![]() Today, Nate is joined by Colette Sinclair, a licensed psychologist and psychonutritionist practitioner who uses nutrition and mindfulness practices to optimize brain performance and reduce psychological symptoms. They met at Glen Ivy Spa, where they both braved the cold water plunge as other visitors stayed closer to the jacuzzi. Colette explains the benefits of cold water therapy, for both the nervous system and the brain. Alternating between hot and cold, she says, creates vasodilation, which has a detoxification effect on the body. It also mimics the effects of exercise, which stimulates dopamine, acting as a natural kind of antidepressant. Additionally, cold water tones the vagus nerve, which is the nerve in the body which all other nerves feed into. When the vagus nerve becomes dysfunctional, for instance as it is with someone with PTSD, the nervous system is in a hyper-vigilant state. This can be regulated through natural remedies, like cold water therapy. Key Topics:
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11/13/2022 0 Comments Getting Happy![]()
Today, Nate explores getting happy. “Let’s start living,” he urges. He lists the causes of unhappiness: overworking, poor diet, no routine, staying inside, not allowing yourself to feel too much, social media, not getting ready for the day, and skipping self-care. Those same areas serve as starting points on your road to happiness. Nate then lists ways to increase your happiness: make time for self-care, practice gratitude every day, consistently exercise, get outdoors daily, find your tribe, find a way to give back, and develop a spiritual practice.
He poses some questions: Is your life an endless to-do list? And does completing that to-do list really fulfill you or make you feel good in the moment? But is tomorrow filled with yet another to-do list? What if you had no to-do list? These questions can help you identify what is actually fulfilling for you. But to take action to use those identifications to make yourself happier requires courage. Nate then outlines the steps for happiness goal scenarios. Step one: identify and understand what you want to change. Step two: rid your life of negativity. Step three: exercise more often. Step four: be kind to others. Step five: build a support network. Step six: eliminate the non-essentials. And step seven: take baby steps. He outlines some methods of self-accountability in enacting these steps, like using post-it notes to remind yourself of your goals. Nate shares some of his own goals he set for himself, and how he worked to achieve them. He reminds listeners of the importance of modifying your goals so that they feel achievable to the stage of life you are in, and to be deliberate in your actions. He challenges listeners to pick one or two things to invest more time into in building your happiness, adding that he hopes you take on a stretch goal. Key Topics:
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