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Angela and Alex Manos continue with their in-depth conversation and in this episode focus on modern psychedelics and how it offers an opportunity to assess trauma from a completely different perspective. Your mind and emotions are intrinsically connected and Alex explains why the most important aspects of your health are not physically based but mind-based and how modern psychedelics can bring the opportunities to address and process life events allowing any individual to move forward.   KEY TAKEAWAYS A lot of us suppress our emotions as part of conditioning in today’s society We all have storms, emotions and energy within us that is contributing to our resiliency and health. The psychedelic session made me feel like I was out of my body but in the cosmos somewhere. I experienced a disconnection that helped me to appreciate the strong connections I have in my life, the psychedelic experience helped me to see the real connections in my life. It’s a dissolution of yourself and having no boundaries, you are energy, everything and everyone. We are all from the same place, whatever you want to call that place and we are a projection, wearing a mask and playing a role that is placed upon us by society. The most important parts of health are not physically based but mind-based. When there is trauma in a life story it can manifest as a physical illness further on in life. Your mind and emotions are interconnected. Trauma is energy that wasn’t discharged at the time of the event and subsequently becomes stored in the nervous system of the body. To achieve an equilibrium the body needs to discharge the energy Modern psychedelics is about assessing trauma from a completely different perspective.   BEST MOMENTS ‘It was life-changing – the breathwork session’ ‘It was an experience that was so profound and so moving’ ‘We are so in our own story we are blind to it and we need structure to be able to be within it’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization  High Performance website  Alex Manos website How to Change Your Mind - The New Science of Psychedelics by Michael Pollan           ABOUT THE GUEST Alex Manos   "Alex is a mentor, lecturer, coach and clinical. He is an Institute For Functional Medicine certified practitioner, with an MSc in Personalised Nutrition and a BSc in Nutritional Therapy. He is also a personal trainer with various qualifications in corrective exercise and performance enhancement. Alex is currently finishing his studies to become a transformational life coach, as well as starting his studies in breathwork currently completing the Oxygen Advantage Certification and about to start studies in transformational breath. Finally, Alex has a keen passion and interest in psychedelics and uses the concept of resilience to create a truly holistic approach to health and performance."    ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster   Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emotions, Energy and Modern Psychedelics

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Angela is in conversation with Tony Wrighton, histamine intolerance journalist, Sky Sports Presenter and host of ‘The Zestology Podcast’. Both Tony and Angela are passionate about optimising their health and in this wide-ranging conversation, they discuss a variety of hacks to improve your health including natural hacks they are personally exploring that can easily be tried by anyone wanting to enhance their health. In this episode packed with valuable content, they discuss topics including hormones throughout the menstrual cycle, the importance of protein, respecting recovery as a key part of your routine and Tony’s passion project histamine intolerance with great advice on how to test and understand any histamine intolerance.   KEY TAKEAWAYS When you have been pushed to a position of ‘burn out’ the time it takes to rebuild shouldn’t be underestimated. When you are in a position where your body is trying to stimulate cortisol production it will eventually compromise immune function. You have to learn to fully respect recovery and its importance in your routine. When you have an iron deficiency it negatively impacts any nootropics you may take. Sometimes you need a gentler workout, depending on how you feel and what you’ve done. As hormone levels start to drop, into your forties, It’s vital to make sure you are getting enough protein, stimulating muscle protein synthesis through eating protein and doing resistance training. The more muscle fibre you have the better your oestrogen levels are. A histamine intolerance is when you create too much histamine in the body. Some foods have histamine and some foods create a histamine reaction Freshly prepared food is best for anyone who has an intolerance of histamine. You can reduce histamine in your diet and then gradually work back towards a more normal diet. Nutrition is a very important aspect of managing histamine levels and you can effectively test to see if you have a histamine intolerance. Your histamine levels are influenced by the foods you eat and focusing on the quality of your food can make a positive difference.   BEST MOMENTS It’s definitely different for women because of the fluctuating hormones throughout the month’ ‘It’s about getting more in tune with yourself and understanding what you should be doing’ ‘If you continue to push hard you get the opposite effect’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization  High Performance website  Zestology Podcast Tony Wrighton website   ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster   Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Respecting Recovery and Bio Hacking – In Conversation with Tony Wrighton

