Dr Simon Chard is an award-winning cosmetic dentist, co-founder of zero waste oral health brand PÄRLA and host of the One Small Change podcast. With dental decay the most common disease in the world in 2021 and the number one cause of children being admitted into hospital in the UK understanding what it takes to achieve good oral health is vital. He shares great information about everyday preventative measures that can be taken and the importance of starting good dental routines early with children. The mouth is a window on  the rest of the body so improving your oral health will improve your overall health, listen in, and find out how to get started   KEY TAKEAWAYS The mouth is the upper end of the GI tract so provides a good insight into what’s going on in the rest of the body The dose level of fluoride in toothpaste is clinically effective for reducing decay but is at a low enough level that it is non-toxic to the body People don’t have any idea of how much toothpaste to use, the tablet format means you use exactly the right amount Fluoride is more effective against dental decay than gum disease Brushing your teeth well and regularly is the best preventative measure against gum disease and for good oral health If you have uncontrolled diabetes you are more likely to have gum disease and if you have gum disease  you are more likely to have diabetes Bleeding gums are because there is bacteria on the surface of the gum and there is an inflammatory process going on Flossing is one of the least well up taken procedures in the UK Parents should instil good dental routines in children early on By improving your oral health, you improve your overall general health 99% of chewing gums are plastic but plant-based alternatives are becoming more available It’s the constituents of your saliva that are beneficial to dental health and the more saliva you have the better The shocking fact is that every toothpaste tube you ever used still exists on the planet If we can reduce the impact of toothpaste tubes in the environment, it’s a difference we can all make easily     BEST MOMENTS ‘Fluoride, for me, is a non-negotiable because I don’t want to have cavities’ ‘The mouth is the window to the rest of the body’ ‘Dental decay is an acute problem, it’s not a historic problem it’s an acute day to day problem now’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website  Parla Dr Simon Chard Instagram   ABOUT THE GUEST Dr Simon Chard is an award-winning cosmetic dentist, founder of zero waste oral health brand PÄRLA and host of the One Small Change podcast.   Simon’s core values revolve around making the world a better place for the next generation - whether this be through reducing our impact on the environment, improving the relationship we have to our mental health or even helping his patients regain their confidence through restoring their beautiful smiles.   As a high profile dentist and entrepreneur Dr Simon has been featured in British GQ, Men’s Health, Sky News and most recently on Dragon’s Den pitching his brand PÄRLA.   CONTACT DETAILS Follow Dr Chard on Instagram: @drsimonchard   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.

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The Oral Microbiome and Why Your Mouth is the Gateway to Optimal Health with Dr Simon Chard

Dr Carrie Jones chief medical director at ‘Dutch Test is an expert in women’s hormones and health and  talks with Angela about how you can  understand more about your  hormones, how they are working and the potential impact of factors such as stress Hair loss and challenges with skin can be indicators that there is an imbalance or issue with hormones and this episode has great content for anyone who wants to understand more about the role hormones play in achieving optimum health   KEY TAKEAWAYS DUTCH is an acronym for Dried Urine Test for Comprehensive Hormones. It allows a deeper look at hormones and their pathways The saliva test is a more focused look at awakening cortisol. Cortisol’s number one job is to get more and make more glucose Oestrogen has to be processed and in the process, is converted into metabolites There are three parts to the process of detoxification of oestrogen and each phase plays an important role When you take Ic3 supplements  or eat foods from the brassica family the stomach acid breaks it apart and creates DIM (diindolylmethane) and this takes the oestrogen pushes it preferentially down the 2 pathway Alcohol has to be processed and if you are a woman with high oestrogen drinking can result in the liver preferentially processes the alcohol affecting the processing of oestrogen You can have normal levels of oestrogen on testing but be filled with oestrogen mimicking chemicals that are close enough in composition to unlock the oestrogen receptors Now we have thousands of chemicals in everyday use The 5alpha pathway converts the intergenic hormones into the very potent androgen DHT You make melatonin during the night and it is a powerful antioxidant and influences the onset of sleep Intermittent fasting can help you to stop eating throughout the day as any food intake affect your blood sugar Don’t be sedentary the body likes  rhythms and the biggest rhythm we have is the light and dark cycle The light and dark rhythm affects all other body rhythms and habits   BEST MOMENTS ‘The cortisol awakening response should push you into an alert state’ ‘It’s such an amazing test especially when combined with other data’ ‘DIM is where the magic happens’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website  Dr. Carrie Jones Instagram Dutch Test 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/listener for privacy information.

