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Did you know that the way you set up your environment will directly impact on your decision making? This is something we discuss in this weeks interview with Bart De Vries. We explore workplace set up, how to align values and passion to get what you want in life all the way through to ethical business practice and why your business may want to consider it. Show Notes: The post BMR 35: Optimising Your Environment With Bart De Vries appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

I am introducing my new monthly co-host Bart De Vries and we are introducing a short, fun new chat on BestMe Radio called ‘Nice Nuggets’ where we will be exploring one wellness subject and sharing nuggets of information based on the selected subject. We will draw on previous interviews, new audio bites from leaders in that field, current research and common sense! In an attempt to cut through the misconceptions, draw out what we actually know and explore how we may implement this in our daily lives. All in 20-30 minutes (what a challenge!). On this note, we want your input! Please listen to find out about this new format, why and how we want your input as well as our thoughts on some big wellness subjects. Please let us know what subjects you would like us to talk on through facebook, instagram or through the website. I will be doing weekly polls on Bestme Instagram story so please have your say! In the next episode I will be interviewing Bart on ‘Creating a Healthy Workspace’ as well as exploring his fascinating life so you will get to know him a lot better. Bart has extensive experience as a high level athlete, a chef, a physiotherapist, entrepreneur and environmental activist. He really is a great guy, doing great things and I think you will enjoy his wisdom, wit and weirdness! Please enjoy this short fun chat and keep stepping into your best self! Carl The post BMR 34: Special Announcement – Nice Nuggets! appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

What does it mean to be a healthy man in today’s world? In this episode with Ben Warren we discuss what a healthy man looks and feels like, what the common risks and diseases are as well as the reasons for their development. Perhaps more importantly, we explore how men can look beyond disease-free and really thrive as a man in today’s environment. We cover Bens top foods for men, what to avoid and we also discuss in detail what an ideal day would look like! Show Notes: More From Ben Stay posted on Bestmecommunity FB and Instagram for our Men’s Health WOF testing Kit! The post BMR 33: The Thriving Man with Ben Warren appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Can fear and nirvana co-exist? Yes! It can be an access point to bliss and enlightenment according to this weeks guest Akshay Nanavati. Akshay is a speaker, athlete, author, former US marine and founder of Fearvana. Akshay’s book comes with the highest recommendations – including one from the Dalai Lama himself. In this interview, we talk through what Akshay has learned through his own personal suffering – through his youth, experience in the marines as well as being diagnosed with PTSD and survivors guilt that led to him contemplating taking his own life. Whereas now he actively seeks adversity and recommends others do too! Beyond discussions around Akshay’s incredible journey, we explore why it’s important to find your own worthy struggle and seek adversity in order to drive self-evolution. Shownotes: For more on Akshay and his incredible work click here Instagram Fearvana book For more on Carl: Sign up for bonus material through the newsletter Instagram Presenter The post BMR 32: Fearvana with Akshay Nanavati appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This is a chat I have always wanted to have! One that explores how we may begin to bridge the gap between the best of our ancestors and where we are today in order to optimise human health and longevity. Professor Herman Pontzer (PhD Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke) researches how the human body evolved, and how our species’ deep past shapes our health and physiology today. We explore how our ancestors would have lived and evolved as well as healthy modern hunter gatherer tribes in an attempt understand modern health and human energetics. His findings thus far are fascinating and challenges our ideas around modern energetics – lets say its not as simple as calories in vs calories out! We talk on what may have been the critical factors that drove our evolution and where diet, movement, social factors and environment may have played their role. Episode breakdown •Introducing professor Pontzer •Herman’s education evolution •Energy and the meaning of life •Important points in time that drove our evolution the most •The human ape •The fist 5 minion years •2-2.5 million years ago – lifestyle changes •What drove intelligence, brain size and development? •What we can rule out •The social component •When were we at our healthiest as a species? •Modern hunter gatherer populations •What can we learn from hunter gatherers? •Herman’s field work living with hunter gatherer populations. •Big findings and insights •Hadza tribes incredible physical output! •The BIG surprise that challenges modern day energetics! •Inflammation – unnecessary calorie burning •Hadza hormonal profile •We need to re-think exercise and diet •Movement patterns of hunter gatherer tribes •What do hunter gatherer people eat? •Why the Hadza may laugh at the Paleo Diet •The real Paleo Diet •What makes us so sick now? •Move, eat, connect like a hunter gatherer •Changing how they burn energy vs how much energy is burned •What problem would Herman love to solve right now? •Microbiome and what else needs further research •Herman’s wisdom that he will impart on everyone! More from professor Pontzer here including awards, publications and more. The post BMR 31: Lessons From Human Evolution with Professor Herman Pontzer appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

