This is the second part of the show with Lisa, founder of plant-based restaurant Confusion, and we discuss controlling type 2 diabetes with a plant-based diet, creating a positive culture in the workplace, why salads are not allowed on her menu, career fulfilment, living on a boat, why hardcore vegans may be scaring away more people than they are drawing in to plant-based nutrition, productivity, and how Lisa finds her balance. Resources discussed in this episode:ResourcesConfusion websiteConfusion on InstagramCannabidiol (CBD) as a cancer drugHing/AsafoetidaForks Over Knives TrailerStudy on plant-based diet for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetesCowspiracy TrailerMarie Kondo – Tidy your spaceCarnivore King – Says meat-free in futureForbes article on meat companies investing in plant-based meatOne Plant-Basted Meal Per Day MovementIkigai – Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy LifePlease click the link below to your favourite podcast app to listen in or watch the show on BOOST Health TV 

Lisa pictured here in front row with hat.

Lisa Terauchi, founder of a fabulous plant-based restaurant in Hong Kong called Confusion, joined me on episode 38 of the BOOST Health Podcast.  The restaurant, the food, and the way she manages it are all fantastic, but the path that led her to opening it is perhaps the most inspirational and surprising. In this first part of the series with Lisa, we discuss how she ignored her doctor’s advice and attacked liver disease with plants, each of our stories of how we removed animal products from our diet and how we felt, gut health, inflammation, and how your skin is a mouth.Resources discussed in this episode:ResourcesConfusion websiteConfusion on InstagramCannabidiol (CBD) as a cancer drugHing/AsafoetidaForks Over Knives TrailerStudy on plant-based diet for prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetesCowspiracy TrailerMarie Kondo – Tidy your spaceCarnivore King – Says meat-free in futureForbes article on meat companies investing in plant-based meatOne Plant-Basted Meal Per Day MovementIkigai – Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy LifePlease click the link below to your favourite podcast app to listen in or watch the show on BOOST Health TV

In this episode Ryan and I talk about the third space concept as a transition from work to home, engaging in real connections with people and their first name (not their title), speed dating on bikes, doing something for the first time more often, and how Ryan finds his balance.  This is the second and final part of my discussion with Ryan O’Neill, Founder of International Cycling Executives (ICE).Resources discussed in this episode:ICE WebsiteICE InstagramICE TwitterBOOST Health TV – This Episode On Video!BOOST Health WebsiteBest Commuting City In The WorldThird Space BookDOMS Article in Stonger By ScienceMamils TrailerB-12Multi-VitaminCreatineMaster Amino Acid Pattern StudyMaster Pattern Amino AcidsPlease click the link below to your favourite podcast app to listen in.

In this episode of the BOOST Health Podcast I am joined by Ryan O’Neill, Founder of International Cycling Executives (ICE).  In Part 1 of our discussion we talk about how and why Ryan found the need for senior executives to connect in a more authentic fashion, how to create, change, and cultivate a culture, why we should invest a bit more of ourselves into one another, and the explosion of cycle commuting.Resources discussed in this episode:ICE WebsiteICE InstagramICE TwitterBOOST Health TV – This Episode On Video!BOOST Health WebsiteBest Commuting City In The WorldThird Space BookDOMS Article in Stonger By SciencePlease click the link below to your favourite podcast app to listen in.

This is the third and final episode of this series with Anna Woods, founder of SheSTRENGTH.  She coaches her clients through her online platform and community as well as in her awesome barn gym office in rural Kansas!  She focuses a lot of her energy in helping empower women and coaching special needs individuals.  In this episode Anna and I have a healthy debate on foam rolling, Anna tell us some stories and amazing results she has had with her special needs clients, mental wellness tactics, and how Anna finds her balance.Below are the links to resources we discuss in this episode:SheSTRENGTH WebsiteSheSTRENGTH BlogBrene Brown WebsiteDr. Jared Shoemaker and InMotionSecret to a Strong Core: Intra-abdominal PressureELDOA L5-S1Gratitude Journal BenefitsBOOST Health Instagram FeedMobilityWODPlease click the link below to your favourite podcast app to listen in.

