He’s a James Beard award-nominated chef and an accomplished cyclist, but what you may not know about Seamus Mullen (@seamusmullen) is that he was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in 2007. After flatlining on the table during a hospital visit, he submitted to the tutelage of Frank Lipman, M.D., a practitioner of functional medicine. Through a combination of a diet overhaul, conventional medicine, supplementation and acupuncture, Seamus reversed his symptoms and worked his way back to health.

“For every area you’re investing your energy, there’s an area you’re not.”

I sit down with Seamus to talk about different approaches to fitness, his experience living with an autoimmune disease, and his definition of success. Seamus shares one of his favorite truisms—“when the student is ready, the teacher appears”—and explains how it not only influenced his approach to life, but literally saved it. 

“The first step to getting better is believing you will get better.”

• Microdosing fitness to mitigate stress (5:30)
• How can you incorporate fitness into your daily patterns? (8:00)
• It’s Seamus’ birthday, and he’s drinking dock sludge (11:00)
• The best way to help people make good decisions is to make them yourself (14:00)
• Seamus is a famous chef, by the way (18:00)
• A knock on the door can change your life. Almost dying can too. (24:00)
• When the student is ready, the teacher appears (33:00)
• The power of stories to effect change (41:00)
• A shift toward feminine energy (43:00)
• The therapeutic value of music (47:30)

The Seamus 45th Birthday Workout

Buy In: 45 Swings, 48kg

2 Rounds:
45 cal Fan Bike
45 KB Swings, 24kg
45 Chin-Ups / HR Push-Ups
45 Goblet Squats

Between Rounds: 300m Double KB Carry, 24kg

Find Seamus

•  Instagram I Facebook I Twitter 
• Seamus’s latest book: Real Food Heals: Eat to Feel Younger and Stronger Every Day
• Listen to the goop fellas podcast here

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