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Make Your Monday Awesome

Make Your Monday Awesome

By Dr Kresimir & Dr. Rachelle Jug

Instead of hating Monday and feeling anxious about it, could it be possible to make Monday one of the best days of the week? The momentum you create on Monday can translate to the rest of the week. This podcast will share how I did it by having an in-depth conversation about health and our successes and failures surrounding health.
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Episode 088 - Like A Slap In the Face

Make Your Monday AwesomeNov 24, 2019

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Episode 166 - Is This Good Or Bad Mental Health Advice?

Episode 166 - Is This Good Or Bad Mental Health Advice?

I’m interested in your thoughts this week, I came across this YouTube video on neuroticism, it made a lot of sense to me and my experience, but would love to know what you think.

Here's the link to the YouTube video, hope it helps and works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJISydQ0AQQ&t=378s

Feb 19, 202306:56
Episode 165 - Two words I’m convinced ruin lives.

Episode 165 - Two words I’m convinced ruin lives.

I believe you can get what you want in life. Even if it’s a huge goal that right now seems unattainable. I also think we get in our way more often that we think. In todays podcast I share one way we mess it up for ourselves.
Jan 15, 202304:30
Episode 164 - How To Not Gain Weight And Enjoy Holiday Treats

Episode 164 - How To Not Gain Weight And Enjoy Holiday Treats

Believe it or not there is a way to still enjoy your holiday traditions and treats without completely destroying your health and weight. That’s what today’s episode is all about.
Dec 18, 202210:56
Episode 163 - Does Pain Mean Worse?

Episode 163 - Does Pain Mean Worse?

Does pain mean things are getting worse or could it mean that things are getting better and we have to go through the emotion of pain to find all the things we desire. If it’s true that growth happens outside our comfort zone, then why aren’t we willing to spend more time in that discomfort?
Dec 04, 202205:10
Episode 162 - Finding The Motivation To Work Out

Episode 162 - Finding The Motivation To Work Out

I don’t know why some people seem to love somethings over others and I don’t know what motivates people. I do know that I hated going to work out, yet know I like it, am consistent and see results. Here’s what’s worked for me.
Nov 27, 202209:51
Episode 161 - What Is Health And How Do You Know You Got it?

Episode 161 - What Is Health And How Do You Know You Got it?

The purpose of this episode is to help start a dialogue around health. I would argue that we are worse off today than we were just a few years ago, and I know that the people who are the healthiest, look at things a bit different. I don’t want to offer medical advice, but I do want to create more awareness around health.
Nov 21, 202209:40
Episode 160 - Managing Your Sugar Cravings?

Episode 160 - Managing Your Sugar Cravings?

Honestly though,

Is there anything more delicious than sugar?

It was a rhetorical question, the answer is no, it is the best.

With that being said sugar is not always conducive to helping you meet your health goals,

and,

It's addictive.

So on this week's episode, Rachelle and I discuss what we've done, and how it's helped.


Feb 20, 202210:40
EPISODE 159 - Why your back is still tight and injured

EPISODE 159 - Why your back is still tight and injured

Why your back is still tight and injured

The missing component to most people’s health, especially physical health, is strength training.

That’s doesn’t downplay the importance of mobility - not the same as flexibility - but it does shed light on something that is missing from your life.

In this episode, we discuss what strength training is, how to do more of it, and how to add it to your life safely.

-Dr. K & R

Oct 03, 202111:26
EPISODE 158 - Stop Letting Social Media Affect Your Mood

EPISODE 158 - Stop Letting Social Media Affect Your Mood

Be careful what you spend you spend your time thinking about and consuming. There are no wasted thoughts; literally, everything you think about moves you closer to who and where you want to be or away from there.

Sorry if that sounded threatening, it's just that something became abundantly clear to us the other day, and we wanted to share.

It started with Kreso discovering a weird kind of emotional addiction, and it evolved for the better from there.

-Dr.K and Dr. R

Sep 19, 202110:33
EPISODE 157 - The Long Term Strategy For Healing

EPISODE 157 - The Long Term Strategy For Healing

How do you get well and stay well? Is that even a thing? If yes, is it possible without having to spend hours doing rehab or working on it? On this podcast, we take you through the thinking process of the steps and ideas that we use in our own health and with that of our patients seeking our help. Oftentimes, it's not about 'more,' it's about 'right' and right timing. Check out this episode to hear more. -Dr. K and -Dr. R

Sep 06, 202110:29
EPISODE 156 - How To Stay Sane Despite The State Of The World

EPISODE 156 - How To Stay Sane Despite The State Of The World

On my Instagram this week, I asked you to ask me anything. By far the most common question - it came in various forms but the theme was always the same - How do I (we) maintain a level of happiness despite the current climate?

