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In this episode, we talk about how we can lose whimsy and joy as we get older and dont work through some of our traumas.
Noah shares his experience with losing joy and whimsy, while Kye talks about how he has been able to keep it
This week we pulled out a reel from Pharrell
Where he talks about surrounding yourself with people that are faster, stronger, better skilled at whatever you want to get better at.
You have to get uncomfortable to get better
In this episode we dive into the masculine and feminine characteristics of humanity.
Noah had shared a reel with Kye about the femininity of the mother taking care of the child can help breed a more resilient adult later on.
But we had some words to share about that situation and about child development as well as the misconceptions of masculinity and femininity
Have a listen and let us know what you think!
In this episode we take a look at a reel that Noah found on Instagram. We talk about the value of perception and shame to help people with Weight-loss and other health challenges people face
We would love to hear from you, if you have anything you want us to discuss please send us a message on Instagram @chasingfunction and we will be happy to discuss
In this episode we get back to the reels and talk biomechanics and the benefits it has on helping people solve their fitness and movement problems faster and more effective
Our reel was from @the_muscle_doc, so you should go follow him and check out his stuff
In this episode we go over the different challenges that happen when your goal is to lose weight
If you have your own experiences that we did not go over please send it to us so we can dive into that as well
This episode we have another special guest, Albert Lu from Audacious CrossFit. Albert has studied the POSE method from Dr. Romanov and has used it to help his clients achieve better running mechanics as well as better movement patterns You can find him on instagram @audaciouscrossfit and audaciouscrossfit.com
Noah posted a reel with Jocko Willink talking about controlling your emotions. If you lash out in anger or frustration, you will not be taken seriously, according to Jocko.
So in order to stay calm in a situation where you can lash out, we have to learn to control our emotions vs let our emotions control us
In this episode we get to sit down and talk with Dr Estera Borcsa
Dr. Estera Borcsa is a distinguished Neuroscience Expert, International UN Ambassador, International Mediator and Policy Analyst. Dr. Borcsa has dedicated her career to creating and developing neuroscience interventions to help individuals, groups and communities manage stress and learn to be good stewards of their mental health.
Dr. Estera Borcsa’s mission in life is to break generational curses of trauma, transform lives, families, communities and governments. Dr. Borcsa was born in Romania, a beautiful country wailing from the negative impact left by the communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu and communism. Dr. Borcsa witnessed disparity to a monumental level and saw individuals, families and communities broken by systemic trauma coupled with poverty, discrimination and abuse.
Dr. Borcsa earned her doctoral degree with a dissertation focused on global diplomacy. Dr. Borcsa developed a diplomacy training program called Peace Unleashed based in neuroscience for United Nations member states to help diplomats overcome barriers to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Dr. Borcsa’s research on life satisfaction in partnership with the European Union was globally recognized for the importance of its findings on global diplomacy, neuropsychology and mental health.
Dr. Borcsa Estera earned a master’s degree from University of Southern California (USC) with a concentration in Psychology, Policy and Law.
As an international ambassador for global change Dr. Borcsa serves as the chair for the Sustainable Development Goals for Mediators Beyond Borders International United Nations Multilateral Working Group. Dr. Borcsa is on the National Board of Directors for United Nations Association working in advancing the world goals locally, nationally and globally. Dr. Borcsa plays a significant role in many diplomatic proceedings and international negotiations with United Nations member states to advance the SDG’s and address human rights violations.
Dr. Estera Borcsa is a Harvard Global Women Empowerment Connect Team Member and founder of a global program being piloted with Harvard Global WE organizations. Dr. Borcsa is the founder of Teach Train Transform LLC, an international training consortium build to create sustainability for oppressed communities worldwide trough training, education and advocacy.
You can find Dr Estera Borsca
https://www.esteraborcsa.com/
@dr._estera_borcsa_
Happy New Year everyone! We wanted to kick this year off on a positive note and hopefully help people create a better mindset when starting to set their New Year's Resolutions or goals.
We talk about learning how to let things go, how to build a better mindset to set yourself up for success and much more.
Give it a listen and let us know what you think
In this episode we talk about the fine line between pushing to get better and risk of injury. We use athletes as an example but it plays a big role in the general population as well. Do you know when to push and when to take a step back?
In this episode we talk about a conversation that Noah had with one of his trainers about Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
In this episode we talk about how to utilize caffeine and how it can effect your energy levels, sleep and fat mobilization
In this episode we talk about different levels of signaling that happens to the spinal chord and brain. If you guys have any questions please let us know and we can do a breakdown episode to break it down for you guys
In this episode we dive into how we can utilize and take ownership of our trauma to help propel us forward in life. We are often looking at trauma as such a bad thing, but we believe it is a part of life that when you use the proper tools to learn from the trauma you can utilize it for your own success
In this episode we talk about body dysmorphia and how it effects people on a physical and emotional level. We give some ways to help you cope with and move forward with your expectations with your body
In this episode we dive into Lactate and how we have been looking it all wrong. If you are more interested in looking at Julie’s work you can head to YouTube and watch all his videos on lactate and anxiety, depression and some of the tools he uses to combat those behavioral dysfunctions
This episode we talk about Kyes manual therapy technique, Fascial Counterstrain https://counterstrain.com/ If you scroll down to pilot study, you can see the video Kye talks about
In this episode we talk about how perspective and effect how your genes express throughout your life. Although not likely to be proven, it may help you make those tough decisions in your life to create change. We also reference a great podcast Episode 6: How Trauma + Tools can make everything better
How fast do you process emotions, information, etc...
