The Health Locker Podcast: Recent Episodes
Dr Keric Allenbrook (DC)
Everyone and their aunt has ideas on how to get healthy yet we are currently living through a health crisis. By breaking down health concepts and ideas into easy to understand and actionable tips, Dr Keric, with his background in human biology, clinical psychology and Chiropractic, hopes to inspire you to make small, habit forming changes, backed by science that over time lead to tremendous results.
Being a role model starts with yourself. When you are making the choices that are good for you, you will inspire others too. Listen for the motivation to start, however small and inspire yourself and others to do better. You can do it, I believe in you.
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This week I managed to get in an old hobby of mine that brings me joy, is good for me and I should do more of.
We have a new food obsession for breakfasts that is easy, healthy, nutritious, quick and simple to create!
I also go over how I’ve had weekly to fortnightly massages for the last 6 months and oh what a magnificent thing it is. I truly believe that getting a massage is the most underrated thing that could benefit so, so many people.
Listen for the benefits and be convinced!
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This week I was asked a question: ‘What can I do to help my body heal between sessions?’
I get asked this question so often in different ways by people who so desperately want to be healthy but don’t know how to start.
In today’s episode I break down where I start with my clients when we start to discuss health and well-being.
Make sure you have a pen and paper handy to complete the exercise as it’s a good one!
Enjoy this episode? Send it to someone who you think needs to hear it too. It’s up to each one of us to spread positivity and wellbeing into the world.
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
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So you struggle to eat healthy foods? Don’t like the taste of broccoli or always have junk food cravings?
In this episode I discuss a few of the new changes I have made over the last six months and why you might struggle to enjoy healthy eating (hint: it’s not your fault…kinda!).
Junk food cravings stop many people from sticking to a healthy diet so learn about why they can occur and what you can do to change them.
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Thank you! - Keric
Meal prepping is not sexy but it can be fun and easy!
I’m sure everyone has heard about meal prepping before. Maybe you have even tried it. But not many people succeed long term and stick with it long enough for it to become easy.
In this episode I give you 2 easy to implement strategies that will help you to try meal prepping for yourself. It can be easy and good for you when done right. I also discuss some tips and findings we made through trial and error so that you don’t have to!
I hope you enjoy the episode and as always don’t forget to subscribe and rate the show 5 stars as it really helps me get the word about making health easy out there!
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So many people struggling with sleep currently I thought I’d share my top 3 tips for improving your sleep hygiene. Today I explain what sleep hygiene is and cover why it’s important and what you can do tonight to improve it. drkericallenbrook.com for my free sleep hygiene download.
‘Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it’ - George Santayana. In today’s podcast we discuss this quote and how it shows up in your life. What you can do to use it to your advantage and what that looks like. I’ll go over how you can use it and what those actionable steps look like.
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Welcome back to The Health Locker podcast for 2021! This episode is all about saying thank you to those of you who listened in 2020 and outlining the vision for 2021. There are going to be some fun changes that will hopefully allow me to get these out to you more consistently and I’m going to be bringing in some other exciting surprises so listen toxins out what they are! I also break down how the Walk1000Miles challenge went from last year and what the plan is for it this year. Enjoy! - Let me know on Instagram @kericallenbrook how this landed for you and leave a review to let me know if you enjoyed it!
Ever thought about how we all seem to believe that we start off healthy and then have an inevitable decline until one day we are told that we have some disease and then need to take medications to the point that we can no longer look after ourselves and we die really sick and diseased?
We have this idea that it is inevitable and that it doesn’t matter how we live because it’s going to happen anyway.
Nothing can be further from the truth though. We have a health span and a disease span and the goal is to actually make that health span as long as possible by making decisions as early as possible to be healthy. You can improve it! Listen to find out more!
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Have you ever felt older than you actually are? Are you 25 but feel 35? Or 40 but feel 55?!
So many people are feeling older than they are due to the many lifestyle choices they have made over time but you can change that.
Make the decision to change that today. Listen to this episode to get an insight as to how.
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Making 1% improvements over time will lead to long term sustainable change in everything from health to wealth to relationships.
Why does it work? It’s because of the concept of compounding, listen up to hear all about it!
