The Best Medicine

Following a prolific collegiate career at Notre Dame, Golden Tate was drafted in the second round (60th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. He went on to have a wildly successful 10 year professional career as a wide receiver for a variety of four different teams in the National Football League. As a one-time pro bowler & Super Bowl Champion, Golden made his mark in time & changed the game of football forever. As a husband, father, and follower of God - Golden embodies integrity & courage.

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What was discussed

• Reflecting on past emotions & learning how to be emotionally present.
• Transitioning from professional athlete to regular life.
• How passion & will drive you to the top.
• A pro's mindset before & during a game.
• Entering the flow state at the highest level.
• Dealing with sports injuries and its current & future effects.
• Learning to ignore destructive criticism.

Timestamps

(0:00 - 2:30) How Golden always lost at ping pong to Mr. Lee

(2:31 - 5:03) Golden Tate's background and how his love for sports developed.

(5:04 - 7:42) Reflecting on past emotions: how Golden used sports as an outlet/escape.

• Book recommended: Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett

(7:43 - 11:42) Golden's transition from sports to regular life.

(11:43 - 13:43) Golden's health after being a professional athlete.

(13:44 - 14:46) What separated Golden from other professional athletes?

(14:47 - 15:40) Injuries that Golden dealt with throughout his career.

(15:41 - 16:58) How Golden's will & passion got him to the NFL

• What he would go back and change
• How he outperformed his opponents despite them having the mental edge

(16:59 - 19:11) Golden's realization he had to evolve and step up his game.

(19:12 - 21:44) Dealing with concussions & the fear of potential problems in the future.

(21:45 - 24:02) Will Golden allow his kids to play in all contact sports?

(24:03 - 27:04) Treatments for CTE & related brain injuries.

(27:05 - 28:47) Golden's mentality before & during games.

(28:48 - 31:03) Flow state & nervousness.

• "If you're nervous, its either one of two things: you love what you do or you're unprepared" - Golden Tate

(31:04 - 33:07) Obsession: to be top of the game, you have to be obsessed.

• Is it innate or learned?

(33:08 - 38:57) How did it feel to get signed to the NFL?

(38:58 - 40:06) Mistakes Golden made when first joining the NFL.

(40:07 - 47:20) Golden's relationship with God & how faith has helped him through his career.

(47:21 - 49:12) Desire for perfection and how social media negatively encourages it.

(49:13 - 57:25) How Golden has handled criticism throughout his career.

(57:26 - 58:21) Why you shouldn't act on emotion.

(58:22 - 1:03:03) Next chapter for Golden Tate

• Is he officially retired?

(1:03:04 - 1:06:33) What is the best medicine for Golden Tate?

(1:06:34 - 1:07:47) Dealing with mental health & keeping your spirits up.

(1:07:48 - 1:10:25) Best Medicine for Golden Tate part 2.

(1:10:26 - 1:12:10) Visualization & Manifestation.

(1:12:11 - 1:18:23) Golden's favorite moment in his NFL career.

(1:18:24) Closing Thoughts.

Kelly LeVeque is a certified functional nutritionist, wellness expert, and best-selling author living in Southern California with her husband and two young boys. Before starting her business, Be Well By Kelly, she worked in the medical field for Fortune 500 companies like Johson & Johnson, then moved into personalized medicine, offering tumor gene mapping and molecular subtyping to oncologists, before striking out on her own to start her business. Kelly received her bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California and completed postgraduate studies in clinical nutrition through UCLA and UC Berkeley. She has found her work as a holistic nutritionist to be the most rewarding of her career.

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What was discussed

• Breastfeeding: the bond between mother and child.
• Properly managing diet & nutrition for children.
• Infertility in the modern age & what may cause it.
• Guidance for blood sugar balance.
• Metabolic flexibility
• A common, but huge, mistake made while Intermittent Fasting.
• Best supplements for blood sugar balance & overall nutrition.

Timestamps

(0:00 - 0:51) How breast milk nutrient density is affected by time & other factors.

(0:52 - 2:33) Pumping vs Natural breastfeeding.

(2:34 - 3:53) How stress and body hormones affect breast milk and the baby.

(3:54 - 7:17) How breastfeeding can be therapeutic for the mother and is a great maternal bonding tool.

(7:18 - 12:24) Managing screen time for children and how it affects their health.

(12:25 - 20:28) Childhood nutrition and the importance of properly introducing flavors early on.

(20:28 - 24:38) Rise of infertility and the role endocrine disruptors play in fertility.

• Book recommendation: Estrogeneration by Anthony G. Jay

(24:38 - 27:17) Which products to avoid to become as toxic-free as possible.

(27:18 - 38:37) Blood sugar balance basics:

• How to be balanced
• Easy checklist to follow
• Managing Eating Windows

(38:38 - 41:41) Learning how to properly eat and not using food as a reward.

