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Today's guest is blogger, Anthony Ongaro.  He shares insights on how to get the most out of technology without it running your life.  Do you hear the ping on your phone and immediately grab it to check who's doing what without even thinking about what you're doing?  Then you may benefit from looking into breaking your own twitch.  Anthony and I explore all sorts of philosophies on living your best life, including introducing "intentional friction" and other ways to mold your environment to your benefit to help you reach YOUR Vibrant Potential.  Check out the show notes at www.drchrisfrykman.com/breakthetwitch for details on his new course, "Daily Action Steps".  He's offered the Vibrant Potential Tribe 50% off his latest work when you type in "Vibrant50" into his registration.  Well worth it.   For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Anthony Ongaro as well as some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.drchrisfrykman.com/breakthetwitch For more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Today’s Episode I’m bringing you Rafe Kelley.  He’s a movement coach that took his background in Parkour and developed his own art of movement method he calls, Evolve Move Play.  In today’s episode we explore why you’ll receive more bang for your buck, both financially and time-wise from exercising outdoors.  How to turn your exercise time into play time, why everyone should take a self defense class, and how do to it in ways that will make you more happy and more productive, and much much more.  Rafe is not only a thought leader in the physical movement arena, I found him to be very down to earth, which I always appreciate.  I highly recommend all his work, if you’re interested.  I’m planning on taking his week long course this coming August of 2016, and I’m excited about that.  You can find his links on the show note page for this episode.  And I think I made a goof.  I was saying in the episode the show notes were at going to be at www.drchrisfrykman.com/evolvemoveplay, which they are.  But then at the end I say www.drchrisfrykman.com/rafekelley.  haha  So you can type either of those things and they’ll both work.  You don’t need to be interested in his course to get a lot out of this episode though.  Please enjoy our conversation about a vision of bringing people to a more natural, more primal way of moving.  Let’s get people out of the gyms and back into the real world, moving for the joy of moving, not for the shame of being overweight or the fear of suffering a heart attack.  Whether you’re like me and you think of us as spiritual beings having a physical experience or you’re a materialist like Rafe and you think of yourself as a physical being having a mental experience, either way, the bottom line is when you move for the joy of movement, you’re going to have more happiness in life, you’ll never have to motivate yourself to workout again, and I guarantee you’ll be a more whole version of yourself.  Here’s to you living YOUR Vibrant Potential.  For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Rafe Kelley as well as some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.drchrisfrykman.com/evolvemoveplayFor more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Many people struggling with chronic pain, inflammation, or other chronic symptoms and disease have an incredibly long and harrowing journey trying to find answers to what sometimes it seems no one can tell them… "What’s wrong with me?"  Because everyone is an individual and every body is different, I can’t tell you through a podcast what’s wrong with you or your loved one.  However, there are several good places to start digging.  The fundamentals I like to discuss with my clients and patients are something I borrowed from Dr Bob Rakowski, who I interview in episode 7.  He calls them the magnificent 7.  Eat Right, Drink Right, Move Right, Poop Right, Sleep Right, Think Right, and Talk Right.  These fundamentals are where you should probably be spending the majority of your time tweaking whether you’re struggling with a chronic condition or whether your a professional athlete.  They are the fundamentals because they are important to everyone.  Once you and your doctor feel these fundamentals are well attended to, there are some very good places to look if things are still not where you want them to be, regarding any area of your health. Today’s guest, Robby Besner has made it his life’s work to find innovative strategies to speed the clearance of toxins from our bodies.  In today’s episode Robby starts by sharing his daughter’s story of getting Lyme’s disease and how he and his wife have developed technologies to help heal their daughter and now fast forward 15 years they have several cutting edge technologies that are in various stages of FDA clearance so now you can benefit from these strategies as well.  I hope you enjoy this episode. If you find yourself having questions about your own healing journey, whether you’re wondering about one of these technologies we discuss here or whether you just want someone that can help you peel back the layers of the onion in regards to your own health, I’d love to meet you.  