A Higher Branch

A Higher Branch

By Sam MakhoulEducationSelf-Improvement
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A Higher Branch episodes

  • How You Can Use Lifestyle As Medicine: Part 2 of 3
    Today we are joined again by Luke Coutinho; Holistic Lifestyle Coach for Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine.
    In this episode, Sam Makhoul and Luke Coutinho share with us how we can connect to our inner intelligence and how we can use lifestyle as medicine for sustainable good health.
    The pair also discuss:
    Your Bio-individuality
    The benefits of sunshine and Vitamin D
    How to connect with your inner intelligence
    Food rules; What, how, when to eat or whether those things are important
    How lifestyle and environment can change your genes
    Lifestyle Vs Medication
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    2:37 – Benefits to sunshine and Vitamin D
    4:07 – Happiness is a universal energy
    6:09 – Simplicity is a luxury
    11:10 – Connecting with your inner intelligence
    11:48 – Meditation and Reflection
    12:20 – The power of vision and reflection
    14:41 – Integrative medicine
    16:06 – Sam’s morning and nightly meditation
    16:31 – Food rules
    22:40 – High Cholesterol & Statins
    25:12 – Angiogenesis
    27:05 – Epigenetics: How lifestyle and environment can change your genes
    29:46 – Alternative medicine and supplements
    30:15 – Lifestyle as medicine
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    36 min
  • How Lifestyle & Your Mind Can Heal Your Body: Part 1 of 3
    Today we are joined by Luke Coutinho; Holistic Lifestyle Coach for Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine.
    In this episode, Sam Makhoul and Luke Coutinho share with us the mind and gut connection to heal the body and for good health.
    The paid also discuss:
    How we can use lifestyle as medicine
    How environmental and lifestyle factors affect your health
    What is Integrative Medicine
    What is Bio Individuality
    What we believe in is how the physical body responds
    How to change our negative beliefs
    How we use meditation to cultivate mindfulness
    What foods make our gut angry
    The mind and gut connection
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    3:55 – What made Luke get into medicine
    5:41 – Environmental factors
    6:06 – Lifestyle factors
    7:27 – Integrative medicine
    8:25 – Bio Individuality
    9:30 – Quick fixes don’t work – they only suppress
    10:41 – How the physical body responds to negative beliefs
    13:38 – How to change negative beliefs
    14:39 – Meditation to cultivate mindfulness
    16:36 – Stacking Method
    20:00 – Lifestyle changes
    21:23 – What foods makes our gut angry
    22:45 – The gut connection
    23:02 – Auto - immune conditions
    24:29 – Genes and our lifestyle
    26:00 – Hormone imbalance
    26:41 – How pollution affects our gut
    27:05 – How to use Circadian Rhythm Fasting
    28:32 – Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
    30:15 – Probiotics and Prebiotics
    31:09 – Gut flora and stress
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    35 min
  • 5 Principles to Help You Outperform At Work: Lifehack #6 of 6
    In today's PODCAST episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4-5-6 System for behavioural change and shares the final 6th life hack for achieving EXCELLENCE IN YOUR CAREER OR BUSINESS.
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    00:57 – A recap of the 6 Lifehacks
    3:17 – The Higher Branch Framework
    4:05 – Why are work hacks important
    5:24 – Two people who Sam draws inspiration from for his 5 work hacks
    6:08 –Idolisation Vs Inspiration
    7:14 – What is “The Triple Crown”
    8:41 – 5 principles for working at the level of excellence
    9:31– Work Hack #1: Be bold & fearless
    11:31 – Sam’s father as his inspiration
    12:16 – Prince as Sam’s inspiration
    15:17 – Work Hack #2: Have a strong work ethic
    19:20 – 4 Sub tips of a strong work ethic
    20:42 – How to Work harder, not just smarter
    23:42 – How to develop a “no excuses” mind set
    25:12 - Work Hack #3: Master your craft
    28:59 – 4 sub tips to mastering your craft
    32:50 – Work Hack #4: Exceed expectations
    33:27 – How Sam exceeds expectations in his work
    38:31 – An example of when Sam went beyond the call of duty
    43:43 – Work Hack #5: Have impeccable conduct
    44:17 – 3 sub tips for impeccable conduct
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    52 min
  • How To Socialise Effectively. Tips For Introverts & Extroverts - Life Hack #5 of 6