Angela is with Richie Bostock a leading figure for Breathwork across the world. He wants everyone to understand the power of a tool that everyone has – your breath. In this episode, Richie talks with Angela about how to not only get started with Breathwork but also the transformative effect it will have on your life. The way you breathe affects every system and function of your body so how you breathe has a direct effect on your physical, mental and emotional well-being and this is a great opportunity to understand more about how you can use the breath purposefully with extensive advice and information.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Moving straight into action when you wake can move you to a spike in stress. You can slowly wake up by taking 10 slow deep breaths and then relax and sigh out. Each lever of the breath is so delicate it can completely transform an experience. Everyone’s relationship with their breath is very personal and very different. To down-regulate your nervous system you can use a slower form of breathing. Learn to become more delicate and ration your breath when using a slower breath-form. When you inhale or exhale as much as you can you are introducing tension because you are working at the extremes. A healthy breath range is usually around 9 to 12 breaths per minute but most people will be in a range of around 12 to 16 breaths per minute. Breathing is a behaviour and understanding the emotional aspect will make the biggest difference. When you are stressed you incorporate secondary breathing muscles to support the potential of the fight or flight mode. The way that you breathe reflects how you are feeling. Breathwork is energy work and does affect the energy systems.   BEST MOMENTS ‘The breath is rhythmic and quite fast-paced’ ‘Your breath is intimately linked to your nervous system’ ‘Pay attention to how it feels to breathe and you will find a subtle difference between the yes and no breath’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization  High Performance website  Exhale - Richie Bostock The Breath Guy Instagram The Breath Guy website Flourish App Details   ABOUT THE GUEST   Richie Bostock Guest Bio   Richie Bostock, or “The Breath Guy”, is a leading figure and evangelist for Breathwork, the next revolution in health and wellness. He is a Breathwork coach, author and influential speaker. His mission to spread the life changing possibilities of Breathwork to the world.    Having worn many hats, from a corporate management consultant to digital entrepreneur, Richie eventually discovered Breathwork which was a catalyst for a life changing journey that completely shifted his own perspective and beliefs on the potential for human beings. Richie spent years traveling across five continents learning from many of the modern day masters of Breathwork. He continuously witnessed the transformative effects of when people became aware of their breathing and started to use it as a tool to create physical mental and emotional benefits. This free medicine is available to everyone and it's Richie’s mission to remind the world how to breathe with purpose.   ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster   Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

The Way You Breathe – Interview with Richie Bostock ‘The Breath Guy’

Angela is Dr Jay Wiles a clinical health psychologist who works with individuals looking at the interconnection between mind and body They discuss HRV and how the variation in time between heartbeats is the best singular insight into the nervous system. Modulation of the nervous system is about taking reconditioning and taking control as HRV regulation is about self-awareness and self-regulation. Dr Jay explains how to optimise and modulate your HRV to be in control of your nervous system in this fascinating and informative episode.   KEY TAKEAWAYS If you choose to use a wearable then you need to understand how to interpret the data you are collecting. Know what you are measuring and how to measure it Your ability to modulate HRV demonstrates control of the nervous system and is more important than a higher or lower HRV. HRV is the best singular window to view the nervous system function. HRV provides the opportunity to see whether the sympathetic nervous system is in fight or flight and if the parasympathetic response is being used. You need to be able to modulate the nervous system You have to use your physiology to be aware of the stress responses in the body Your breathing rate can help to modulate your HRV Breathing very slow and low helps to stimulate and stretch the vagus nerve. There are many advantages to being able to optimise and modulate your HRV well. Modulation of HRV is affected by certain types of exercise HIT training is effective and you can track your HRV to determine how effective the exercise has been. The sympathetic nervous system can help when you face stressful situations The key is being able to regulate your HRV at will then you will be in control of your performance. There are many variables that can affect the baseline of your HRV so tracking and reviewing a two week period provides a good insight into what your baseline is. If you are tracking be consistent and understand what affects you.   BEST MOMENTS ‘With REM sleep your heart rate increases, because this is the time when you are dreaming’ ‘Having a higher heart rate variability is associated with better performance’ ‘HRV is information it’s what you do with the information that makes the difference’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization  High Performance website  Dr Jay Wiles website Thrive-Wellness website   ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster   Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Heart Rate Variability and Why it Matters – Interview with Dr Jay Wiles