That’s what this podcast is about:

1) Stop doing list - I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, if I didn’t have a business, I would not own a smartphone or spend any of my time online.

Removing myself from anything toxic has always been step one, and the media, all of it, is nothing but toxic. It’s never been about the sharing of information it’s been about keeping your attention, and invoking fear works the best for keeping attention. Kreso and I have also made an agreement to hold ourselves accountable to not complaining and speaking about negative things.

2) Seeing my friends and family

3) Creativity - one of the best things about owning and having a business is that you always have to find ways to be creative. Creation gives you a sense of control which is the very opposite of what the world is trying to make you feel right now. Both of us dove headfirst into our business, I started studying Instagram and how to grow my audience and Kreso took up music and guitar seriously, not to mention time with our family.

4) Clarity - nothing like getting your values challenged every day, it makes you put things in perspective and gain clarity. Once you gain clarity, you know how to act.

Aug 29, 202108:55
EPISODE 155 - Getting Healthy Despite a Bad MRI or X-ray

EPISODE 155 - Getting Healthy Despite a Bad MRI or X-ray

"You become what you think about most." -Earl Nightingale

Those are words to live by and are extremely important when it comes to your health.

For too many people, what they are told becomes their identity and governs their lives and health for many years.

This is not to say that medical examinations and diagnoses' are not important; they are, just don't let them define you or limit what you're capable of achieving in life.

On this episode, we look at false positives, at least when it comes to structural examinations, and how many "asymptomatic healthy people" walk around with and what would be considerable structural damage to joints with no pain or symptoms.

Aug 22, 202106:08
Episode 154 - How do you stay consistent with training and eating

Episode 154 - How do you stay consistent with training and eating

Have you ever been excited about your new diet or felt an extreme amount of inspiration to get to the gym and pursue your new body or new goals?  

Isn't it funny how it all fades, and then a week later, you're back to where you were before, feeling unmotivated to get back to it?

I'm hoping this video can give you some insight into what you need to do to continue along the path you want for yourself.

The answer really is hiding in plain sight, but not many see it or think that's it.

On this week's episode, we hope we can give you some insights on how to "stay with it," even when things get tough.

Aug 15, 202110:32
Episode 153 - The Do's And Don'ts When You've Tweaked Your Back
Aug 08, 202110:00
Episode 152 - Being Scared Of Carbs
Aug 01, 202111:28
Episode 151 - Feeling Stuck? Do This

Episode 151 - Feeling Stuck? Do This

The feeling of ‘being stuck’ or working hard to see little progress is not new. In fact, If you’re going to do anything in this life it’s a feeling you’re going to have to get used to. Here is something I’ve found helpful. Hope it helps you too
Jun 06, 202104:42
Episode 150 - You Need To Start Your Day Like This

Episode 150 - You Need To Start Your Day Like This

Your morning routine and how you start your day are crucial to your success. In this episode I talk about mind and why it helps me. Hope the conversation helps you.
May 30, 202106:21
Episode 149 - When You Feel Like Garbage And 2 Questions For You

Episode 149 - When You Feel Like Garbage And 2 Questions For You

A simple thing you can do right now to make you feel less bad about your life and two questions I’d love to hear your thoughts on
May 23, 202107:57
Episode 148 - The Most Important Trait For Success

Episode 148 - The Most Important Trait For Success

What’s the one thing you could have that would give you the best chance of success? It’s probably not what you think, but it’s in this week’s episode.
May 16, 202105:47
Episode 147 - Stop dieting, start eating

Episode 147 - Stop dieting, start eating

If you’re struggling with your nutrition this one is for you. But beware, there are no “quick” tips and tactics here. Just a long, boring, hard path to follow, that if you can do it will lead to success.
May 09, 202106:16
Episode 146 - How To Not Lose Energy Throughout The Day

Episode 146 - How To Not Lose Energy Throughout The Day

One thing that high performers and successful people have going for them is the ability to create high energy. Transitions, switching from one task to another, are a place where a lot of energy is lost. Here’s something you can do about that.
May 02, 202105:36
Episode 145 - The Difference Between Creating Health And Fighting Disease