    In today's PODCAST episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4-5-6 System for behavioural change made up of four daily rituals, five habits and six life hacks. Sam shares the fifth of his 6 life hacks, the ART OF SOCIALISING.
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    7:21 – The benefits of socialising
    11:57 – What stops us from socialising
    15:33 – What we can learn from the turtle
    17:20 – The steps to being a great communicator
    18:32 – Who we should be socialising with
    24:06 – 12 practical tips how to socialise
    28:44 – Examples of sharing a little bit about yourself
    33:19 – Episode 104: The Habit that Boosts Your Immunity & Success - Habit #1 of 5
    44:25 – How do you start a conversation one-on-one
    45:25 – How to approach a group of strangers
    46:18 – Tips on how to approach a group conversation
    47:11 – How to force yourself to socialise when that part of you just wants to avoid people
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    50 min
  • How To Access Your Manifestation Powers - Life Hack #4 of 6: Part 2
    In today's PODCAST episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4-5-6 System for behavioural change made up of four daily rituals, five habits and six life hacks. Sam shares PART 2 of the fourth of his 6 life hacks, the power of CREATIVE IMAGINATION as a manifestation powerhouse.
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    8:13 – Attracting positivity and negativity through our thoughts
    8:54 – The Quantum Field
    10:01 – Become a conscious creator
    12:10 – Manifestation
    13:14 – Creative Visualisation in the 8 Areas of Life
    14:28 – Self - Sabotage
    14:54 – Self - Belief
    20:07 - Self - Mastery
    22:06 – The Higher Branch frameworks
    24:07 – A step-by step process to accessing the subconscious
    29:06 – How to take steps to consciously control your mind
    30:23 – Ramon’s morning ritual
    31:49 – How we are co-creators of our inner world
    33:43 - How meditation can be used as the gateway
    38:32 – The steps to Self - Mastery
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    50 min
  • The Lifehack That Turns Anxiety Into A Powerful 6th Sense - Life Hack #4 of 6
    In today's PODCAST episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4-5-6 System for behavioural change made up of four daily rituals, five habits and six life hacks. Sam shares the fourth of his 6 life hacks, CREATIVE VISUALISATION.
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    4:14 – LifeHack #4 – The sixth sense
    7:01 – What does science say about the sixth sense
    8:07 – The faculty of Creative Imagination (Ci)
    8:59 – Why do we have the ability to envision goals and dreams and hold them as emotions
    9:41– How do we know which actions to take
    10:20 – Ci and the link to Anxiety
    12:11– How to turn Anxiety into a strength
    14:25 – People with a highly creative imagination
    17:04 – When does high sensitivity and high creative imagination turn into an anxiety
    23:58 – How to use your creative imagination in the eight areas of life
    31: 34 – Do you have a natural genetic ability for high Ci?
    33:33 – Can people without this Geno Type tap into their sixth sense
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    35 min
  • Sleep Hacks That Will Change Your Life - Life Hack #3 of 6
    What happens to us during sleep is truly remarkable. It is the reboot we need every night to live longer and look younger.
    That’s why sleep is even more important than diet and exercise. It impacts not just your body but your intelligence and emotional wellbeing. It could help you live a beautiful life with high energy and enthusiasm that makes you a fun and attractive person to be around.
    In this weeks PODCAST, I share the definitive guide to sleep that will help you return to your natural state where you sleep softly and peacefully.
    YOU WILL LEARN:
    How sleep impacts you physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
    4 factors that negatively impact the depth of sleep
    7 factors that negatively impact your ability to get to sleep
    9 hacks to improve the depth duration, continuity and regularity of sleep
    How to discover your chronotype to avoid insomnia
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    5:18 – The science of sleep
    6:33 – Sleep basics
    7:06 – 4 sleep levels
    9:05 – How does sleep impact you physical
    11:04 – The benefits of quality sleep
    14:12 – How does sleep impact your intelligence
    16:13 – What happens when you don’t get enough deep sleep
    17:05 – How does sleep impact you emotionally
    17:51 – Sleep and anxiety
    21:44 – Life Hacks- 4 elements of quality sleep