It is common knowledge now that mindfulness practice can help us in many ways including decreasing stress, making better decisions, increasing brain output, increasing creativity, increasing working memory, creating better motor patterns and even decreasing pain. But how we become mindful and what may influence how we get to that mindful state can massively differ for everyone. In fact what can aid in one person becoming mindful can disrupt someone else! In this chat with Dr Cam McDonald we talk about how we may personalise mindfulness and how we go about facilitating the ‘flow state’ experience. If you want to increase your performance mentally, emotionally and physically then this is one you don’t want to miss! The post BMR 30: Personalised Mindfulness appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Mal Winnie is a living representation of resilience. A catastrophic event left Mal dying under tonnes of concrete, his lung punctured, spine fractured in 5 places, leaving his body numb from the waist down and as he went through the death process and took his last breath a miracle occurred.. In this episode I talk with Leadership Coach and former Outdoor Adventure Guide Mal Winnie about resilience. We explore what tools he picked to from the outdoors and some traumatic events in his life including a near death experience. We explore the 4 different types of resilience and how we may assess these in our own lives and what we can do to make ourselves a more resilient being. Episode breakdown: The post BMR 29: A Roadmap To Resilience with Mal Winnie appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

This is beyond doubt the most powerful interview I have done to date. Angela has experienced what many would consider the most tragic thing that could happen to a parent and that is losing her son Will at the age of 104 days old. As you can imagine it was a very sad situation and it was hard for Angela to find happiness at times. However Angela took action and having a background in physiology gained some tools and techniques that very few have attained or understood. In this episode we discuss how Angela got through this time and we explore what tools and techniques she uses and recommends as well as the why behind the application. If you want to gain more happiness in your life then this is a must listen episode as there are many very usable tools and techniques that you can apply now. Episode Breakdown: More from Angela: Website Facebook Stay tuned for her book – Will To Live More from Carl HealthFit Collective BestMe The post BMR 28: A Formula For Happiness – With Angela Jenkins appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