Angela is with Ben Bidwell ‘The Naked Professor’, he discusses his journey of discovery and how he is now navigating his way through life as his authentic self. They discuss the role of ego in today’s society and how learning to feel and finding the truth in our hearts is the key to finding your soul and expressing yourself. Anyone can change but you need to be prepared to work at it if you want to experience your true emotions and live with self-love and connection to others. If you can learn to just ‘be’ and ‘in flow’ you will experience so much more in life and so much more will ultimately come to you.   KEY TAKEAWAYS I didn’t feel I was authentically myself but gradually pieces of the jigsaw began to fall in place and there were little epiphany moments. I began to understand that I was not all these things I thought I was, all of those things are a result of growing up as a child and what I had perceived. My work is about helping people to let go of the conversation in their head and understand why it’s there. If you hear those thoughts repeatedly in your head you start to believe them The first step is to understand that you have limiting beliefs. I have learnt that if you can’t choose what you feel, if you learn to feel and are in-tune with your emotions and your heart you will feel good things and bad things. Men are lost as to who they are supposed to be and there are constant contradictions. What feels natural for a man can often be ego led behaviour. Being over-attached to our ego can lead to many negative ways of living. As an individual there is a sense of something missing when you are driven by your ego, you have to bury your heart and disconnect from your emotions. Our heart is our truth its who we really are and it doesn’t need any validation. Anyone can change but they need to be prepared to be brave and undertake the work.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Expressing yourself is the key to being free’ ‘When you come from a place of love you invite special things in’ ‘We all have trauma inside of us and we can all go on the journey to improve who we are’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization  High Performance website  The Naked Professor Instagram   ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Finding Your Authentic Soul – Interview with Ben Bidwell, The Naked Professor

Angela is with Dr Marc Bubbs who works with professional sports teams, leaders and is author of ‘Peak The New Science of Athletic Performance That is Revolutionizing Sports’ They discuss his holistic approach to performance, nutrition and mindset and the important lessons that can be learnt from those who are successful high performers. Being consistent in your approach is a key in the journey to optimising all aspects of your health and well-being and Dr Marc shares great information and advice on how to achieve good nutrition and a positive mindset.   KEY TAKEAWAYS There is much to be learnt from those who are successfully high performing. Being consistent is a fundamental element. When you are organising your time schedule activities at the times you are most likely to achieve them consistently. Minimum effective resistance exercise is 10 sets per body part each week. Always think ‘what’s the minimum I have to do for the maximum benefit?’ Diversity is key for optimising your microbiome. Fitness helps to build gut bacteria and eating more real food and a greater variety of food will support diverse gut bacteria. Protein is vital because when we take in protein we also take in minerals and vitamins. Discipline needs to be used to create good habits. The difference in skills between top athletes is very minimal it’s ultimately about mindset. As humans, we default to negative thoughts and when life gets busy you need to train your mindset to be positive and this can be achieved through affirmations. It’s important to understand how you view things is a trainable skill. The brain defaults to thinking negative thoughts and affirmations can be used to effectively change the way you view things. Affirmations can be short and about what you want to happen, taking less than a minute. They have a positive compound effect on the way your brain works. What you eat and how you move are the key to having a better life.   BEST MOMENTS ‘50% of what we buy is ultra-processed’ ‘The principle of consuming more real food is the start of achieving better nutrition’ ‘It’s important to understand how your view things is a trainable skill’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization  High Performance website  Peak The New Science of Athletic Performance That is Revolutionizing Sports by Dr Marc Bubbs Dr Bubbs website   ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group

Doing the Minimum to Achieve the Maximum – Interview with Dr Marc Bubbs

Kelsey Hess is a certified Transformational Nutrition coach specialising in women’s health and thyroid disorders, she is currently the content and brand manager at Kion, a supplement and lifestyle company co-founded by Ben Greenfield and based in Colorado. In this episode, she discusses intermittent fasting and the reasons why women need to approach it differently to men and how balancing hormones is key for any woman’s optimal health. She also explains seed cycling as a natural way of regulating hormones and how women can effectively change their patterns and types of exercise through the menstrual cycle to achieve optimum results.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Women have to be viewed from an ancestral perspective. Women have to have enough stored nutrients to be able to both carry and nurture a baby. Balanced hormones at optimum levels are key to women’s overall health. For women in their 20s,30s and 40s there are benefits to fasting for 12 hours and this can easily be achieved by fasting from 6 pm to 6 am. Not eating 3 to 4 hours before sleeping helps as you will not be expending energy digesting food when your body is undertaking a cellular clean up. For losing weight you could use intermittent fasting with a 16-18 hour fasting window 5 days a week. Fasting every day can de-regulate thyroid production impacting on brain fat, the metabolism and maintaining muscle. The concept of changing your workouts around your menstrual cycle identifies the difference in hormones in the follicular phase and the luteal phase of the cycle. In seed cycling, you take seeds to boost selected hormones at different times it’s about regulating the levels of hormones naturally at different points of the cycle. Get out in the natural light, get grounded and get good sleep because health shouldn’t be complicated.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Everyone can benefit from a 12 hour fast’ ‘Listen to your body, women often take advice based on studies undertaken with men’ ‘Ask yourself what you want to get out of fasting?’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization  High Performance website  Get Kion website Kelsey Hess LinkedIn   ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group

