How Music Boosts Your Health + Elevates Brain Frequency | Ian Morris, Listening To Smile
Science + Woo with Sarah McLachlan
Release Date: 09/27/2022
Science + Woo with Sarah McLachlan
Are you eating too many carbs... or not enough?! This episode will help clarify the confusion while explaining the supportive role carbohydrates have on your workouts, recovery, nervous system and, most of all, supporting healthy hormonal balance. I really love this share for SO many reasons - it is potent & clear, has a powerful message and genuinely helps you understand what carbohydrates provide for: losing vs. gaining muscle your endocrine system (reducing stress hormones like cortisol, as well as helping with our women's specific hormones, oestrogen and progesterone) ensuring...
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These 4 unusual biohacks may sound "woo woo" but if they each gave you an extra edge to rise above the rest, would you take it? While on surface level, these actionable performance enhancing boosters seem too easy to be true, I cite preliminary evidence for some of them (because we all like a bit of research these days, right?) And for the ladies - Be careful next time you're tempted to Beetroot or Nitrate Load for performance! Most studies of the past are conducted on the male population... a more recent review of potential sex differences proves interesting on if nitrates help or hinder...
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Is caffeine your friend or foe? In this bite-sized episode, you'll learn about the current research on the use of caffeine, how much to 'use', the specific impact on your training and sports performance & it's profound benefits. This is a brilliant share to understand how and why caffeine has a different impact on women as opposed to men, as well as caffeine's half life, peak effects and when caffeine can actually do more harm than good on your physical performance, results and physiology. Short, sweet and empowering, I hope you enjoy the juicy hacks and caffeination info! Sarah x...
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Everything you need to know to recover smarter and more effectively for the 24-48 hours following your training session or workout. Whether your sport is road cycling, running, enduro mountain biking, heavy weights or CrossFit at the gym or half marathon training on the trails, you will want to hear this episode. Whilst I thoroughly enjoy taking the mickey on the different varieties of cyclists out there and their post-ride habits, I have also 100% been all of those cyclists at some point :) Have your pen and paper ready to jot down fresh ideas to recover better, support your...
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We are taking a brilliant pivot from the initial 'Podcast Plan'. I'm called to start sharing more that will empower your fitness and strength journey - in a way that can be applied to boost your health, overall conditioning and longevitiy by optimising your exercise and eating regimes... no matter what your sport or chosen movement activity may be. 'Bites & Biohacks from the Bike' is about sharing potent, useful tips, bomb-a** biohacks, words of wisdom, science & research and gold nuggets of truth, in a digestable, powerful & simple form. It's about helping you...
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If you want to shift a bad mood, feel better or perhaps feel FREAKEN GOOD, you'll find brilliant motivation to get going and move your body with this episode! Through clinical practice, evidence-based reasoning & physiological, emotional and energetic mind-body principles, today I unpack the ways that movement and exercise are creating how you FEEL. When you tune in and become aware of how you feel, you can also tune into your energy, and use this newfound awareness to dial up your inner resilience, strength and focus, or find your easy-going flow - all which comes from the many various...
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Diving into the science, research and mind-blowing data in this incredible episode, you'll learn how to foster a deeper, more restorative night's sleep whilst better understanding how sleep impacts your mental and emotional capacity. I unpack the 4 stages of sleep and what happens to our brain, emotions and body when we don't sleep well, through to the vicious Sleep-Stress Cycle, how the type and volume of exercise you do impacts your sleep, and the enormous effects of light, our phones and screens... and much more juicy sleep tips & support! ...Including how your hormones interact amongst...
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Has your burning desire or drive felt lacklustre lately, as though your spark is wavering? Maybe 'life' has got a little in the way... Or you've lost contact with feeling your vibrant zest and hum for life. Then this truthful episode is a great listen for you. In this potent solo share, I guide you to re-member and reconnect with your passions, love of life, goals and inner fire - without neglecting the necessary need for finding & flexing self discipline. I bust TWO BIG MYTHS around 'what's normal' and giving yourself permission to really pursue what YOU want - and LOVE. Nudge awake your...
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Ever been stuck in not knowing what to do? Which path to take? Or experienced the heavy spiralling paralysis of trying to "figure it out"? This solo 'Sarah Download' is perfect for you! Whether it's a decision to leave your relationship, change jobs or career path, a health or diet shift, or perhaps moving house, this episode will provide you with suggestions and insights to tap into your answers. Speaking from my recent 'big decision-making experience' (one that would have cost me greatly), this unscripted, free-flowing episode will help you navigate ways to support making a solid,...
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Are you fuelling your body with enough of the good stuff? Getting your fill or requirements of protein, plants and vital nutrients is no easy feat, and it can be even trickier if you're looking for plant-based options. Nina Gelbke is an Accredited Nutritionist, Sports Nutritionist, Presenter and CrossFit Coach and Athlete, with a big passion for all things fitness and nutrition. She is here to dispel the myth that plant-based diets can't support us - especially as athletes. Grab your earbuds and press play to explore food and nutrition "for life" as well as for high performance in sports. Tune...
info_outlineSound and music significantly impacts your brain, body, health and wellbeing. In this episode, Ian Morris and I explore the healing power of music for physical health, pathology and positive mentalities. Together we unpack how the frequency and beats of music can be 'prescribed' for healing the mind and body to live a thriving life.
Ian Morris is a Music Producer, Creator, Artist and Sound Alchemist who suffered digestion, autoimmune, pain and heart problems, obesity, anxiety attacks, migraines and severe food reactions. Ian used sound to shift both his mind and body, to reduce his weight from 320lbs, defeat his MS diagnosis and heal Colon Cancer.
Music lights up several parts our brain, creates new neural pathways, imprints our wellbeing and can facilitate incredible changes to our mind-body systems.
Music effects the body beyond the conscious mind, but through the physical mind.
Plug your earbuds in today to learn:
- Ian's personal health journey with obesity, MS and Cancer
- What Binaural Beats are, and how your brain responds to different frequencies, creating positive change in your processing patterns
- The specific music beats to support anxiety and feelings of dis-harmony based on your brain waves and frequencies
- Why we get sucked into the negative through entrainment and how this communicates within your body
- Case studies & clinical outcomes for the use of music in PTSD, dementia, asthma, allergies and experiencing more safety in your body
- The science behind how you can 'prescribe' music, it's benefits and what it does to your brain and body
- The vibration of masculinity in modern women, where it comes from and how it can become toxic
- Reforming the masculine and feminine to rebalance the world beyond gender
- Frequency-infused music, food and nutrients for consicously creating higher health, forming a positive frame of mind and body.
"Frequency is the greatest disruptor of the mind. If you bring intention to it as well, you will amplify it."
Ian Morris plays 28 musical instruments and creates and shares music for others worldwide through his company, Listening to Smile. His mission is to use his gifts and passion for people in search of healing and growth.
What makes his music unique and effective is that it is made with frequency in mind and the intentions to heal.
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