In today’s episode, I am joined by a colleague of mine, Dr. Tracey Teasdale, ND. Dr, Tracey shares her incredible story then we dive deep into exercise, exercise and the immune system, and pain management.  

• We explore how pain doesn’t always mean tissue damage even though our brain thinks so. Pain can lead to fear of movement and avoidance because it’s uncomfortable, but that doesn’t always mean it’s bad.
• We dive into how exercise can have an analgesic and an immune modulator effect on the body. And how exercise has the means to improve self-confidence, self-efficacy, and trust in your body 
• We talk about the exercise stress vs recovery time model and how we can use that to help safely progress with our exercise plans. 

This was a great conversation with Dr. Teadale, ND and I’m excited to share it with you. 

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More about Dr. Tracey Teasdale, ND

Dr. Tracey Teasdale, ND, CISSN is a naturopathic doctor and certified sports nutritionist practicing out of both Barrie and Alliston, as well as virtually across Ontario. She also leads the Sports Medicine program at The Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. 

Dr. Tracey believes that being an athlete is a state of mind and not the numbers you put up on the board. You have the potential to improve your performance and your health by balancing your training (or exercise), nutrition, lifestyle, and mindset and you have the power to adopt these factors in pursuit of your goals. Dr. Tracey is passionate about leveraging sports, exercise, and physical activity to improve your health, your performance, your longevity, and your quality of life.

Exercise doesn’t have to suck. It doesn’t have to be hard. And most of it isn’t Instagram-worthy. But engaging in it regularly will change your life. Even if you don’t really want to. Chronic illness and pain doesn’t have to take you out of the game. In fact, exercise is included in treatment recommendations for everything from acute pain to cancer, and pretty much everything in between. The trick is to make it work for you.

Connect with Dr. Tracey 

www.traceyteasdale.com

https://www.facebook.com/TraceyTeasdaleND

https://www.instagram.com/drtraceynd

Be sure to visit http://www.traceyteasdale.com to download your free gifts and see the courses that Dr. Tracey, ND has available:

• Peak Performance Planner (free download to identify, prioritize and act on the easiest ways to improve your performance)
• Master your motivation on-demand online session
• Online “Optimize your sports performance” course (12 module DIY course)