(41:42 - 46:23) Optimal protein consumption and how it benefits adults/children.

• How much protein is optimal?
• Reading nutrition labels.
• Overall balanced nutrition

(46:24 - 54:46) Creating healthy habits to improve health and make balancing blood sugar easy.

(54:47 - 56:59) Metabolic Flexibility:

• Going over Keto & Carnivore diet
• How to know when you're in Ketosis.

(57:00 - 59:33) Feeding the gut microbiome properly during keto/carnivore.

(59:34 - 109:04) Getting started on your nutrition journey: finding out what is best for you.

• How to avoid glucose excursions.

(109:05 - 110:19) Importance of electrolytes.

(110:20 - 113:42) Mistakes commonly made during Intermittent Fasting.

• How to optimize your intermittent fast.

(113:43 - 116:40) Why managing caffeine intake is important.

(116:41 - 119:36) What does a normal day of eating look like for Kelly?

(119:37 - 122:20) What is the Best Medicine for Kelly?

(122:21 - 127:24) How does Kelly balance everything? What does she prioritize?

(127:25 - 132:25) Recommended supplements for blood sugar balance and overall nutrition.

(132:26 - 136:16) Meat brand recommendations.

(136:17) Where to find Kelly Leveque.

Mike Lee is the co-founder and CEO of Soul, a company that creates incredible tasting wellness supplements for anxiety, pain, sleep and focus. Mike was a world-ranked professional boxer who was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, ankylosing spondylitis, that almost ended his career. As a host of the Best Medicine, he has made it his mission to continue to dive deep into wellness in a search for better solutions through alternative medicine, bio-hacking & more!

"When a chronic illness threatened my career as a pro boxer, I had to look beyond traditional remedies to keep performing at my best. What I found was CBD and the inspiration to start Soul." - Mike Lee

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What was discussed

• Why The Best Medicine was started and goals of the podcast.
• Mike's journey through boxing.
• Mike's autoimmune disease is a blessing and a curse.
• Pain is a gift: learn how to blossom with it.
• Learning mortality and how to enjoy the moment.
• Living a self fulfilling life & letting go of expectations.
• Providing hope through Soul & The Best Medicine.
• The future of The Best Medicine.

Timestamps

(0:00 - 5:25) Why The Best Medicine was started & how it's different.

(5:26 - 12:37) Mike's journey through boxing.

• How he got started
• Signing with TopRank
• What he learned through boxing
• Why he doesn't regret it despite the pain

(12:38 - 16:49) Mike finds out about his autoimmune condition.

• Symptoms
• What he went through
• How it affected his boxing career

(16:50 - 18:02) The positives that came of Mike's condition & how he learned pain is a gift.

(18:03 - 23:20) Why Mike's condition was a blessing & a curse.

• Learning mortality
• Learning how to enjoy the journey

(23:21 - 26:15) Why talking about the dark sides of things is important & beneficial.

(26:26 - 28:14) Being at the top of the game in boxing requires some kind of crazy.

(28:15 - 29:53) What would Mike tell his 25 year old self?

(29:54 - 31:40) Being content is beautiful & necessary.

• Learning how to have healthy goals
• Establishing boundaries with wanting more

(31:41 - 33:32) Having a healthy "blueprint" for happiness is necessary.

(33:33 - 36:47) Detaching from old identities & being excited for new beginnings.

• Embrace past pains as lessons to be learned

(36:48 - 40:54) Mike's experience at the hospital & learning what is his Best Medicine.

• The sibling dynamic between Mike & Angie

(40:55 - 44:40) Angie learned how she became funny as a necessity for Mike.

(44:41 - 47:51) Pain is a gift: providing hope through SoulCBD & The Best Medicine.

(47:52 - 54:06) Mike's important uber ride: how he finally retired.

(54:07 - 56:10) Importance of your intuition: do things for yourself, not others.

(56:11 - 58:10) Angie's perspective of Mike boxing.

• Her major relief after Mike's last match

(58:11 - 1:00:36) Self fulfillment and letting go of expectations.

• The best of the best do it for passion & not fame
• Documentary recommended: Avicii: True Stories

(1:00:37 - 1:02:25) Where is Mike now? What's next?

(1:02:26 - 1:07:15) How Mike was scared before every fight.

• Angie's experience watching Mike's fights live

(1:07:16) Closing thoughts

Are you curious about bio-hacking?

Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired?

Wondering which health hacks are a complete scam & which could change your life?

You have come to the right place! As the founders of Soul, Mike & Angie Lee have left no rock unturned in their journey to understand the entire landscape of wellness. This duo of hosts has experience as a certified nutritionist, professional athlete, wellness junkie & entrepreneur. With one simple task of tackling a question that can change your life; What is The Best Medicine?

Join us as we speak to the experts who just might have the answer.

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