Ryan Baxter is a qualified heath coach and competitive obstacle course racer. He brings the scientific mindset that has carried him through a successful career in software engineering, to the thorny issues of diet, exercise, sleep and stress-management. His social media channels are a trove of insight on the latest research, and we're very lucky to have him here today to share his approach.   

Chapters:   

00:00 Intro 

01:24 What is a health coach? 

02:36 Introducing the six pillars of health 

09:45 Sleep 11:42 Movement vs exercise 

15:06 Social connection as part of movement 

17:06 Diet 

20:12 Has low-carb gone too far? 

23:52 Food addiction and the difference between types of carbohydrate 

28:00 Evolution vs food 

30:10 Common mistakes - under eating protein and excessive fasting 

31:27 How much protein should people be eating? 

33:02 Fasting 

34:32 The energy crisis concept 

39:50 The line between dedication and selfishness 

44:40 Where could technology go in terms of health tracking devices? 

48:22 When not to track 

53:12 Morning routine 

54:36 Cold Exposure 

54:52 Walking 

55:36 Sauna 

56:17 New research on saturated fat and heart disease 

59:15 Grip training 

01:00:28 Where can we find Ryan online?  

This episode is available as a YouTube video here 

Find Ryan in the follow places: On Instagram @rjbhealthcoaching and @ryanjasonbaxter, or at his website - www.rjbhealth.coach. If you have any questions for Ryan, you can ask them here and I'll forward them to him.

Ryan mentioned Robb Wolf's book Wired To Eat - you can find it here    

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