Hair Loss, Hormones, Stress and Skin with Dr Carrie Jones

CEO and founder of Alitura Naturals beyond organic skincare, Andy Hnilo talks with Angela about his inspiring journey with a life-changing accident leading to a quest to find a product that really worked to improve skin Working only with natural ingredients Andy created a clay mask that was effective in improving skin in every way and from this first product he has gone on to found Alitura Naturals which only produces products that are handcrafted and sourced from natural ingredients across the world. Listen in to find out how to bio hack your way to beautiful skin in an episode with great tips and a very special offer   KEY TAKEAWAYS The clay is really good at bringing circulation to the surface of the skin and mixing the mask using apple cider vinegar is a game-changer There is an undeniable glow that you get from using the gold serum Men and women can use the products in the same way If you are travelling using gold serum combined with a derma roller will make you feel refreshed Our products don’t have any intense chemicals or synthetics that would irritate. The products are healing and anti-ageing The ingredients are mostly plant-based, very gentle, very healing, and very effective Working out in the morning releases serotonins and sets you up for the day I know what my sweet spot is and how to work without reaching burnout The ingredients are sourced from all over the world Every product has multiple ingredients and it’s about the details and care that is taken in creating each product These are small-batch products that are handcrafted with great care People have had life-changing results. Bouncing back and having clear skin brings joy to people Your appearance can be wrapped in how you feel about yourself and your confidence The ingredients are designed to enhance collagen production from the inside and the outside Essential oils such as ylang-ylang, sea buckthorn, clary sage and lemongrass can amplify the effects of the clay mask    BEST MOMENTS ‘I love it because of the noticeable results’ ‘All the ingredients in our products are from the earth’ ‘I love working out in the morning because it sets me up for the day’ ‘You can have something that makes you not want to go out’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website    Alitura Website Alitura Naturals 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/listener for privacy information.

Biohacking Beautiful Skin with Andy Hnilo, Founder of Alitura Naturals

JJ Virgin is a multi-best-selling author, nutrition expert and passionate advocate of eating and exercising smarter. In this episode, she talks with Angela about the power of the right mindset and creating your future self along with great content about how to successfully achieve weight loss. Dieting can become less effective as we age and JJ discusses the barriers that can get in the way of weight loss and the way to effectively detox and reset your system for a better future.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Mindset is a muscle and having a growth mindset can make all the difference We can all control how we show up and how we perceive things If you don’t create your future self it will be created for you Everything starts with mindset and when you are in a place where you don’t think you are good enough you hold yourself back When failure isn’t an option and your ‘why’ is so big you find a way to make it happen There are a range of factors that can get in the way of weight loss Stress lowers serotonin and leads to cravings for sugar and can cause insulin resistance so you feel hungrier We have made it acceptable to have more body fat but fat is not benign it has its own endocrine system making you more inflamed and causing more toxins in your system Toxins lower your metabolic rate and cause hormone disruption If you are extreme dieting and doing lots of cardio you are damaging your metabolism and slowing your metabolic rate We need to look at how we use diets and learn to use them therapeutically in the short term to help understand what we should put into our bodies every day to achieve good health You have to detox to lose fat and be able to reset Get everything out of your diet and find your new normal through bringing things back one by one and understanding what affects you Make the commitment to your future self that you are the most important thing   BEST MOMENTS ‘We need to use diets to connect the dots so we know what we should be eating, what works best for us’ ‘It helps to really un-process your diet’ ‘It is critical that we all think about what is ours to do and how we show up because that’s what we have control of’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website    Jjvirgin.com Mindsharecollaborative.com   ABOUT THE GUEST  JJ Virgin, CNS, BCHN, EP-C Triple-board certified nutrition expert and Fitness Hall of Famer JJ Virgin is a passionate advocate of eating and exercising smarter. JJ helps people stay fired up and healthy as they age, so they feel the best they ever have at age 40+. JJ is a prominent TV and media personality, whose previous features include co-host of TLC’s Freaky Eaters, 2 years as the on-camera nutritionist for Weight Loss Challenges on Dr. Phil, and numerous appearances on PBS, Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray,Access Hollywood, and the TODAY Show. She also speaks regularly and has shared the stage with notables including Seth Godin, Lisa Nichols, Gary Vaynerchuk, Mark Hyman, Dan Buettner, and Mary Morrissey. JJ is the author of four NY Times bestsellers: The Virgin Diet, The Virgin Diet Cookbook, JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet, and JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook. Her latest book, Warrior Mom: 7 Secrets to Bold, Brave Resilience, shows caregivers everywhere how to be strong, positive leaders for their families, while exploring the inspirational lessons JJ learned as she fought for her own son’s life. JJ hosts the popular Ask the Health Expert podcast, with over 8 million downloads and growing. She also regularly writes for Rodale Wellness, Mind Body Green, and other major blogs and magazines. JJ is also a business coach and founded the premier health entrepreneur event and community, The Mindshare Summit. Visit www.jjvirgin.com for hundreds of free recipes and resources, plus state-of-the-art programs, products, and plenty of support to help you build your dream life.   CONTACT DETAILS Jjvirgin.com Mindsharecollaborative.com   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.