Episode 145 - The Difference Between Creating Health And Fighting Disease

There is a big difference between fighting disease and creating health. Both are important but one needs constant pursuit.
Apr 18, 202105:16
Episode 144 - High Performance Habits

Episode 144 - High Performance Habits

It hasn’t been easy in the last little bit. I’m hoping that sharing what the happiest and most successful people in the world do to get happiness and success can help, if only just a little bit.
Apr 11, 202107:30
Episode 143 - How To Remain Positive

Episode 143 - How To Remain Positive

These podcast deals with practical strategies on how to remain positive in world that is seemingly growing crazier and crazier. And I’m not talking about fake, fabricated positive.
Apr 04, 202105:29
Episode - 142 Is Food In The Way?

Episode - 142 Is Food In The Way?

Last week I asked social media what the biggest obstacles getting in your way of health results were? Food came in at number two. Here’s how I’ve fixed that issue in the past. Hope it helps.
Mar 28, 202109:08
Episode 141 - Feeling And Dealing With Intimidation

Episode 141 - Feeling And Dealing With Intimidation

Have you ever felt guilted or shamed for feeling or doing what you’re doing or want to do? There is a name for that. There is also a way to deal with that appropriately. Which is the theme for today’s episode.
Mar 21, 202105:21
Episode - 140 How To Protect Your Lumbar Spine

Episode - 140 How To Protect Your Lumbar Spine

The health of your spine is very important. Not only does it house your nerve system but it’s impossible to replace. Meaning you only have one shot at this. On this podcast I’ll give you some ideas as to how to make you protect and maintain your spine
Mar 14, 202106:45
Episode 139 - How To Start Exercising
Mar 07, 202109:27
Episode 138 - How To Stay On Your Diet

Episode 138 - How To Stay On Your Diet

Through failure after failure, here is what I found helpful for keeping me on track with my diet.
Feb 28, 202107:12
Episode 137 - Help With Concussion Symptoms?

Episode 137 - Help With Concussion Symptoms?

Concussions can be debilitating and tough to deal with. On today’s episode I discuss an important and often overlooked avenue and anatomical structure for helping you heal from a concussion.
Feb 21, 202103:55
Episode 136 - How To Undo Postural Stress Of Working From Home

Episode 136 - How To Undo Postural Stress Of Working From Home

Our bodies are meant to move, not sit. This we I discuss a great plan for how to undo all the damage done by sitting.
Feb 14, 202106:05
Episode 135 - Help I Tweaked My Back

Episode 135 - Help I Tweaked My Back

It’s never fun when something as innocent as tying up your shoes puts your ‘back out.’ I was there last week. Thankfully I knew what to do so I could continue with my lifting. On today’s episode I share my thoughts on what to do if you tweak your back.
Feb 07, 202106:55
Episode 134 - What’s The Optimal Strength Training Schedule

Episode 134 - What’s The Optimal Strength Training Schedule

Strength training is vitally important to your health and overall well being but, what’s the optimal schedule? What should you be doing? How much, how often? All on today’s episode
Jan 31, 202109:51
Episode 133 - Dealing With Lockdown Stress

Episode 133 - Dealing With Lockdown Stress

I think in certain ways we’ve all had enough. My enough can about two months. On this episode I share what I found helpful to keep calm and happy during this time. Hope it helps you too.
Jan 24, 202106:43
Episode 132 - Losing Weight During A Pandemic, With the Gyms Closed

Episode 132 - Losing Weight During A Pandemic, With the Gyms Closed

Happy New Year,

In this episode how you can still hope to lose weight in a stressful uncertain environment where important items for weight loss, like the gym, are unavailable to you


-Dr. K

Jan 10, 202108:57
Episode 130 - Getting Super Good At Journaling

Episode 130 - Getting Super Good At Journaling

This week I share my best tip on what really help me up my journaling game. It’s not even that hard to start to do. -Dr. K
Nov 22, 202003:53
Episode 129 - More Important Than Your Willpower

Episode 129 - More Important Than Your Willpower

Of course you need will power and determination to get better at things, but there is one thing that I believe is much more powerful than willpower. And, if you don’t have it, it doesn’t matter how strong your will power is, it will drag you down. -Dr. K
Nov 15, 202005:25
Episode - 128 How To Add Your Own Unique Touch

