Optimized Health

Proud to celebrate 100 episodes of The True Health Podcast! ✨

Over the last several years, this show has not only had listeners in 40 countries and reached many people, but more importantly, it has been a vehicle for discovery, reflection and personal growth for others and for myself.

Feel grateful for the countless amazing guests who have shared their wisdom and personal stories, and for everyone who has listened.

For Ep 100, the tables turned and I was the guest for the first time, in conversation with my dear friend and yoga/spiritual guide for many, David McGuire. The conversation is a time stamp on current inner work, self-acceptance, past reflections and current goals.

Enjoy,
Ethan ✨

Reminder: “The heaviest weight in the gym is the front door” 🚪

You got this! 💪

This is a prompt I often explore with health coaching clients and retreat participants who struggle with obsessive or simply over-thinking tendencies with food.

For many people (…and nearly ALL people who have culturally been pummeled with messaging around extreme dieting or excessive workout routines…) stress is often a huge element of health we ignore, in pursuit of chasing a goal or body type that is unnatural and actually unhealthy!

If you struggle with obsessive calorie counting of simply not listening to the natural hungry cues your body is telling you, you might be focusing on the wrong pillar of your health 🤔

Stress can be a massive core factor for a variety of things from inflammation to disease, physical pain to gut health challenges, and shouldn’t be overlooked!

Finishing up a two week trip to Japan, with so many reflections. One of them is how gentle the approach to movement is here - and how correlated it is to not just longevity for the future, but happiness in the present.

I preach this constantly, sometimes maybe too much 😅 but the best workout plan is the one that you enjoy. Consistency over intensity. And enjoyment in your life and routine is better than beating yourself up to chase some future version of yourself - because you actually are enough right now, even if you want to develop or work on parts of yourself.

❤️
- Ethan