Hormones, Weight Loss & Miracle Mindset with JJ Virgin

Helene Guillaume founder and CEO of Wild AI talks with Angela about the development of  technology that means women can optimise health, performance, vitality and creativity by utilising the power of AI to understand their female physiology Wild AI helps women to understand how to align with the menstrual cycle throughout its  changing lifespan by giving them ways to learn about and respond to it.   When you understand your physiology and are aligned with it you can work with it to achieve and optimise better health, performance, and vitality   KEY TAKEAWAYS Women are changing all the time and often women are working against their own physiology All the diets and food combinations are based on research with males and men and women have very different metabolisms, you can’t follow protocols designed for men If you understand and give the body what it needs, when it needs it you are going with the body The belief that restricting carbohydrates is the key to becoming lean can lead to the body hanging onto body fat as a response The results are superior when you begin to fuel your body in the right way because it sends signs of safety to the body The App integrates with Oura and in the future will integrate with other Apps A woman in her sixties is really powerful and impressive but it’s a critical time and optimising sleep and getting the right exercise and nutrition require the right protocols The first thing you need to do if you want to make any changes is to gain insight by collecting data that means you can take the right action We are working towards there being the capacity for any girl or woman to understand where she is today, know what’s coming up and what her choices are All little girls from the time they start menstruating should understand what their options are Women not only have a circadian rhythm but also an infradian  rhythm and when you can align with it you can achieve better fitness, health, and creativity   BEST MOMENTS ‘We have variations all the time and we don’t understand our own physiology so are fighting against it’ ‘One thing you can be confident about is that as a woman there is continual change’ ‘We need to change the story for women and empower them to design their lives around their physiology’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website  helene@wild.ai WILD.AI Helene Guillaume LinkedIn   ABOUT THE GUEST Helene Guillaume Helene Guillaume is the founder and CEO of WILD.AI. She studied mathematics and financial risks, was a quant in a hedge fund and management consultant to Fortune500 companies in AI. She was a rugby player; she's an ultra-marathon runner, triathlete, surfer, skier, and ice swimmer. Her favourite combined skillset is vitality+brains. CONTACT DETAILS helene@wild.ai WILD.AI Helene Guillaume 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                                 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Women’s Biohacking & Unleashing the Beast in Women with Helen Guilluame, founder of Wild AI