Visit my website, www.VibrantPotential.com, on the front page you can fill out your name, your email, and what you’d like to talk about.  It’s important to me to get people answers.  I can’t always do them for free but I do my best to offer free consultations and sometimes even full coaching sessions.  So if you are looking for answers to your current health challenges, fill that form out and I promise to get back to you within a day.  Enjoy the show.  For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Robby Besner as well as some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.drchrisfrykman.com/detoxstrategiesFor more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we're talking about poop!  The perfect poop in fact.  Natalie Davis is a Colon Hydro Therapist and getting people pooping like champs is her passion!  With Digestive issues running rampant in today's health care arena's causing symptoms like bloating, gas, IBS, and others that people don't think of related to digestion such as fatigue, anxiety, depression, pain, and so many more, this episode is a must-hear for any do-it-yourselfer looking to ramp up their health and live THEIR Vibrant Potential!  Enjoy! For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Natalie Davis as well as some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.drchrisfrykman.com/perfectpoopFor more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I love today's episode.  Troy is so authentic, down-to-earth, and at the same time a very accomplished, cool dude.  Troy and I discuss many of his adventures from running in Death Valley, to climbs the tallest peaks on every continent, to building and running 3 separate companies.  I enjoyed talking with Troy and I've already enjoyed re-listening to this one.  I hope you enjoy as much as I have.   For more information on Drs Chris Frykman and Troy Aupperle as well as some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.drchrisfrykman.com/enzymesFor more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Vibrant Potential.  I’m your host, Dr Chris Frykman.  Today’s guest is Dr Jeff Sandquist.  I like this dude.  He’s a chiropractor, a nutritional expert, and a self proclaimed multipotentialite.  This is a killer show for you if you’re constantly being drawn in another direction.  I’ve listed tons of resources for you on the the show notes for today’s show at www.drchrisfrykman.com/intentionallywandering.  Intentionally Wandering is the name of Jeff’s show too.  I love Intentionally wandering because Jeff gives us permission to not know.  I don’t know if that’s how Jeff would put it, but for me that’s a significant concept.  Jeff encourages us to be flexibly focused on life journey, not the destination.  He just released an episode on his show in which he interviews me.  You can find that at www.intentionallywandering.com/32.  My intention with this podcast is to help your achieve YOUR Vibrant Potential.  Around minute 45 of this podcast Jeff says that he’s said “no” to more things than he’s said “yes” to in the past year.  It’s in the context of simple living.  I really want to draw your attention to this concept because the more clear I get about what I’m choosing to be up to in this life, the more I can say no to invites, even if they are amazing invites, but if they aren’t congruent with what I’m up to, then it’s a no for right now.  Somewhere along the way, I decided it was important to be open minded.  I still believe that but more and more I find it important to temper that open mindedness with a construct from which to work from for your life.  If you want to create your life, you have to behave in a way that promotes that vision.  In last week’s episode, James Butler says we are the sum of all of our choices.  So true.  Do you know what you’re up to?  If you have an inkling that you have something great to give but you’re not quite sure what it is, I highly recommend having a conversation with James.  He graciously opened up 3 premium coaching sessions to the Vibrant Potential tribe and I genuinely hope you are one of the lucky 3 people that will take him up on that.  I recently did a session with him myself and I am on FIRE now.  I’m constantly redefining who I am and in my session with James I had a huge break through and I’m excited to share that with you soon.  For now, if you want to experience that for yourself, check out last week’s show notes at drchrisfrykman.com/peakobjectives and you can find James’ email.  Just shoot him an email with the subject line, “Vibrant Potential” and let him know you’d like to take him up on his free coaching session if he still has one open.  This episode is a great compliment to last weeks as there are a lot of concepts that overlap.  Today Jeff and I talk about creating yourself too.  So let’s just get to it.  Enjoy the show!  For more information on Drs Chris Frykman and Jeff Sandquist as well as some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.drchrisfrykman.com/intentionallywanderingFor more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today’s guest is James Butler.  I ran into James through a mutual friend and I started looking into what he was about.  I was immediately impressed with his no-bs approach to mindset coaching.  Sometimes mindset coaches can be a little woo-woo for my taste.  