S2E01. Are you missing these warning signs from your body and brain?

04/22/24 • 28 min

Welcome back to season 2 of Stay At The Top!

I thought a great place to start this season on would be to discuss the 4 main warning signs that our body and brain give us when it comes to our health and wellbeing. If you are like my clients, chances are you’re living a busy, hectic life, often having to look after other people and this makes it very easy to miss these warning signs. So if you want to catch yourself before you fall, this episode is going to provide the signs to look out for and how to act on them.

In this episode I share:

Why the ‘energy crash and burn’ is one of the big warning signs
What can cause the energy crash and burn
How to avoid or handle this change in energy
Why the one size fits all meal and exercise plans don’t work
How to figure out your individual routine to avoid the crash and burn
Why the actual craving for sugar is a warning sign for your health
Why eating sugar doesn't actually help with your energy levels
How gut issue work as the third warning sign for your health
What is often actually causing gut issues
The importance of FODMAPS
Why low immunity and frequent illness is a big warning sign
How under eating can lead to illness and bad health
My experience with under fuelling and how it affected my performance

Key Quotes

“I believe every single person has an operating system and a routine and d a rhythm that works for them.”

“If you are getting sick often, take that as a huge sign from your body and brain that something is not quite right.”

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More about the podcast and me

Everything about me can be found here: www.jessicaspendlove.com

If you’re interested in having me as a speaker you can find out more here: https://jessicaspendlove.com/speaker-kit/

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_spendlove_dietitian/?hl=en

You can find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-spendlove-64173bb8/

See my range of current services here https://jessicaspendlove.com/services-guide/

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If you want to contact me directly, send me an email here: [email protected]

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Welcome back to season 2 of Stay At The Top!

In this episode I share:

Why the ‘energy crash and burn’ is one of the big warning signs
What can cause the energy crash and burn
How to avoid or handle this change in energy
Why the one size fits all meal and exercise plans don’t work
How to figure out your individual routine to avoid the crash and burn
Why the actual craving for sugar is a warning sign for your health
Why eating sugar doesn't actually help with your energy levels
How gut issue work as the third warning sign for your health
What is often actually causing gut issues
The importance of FODMAPS
Why low immunity and frequent illness is a big warning sign
How under eating can lead to illness and bad health
My experience with under fuelling and how it affected my performance

Key Quotes

“I believe every single person has an operating system and a routine and d a rhythm that works for them.”

“If you are getting sick often, take that as a huge sign from your body and brain that something is not quite right.”

WAITLIST for NEW group program (launching late May)

https://jessicaspendlove.com/group-course/

High-Performance Profile Quiz

https://jessicaspendlove.com/quiz/

More about the podcast and me

Everything about me can be found here: www.jessicaspendlove.com

If you’re interested in having me as a speaker you can find out more here: https://jessicaspendlove.com/speaker-kit/

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_spendlove_dietitian/?hl=en

You can find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-spendlove-64173bb8/

See my range of current services here https://jessicaspendlove.com/services-guide/

Transformations - real-life success stories that you could have as well https://jessicaspendlove.com/testimonials/

If you want to contact me directly, send me an email here: [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

20. 6 Habits to Live a High-Performance Life

Can you believe we have made it to episode 20?

This is the final episode of season 1 of Stay At The Top before I take a few weeks break.

This episode brings everything from season 1 together, and also gives you some things to work on while I take a short break

Today I wanted to talk about Six high performing habits you should look to add, form or optimise in your life.

In this episode I share:

Why you need to implement a ritual or routine to start the day
The different chronotypes and how your type will influence your ritual to start the day
Examples of different rituals you can have
What not to do as a ritual to start the day
The importance of taking regular breaks
What to actually include in a brain break
What not to include in a brain break
Why you need consistency in meals and in sleep
How regularly you should be eating depending on your lifestyle
How to manage sleep consistency if you travel or have children
Why you need to ‘find your non negotiable’
Examples of some non negotiables
How to figure out how many non negotiables to include in your day and how to do so
Why you should have a ‘progress over perfection’ mindset
How athletes use wind down routines
Examples of what a wind down routine can include
The one habit out of the 6 I recommend you pick if you can only pick one

Key Quotes

“If you start to consistently sleep within 30-60 minutes, that is going to have such a huge impact on how your energy levels are”

“Taking a break means taking a break from having lunch at your desk.”

Take the high-performance profile quiz here

https://jessica-spendlove.mykajabi.com/Elite-Energy-Blueprint-Quiz

More about the podcast and me

Everything about me can be found here: www.jessicaspendlove.com

If you’re interested in having me as a speaker you can find out more here: https://jessicaspendlove.com/speaker-kit/

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jess_spendlove_dietitian/?hl=en

You can find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-spendlove-64173bb8/

See my range of current services here https://jessicaspendlove.com/services-guide/

Transformations - real-life success stories that you could have as well https://jessicaspendlove.com/testimonials/

If you want to contact me directly, send me an email here: [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next Episode

S2E02. I don't want you to make these mistakes that I made

This week I am shifting gears, and instead of talking from the expert space, I am having a personal episode and sharing the lessons and mistakes I have made from my journey.

After doing a number of different podcast episodes as a guest I have identified some key takeaways from my story that can serve as lessons you can learn, rather than have to experience yourself.

In this episode I share:

The time period 27 years ago that started my life trajectory

The point where I started to get very run down because of how hard I was working

How this experience helped me become a sports dietitian

The first sports opportunity I got after graduating

The impact that my mentor had on my career

The first mistake I made around the idea of hard work

How I made the mistake of thinking I was invincible

The danger of prioritising other people before yourself

How we can have it all and not burn out

Why I thought I was being healthy when I wasn't

How sickness was a big warning sign that I was doing things wrong