Colin Hiles is an expert in developing high-performance teams and is a specialist in the psychology of change In this fascinating episode, Angela and Colin discuss what it takes to step into your future self and the importance of your environment on the journey to change When it comes to setting and achieving goals you have to get the inside right but you also have to get the outside right and when you think you are stuck it could be that you need to understand and change the context of your environment Ultimately to become the person you want to be and change your behaviours you need to create and be in control of your environment or your environment will create and control you.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Everything starts for anyone with future perfect thinking, setting a goal or intention that you want to be different For balance across your life set goals for health, wealth, love and lifestyle You must have a reason ‘why’ and your ‘why’ power needs to be strong enough to drive you forward We can become stuck in ‘the must be me’ paradigm because our perception is context-specific Context is the environment you are in when you are making a decision it can be either physical or physical and social When you associate with people who are part of your future focus you can make changes The strongest form of commitment is external When you set a goal you have to go outside of yourself and set a context that looks like the future when you get there Beliefs are evidence-based and self-signalling that you are becoming the person you want to be builds your belief When you begin to behave in the way your future self would, you begin to prove to yourself that you are that person Often something that causes us pain is what moves us to take action You can use both negative and positive consequences to force you into taking action Once you become the person and have the identity locked in place everything else follows Behaviour comes from identity and behaviour changes identity If your behaviours are the behaviours of the future person you want to be then you will become that person You have to understand what you need to keep doing and if you do it long enough it will become who you are   BEST MOMENTS ‘Your social bubble is hugely influential and you are with either accomplices or allies’ ‘Set the environment up that supports you in making an easier choice’ ‘The ultimate aim is not the goal but becoming the person who can achieve that goal’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website    ABOUT THE GUEST Colin Hiles Colin Hiles is an expert in improving Leadership Capability, developing High-Performance Teams, and Mindset Change. He specialises in helping his clients gain alignment and commitment between an organisation and its people, ensuring that organisations can continue to grow and develop in an ever-changing environment. As an experienced executive coach and specialist in the psychology of change, Colin supports senior executives across all industries, in the public, and private sectors, to achieve a change in mindset at the individual or organisational level. Over the last 23 years, Colin has coached hundreds of thousands of individuals globally on peak performance technologies, on how to get the best out of themselves, and on gaining mental toughness. He is a talented conference host and facilitator who has appeared before audiences of up to 1,500 people, as well as leading the design and the delivery of significant events which have involved multiple consultants, and full production teams. He believes to live a fulfilling life we need both roots and wings. His wife, his boys, his journal and his inner circle provide the roots. While making a difference in peoples' lives is what provides his wings. Colin is married and has three sons. He lives in Southern Spain and enjoys surfing, eating fajitas, and discussing the meaning of life (but not all at the same time!).   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.

Empowering Beliefs, Behaviour Change & Creating a New Self-image with Colin Hiles

Sugar freedom coach and speaker Danielle Daem uses her personal experiences and extensive knowledge to help people to change their relationship with sugar forever to reclaim control over their energy and life and in this episode shares great content with Angela They discuss how sugar has become linked to every type of emotion and why you need to learn how to feel again and commit to the inner work if you want to change your relationship with sugar. Many people will resonant with Danielle’s content about always seeking sugar whatever the emotion and in this episode she shares great advice on how to move forward and fix it by understanding who you really are KEY TAKEAWAYS It’s not the sugar itself that’s the problem it’s that we are overdosing on it and eating so much that our bodies can’t handle it Sugar creates dopamine spikes that simulate addictive behaviours. The gut lining is damaged by sugar Sugar has been by society linked to every type of emotion We have also been raised to escape any uncomfortable emotion by eating sugar You have to learn to feel again, letting emotions run through you and experiencing them You have to become an investigator to work out what foods have hidden sugars Learn to look at the ingredients and understand what they are You have to become more mindful in your eating and reconnect with your emotions Before you put anything in your mouth you should stop and check-in about how you are feeling You have to identify and address the root cause of your cravings You have to commit to doing the inner work, understanding your emotional connections and beliefs Everything goes back to identity and learning to love yourself It’s a process that can take a long time and creating a new image of yourself is key Community is vital in the journey to quitting sugar, you need to know that you are not alone Many of us are stuck because we think it’s too painful to get out but there is a way out and you can change BEST MOMENTS ‘Sugar can be as addictive as cocaine’ ‘We can get on a dopamine craving rollercoaster that can alter the brain’ ‘There is nothing wrong with any of us and on your journey, you are not going to be perfect but it can be a beautiful ebb and flow if you let it’ VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website  Danielle Daem website Danielle Daem 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/listener for privacy information.

