Get Yourself Optimized

The things that trigger pain and trauma in our bodies are sometimes quite clear. Other times they are vague and frustrating because they can go as far back as childbirth. There can even be issues related to things you experienced in utero. My guest today, Dr. Barry Gillespie, discovered the Craniosacral Fascial System, which consists of a slight motion of the brain and spinal cord pumping cerebrospinal fluid into the fascial web that connects every structural cell of the body. In this episode, we discuss Dr. Gillespie's background and his work, which has yielded some undeniably incredible results. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at getyourselfoptimized.com/250

Sometimes running a business can take over your life, especially if you built it from the ground up. It doesn’t have to be that way. Many of us become entrepreneurs because we want to steer clear of the 9 to 5 job. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. But if you’re working hours on end on your business, technically, you’re still treating it like your job. My guest, David Finkel, is here to help entrepreneurs find their way to a healthy work-life balance. David is the co-author of SCALE, and a Wall Street Journal and Business Week bestselling author of 12 business books. He’s also the CEO of Maui Mastermind®️, one of the nation’s premier business coaching companies. He and his coaching team have scaled and sold over $62 billion in businesses. Tune in! The show notes, including the transcript and checklist to this episode, are at getyourselfoptimized.com/252

In this episode, you’ll learn more about our problematic addiction to sugar (as well as what you can do about it) with celebrity nutrition expert JJ Virgin. JJ is the person who people go to when they’re ready to finally lose weight and transform their health and lives. Tune in to learn how to drop sugar, change your life, and feel better than you ever imagined! I can personally attest to how much difference it makes when you (mostly) quit sugar, so I can’t recommend this episode highly enough.

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• [02:39] - What, exactly, is wrong with sugar?
• [04:15] - JJ talks about the problem with all-natural sugars such as honey.
• [06:19] - We learn what happens when we eat a candy bar or drink a soda. As she answers, JJ shares her surprise that candy bars are still available for sale.
• [08:56] - JJ talks about why fructose is the worst of all.
• [12:07] - JJ takes a moment to rant about the WIC program for underprivileged children in schools, which provides apple juice.
• [13:17] - Do artificial sweeteners also increase your risk of diabetes and the other diseases that JJ has been talking about?
• [15:30] - Which are the worst, and the least-toxic, of the artificial sweeteners? JJ points out that they’re all bad, and recommends some natural options instead.
• [16:56] - Exposure equals preference, JJ points out.
• [18:16] - The first step in getting off the hamster wheel and getting off your addiction to sugar is wanting to do so, JJ explains, then offers more advice on getting off of sugar.
• [22:01] - JJ talks about eating cantaloupe, watermelon, grapefruit, and other fruits typically considered healthy.
• [23:15] - Stephan mentions something that was helpful for him when he got off of sugar, which was going cold turkey.
• [25:46] - What’s the process for going from being a sugar burner to being a fat burner?
• [28:51] - Stephan points out how much of eating and snacking is based in habit rather than hunger.
• [30:34] - Is there such a thing as healthy snacking, and what kind of healthy snacks would JJ recommend?
• [32:52] - JJ talks about whether she recommends people take food sensitivity tests.
• [37:11] - Is there a particular gut microbiome test that JJ recommends?
• [39:39] - JJ shares her thoughts on kombucha, a supposedly healthy drink that has sugar in it.
• [41:00] - What sorts of genetics tests does JJ recommend?
• [43:19] - We learn about the problems with drinking water from plastic containers.
• [47:15] - JJ discusses what to do with the specific information on body composition that you can get from a smart scale.
• [49:05] - JJ offers some of her tips for taking care of yourself while traveling.
• [50:29] - Does JJ believe in water fasts, or detoxing by taking food completely out of the diet every so often?

• JJ Virgin
• JJ Virgin Store
• JJ Virgin on Facebook
• JJ Virgin on Instagram
• JJ Virgin on Twitter
• The Virgin Diet by JJ Virgin
• The Virgin Diet Cookbook by JJ Virgin
• JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet by JJ Virgin
• JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook by JJ Virgin
• WIC program
• Immuno Labs
• Jeffrey Zavik on the Optimized Geek