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The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast

Healthy High Performance for a Limitless Life You can get healthier, improve your wellness, and live a limitless life and physiologist Dr. Greg Wells would love to be your trusted guide on that adventure. Dr. Greg is one of the rare scientists who can take research and make it understandable so that you can have a clear path to achieving your goals. In every episode, Dr. Greg and his expert guests will explain the science of how your body and brain work in a way that you can understand so you that

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#154. Ray Zahab on Making Good Decisions Under Pressure

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2022/04/12

This week I had the privilege of interviewing my friend Ray Zahab on Sharpen Your Edge Live. Ray is one of the top adventurers in the world. He’s an ultra-runner, Explorer in Residence Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and has run across some of the most difficult terrain on the planet, including the Sahara desert, the Gobi desert, and a run from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean across the Andes mountains. In this amazing conversation Ray talks about his latest expedition attempt across

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#6. All About Protein, Weight Loss and Optimizing...

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2022/04/12

In this episode, registered dietitian and exercise‑nutrition scientist Dr. Eric Williamson breaks down how much protein you actually need, why distribution across the day beats chasing a narrow “anabolic window,” and how needs shift with endurance work and with age. We translate lab findings into simple plate‑building moves you can use on travel days or during heavy training blocks. Eric also tackles the big myths (carbs vs protein, fasting, snack frequency), explains why resistance training is

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00:49:11

#5. How mindfulness Helps You Master Your Mind.

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2022/04/05

What if we could adopt a simple practice that can build our mental strength and mental health at the same time? In this conversation, Dr. Ellen Choi joined Dr. Greg to explore the science of mindfulness and its impact on performance and wellbeing. Drawing from her research and personal journey, she explained how mindfulness training can transform error‑prone, reactive habits into compassionate, intentional responses. The conversation covered practical meditation techniques, the neuroscience of

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#153. Mark Henick on Optimizing Mental Health...

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2022/04/05

Welcome back! I’m excited to share my live conversation with mental health advocate Mark Henick. Influenced by his direct experience with stigma and the mental health care system, Mark dedicated his life from an early age to opening minds and creating change. Mark is the principal and CEO of Strategic Mental Health Solutions, a consulting firm that specializes in helping organizations and individuals to move strategically from basic mental health awareness toward meaningful, measurable action. Mark

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00:08:07

#152. Dr. Greg Wells on Peak Performance

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2022/03/29

Welcome back! This week I’m excited to share my live broadcast on Sharpen Your Edge. I dive into the idea that we can reach our true human potential by modulating our energy and tension levels to get that balance between activation, tension, energy, and performance. This is an important concept that applies to everyone - athletes, musicians, artists, business people, etc. In this episode, I talk about peak performance state, zone flow states and how we can reach our true human potential. Tune into

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00:51:07

#4. How to spark your competitive fire every day.

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2022/03/29

What if the key to reaching your full potential in your career and life wasn't about what talents you were born with, but something more? In this conversation, Jake Thompson recounts how growing up as a small athlete in football‑crazy Texas taught him to outwork bigger opponents, yet eventually led him to a pivotal realization: the healthiest competition is with your own previous self, not with others. He explains how this shift inspired him to launch Compete Every Day, a company and philosophy

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00:11:57

#151. Dr. Greg Wells on Avoiding Burnout and Overwhelm

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2022/03/23

Welcome back! I’m really excited to launch Season 6 with a live broadcast I did on Sharpen Your Edge. We are seeing overwhelming levels of burnout, fatigue, and exhaustion. I want to make sure that we're providing you with as much information as we can about how to optimize your health, wellbeing, and performance during these incredibly challenging times. In this episode I talk about what to do if you’re feeling stressed, overwhelmed and burned out. Tune into my live broadcasts at

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00:48:08

#3. What are we truly capable of achieving?

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2022/03/22

What are we actually truly capable of achieving? In this conversation, science journalist and former national-team runner Alex Hutchinson and Dr. Greg explore the “curiously elastic” limits of human performance—why endurance underpins achievement across domains, and how the brain co-sets the ceiling we feel in the body. Drawing on the research behind Endure, Alex discussed how perception of effort, context, and belief interact with physiology to shape what we can actually do in sport, work, and

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00:46:06

#2. How to improve The Health and Performance of your...

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2022/03/15

What if you could bridge the gap between cutting edge brain research and knowing what to do today to improve your mental health and performance? In today’s interview, Dr. Brynn Winegard joins Dr. Greg to share how the brain’s physiology has the potential to transform our daily routines and the way we work. Today you’ll learn how to align with your brain’s natural rhythms, how to avoid brain myths that leave you burned out and the power of simple lifestyle shifts that elevate your mental

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00:48:21

#1. How to bring the power of #GladToBeHere to your...