“Plant the bunion seed, put fertiliser on it and then blame your parents, no way!” – Paul Thompson (The Barefoot Podiatrist) In this episode I chat with The Barefoot Podiatrist Paul Thompson on the importance of having functional feet. We talk about what the foot is, its primary roles, how we can assess our own feet and how we can go about attaining ideal foot function. We also have some really interesting discussions around bunions, shoes, orthotics and whole body movement. As you can see from the quote above this is a really fun chat with lots of useful information! Paul talks us through exercises in which we can do to both assess and address foot function and dysfunction. Episode breakdown: More from Paul Facebook Book a Skype session with Paul! More from Carl: BestMe – www.bestme.co.nz HealthFit Collective – www.healthfitcollective.co.nz The post BMR 27: Upgrade Your Feet, Upgrade Yourself! With The BareFoot Podiatrist Paul Thompson appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In part 2 of the interview with Paul Chek we dive deep into spiritual wellness. Paul not only a holistic wellness practitioner but is also shamanic healer with huge experience in many forms of spiritual practice including over 400 shamanic plant medicine experiences. We build on the last interview and dive deep into the exploration of self, god, spirit, consciousness, ego, religion and much More! He describes the 4 common denominators of spiritual wellbeing. Then he gives us some practical applicable tips at the end of the episode with many tools and techniques as well as the one question we should all ask ourselves. So get ready to challenge yourself and evolve your spiritual wellbeing. Episode Breakdown: References: These links are all in reference to the material referenced in the interview Meister EckhartMatthew foxItzhak Bentov – Stalking the wild pendulum KabbalahKabbalahGnosticismKen WilberEdward Edinger MD Links: How to eat move and be healthy – my number 1 wellness book Pauls Blog Chek Institute (World class courses Id recommend everyone invest in) Paul’s Youtube with loads of free info Pauls awesome podcast – Living 4D More from Carl Bestme – Subscribe to the email database for free content and more in depth information on podcasts and events. Healthfit collective – Where I practice as a wellness coach The post BMR 26: Spiritual Wellbeing with Paul Chek Pt.2 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Paul Chek is always two steps ahead of the trend when it comes to the latest in the wellness world and a lot of what he was teaching 20+ years ago is now at the forefront of academic research, becoming increasingly ‘mainstream’. Paul is still two step ahead (at least!) and in this episode we really get to know Paul, what experiences have shaped and guided him and his incredible work that continually evolves. Then we move on to discuss what it is to be human – we explore how we may access different wavelengths and intelligences all the way to sphincter exercises to tap into archaic consciousness! This perfectly sets up part two in which we dive deep into ‘spiritual wellness’ and everything that surrounds this topic. Prepare to have your mind blown! Episode breakdown: More from Paul and the Chek Institute Pauls Blog Chek Institute (World class courses Id recommend everyone invest in) Paul’s Youtube with loads of free info Pauls awesome podcast – Living 4D Reference Links: As referenced in the episode One Mind – Larry Dossey MD – http://www.dosseydossey.com/larry/onemind.html The field – Lynne Mctaggart – https://lynnemctaggart.com/the-field-book/ William A Tiller – https://www.tillerinstitute.com Chakra system science- Dr Valarie hunt – http://www.transformationalbreakthroughs.org/category_s/1826.htm https://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Mind-Science-Vibrations-Consciousness/dp/0964398818 The Subtle Body – Cyndie Dale – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6115380-the-subtle-body https://cyndidale.com Dr Claude Swanson – Lifeforce – https://www.amazon.com/Life-Force-Scientific-Basis-Synchronized/dp/B003MS8M3O http://synchronizeduniverse.com Itzhak Bentov – Stalking the wild pendulum – meditation science – https://www.amazon.com/Stalking-Wild-Pendulum-Mechanics-Consciousness-ebook/dp/B00AO9JTP4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itzhak_Bentov Byron Robinson MD – Abdominal Pelvic Brain – https://www.amazon.com/Abdominal-Pelvic-Brain-Byron-Robinson/dp/1375544896 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10630351 Heartmath – https://www.heartmath.org More from Carl Bestme – Subscribe to the email database for free content and more in depth information on podcasts and events. Healthfit collective – Where I practice as a wellness coach The post BMR 25: Defining The Human – Paul Chek pt.1 appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Pete Evans is best known for his TV presence, cooking abilities and the controversy surrounding his wellness beliefs. But whether you agree with what he says or not he is getting a lot done in life and remains a playful, happy and healthy guy! So what makes Pete tick? What drives this passion and mission? Does he have a strong sense of purpose? Find out the answers to all of these questions in this fun and interesting talk with Pete. Pete is a really passionate, humble and transparent being and has a really nice way of expressing himself, please enjoy. Episode Breakdown: More on Pete Evans here More fron Carl at BestMe and HealthFit Collective The post BMR 24: Beyond Labels with Pete Evans appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Do you want to be free? The ability to move will directly impact on your life aspirations whatever they may be. Enjoying the movement experience will bring a whole lot more to your life including freedom. Freedom to trust your body in any environment, freedom to express yourself and you will be free to take on life and be your best self. Play is an essential part of this and may have more benefits than all exercise modalities combined! In this episode I talk with wellness educator, movement expert and all round good guy John Polley about play, happiness, freedom and of course movement. This is a powerful episode with many usable tools Episode breakdown: For more on JP you can find him here: Be Free More from Carl here: BestMe and HealthFit Collective The post BMR 23: The Power of Play with John Polley appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Stress has been linked to many conditions and diseases including heart disease, diabetes and even cancers. But what is stress exactly? And how can we minimise or cope with it? In this episode I talk with, nutritionist, speaker, wellness expert and owner of BePure – Ben Warren. We discuss what stress is, how we can test and recognise it in our own lives as well as some really useful tools and strategies to help us manage it. We also go into everything that surrounds stress – food, inflammation, autoimmunity, gut health, resilience and adrenal fatigue. Episode Breakdown: More on Ben Warren here Find Carl at bestme and HealthFit Collective The post BMR 22: Stress – A Modern Epidemic with Ben Warren appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Many of us in the western world have created a very comfortable physical environment which is great on many levels, but are we getting the best of our physiology? It turns out that we aren’t! Actually immersing ourselves in the cold or heat can have many health benefits. Ben Logan of Logan Lore explores why you may want to consider cold water immersion training, the science behind the why, the how and everything around this subject including how to start, the red flags and what you can expect. This is something you will want to start after listening to this! More on Ben at Logan Lore Carl is also available at HealthFit Collective in Wellington The 9V9 Challenge is starting soon please reserve you spot Here The post BMR 21: Environmental Conditioning with Ben Logan appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