We hope this podcast can help you not only with your relationships, but also with life and relationship with yourself
Please send in any questions you may have
Today we have some feedback about our talk on epidemiology and genetics. Hope you guys get some value from it and any more feedback please reach out to us @chasingfunction
In this episode we dive into brain fog and hormones, what could be the cause: environment or lack of nutrients or nervous system?
We got the idea from a couple of clients reaching out and asking questions. We absolutely love that and would love to keep answering your questions, so if you have burning questions about anything dealing with health please reach out to either one of us or directly to the chasingfunction instagram page
Today we recap Noahs journey and his amazing transformation
Then we dive into a reel that exposes how much our prefrontal cortex plays in how we process our emotions
In this episode, we dive deeper into Noah's weight loss journey and talk deeply about the emotional and mental piece of weight loss that so many people do not talk about
We hope that this brings value you to you and that you share it with people you know who struggle with losing weight and have tried so many different diets, programs and protocols
We always start talking about what we just talked about on the podcast and should have just kept recording...
So here is what we talked about after last weeks podcast
Noah has been on his weightloss journey and has gotten a lot of questions about it
Got more questions? let us know @chasingfunction on instagram
Kye recently took a trip down to Tennessee to go see a Regenerative Agriculture Farm and talks about his experience with the slower, laid back lifestyle
We often forget that life and nature are so beautiful and amazing. Sometimes we really do need to just stop and smell the roses
We had gotten a question about how we got to where we are with emotional work.
We both share our journeys into emotional work and how we utilize it in our practices respectively
In this episode we had some follow up questions to Noahs journey with Semaglutide or mostly known as Ozempic
What was the experience like coming off of Semaglutide and were there any repercussions
We also talked about some growth hormones like Tesamorelin and Ipamorelin
In this episode we get into Peptides, specifically Semiglutide and how it relates to weight loss
Noah has had his experience with this type of peptide and wanted to share what he has studied as well as experienced utilizing this modality
We will be holding an instagram live on our feed to have a Q&A so be on the lookout @chasingfunction
Let us know what you think and send in any questions in advance!
Noah had a bit of a rough night with the healthcare system and wanted to share his experiences
Give it a listen and let us know what you think?
Today we decided to bring on our baseball players because there were a lot of questions about food and supplementation
So we went over basic nutrition guidelines to help them understand how to plan for their seasons and moving up in competition
In this episode we dive into pain and disassociation and how big of a problem it truly is
This may be the thing that has been holding you back from getting out of pain and into a space of solvency
Check it out and let us know what you think
In this episode, we talk about some reels that we have seen about villifying the deadlift
But we have so many reasons and case studies that show that deadlifting can be a great tool to use for any age and that we just need to level up as practitioners to be able to coach our clients and patients to doing them safely and effectively
We found a very interesting Facebook/Instagram Reel that went well with a conversation that Noah had with one of his patients relationship with their son.
In this episode we talk about parenting, love languages, love tanks and much more
We would love to hear your thoughts!
In this episode we talk about Noah's experience with doctors and the different issues there are around that.
We mention a lot of different doctors that are making a big impact in the world of hormones and diseases. One of them being Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
-> here is a link to her website https://drgabriellelyon.com/
Noah also mentions the company that he goes to for his bloodwork testing as well as prescription support
-> https://transcendcompany.com/
This weeks episode is a little deep but a very good conversation
Kye has been on a binge of Sadhgurus content and came across a very profound question that Sadhguru posed in one of his interviews
Have a listen and let us know what you think
This episode we share a client testimonial from Noah. A lot to dive into and lots of emotions went into this one
We hope that you have gotten some value from it and hope to provide you with some insight on how to deal with and manage pain.
Noah had some interesting feels during this holiday season and wanted to share
He wanted to share this in hopes to help others that may be struggling with the way they process their feelings
So if you are struggling and need some help, please reach out to someone you love, someone you trust or a professional that will be able to provide you with the tools to help you
Happy New Year and lets go make 2023 the best year ever!
This episode was brought on by an instagram video that was forwarded to Noah by his co workers.
Both Noah and Kye have very strong opinions on how the health and wellness world has laid out the education as well as these "instagram influencers" that are providing information that may be detrimental in the future
So we are not here to say that these influencers are wrong or bad. We want to start a conversation around the knowledge and information about our human bodies and how they function, so that you can make better informed decisions about the info you hear from these influencers
So this episode, Kye has many thoughts that have kept him up at night and wanted to get all of it out
Noah has some more knowledge in the area but even the experts in the field are still not 100% sure about nutrition
But as we always say, it depends. Are we really supposed to know 100% about nutrition? maybe...maybe not
Either way we want this to be an eye opening discussion about how we view food and what it means for our bodies
We would love to hear your thoughts
Today we get into the heart, and what we normally hear about heart disease and all the other things that go along with that.
