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196. Fear, Delay, and the 40% You’re Leaving Behind

Andrew Fix — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:00:21 +0000

Most of us don’t procrastinate because we’re lazy, we hesitate because of fear. Fear of failing, of being judged, of not knowing how things will turn out.

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Fix unpacks how procrastination quietly stalls progress, and why waiting for certainty keeps us from building momentum. He shares a story about his son standing at the top of a playground slide—hesitant at first, then overjoyed once he finally let go—as a reminder that confidence comes from action, not overthinking. Drawing from Harvard research showing that people who start early outperform those who wait by 40%, Andrew reframes progress as something created through movement, not mastery.

This episode is a call to stop overplanning and start doing. Because when fear drives hesitation, the real cost isn’t failure, it’s the progress you never make.

Quotes

“There is gonna be fear that most of us have associated with doing something new, associated with doing something that we’ve been putting off, but we’re never gonna reap the benefits of what could happen.” (03:30 | Dr. Andrew Fix)
“Even if they’re less talented, the person that starts sooner and gets going and does what we call learning by doing, the person that starts first is going to outperform the other individual, even if they’re more talented by 40%.” (05: 13 | Dr. Andrew Fix)
“We are going to learn by doing much more than by preparing and planning. You’re going to receive and find much more clarity by doing something than by planning ever will.” (07:17 | Dr. Andrew Fix)
“Action is going to teach us more than planning ever can. Action is going to provide us with more clarity than planning and preparation ever can.” (09:03| Dr. Andrew Fix)
“It doesn’t need to be perfect. You’re going to learn from your failures and you’re going to wind up way farther ahead by just getting started and taking that first step. than if you continue to wait.” (13:35 | Dr. Andrew Fix)

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195. Food as Medicine: A New Model for Health Care | Tamar Samuels

Andrew Fix — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:00:30 +0000

Treat your fork like a prescription and your plate the front line of care as produce, protein, and mindset turn everyday eating into real medicine. Dr. Andrew Fix sits down with Tamar Samuels, registered dietitian and co-founder of Culina Health, to examine why nutritional therapy often fails in practice despite being so logical on paper. If most people already know the basics—eat more plants, cut the processed stuff—why doesn’t that knowledge automatically lead to action?

Tamar lays out the real barriers: limited access to guidance, confusing nutrition narratives, and perfection-based rules that collapse under stress. Prevention and longevity don’t require an overhaul, they require patterns you can live with.

Tamar’s approach is refreshingly practical. Build meals around produce and protein. Choose progress over precision. Bring in support before willpower burns out. Food as medicine doesn’t have to feel clinical, it can be familiar, forgiving, and built one ordinary meal at a time.

Quotes

“Most people don’t think about a dietician as part of that general team. And yet we eat all day long. And the food that we eat really informs all of these other conditions that we see our doctors regularly for.” (08:14 | Tamar Samuels)
There’s a huge gap here in why people aren’t seeing registered dietitians. And there’s a lot of reasons behind it, mostly because people don’t even know what dietitians are or many dietitians are cost prohibitive.” (08:32 | Tamar Samuels)
“The problem isn’t the lack of access to nutrition information. It’s too much access to nutrition information.” (18:25 | Tamar Samuels)
“It doesn’t have to be perfect. We’re not aiming for perfection. You’re never going to hit your goals every single time, every day, right? It’s just about paying attention. You’re much more likely to get there if you pay attention and monitor and track and get this community support than if you wouldn’t have done that.” (35:10 | Tamar Samuels)
“It’s okay to emotionally eat. The problem is when we rely exclusively on emotionally eating as our major or as our main tool to manage stress and to, you know, help manage a variety of different emotions.” (41:32 | Tamar Samuels)

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Tamar Samuels is a registered dietitian, co-founder, and Head of Clinical Partnerships at Culina Health, where she leads collaborations with healthcare providers to bridge nutrition care and traditional medicine. With over a decade of experience, she champions Food as Medicine and patient-centered care. Integrating lifestyle medicine, behavioral science, and evidence-based nutrition, Tamar helps people build healthier relationships with food. A graduate of NYU with clinical training at Mount Sinai Hospital, she has been recognized by Well+Good as one of NYC’s top holistic dietitians. Her expertise has been featured in outlets such as The Huffington Post, Women’s Health, Shape, and The Tamron Hall Show.