    23:26 – Element #1 – Depth of Sleep
    23:48 – 4 factors that negatively impact the depth of sleep
    31:30 – Element #2 – Duration of sleep
    32:34 – 7 factors that negatively impact your ability to get to sleep
    38:11 – 9 best tips to induce sleep and improve duration
    42:16 – Element #3 – Continuity of sleep
    44:08 – Element #4 – Regularity of sleep
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    49 min
  • 15 Essential Eating Hacks - Life Hack #2 of 6
    In today's PODCAST episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4-5-6 System for behavioural change made up of four daily rituals, five habits and six life hacks. Sam shares the second of his 6 life hacks, EATING HACKS for OPTIMAL ABSORPTION.
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    5:07 – Why eating healthy can be unhealthy
    7:51 – 4 Hacks WHEN to eat
    13:31 – 5 Hacks HOW to eat
    20:16 – HOW much to eat
    22:44 – 5 Hacks WHAT to eat
    27:59 – Avoiding the foods that make you angry
    29:54 – Foods to be avoided by everyone
    31:40 – Foods to be avoided by some
    35:49 – 3 essential tests to discovery your food sensitivity
    37:46 – The one bad food habit that you need to stop doing
    41:06 – 20 Quick Tips For Greatness
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    46 min
  • The Ultimate “Morning 5” Detox Life Hack #1 Of 6
    In today's PODCAST episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4-5-6 System for behavioural change made up of four daily rituals, five habits and six life hacks. Sam shares his first hack called “the morning 5 detox”.
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    00:51 – A recap on Sam’s 4-5-6 System for Living series
    02:02 – What is a LifeHack?
    4:18 – Examples of tough stuff that we all should do daily in the 8 Areas of Life
    4:35 – The 8 Areas of Life
    4:50 – Sam’s book, A Higher Branch
    6:17 – Why these 8 areas fill 8 fundamental human needs
    6:27 – Tree of Health
    7:16 – Tree of Love
    7:50 – Tree of Family
    8:23 – Tree of Work
    8:42 – Tree of Friendship
    8:54 – Episode 13, 25 October 2019 – How Toxic People, Toxic Haste, Toxic Thinking and Toxic Feelings Wreck Your Energy Levels
    9:11 – Tree of Learning
    9:39 – Tree of Wealth
    10:01 – Tree of Charity
    11:13 – The Morning 5 Detox Protocol
    15:14 – Protocol #1 – Oil Pulling
    16:04 – How to protect your saliva with this one oil pulling recipe
    16:53 – What does the science say about Saliva
    18:32 – Bacteria and oral Inflammation and its affect on the body
    19:11 – The 3 main protocols to good oral hygiene
    23:39 – The importance to take care of our 5 senses
    21:48 – Episode 3, 15 August 2019 – The Dangers of Hidden Hearing Loss and How You Can Prevent It
    22:16 – Protocol #2 – Sip Warm Lemon Water
    22:53 – The benefits of protocol #2
    24:14 – Sam’s recipe for lemon warm water
    26:04 – Protocol #3 – Grounding
    28:12 – The benefits of Grounding
    29:28 – Protocol #4 – Sungazing
    30:25 – The technique how to sungaze
    35:29 – Protocol #5 – Breathing deeply
    38:58 – The technique for breathing deeply
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    44 min
  • The Habit That Stops Negative Self-Talk - Habit #5 of 5
    In today's PODCAST episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4-5-6 System for behavioural change made up of four daily rituals, five habits and six life hacks. Sam shares the fifth of his daily habits that stops negative self-talk.
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    4:22 – What is the habit of Review and Reflection and why is it important?
    4:50 – Toxic thinking negative self-talk and beliefs about yourself
    6:18 – Why do we indulge in negative self-talk?
    6:50 – Dr Guy Winch, Author of ‘Emotional First Aid’; why we dump on ourselves when something bad happens
    9:33 – Cultivating the habit of Review and Reflection
    10:17 – How to protect your emotional wellbeing
    10:48 – The two-step process to stop negative self-talk
    11:12 – 3 typical examples of negative self-talk
    11:33 – The Tree of Health
    13:20 – The Tree of Relationships
    15:08 – The Tree of Work
    18:02 – Why we need to feel to heal
    20:55 – More on why do we indulge in negative self-talk?
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    23 min

About A Higher Branch

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A Higher Branch Podcast is created for people who want to continuously upgrade their life. You will learn proven mindset tools to help you stay motivated and practical techniques to help you overcome fears and obstacles that often stop you from taking daily action.