The Truth About Sugar, Food Addiction and How To Fix It with Danielle Daem

Angela talks with Dr Herman Pontzer about his work with the Hadza people in Tanzania who are distinct as a population extensively relying on hunting and gathering. He discusses the truth about calories and how the body adjusts to dealing with energy expenditure during non-exercise based on activity levels in exercise periods. Weight loss is ultimately a function of nutrition and weight maintenance is achieved through activity and in this in-depth interview is a great opportunity to understand more about why the hunter-gatherer strategy is so successful   KEY TAKEAWAYS The more active you are the more calories you will burn than if you are sedentary Your body adjusts to how it deals with the non-exercise part of your energy expenditure depending on how active you are in your exercise Your energy at rest is the energy that you use for organ function Exercise has effects throughout your body and you need to think about it the profound impact it has across all areas of the body We are built for hunting and gathering and that’s what all humans were doing a few generations ago Exercising is a western world thing we have got so artificially lazy that we have to invent ways to exercise The entire point of  hunting and gathering is you have the advantages of the carnivore and the plant-eater when you combine the advantages of both you have a very successful strategy which is why there are 10 million people on the planet Sharing the mixed portfolio approach to getting your food is what it’s all about and is what makes us unstoppable It’s easy to say you haven’t got the time to be outside and exercise There are those of us who are better off than we think but we have constant pressure in our own minds about working 50 to 60 hour weeks Once you have lost weight and got where you want to be staying there is easier with exercise but losing weight is a function of your nutrition Diet is a much better tool for weight loss, you need to create a metabolic deficit to achieve this Overeating and obesity seem to be a brain regulation issue. It’s about reward and responses to food    BEST MOMENTS ‘If you asked the men and women that I work with, in Tanzania, about exercising for fun they would just laugh at you’ ‘Hunting and gathering is a fantastic strategy and that’s why we are so successful’ ‘You need to stay in-tune with yourself and family and friends’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website  Burn: The Misunderstood Science of Metabolism Hazda website Herman Pontzer Twitter    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.

The Truth About Calories, Weight Loss and Longevity with Dr Herman Pontzer

Angela is with Matty Lansdown, scientist, nutritionist and health coach specialising in weight loss and self-confidence for women. Matty is also the host of the ‘How to NOT Get Sick and Die’ Podcast where he discusses how to develop healthy habits and make a positive impact on your nutrition In this episode, Matty explains how we have created a lack of predictability in our genes around nutrition and how consistency along with small changes is the best way to build back nutritional predictability and create the successful changes that impact positively on your health. He also shares great content about why fasting, offal and getting the basics right with hydration are the ways forward in creating a healthier version of yourself.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The body is an adaption machine and it’s this that builds our biological resilience The longer the adaptation phase the more stable your stability of the diet - make one tweak a week The brain is wired for efficiency looking for shortcuts all the time because it wants to be more efficient with its energy We have created a lack of predictability in our genes around nutrition Every time we have started a new thing we have turned our preservation genetics on Build nutritional predictability into your genome through being consistent over a long period of time and making small changes Small steps taken over a period of time is what works We are permanently in a cycle of confirming what we believe about ourselves and everyone has a belief about who they are and rules for their existence The rules are what create your personality and define your identity When you change a behaviour you are acting outside of your rules for existence Changing your identity is the way you will stay accountable to a healthier version of yourself At any given moment you can get back on track It’s about doing all the things that redefine the paradigms for yourself The body has a number of detoxification pathways but they all need to be working efficiently as we are all living in a toxic world Including offal in your diet has a positive impact on your nutrition We are eating too much, too often and fasting gives your gut time to repair and recover Getting the basics right will get you 80% of where you want to go Increasing your water intake is vital and many people don’t drink enough to keep all their cells hydrated   BEST MOMENTS ‘Build predictability into your biology to gain the trust of your system’ ‘It’s curiosity about venturing out to your new higher self’ ‘There is not much that compares with animal organs to eat for nutritional value   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website  Matty Lansdown How to Not Get Sick and Die Podcast   ABOUT THE GUEST Matty Lansdown Matty Lansdown is a scientist, nutritionist and health coach that specialises in weight loss and self-confidence for women and busy mothers.  Starting out in the field of nutritional epigenetics and spending several years working in hospitals as part of a disease research team, Matty believes that most disease and illness is not due to bad luck but as a result of poor nutrition and lifestyle choices. Matty’s extensive experience allowed him to uncover the deeper challenge people have with health which isn’t about calories or kale, but in fact mindset and behaviour change.  Having been on his own personal development journey, Matty is now super-passionate about showing people how to level up their health so that healthy habits and the best food choices are easy and natural.  Likewise, Matty’s weekly podcast “How to NOT Get Sick and Die”, provides his followers and clients with a deep dive into nutrition and how to develop healthy habits that last.   CONTACT DETAILS Matty Lansdown   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.