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193. Curating Your Online Experience | Bryan Dobkin

Andrew Fix — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:00:11 +0000

Social media feeds are built to keep you scrolling, but at what cost to your focus and wellbeing?

Dr. Andrew Fix sits down with Bryan Dobkin, a Principal People Scientist with expertise in organizational psychology, workforce strategy, and the future of work, to unpack how AI and social media shape the way we think, feel, and connect. Bryan is passionate about building systems that help people do their best work, and he brings that same lens to how technology influences our everyday lives.

From the way algorithms decide what shows up in our feeds to the rise of tools like ChatGPT, Bryan explains why our digital “diet” matters more than we realize. He shares practical steps for better digital hygiene, from muting the noise in your feed to setting limits on addictive apps, and examples of using AI intentionally, like creating custom bedtime stories for his three boys. Along the way, he highlights the simple drivers of fulfillment at work: growth, impact, and surrounding yourself with the right people.

With clarity and candor, Bryan shows how AI can either drain us or serve us — and what it takes to choose the difference.

Quotes

“The technology itself is neither good nor bad. Technology is a tool and how we choose to use it, how we choose to let it influence us or the kind of impact that we let it have on us.” (10:40 | Bryan Dobkin)
“Feeds are optimized for engagement. They’re not optimized for well-being in any sense of the word.” (24:14 | Bryan Dobkin)
“We are up against industrial grade reinforcement loops. These are massive companies that are doing everything in their power to capture our attention and to keep us engaging with whatever content they want us to.” (25:00 | Bryan Dobkin)
“Curate your feed like you curate your home. Remove what doesn’t serve you. People may remember during the pandemic, there was Marie Kondo. She got really popular…she had that quote, right? If it doesn’t bring you joy, let it go. Get rid of it. The same is true of your online experience. Try to curate, and it doesn’t have to necessarily be joy, but what is serving you in a productive way and what is not.” (26:26 | Bryan Dobkin)
“Notifications are like sugar, right? They’re okay in small doses, but they’re corrosive by default.” (37:04 | Bryan Dobkin)

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191. Built to Last: The Framework for Intentional Growth | David Amerland

Andrew Fix — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 12:00:14 +0000

David Amerland joins Dr. Andrew Fix to unpack why health habits so often fall apart, even when we know better. Why does motivation fade after the New Year rush? What makes some goals stick while others slip away? Drawing on his book “Built to Last,” David explains how our brains are wired to conserve energy, why logic alone rarely drives change, and how emotional connection becomes the deciding factor in long-term fitness.

The conversation pushes past fitness myths like “no pain, no gain” and shows how small, low-friction choices – walking farther, taking the stairs, moving while you watch TV – quietly raise the floor for your health. They also explore what it means to take real ownership of your well-being, building alignment between your values and daily actions, finding clarity about what fitness means to you personally, and developing the adaptability to keep going when life throws obstacles in the way.

What would change if you defined fitness for yourself, in a way that brings alignment, clarity, and adaptability – not just for today, but for the decades still ahead?

Quotes

“We have this natural tendency to avoid the stressor when we don’t have a real reason to actually do it.” (11:00 | David Amerland)
“It’s not that they don’t logically understand it. They understand it 100%. But when the emotional connection is not there, the calculus in our head, which calculates the energetic cost of an activity as opposed to the perceived value of the outcome, won’t change unless the emotional connection to that changes.” (11:24 | David Amerland)
“The primary thing we’re willing to sacrifice without articulating it as such is us.” (24:03 | David Amerland)
“When it comes to our own fitness, ultimately, the only experts and the only person responsible for that is us. Only we know how we feel. Only we know how capable we are. Only we are the ones who will be willing to force ourselves to do what we have to do. Ultimately, no one else cares.” (24:37 | David Amerland)
“If the muscles work for 10 minutes, nonstop, and it doesn’t have to be intensive work, it can be light work, essentially they produce a hormone that affects the dopamine producing centers of the brain, which affect our motivation.” (52:00 | David Amerland)

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David Amerland is a multidisciplinary author exploring the evolving relationship between human behavior, technology, and personal wellbeing. From bestselling marketing books to practical health guides and thought-provoking fiction, David Amerland’s work helps readers understand and adapt to a rapidly changing world.