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Today I discuss 5 Surprising Benefits of a Morning Routine.
I’m sure you have all heard about morning routines and so many people have their own variation on them but why do so many people do it? What’s so special about it? Listen to find out some great benefits that you maybe didn’t know!
As always let me know how this landed for you or if you have any others that you can add!
Other episodes on Morning Routines: #5 The Importance of a Morning Routine
What’s the best diet? This really is a loaded question! In this episode I discuss one of the main reasons why some diets seem to work for some people and other diets seem to work for others and some people seem to respond to every diet!
So what’s the best for you? Listen to find out!
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Why is it that sometimes as soon as we start to feel better something else always starts hurting too? Well, Its because healing is like an onion. Really? Today we talk about the concept that the body heals in phases and layers and that once the most pressing issue is starting to heal, a less pressing issue may appear to arise.
Today’s episode is slightly different in that I answer some questions from listeners that have been quite common. Some questions I get are very similar so these are just some of the most common ones. If you have anything that you would like to know or hear me answer in a future episode, send me a message on Instagram at kericallenbrook_dc or Facebook on Dr Keric Allenbrook, DC. Enjoy!
In today’s episode Dr Keric discusses the amazing benefits of walking and how easy it is for you to start a healthy walking habit. We also discuss the #walk1000miles challenge and where he is in it and how you can follow along!
Ever heard people swear by cold showers? Saying they never get sick or that they make you feel amazing? The science is there and it’s true! Listen to find out the beneficial effects and how to implement a cold exposure routine in your day to make your life healthier and happier!
Do you think you know what ‘Survival of the Fittest’ actually means? It’s not always the biggest or the strongest of a species that survives but more the most adaptable to change. What’s your ability like to change? What if you were to have a cold shower or skip breakfast, could you handle it? Or would you struggle? Today we introduce the concept of hormesis and start thinking about our own lives and how we can increase our resilience.
With up to 90% of people in the UK Vitamin D deficient by the end of winter knowing a little bit about it and it’s symptoms might make your life MUCH easier! Find out where to get it from and what the different numbers on the sides of the supplement box means.
Morning routines are a great way to start your day off on the front foot and set yourself up for a wonderful rest of the day. But what should you actually do?
Today we break down some popular morning routines and go through in detail some different options that you can try when thinking about your very own Power Hour. Enjoy.
Ever wondered how stress affects your bodies immune system? In today conversation we go through some details how how the immune system works and how stress can affect it.
At the end Dr Keric goes through some simple proven ways to reduce stress that you can do at home! Some parts of it today are quite technical and medical but stick with it and you will be much wiser at the end!
Everyone responds to stress differently and feels the effects differently. Why do some people snap when they reach a red light while driving yet others seem to never loose their cool no matter what happens?
The concept of the Stress Threshold explains that this is because everyone has a different tolerance for dealing with stress.
Dr Keric also explains that there are different types of stress that affect us and gives us some examples.
In today’s episode Dr Keric discusses the common concept of The Pillars of Health. Some people talk about 3 pillars, some talk about 5 pillars but essentially this is based on each individuals personal opinion. What are these pillars you ask? Listen to find out and then what you can start thinking in your life and about your pillars.
In this first episode we discuss the theoretical concept of the ‘Human in a Zoo’ and the type of enclosure you would design to make him the healthiest, happiest ‘animal’.
Would you design a concrete box? Would you make him pay a mortgage every month? Would you let him drink only sugary drinks, caffeine drinks and alcohol? Or would you provide wide open spaces filled with nature? Would you feed him nutritious whole foods? Would you make him exercise regularly?
Mostly we know how to (theoretically!) keep a human in a zoo healthy enough to be our star attraction yet we don’t implement these principles into our own lives.
Listen to find out more about this concept and what we can start doing to change our thoughts about this.
Every one and their aunt has an opinion about health or how to get healthy, so what do you believe? In the Health Locker podcast, Dr Keric uses his background in human biology, clinical psychology and Chiropractic to explain and start a conversation about health concepts, healthy living, self development and any questions you have. With easy and actionable tips to improve your life, any small change, done consistency, will lead to phenomenal results over time. Subscribe to never miss an episode and enjoy!