Regulating Hormones Naturally for Optimum Health with Kelsey Hess Transformational Nutrition Coach

Angela is talking with David Birtwistle Movement and Nutrition Coach and co-founder of the Endeavour Life Program. The program combines nutrition, movement and mindset in a holistic approach to health and well-being. They discuss how to approach strength in pursuit of longevity and the role self-belief and confidence plays in being able to realise the goals you set and make successful progress. David also explains how nutrition impacts on muscle development and how your nutritional needs alter as you develop strength and increase your muscles.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The most important factor in fitness and health is mindset and approach The ‘why is a massive driver but it doesn’t guarantee success it’s also dependant on your level of self-belief and confidence. If you don’t have self-belief possibly because of earlier life experiences then you will find achieving your goals challenging. The biggest factor affecting longevity is strength and this should underpin your exercise activities. The longer you can be physically strong and capable the better. Resistance training should be a fundamental component of any training program. You should be aiming for at least 2 sessions a week of resistance training. Increasing the stimulus to the muscles as you develop your strength will ensure that you continue to grow stronger. You can increase load, volume and other variables when resistance training. If you can develop strength you are also loading your bones in a progressive way and this can be beneficial later in life. To develop muscle strength lifting weights in sets of 8-12 reps will increase hypertrophy. Always being willing to learn means you can continue to evolve.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Your body shape will change gradually over time as you grow muscle tissue’ ‘The most rewarding component is when somebody makes the shift in their mindset and begins to achieve’ ‘Develop a culture in those around you of communication and openness’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization  High Performance website  Endeavour Life website Coaching Confidence Podcast   ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group  

Why The Secret To Ultimate Fitness Is Not Working Out! With David Birtwistle.

Angela is talking with Georgie Collinson who is an expert in optimising peoples physiological health to support mental health and cognition. In this episode, she talks to Angela about anxiety, gut health and some of the causes of inflammation in the body. Georgie explains the impact of different food groups on the gut and shares practical advice on how to make changes that will make a difference. This is a great opportunity to reflect on the signs and symptoms that help us all to know how things are going and take positive action to improve our health.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The processing that foods go through is a significant factor in the amount of damage these foods can cause to the gut. You should always look for the minimum number of ingredients in any product. If you have symptoms that disrupt your life prior to menstruation then you are likely to have a deficiency of progesterone. This deficiency is usually a result of stress. Too much of anything is not great and if you notice inflammation when you have dairy then stop having it. If anyone is experiencing anxiety, then stopping caffeine can help to identify if your body functions better without it. There are benefits to caffeine so finding out how it affects you is the key to knowing what’s right for you. Anxiety is a normal human emotion and can be a great navigation tool helping us to navigate to the things that benefit us. If you have a panic attack the best thing you can do is to try and allow the feeling of anxiety to be there and understand it. Allowing the sensation to be there is one of the most effective ways to be in control of it. The power a panic attack has goes away when you learn to accept it. Understanding that you cannot help anyone when you are depleted is about recognising you need to look after yourself so you can show up and help everyone else.   BEST MOMENTS ‘If you try and fight a panic attack it gains momentum’ ‘Giving to yourself means you are able to others’ ‘I’m neutral in my approach because I don’t want people to be anxious about food’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization  High Performance website  Georgie Collinson website Reset Your Anxious Mind in 90 Days program Georgie Collinson Instagram           ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group  

The Number Of Ingredients is TOO DAMN HIGH! Less-is-More For Improving Your Mental Health (With Georgie Collinson)