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2022/03/08

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#150. Dr. Greg Wells on The Science of Work with Dr....

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2021/11/02

Welcome back! It’s hard to believe that this is our 150th episode! After this, we’re going to take a break and regroup. When we come back, we hope to uplevel the podcast and dive even deeper into the science of high performance to help you boost your performance and reach your potential. In this final episode of Season 5, I’m sharing an interview I did with Dr. Lisa Belanger. Lisa recently launched The Science of Work podcast, which shares science based strategies to build the ideal work design for

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00:38:36

#149. Marc Champagne on Mental Fitness

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2021/10/26

Welcome back! This week I had the privilege of sitting down with Marc Champagne. Marc is a mental fitness strategist, which is, by Marc’s definition, the combination of two core drivers: 1. To teach, guide, and illuminate a unique way of thinking through asking the right questions. 2. To distill, organize, and simplify complex situations and solutions. In other words, he’s an expert at the intersection between mental fitness and strategic thinking. Marc studies the mental fitness practices and

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00:44:07

#148. Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier on Burnout

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2021/10/19

Welcome back! This week I had a great conversation with Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier. Dr. Pelletier holds a PhD and an MBA from The University of British Columbia, and teaches leadership resilience at the UBC School of Business. She is an award-winning work psychologist who has led workplace mental health strategy in senior leadership roles at various organizations including Sun Life Financial. She’s a past Director on the boards of the Canadian Psychological Association and the International

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00:31:59

#147. Sébastien Sasseville on Pushing the Limits of...

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2021/10/12

Welcome back! This week I sit down with Sébastien Sasseville. Sébastien holds a bachelor’s degree in communications, he is a TEDx speaker, and has spent the first ten years of his career working for Fortune 500 companies. His biggest strength as a speaker is to build strong connections between the world of sports and business. Seb was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 2002. He vowed that the obstacle would never keep him from living life to the fullest and today his story is a testament to how

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00:34:18

#146. Ray Zahab on Resetting Normal

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2021/10/05

Welcome back! This week I had a great conversation with my good friend and adventurer Ray Zahab. Ray is a global adventurer, having completed some of the most intense expeditions on the planet. His list of accomplishments include running across the Sahara desert, skiing to the south pole, and Arctic expeditions (including a solo expedition in January 2020). In this episode we discuss goal setting and mindset around world class performance and health. As one of the most prolific adventurers and

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#145. Dr. Elaine Chin on Welcome Back!

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2021/09/28

Welcome back! This week I had an amazing conversation with Dr. Elaine Chin, who has a medical degree and MBA. Dr. Chin is a North American trailblazer of personalized medicine. Her goal is to help educate people on how to stay healthier for longer. Dr. Chin is the founder of The Executive Health Centre, a premier precision medicine practice in Toronto. Most recently, she has developed a virtual health care offering, Health in a Box, which includes a patient health record as part of The Innovation

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#144. Dr. Marco Altini on Using HRV for Health &...

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2021/09/21

Welcome back! Recently I had a conversation with Dr. Marco Altini. Marco is a scientist and developer working at the intersection between health, technology, and performance. He has a PhD in Data Science and a MSc in Computer Science Engineering and inHuman Movement Sciences. In 2012, Marco started HRV4Training, a mobile platform using advanced signal processing and data analytics to measure physiologyand quantify stress using heart rate variability (HRV) to help athletes better balance training and

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00:39:50

#143. Sarah Gilks on Community Building

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2021/09/14

Welcome back! This week I'm excited to share my conversation with Sarah Gilks. Sarah has built such an incredible community of women around the world who are working on getting healthier and reaching their potential. Sarah is the founder and CEO of the internationally renowned women's health and fitness movement Healthy Role Model (HRM). Sarah created HRM when she saw a need for a community made up of women who were passionate about health, supporting one another, and striving for excellence in all

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00:30:58

#142. Dr. Greg Wells on Living Wells with Shaun Francis

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2021/09/08

Welcome back! This week I had an amazing conversation with Shaun Francis on the Medcan Live Well podcast. Shaun is the CEO of Medcan, an executive health service that does full comprehensive medicals for executives all over Canada and the U.S. We had a great conversation all about the benefits of recovery, why we all need to be thinking about how to sleep better, and how to optimize our lives for the best results. You can check out more Live Well episodes here. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast:

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#141. Dr. Greg Wells on 2021: What We've Learned

The Dr. Greg Wells Podcast ·

2021/08/31

Welcome back! This week as I return home, I took a step back to reflect on the past year and how my priorities have shifted. In this short episode, I dig into the three P's of building your Personal Positive Community: People, Places, and Pursuits. Deliberately choosing who you spend your time with, where you spend your time, and what you spend your time doing, has enormous impact on your life and happiness. Let me know what you think! --- Support this podcast:

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