The Chain Effect Podcast

In this episode we offer a bunch of tips to supercharge your desk job. We examine the perils of sitting all day and ways you can grease the movement and nutrition machine.  Small additions equal big results. 

In this episode we compare blood sugar responses to different foods and patterns of eating. We discuss practical strategies to help keep your blood sugar line looking more like waves on a calm day at the lake instead of the newest roller coaster at Busch Gardens! Is exercise a cheat code??

In this episode we discuss Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) and their role in non-diabetic nutrition optimization. We discuss the nitty gritty of blood sugar and how CGMs work to help us better understand how to prevent life threatening metabolic dysfunction. 

In this episode, we get in the weeds with Former Mayor of Raleigh Nancy McFarlane discussing the challenges facing Raleigh, North Carolina, a growing city, as it balances the demand/costs for infrastructure, social services and parks/recreation.

In this episode, Dr. Taylor Pope shares a personal story of embarrassing performance anxiety, crippling YIPs and practical methods for controlling them.  

In this episode we shine a light on added sugar and the sneaky places it lurks, along with lesser known reasons to avoid processed sugar in our diet. We discuss our take on sugar-free sweeteners and ways to reduce added sugar for better health.

In this episode, we discuss concepts from some of the most influential thought leaders in business and draw parallels to how you can implement the "business plan" to better health.

In this episode we discuss practical strategies to get kids eating healthy foods, expanding their palettes and getting involved in the process.  Also, we invite special guest Bennett Pope on to briefly discuss his relationship with food. 

In this episode, we dive into lifting heavy weight! We discuss lesser known physiologic benefits such as skeletal and nervous system impacts, as well as, debunking the outdated beliefs that heavy weights always lead to bulking up. 

With rising food costs, we are all feeling the strain in the grocery aisles. In this episode, we discuss practical strategies to stretch your dollars into nutrient abundance. 

In this episode, we discuss a pivotal time in our marriage when we worked with a Myers- Briggs practitioner and Psychologist to discover our personality types. We learned the advantages of our sometimes frustrating/hilarious qualities and how to appreciate each other's strengths in our home and in our business and the importance of stretching to the other side. 

In this episode we take a deep dive uncovering the big business of health insurance. How did we get here? Why do my premiums go up every year? What does it mean to pay the middle man when you are the middle man? And we present alternatives/best practices your employer should consider to maximize your benefit. 

Routines are useful, yet novelty helps our brains slow down and be in the moment. In this episode we discuss the autonomic nervous system, brain wave frequency and how it affects stress. Plus, we think of some practical tips for meaningful daily connection and being "here."

In this episode, we discuss changes we are noticing from insurance coverage regarding telehealth services and its implications regarding access. We also discuss how declining reimbursement for in-network physical therapy practices is not only crippling the bottom line but also leading to increasingly poor patient experiences. Oh...and a funny covid tale from the early days...