Summary: I’m excited to have my friend and personal athletic coach, Nic Zahasky on the podcast today to talk about functional fitness and using food as medicine. Nic is a former executive chef who cooked for elite figures such as Dave Asprey, Madeline Albright, Wailin' Jennys, and even the King and Queen of Norway. In 2011, he retired his executive chef hat to pursue a journey in emotional and physical self improvement, leading to what he calls BEING|HUMAN|OPTIMIZATION|COACHING, which is the study of self improvement through control of the environment, nutrition, and functional fitness. With new-found energy, strength and passion, Nic quickly climbed the ranks to become a top Spartan athlete! Now he focuses on bringing more awareness and accessibility to ancestral nutrition, providing in home culinary and retreat experiences centered on local farm to fork, foraged and seasonal eating aligned with genetics. On this episode we discuss: - how Nic healed from multiple brain injuries - lifestyle medicine for depression and anxiety - the issues with typical depression medications - underlying causes of depression and anxiety - using food as medicine - neurofeedback to heal from emotional and physical trauma - how to increase the nutritional profile of foods - how probiotics can impact mental health - ways to reach peak physical performance - how athletes should eat - why one-size-fits-all diets are dangerous - the best athletic performance biohacks - how to WIN your mornings - and why you might want to add hugs to your morning routine To connect with NIc: [Web]: https://niczahasky.weebly.com/ [Instagram]: https://instagram.com/nic_zahasky Connect with Kayla: Instagram: https://instagram.com/biocurious_kayla?igshid=13k16wei10ytd WB Collective: https://www.thewbcollective.com [Web] https://www.biocuriouskayla.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/biocurious/message
