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We believe humans were designed to flourish. Unfortunately many modern conveniences actually work against our thriving. But, through intentional lifestyle decisions we CAN return to an optimal state of health.

Restoring Human


    • Aug 12, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 53 EPISODES

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    Latest episodes from Restoring Human

    What Defiles a Person

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 32:13


    Taking a closer look at Mark 7:14-23 and how it applies to men's responsibility to their families.

    Christian Men, Stop Killing Your Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 64:20


    A case for a biblical approach to health.

    A Theology of Health

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 66:22


    hello and welcome back (:

    New City: Nutrition 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 84:13


    This is audio recorded from a live nutrition seminar hosted on Monday, July 22, 2019.

    New Year Challenge Preview TOMORROW JAN 13 6PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2019 1:47


    New Year Challenge Preview TOMORROW JAN 13 6PM on Facebook restoringhuman.com

    Limiting Beliefs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2019 9:13


    To join the Restoring Human | New Year Challenge go to https://restoringhuman.com/services/new-year-challenge

    47 - New Year Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 24:32


    Everything you need to know about our New Year Challenge starting January 14th. Go to https://restoringhuman.com/services/new-year-challenge to sign up!

    46 - Justin Dean | Should Christians care about physical health??

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2018 86:26


    I apologize to our other guests, but this is my favorite show to date. This conversation really hits on the core motivation of why Alex and I care about our own bodies and why we are set out to help others renew their health as well.

    45 - How to Optimize Your Health on Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018 44:46


    Thanksgiving DOESN'T have to destroy your health! We want to help you thrive through intentional decision making this holiday season.

    44 - Restoring Human Diet Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 22:21


    This was recorded at the beginning of the food reintroduction process. I was planning to share this along the way but due to a few issues (explained herein) that didn't happen. YET, there is still some great information in here. Enjoy.

    43 - 7 Day Water Fast Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2018 35:14


    No food. Only water. SEVEN DAYS. The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    42 - The Carnivore Diet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2018 34:24


    Alex has had nothing but meat for 4 days and counting... Whats the deal with this all meat diet? The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    41 - Supplements

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 70:04


    What are supplements? Why should we be taking supplements? What supplements should we be taking? This week we answer all these questions and more. The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    40 - Sarah Moore | Certified Professional Midwife

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2018 93:31


    Sarah Moore is a Certified Professional Midwife. We talked to her about her own story of going through the conventional birth process with her first 2 children, the changes that happened for her to choose to have a home birth for her third, and the path that brought her to becoming a midwife herself. She also has some great thoughts on breast feeding. Sarah is also really cool. You will enjoy this. The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    Road to the AGOQ

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2018 41:30


    We're conducting an experiment to test Alex's fitness.

    38 - Bonnie Schroeder | Talking Strength

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2018 57:12


    We had a chance to chat with one of the strongest ladies in the Quad Cities. Bonnie Schroeder is a local powerlifter who trader her running shoes for pair of converse and a barbell to seek strength over skinny. We would argue that she has also been doing great work for her health and longevity in the process. The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    37 - Diabetes & CrossFit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 71:40


    What is diabetes? Whats the difference between type 1 and type 2? Is CrossFit really the CURE?? All this and more. The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    36 - One Year Of Restoring Human

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 28:00


    We just came up on the one year anniversary of our first show. We took some time to look back and revisit why we're doing this whole thing as well as look forward to some big things we are hoping to do in the future. The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    35 - BUTTER

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2018 7:48


    A special short conversation on butter and ghee. The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    34 - How To Heal Your Gut

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2018 31:57


    4 steps to a healthy gut. The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    33 - Gut Bacteria

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018 17:57


    Part 3 on GUT HEALTH. The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    32- Whats Wrong With My Gut??

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2018 24:25


    Part 2 on GUT HEALTH. The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restor…human/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    31 - Gut Health (and a real time story)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018 36:27


    I (Jarek) had an unpleasant surprise wake up call from my stomach last week. Fortunately I seem to have a grasp on it at this point. But because of this current even we thought what better time to talk about gut health. The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restor…human/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    30 - Hormone Based Weight Loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2018 47:49


    Insulin and ghrelin and cortisol, OH MY! (that was a terrible joke) Managing hormones, especially insulin, is a HUGE part of optimizing our health and it is THEEE key to understanding weight loss and weight management. The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restor…human/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    29 - Austin Teel | Motivation, Fitness, and Chick-Fil-A

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2018 52:20


    This week we interview one of the owners of 1031 Fitness in Bettendorf, Iowa, Austin Teel. Austin is a long time fitness enthusiast who now spends most of his days offering personal training in a one on one format, helping people define and realize their fitness goals. We talk about his story, how he has helped people find the motivation to accomplish their goals, and an experiment he is currently taking part in. I think you'll really enjoy this. If you're interested in the "Team Trimdown" we discussed at the end you can sign up at the link below or email Austin at austin@1031fitness.com. Or slip into his DM. @ayyteel The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    28 - Body Composition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2018 24:21


    What is the optimal human body composition? Everyone thinks getting healthy means losing weight. Is that true? How should we be thinking about our body composition? The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    27 - What Is Food??

