On this episode of The PEAKS Life, we meet a very knowledgeable and determined lady who has conquered her own health conditions as well as helping countless others with their health and wellness.

Cynthia Thurlow is a globally recognized expert in nutrition & intermittent fasting, highly sought after speaker, CEO, and founder of Everyday Wellness Project.

Cynthia has been a nurse practitioner for 20+ years, is a 2x TEDx speaker, and has been featured on ABC, FOX5, KTLA, CW, and in Medium and Entrepreneur.

On this episode of The PEAKS Life, we talk to a truly inspirational lady, Tanya Sheckley. Her amazing courage, positive mindset and determination are an inspiration.

We talk to Tanya about raising a daughter with cerebral palsey, how she overcame the grief of losing her child, setting up a school for children with physical disabilities, prioritizing wellness in a busy world and Harold the disability dog. Tanya’s journey has some powerful messages and lessons for us all.

Tanya is Founder and President of UP Academy, an elementary lab school which values innovation, empathy and strength and incorporates a unique neuro-development program for children with physical disabilities. UP Academy teaches communication, collaboration and problem solving skills to prepare students for a future we can’t imagine. She is a Social Entrepreneur, Writer, and National Speaker. Tanya earned her BA in Public Health and Dance and her MBA in Entrepreneurship.

Keto is amazing and will revolutionise the way you fuel your body!

And you will likely strip off unwanted fat, boost energy and feel awesome!

BUT

It is important to understand the different types of Keto and more importantly which one is best for you and the results you are wanting to achieve.

Join us as we guide you through 5 types of keto and understand their purpose and place in your way of eating.

This episode we are joined by Michael Wood, who shares his fascinating story of overcoming personal challenges and health issues with a Keto lifestyle and regime. Michael is an industry veteran consultant and entrepreneur of over 30 years in the employee/patient health improvement segment serving large employers, health plans and health care providers/systems. In 1983 he co-founded CareWise, developing the first commercial nurseline, which was combined with biometric testing, health risk appraisals, blood pressure control, self-care books, "wise buying of health care" education and wellness. CareWise held the Montana Power Company's trend to zero for three straight years in an 18% trend environment that the state of Montana had during the same period. After CareWise, Michael was the chief business architect of Aetna's Informed Health line of business, which included a nurseline, early disease management programs, high-risk pregnancy management and new wellness initiatives. Today he consults with early stage consumer health education companies that serve employers and health plans, with a special focus on low carb science & programming.

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On this episode of The PEAKS Life podcast we are joined by Scott Doughty

Scott has trained with master teachers such as Wim Hof & Rod Stryker and is a certified and practising Meditation Teacher and Co-Active Professional Coach.

Scott’s work aims to bring humanity back to the workplace and reverse the high toll of burnout & disengagement.

Recent projects include the co-creation and delivery of a wellbeing program for 18,000+ employees at Cisco Asia Pacfic, serving as a wellbeing advisor to the Singapore National Care Hotline & leading mindfulness sessions at Facebook, Salesforce & Google Cloud Summit

On this episode we are joined by Jen Dugard, who is the founder of the Body Beyond Baby brand, the creator of Fitness

Professional education Safe Return to Exercise and author of the book “How

to Love your Body as much as your Baby”.

Jen has over 13years of experience within the Fitness Industry in a range of

roles from Personal Trainer, Outdoor Group Fitness business owner, mentor,

educator and presenter.

Jen Dugard’s personal mission is to raise the standard of the fitness industry

through education and collaboration and has been executing this for many

years within the pre and postnatal space. Positioning herself as a specialist

both in working with women and training the trainers that work with women,

she is a huge advocate of strengthening relationships between the fitness

industry, allied health and medical industry.

Jen shares her knowledge and experience by regularly presenting at key

industry conferences including FILEX, Australia, ExPro in Singapore and later

FITEx in New Zealand. She writes regularly for What’s New in Fitness and

Women’s Health Australia. https://bodybeyondbaby.com.au

This week we were joined on The PEAKS Life by Dr Sanjeev Balakrishnan.

Sanjeev holds a Master of Medicine in Family Medicine from the National University of Singapore. He is very passionate about management of obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome through healthy eating. He is an advocate for the scientifically proven low carbohydrate-high healthy fat diet

Sanjeev is a GP with two decades of clinical experience. He graduated in 1999 and completed his training in family medicine in Singapore. He is a fully credentialed Family Physician in Singapore and is a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

As a family physician, Based in Perth Western Australia he has been recommending a low carbohydrate diet to all his patients.. He discovered the scientific benefits of a low-carb diet from Dr Andreas Eenfeldt in 2011 when he was looking for new and better ways to manage his patients with diabetes, and has never looked back since.

Dr Sanjeev shares some fascinating insights into how he is spreading the word of the low carb lifestyle and the triumphs and challenges he faces with his patients.

On this episode we are joined by Flic Manning.

Flic is a wellness coach, personal trainer, dance educator, neuroplastician and meditation guide, in addition to being a popular keynote speaker.

Flic demystifies wellness using her 30 years of experience and research in fitness, dance, and personal management of several Invisible chronic diseases. She is a proud ambassador for Crohn’s & Colitis Australia.

Flic is the founder of Corethentic, a system that is the definition of wellness. With her education in dance, pilates, yoga, fitness, brain and endocrine system function, mental health and wellness coaching combined, she’s created a program suitable for those with chronic pain, invisible disease, busy entrepreneurs and fitness seekers of all ages, genders and fitness levels. https://corethenticbody.com

This week we are joined by Barton McGuckin, a passionate wellness and lifestyle warrior and author. Barton has been in the Health & Fitness industry for 15 years. Since starting out as a Personal Trainer, Barton went on to owning 3 successful gyms. It was throughout the process of owning these gyms that Barton realised that money and possessions were not fulfilling his happiness. His health health suffered & he was close to losing his relationship in 2015. It was at this point the he decided to SELL IT ALL, to prioritse people over possessions and start afresh by travelling more and working smarter.

Barton has a passion for Training, Nutrition and Accountability, and thrives on helping people to look, feel and perform better. He is all about simple, practical strategies, a positive environment and a good dose of accountability to get the best results.

Barton lives by the motto 'PURA VIDA' which means 'SIMPLE LIFE'.