Breaking the Cycle: Robb Beams on Managing Stress, Smart Nutrition, and Achieving Peak Performance

02/06/25 • 79 min

Are you struggling to break free from stress, bad diets, and exercise guilt?

In this episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee welcomes Coach Robb Beams, a globally recognized human performance expert and founder of Complete Racing Solutions. With over 30 years of experience, Robb has helped world-class athletes, weekend warriors, and individuals seeking sustainable health solutions. Together, they discuss how stress, misinformation, and quick fixes in the wellness industry hinder long-term health and performance. Robb shares actionable strategies to break these cycles and focus on sustainable practices that lead to true wellness.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

The Impact of Stress on Health and Performance:

Robb explains how chronic stress—whether from relationships, work, or physical exertion—leads to weight gain, adrenal fatigue, and decreased performance. Learn why reducing stress is the cornerstone of sustainable health.

Why Sleep is Non-Negotiable for Wellness:

Discover why 8–9 hours of sleep is critical for releasing recovery hormones like HGH and testosterone, and how lack of rest creates a vicious cycle of exhaustion and weight gain.

Nutrition Myths and Truths:

Robb debunks common diet fads and shares why balancing macronutrients with whole, real foods is essential. He emphasizes the importance of personalized nutrition, blood work, and staying hydrated for optimal energy and performance.

The Problem with Social Media Wellness Trends:

Understand how misinformation on platforms like Instagram leads to dangerous practices, such as extreme caloric restrictions or eliminating essential nutrients. Robb offers tips for cutting through the noise and trusting evidence-based approaches.

Breaking the Guilt-Punishment Cycle in Exercise:

Robb highlights how viewing exercise as punishment for eating perpetuates an unhealthy mindset. Learn how to reframe fitness as an enjoyable and sustainable part of your routine.

#TRUEWellnessPodcast #StressRelief #StressManagementTips #WellnessJourney #SmartNutrition #BalancedDiet #PerformanceNutrition #PeakPerformance #RecoveryIsKey #SleepForHealth #SustainableFitness

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Are you struggling to break free from stress, bad diets, and exercise guilt?

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

The Impact of Stress on Health and Performance:

Why Sleep is Non-Negotiable for Wellness:

Discover why 8–9 hours of sleep is critical for releasing recovery hormones like HGH and testosterone, and how lack of rest creates a vicious cycle of exhaustion and weight gain.

Nutrition Myths and Truths:

The Problem with Social Media Wellness Trends:

Breaking the Guilt-Punishment Cycle in Exercise:

Robb highlights how viewing exercise as punishment for eating perpetuates an unhealthy mindset. Learn how to reframe fitness as an enjoyable and sustainable part of your routine.

#TRUEWellnessPodcast #StressRelief #StressManagementTips #WellnessJourney #SmartNutrition #BalancedDiet #PerformanceNutrition #PeakPerformance #RecoveryIsKey #SleepForHealth #SustainableFitness

Download your FREE TRUE Wellness Checklist here: https://go.drdee.com/checklist

Want to watch the full interview? Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@dr.deephd

🎙️ Your journey to true wellness starts now!

Previous Episode

Embracing Your Body: Alyce Croft on Self-Acceptance, Healing, and Feminine Empowerment

Do you feel disconnected from your body or struggle with self-acceptance?

In this powerful episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee sits down with Alyce Croft, a boudoir photographer and NLP-certified coach who helps women heal their relationship with their bodies. Drawing from her experiences as a philosophy professor, world traveler, and a woman who overcame menstrual dysregulation, Alyce shares unique insights on self-love, body confidence, and feminine empowerment.

Together, they explore how to release trauma stored in the body, rewrite limiting beliefs about beauty, and embrace your authentic self. With practical tools and inspiring wisdom, Alyce empowers listeners to cultivate true self-acceptance and reconnect with their bodies in a meaningful way.

Check out Alyce's pages:

https://www.alycecroftboudoir.com/healing

Instagram: @alycecroftboudoir

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

Why Changing Your Body Isn’t Enough:
Alyce explains why external changes like weight loss or physical transformation don’t automatically heal your relationship with your body and how self-acceptance is the real key to lasting confidence.
Healing Trauma Stored in the Body:
Discover how emotions, stories, and even other people’s energy can live in your body, causing discomfort and disconnection. Learn how to identify and release these stored traumas to feel more at home in your own skin.
Rewriting Limiting Beliefs About Beauty:
Alyce shares how societal beauty standards and personal experiences shape our view of ourselves—and how to replace negative self-talk with empowering beliefs.
Practical Tools for Self-Love:
Learn powerful exercises like the Inner Smile technique, emotional catch-and-release practices, and mindfulness methods to deepen your connection with your body.
Balancing the Masculine and Feminine in Wellness:
Explore the importance of integrating both masculine drive and feminine nourishment to create harmony in your health journey.

#TRUEWellnessPodcast #SelfLoveJourney #BodyPositivity #HealingTrauma #FeminineEmpowerment #ConfidenceBuilding #MindBodyConnection #WellnessPodcast #HolisticHealing #RewriteYourStory

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🎙️ Your journey to true wellness starts now!

Next Episode

Real Stories, Real People | Overcoming Health Dismissal, Finding Answers, and Thriving

Have you ever been told your health symptoms are just "a part of getting older"?

In this eye-opening episode of the TRUE Wellness Podcast, Dr. Dee sits down with Karen Larkin, a licensed clinical social worker and psychology professor, who shares her powerful journey of overcoming medical gaslighting, misdiagnoses, and years of frustration with conventional healthcare.

Karen opens up about the moment she realized she needed a new approach to her health, how she took control of her wellness, and why questioning everything—especially in the medical system—is key to finding real answers. Her story is a testament to the power of advocating for yourself, trusting your instincts, and embracing a truly holistic approach to healing.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

How to Recognize Medical Gaslighting & Advocate for Yourself

Karen shares her personal experiences of being dismissed by doctors, told her symptoms were “just aging,” and left without solutions. Learn how to push back, ask the right questions, and demand better care.

Why Your Symptoms Are NOT “Just Part of Getting Older”

From weight gain to insomnia, digestive issues to hormonal imbalances—Karen debunks the myth that these struggles are inevitable with age and explains how she took back control of her body.

The Connection Between Stress, Lifestyle, and Health

Discover how Karen’s high-stress career in a psychiatric emergency room, poor nutrition, and lack of self-care contributed to her health struggles—and the changes that made a difference.

The Importance of Functional Medicine & Personalized Wellness

Karen reveals how finding a holistic practitioner changed everything—offering real answers, customized solutions, and a wellness plan that actually worked.

Three Powerful Steps to Start Your Own Health Journey

1️⃣ Prioritize Real Self-Care: Move beyond surface-level self-care (like manicures or happy hours) and focus on what truly restores your health.
2️⃣ Question Everything: Don’t blindly accept medical advice—ask why, demand explanations, and find a doctor aligned with your beliefs.
3️⃣ Incorporate Meditation & Mindfulness: Karen shares how daily meditation transformed her stress levels, mindset, and overall well-being.

🎧 Tune in now and discover how to break free from medical gaslighting and reclaim your health!

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