barbells for Boobs Founder Zionna Hanson PH127
December 10, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBShe said when she went in with the lump they basically denied her mammogram and said, Youre too young for breast cancer, and they wrote on her medical documentation mammography recommended at age 40. And, once I heard that, I … Continued The post Ep 127 – Fighting Breast Cancer with Barbells: Barbells for Boobs Founder Zionna Hanson appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Nicole Christensen on Coaching Pregnant Athletes PH126b
December 03, 2019 12:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB“It was really fascinating because I think theres such a disconnect, right? So, on one hand, we have the whole population of people that are criticizing women doing CrossFit while theyre pregnant. And it literally helps develop the natural– squatting, … Continued The post Ep 126b – Nicole Christensen on Coaching Pregnant Athletes appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Nicole Christensen on Growing a Thriving CrossFit Affiliate PH126a
November 26, 2019 12:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MB“I think I talked about nutrition so much, and I talked about functional movements, and I talked about scaling and intensity so many times in blog posts that I was just like, Yeah, people get it now. And you forget … Continued The post Ep 126a – Nicole Christensen on Growing a Thriving CrossFit Affiliate appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Bridging the Gap Between the Hospital and the CrossFit Affiliate PH125
November 12, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBWe are trying to reach the populations that would otherwise never consider walking into a CrossFit gym. That was goal #1 was, when we first put this out to people, if youre the least likely person to go to a … Continued The post Ep 125 Bridging the Gap Between the Hospital and the CrossFit Affiliate appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Breaking Barriers with Adaptive Athlete and Coach Kevin Ogar PH124
October 29, 2019 11:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBI think weve seen a lot of these to-be athletes, these persons with disabilities be told no, or that they cant, and then they just give up or they stop and theyve never actually tried, and theyre only told no … Continued The post Ep 124 – Breaking Barriers with Adaptive Athlete and Coach Kevin Ogar appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Zoë Harcombe on Dissecting Nutrition Research and Dietary Guidelines PH123
October 15, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBFor me its so easy, its just so easy. So, if we could put aside the conflicts, would we all be able to agree that we should eat real food and not processed food? Surely, that is a starting point … Continued The post Ep 123 – Zoë Harcombe on Dissecting Nutrition Research and Dietary Guidelines appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Competing in the CrossFit Games while in Medical School: Singapore's Fittest Man Ian Wee PH122
October 01, 2019 11:06 - 39 minutes - 36 MBThere was, of course, a lot of shock, a lot of happiness, a lot of pride because we all knew that this was the first time that Singapore gets to send athletes to the Games. Of course, within the box … Continued The post Ep 122 – Competing in the CrossFit Games while in Medical School: Singapore’s Fittest Man Ian Wee appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Christy Adkins & Lindy Barber on Transitions in Life and Fitness PH121
September 17, 2019 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB“So, you get to the CrossFit gym, and you see- or I see other moms, I see other dads, I see people who have competitive aspirations and Im able to mentor, and so, it kind of feeds a lot of … Continued The post Ep 121 – Christy Adkins & Lindy Barber on Transitions in Life and Fitness appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
All About Keto with Dr. Dom DAgostino PH120
September 03, 2019 10:40 - 1 hour - 85 MBSo, for me, it was kind of liberating that once youre in ketosis youre not that hungry. And then, in the context of elevated ketones, theyre sort of anti-catabolic, and I talked about that a little bit. And, it liberated … Continued The post Ep 120 All About Keto with Dr. Dom DAgostino appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Josh Bridges on Recovering from Knee Surgery and Paying the Man PH119
August 20, 2019 11:00 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBI remember asking my Chief, I was like, Hey, I think I want to try to go do this CrossFit Games thing, and Im not going to have to miss a lot of training, are you good with it? And … Continued The post Ep 119 – Josh Bridges on Recovering from Knee Surgery and Paying the Man appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
The State of CrossFit with Coach Greg Glassman - PH118