But we are hoping to change your mind about the heart and hope that it brings some value to you and shifts your way of thinking about heart disease and what you can do about it.
Disclaimer: we are not Doctors, nor do we give advice about medication. We are hear to provide information we have researched and to use logical progression to shift your way of thinking about your problems. So then you have sound information to make a decision about your health
In this episode we dive deep into real life situations and how things can get a little dicey when we have advice from Tik Tok and Instagram Reels.
We discuss that taking a more curious stance on the advice you hear through social media, that you can start to see what will really work for you and what may not work for you
Enjoy and please reach out to us through @chasingfunction on instagram with any feedback, questions or a chat
In this episode, we go into a IG Reel where they lay out a new paridigm of muscle centric medicine
When you start to shift your perspective of trying to "lose" weight to "gaining" muscle, things start to become easier and a lot more "healthy"
We would love to hear your thoughts
In this episode, we have another IG Reel for you and it is about stretching
While we have believed for many years that we "need" to stretch in order to create more range of motion. Recent studies have shown that stretching really isn't all that great for us
We would love to hear your thoughts
We get back to the Reels and this one was a good one! Do you actively listen to someone that has a problem or do you immediately go into solving their problem and GIVE them advice?
An extension of last weeks podcast. We are curious, what motivated you? Is it in you or outside of you?
When we think about metabolism in a different way, we can start to make some great changes towards our own health and wellbeing
In this episode, we dive deeper into what kind of changes we have seen with our clients/patients and some of the contributing factors
Some of those contributing factors are
Sleep, physical activity, gut health and food intake
What are some of the things you heard about Metabolism?
We want to show you that Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is a little bit of a better marker to help you on your health and fitness journey
Some references for you
Metabolism is the process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy
Your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is the number of calories you burn as your body performs basic (basal) life-sustaining function.
Mifflin-St Jeor Equation:
For men:
BMR = 10W + 6.25H - 5A + 5
For women:
BMR = 10W + 6.25H - 5A - 161
Revised Harris-Benedict Equation:
For men:
BMR = 13.397W + 4.799H - 5.677A + 88.362
For women:
BMR = 9.247W + 3.098H - 4.330A + 447.593
Katch-McArdle Formula:
BMR = 370 + 21.6(1 - F)W
But we think that the best way for you to truly measure your BMR is to find somewhere near you that will test if for you with a tube and a computer measuring your BMR or your RMR
There are places and services such as Body Spec
Here is a video to explain it and show you what it looks like in more of a clinical setting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAiiXhyoAnc
Hopefully we have clarified our stance and brought some value to you guys. We would love to hear your thoughts on the struggle that is prevalent in our environment these days
We started off with a talk about information overload with nutrition, then we get a little lost in the weeds. But! We have a follow up episode to help bring some clarity. So be on the lookout for next week!
Kye went on a trip to Portland for some counterstrain and of course we had to talk about it and discuss the process of getting better movement and getting people out of pain
We have mixed feelings about the word "healing"
More specifically how people are using that word as a cop out or crutch.
In this episode, Noah and Kye have a few things to say about mobility and flexibility when it comes to exercise as well as mental health
We bring you a reel from Dr. Aaron Kubal, where he talks about a different approach on stretching and mobilization exercises
In this episode, Noah and I watched a Instagram Reel with some shocking statistics around walking. Now we were a bit skeptical at first but then we researched it and wow!
We suggest to find certain activities that increase your heart rate and encourage movement, it does not necessarily have to be walking. We state this in the episode, as walking could not be beneficial to some people
Yes, we are talking about genetics again but only because we believe that these diagnosis are more harmful than good. We have plenty of research and studies to help prove this point but also we use a lot of logical progression to come to these conclusions. At the end of the day it is up to you though, you have the final say in what you want to believe in and we stand behind your decision whether it aligns with ours or not.
In this episode, we get an update on what exactly Noah does and how he does it. A little bit more in depth and real live examples that have happened recently
In this episode we listen to another instagram reel, this time with Dr Joe Dispenza
We dive into thoughts and how they can effect our lives in a positive and negative way. We piggy back off the idea from last week around epigenetics.
Again, we would love to hear your thoughts about the topics we discuss
You can DM us @chasingfunction
or DM one of us directly
Noah - @root.solution
Kye - @controlthebasics
In this episode, Noah has some thoughts around Genetic Pre Disposition
Disclaimer: we are no experts in genetics or epigenetics but we have done our due diligence. We invite you to take what we say as a thought provoking conversation around genetics and epigenetics, not as prescription or advice.