Fasting, Fat Loss & Health Optimisation with Matty Lansdown

Second time guest on the podcast Emily Fletcher, best-selling author of ‘Stress Less and Achieve More’ and Founder of Ziva Meditation talks with Angela about Ziva Kids and empowering a whole generation to feel their feelings. In a world where stress is a potential constant giving kids the tools to feel and process their emotions is about equipping them with a cure for stress that they can use throughout life This is an episode for anyone who wants to empower their children with the skills to access their own innate intelligence and consciously create a life they love   KEY TAKEAWAYS Ziva is empowering a whole generation of kids to feel their feelings Having a third person there can make you feel safer and more prepared to open up about experiences Many of us are not trained to feel and process our emotions because we don’t feel safe enough Because as parents we haven’t been given the tools to feel our own feelings when our child is in pain or feels sadness or fear it’s like your feelings magnified Pain creates pain and in order to fix it we inadvertently repress and diminish the feelings of our children There are big feelings when we are trying to accomplish big things Uncertainty is one of the hardest things for humans, especially children,  to handle both psychologically and emotionally There’s a cure for stress and it is meditation We have a responsibility to equip our children to move through the long-term impact of the pandemic with as much grace and elegance as possible because they have sacrificed a lot for us Manifesting is the art of consciously creating the life you love If you stay in a place of gratitude you are programming your brain to look for more of it If you are in a state of fight or flight then there isn’t any room for your dreams We always find evidence for what we believe so why not chose to believe you are lucky   BEST MOMENTS ‘Ziva empowers an entire generation to feel their feelings and move through to a new now’ ‘You are moving beyond the realm of thinking and into the realm of being’ ‘When your body is guiding and healing itself and going on its own circadian rhythms you are tapping into your own innate intelligence, your body’s own human capacity’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website  Ziva Kids Meditation Stress Less, Accomplish More by Emily Fletcher      ABOUT THE GUEST Emily Fletcher Emily Fletcher is the founder of Ziva Meditation and the leading expert in meditation for performance. She has taught over 25,000 people the skill of meditation. She is an international speaker and author. Her best-selling book, Stress Less, Accomplish More, debuted at #7 out of all books on Amazon and has been translated into 12 languages. The New York Times, Good Morning America, The Today Show, Vogue and ABC have all featured Emily’s work. She’s been named one of the top 100 women in wellness to watch and has spoken at Apple, Google and Harvard Business School. Ziva graduates include Oscar, Grammy, & Emmy award winners, Navy SEALS & NBA players.  The Ziva Technique is a powerful combination of mindfulness, meditation and manifesting designed to help you get better at life, not meditation.     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.

Meditation: The Secret to Resilient and Emotionally Intelligent Kids with Emily Fletcher

Charlie Bailes is the CEO & founder of CB Supplements, a company specializing in helping people thrive with multi-collagen protein products. He talks to Angela about the development of his collagen supplement and explains how and why collagen is such an important element of any human being. Charlie’s focus is on inspiring and helping others on their health journey and this is a great opportunity to hear about how he’s achieving it through the power of collagen in this fascinating episode.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Collagen is the most abundant protein in our bodies. Most collagen in our bodies is type l, ll or lll Collagen is part of our internal organs, the connective tissues and joint material, type l and lll are our skin, hair and nails and type ll is our joint material, most collagen products are type l and lll Collagen supplements are sourced from both bovine and marine sources. In our products, we use all of the animal which increases the different types of collagens We are trying to be a resource for people who want to achieve health Collagen breaks down into amino acids and what makes it special is the peptides it is high in When you consume collagen, your body recognises the very specific peptide chain and knows it should use it to fix and repair connective tissue Collagen is vital for the repair of tissue and for longevity If you take collagen, you are giving your body what it needs to repair itself Our bodies are good at making collagen, but the production declines every year Our vision is to improve the health of anyone who wants it We started making diet and lifestyle changes and it was transformational for our health You are the driver of your own health, and you can make positive changes Collagen can help with digestion function because your intestine is constructed with collagen Our bodies are smart they just need the right input to be able to heal We have a lot of non-protein materials in our products that are magical in building health   BEST MOMENTS ‘Essentially humans are made of water, gas and collagen’ ‘We are trying to meet people where they are in health journey’ ‘We try to find creative ways to get a scoop into the kids everyday’   ‘Health is a pile of 10 slices and collagen is one of those slices’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website  https://cbsupplements.com/cc/does-collagen-break-fast/ CB Supplements   ABOUT THE GUEST Charlie Bailes is the CEO & founder of CB Supplements, a company specializing in helping people thrive with multi-collagen protein products. As a collagen expert, he often talks about its nutrition benefits on different podcasts ( B2B Growth) to help people solve various health issues from joint recovery and productivity to even sleeping better at night.    He’s also a husband, a dad of 3, a crossfitter, and a health nut (obviously). He loves meeting new people and having meaningful conversations. His main goal is to inspire others to act to help themselves.    He can bring value to any audience that’s interested in health and biohacking topics, entrepreneurship, and, in general, living a higher-quality life."        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.