August 06, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBThere was an orchestrated mass media campaign by our critics to portray us as dangerous- by the opposition. And thats all waning now, because of the changes in the website. So, we were actually able to alter the worlds view … Continued The post Ep 118 The State of CrossFit with Coach Greg Glassman appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Functional Bodybuilding & Earning Intensity with Marcus Filly PH117
July 23, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB“We’re so resilient as people that we can deal with a lot of stuff. And if you pull back on the intensity, and you give your body a chance to heal, we’re also remarkable healers. You know, you give yourself … Continued The post Ep 117 – Functional Bodybuilding & Earning Intensity with Marcus Filly appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
How Healing Works with Dr. Wayne Jonas PH116
July 09, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 77.3 MB“I call that integrative health. Integrative health is a little different than complementary medicine, is different than integrative medicine. Integrative health is the merger of conventional care like I learned, and you learned in your own medical training. Evidence-based complementary practices, non-drug approaches, … Continued The post Ep 116 – How Healing Works with Dr. Wayne Jonas appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Becoming a CrossFit Games Athlete: Rookies Fee Saghafi & Erin Vandendriessche PH115
June 25, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 87.1 MB“I didn’t start CrossFit to be competitive, and I didn’t get into the competitive side until several years later. And, I would say, I didn’t start getting competitive until 3… 3-4 years ago. And then I was like, ‘Oh, this … Continued The post Ep 115 – Becoming a CrossFit Games Athlete: Rookies Fee Saghafi & Erin Vandendriessche appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Practicing CrossFit for Health with Dr. Maude Dull PH114
June 11, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 80 MB“I really just… kind of wanted to get more into the CrossFit community. More interested in sort of where things were going, especially as we were moving, CrossFit as an organization, is moving away from the sort of Games mentality … Continued The post Ep 114 – Practicing CrossFit for Health with Dr. Maude Dull appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
2009 CrossFit Games Champion Tanya Wagner on Training through all Seasons of Life PH113
May 28, 2019 11:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB“It was awesome [her first CrossFit Games experience in 2008]… There were no expectations and there was only one Games so nobody really knew what they were doing, and it was like, we really just wanted to see if what … Continued The post Ep 113 – 2009 CrossFit Games Champion Tanya Wagner on Training through all Seasons of Life appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Eating for Longevity with Dr. Valter Longo PH112
May 14, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB“I always say, if you cut yourself, within a couple weeks the repair is perfect and you go back to normal. How is it possible that inside the body we don’t have any of this? Right? So, we just developed … Continued The post Ep 112 – Eating for Longevity with Dr. Valter Longo appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
A New Model for Primary Care with Dr. Ken Rictor PH111
April 30, 2019 09:00 - 57 minutes - 48.1 MB“Well, the one thing was the change in family medicine, and we started seeing family physicians being pushed out of the hospital systems in place of hospitalists. And you had the decision to make whether you wanted to stay inpatient … Continued The post Ep 111 – A New Model for Primary Care with Dr. Ken Rictor appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Kara Saunders on CrossFit and Expecting Baby She-Bear PH110
April 16, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MB“But I had been working very closely on- holistically- on keeping my hormones and all those types of things- that’s always been really important to me- on keeping those kinds of things where they should be. And so, then I … Continued The post Ep 110 – Kara Saunders on CrossFit and Expecting Baby She-Bear appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
All About Functional Medicine with Dr. Elizabeth Bradley, Medical Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine PH109
April 02, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MB“So, [with] functional medicine we look at the root cause of why someone has a chronic disease or illness, and we dive much deeper in looking at not only lifestyle which is the fundamental basis of it. So, looking at … Continued The post Ep 109 – All About Functional Medicine with Dr. Elizabeth Bradley, Medical Director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Training Smarter, not Harder: Prevention and Recovery from Injury with Pure Physio PH108
