In our last Q and A episode, we covered a lot of ground on improving sleep quality, especially REM and Deep sleep for those using tracking devices.

Since then, I’ve gotten more questions and had several conversations with some listeners who are using cold showers before bed to improve sleep quality.

In this episode, we’ll explore why this works, what the research says, and how you can use cold exposure to possibly improve subjective quality of life, fall asleep faster, and get better sleep.

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Ryan Hall is not your typical Nutritionist and this is not your average "two dudes talking about nutrition" podcast.

The official bio reads like so: Ryan Hall, CNS holds a Master's of Science in Clinical Human Nutrition and Integrative Health from Maryland University and he brings his life experience and expertise to Resilient Roots in Charlottesville, Virginia where he works alongside Dr. Robert Abbott.

Ryan helps his patients find creative solutions to implement evidence based nutritional therapy and lifestyle design, so that they may find healing and build the skills necessary for taking ownership and sustaining their wellness. His areas of expertise and focus are gut health, autoimmunity, complementary oncology, and chronic illness. Ryan is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Clinical Nutrition and will soon begin training in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology.

That's where the requisite formalities end.

Ryan is bearded, pierced, inked, incredibly smart, versed in consciousness, and loves charging up and down mountains in human powered adventures! In other words, he's our kind of human.

Our conversation fittingly weaves together several disciplines to provide you actionable tips for your eating habits, as well as insights into your habits and how to audit your behaviors.

We cover:

• Ryan's background and how he went from studying consciousness to becoming a Nutrition Specialist
• How dysfunction in the physical body hinders our access to elevated states of consciousness
• What we can learn from the Einstein of Consciousness
• Why greens drinks aren't as healthy as most people think
• Ryan's unique approach in the clinic
• Actionable tips to support your immune system
• A few things you may not know about your favorite foods
• The best advice Ryan has ever received
• And of course, Ryan Hall's Top Tips to:
  • Be a Better Human
  • Do Better For Others

PRESS PLAY to tune in!

• UNLEASHED Workshop w/ Paul Reddick: May 15-16th
• Fuel The Pursuit: Elite Performance for Backcountry Hunters and Athletes
• Resilient Roots Functional Medicine in Charlottesville, VA
• JM Stock Provisions: The butcher shop in C'Ville with organ meats ground into burger
• Ken Wilber's books on Amazon
• BHP Short on Ken Wilber & Spiral Dynamics

• Ryan Munsey | Website | Instagram
• Better Human Project on Instagram
• Master Your Mind Online Course
• F*ck Your Feelings on Amazon or Audible

Ryan Hall is not your typical Nutritionist and this is not your average “two dudes talking about nutrition” podcast.

The official bio reads like so: Ryan Hall, CNS holds a Master’s of Science in Clinical Human Nutrition and Integrative Health from Maryland University and he brings his life experience and expertise to Resilient Roots in Charlottesville, Virginia where he works alongside Dr. Robert Abbott.

Ryan helps his patients find creative solutions to implement evidence based nutritional therapy and lifestyle design, so that they may find healing and build the skills necessary for taking ownership and sustaining their wellness. His areas of expertise and focus are gut health, autoimmunity, complementary oncology, and chronic illness. Ryan is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Clinical Nutrition and will soon begin training in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology.

That’s where the requisite formalities end.

Ryan is bearded, pierced, inked, incredibly smart, versed in consciousness, and loves charging up and down mountains in human powered adventures! In other words, he’s our kind of human.

Our conversation fittingly weaves together several disciplines to provide you actionable tips for your eating habits, as well as insights into your habits and how to audit your behaviors.

We cover:

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Darkness cannot exist in the presence of light. Hate cannot exist in the presence of love.

In these chaotic and uncertain times, we need REAL leadership, straight talk, and unity.

We need logic and love to overcome fear. We need to see beyond the panic and realize the many opportunities at hand.

We need less fear mongering, speculation, irrational action, and definitely less circulation - or recirculation - of rumors and unverified reports.

Whatever, the “event” we face, humanity makes it through by working together - not by placing blame, arguing, freaking out and descending into anarchy.

Just because we have to keep physical distance to slow the spread of this virus, doesn’t mean we have to turn our backs on our fellow humans.

In this week's special Coronavirus Edition of the BHP, Josh Crowther and I share some ideas for how we can show up for and support each other in the coming weeks.

Press Play to TUNE IN. And if you have any ideas we missed, let us know and we'll share them in an upcoming episode.

• UNLEASHED Workshop w/ Paul Reddick: May 15-16th
• Fuel The Pursuit: Elite Performance for Backcountry Hunters and Athletes
• 500 FREE Ivy League Classes
• The State of Fear by Michael Crichton
• Atomic Athlete's Bodyweight COVID-19 Workouts
• Georgetown Sport's Performance At-Home Workouts
• AntiFragile: Systems That Gain From Disorder by Nassim Taleb
• BHP Shorts 071: Trends, Black Swans and Momento Mori
• Donating Cash Instead Of Canned Goods To Food Banks

• Ryan Munsey | Website | Instagram
• Better Human Project on Instagram
• Master Your Mind Online Course
• F*ck Your Feelings on Amazon or Audible

Few people have impacted the musical industry as much as Rick Rubin over the last 30 years.

Tom Petty, Eminem, Rage Against The Machine, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, .... Rick's written songs, made beats, produced albums, and even played guitar for them.

Along with Russell Simmons, he co-founded Def Jam records in his NYU dorm room in the early-mid 1980's and hasn't stopped innovating and shaping what we listen to since.