The Power of Collagen for Enhancing Skin Health, Joint Health & Immunity with Charlie Bailes

Alisa Vitta, pioneer of female biohacking, women’s hormone and functional nutrition expert and author of the best sellers ‘Woman Code and ‘In the Flo’ talks to Angela about how to harness your hormones and feel great every day. The links between nutrition and hormones are well established and when women understand their infradian system they can make changes throughout their cycle to make sure they can work at their optimum throughout their cycle. This is a great opportunity to understand more about your infradian rhythm and how you can learn to lean into what you are naturally inclined to do at a particular time in your cycle bringing peak performance and feeling great every day into your life.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Hormonal ratios have to be in optimal balance and when they are you have no symptoms no cramps, no PMS and no heavy bleeding just a healthy vibrant cycle and the benefits that come with that. The infradian rhythm influences six different systems in the body – your brain, metabolism, the immune system, your microbiome, your stress response system and reproductive system The reason the infradian rhythm has been left out of the conversation is because women have been actively left out of medical fitness and nutrition research You are disrupting your infradian rhythm constantly because you didn’t know it existed and you weren’t told  how to take care of it The cycle thinking methodology builds on foundational pillars and finally, you can start to feel like you are supposed to Your metabolism changes during your cycle, in the first half it’s slightly lower so you can and should eat slightly lower calories In the second half of your cycle your metabolism speeds up and you will need to eat more calories each day, if you don’t then you start to store more fuel as fat. You need to alter your calorific intake according to where you are in your cycle Your resting cortisol levels are lower in the first part of the cycle making it a good time to do higher intensity training. As you move into the second part of the cycle resting cortisol levels are higher and you should do strength training Postpartum you should be eating to replenish yourself and rebuild the micronutrients in your body Perimenopause starts at 35 and is the unwinding of the infradian clock Every ovulation is an opportunity for your body to protect your brain, heart and bones both today and beyond the reproductive years Your routines need to change 4 times a month to keep in a peak performance state and you need to be aware of where you are so you can work at your optimum throughout your cycle.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Women from their first period to their last are governed by their infradian rhythm’ ‘Your infradian rhythm touches every aspect of your life and if you lean into what you are naturally inclined to do at that particular time’ ‘80% of women will have a hormonal problem at some point in their lives’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website  Floliving In the FLO - Alisa Vitti Woman Code by Alisa Vitti   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.

Harness Your Hormones and Unlock Your Inner Goddess with Alisa Vitti

Brian Keane is  a multiple best-selling  author and is one of the most well-known faces of the Irish health and fitness industry In this in-depth episode, he talks with Angela about how you can get both fit and lean and stay healthy and explains why it involves really understanding nutrition and the role training can play. With an incredibly strong mindset, Brian has achieved many global fitness challenges and shares great content on how to build confidence by consistently keeping your promises to yourself, listen in and hear more   KEY TAKEAWAYS Challenges and events made me stronger mentally every time and growth comes from challenging yourself You keep the end in mind and then break the journey down into smaller goals Most things are the most difficult at the beginning. You need to focus on what you can do today that will help you tomorrow Recovery is easy to neglect because it’s easier to keep pushing   I’m very productive in the time I allocate for business and everything is systemised, the entire business can run effectively without me Get clear on the things you should be saying yes to and better at saying no Looking good, staying healthy and weight loss don’t necessarily go hand in hand Fat loss is as simple as understanding that if you are in a calorific deficit, consuming fewer calories than you need, you are going to tap into stored fat and burn it as fuel. When you resistance train you boost your metabolic rate and burn more calories Resistance training is one of the most under-utilised ways to lose body fat Calories are really important to understand but there are a number of other factors that impact on weight loss If you are working to a calorie deficit and not losing weight look to see what maybe the  underlying issue You build confidence by consistently keeping promises to yourself but often the mistake made is to make the promise too big It’s the small consistent things we do over time that build confidence Learn to look at failure as feedback and make the changes needed to succeed There is a time for tough love and a time to be compassionate with yourself   BEST MOMENTS ‘There is a magic to be about early in the morning’ ‘Get better at saying no to things and your life will become considerably easier from that point on’ ‘I was lean and muscular but I definitely wasn’t healthy’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website  Brian Keane Fitness   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.

