During this episode of Vital Metalibic, our hosts talk with Brendan Vermeire. Brendan is a functional medicine consultant, clinical researcher, board certified holistic health practitioner, master nutrition coach, master personal trainer, a USAW sports performance coach, and crossfit certified trainer. Brendan is the owner and CEO at Metabolic Solutions, LLC. Brendan discusses the physiology behind mental health, the correlation between gut health and mental health, and spirituality.
Episode Highlights:
- 9:00 - What has your life been like? How did you get started and get to where you are now?
- 10:40 - How far into becoming a Navy Seal were you when you got injured and had to be discharged?
- 12:55 - Did you know you had a hernia going in?
- 14:40 - Brendan talks about his experience with depression and mental health awareness.
- 17:00 - Brendan talks about depression as a symptom of other underlying conditions.
- 18:15 - Brendan likes to focus on physiology instead of psychiatry.
- 20:55 - Brendan has some hope about psychedelics being used professionally to treat depression and other mental health disorders.
- 24:10 - It can take about 20 years for the negative side effects of medication to come to light with the general population.
- 27:40 - Brendan mentions how we need to change how we are living as a species if we want to continue thriving.
- 29:45 - Life expectancy for humans is going down, for the first time in recorded history.
- 30:20 - Do you see this as a systemic, top to bottom issue?
- 32:00 - John talks about organic vs non-organic food and its possible effects on health and digestion.
- 35:00 - People weren't able to predict the rise in chronic conditions while we were trying to make life more comfortable.
- 36:30 - It's also important to consider the collective healthcare implications from the chronic conditions that we are dealing with.
- 38:45 - Why can't people stop eating certain foods? Are things like depression a symptom or a cause?
- 40:00 - Brendan talks about how highly processed foods are made to seduce our senses and provide instant gratification.
- 42:15 - How do we "wake up?"
- 47:20 - Brendan talks about some baseline, natural supplements that he recommends to his clients.
- 54:30 - Brendan talks about the pros and cons of super-physiological doses of supplements.
- 56:00 - Brendan believes that everyone should take a quality multi-vitamin.
- 57:00 - Is a whole foods paleo-based diet a good starting place for most people?
- 1:00:00 - Our obsession with the human physique is not really natural, and it's probably not very healthy.
- 1:01:55 - Brendan talks about his company, Metabolic Solutions LLC.
3 Key Points:
- Be wary of taking medications that you don't need; sometimes dietary changes are all you need.
- If you're not happy with your life, take a look at your belief system.
- Gut health is the foundation for the rest of your physiology.
Tweetable Quotes:
- "I don't think ignorance is bliss anymore. I think it used to be." -Brendan Vermeire
- "We used to be such an intuitive species, and we were connected to the higher vibrations and frequencies. Now we're just so egocentric and disconnected." -Brendan Vermeire
- "I would really say that gut health is going to be the foundation of the rest of your physiology." -Brendan Vermeire
- "How many ways can we overcomplicate eating real food?" -Brendan Vermeire
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