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189. Running Into the Record Books with Team USA | Don Reichelt

Andrew Fix — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:00:29 +0000

Ultramarathon runner Don Reichelt opens up about how running has shaped his mindset, resilience, and sense of purpose.

Joining Dr. Andrew Fix, Don shares what it takes to move from the back of the pack to world records and a spot on Team USA at the 24-hour World Championships. What keeps someone going when the race lasts an entire day? How do you stay connected to the joy that first pulled you into the sport when training gets hard? Don reflects on the importance of surrounding yourself with the right team, using setbacks as teachers, and remembering your “why” when motivation fades. From mountain trails to flat looped courses, he shows how ultramarathon running is as much about mental strength as it is about physical endurance, offering lessons that reach far beyond the miles.

Quotes

“I think the most important thing that I’ve learned and that I have implemented is that it’s okay not to have all the answers and to surround yourself with a team that does potentially have the answers.” (16:54 | Don Reichelt)
“I simply wanted to be outside. And those are the things that you cannot forget. The more you get into the sport and it’s any sport or any activity is just remember that the first run you did and how probably terrible you were and how rewarding it felt to get done with that workout.” (19:42 | Don Reichelt)
“It’s okay not to have all the answers. Surround yourself with a team, and also just remember where you came from, remember the passion and the joy and your why.” (20:03 | Don Reichelt)
“I would rather never win another race than not to be able to walk and run when I’m 80.” (27:00 | Don Reichelt)
“I’m deeply, deeply motivated on the idea of not being like old man Don and looking back and saying, what would have happened if I tried to do this? What would have happened? Or what could I have been capable of if I pushed myself in this area or this?” (44:30 | Don Reichelt)
“There is going to be a positive takeaway from failure. And maybe it’s a, ‘Oh, I approached it the wrong way,’ or, ‘Oh, I wasn’t as prepared as I thought, so I needed to do X, Y, and Z.’ There should be some action item takeaway from failure.” (51:25 | Don Reichelt)

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188. PEACE & LOVE: A New Way to Heal Injuries

Andrew Fix — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:00:25 +0000

Forget the ice pack. There’s a better way to heal.

Dr. Andrew Fix challenges the old RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) protocol and shows how it can actually slow recovery instead of helping it. Ice and anti-inflammatories may ease pain in the moment, but they also keep the body from doing the work it’s built to do.

In this episode, Dr. Fix lays out PEACE (Protection, Elevation, Avoiding anti-inflammatories, Compression, Education) and LOVE (Load, Optimism, Vascularization, and Exercise), a framework that focuses on protecting the injured area, restoring blood flow, loading the body in safe ways, and leaning into an optimistic mindset. He explains how injuries can be turning points, moments to learn more about your body and build resilience for the future.

Have you ever thought about whether your recovery habits are helping you heal faster or keeping you stuck? Dr. Fix will make you rethink the way you care for yourself when injury strikes.

