Pete and Emmy talk about Pete's long term addiction and recovery from sugar. The similar patho-physiology between sugar and opiate addiction is something that needs to be out in the open. Our society has been conditioned to crave and then need sugar in our diet. This addiction leads to an entire slew of health problems as we age.

A great read on the subject can be found here:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2235907/

Some good books to read are:

Dr. Cate Shanahan's Deep Nutrition: https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Nutrition-Your-Genes-Traditional/dp/1250113822/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1508779197&sr=8-1&keywords=deep+nutrition+cate+shanahan

Dr. Stephen Guyenet's The Hungry Brain: https://www.amazon.com/Hungry-Brain-Outsmarting-Instincts-Overeat/dp/125008119X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1508779288&sr=1-1&keywords=the+hungry+brain

Pete and Emmy delve into the confusion surrounding all the different types of fats in our diets. 

Pete and Emmy discuss the three types of exercise for the body and how incorporating exercise into your daily life can have positive benefits for longevity and overall health, wellness, and happiness. 

Epigentics

Cortisol and weight gain

Increase hyperphagia and increase energy intake

and reduced energy expenditure

Increases insulin resistance

Increase risk of: accidents, type 2 diabetes, weight gain, coronary heart disease, stroke and cancer

Depression (alterations in serotonin)

Increases chronic inflammation

Dementia, cognitive decline

Finish by discussing strategies for better sleep

• Start a routine for bedtime.

If you want to read more, you should check out The Sleep Revolution, by Arianna Huffington.

https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Revolution-Transforming-Your-Night/dp/1101904003

In this episode we explore the connection between health and our work lives. The choices we make for health are the same kinds of choices we make in business. We can't be good at one without being good at the other. 

In this episode we will interview Paul Serafino, an expert in LEAN business consulting, on how discovering Intermitent Fasting has changed his productivity and focus in his career as well as his personal life.