James has a knack for boiling down big ideas into smaller manageable morsels.  In fact, that’s one of the topics we hit in today’s episode as we dissect some of his biggest and most powerful ideas he starts new clients out with.  Make sure you listen to his story in the beginning though.  James has been through the ringer and you can tell a lot about a person by where she or he has come from.  Very interesting background.  We talk about reinventing your relationships with some of the most important people in your life, we talk about evaluating the stories you’re telling yourself about your life, your job, your relationships, and trust me, you are telling yourself a story and that story is painting how you look at the world and how you feel during the day.  James has coached many successful people in a wide range of areas from pro athlete teams to successful business owners.  As James and I were talking and I was telling him about you, my wonderful listener, he really got the vision of Vibrant Potential.  He wants to help however he can to help you achieve your Vibrant Potential.  You can see more on the show note page of my website, www.drchrisfrykman.com/peakobjectives but I want to make sure to highlight that he’s opened up just 3 of his premium coaching sessions.  His challenge to you is if you want to conquer the mind, develop what he refers to as an apex personality and completely transform the way you show up in the world, take him up on his offer.  What have you got to lose?  Again, you can find details at www.drchrisfrykman.com/peakobjectives or you can email him directly at james @peakobjectives.com.  To get one of his 3 free spots he’s opened up just for the Vibrant Potential community make sure to put Vibrant Potential in the subject line.  Enjoy the show.  For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and James Butler as well as some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com/PeakObjectivesFor more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Relationship Medicine Guru Dr Denny Thompson discusses how to get what you need from relationships, emotional intelligence, and the 12 ways of love.  The Landmark Forum calls relationships "your life".  And truly, without the relationships we have with those around us, what would our lives be?  So what could be more worthwhile than delving into how to nurture the relationships with those most important to you - including yourself!   ~ Dr Chris Frykman If you want to find out your Retionship Code, your Spouses, your children's etc, you can reach out to either Dr Thompson or Dr Haneca or myself.  We'd all be happy to help you uncover hidden stressors that may be destroying your health from your relationships or simply help to connect you to your loved ones in a more deep way.    For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Dr Denny Thompson as well as some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com/12WaysOfLoveFor more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Another fun episode with Shari Teigman.  This time Shari interviews me and digs out some of the driving beliefs behind what fuels me, Dr Chris Frykman, as I bring you this show as well as well as when I work with clients to uncover THEIR Vibrant Potential!  At the end of today's show I welcome you to visit www.VibrantPotential.com if you have any health challenges or goals you'd like to discuss.  I'm offering free individualized health coaching sessions to those who qualify.  I'd love to talk with you.  For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Shari Teigman as well as some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com/BehindTheScenesFor more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Seriously one of my favorite shows to date, Shari and I dive into creativity, finding the inner spark, what drives people to do what they do and building the life of your dreams. Shari is a soul explorer, transformational coach and business spark maker.  She helps the Joes and Janes who are done being average ditch their Groundhog Day living and find their unique path and voice to a sparked up soul and lit up life. Shari believes every person has the ability to find their creativity, passion and drive within and light up their lives, relationships, careers and most importantly, their connection to themselves. On that creative crusade, she also work with entrepreneurs and everyday rock stars to verbalize their soul and vision through copy and creative packaging and igniting their businesses to grow and flourish as their calling, not just a J.O.B. they go to everyday.  When you connect to your community through the right words and emotion, you create lifelong fans – and who doesn’t want that?! For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Shari Teigman as well as some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com/CreativityCoachFor more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My good friend Dr Mike Pierce discusses the latest in top notch health care - something he calls Immersion Care.  I recently found out that at the same time that I've been developing Habitat Retreats with Dr Shamanie, Dr Pierce has been creating his own brand of Immersion Care.  This is Functional Medicine and Functional Neurology on steroids (only in a healthy way).   