Have you ever followed and exercise regime that ‘guarantees’ fat loss and it hasn’t yielded the results indicated, either it hasn’t worked at all or you’ve even gone backward?! Leaving you feeling like a failure or looking for more extreme training regimes or lifestyle choices. Well, perhaps you have a ‘genetic mismatch’ where you are not training in line with your genes. Science shows that when you mismatch your training to your genes there is an 85% non-response rate – meaning that you get no results or even go backwards! In this episode I talk with personalised wellness expert Kyle Riley about individualised conditioning, how you can align your training with your genetic type and also by following this process can carry over into other domains. For example how some people may drop body fat by lifting heavy weight and long slow walks versus the classic HIIT approach. Others may get the same great results by just tweaking the timing of their training. We also discuss all of the other factors outside of training that may impact on these results. To find out what training and lifestyle factors are correct for you and your unique physiology please check out this link Check out my favourite sleep tool – Kaizen Blue light Blocking glasses You will find them on the shopping page – use the discount code: bestme to recieve $10 off your purchase The post BMR 20: The Training Mismatch – With Kyle Riley appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

When we think of health we think of nutrition, exercise and the mind. But we have ignored potentially the most important and influential health factor – Light. More and more research is showing that disruption to our circadian rhythms (our inbuilt clocks) is catastrophic to our health and the biggest influencer on this is light. Our physiology is ancient and we are wired to run in synchronicity with the sunrise and sunset. However life is very different today so how do we navigate this space and bridge the gap? In this episode I talk with wellness expert Dave Liow of The Kaizen Institute of Health and we talk all things light with many practical tools and tips that you can apply now. This is a must listen if you want to optimise your health and after this you may want to change your light bulbs and put on a pair of blue blocking glasses (I did)! Episode breakdown: Special $10 off offer for BestMe listeners on Blue Blocking Glasses: Use the discount code: bestme NZ Listeners: https://www.kaizenih.com/product/kihblbgnz Australian Listeners: https://www.kaizenih.com/product/blbg International Listeners: https://www.kaizenih.com/product/kaizen-blue-light-blocking-glasses-international-order These will change your life! The post BMR 19: Light – The Forgotten Wellness Factor with Dave Liow appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this episode, we explore gut health from three completely different perspectives to provide an in-depth coverage of the subject. We cover many subjects from neuroscience, microbiome, leaky gut, nutrition, movement, interaction with animals and the environment all the way to stress and having good relationships! The three guests are: This really is a fun(ny), informative and practical interview that will leave you and your gut enlightened! For more on Helen Padarin – www.helenpadarin.com For more on Kale Brock – www.thegutmovie.com For more on Diego Bohorquez – www.gutbrains.com Carl can be found at www.bestme.co.nz And works as a practitioner at www.healthfitcollective.co.nz in Wellington New Zealand The post BMR 18: Gut Health Supersode with Helen Padarin, Kale Brock and Dr Diego Bohorquez appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this episode I talk with longevity expert Marcus Pearce about the formula to a great long life. Marcus has interviewed dozens of healthy, happy older people including many centurions and holocaust survivors to delineate what the key aspects are in living a great long life. Marcus has also spent time living in one of the ‘Blue Zones’ Ikaria (a little greek island) known as the island where people forget to die. This is a fun and very informative chat where we talk about what Marcus learned from living amongst one of the healthiest cultures on the planet and also what surprised him! We draw on this experience and the dozens of interviews he has conducted to tease out what the 8 step formula is for a great long life – not to be mistaken for a long life (there is a difference and we talk about this too!). Learn how through life his perception of healthy has changed dramatically and why he re-wrote the script for his life. If you want to live and great long life this is a must listen! The Breakdown : Powered by Eventbrite The post BMR 17: The Formula For a Great Long Life – With Marcus Pearce appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this episode of BMR, I am on the other end of the interview! This is entirely dedicated to answering questions provided by listeners and I’m presented with more than a few controversial questions and subjects that I explore for the first time publicly! This may also be an opportunity to get a glimpse into Listen In The post Questions For Carl appeared first on The Wellness Couch.