Angela is with Greg Potter, co-founder of Resilient Nutrition who provide nut-based products designed to enhance health and performance. Greg has focused on making sustainably performing at your best convenient, simple and delicious through a nut-based long range fuel product. To ensure the needs of individuals can be met across various scenarios and at differing points of the day, there are 4 versions available to support before, during and after exercise activities. Long range fuel products are the result of experience and cutting edge science and helped to power the record-breaking effort to row the Atlantic in 2019 and in this episode Greg explains how to get the greatest benefits from this exciting new product.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Long range foods are required in ultra-endurance activities and also support strength, power activities and knowledge work. There are different versions available to support various exercise scenarios across different times of the day; -Energise -Energise and rebuild -Calm -Calm and rebuild The energise version contains caffeine and is ideal in the morning and before ultra-endurance events and the calm versions can be used at any time of the day. People should always use products according to their individual need and responses. During ultra-endurance and endurance exercise fat is key to providing energy substrates but in short explosive exercise, the caffeine can provide the boost required. The combination of the fat, fibre and the protein helps support stable blood sugar levels and caffeine has well-characterised effects on mental performance. Long range fuel products can enhance knowledge work and can also be a suitable meal replacement for individuals.   BEST MOMENTS ‘The energise version is ideal before and during exercise and the calm and rebuild versions are brilliant post-exercise’ ‘The coconut and almond product is designed specifically for those who are on a keto diet’ ‘Our bodies are not adapted to consuming the processed foods that are available today’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization  High Performance website  Resilient Nutrition Website Resilient Nuts Twitter DISCOUNT CODE - angela10     ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group

Optimising Physical and Mental Endurance with Long Range Fuel

Angela is in conversation with Dr Josh Handt, full-time chiropractor, lifestyle podcaster and natural health and fitness enthusiast They talk about the importance of the nervous system and its impact on all aspects of function in the body. Movement is essential for humans but the body is not designed to be in a continual state of stress so the physiology of the body reflects the emotional state. As humans are designed to run getting out there and running can be the key to a better balance of your emotional state.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Movement is essential and very important for humans; you should be moving all the time. Sitting or standing for a length of time is never good for the body as it throws out the posture. The central nervous system is the master control system for the whole body constantly sending information messages throughout the body. The sensory nervous system is responsible for feelings and how you engage with life.  The motor system is how we animate our bodies and the autonomic system is the system responsible for the involuntary actions. The way you keep healthy is by maximising function Stressors for the body are physical, chemical and emotional. Your body is not designed to be in a continual state of chronic stress Your physiology is a response to your emotional state. Humans are born to run and the nervous system in our feet is very complex, sending messages continually to the brain. when running the biomechanics of the body are affected by the shoes we wear. For short distance running, you use your body but distances beyond this are all about your mindset.   BEST MOMENTS ‘I love sharing my message and pushing my body and mind to the limit’ ‘The focus should be on making the good bits as good as they can be’ ‘You know you are doing well in running and exercise when your recovery time is quick’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization  High Performance website  LifeStyle Locker Challenge Dr Josh Handt LinkedIn     ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group  

The Essential Importance of Movement

Angela is with Siim Land author, speaker and content creator talking about biohacking and health optimisation through metabolic flexibility Siim shares some great content and information about understanding how to adapt your body so it can choose what fuel to burn on demand making you better at burning fat, burning carbs and developing all-round metabolic flexibility. They also discuss the vital role quality of sleep plays in health optimisation and longevity in an episode packed with informative content.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Metabolic flexibility refers to the body’s ability to swop between fuel sources. The human body can be very flexible and has a number of different sources for fuel. Everyone’s diet should be personalised and the goal should be to be keto-adapted rather than in ketosis all the time. A cyclical keto diet is when you eat low carbs for a period and then eat carbs to refuel. The main stimulus for muscle growth is mechanical overload when the muscles are stimulated. Working out in a fasted state will facilitate more fat burning because of fuel partitioning but you still need to be working with a calorie deficit. There will be a reduction in your metabolic rate as you lose weight, so there needs to be a reduction in the natural calorie intake. Sleep deprivation and stress can impact on weight loss as it makes your body hold onto fat If you are constantly running on adrenalin then your body will start to produce less cortisol because the adrenals become fatigued. Focusing on the quality of your sleep is key because sleep deprivation can have an impact across many areas of your body.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Metabolic flexibility enables the body to burn a required fuel on-demand’ ‘If you get up in the morning and feel fatigued then it’s a sign of low cortisol’ ‘Sleep is one of the most important factors for longevity’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization  High Performance website  Metabolic Autophagy - Siim Land Siim Land website Siim Land Facebook   ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn High Performance Health FB Group                      

Interview with Siim Land

The High-Performance Health Podcast is all about optimising your body, mind and lifestyle for high performance.  Packed full of actionable insights, strategies, bio hacks, lifestyle hacks, mindset strategies and expert performance advice, Angela Foster is on a mission to optimise your human potential. Featuring interviews with some of the top experts on the planet in the fields of health, performance and business, this show aims to inspire, educate and empower you to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life.

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