Enjoy the Show,Dr Chris Frykman  Highlights 8:15 - What are the 2 ways doctors currently are seeing patients and learn about the cutting edge 3rd way that you need to know about.  10:20 - Dr Pierce helps many doctors with their more difficult cases.  Learn about how Dr Pierce works with patients in his Denver based clinic 13:30 - Functional Medicine Doctor AND Chef!?!  - Find out about why Dr Pierce took a year off of practice to attend culinary school 21:00 - Non Profit Campus for Immersion Care 39:00 - Dr Pierce's #1 Health Tip - Don't miss it.  This is a time saver and a health tip.  For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Dr Mike Pierce as well as some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com/ImmersionCare               For more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Damon Coyne, a building biologist shares 2 stories about how hidden dangers that his clients weren't able to identify on their own were destroying their health and ruining their business.  Not many have heard of a building biologist but if you want to hack your home and your business for optimal health and vitality as well as improved productivity and efficiency this is a must listen to episode.  I've had a building biologist to my home and I can unequivocally tell you I notice a difference in sleep quality and energy levels when I optimize my spaces.   This work goes along perfectly with our work at Habitat Retreats.  At our retreats you are bathed in a healing environment and taught how to bring a healing habitat back to your life.  A building biologist can work with you in your home to make sure your home itself isn't limiting your ability to live YOUR Vibrant Potential.    For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Damon Coyne as well as some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com/BuildingBiology                 For more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today's guest, Mike Robertson, has been helping professional athletes get that extra 2% they need to dominate their sport.  He's also had a very interesting background with brain injured folks as well as every day average people that just want the most out of their training efforts.  In this episode you can benefit from Mike's varied fitness experience as  Mike and I pull out valuable insights.  If you're a fitness buff who loves learning more about training philosophy, this is the episode for you.  If you've been in a slump lately, Mike will give some wisdom and guidance to help get you pointed in the right direction.   Helping you reach YOUR Vibrant Potential,~Dr Chris Frykman  5:30 - Mike talks about a few of his more unique clients that include a traumatically brain injured woman and a man who has no short term memory.  9:30 - What can the every day average person learn from how a professional athlete trains? 13:40 - Mike goes over a big picture of planning your workouts during the year as well as fine tuning some of the finer details. 16:00 - Mike and I speak to the value of goal oriented training versus just showing up a gym day after day. 19:00 - Should you work out even when you’re stressed? 21:00 - Learn the #1 trick all the Pro’s use that will make your training sessions more productive AND sky rocket your well-being in life. 25:30 - Mike goes over his top recovery tips. 29:45 - What’s positional breathing?  Learn about the benefits of positional breathing here.  For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Mike Robertson as well as some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com/BulletProofAthlete                       For more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kelly share her story in a very open and honest way.  Telling us what it's like to be an alcoholic as well as giving us some behind-the-scenes snippets of what it took for her to overcome her addiction. Kelly's story is one with strife in her past.  I'm a sucker for inspirational stories in which people are being real and in the end, don't give up.  She shares in this interview she was contemplating ending it, and she found a reason to continue on.  I hope you can find inspiration here.  Thanks for listening.~Dr Chris FrykmanHere are some of the Highlights 1:30 - Kelly shares when she finally knew she was an alcoholic 5:00 - What's an enabler? 5:30 - How alcohol affected her emotions 8:00 - Lessons we can all learn from AA 11:10 - Kelly's tips on how to know if you're dealing with an addiction 17:00 - The power of writing down your stressful beliefs about your past 19:00 - How can you lean on others to help you out of a hole? 26:00 - Are you Recovering?  or Recovered? 39:30 - Are you Co-Dependent?   43:00 - Kelly's #1 Health Tip     For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Kelly Benamati as well as some of the strategies discuss in today's show please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com/Benamati                        For more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In today's episode I talk with my good friend Jason Rozin.  He relates story after story from how he ended up taking Iowaska (the pyschedelic drug) to telling the story of healing his dogs cancer with coffee enema's and more.    ~Enjoy~Dr Chris Frykman For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Joe as well as links of other resources regarding of some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.VibrantPotential.comFor more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As I'm writing the title for this week's Inspiration Spotlight, a vision of Jonny Carson dressed as the great carnac springs into my mind.  Holding a sealed envelope to his forehead to announces:Dumpster Diving, the Armed Forces, and Vodka & Rumthen he opens the envelope and reads: ...  well, you'll have to listen to the show to find out how these things all come together.  Thanks to Tyson for sharing his story of following his passion.  When I stumbled into Tyson at Whole Foods, I was intrigued.  Find out why in today's podcast.   For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Joe as well as links of other resources regarding of some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.VibrantPotential.comFor more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In today’s episode, I have a casual conversation with my good friend Joe Christian.  Joe is a personal trainer, a registered nurse, and an avid cyclist.  In today’s show we discuss his work with bringing cycling to Minneapolis youth as well as his company, MelloVelo Bicycle Tours which brings his love of cycling, comraderie and gourmet food together in various european venues.  I also pick his brain for some good tid bits about working fitness into your life if you’re someone that knows you really should be working out, but there always seems to be some reason it just doesn’t fit into your life.  Joe and I enjoy cycling together and at least half of why are the interesting conversations that inevitably stem from our varied backgrounds in health and wellness and fitness both from a conservative medical model as well as a more holistic alternative paradigm.  Today I share one of those conversations with you.  I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I always do. As always, thanks for listening. Helping You Reach YOUR Vibrant Potential, ~Dr Chris Frykman  For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Joe as well as links of other resources regarding of some of the strategies discussed in today's show please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com/MelloVeloFor more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Warning:  Lots of Laughter in this Episode!  This episode has a special place in my heart.  We share about how we met and feel in love.  It's a fun story.  I interview Dr Shamanie about her breast cancer experience.  It's been a harrowing journey, navigating the allopathic medical system, in all it's strentghs and weaknesses.  We've had to find the right path for Shamanie, with the help of some great doctors and friends.  Find out how we had the vision for Habitat Retreats. Here are some of the Highlights of today's show:4:00 - Here's where you can hear how Shamanie and I fell in love 21:30 - Shamanie shares her breast cancer story 29:00 - Hear about the revelation that made us see the importance of habitat (environment) to your health and healing 44:00 - Dr Shamanie's #1 Health Tip  For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Dr Shamanie as well as some of the strategies discuss in today's show please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com/HabitatRetreats    For more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Vibrant Potential is more than a podcast though.   It’s a conversation.  It’s a state of optimal living.  In the words of the US army, “Be all that you can be.”  Whether you’re in the armed forces or not, words to live by.  I’ve made it my job to improve the lives of others, specifically in the area of health.  If you don’t have your health, you don’t have anything but when you’re healthy you can live life to it’s fullest, meet your goals, feel joy and life flowing in you and all around you.  To do this, I found out long ago I need some good tools.  Some of those tools are functional medicine, functional neurology, applied kinesiology and many others depending on the situation.   Functional Medicine has gained a lot of popularity in the past few years.  Because of this more people have heard about it and are seeking it out.  If you’re a casual, outside observer, you may think a func med approach means going gluten free and taking some expensive supplements.  Those of you more intimately familiar with functional medicine recognize certain tenets among its practitioners.  Primary among these guiding principles is personalization - meaning as a functional medicine doctor, I’m not going to be focused on diagnosing a problem in you and then treating the problem.  I’m not going to treat you like everyone else that walks in the door.  I’m going to listen to you.  I’m going to treat you, not your disease or disorder.  Speaking of disease, another tenet of functional medicine is taking a proactive approach to health and to life.  Gone are the days you need to wait until something is broken and then hope you can still fix it.  Personalized medicine, functional medicine, heck, just GOOD medicine is about watching for trends.  Whether it’s because I know someone and have been treating them for years or whether its from taking a thorough history, meaning I’ve taken the time to sit down with someone and really unwind their journey up to this point, in functional medicine we want to notice subtle changes before they become life threatening.  