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Learn the secrets of Optimal Living from a physician & certified yoga therapist- Breathe, Eat, Move, Sleep
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Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Dr. Amy Banter and Eric Banter share that 40% of people are affected by insomnia or sleep difficulties. Insomnia can affect your health, energy, the mind (mental & emotional), productivity, and focus.
Dr. Amy shares that the effects of insomnia include:
1) Decreased Longevity- sleep deprivation (<7hr/night) can cause premature shortening of telomere length
2) Cognitive Impairment
3) Decreased mood and poor judgement
4) Increased risk of heart disease
5) Lower immune function
6) Increased rates of weight gain and obesity and slowed metabolism
Dr. Amy promotes natural foods and supplements to treat insomnia and cautions on the chronic use of sleeping medications because of their potential to affect memory, increase risk of dementia, cause daytime somnolence or affect focus and clarity.
These include tryptophan producing foods such as turkey, poultry, eggs, nuts, soy, bananas, dairy, salmon, shrimp, spinach and greens. Supplements include Melatonin, Magnesium, GABA, Valerian, Lavender oil aromatherapy, Chamomile and Passion flower teas.
Opt2Liv Virtual Wellness is a family owned business that spans three generations with over 100 years combined experience in health and wellness.
We design personal and customized plans to help you along your journey toward optimal living based off of the FOUR principles of Opt2Liv: Breath, Eat, Move, and Sleep
Whether you are old or young, extremely active or ready for a change, we have solutions to help you live life to the fullest. ShamrockWellness.com
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Doug and Eric are at the Indianapolis Sailing Club where Eric talks about how he enjoys exercising.
Eric loves yoga, but he and Amy will also go to the gym or create their own exercise set at home with just the floor and their stairs. If Eric is not at home on his mat doing his yoga practice he occasionally attends a yoga class nearby. He shares that he really enjoy's the Bikram Yoga style and will attend a class at The Hot Room or Flourish Yoga and Wellbeing, which are close to home. Eric shares that they also go to the gym where they will get on the elliptical, hit the weights, and then stretch.
Doug and Eric discuss why it is important to get your heart rate up and how to calculate your target heart rate.
Opt2Liv Virtual Wellness is a family owned business that spans three generations with over 100 years combined experience in health and wellness.
We design personal and customized plans to help you along your journey toward optimal living based off of the FOUR principles of Opt2Liv: Breath, Eat, Move, and Sleep
Whether you are old or young, extremely active or ready for a change, we have solutions to help you live life to the fullest. ShamrockWellness.com
Wednesday Aug 21, 2019
Wednesday Aug 21, 2019
Jacob Banter shares his experience of biking across the United States this summer with Journey of Hope and the Ability Experience and the 100+ brothers from his Fraternity Pi Kappa Phi.
The group discusses how the four pillars of OPT2LIV: Breathe, Eat, Move, Sleep were integrated into Jacob’s journey. They highlighted how OPT2LIV can help 20 year olds live optimal lives.
Jacob shares how sleep was key to his performance. They typically would sleep on gym or church floors.
He states that when you burn over 6 thousand calories/day that food intake is critical and how he managed this intake demand with his allergies to dairy and wheat.
Jacob shares that his formula for success was to establish and maintain a steady cadence. He says that from this strategy his body was able to optimally perform to include maintaining a steady heart rate and minimize calorie burn. He realized that after he hit day 21 that his body was prepared for riding each day.
Jacob highlights that this was an experience of a lifetime, and was very grateful for the support of his team.
Opt2Liv Virtual Wellness is a family owned business that spans three generations with over 100 years combined experience in health and wellness.
We design personal and customized plans to help you along your journey toward optimal living based off of the FOUR principles of Opt2Liv: Breath, Eat, Move, and Sleep
Whether you are old or young, extremely active or ready for a change, we have solutions to help you live life to the fullest. ShamrockWellness.com
Monday Aug 19, 2019
Monday Aug 19, 2019
Dr. Amy Banter, Doug Anderson, and Eric Banter welcome back Erin Smith to talk about functional movement. Functional movement is movement that helps us to stay healthy and injury free. The group talks about the importance of stretching to maintain functional movement. Erin Smith with Flourish Yoga and Wellbeing highlights that they have a yoga practice for everyone.
Dr. Amy mentions that movements of the spin are vital to our health and the we all must be intentional in moving the spin often. She shares that movement and stretching typically help the body to release anti inflammatory and lubricating chemicals for our joints.
The group discusses how important it is for high school kids to stretch. It also produces a competitive edge in sports, since power equals length times distance, or that a long strong muscle produces the most power.
A simple way to look at functional movement is to either, "move it or lose it".
Opt2Liv Virtual Wellness is a family owned business that spans three generations with over 100 years combined experience in health and wellness.
We design personal and customized plans to help you along your journey toward optimal living based off of the FOUR principles of Opt2Liv: Breath, Eat, Move, and Sleep
Whether you are old or young, extremely active or ready for a change, we have solutions to help you live life to the fullest. ShamrockWellness.com
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Linda and Eric Banter share the importance of knowing life habits. They discuss techniques to help you realize your habits today, so that you can evaluate if they are positively impacting you and those around you.
They share how the four pillars of OPT2LIV: Breathe, Eat, Move, and Sleep will help you to find balance in life for establishing healthy habits.
Opt2Liv Virtual Wellness is a family owned business that spans three generations with over 100 years combined experience in health and wellness.