We would love to hear your thoughts about these topics
You can find us on instagram @chasingfunction
Noah - @root.solution
Kye-@controlthebasics
Western vs Eastern medicine
Why not think about how we can compliment the two?
There are so many benefits to each discipline but also there is bad in both as well. Why not take advantage of the benefits of both worlds?
What are your thoughts?
Today we are talking about the underlying issue of BURNOUT
Have you ever felt like you were burnt out from working a job you dislike, or maybe you just aren't feeling fulfilled at the end of your day?
Jim Kwik gives us something to think about when it comes to burnout, check it out!
Here we are referencing an Instagram Reel by Dr. Aaron Kubal
There is no such thing as a bad posture, only thing that is bad about posture is the one you stay in for too long
In this episode we reference an Instagram Reel with Teal Swan
We go deep into the idea that empaths create their empathy from trauma. Why we create that type of personality and how it has effected both Kye and Noah and their experiences with it
We are back! We have been a little M.I.A but we are back and ready to record more for you guys!
We have decided to start talking about the content we send each about 40 million times a day. There are so many good content creators out there that provide awesome, thought provoking content that sparks millions of ideas in our head. So we decided to listen to an audio with you guys and give our thoughts on it to either break it down for you or at least shine a different perspective on the content.
With todays audio we talk a lot about nervous system function and dopamine as well as learning how to enjoy the process and experience we call life
Hope you guys enjoy! We also invite you to comment your thoughts and ideas!
We put ADD to rest
In this episode we share our struggles and solutions with ADD
We want to stress that the solution for ADD is constant work and determination. There is no magic pill or formula
We must first be aware of your tendencies and symptoms
Then you can implement practices that work for you and continue to develop yourself to be the best version of yourself
Flashlight(based on content) - intense focus on one thing
Flood light(alerting system)time - broader picture of focus, allows whatever comes up, in the now, something may happen be ready for it.
Executive Control - whiteboard(working memory) manager, selecting based on your goals, inhibiting irrelevant information
References
Dr. Amishi P. Jha, PHD
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book: Peak Mind
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youtube clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdpsMXLsUZM
Dr. Gabor Mate
- book: Scattered Minds
What is it? any of a range of behavioral disorders occurring primarily in children, including such symptoms as poor concentration, hyperactivity (ADHD), and impulsivity.
Eastern medicine what it is?
It can be seen as the lack of inhibition(inability to turn off)
Prefrontal cortex-traffic guard, fell asleep and cant direct traffic aka mind is constantly going, reacting to external stimuli without order
Allow us to Re-Introduce ourselves
New Name same goal, bring you guys complex human ideas that are simple to digest so you can live your lives to the fullest
check us out on our Instagram and Tik Tok and we encourage you guys to interact with us. We want it to be a two way street so we can answer any of your burning questions or here your feedback
Thank you guys and we will see you on the flippity flop!
Choice Do we have a choice or has it been stripped away from us by medical tyranny???
Let us know what you think
Dr Andy Galpin -@drandygalpin Bakers Renaissance Periodization- https://renaissanceperiodization.com/ Myfitness pals- https://www.myfitnesspal.com/ Weight Watchers- https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/ Chef Whole30- https://whole30.com/ Evaluate when they made mistakes and they start to see patterns Mark Bell @marksmellybell “How I lost weight, Intermittent fasting 16/8 Eats meat or eggs Weigh daily 3x10 min walks a day Lifts weights 4x per week Find an activity that’s not sitting Coffee or bone broth when hungry”
Ever thought you weren't practice gratitude correctly?
Well Dr. Huberman has a pretty interesting and effective way to practice gratitude
Here is a link to his youtube link that we refer to in this podcast episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F6HoCxQonE
We talk about the biological and psychological benefits of gratitude and how we can utilize this in your life immediately
Tis the season for depression, but what is depression? In this episode we talk a lot about how to look at depression, what are some causes and how to come to a solution best fit for you Reference our Instagram post for the Nervous System Wheel that Noah talks about
Noah and Kye go into why the medical system is setting you up for failure. Why treating your symptoms rather than the root cause can actually harm you more in the long run.
We share a meme about 2 fish bowls where the water is murky and dirty. Fish bowl #1 solution was to treat the fish so that it could survive (western medicine ideology) or fish bowl #2 solution, clean the water so the first can survive (alternative ideology).
Noah shares some stories of his patients and their journey through the medical system and then Noahs solution that has ultimately helped them heal. The doctors that they were seeing were trying to treat the symptoms or had no idea how to treat the symptoms(fish bowl #1). Whereas Noahs thinking was to assess and make an educated decision on best care to help the root cause of why they have these symptoms (fish bowl #2)
Main takeaway from this is to get a practitioner who cares, that will help you become aware and educated on WHY these symptoms are happening and giving you a roadmap of healing that is congruent with the root cause.
This episode we dive into reasons why you should dig into the uncomfortability of life and not shy away from it.