An easy example is diabetes.  Diabetes is a disease that kills 10’s to 100’s of thousands of people every year in the US alone.  And that’s going by conservative numbers.  The classic way to diagnosis diabetes is to obtain a fasting blood sugar and if it’s 125 you don’t have diabetes - go home, you’re fine -  and if its 126 you do have it and  we better get you on some meds to manage this sucker.  That’s just bad medicine.  A good functional medicine doc is going to look at trends, if your blood sugar is 85, that’s probably fine but if your blood sugar has been 72 for the past 5 years and now it’s 85, we want to look at why.  Always why.  Let’s get to the root cause of what’s going on here people.  We need to stop treating the symptoms and start looking upstream to what the causes of disease are in the first place.  Be those reasons physiologic, spiritual, mental, or emotional, chemical or bioelectric, there’s a reason your fasting blood sugars are rising.  And if the reason is you’re depressed because your mom just passed away and you’ve replaced your daily run with a tub of ice cream, it’s a poor answer to simply through some glucophage at the situation.  Do you see it? We don’t have to wait to be broken.  We can seek more now.  I’m not here to tell you what you should want out of life.  I’m here when you want, MORE, out of life.  Want More strength, speed or flexibility?  check Looking for improved mental clarity, better memory, or more focus and drive?  check Do you desire Better relationships through emotional wellness and cultivating an inner peace?  check  This is the spirit in which I’ve developed Habitat Retreats with my partner, Dr Shamanie.  In an up coming episode, I’m going to ask Dr Shamanie to share her story with you.  It’s one of cancer and pain but it’s also a story of healing and happiness.  If you want more on how habitat retreats came to be, or how to attend one you can visit today’s show notes page at drchrisfrykman.com/drcarrick or www.habitatretreats.com.  For now though, Long story short, Shamanie had a revelation along her own healing journey that health only happens in the right environment.  A plant can’t grow without light or water.  A human also needs certain conditions to be just right for optimal growth and expansion.  These Habitat Retreats have become my preferred method for providing care for people looking for improved health and improved function because there’s simply no other way to incite the kinds of changes we see in a week’s time at these retreats.  Sometime soon I’ll share some of what we do at these retreats but suffice it to say, I’ve seen patients make more dramatic brain wave shifts in one week than some people see in a lifetime.  Brain Wave Shifts equal transformation.  For me, at the heart of functional medicine, is transformation.  Everything I do in this podcast, at the clinic, and at Habitat Retreats is about transformation.  I want to see function improve.  But how do we know you’re functioning better?  If you’re a runner, that might mean running an 18 minute 5k instead of a 20 minute 5k.  Or it might mean running a 12 minute 50 second 5k instead of a 13.  Maybe you’re pushing your VOMax up or your anaerobic threshold up.  Or it might mean running a 28 minute 5k and being earnestly happy about that because you’re not out there to compete against others and win, for you winning is about not dying of a heart attack at 52 like your Dad did.  So that’s all fine and dandy, if you’re a runner.  Those metrics might make some sense and give you some feedback about if you’re going in the right direction.  Have you ever met someone that looked fit on the outside one day and the next day died of a heart attack?   There are better ways to measure growth and human performance.  And there are better ways to initiate the types of changes you are seeking.  Enter Dr Carrick and Functional Neurology.  Prof Frederick (Ted) Carrick has maintained an international specialty practice for 37 years.  He has taught clinical neurology around the world to physicians from all disciplines, including myself and is considered the father of functional neurology.  He has been the subject of the Emmy award-winning PBS documentary Waking up the Brain as well as countless prime time television, newspaper, magazine and journal articles.  Dr Carrick holds professorships in neurology at several institutions.  He holds four board certifications in neurology and nine fellowship credentials.  Prof. Carrick is a published researcher in the field of neurology and completed his Post Doctoral training at Harvard Medical School.  He is the principal investigator in several ongoing investigations designed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury.  He has special interests in movement disorders, traumatic brain injury and sports concussions and has even treated patients with coma which we touch on in the interview.   Prof Carrick is presently a Senior Research Fellow of Bedfordshire Centre for Mental Health Research in association with the University of Cambridge (BCMHR-CU) in the UK.  Don’t ask me how he keeps up with all this.  