High Performance Longevity

Despite what you may hear, two weeks of vacations can absolutely derail your health and take months to fully recover from. And never mind performance after that. Healthy living also doesn't need to mean suffering through bland food and avoiding social situations.

In this short SoloSode, I share my approach to biohacking the holidays. The mindset, practices, and gear I use so that I can literally have my cake and eat it too.

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Nick

People often learn martial arts to protect themselves and others. As any conflict resolution expert will tell you, violence should be your absolute last resort.

Protection starts long before physicality. The most influential leaders diffuse tense situations by going in with an unusual mindset and awareness. They're also great communicators.

Our guest came up with the "PeaceWalker System", which gives you an entire suite of tools to lead, protect, and live confidently.

Craig Gray is a Krav Maga instructor, conflict communication expert and former bodyguard who founded the PeaceWalker Program, an approach that teaches 'average Joes' a simple method for protecting themselves and loved ones from harm.

Craig is a speaker, trainer, and Subject Matter Expert (SME). For over two decades he has been highly sought after by private and government organizations, fortune 500 companies, and many others for his unique approach.

He has worked with people ranging from Navy SEALS to soccer moms, police to private security, teachers to healthcare providers... and everyone in between. Craig runs a Krav Maga Academy, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He's an Associate Instructor and founding member at Resolution Group International (RGI), a conflict management company serving the needs of the U.S. Military, law enforcement agencies, and private organizations.

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Heart rate variability (HRV) training has come into vogue over the last few years. But do you know how to actually use it?

Chantea is a master of HRV. In this episode, you'll learn how to use biofeedback training to perform at your peak, what many practitioners don't know about optimizing your HRV, the power of audio visual entrainment (AVE), inducing the flow state, tips to enhance recovery, busting nutritional myths, training less to gain more, modern concussion protocols, and a peek into the gear within her state-of-the-art performance training facility.

Chantea Goetz researches, writes, speaks, and coaches on health and human peak performance and competes as an NPC Figure Competitor. Chantea's coaching practice includes working with athletes, entrepreneurs, and executives on their mental skills and overall well-being.

Chantea has written many articles and published Biohacking the Brain for Success and appears in many vlogs.

Currently, Chantea works for Functionised, where she is a peak performance coach for some of the world's top executives on a broad range of issues.

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The industry of fitness for health and recreation is still young. Most of the research regarding the best types of training study either the untrained or young exercisers. What about everyone else?

In this episode, we cover practical fitness for every age so that you can live at your optimal level.

Pete McCall is a personal trainer, fitness educator, content creator for big-name fitness associations, and author of several books. Including his new Ageless Intensity: Effective Workouts to Slow the Aging Process. And Smarter Workouts: The Science of Exercise Made

Simple. He's also a public speaker and host of the All About Fitness podcast. He holds a master's degree in exercise science and health promotion, is a Certified Personal Trainer with ACE and NASM, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and has spent much of his career educating personal trainers as a workshop instructor and international speaker.

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Creativity is not a skill reserved for artists and musicians. You have creative potential, the ability to go from concept to inception. Whether that's the next great product, or an uplifting design. It all starts with your environment and beliefs. Then, long-term success depends on your inner game. The way you talk to yourself. How do you take control of your thoughts? You train them. Our guest this week shares one of my favorite ways to reprogram your subconscious.

Heath Armstrong is an Author, the Co-Founder of Rage Create, and an ECommerce Maniac. He is the creator of Sweet-Ass Affirmations: Motivation for Your Creative Maniac Mind, " several Sweet-Ass Journals, and the host of the "Never Stop Peaking" podcast.

After waking up face-down-pants down in his garage during a rock-bottom breakdown, Heath started adopting the strategies of 100+ creative entrepreneurs that he interviewed around the world with the help of a few magical strangers.

In 2016, Heath retired his traditional 'career' in concrete construction, sold all of his belongings, and scaled his bootstrapped e-commerce startup to hit multiple 6-figure months while wearing mostly undies.

He is also the co-founder of FbaLeadList.com , SellerSpaceship.com, and a founding partner of Releaf Outings, a nature experience company based in Tennessee.

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Actors, business people, politicians, athletes, and other highly-skilled professionals all suffer from a phenomenon that weighs them down and limits their success. Despite dominating their respective fields, they feel like everyone else knows something they don't. That one day they'll be "figured out". Causing stress. Fear. Self-doubt. Overwhelm. Today, you'll learn how to harness imposter syndrome to catapult your career, relationships, and life satisfaction.

Trained and certified as an executive coach, Kris has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs, business owners, and their leadership teams.

He is a faculty instructor at the Professional Christian Coaching Institute, an advisor and instructor at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, a Facilitator / Coach with The Alternative Board, and is a contributing writer for publications including Fast Company Magazine, Yahoo Finance, and The Nashville Business Journal.

Kris has founded multiple companies and has served on the boards of directors of several non-profit organizations.

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In the crowds I hung out with, talking about emotions often elicited eye rolls and yawns. That changed when I discovered the science of emotions and affection. We now know of a strong link between emotional health, mental health, and physical health.

This episode will unveil how you can understand, connect, and persuade, like many of history's most influential leaders.

Irvine Nugent, Ph.D., helps people harness the power of their emotions so they can have deeper connections, make better decisions, and increase their influence.

He is an internationally recognized trainer and top-rated keynote speaker and is one of the few worldwide certified FACS coders who are experts in reading facial emotions.

A gifted storyteller, his programs are infused with passion, dynamism, and of course, his natural Irish humor. He is the author of Leadership Lessons From The Pub.

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Nothing in life is random. "Randomness" indicates one or more causal factors that we don't yet understand. I'm constantly searching for systems, frameworks, and knowledge that adds to my understanding. That's what drew me to holistic health, and how I came across this week's guest.

Jake Carter is a Global Educator and Researcher in Functional Medicine and Nutrition and is the Founder of The Carter Institute. He has mentored and taught health professionals and coaches in more than 31 countries, teaching thousands through his seminars, content, and training. To date generating he and his clients many millions of dollars in sales.

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For years, I had wanted to test out CGM technology to better understand how my unique body responds to specific foods, drinks, and lifestyle habits. What if your daily "health" habits are actually setting you back? Blood glucose is one powerful metric that can help you make optimal decisions.

The problem? Back then, I got quoted $1,500 for a 90-day experiment. I passed. The cost has dropped significantly. I jumped at the chance to test the top CGM services at the beginning of 2021, and walked away with surprising findings. So I had to get a member of their team on the show to talk about this futuristic technology.

Molly Downey, RDN, LDN is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist (LDN) who specializes in glucose control, metabolism, and weight loss. She graduated from Indiana University-Bloomington and currently works as a dietitian at NutriSense, a health technology company that leverages continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) as a way to optimize diet, health, and overall wellbeing.

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I've never thought much about my facial muscles. As you'll learn today, that's a big mistake. Hundreds of muscles between your shoulders and head keep you alive and functioning well.

Just like we train major muscle groups with weight lifting, running, and sports, so should we train the smaller ones we use automatically.

Karese Laguerre is a Registered Dental Hygienist. She graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry NJ. As a mother of four, Karese actively sought solutions to symptoms her kids experienced.

Such as snoring, wetting the bed until age 9, sleepwalking, frequent congestion, allergies, inability to breastfeed, diagnosis with ADHD, and sensory processing issues. She discovered a rarely discussed missing link, studied under Sandra Holtzman, and became an Orofacial Myologist.

Later, Karese founded The Myo Spot where she helps others improve their sleep, health, and facial aesthetics using a special type of training.

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Nick