Both Kye and Noah have gone through some tough times, but those situations are what shaped them and made them who they are today. They both share their personal stories about the very situations where they needed to dive deeper into their own feelings and realize that they had the power to change their situation
References Episode 6 - Trauma + Tools Episodes 40-45 Anxiety Mel Robbins 5 second rule We Bought A Zoo - 20* seconds of Courage Podcast with Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson and Bret Weinstein
In this episode, Noah goes on a RANT!
Noah had been ridiculed for his hypothesis around the virus and the effects on the cranial nerves. He had been treating his patients utilizing his theory and having a lot of success with it, yet was still ridiculed. All because his theory was not backed by scientific studies.
So we talk about the different issues around only looking to studies for valid information about health and well being. We also dive into practical and logical progressions that you can utilize to make more informed decisions about your own health and well being
In this episode we dive into Cranial Nerves, a different view on Chiropractic and how the body is so well connected
Dr. Whitney is a Chiropractor located in Mission Viejo at Well Connected Chiro. She specifies in a technique called Blair Chiropractic which utilizes neurological tests and 3D x-rays that allow them to engineer a correction to the neck that is unique to each person. The adjustments are delivered in a precise and gentle manner which is why the patients love coming to Dr. Whitney!
Cranial Nerves -
What they are, why they are important and some relationships with viruses and illnesses.
Go check her out at https://wellconnectedchiro.com/
Some of the book references that Dr. Whitney suggested
Neuroscience books on Neuroplasticity
Bruce Lipton - The Biology of Belief
Eastern Medicine books
Dr. Candace B Pert- Molecules of Emotion
In this episode we talk about a different way of looking at health and introduce an idea of a spectrum rather than a one sided ideal.
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Protection Vulnerability
Wellness Sickness
Factors that contribute either towards protection/wellness or towards vulnerability/sickness
- Hormone profile, Sleep, Nutrition, Gut health, Brain health, Mental Stability, Emotional Stability, Exercise Habits, Daily Habits, Stress levels, Ability to down regulate, Ability to down regulate, blood markers, Heart Rate Variability, Respiratory rate, Pain levels/tolerance, Happiness
That is my best illustration of this concept for this platform. But you can see a better idea on the instagram and facebook post
We also talked about Kye's vacation and how you can have a good strong base of protection but when you do things that we know we are not supposed to do, we have to face the consequences.
Here is a link to reference what we talked about with the Strongfit arch. Not exactly the same but the same kind of idea
https://strongfitlibrary.com/knowledge-base/%f0%9f%96%bc-the-lactate-arch/
https://www.bluezones.com/
Blue zones - Okinawa, Japan - Sardinia, Italy - Nicoya, Costa Rica - Ikaria, Greece - Loma Linda, California Power 9
Move Naturally Purpose - why you wake up in the morning (knowing your sense of purpose is worth up to 7 years of extra life expectancy Downshift - Routines to shed stress (Okinawans take a few moments and remember their ancestors) (Adventists pray) (Ikarians take a nap) (Sardinians do happy hour) 80% rule (stop eating when they are 80% full, people in the blue zones eat their smallest meal in the late afternoon or early evening and then they dont eat any more the rest of the day) Plant Slant - (Beans, including fava, black, soy and lentils are the cornerstone of most centenarian diets. Meat - mostly pork - is eaten on average only five times per month. Serving sizes are 3-4oz, about the size of a deck of cards Wine at 5 - people in blue zones drink alcohol moderately and regularly. The trick is to drink 1-2 glasses per day with friends and/or with food. And no you cant save up all week and have 14 drinks on Saturday Belong - All but 5 of the 263 centenarians they interviewed belonged to a faith-based community. Denomination doesnt seem to matter. Research shows that attending faith-based services four time per month will add 4-14 years of life expectancy Loved ones first - this means keeping aging parents and grandparents nearby or in the home (its lowers disease and mortality rates of children in the home too). They commit to a life partner and invest in their children with time and love Right Tribe - the worlds longest lived people chose - or were born into- social circles that supported healthy behaviors, Okinawans created “moais” - groups of five friends that committed to each other for life. Research from the Framingham studies shows that smoking, obesity, happiness, and even loneliness are contagious. So the social networks of long-lived people have favorably shaped their health behaviors
Debunk health - It is a journey not destination Redefine health as consistency and lifestyle Do these things consistently and intently
80/20 - Be ON it for 80% of the time, OFF for 20% (1 day a week you can indulge in the "bad" stuff, but get right back on it the next day) Whole 30 - whole foods, "healthier" choices of food https://whole30.com/whole30-program-rules/ Walking at least 10,000 steps a day Quality sleep - build a routine to make yourself sleepy i.e. no liquids or food 2 hours before bed, read, drink tea, etc Downregulation - meditation, Disney December, light show, listening to music, walking, praying etc.
In this episode we talk about Anxiety (yet again...) but this time we give you guys some objective data to go based on. Not only to see if you have anxiety but also different health markers so that we can predict health.
We mention Whoop a lot and we love the product and what the company is doing for our health and wellbeing. Go check them out at https://www.whoop.com/
We also have a group going if you have a whoop and want to join us for community and support
Our group name is Root Solution
In the next episode we will dive deeper into what "health" is and how we can measure it without going just by the way you look.
