Dr. Andy Galpin: Being A Healthy Human In An Era of Technology

We can use fitness technology as a tool for cueing, learning, and sensing instead of as a taskmaster that stresses us out. - Dr. Andy Galpin JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP | REVIEW THIS PODCAST Join us on Wellness Force Radio 134 as Dr. Andy Galpin helps us find balance in our modern world and understand both the values and the limitations of technology in fitness, performance, and overall wellness. Andy's insights will help us slow down and navigate our digital landscape in a healthier way. He also provides us with a blueprint for using modern tech to meet our health and performance goals, while reconnecting to our instincts and the natural world. Listen To Episode 134 As Andy Uncovers: Understanding the value and the limitations of technology in fitness, performance, and overall wellness How to navigate the information overload in our digital terrain The stressors that are necessary for our health and human development Learning to avoid the common mistakes that people make with wearables and wellness apps Developing a healthy relationship with modern technology and social media Ways to improve our intuition and level of consciousness Strategies to reduce the amount of pain and suffering in the body New technologies that are helping us reduce physical stress How beneficial technology is helping us discover emotional inteligence Using technology to get us over the initial humps of behavior change Why over time, gamification will lose its potency for motivation Using wearables to help calibrate our physical intuition and awareness How to take the data from our technology and design a strategy for better wellness Why we shouldn't circumvent problems and deeper issues through bio-hacking How the CRISPR technology can manipulate our genetic structure Power Quotes From Dr. Galpin "There is no such thing as truth in the biological and medical fields, only a lack of perspective." - Dr. Andy Galpin "We must develop our ability to become more aware of what's going on in the body." - Dr. Andy Galpin "We shouldn't use biohacking as a temporary solution to circumvent our problems."- Dr. Andy Galpin "When we only focus on optimization, we miss out on adaptation." - Dr. Andy Galpin Dr. Andy Galpin: "Unplugged" In the first quarter of 2016, Americans bought 19.7 million fitness wearables, an increase of 67 percent over the previous year. By 2020, the global market for fitness-focused apps and devices is expected to grow to $30 billion. This means that more than ever, we’re looking at our wrists not only to check the time, but --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wellnesswisdom-josh-trent/message