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2018 35:24


    This is a fun one. What is food? Fat, Protein, Carbohydrate. What do these things actually mean and what foods are made up of these things? The Restoring Human Podcast is brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. Visit http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    26 - Diet vs Exercise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2018 29:45


    What is more important when you're trying to lose weight: working out or eating better? This week we tackle that question head on. As always, brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. visit http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    25 - Biggest New Years Resolution Mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2018 29:05


    Everybody else is doing it. Talking about health that is. Its also something we like to do. It is arguably the best time of year to talk about health because many people are thinking about change they would like to make in the upcoming year, often centered around diet and exercise. With many years of experience, clinically and as practitioners, we share some of the biggest mistakes we've seen and how to combat them. As always, brought to you by Great River Family Chiropractic. visit http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/ to receive a FREE chiropractic consultation.

    24 - New Year. Where we are headed in 2018.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2018 31:06


    We recapped the year and forecasted our plans for 2018.

    23 - Flu Shots

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 56:24


    23 - Flu Shots by Restoring Human

    22 - Cold and Flu Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2017 48:53


    How do we combat the increased prevalence of colds and flus this time of year?

    cold and flu season
    21 - Real Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2017 58:53


    This is a good one. Real life is extremely dynamic. Thankfully the human body is extremely resilient. We also share some thoughts on how to handle Halloween with kids.

    20 - Immune System

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2017 50:43


    Last week Alex affectionately gave cancer the slang name of "sluggish immune system". It seemed appropriate to dig a little deeper into what that really means.

    19 - Pink

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2017 46:26


    October is national breast cancer awareness month. Raising awareness around a health crisis is something we can definitely get behind. Some of the tactics involved in this campaign, however, aren't very helpful.

    18 - Sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2017 45:14


    zzzzzzzzzzzzz

    17 - Stress

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2017 59:19


    Our topic of discussion this week: Stress. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

    16 - GMOs & Glyphosate

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 57:47


    We have a very special guest on this week to talk GMOs and surrounding topics.

    15-What The Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2017 32:46


    This week we respond to the extremely popular documentary, "What the Health" and share our thoughts after viewing the film.

    14- Feet, Shoes, And Running With Phil Young From Fleet Feet Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2017 37:59


    This week we interview Phil Young from Fleet Feet Sports and talk feet, shoes, and running. We barely scratched the surface here so you can DEFINITELY be on the lookout for more great info from Phil in the near future.

    10-How to Lose 75lbs in 7 Months

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2017 49:25


    We have a very special guest on the show this week talking about her DRASTIC weight loss journey over the past few months.

    13- What Should Kids Eat?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 63:42


    This week we talk about what CHILDREN should be eating. This topic came out of a question from a listener after viewing a documentary that seemed quite counter to the ideas we promote. We took on the opposition willingly.

    12-Vegetable Oils

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2017 56:49


    This week we talk TOXIC oils

    11- Sugar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2017 56:21


    This week we talk about: sugar.

    9 - Fat, Ketones, Fasting, And More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2017 46:32


    Fat for fuel. Ketosis. Intermittent fasting. Just a few of the topics we hit this week as we continue the conversation about nutrition for health vs aesthetics.

    8- Eating for Aesthetics VS Eating for Health

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2017 54:36


    A calorie is not JUST a calorie. This week we look at what the really means in practice. There is a whole realm of people who are very devoted to nutrition but from what we understand about the body, these methods fall short of supporting health. FREE CHIROPRACTIC CONSULTATION http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman

    7- Why We Do CrossFit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017 41:11


    We've established that humans were designed to move and unfortunately the lifestyle most of us live is extremely sedentary. As a result is it also extremely contrary to how our bodies were made to function. More specifically than just moving though, we have a bias toward a particular philosophy of movement and exercise. CrossFit. This week we try to answer the question: Why do CrossFit?

    6-Importance of Education

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2017 49:47


    We believe humans are learners. We also know education is very important when taking responsibility for your health. Its a big reason why we are doing this podcast. This week we talk about continuing education around health and the body. We also give out a TON of recommendations and some guidance on where to look for good recourses.

    5- 3 Forms of Healthcare: Environmental, Adaptive, & Reactive

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 60:58


    What most of us think of when we hear the words healthcare is actually a very limited view of the type of care our bodies truly need to be healthy. This week we break that down into 3 categories to help understand and hopefully empower you to be able to make decisions that will move you toward health. FREE CHIROPRACTIC CONSULTATION http://www.greatriverfamilychiropractic.com/restoringhuman/

    4- What is Human?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2017 65:49


    What is human? What do we think needs to be "restored"? What is normal? These are the type of questions we try to answer in this weeks episode. We broke that down into 4 major categories of what human life should look like and 1 major category of things we need to avoid to live optimally.

    3-State of the Union: American Health (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2017 48:51


    This week we wrap up on conversation about the state of American health and hit on the economics involved. We touch on symptom based care, health care providers, and pharmaceuticals, as well as giving some great tips on how to save money on health care.

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