Chalene Johnson (IG: @chalenejohnson) is a world-renowned motivational speaker with more than 30 years as a health expert. She has sold millions of fitness videos and holds The Guiness Book of World Record for having starred in the most fitness videos. Chalene is a New York Times bestselling author and top health podcaster.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The brain scan that changed Chalene’s life
• Coming to terms with orthorexia
• The negative side of the fitness industry
• Chalene coming clean with her audience
• There’s more than one approach to health
• Allow time to heal
• The difference between “real food” and “clean food”
• Chalene’s before & after brain scan
• The downward cycle of prescriptions
• What is the 131 Method?
• The three phases of 131
• Pay attention to what you eat
• The trickery behind food marketing
• The four fasts of the 131 Method
• Starvation vs. fasting
• Refuelling with a clean slate
• Stop all the food rules
• Chalene’s current fitness & sleep routines
• Learning to relax
• Family time comes first

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Chalene Johnson - 131 Method (book)

Chalene Johnson's website

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Chalene Johnson - Push (book)

The Chalene Show (podcast)

Build Your Tribe (Chalene's podcast)

Dr. Daniel Amen (books)

Amen Clinics - Brain SPECT

Dr. Valter Longo - The Longevity Diet (book)

DEXA scan

Transcript:

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