Posts by David Gottfried
Episode 17 Jean Rogers
Today, more than ever we need to build and scale organizations to not only boost economics, but add in the other two tenets of what is known as the triple-bottom-line: economy, sustainability, and social equity. If we are to save Earth and preserve life sustaining elements [air, water, soil, precious resources] capitalism must embrace these…
Read MoreEpisode 16 Shawn Stevenson
A few days ago I woke up in the middle of the night and had trouble falling back to sleep. Once my mind starts racing, an increase in cortisol ensues and the opportunity to increase my REM and deep sleep evaporates. My UP band sleep score depicts my poor performance by giving me a 62%…
Read MoreEpisode 15 Jason McLennan
About two decades ago [in the pioneering years of green building] I had the privilege to work on an exciting fantasy green building project for Montana State University. They assembled a green dream team to brainstorm outside the box. The project catapulted by visionary technologies and design concepts was aptly named the Epicenter. It was…
Read MoreEpisode 14 Chris Kresser
This morning I performed my daily ritual of stepping onto the bathroom scale, then walking upstairs to stab my finger for home blood analysis: my fasting blood sugar was at the lower end at 74 mg/dL and my ketones at 1.4 mm. Then, after my morning decaf coffee blended with MCT oil and pastured butter,…
Read MoreEpisode 13 Paul Scialla
I vividly recall that ornery night in Sevilla Spain about 17 years ago when I looked into the mirror and realized the person looking back wasn’t me. He had red bags under his eyes, a puffy inflamed face and was coughing away phlegm from his fourth seasonal flu, indicating a trashed immune system. That was…
Read MoreEpisode 12 Marc David
It wasn’t wolfing down the third pint of Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey that bothered me most. It wasn’t even the glob of congealed ice cream on the Natuzzi Italian couch that troubled me, leftover from my binge the night before. It was the crisis of my soul. As usual, the Ben & Jerry’s only…
Read MoreEpisode 11 David Gottfried
Thirty years ago I could hardly recognize that guy in the mirror. Hair slicked back. Azzaro cologne off-gassing. Face inflamed from gluten and beer. Hazel eyes red and bulging, with sleepless bags beneath. Bright textured gold tie, draped by a dark gray pinstripe Armani double breasted suit. The fluorescent light was sparkling off his Cartier…
Read MoreEpisode 10 Dr. Joe Tatta
In this interview, you’ll learn what to do when pain persists and you’ve tried everything, and finally, what Dr. Joe discovered from running 15 physical therapy clinics in the New York area. I love how Dr. Joe got involved in this work. Hint: it involves his mom, a nurse, and her adrenals! You can learn…
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