This is the second episode of a 3 part this series with Anna Woods, founder of SheSTRENGTH.  She coaches her clients through her online platform and community as well as in her awesome barn gym office in rural Kansas!  She focuses a lot of her energy in helping empower women and coaching special needs individuals.  In this episode Anna and I discuss women in the weight room, giving our clients the tools they need to execute on their own, intra abdominal pressure, the power of a dead bug, and mobility. Below are the links to resources we discuss in this episode:SheSTRENGTH WebsiteSheSTRENGTH BlogBrene Brown WebsiteDr. Jared Shoemaker and InMotionSecret to a Strong Core: Intra-abdominal PressureELDOA L5-S1Gratitude Journal BenefitsBOOST Health Instagram FeedShow sponsors:SwimRun Sai Kung Race RegistrationBeyond the LineTerrarmarPlease click the link below to your favourite podcast app to listen in.

This is the second episode of a 3 part this series with Anna Woods, founder of SheSTRENGTH.  She coaches her clients through her online platform and community as well as in her awesome barn gym office in rural Kansas!  She focuses a lot of her energy in helping empower women and coaching special needs individuals.  In this episode Anna and I discuss women in the weight room, giving our clients the tools they need to execute on their own, intra abdominal pressure, the power of a dead bug, and mobility. Below are the links to resources we discuss in this episode:SheSTRENGTH WebsiteSheSTRENGTH BlogBrene Brown WebsiteDr. Jared Shoemaker and InMotionSecret to a Strong Core: Intra-abdominal PressureELDOA L5-S1Gratitude Journal BenefitsBOOST Health Instagram FeedShow sponsors:SwimRun Sai Kung Race RegistrationBeyond the LineTerrarmarPlease click the link below to your favourite podcast app to listen in.

This is the first episode of a 3 part this series with Anna Woods, founder of SheSTRENGTH.  She coaches her clients through her online platform and community as well as in her awesome barn gym office in rural Kansas!  I find her work in empowering women and working with special needs individuals especially inspirational and heart warming. In this episode Anna and I discuss how she got interested in fitness as a career, wellness mentorship, how and why she started her own gym out of her barn, starting a business from scratch (twice), and the importance of community.  I think you will really enjoy it!Below are the links to resources we discuss in this episode:SheSTRENGTH WebsiteSheSTRENGTH BlogBrene Brown WebsiteDr. Jared Shoemaker and InMotionSecret to a Strong Core: Intra-abdominal PressureELDOA L5-S1Gratitude Journal BenefitsPlease click the link below to your favourite podcast app to listen in.

This is the first episode of a 3 part this series with Anna Woods, founder of SheSTRENGTH.  She coaches her clients through her online platform and community as well as in her awesome barn gym office in rural Kansas!  I find her work in empowering women and working with special needs individuals especially inspirational and heart warming. In this episode Anna and I discuss how she got interested in fitness as a career, wellness mentorship, how and why she started her own gym out of her barn, starting a business from scratch (twice), and the importance of community.  I think you will really enjoy it!Below are the links to resources we discuss in this episode:SheSTRENGTH WebsiteSheSTRENGTH BlogBrene Brown WebsiteDr. Jared Shoemaker and InMotionSecret to a Strong Core: Intra-abdominal PressureELDOA L5-S1Gratitude Journal BenefitsPlease click the link below to your favourite podcast app to listen in.

This is the first episode of a 3 part this series with Anna Woods, founder of SheSTRENGTH.  She coaches her clients through her online platform and community as well as in her awesome barn gym office in rural Kansas!  I find her work in empowering women and working with special needs individuals especially inspirational and heart warming. In this episode Anna and I discuss how she got interested in fitness as a career, wellness mentorship, how and why she started her own gym out of her barn, starting a business from scratch (twice), and the importance of community.  I think you will really enjoy it!Below are the links to resources we discuss in this episode:SheSTRENGTH WebsiteSheSTRENGTH BlogBrene Brown WebsiteDr. Jared Shoemaker and InMotionSecret to a Strong Core: Intra-abdominal PressureELDOA L5-S1Gratitude Journal BenefitsPlease click the link below to your favourite podcast app to listen in.