We design personal and customized plans to help you along your journey toward optimal living based off of the FOUR principles of Opt2Liv: Breath, Eat, Move, and Sleep
Whether you are old or young, extremely active or ready for a change, we have solutions to help you live life to the fullest. ShamrockWellness.com
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Dr. Amy, Linda, Doug and Eric discuss the benefits of meditation. From medical benefits like lowering stress, helping mood, improving longevity to just living a more joyful life, meditation is a technique that can benefit everyone.
Linda shares how her daily yoga practice has helped her to meditate and what that means in her life.
Eric highlights how meditation helps people to tap into higher states of consciousness and to be a more loving person to themself and others.
Opt2Liv Virtual Wellness is a family owned business that spans three generations with over 100 years combined experience in health and wellness.
We design personal and customized plans to help you along your journey toward optimal living based off of the FOUR principles of Opt2Liv: Breath, Eat, Move, and Sleep
Whether you are old or young, extremely active or ready for a change, we have solutions to help you live life to the fullest. ShamrockWellness.com
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
In this episode Adam Ebbert (IG @cld_brwr, T @adamebbert) shares his experience as a physical therapist and coffee expert. As a physical therapist he specializes in spine therapy and shares his experiences in helping people heal so that they can live their optimal life. Eric shares his personal experience with cervical neck surgery and nerve pain and how Adam worked with him to facilitate his healing so that he lives pain free today.
Doug highlights that our new OPT2LIV Breathe, Eat, Move, Sleep shirts are out and Adam updates us on his online retail store where he sells his CLDBRW line of products from shirts to coffee mugs. You can find his store at shop.spreadshirt.com/rise-and-grind.
Our dog Max adds his feedback for coffee.
Adam shares his love for cold brew and how this process is different from hot brewed coffee and the benefits. He shares that the cold brew coffee that he brought today is a special bean from the India Coffee Roasters in Carmel that was infused with a Four Day Ray bourbon beer barrel to produce maybe one of the most unique coffee beans in the area today. The group shares how amazingly unique and tasty the coffee tastes.
Dr. Amy shares her love for coffee and its benefits to include lower rates of Alzheimers, Parkinson’s, cancer, diabetes, and inflammation. Amy cautions that these benefits are for coffee itself and not those with added sugars or flavors.
Opt2Liv Virtual Wellness is a family owned business that spans three generations with over 100 years combined experience in health and wellness.
We design personal and customized plans to help you along your journey toward optimal living based off of the FOUR principles of Opt2Liv: Breath, Eat, Move, and Sleep
Whether you are old or young, extremely active or ready for a change, we have solutions to help you live life to the fullest. ShamrockWellness.com
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Doug Anderson and Eric Banter are on-site at the Indianapolis Sailing Club discussing where you go to move your body. Move is one of the pillars of OPT2LIV's Breathe, Eat, Move, Sleep philosophy.
They share the benefits of going to a studio or gym where you can harness the energy of the community, but also discuss how to get creative if you are on a budget or just like to Move on your own time.
They discuss strategies for hitting your target heart rate, having a plan, and sticking to the plan.
Doug shares the success he, his family, and friends have had with his Home Gym.
Opt2Liv Virtual Wellness is a family owned business that spans three generations with over 100 years combined experience in health and wellness.
We design personal and customized plans to help you along your journey toward optimal living based off of the FOUR principles of Opt2Liv: Breath, Eat, Move, and Sleep
Whether you are old or young, extremely active or ready for a change, we have solutions to help you live life to the fullest. ShamrockWellness.com
Friday Aug 02, 2019
Friday Aug 02, 2019
Dr. Amy, Linda, and Eric Banter discuss how they use meditation to help them be kind loving people.
Linda shares how her meditation practice moves from being in the moment, listening to the birds and her surrounding, to being still in the mind, and how this has served her well in her life.
Dr. Amy shares her story about how someone at work who asked her how she is able to stay so calm amid the high pace high stress demands of her Family Practice Office. She shares how her daily practice of meditation has allowed her to react consciously to life situations in a calm, collective, and beneficial way. She even meditates with her dog!
Eric shares that he learned his meditation practice from his mom around the age of 10 years old and uses it today to help him stay connected with the body, mind, and soul. He shares how he uses white light visualization, moving and still meditation to help him become more in-tune with the loving whispers of God within him.
Linda closes with how unique meditation practices are from person to person and encourages us to find a practice that works for us.
Opt2Liv Virtual Wellness is a family owned business that spans three generations with over 100 years combined experience in health and wellness.
We design personal and customized plans to help you along your journey toward optimal living based off of the FOUR principles of Opt2Liv: Breath, Eat, Move, and Sleep
Whether you are old or young, extremely active or ready for a change, we have solutions to help you live life to the fullest. ShamrockWellness.com
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Special quest Erin Smith from Flourish Yoga and Wellbeing near Fall Creek and Brook School Road in Fishers, shares how they are grateful to offer yoga, special events, and yoga teacher training to the Geist Community.
The group discusses the changes in yoga over the last 5 years and how the younger generation is bringing a high state of consciousness to the world.
Dr. Amy Banter shares how yoga can help people manage the stress response and live healthier lives.
Doug discusses how social media is moving more toward health and wellness, and that OPT2LIV is a full immersion into healthy living.
Opt2Liv Virtual Wellness is a family owned business that spans three generations with over 100 years combined experience in health and wellness.
We design personal and customized plans to help you along your journey toward optimal living based off of the FOUR principles of Opt2Liv: Breath, Eat, Move, and Sleep
Whether you are old or young, extremely active or ready for a change, we have solutions to help you live life to the fullest. ShamrockWellness.com