Episode - 128 How To Add Your Own Unique Touch

It’s a mental health need to be yourself. Yet, in a world that pay lip service to mental health and authenticity, cancel culture and virtue signaling have never made it harder to be yourself, here’s what you can do. -Dr. K
Nov 08, 202007:38
Episode 127 - Choose Your Hard

Episode 127 - Choose Your Hard

I’ve seen this meme pop up enough times have a good think about it, and, if you’re interested l I’m my thoughts, this episode is dedicated to what I like and don’t like about it. Feel free to disagree, and if you, I’d love to hear why. -Dr. K
Nov 01, 202005:16
Episode 126 - When It Gets Complicated And Uncertain

Episode 126 - When It Gets Complicated And Uncertain

What do you do when life gets scary? I’m not sure if this is correct, but here is my thinking process when I feel that way. Hope it helps. -Dr. K
Oct 25, 202004:31
Episode 125 - You Really Can’t Mess Up Your Eating

Episode 125 - You Really Can’t Mess Up Your Eating

You really can’t mess this up. Well you can, in two ways, none of which involve the actual food you eat, only your mindset. More on today’s episode
Oct 11, 202006:06
Episode 124 - Creating Your Own Validation

Episode 124 - Creating Your Own Validation

There is really only one person you need to seeking validation from. That’s not to say other’s opinions don’t matter, some do, but until you have it right for yourself, you will always be chasing the same old thing.

More on this episode

-Kresimir Jug

Oct 04, 202005:41
Episode 123 - Why You’re Not Getting Results

Episode 123 - Why You’re Not Getting Results

There could be many reasons, the most common one I see is you’re not willing to plan your life around what you want, you’re still planning what you want around your life.
More on this episode
-Kresimir Jug
Sep 27, 202003:53
Episode 122 - Pilots know the secret to health

Episode 122 - Pilots know the secret to health

I was chatting with a pilot friend of mine the other day and he, unknowingly, told me the secret to health, that if more people practiced would be leaner, happier, and more successful.

This week’s podcast is all about that secret.

-Kresimir Jug

Sep 20, 202005:06
Episode 121 - Here comes the pain

Episode 121 - Here comes the pain

Just a reminder that life is not easy and that’s ok.

Sometimes what you need to improve is be ok with, and accept the pain. Sometimes it’s necessary to moving forward

-Kresimir Jug

Sep 06, 202004:35
Episode 120 - How To Be Authentic

Episode 120 - How To Be Authentic

Authenticity is getting a lot of attention and rightfully so.

I have been playing guitar for some time and if you know anything about the guitar you’ll know that it’s hard to sound like yourself and stand out.

On this podcast, I discuss what I’ve learned, through the guitar, about authenticity.

-Kresimir Jug

Aug 30, 202008:30
Episode 119 - Your Emotions Suck

Episode 119 - Your Emotions Suck

They don’t really, they are just not good tools to use to make decisions.

Emotions are what makes life awesome. Feeling joy, love, pride, self-esteem are all wonderful as feeling depressed, anxious, nervous, or apathetic are important, yet not fun to experience.

This does not change what emotions are or how we should use them in our life.

-Kresimir Jug

Aug 16, 202006:35
Episode 118 - Just don’t disappoint this person

Episode 118 - Just don’t disappoint this person

Somedays I’m equally amazed and horrified at the level of social pressure that exists in 2020.

As always, it’s a philosophical issue, which I’ll talk about today.

I’ll also mention the one person you should not let down.

-Kresimir Jug

Aug 09, 202010:33
Episode 117 - What do your mornings look like?

Episode 117 - What do your mornings look like?

Do you wake up early or stumble out of bed?

Do you spend some time in the morning looking at your day ahead, planning on how you’re going to handle the challenges, or, do you start behind the eight-ball?

On this podcast, I chat about the start of my day, why I think it’s important and why you don’t have to do it at the start of your day.

-Kresimir Jug

Aug 02, 202008:42
Episode 116 - What the hell is wrong with the world?

Episode 116 - What the hell is wrong with the world?

I know I’m not the only that is thinking this.

On today’s show, one man’s opinion on one (don’t have time to talk about all) root cause to the sheer insanity we see around us daily.

Applying this idea has personally not been easy, but has made all the difference in my life and happiness.

-Kresimir Jug

Jul 26, 202011:38