006 - Overcoming Stress with Dr Percuoco

Dr. Peter Percuoco is a  Diplomat of the American Chiropractic Neurology Board and former instructor of Clinical Applications in Neurology.  He also served on the post-graduate staff of 4 Chiropractic Universities and has over 30 years in clinical practice. Among many other endeavors, he now also hosts the “Daily Inspirational Podcast”, which this episode was originally recorded for.

“Your body becomes imprinted by creating proteins that are in reaction to your thoughts.”

For this episodes, I assumed the role of the guest and let Dr. Percuoco lead the conversation. Our conversation revolved around stress - what it is, how it is, where it is, and most importantly, how to deal with it. We dive deep into the concept of prioritizing your thoughts in order to overcome stress and maintain health.

“The way you think will control everything. Everything!”

In this Episode

Joes head injury [2:00]Ask empowering questions and get inspiring results [4:40 ]You create stress in your mind [5:55]Cortisol – The stress hormone [7:30]Controlling internal and external threats [9:00]How stress makes us sick [10:20]93% of what you worry about never happens [12:00]Prioritizing thoughts to maintain health [14:00]Joes TED Talk [16:00]Joe can’t watch his own TED talk [23:05]Measuring your stress through heart rate variability. Mindfulness, yoga, breathing have a measurable effect on your heart [33:00]You make yourself sick or healthy by what you think about [36:30]Your body keeps the score of what you are thinking [44:50]Old traumas are hidden stressors [49:50]If you suffer an emotional, physical or sexual trauma, your brain may keep playing the event subconsciously and this may negatively impact your health [54:40]Anxiety unchecked can become Panic [1:01:05]Get to know your emotional operating system [1:03:00]Protect the first 2 hours of your day [1:09:00]Build the life you want to live in your mind first and your brain and body will work together to make it happen [1:15:10]Joe is meandering with a purpose [1:58:55 ]I got hit by a bus [1:24:40]The importance of living in the moment [1:27:40]Learn from the masters – Children [1:31:15]There can be no peace and happiness without pain and suffering.  No Mud No Lotus [1:52:40]

References
Dr Percuoco - The Daily Inspirational Podcast

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