The Nourish Balance Thrive podcast is designed to help you perform better. Christopher Kelly, your host, is a co-founder at Nourish Balance Thrive, an online clinic using advanced biochemical testing to help athletes overcome chronic health complaints and improve performance. On the podcast, Chris interviews leading minds in medicine, nutrition and health, as well as world-class athletes and members of the NBT team, to give you up-to-date information on the lifestyle changes and personalized techniques being used to make people go faster – from weekend warriors to Olympians and world champions.

Hacking your environment for resolution success

New Year's resolutions suck. Why wait to make a change? But still, we know that accountability is important, and if everyone makes a change all at the same time then there's added accountability.

In order to achieve your goal, you must first break it down into manageable steps ...

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Move Your DNA with Katy Bowman

Health and athletic performance have been a passion of mine since early adulthood. For the first 17 years or so, all my ideas were all dead wrong. Low-fat, high-carb, vegetarianism, polyphasic sleep. All terrible ideas. Then came the Paleo diet and lifestyle and with it success. Now I think I ...

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Bike fit done right with Nigel McHollan

Bike fit has a massive problem that's best illustrated with an example. The first time I had a fit done, I found myself wearing a plastic wedge in between my cleat and the pedal to correct the discrepancy between the length of my legs. The bike fitter did his ...

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How much protein should I eat?

In this episode, registered nurse Amelia, food scientist Julie and me discuss protein. Protein is fascinating for a million different reasons; not enough eventually leads to muscle wasting, too much to an inefficient conversion to glucose. 

How much protein should you be eating? What type? When? Unfortunately, we can't ...

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Movement and Performance with Seth Oberst

Dr. Seth Oberst uses a holistic, progressive approach to human movement patterns and their impact on sport and function. Dr. Oberst received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Ohio University and has undergone extensive training through an APTA-credentialed Sports Residency. He has presented on motor control topics at national ...

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Ready to Run with Kelly Starrett

Kelly Starrett is a coach, physical therapist, author, speaker, and creator of mobilitywod.com, a site that has revolutionized how athletes think about human movement and athletic performance.

Together with TJ Murphy, Kelly has co-authored a new book Ready to Run. I'm not a runner (or am I--listen to ...

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Introducing Amelia Luker

Introducing Amelia, the newest member of the Nourish Balance Thrive team. Amelia is a registered nurse working with a very sick population in Utah. Disenchanted with the medical system, Amelia came to functional medicine partly through her own health struggles.

A low fat, traditional standard American diet lead to constant ...

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The Miracle Morning with Hal Elrod

Hal Elrod is a #1 bestselling author, international Keynote Speaker, hall of fame business achiever, one of America’s top Success Coaches, national champion Sales Manager, record-breaking Sales Rep, ultra-marathon runner, grateful husband & proud father.

Wow, that's a lot to live up to and live up to it he ...

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Nom Nom Paleo With Michelle Tam

Michelle Tam and her husband Henry Fong are the authors of the New York Times bestselling cookbook Nom Nom Paleo: Food for Humans and the Webby award winning app of the same name.

If you've ever wondered how good the Paleo diet (and a website) could look, head over ...

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Chasing a Better Normal with Nicole McPherson

When I first met Nicole McPherson, she was desperate—desperate for a life without the constant digestive issues that plagued her, and desperate for relief from excruciating menstrual pain each month. You see, for years Nicole had been careless with her diet. As a naturally thin person with a high ...

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Leptin and Hyperpalatable Foods with Stephan Guyenet

Stephan is an obesity researcher, neurobiologist, and author. He has an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Virginia and a PhD in neurobiology from the University of Washington. His blog Whole Health Source is a free resource for anyone who loves the science of health.

I'm embarrassed ...

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Zen Habits with Leo Babauta

Leo Babauta is a simplicity blogger at Top 25 blog Zen Habits and a best-selling author.

In 2005, he was overweight, sedentary, deeply in debt, addicted to cigarettes and junk food, with a life full of clutter and no time for anything important, like his wife and kids. That's ...

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