March 19, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 109 MB“I think it’s, too, just getting people used to what physical therapy means to us, and I think that’s a little bit different than what they’ve seen in the past, where, it’s their grandma had a hip replacement, and that’s … Continued The post Ep 108 – Training Smarter, not Harder: Prevention and Recovery from Injury with Pure Physio appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Play the Hand You’re Dealt: Choosing to Thrive Despite a Rare Genetic Condition and Congenital Heart Defect with Stephen Douglas PH107
March 05, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB“I had seen all these different elements come into play of how fitness can impact your life and how CrossFit was working for some people and how bodybuilding was working for some and now even the [Tough Mudder] races. And … Continued The post Ep 107 – Play the Hand You’re Dealt: Choosing to Thrive Despite a Rare Genetic Condition and Congenital Heart Defect with Stephen Douglas appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Saxon & Spencer Panchik: Keeping Fitness a Family Affair PH106
February 19, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 67 MB“I think that’s super important, to have just great people around you to train with, especially brothers. You can say whatever you need to say to each other, and no feelings will be hurt. But not just that but, you … Continued The post Ep 106 – Saxon & Spencer Panchik: Keeping Fitness a Family Affair appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Sleep, Stress, and Brain Health with Dr. Nate Bergman PH105
February 05, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 97.3 MB“I mean stress is like an illness. It’s like this black box, we don’t have a lot of names for it, we should probably instead of saying stress we should… like Eskimos have 20 words for snow, we should probably … Continued The post Ep 105 – Sleep, Stress, and Brain Health with Dr. Nate Bergman appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Physical Therapist & CrossFit Games Athlete Amanda Barnhart PH104
January 22, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB“I love incorporating one on myself, I experiment a lot with myself. And if I can feel something myself, like, ‘I was having this knee pain, and I did this and it really worked and, you know, try it,’ I … Continued The post Ep 104 – Physical Therapist & CrossFit Games Athlete Amanda Barnhart appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
What to Eat When with Dr. Michael Roizen PH103
January 08, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 71 MB“If you look at the data really carefully now, we’re not sure but we think that aging can be… we’re slowing it now, we’re doing what we call rejuvenation. Meaning, if you slow the rate of aging by physical activity, … Continued The post Ep 103 – What to Eat When with Dr. Michael Roizen appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Jason Khalipa and the AMRAP Mentality PH102
December 25, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB“I wasn’t being present and focused, specifically around the family, that’s where it was most impactful. And, when I looked at my fitness career, I was like, ‘man, the best workouts I get are when I’m against the clock,’ right? … Continued The post Ep 102 – Jason Khalipa and the AMRAP Mentality appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Building a Champion Mindset with Dr. Joe Janesz PH101
December 11, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 65.5 MB“If you have awareness, and you have this ability to regulate mood states and thinking, you have this mental agility, and then you have this ability to cultivate character and then connect deeply… you really have this life filled with … Continued The post Ep 101 – Building a Champion Mindset with Dr. Joe Janesz appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Q+A: Your Questions, Answered PH100
November 27, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 85.6 MBCan you believe we’re at 100 episodes?! It’s been a slow and steady process over the past 3+ years, but consistency sure pays off! I want to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for listening and continuing to … Continued The post Ep 100 – Q+A: Your Questions, Answered appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Dr. Axel Pflueger on Fighting Chronic Disease with Fitness PH99
November 13, 2018 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MB“As a nephrologist, a kidney doctor, in the Mayo Clinic, you see primarily patients with advanced kidney disease at that time. So, these were patients who needed kidney transplants or needed dialysis. And again, the same thinking process started to … Continued The post Ep 99 – Dr. Axel Pflueger on Fighting Chronic Disease with Fitness appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Fittest Teen to Thriving Post Liver Transplant: Sydney Sullivan PH98
