There is no one size fits all health option and uncovering what the best health and lifestyle habits are for you can be confusing. Dr. Crippen is here to break down different ways to view your health and how to uncover your individual fountain of youth. 

In today’s episode, Jenn is joined by Dr. Jeff Crippen, a chiropractor, nutritionist and coach who enjoys helping others unlock their true potential. After suffering from migraines for years in his youth, he put his passion into helping others the same way he helped himself. Dr. Crippen discusses what he discovered when doing research to uncover the Fountain of Youth. He talks about how to achieve your body’s natural state of health, and what things can impact your individual health. They discuss energy within the body and how the energy surrounding you is affecting your brain and health. Tune in to learn the fascinating ways our body’s work that aren’t typically discussed. 

The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store. 

IN THIS EPISODE: 

●  [5:11] Dr. Crippen talks about his struggle of having constant migraines throughout his youth.

●  [6:47] How did Dr. Crippen’s experiences lead him to become a doctor of chiropractic, a nutritionist and a coach? 

●  [13:06] While Dr. Crippen was looking for the Fountain of Youth, what did he discover? 

●  [17:16] If the body’s natural state is health, what are a couple of the mechanisms that can be used to return to our natural state? 

●  [20:50] What does Dr. Crippen mean by nothing or no thing? What’s the best way to apply a practice into your life?

●  [29:47] Dr. Crippen defines the Yellowstone Principle. 

●  [37:11] Dr. Crippen discusses what the Model A Principle is.

●  [44:01] How can someone identify their personal best step in 2024?

●  [47:52] Dr. Crippen gives an example of how he starts working with clients. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS: 

●  [25:53] Stress is an endemic part of life, but you have the power to change your physiology by changing your response to it, and not getting stuck in your stress. Every morning when you wake up, ask yourself what kind of mood you are in. This practice of simply naming your mood can benefit your automatic stress response throughout the day. 

●  [36:07] Every effect has a cause, therefore if something changed in your health, there was a cause. Maybe it was a diet change, moving, the loss of a job, etc. If you can look at health more holistically, there is a better chance to find the exact cause, which means you will be able to fix the cause, and efficiently and effectively address the change in your health.

●  [39:24] Individual nutrient requirements can vary up to 75-100x person to person. There is no one size fits all diet or health regime. That’s why it’s so vital to learn how your body operates best.

QUOTES: 

“We’re not one size fits all machines, so just because one piece of advice worked for their brother’s sister’s cousin doesn't necessarily mean it’s right for you.” - Dr. Jeff Crippen

“It’s real simple and real basic, but you can either focus on making someone less sick or you can focus on making them healthier. If you make them healthier, by definition, they’re becoming less sick. So instead of working towards treating the disease or the symptoms, you work on creating more health. As you do that, the proof is in the pudding, which is the disease or the signs of disease or symptoms go away.” - Dr. Jeff Crippen

“So the more effective the placebo is, the higher the barrier, the higher the hurdle the drug has to clear. If we look at the fact that 30 to 70 percent of people can get better based on good communication, based on understanding, based on empathy, based on prayer, based on meditation, based on having a clear intention of what you want for your health, then instead of minimizing that, that could be something incredible to open up.” - Dr. Jeff Crippen

“When there’s so much individual uniqueness between us, when we start making decisions, assuming people are one size fits all, when they’re actually not, we create a system that’s causing more harm than benefit, and that’s where we are now.” - Dr. Jeff Crippen 

“All healing begins with you.” - Dr. Jeff Crippen

"'Health is the body's natural state.'” - Jenn Trepeck

"Optimists live 7-15 years longer than pessimists." - Dr. Jeff Crippen

RESOURCES:

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GUEST RESOURCES

Crippen Wellness Website

Timeless You(th) Book

Jeff Crippen's Instagram

GUEST BIO:

Dr. Jeff Crippen’s mission is to live life to the fullest and help others do the same. He is a Chiropractor, nutritionist and coach who enjoys helping others unlock their true potential. His passion stems from his own personal struggles.

At age six, he began suffering from migraines. For the next seven years, his headaches continued to worsen despite the best medical care he and his family could find. At his lowest point, Jeff had a debilitating headache that lasted — without so much as a day of relief — for over two years.

At age 13, he found the powerful combination of chiropractic and individualized nutritional care. By combining these two powerful forces, he was able to unlock his own ability to heal.

For the last decade, Jeff has helped clients both through chiropractic care and nutrition at his wellness clinic in Saint Jo, Texas as well as through individualized mindset coaching with the Advanced Coaching and Leadership Center. He finds a holistic approach — optimizing spirit, mind, and body — the most efficient and effective way to create a lifetime of timeless you-th.