Transform Your Body and Mindset for the Long Term with Brian Keane

Dr Libby Weaver Nutritional, biochemist and multiple best-selling author talks with Angela about the three pillars of biochemical, nutritional and emotional which underpin her work and why our beliefs and perception drive our behaviours. When we make choices about foods that don’t serve us it’s never about the food it’s the way we distance ourselves from the way we perceive things are when they are not how we want them to be and this fascinating episode explores how the combination of science, belief systems and nutrition is key in achieving effortless weight loss.   KEY TAKEAWAYS There are consequences to shifts in our bio-chemistry There is no one way for everyone to eat because everyone is different. What everyone should do is eat a diet that is based on real wholefoods The focus needs to be on creating good energy and nourishment Detoxification is a process that is always going on inside of us but can be impacted by lifestyle choices Detoxification is a change process; the liver takes toxic substances  and changes them so that they become harmless Eating a wide range of whole real foods supports the liver with detoxification Constantly elevated stress levels start to change the fuel the body perceives as being safe to use When the body is under stress it looks for a fast-burning fuel and it looks to glucose. The pattern of adrenalin production  today has resulted in inflammatory compounds  in the body High levels of adrenalin create inflammation and cortisol has to increase to deal with this Your body responds to the information you give it Our actions are driven by our beliefs and how we perceive ourselves We construct ourselves and live as if we need approval and in unpacking the beliefs you have created you need to be flexible about how others perceive you You have to do the inner work if you want to make changes to your beliefs It’s never about the food its always about the emotions Humans will do more to avoid pain than gain pleasure Ask yourself if what you are thinking is really true?   BEST MOMENTS ‘Every single second there are billions of biochemical reactions going on inside of us that create how we feel, function and look’ ‘We are completely governed by how we feel’ ‘Life can be incredibly challenging and simultaneously mind-blowingly magnificent’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website  Dr Libby Weaver   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.

Balancing Hormones, Effortless Weight Loss & Boosting Energy with Dr Libby Weaver

Dr Lara Briden,  best-selling author of the ‘Hormone Repair Manual’ and the ‘Period Repair Manual’ talks to Angela about the changes that take place during peri-menopause and shares great information on not only impact but also what women should do to support their bodies through this critical time. She explains why sleep is so important and some of the ways you can improve insulin sensitivity and build your metabolic reserve in this informative episode and how to positively navigate this crucial stage in life.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Progesterone is a calming hormone and interacts with the data receptor in the brain Every one shifts to more insulin resistance when they are peri-menopause Sleep improves your physiology, insulin sensitivity and sets you up for the day The worst symptoms, if you do suffer with symptoms are in the 10 years prior to the final period and the first year afterwards It’s temporary it’s not how you are always going to be when the brain has completed its recalibration things will be better When there is insulin resistance it’s difficult to have metabolic flexibility and burn ketones as an alternative to glucose The goal is to feel well and its achieving a balance between the benefits of fasting and low carb versus stress hormones Magnesium and Taurine support the mitochondria and both directly calm the nervous system supporting good sleep If you are metabolically healthy and you have had enough protein then fasting should not be difficult The protein leverage hypothesis is the idea that we will keep eating until we have had enough protein and when you reach this point you will stop eating If you don’t have the stomach for protein you are not ready to eat Peri menopausal allergies are related to the connection between high oestrogen and cells that release histamine   BEST MOMENTS ‘How you behave in the peri-menopausal years is so important’ ‘The priority in your mid to late forties has to be sleep’ ‘It’s a time of such change that it is a critical window for your health’   VALUABLE RESOURCES High Performance Health podcast series Transform your sleep DNA optimization High Performance website  Hormone Repair Manual Period Repair Manual   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.

Hormone Repair: Navigating Peri-menopause & Building Metabolic Reserve with Dr Lara Briden

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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