October 30, 2018 09:00 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MB“It just got really bad. I honestly don’t really remember that much, but looking back, it’s like ‘man I was sick’… and I can’t say it [competing at the 2016 CrossFit Games] was the healthiest thing to do, but it… … Continued The post Ep 98 – Fittest Teen to Thriving Post Liver Transplant: Sydney Sullivan appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Challenging Conventional Cancer Care with Dr. Thomas Seyfried PH97
October 16, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 77 MB“I think the biggest thing is that you’ve got to convince people that this is a metabolic disease, it’s a mitochondrial metabolic disease. Ok, so that changes the whole ground– the whole playing field of how are you gonna treat … Continued The post Ep 97 – Challenging Conventional Cancer Care with Dr. Thomas Seyfried appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
A Hospital Affiliate: Kirby Medical Center and CrossFit KMC PH96
October 02, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.2 MB“I really think there is an opportunity for the CrossFit affiliates to work with the hospitals, and to say, ‘We have a big piece of this puzzle that we can help with. We have the programming, we have the coaches, … Continued The post Ep 96 – A Hospital Affiliate: Kirby Medical Center and CrossFit KMC appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Optimizing Your Nutrition with EC Synkowski PH95
September 18, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBEC Synkowski started CrossFit in 2006 to break out of a globo-gym rut, and shortly thereafter she completed her CrossFit Level 1. Her enthusiasm and hard work eventually led to seminar staff and flowmaster positions for the Level 1 and … Continued The post Ep 95 – Optimizing Your Nutrition with EC Synkowski appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Danica Patrick on Trailblazing and Shifting Gears PH94
September 04, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB“From a young age, I was never put… I wasn’t put on the same platform as just girls, it was everyone. It wasn’t like, ‘Oh you’re the best girl out there,’ it was, ‘How do you be the best, period,’ … Continued The post Ep 94 – Danica Patrick on Trailblazing and Shifting Gears appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Debunking Nutrition Myths with Gary Taubes PH93
August 21, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 87 MB“You spend your whole life sort of cycling in and out of diets. I was a football player, I’m the kind of guy who gains weight easily. I know what it’s like to have to lose weight and be hungry … Continued The post Ep 93 – Debunking Nutrition Myths with Gary Taubes appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Bob Harper on Surviving a Heart Attack PH92
August 07, 2018 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB“But I really think one thing I’ve learned during this situation is to not sweat the big things or the little things. How important it is. We are so lucky to be here right now. We are fortunate we have … Continued The post Ep 92 – Bob Harper on Surviving a Heart Attack appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
Mind Over Matter: Improving Performance in Athletics and Beyond with Sports Psychiatrist Dr. MaryEllen Eller PH91
July 24, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 102 MB“And when it comes to mental preparation, it requires the same level of intention as any other training program. It’s not gonna happen overnight. Being able to shift to that more internal motivation where you’re able to harness that energy … Continued The post Ep 91 – Mind Over Matter: Improving Performance in Athletics and Beyond with Sports Psychiatrist Dr. MaryEllen Eller appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
CrossFit Games GM Justin Bergh: The Man Behind the Magic PH90
July 10, 2018 11:00 - 2 hours - 133 MB“But I’m really happy that I had that experience of being at the Ranch and understanding culturally what that was. And it wasn’t lost on me. I think for a lot of people it was like, ‘Hey, this is fun … Continued The post Ep 90 – CrossFit Games GM Justin Bergh: The Man Behind the Magic appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.
No Slowing Down: Two-Time 60+ Fittest Man on Earth Dave Hippensteel PH89
June 27, 2018 16:53 - 1 hour - 75.4 MB“I’ve always had trouble with the whole… I always never wanted to age. You know, I like Neverland, and, growing up, it’s like, I’m just a kid at heart still, and just super excited about life, and I just wanted … Continued The post Ep 89 – No Slowing Down: Two-Time 60+ Fittest Man on Earth Dave Hippensteel appeared first on Julie Foucher | Reebok CrossFit Games Athlete.