In this episode we go over how anxiety can show up in relationships and how we can manage them. Garrett also goes over the different types of attachment styles and how they can create or bring awareness to anxiety in the relationship
Also be on the lookout for Garrett's table top book coming soon!!!
In this episode we talk yet again about Anxiety, but this time we have Garrett to talk about it in a different perspective.
Garretts stance on Anxiety and how does he help people self regulate and heal their anxiety. You can find Garrett @vastcoaching and vast-coaching.com
BE A GOOD HUMAN, Noah and Kye share their experiences with really good people. Some of them being coaches, mentors, or simply just someone that really wants the best for you and gives you guidance and advice that helps you along the way. Our main takeaway for this episode is to be the change you want to see in the world, be a good human that is there to build people up rather than break them down so you feel better.
Last week we went over asking about our problem and trying to find a solution We cant go to exposure therapy first, we have to establish the problem, the why and then start the conversation about exposure therapy Exposure therapy Definition- psychological treatment that was designed to help people confront their fears, when people are fearful they tend to avoid, the feared objects. Although this avoidance might help reduce the fear, in the short term, over the long term it can make the fear become even worse From PTSD guidelines Steps how to administer
Make a list Build a fear ladder (arrange the list from least scary to most scary)
Ex length of time, time of day, environment, who is with you
Facing fears, starting with the least fearful thing on the least Practice Reward brave behavior Repeat, go to second fear etc
Scientific method 1. Observation 2. Ask a question 3. Form a Hypothesis 4. Make a prediction 5. Test prediction 6. Use result to make new prediction/hypothesis
@strongfit - nutrition protocol from previous episodes @dave.o.brien - nutrition protocol that Kye is following @thefoodbabe - Noah mentioned her for a good resource @befitlife - Kye's coach taking him through the nutrition protocol the Dave created
We finally stick a fork in Anxiety and hope that you guys have gotten a lot of value and some tools along the way!
Talking about why we aren't as Human as we think
Food, air, water, shelter and all things Human
Thought we were done? Think again, we are back with some more perspectives and tools for you to get a handle on anxiety. Thank you guys so much for you support and feedback! Keep them coming! Also be on the lookout for part 5!
In this episode we talk more about anxiety and how it effects people in their day to day.
We also give you guys some tools to deal with Anxiety and Depression
In this episode we talk about Anxiety and how it effects people biologically and psychologically
In this episode we talk about early specialization in sports and how detrimental it can be vs doing multiple sports when you are a child
In this episode we talk about being vulnerable and how powerful it is in the industry we are in but also in life in general. So many people are afraid to show their weakness or downsides but that is what makes us human and really what makes us unique.
Hopefully this episode brings some value to you and sheds some light on being vulnerable so you can go apply it in your life
In this episode we talk about the importance of foot control and feedback to our hands and feet.
We give you some simple things to do at home that can give you better control over these two very important parts of our bodies and how they are linked to different kinds of pain people experience
In this episode we talk about some things that we thought about after our interview with Victor Roman
So many lessons to be learned but if you get in your own way, there is 0% chance of learning. If you think you know everything, then there is not chance of learning something that can change your life
In this Episode we have a conversation with a good friend of Kye's from High School. Victor was an incredible athlete and was perceived as a very healthy individual. But as time would go on, he was not in the best shape that everyone thought he was. Listen in to hear his story of struggle, healing and now thriving in a new way of life!
These are words that have been misused and oversimplified in the nutrition world that we just cannot get on board with. We go into depth as to why we dont and have some solutions for you guys to start implementing
Looong overdue interview with Martina!
Such a great episode with a friend that both Noah and I met during our journey of massage school and have kept in touch with after.
Martina is such a great student, teacher, mentee, mentor and overall just a great person. She has come such a long way and both Noah and I see a huge difference in her presence and over wellbeing and we couldn't be happier for her.
Can't wait to see what is in store for this young lady in her career and in life! Enjoy the episode!
Continuation of the words we dislike about the medical world and what the actual definitions are
At the end of the day we believe the best solution is to educate the masses on what these diagnosis mean and give them proper solutions to help them heal themselves rather than go to drugs, surgery or other medical procedures that are short term fixes.
In the medical word, they have certain words for diagnosis that Noah and Kye just do not agree with. Therefore we explain what those words are, the definitions and why we dislike them so much
Enjoy!
Do you drink coffee/caffeine?
Eat sugar often?
On your phone an excessive amount?
Seeking physical intimacy often and dont know why?
We discuss all of these things and how to address them in your life to start creating a solution
In this episode we talk about sleep and breathing How breathing can effect your sleep as well as how sleep can effect your breathing
In this episode we have a fun conversation with Elisa Rhynedance, former U.S. Air Force, Gymnast and Weightlifter.