He has has assembled the world's largest database of Dynamic Computerized Posturographic outcomes related to traumatic brain injury, neurodegenerative disease and movement disorders assembled from thousands of patients from around the globe.  His published scientific articles have appeared in the prestigious journals of Gait and Posture, Disability and Rehabilitation, Frontiers Public Health, Biomedical Science Instrumentation, Journal of Biomechanics, Current Pharmaceutical Design, Brain Injury, Neurorehabilitation, Clinical Neurophysiology, International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, Journal of Alternative Medicine, Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, Mediterranean Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, International Journal on Disability and Human Development and others.   In Today’s podcast I expose just the surface of what’s possible when we really look at the human brain, in all it’s majesty, as Professor Carrick would say, through the lens of functional neurology.  We cover topics from TBI (traumatic brain injury) to the importance of eye movements.  If the study of the neurology of eye movements sounds boring to you, I hope this brief conversation brings the topic to life for you because as you start to see what can be done, you realize, anything is possible.  Enjoy.   For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Professor Carrick as well as some of the strategies discuss in today's show please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com/DrCarrick                           For more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on 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In today's episode, Dr Minkoff, joins me to discuss andropause, men's health issues as they relate to hormones and a little about anti-aging.  I see so many people both at the clinic and at our retreats that want help aging with more vitality, less pain, and more satisfaction from life and what they do so I know this is a popular topic.  I hope you really enjoy this episode.   Thanks for listening, Dr Chris Frykman Here are some notes I took about today's podcast  5:15 - Why major league baseball players are taking erectile dysfunction meds but your grandpa isn't. 8:30 - What is Anti-Aging Medicine? 10:00 - Dr Minkoff and I spend a few minutes discussing Functional Medicine Testing Panels to get to the root of your fatigue and your pain.  If you want more information on how you can benefit from Functional Medicine Testing, click here. 16:30 - Vitamin D levels are low in almost everyone, even in Miami, Florida.  Magnesium definiciency is very prevalent as well.  If you want a look at your nutrient levels, check this out.   19:45 - Illness is not a drug deficiency.  Drugs are not "fixing" your condition.   21:00 - Dr Minkoff likes to look at 3 possible offenders in a person not living their best health.   First is Toxicity.  Learn more about that here.Second is Defiency.  Could be minerals, vitamins, fats, or other deficiencies but the short story is you aren't getting what you need.  Find out more about that here.  Third is Sensitivities or Allergies.  Your body is having an abnormal response to something that should be "good" to you.  If you want to find out more about if you should be tested for your sensitivities click here.   23:00 - Andropause Defined 28:00 - What can a man do if they want to stay young?  If you want more, check out this free blog post on Andropause and Men's Health.   30:00 - Dr Minkoff gives some advice about how people that never workout can start to get a little exercise.  (Come on, you know it's important!) 31:30 - If a little is good, is a lot better?  Is Ironman training good for you? 36:05 - Tips for easing into a healthier diet.  Going Paleo.  Taking Sugar out of your diet.  These changes aren't always easy.  Get the tips on how from the doctor. 40:00 - We dive in pretty deep about hormone balance for men, how Dr Minkoff helps patients in his office, some things you can do at home, and so on.  For more information on Dr Chris Frykman and Dr Minkoff as well as some of the strategies discuss in today's show please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com/AndroPause                              For more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This interview is near and dear to my heart.  Dr Bob Rakowski is a friend and a mentor to me.  I learned much of the foundations for applied kinesiology and nutritional protocols I still use in practice today from Dr Bob when I was a first year chiropractic student.  This was the first interview I recorded when I started working on the vision of Vibrant Potential.  The down side is that the audio quality is a bit lower than my normal productions because (honesty moment) I didn't know what I was doing when I recorded it!  The content is SO good that it makes the slightly inferior audio worth it.   For show notes please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com/DrBob                                    For more great health information please visit www.DrChrisFrykman.com               Like us on FaceBook at www.facebook.com/VibrantPotential                    Get the latest updates on twitter at www.twitter.com/DrChrisFrykman See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.