Quotes

“If we take those things, if we ice, if we take anti-inflammatory medications, NSAIDs, just know that you are basically trading one thing for another. You’re trading some symptom relief, pain relief, and reduction in swelling for quicker healing, right? The term that I like to use a lot is you are effectively kicking the can down the road in terms of letting that injured area heal.” (07:13 | Dr. Andrew Fix)
“We need to be positive. We need to think about what we can do, not what we can’t do. We need to be visualizing and imagining what our recovery is going to look like, what our performance is going to look like when we return from this injury, when we rehab, when we get back to doing things.” (18:02 | Dr. Andrew Fix)
“Ditch the rice protocol. Instead, if you deal with an injury, we’re gonna do peace and love. We’re gonna give it peace and give it love. Protection, elevation, avoiding anti-inflammatories, compression, education, load optimism, vascularization, and exercise. It’s as simple as that.” (24:02 | Dr. Andrew Fix)
“If you are dealing with an injury, especially if you’re not sure what you’re dealing with, make sure you get it checked out by somebody so that they can point you in the right direction.” (24:33 | Dr. Andrew Fix)
“Sometimes our body is going to need a little bit of TLC because of an injury or a breakdown that occurred. But if we can think about what’s the learning moment here in this injury, you, a lot of times, can wind up better after the fact than you ever were before.” (25:47 | Dr. Andrew Fix)

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187. Walk: Your Life Depends On It | Dr. Courtney Conley

Andrew Fix — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:00:16 +0000

Walking begins with the foot, and Dr. Courtney Conley shows why building strength, mobility, and healthy gait mechanics is essential for lasting wellness.

Dr. Andrew Fix speaks with Dr. Conley, the founder of Gait Happens and a leading authority on foot health, about why our feet are the true foundation of human movement. From her early struggles with pain as a dancer and triathlete to her groundbreaking work helping patients worldwide, Dr. Conley shares how shifting the focus from orthotics and surgeries to natural function and strength creates lasting results.

Together, Dr. Fix and Dr. Conley explore why toe dexterity and foot strength are vital for balance, fall prevention, and independence, and how something as simple as walking can profoundly impact physical, mental, and emotional health. With strategies, compelling research, and insights into footwear and training, this episode challenges the way we think about gait and reframes walking as one of the most powerful tools we have to protect and enhance our health for life.

Quotes

“Why are we treating the foot very differently than we treat everywhere else in the human body? We don’t talk about strength, we weren’t talking about mobility. And our feet are the first interface that we have with the ground when we move. We have thousands of sensory receptors on the bottom of our feet that are screaming for information to tell us how to move.” (05:01 | Dr. Courtney Conley)
“If you do need to have the surgery, we want to make sure that on the other end of that, that you’re doing everything that you can to not have another one of those surgeries, which means the widest part of the foot is our toes, or should be. So whoever’s listening, look down at your foot. Your toes should be splayed, they should be wide, and they should be the widest part of your foot. And there’s a reason for that, because when we’re walking, we push off of our forefoot.” (10:09 | Dr. Courtney Conley)
“There’s really great research looking at Karen Mickle’s work on the importance of toe strength and fall prediction, the risk of falls. And what they found was that a weakness in toe strength can be a very big predictor of falls as we age.” (22:37 | Dr. Courtney Conley)
“I firmly believe walking is the most underrated and easily accessible tool we all have to improve not only our physical health, but also our mental and emotional well-being—yet the majority of us, globally, are not taking advantage of it.” (44:48 | Dr. Courtney Conley)

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Dr. Courtney Conley is a leading expert in foot and gait health and the founder of Gait Happens, an education platform transforming how people understand and reclaim foot function. With over 25 years of clinical experience, she has worked with patients ranging from everyday movers to professional athletes in the NBA, MLB, and NFL. Dr. Conley holds a Doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine and dual bachelor’s degrees in Kinesiology and Human Biology. Through Gait Happens, the Healthy Feet Alliance, and her global lectures, she is driving a paradigm shift in foot health, empowering individuals and practitioners worldwide to prevent unnecessary surgeries, optimize gait mechanics, and prioritize natural, science-backed approaches to foot care.

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186. Finding the Courage to Ask for Help

Andrew Fix — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:00:18 +0000

Asking for help takes courage, and the right support and accountability can change the way you move through every part of your life.

Dr. Andrew Fix looks at why so many of us push to figure things out on our own and what happens when we finally let someone else in. Have you ever tried the same approach over and over, hoping for a different result, only to feel stuck in place? Through examples from fitness, business, and parenting, he shares how learning from people who have already navigated similar challenges can open new doors and offer a clearer way forward.