We talk about Identity and how that ties into how to set goals for yourself and how to truly be YOU. This was such a great conversation and for anyone listening that knows someone coming out of the military and needs help finding themselves send this podcast to them and contact Elisa
Her Instagram is: @rhynedance
We get into the science of touch and what that means for Edward
Edward is on the forefront of teaching other practitioners on how to be more trauma informed so that they can help so many people that are touch deprived, have trauma and need the services of many manual therapists and massage therapists.
Here is his instagram handle and website, give him a follow!
@scienceoftouch
scienceoftouch.com
Why is it important that we do heart-focused breathing?
Why should we care?
How does this effect our lives?
How do we mess up our breathing without even knowing?
How can we become aware and change the way we breathe to help our day to day lives?
We go over all of it in this episode and share some stories on how breathing can effect change
Attachment styles and relationships Are your relationships Helpful, Harmful, or Healing?
Types of Attachment Styles Avoidant - Needs time to themselves Anxious - Needs partner to feel safe and secure Combo of both Secure
In this episode we dive in with some Black Swan moments.
Black Swan moments are game changing, life changing, mindset shifting moments in our life that progressively move us forward, but we must be prepared for when these moments happen in our lives.
How can we prepare? Become more self-aware and start to work on yourself. When you are constantly growing and adapting and learning, the more prepared you become for these Black Swan moments.
As always we would love you feedback, comments and questions
Thank you and hope you enjoy!
3 Types of Muscle Contractions Concentric - SHORTENING Eccentric - LENGTHENING Isometric - EQUAL AMOUNT OF FORCE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS What do they do? Why do we care? What do we think about them? How do we utilize them in our life?
All of those answered in this episode, hope you enjoy!
Today we interview Chase Cameron
Chase is a wealth of knowledge in the strength and conditioning world and also just a great human being
Kye and Chase met at a gym called Elev8 and instantly connected through basketball and just sharing knowledge in the health and fitness industry
Chase is always hungry to learn more and get better which is why he is such a phenomenal coach
Hope you guys enjoy this episode!
Chases IG- @chase_cameron_performance
In this episode, we go over the questions that we have been getting from our listeners that want to know more on the auto regulation protocol. Noah goes into depth on how and why we do this protocol in a certain way.
This is a must listen if you want to maximize your results throughout the protocol!
This week we interview Mike Douglas, the owner of Crossfit Pandemic. Noah and Mike go way back to when Mike made the decision to get out of Mortgage and into Health and Wellness. We dive deep into Mike's story of how he got there, how the pandemic has effected not only him and his business, and also where Mike is going now. Some of Mike's achievements in Crossfit 2017 Crossfit Regionals 2018 Granite Games 2021 Qualified for The Fittest Experience 4th Fastest American on the 1K Row and 23rd in the world You can find Mike and Crossfit Pandemic on instagram and Facebook @mike___douglas @crossfitpandemic
In this episode we interview Garrett Woods, a close friend of Kye's. They met because Kye started taking a course that Garrett had already gone through and Kye wanted to practice with someone close by. After meeting they connected on a deeper level of understanding and began to work together.
Garrett is a wealth of knowledge in the stress/trauma world and utilizes hypnotherapy, psychology and just being an overall great human being to help people truly heal and give them the tools they need to succeed in their own lives.
We also get into demystifying what Hypnotherapy actually is and some surprising facts about Hypnotherapy that might shock some people.
It was a such a pleasure having him on and hope you guys enjoy this episode!
You can find him on Instagram @gnosistherapy
What an amazing podcast with the wonderful Jay Johnson!!!
We talk about her past and how it has shaped who she is today, dive into CrossFit and weightlifting, then we take a turn into religion, spirituality and just LIFE and LOVE.
Hope you guys enjoy this, both me and Noah agree this was one of the best experiences we have had doing this podcast. Much love to Jay and her journey!
You can find her on Instagram @iam__jayjohson
FOOD A template in which we believe will help you with sleep, circadian rhythms, possibly heal your digestive issues and other issues dealing with food and how it is processed in the body. This episode is meant to simplify your nutrition habits to help you create a better machine and to take control over your body. Carbs- Movement/post-workout Fats- throughout the day for cognitive function Protein- Night time for optimal digestion Noah's Tips Fast for 72 hours - only water Cut Caffeine out Time food according to your output/what you will be doing Keep the food simple and separate - Try not to have combined types, i.e. fats and carbs
In this episode we dive into how Kye got into what he go into and how he utilizes all of the different tools he has acquired over the years.
Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT)- http://muscleactivation.com/
Proprioceptive- Deep Tendon Reflex (PDTR)- https://pdtr-global.com/about-pdtr/what-is-p-dtr/
Creative Emotional Wizardry
Emotional Wellness coaching
In this episode we interview a Collegiate athlete, Grant Calcaterra. Grant has an extraordinary story! He played at Santa Margarita Highschool and went on to play at University of Oklahoma and played 3 seasons with them and was going to be drafted. He was ranked as the nation's No. 6 Tight End, had 958 yards (No. 13 among TE's nationally), on 57 receptions as a senior. But adversity struck when he endured 3 concussions from 2018-2019. Grant has a passion for firefighting and after the 3rd concussion decided that the risk was not worth the reward, so he went on to pursue firefighting after retiring from football. A decision he made on his own, which speaks volumes of his character, especially for his age. Then after being out of football for a year, he began to see his former teammates and fellow players going on to play in the NFL and succeeding. This put an emotional toll on him, knowing that he could have been playing along with them and succeeding as well. So, as Grant puts it, he had to scratch the "itch" to play football again. He then finds Noah and begins a training/treatment protocol as well as a specific nutrition protocol to set him up for success in re-entering into the world of football. After working with Noah and another former NFL player who trains Grant as well, Grant feels more and more confident to get back out on the field and achieve his goal of playing in the NFL. Not to mention that he saw a concussion specialist after his 3rd concussion but went back to him after not playing football for a year and his numbers have gone down, which brings him even more confidence to get back out on the field. Grant is an astonishing and humbled human that we hope to see in the NFL soon and look forward to seeing his wonderful journey!
In this episode we talk about Noahs journey into FRC (Functional Range Conditioning) and Kye's influence in how he learned about FRC. Then we talk about the different uses of this FRC tool and how Noah utilizes it with his patients.
In this episode we talk about some cool stuff about water, water sommeliers and we wrap up with our trio of pain stimulus: Biological Pain.
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What is it?
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2 different types of ways we get pain/injuries
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What can we do about it?
In this episode we have a very special guest from the North, Brad Thorpe. Please excuse Noahs dog around 39:13
Brad has stirred up the world of physical fitness and exercise with a concentration in isometrics. He believes that we must have a foundation of capacity and stability first before movement.
"Isometrics is the preparation for movement, dynamics is the practice of movement"
Brad has been working diligently at helping humanity move better through isometrics and has invented 2 machines to help with isometrics and make it super convenient for people to work with. He has an Isophit Strength Trainer built for gyms and the Isophit M.S.K. (Mobile Strength Kit) for the home gymers or working out in the park or before competition or during competition to help prepare movement. And he has more to come in the future so be on the lookout!
He has supplied the Strength Trainers to the US Army, Exos (San Francisco), Canyon Ranch, and many more.
To find him on Social Media
www.isophitmsk.ca
Instagram: @isophit_inventor & @isophit_hq
In this episode we talk Isophit and how much fun it was to play around with. About how external social environments trigger pain and also how pain can trigger a psychological and social pain.
In the episode we go deeper into what Task Positive and Task Negative are and how they relate to pain. We also introduce the 3 different types of pain we experience 1. Biological/Physical Pain 2. Psychological/Emotional Pain 3. Social Pain We will be diving deeper into these types of pain in the next few episodes
As always we love the feedback we are getting and would love more! Feel free to DM us on Instagram or Facebook, or leave on comment on any of the platforms. We love you guys and hope you enjoy the episode!
In this episode we talk about task negative and task positive and how you can utilize them in your life. We go into our own lives as well as use some examples of our clients/patients to help you understand these brain networks.
In this episode we talk about how Trauma and Tools are connected and how to understand where you are in our chart. Trauma/tools chart 1. Trauma + No Tools 2. Tools + No Trauma 3. No Trauma + No Tools 4. Trauma + Tools Its very critical to understand where you are on this chart because it will tell you what you need to work on and if you need to seek help or not. All 4 of these categories go in depth in the episode so take some notes, but if you have any questions feel free to reach out to either Noah or Kyerin to get some clarifications Noah Drew @root.solution Kyerin Cubos @control_the_basics
In this episode we talk about the cost of Covid on children perspectives and how to integrate the nervous system model we have laid out in past episodes. We hope to give you practical tools to use in your daily world. Take inventory on what your life looks like and what you can do to increase your life to the fullest.
We go deep into emotions, how freeze effects us physically and through nutrition, but mostly emotional triggers. What topics that could trigger you and how to deal with them in the moment. Breathe work, meditation, gratitude practices, gratitude journaling are some useful tools to start to think about when trying to come down from a freeze stimulus.
Recapping the week, Noah went on a nice Vacay to Cabo! Then we get into some recap of previous episodes so that we are on the same page. Then we get into the 3rd stage of the Sympathetic Nervous System, the Fight stage. Understanding it and how we can utilize this stage of the nervous system. The 3 stages of this part of the Nervous System 1. Emotional Triggers 2. Physical changes 3. Enteric/Gut effects Takeaways: Be more mindful of eating, mindset and physical output/exercise. Take ownership of your life right now and start building the life that you want. Understand what you are putting into your body and your mind.
More in-depth look at our experience with Massage school and why we do what we do. Little bit of a recap of last episode and then we dive into the first stage of Sympathetic Nervous System: Fight and how it ties in with the physical and emotional issues in our lives
Intro to who we are and what we stand for. Our goal is to help educate and inspire people to be better humans. Outline of the nervous system, specifically talking about Parasympathetic. What it is, why its important and how it effects us physically, mentally and emotionally.