The Tony Wrighton Podcast

Question - what is the first thing you do when you wake up?

If you're like the majority of people, it may well be checking your phone. Okay, okay, I'm happy to admit occasionally that's me too. Thing is, it turns out that filling your brain with your Facebook feed/emails/pictures of fluffy dogs on instagram isn't necessarily the best thing for your brain.

Jeff Sanders is the author of a bestselling book called 'The 5am Miracle'. And he reckons that if we get up at 5am (whoaa), we'll all be properly on it and achieve more, be happier, and so on.

It sounds like a kind of hell to me, but I'm keeping an open mind in the interview. He someone who massively values energy, so I'm willing to listen to what he has got to say. Listen now, ready for your 5am alarm call tomorrow. Hmmm, maybe.

I love a gadget. And I've invested in quite a few to help me measure my ketone levels.

So... (drumroll) NEW STUFF FRIDAY (working title - still) is back. And here is the second one. If you've ever been interested in some new stuff that helps you live with more energy, vitality and motivation, have a listen. If you have any thoughts on it, then message me in the usual places.

• Biohacking what is it?
• Why do I bang on about biohacking
• What I've been up to recently and my latest obsession

My mates sometimes take the mickey out of me for using the word biohacking. That's okay. I am quite easy to take the mickey out of! But Biohacking can be quite an interesting way of improving your energy, wellness, performance and athletic levels.

What is biohacking?

There are probably plenty of fancy explanations for what biohacking is. Let me try a simpler one.

Biohacking is about tweaking your diet and lifestyle to be the best version of yourself.

Here's a good article about biohacking. I've used biohacking to get healthier, focus more effectively and lots more stuff. So I wanted to do a podcast about it with this fella.

A former fitness model, Ryan Munsey has created and sold a performance training facility (House of Strength), written for leading fitness publications (Men's Fitness, T-Nation, EliteFTS) is a member of the Men's Health Fitness Council, and spends his days as the Chief Optimizer at a well known supplement company leading the way in brain health and optimization.

Listen to us geek out on today's interview on Zestology. Have a great weekend and if you have any good biohacks, let me know.

I've been mulling doing a new Friday feature called (drumroll)

NEW STUFF FRIDAY

Where I try out new stuff that helps you to live with more energy and motivation. It's a name that does what it says on the tin, if you've got a better one though, feel free to send it over!

So here it is, the first NSF (catchy eh!), it might be shortlived, but let's see :)

He's back. Friend of the show and full of wisdom - Dr. Stephen Simpson is today on Zestology and we are talking the surprising effects of music, and how it can help you to chill, and feel happier.

You'll want to fire up a new Spotify playlist after listening to this.

Dr. Stephen Simpson is an Elite Performance Coach, medical doctor, and NLP expert who specialises in a fascinating field. He's developed the niche of helping poker players win more money. He also has released his own music with a twist...

This week's podcast is with the awesome Drew Canole. It was a simple green juice from a friend on a particularly stressful afternoon at work (he used to be in finance) that changed his life entirely.

He is now a rockstar in the world of fitness, nutrition, and mindset, with a huge heart for others and doing his part to transform the world, one person at a time. We talk...

• The best way to eat healthy on the road
• The humble weed that could change your life
• What happens when you go on a six month meditation retreat?

The cool thing about functional health solutions is that sometimes they can provide you some answers when a visit to a conventional doctor leaves you scratching your head. I found that out a few years ago when I got sick, and so did my friend Celest who I've interviewed this week.

This week's podcast 🍊- with Celest Pereira

Celest Pereira is a friend of the podcast - this is her fourth time as a guest - and an internationally-renowned yoga teacher. But now she's sharing a story of a very personal nature, her hair loss, and her natural health journey. I'm so grateful to her for being so honest on Zestology, I don't think it's easy to bare your soul like this, but it'll provide inspiration for many I'm sure. Cheers Celest!

So what's this all about?

Hair loss is a symptom that is increasingly on the rise amongst otherwise 'healthy' people. But it's not hair loss itself, this story is relevant to anyone who's got unexplained symptoms, and hasn't had many answers from doctors. Or Dr. Google 😂

I've been interested for a while in getting on a physical pain specialist on my podcast. When I spoke to back-pain expert Esther Gokhale a while back, it had a huge response and lots of people listened. So - we've brought in body expert Aaron Alexander for more. You'll love this, and you may well sort your back out while you listen.

Yep, I've had problems with a dodgy back in the past too. Ever heard of Align Therapy? Aaron Alexander is awesome, and occasionally just slightly inappropriate. (You'll hear this in the first few minutes of the podcast).

Also - is "sitting the new smoking"? Aaron answers the question on today's show.

The link between physicality and what's going on in the mind

I totally subscribe to this. I know when I'm relaxed, happy, stress-free, my body works better too. Want more of this vibe? Listen now.

​How getting naked helps your back

Hmm, hard to explain in an email. But, as I recently discovered, getting naked can help your back pain and general wellbeing levels. Aaron's got some fascinating thoughts on this. You need to listen to the podcast for this bit I think.

This week on my podcast, an author who rose to fame after a blog post about anxiety that pretty much broke the internet. In fact even now it's the top google result on anxiety, and curing anxiety.

• Do you have trouble breathing, relaxing, and sleeping?
• Are you sitting still and staring at screens for most of your waking hours?
• Are you consuming stimulants multiple times per day to hide your exhaustion?

Charlie Hoehn had some big problems with stress. Shallow breathing, tension in the gut, chest pains, rapid heartbeat. Anxiety destroyed his confidence, productivity, relationships, and ability to enjoy life. Then he made one massive change.

Listen on to find out more...

Camilla Dallerup waltzed away from Strictly Come Dancing after six series and even won the competition with Tom Chambers in 2008.

And guess what, having shunned the sequins and the limelight, she's happier than ever.

She's now an author and meditation teacher living in LA, and when she was in London recently she popped over so we could chat reinventing yourself, chilling out in a hectic world, and the meditation secrets that helped her win the UK's most popular TV show.