    Bret Contreras, PhD, CSCS,*D is a lifelong student of strength training, obsessed with the glutes, a personal trainer, the owner of Glute Lab San Diego, the author of  Glute Lab, the inventor of the barbell hip thrust, the creator of BC Strength products including the Hip Thruster, BC T-Bell, and Glute Loops, and founder of Booty by Bret online. Visit his Blog and Instagram if you like what you've heard here.   Learn more about our New Zealand Adventure Retreat    

Ep:195 Glute Lab | Bret Contreras, PhD, CSCS,*D

Our mission is to get clients fit for the experience of life with customized coaching programs and transformational retreats built to nurture the body, mind, and spirit. 

Adam and Vanessa Lambert are the creators of Bee The Wellness, a personal coaching company with an emphasis on community and adventure. They are committed to building a tribe of wellness warriors—helping people make small changes over time to tackle big adventures in life. Whether that means hiking Machu Picchu or losing 10 pounds, the Lamberts empower adventure-seeking souls to master the physiology and mindset needed to live… well, a badass life! All while creating a loving, supportive community centered on the core values of total inclusion, fun, and innovation.

Bee The Wellness is dedicated to expanding lives through nuanced, personalized whole-food diets, FUNctional fitness, and mindful, fearless living. At the center of any Bee The Wellness experience, be it an online program or an epic adventure, is community and connection. Bee The Wellness brings holistic balance to all facets of life while connecting you with other adventurers and wellness warriors.

Music by Vanessa Lambert AKA Nesta! www.youtube.com/NestaTunesTV

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In this episode, we sit down with Kristin and Maria of Wise and Well to discuss their work in women's health and introduce their first retreat! Wise & Well Retreat October 2023    Kristin       I am a functional nutritionist with advanced training in holistic nutrition as well as a specialty in perimenopause and menopause health. I am Board Certified in Holistic Nutrition through the National Association of Nutrition Professionals, a certified DUTCH hormone test practitioner, and a graduate of the Nutritional Therapy Association’s Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner program. In addition, I have special training in amino acid therapy for anxiety and mood disorders as well as mindset coaching to facilitate change. I completed a professional mentorship with naturopathic endocrinologist Dr. Rebecca Provorse in 2020. I am also a “recovering” corporate attorney! In my downtime, you will find me with my husband hiking, exploring the world, or catching up with my adult sons. At home, I am typically and happily covered in golden retriever fur.      Maria      I am a functional health coach with a specialty in perimenopause and menopause. I graduated from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2013 and then studied in a hormone program for practitioners with Dr Sara Gottfried in 2014. I spent the first 8 months of 2015 completing the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Certification Program and, in 2017, completed the Menopause Method Program for Physicians with Dr David Rosensweet. I have been personally mentored by hormone scholar Dr Lindsey Berkson and naturopathic endocrinologist Dr Rebecca Provorse. When I am not working with clients, you will find me traveling, horseback riding, walking outdoors or cooking.       

Ep:227 Wise & Well | Maria Claps & Kristin Johnson

We are super excited to announce our newest team member, and we can't wait for you all to get to know her better! My name is Paige S. Lynch, I am a triple board-certified functional medicine nurse practitioner and owner of Functional Health and Wellness, PLLC, a private functional medicine practice based in Fredericksburg, VA. I am also a mother and wife who has struggled to balance caring for others while still caring for myself. I started my career in a high-stress environment as a firefighter/paramedic. As I advanced in my education and training, my own health crisis after the birth of my son opened my eyes to the physical effects of chronic stress and not caring for my body. Shortly after my son was born, I began to experience an expression of symptoms and illnesses that were not making sense to my conventionally-trained medical brain. Unable to get the medical support I needed from traditional conventional medicine, I began to research on my own.  Over time I discovered there was another way. I began a path of whole-body wellness that I would later come to realize was the formal process of Functional Medicine. I was immediately drawn to the holistic approach of using a person’s individual genetic makeup, combined with lifestyle to reverse chronic illness and prevent future problems. After my own health & wellness success utilizing functional medicine, I decided to become a Functional Medicine practitioner. After completing my training with the Institute of Functional Medicine, I was able to create a practice that centers around the needs of the patient. Now I work with patients across the country creating individualized treatment plans based on each person's unique needs. Learn more about Paige at her website

Ep:226 Introducing our Director of Health and Wellness|Paige Lynch

In this episode, we sit down to catch up with our long-time friend and mentor Mark Sisson. It has been 125 episodes since we last had Mark on the show so this was long overdue.  Mark has a new book out called Two Meals A Day that can be bought wherever books are sold. Mark Sisson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Keto Reset Diet and founding father of the ancestral health movement. His blog, MarksDailyApple.com, and Primal Blueprint lifestyle program has paved the way for primal enthusiasts to challenge conventional wisdom's diet and exercise principles and take personal responsibility for their health and well-being. From its humble - and controversial - beginnings in 2006, Mark's Daily Apple has grown into one of the highest-ranked health information resources on the Internet, with some three million unique visitors each month. An entrepreneur presiding over a wide-ranging primal enterprise, his fledgling Primal Kitchen healthy condiment line was acquired by Kraft-Heinz in 2018.  Mark, 66, has a BA in biology from Williams College and is a former world-class endurance athlete, with a 2:18 marathon and a fourth-place finish in the Hawaii Ironman World Triathlon Championships to his credit. Today, Mark directs his competitive energies into high-stakes Ultimate Frisbee tournaments against competitors decades younger on the battlefields of Miami Beach, FL.

Ep:225 Two Meals A Day | Mark Sisson

In this episode, Vanessa dives into her experience working in the Akashic and the Akashic Records Certification program.   Learn more about the Akashic Certification HERE 

Ep:224 The Akashic Records | Vanessa and Adam

 Dr. Christian Busch directs the CGA Global Economy Program at New York University, and also teaches at the London School of Economics. Previously, he co-directed the LSE's Innovation Lab and co-founded the Sandbox Network, a global community of young innovators, as well as Leaders on Purpose, an organization convening leading CEOs. He is a member of the World Economic Forum's  (WEF)  Expert Forum, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, among Diplomatic Courier’s  "Top  99 Influencers", and part of the Thinkers50 Radar list of the 30 thinkers  “most  likely to shape the future.” Christian's bestselling book,   The Serendipity Mindset   (Penguin  Random House), has been highlighted as a  "wise,  exciting, and life-changing book"  (Arianna  Huffington) and a  "bracing  and hopeful antidote to a world addicted to efficiency and control"  (Daniel  Pink), and was featured by outlets such as Forbes, the BBC, and Harvard Business Review.    Sign up for the Mercury Party

Ep:195 Glute Lab | Bret Contreras, PhD, CSCS,*D

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