Did you know that the way you set up your environment will directly impact on your decision making? This is something we discuss in this weeks interview with Bart De Vries. We explore workplace set up, how to align values and passion to get what you want in life all the way through to ethical business practice and why your business may want to consider it.

Show Notes:

• Introducing Bart
• Barts barriers that led him to do what he does now
• The learnings from sport that carries over into other areas
• New age physiotherapy and Barts clinical evolution
• Change your diet to change your movement
• Culture building in cafe environments
• Benefits of global movement
• Addressing the person as an individual
• The importance of trust in treatment
• Optimisation of the athlete
• How your workplace set up can make you less intelligent!
• Aligning values and passions to create a better future
• More desk work = pain and inflammation
• What prompted the shift out pf physiotherapy?
• More desk work = pain and poor health
• Is a standing desk enough?
• Errectorcise!
• Limber – maximising movement
• Why aligning your business values with your personal values is key to wellness
• Ethical business and why its important
• Purpose and values
• Why your company wants to become more ethical
• How to go about becoming an ethical company
• 2025 = Gen Z = change is coming!
• Thinking beyond your own personal timeline
• The infinite game!
• Creating wellness at your workspace
• Desk hacks
• Barts message for the world

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I am introducing my new monthly co-host Bart De Vries and we are introducing a short, fun new chat on BestMe Radio called ‘Nice Nuggets’ where we will be exploring one wellness subject and sharing nuggets of information based on the selected subject. We will draw on previous interviews, new audio bites from leaders in that field, current research and common sense! In an attempt to cut through the misconceptions, draw out what we actually know and explore how we may implement this in our daily lives. All in 20-30 minutes (what a challenge!).

On this note, we want your input! Please listen to find out about this new format, why and how we want your input as well as our thoughts on some big wellness subjects.

Please let us know what subjects you would like us to talk on through facebook, instagram or through the website. I will be doing weekly polls on Bestme Instagram story so please have your say!

In the next episode I will be interviewing Bart on ‘Creating a Healthy Workspace’ as well as exploring his fascinating life so you will get to know him a lot better. Bart has extensive experience as a high level athlete, a chef, a physiotherapist, entrepreneur and environmental activist. He really is a great guy, doing great things and I think you will enjoy his wisdom, wit and weirdness!

Please enjoy this short fun chat and keep stepping into your best self!

Carl

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What does it mean to be a healthy man in today’s world? In this episode with Ben Warren we discuss what a healthy man looks and feels like, what the common risks and diseases are as well as the reasons for their development. Perhaps more importantly, we explore how men can look beyond disease-free and really thrive as a man in today’s environment. We cover Bens top foods for men, what to avoid and we also discuss in detail what an ideal day would look like!

Show Notes:

• (re) Introducing Ben
• Why men’s health isn’t as talked about as women’s health
• Why men are like a Toyota Hilux
• What are the big hitters for men?
• What shows up for men in the testing?
• What is the ideal in blood testing vs ‘normal range’
• What is the first step for men to become healthy?
• What happens when men are stressed
• Changing your relationship with stress
• Sleep – the foundation
• HRV as a tool to measure stress
• Bens interesting Uber driver encounter!
• When is technology beneficial and when is it just too much?
• Men’s mental health
• A human being with unmet needs
• Nutrition and mental health
• Client case study
• When there is a cause for supplementation
• Common vitamin and mineral deficiencies
• Inflammation
• Where genes express themselves
• Where exercise comes into the fold
• Exercise and liver function
• Why we need to take belly fat seriously!
• Time-restricted eating and intermittant fasting benefits
• How time-restricted eating looks and works best
• Why you want to build muscle!
• Stretch the metabolism
• Antiaging pathways
• How a perfect day will look
• Benefits of hot/cold exposure
• Brown-fat cells and why you want to up-regulating them
• How to live in the modern world and manage the foundations
• Bens top man-foods!
• Sourcing quality foods
• The study that was ended early because the results were that powerful!
• Improving gene expression through nutrition
• Why road rage is a thing! Eat greens with meat!
• Bens top avoid list!
• Why we need to consider how and why we drink
• Conscious decision making
• Coffee – is it good?
• Steps to creating a healthier man
• Disease-free vs optimal health
• Parting words of wisdom

More From Ben

Stay posted on Bestmecommunity FB and Instagram for our Men’s Health WOF testing Kit!

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