TUNE IN to hear my story of meeting and chatting with Rick, plus 3 lessons we can all learn from this legendary pioneer in the music industry.

• UNLEASHED Workshop w/ Paul Reddick: May 15-16th
• Fuel The Pursuit: Elite Performance for Backcountry Hunters and Athletes
• More on Rick Rubin

• Ryan Munsey | Website | Instagram
• Better Human Project on Instagram
• Master Your Mind Online Course
• F*ck Your Feelings on Amazon or Audible

Few people have impacted the musical industry as much as Rick Rubin over the last 30 years.

Tom Petty, Eminem, Rage Against The Machine, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, …. Rick’s written songs, made beats, produced albums, and even played guitar for them.

Along with Russell Simmons, he co-founded Def Jam records in his NYU dorm room in the early-mid 1980’s and hasn’t stopped innovating and shaping what we listen to since.

TUNE IN to hear my story of meeting and chatting with Rick, plus 3 lessons we can all learn from this legendary pioneer in the music industry.

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This week's BHP Short comes directly from your questions.

One of our listeners, Melissa, asked for 5-10 things every entrepreneur must know before starting your own business.

Whether you're contemplating starting your own business, already making it happen, or part of a team that is committed to excellence, this episode has something of value for you.

This list is not the only list you'll ever need, but it certainly contains some tips and advice that will save you some heartache and get you started on the right foot as you create the business (and life) you want.

PRESS PLAY to tune in.

• UNLEASHED Workshop w/ Paul Reddick: May 15-16th
• Fuel The Pursuit: Elite Performance for Backcountry Hunters and Athletes
• BHP Shorts: Why You Need A MOAT (aka, Your Competitive Advantage)
• A few BHP's on Building Teams:
  • Coach Michael Hill | Georgetown Sports Performance
  • Logan Gelbrich | Leadership and Disconfirming Information
  • Dr. Cara Miller | Interrogate Your Unconscious Mind
  • Mark Divine | Developing Unbeatable Minds and Leaders

• • Ryan Munsey | Website | Instagram
  • Better Human Project on Instagram
  • Master Your Mind Online Course
  • F*ck Your Feelings on Amazon or Audible

This week’s BHP Short comes directly from your questions.

One of our listeners, Melissa, asked for 5-10 things every entrepreneur must know before starting your own business.

Whether you’re contemplating starting your own business, already making it happen, or part of a team that is committed to excellence, this episode has something of value for you.

This list is not the only list you’ll ever need, but it certainly contains some tips and advice that will save you some heartache and get you started on the right foot as you create the business (and life) you want.

PRESS PLAY to tune in.

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In a world of lying, liars, and lies, show up as the truth. - Paul Reddick

Today's BHP Short expands on an excerpt from a recent Going 567 podcast I did with Paul Reddick.

It's an important idea that has the potential to make a profound impact on our lives and the lives of those around us.

It's a simple concept: Show up as the truth.

What more could we ask for? After all, all progress starts with the truth.

But as we know, simple is not the same as easy. Showing up as the truth is often much easier said than done. Showing up in this manner requires us to be courageous, to risk greatly, to have the tough conversations, and it usually means saying what needs to be said or doing what needs to be done instead of what we might want to say or do.

I believe we have a responsibility to those we love and care about to not pull punches - to be an honest and accurate mirror for them, to tell them where they're doing well, where they misstep, show them how they can grow, to hold space for and support those initiatives.

This is what real love, friendship, and leadership looks like...

So the thought for you to meditate on today is this: How can others show up as the TRUTH for you? How can YOU show up as the truth for others? How can you ensure that you’re portraying or perpetuating the lying & lies?

PRESS PLAY to tune in.

• UNLEASHED Workshop w/ Paul Reddick: May 15-16th
• Fuel The Pursuit: Elite Performance for Backcountry Hunters and Athletes
• Going 567 Podcast
• The Distortion Cycle (BHP Shorts 008)

• Ryan Munsey | Website | Instagram
• Better Human Project on Instagram
• Master Your Mind Online Course
• F*ck Your Feelings on Amazon or Audible

Things that work, tend to continue to work...right up until they don't.

As my friend Paul Reddick says, "what raises us, can restrict us."

The trick is to catch these things before they restrict, limit, or stunt our performance &/or development. Or at the very least, become aware of them as soon as possible so we can give ourselves the opportunity to course correct.

We see these “black swan events” so obviously in hindsight - but in real time, they usually come as a shock to some extent - as an event, like an upset, an outbreak, a mistake, collapse, or some other “newsworthy” occurrence. This is why we also call them "pattern disrupts".

Hindsight is unfair - so we shouldn’t judge ourselves for mistakes: we’re looking back with our current knowledge and experience - things we didn’t have in the moment.

BUT, as we move forward, don’t expect things to continue as they always have - NOTHING lasts forever. Life is not static. Things have always and will always change.

I've got a heartbreaking, but all too common, story to share with you in this episode and a challenge to take nothing for granted.

Appreciation, not expectation.

PRESS PLAY to tune in.

• UNLEASHED Workshop w/ Paul Reddick: May 15-16th
• Nassim Taleb’s 5 part series: Incerto (Uncertainty) including:
  1. Fooled by Randomness
  2. The Black Swan
  3. The Bed of Procrustes
  4. AntiFragile - Systems That Gains From Disorder
  5. Skin In the Game
• Momento Mori
• "Appreciation, Not Expectation." - Todd White on the BHP

• Ryan Munsey | Website | Instagram
• Better Human Project on Instagram
• Master Your Mind Online Course
• F*ck Your Feelings on Amazon or Audible