Asking for help means showing a part of yourself that isn’t fully figured out, and that kind of openness can feel risky, but it can also be the turning point for real progress. From mentors and coaches to supportive communities, this episode explores how the right people can keep you focused, push you when you hesitate, and hold you to the goals you’ve set. What could shift for you if you stopped going it alone?

Quotes

“We will learn more by figuring out the answer ourselves and having them there as a guide, as opposed to them just giving, giving, giving the answer and us not having to really put any effort forward at all.” (05:28 | Dr. Andrew Fix )
“Almost anybody who has gotten to a place that each of us would consider successful… has been in some sort of scenario where they’ve had a coach or a mentor or somebody that they look up to for mentorship and support.” (07:26 | Dr. Andrew Fix )
“There’s a lot of vulnerability that is required of you when you’re going to ask for help. You have to share and be willing to put yourself out there and let other people know that you’re going through some challenges.” (15:30 | Dr. Andrew Fix )
“Think of an area in your life where you have tried things for a long time… Uou have just been stuck on this hamster wheel, and now it’s time to ask for help. Find somebody who is where you want to be or has been where you want to be, and seek out guidance or mentorship from them.” (16:14 | Dr. Andrew Fix )
“Many of us continually take advice and take guidance from people that are not in the place that we want to be, from people that don’t have the things that we want to have.” (19:07 | Dr. Andrew Fix )

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185. Harvesting Change with Regenerative Farming | Dr. Jeffrey Burke

Andrew Fix — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:00:01 +0000

Regenerative agriculture has the potential to reshape how we see food, health, and the future of our planet.

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Fix talks with Dr. Jeffrey Burke, the Director of Education for Kokora Life and a natural products industry veteran with more than forty years of experience, about the direct link between the health of our soil and the health of our bodies. He explains how farming practices that strip the land also strip our food of vital micronutrients, and why the loss of topsoil is one of the most urgent challenges we face.

Dr. Burke shares how regenerative agriculture goes beyond organic standards by restoring the soil, boosting yields, and growing food with richer nutritional value. He also addresses how a diet built on processed, inflammatory foods leaves the body depleted long before chronic illness appears. This episode explores the role of high-quality supplements in filling those gaps, with herbs like ashwagandha for stress, turmeric for inflammation, and bacopa for cognitive support. By the end, it’s clear that soil health, food quality, and intentional supplementation are deeply connected, and that understanding this connection can shape the future of both human and environmental health.

Quotes

“We’re not eating a diet that replenishes what we use. We’re not eating a diet that rebuilds the areas of our body where we’re in deficit. So where we used to break down later, we now break down sooner because we are not putting anything in that’s actually helping us to rebuild the things that we’ve lost along the way.” (07:44 | Dr. Jeffrey Burke)
“A new statistic says that we have about 60 years left of topsoil on the planet if we don’t do something about it.” (15:36 | Dr. Jeffrey Burke)
“With organic farming, you’re protecting the crop. With regenerative farming, you’re protecting both the crop and the soil for the future.” (18:39 | Dr. Jeffrey Burke)
“Our goal here would be we’d have to go to the beehive, to the queen bee. We’d have to get in front of Congress and start, you know, lobbying for incentives for farmers to switch over to regenerative agriculture.” (20:37 | Dr. Jeffrey Burke)
“We live in a world here in the United States where our diet is largely inflammatory. Most of the foods we consume – the processed foods, the foods from manufacturers, the ‘food stuff,’ if you will – are very, very inflammatory.” (37:40 | Dr. Jeffrey Burke)

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Dr. Jeffrey Burke is a veteran of the Natural Products industry with over 40 years of expertise in management, product formulation, research, and education. As Director of Education for Kokora Life, he champions Certified Organic and Certified Regenerative herbal products while sharing the latest health insights. A former host of a 42-year national radio show, he now leads the podcast Honest Health with Jeffrey Burke, interviewing top voices in wellness. Based in Las Vegas with his seven dogs and twelve horses, he also volunteers at rodeo benefit events and connects with audiences nationwide.

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