Chasing Function, your guide to health and wellness

This week we pulled out a reel from Pharrell

Where he talks about surrounding yourself with people that are faster, stronger, better skilled at whatever you want to get better at.

You have to get uncomfortable to get better

In this episode we dive into the masculine and feminine characteristics of humanity.

Noah had shared a reel with Kye about the femininity of the mother taking care of the child can help breed a more resilient adult later on.

But we had some words to share about that situation and about child development as well as the misconceptions of masculinity and femininity

Have a listen and let us know what you think!

In this episode we take a look at a reel that Noah found on Instagram. We talk about the value of perception and shame to help people with Weight-loss and other health challenges people face

We would love to hear from you, if you have anything you want us to discuss please send us a message on Instagram @chasingfunction and we will be happy to discuss

In this episode we get back to the reels and talk biomechanics and the benefits it has on helping people solve their fitness and movement problems faster and more effective

Our reel was from @the_muscle_doc, so you should go follow him and check out his stuff

In this episode we go over the different challenges that happen when your goal is to lose weight

If you have your own experiences that we did not go over please send it to us so we can dive into that as well

Noah posted a reel with Jocko Willink talking about controlling your emotions. If you lash out in anger or frustration, you will not be taken seriously, according to Jocko.

So in order to stay calm in a situation where you can lash out, we have to learn to control our emotions vs let our emotions control us

In this episode we get to sit down and talk with Dr Estera Borcsa

Dr. Estera Borcsa is a distinguished Neuroscience Expert, International UN Ambassador, International Mediator and Policy Analyst.  Dr. Borcsa has dedicated her career to creating and developing neuroscience interventions to help individuals, groups and communities manage stress and learn to be good stewards of their mental health.  

Dr. Estera Borcsa’s mission in life is to break generational curses of trauma, transform lives, families, communities and governments. Dr. Borcsa was born in Romania, a beautiful country wailing from the negative impact left by the communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu and communism.  Dr. Borcsa witnessed disparity to a monumental level and saw individuals, families and communities broken by systemic trauma coupled with poverty, discrimination and abuse.  

Dr. Borcsa earned her doctoral degree with a dissertation focused on global diplomacy. Dr. Borcsa developed a diplomacy training program called Peace Unleashed based in neuroscience for United Nations member states to help diplomats overcome barriers to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.  Dr. Borcsa’s research on life satisfaction in partnership with the European Union was globally recognized for the importance of its findings on global diplomacy, neuropsychology and mental health.  

Dr. Borcsa Estera earned a master’s degree from University of Southern California (USC) with a concentration in Psychology, Policy and Law. 

As an international ambassador for global change Dr. Borcsa serves as the chair for the Sustainable Development Goals for Mediators Beyond Borders International United Nations Multilateral Working Group.  Dr. Borcsa is on the National Board of Directors for United Nations Association working in advancing the world goals locally, nationally and globally. Dr. Borcsa plays a significant role in many diplomatic proceedings and international negotiations with United Nations member states to advance the SDG’s and address human rights violations.  

Dr. Estera Borcsa is a Harvard Global Women Empowerment Connect Team Member and founder of a global program being piloted with Harvard Global WE organizations.   Dr. Borcsa is the founder of Teach Train Transform LLC, an international training consortium build to create sustainability for oppressed communities worldwide trough training, education and advocacy. 

You can find Dr Estera Borsca

https://www.esteraborcsa.com/

@dr._estera_borcsa_

Happy New Year everyone! We wanted to kick this year off on a positive note and hopefully help people create a better mindset when starting to set their New Year's Resolutions or goals.

We talk about learning how to let things go, how to build a better mindset to set yourself up for success and much more.

Give it a listen and let us know what you think

How fast do you process emotions, information, etc...

We hope this podcast can help you not only with your relationships, but also with life and relationship with yourself

Please send in any questions you may have

Today we have some feedback about our talk on epidemiology and genetics. Hope you guys get some value from it and any more feedback please reach out to us @chasingfunction

In this episode we dive into brain fog and hormones, what could be the cause: environment or lack of nutrients or nervous system?

We got the idea from a couple of clients reaching out and asking questions. We absolutely love that and would love to keep answering your questions, so if you have burning questions about anything dealing with health please reach out to either one of us or directly to the chasingfunction instagram page

Today we recap Noahs journey and his amazing transformation

Then we dive into a reel that exposes how much our prefrontal cortex plays in how we process our emotions

In this episode, we dive deeper into Noah's weight loss journey and talk deeply about the emotional and mental piece of weight loss that so many people do not talk about

We hope that this brings value you to you and that you share it with people you know who struggle with losing weight and have tried so many different diets, programs and protocols

We always start talking about what we just talked about on the podcast and should have just kept recording...

So here is what we talked about after last weeks podcast

Noah has been on his weightloss journey and has gotten a lot of questions about it

Got more questions? let us know @chasingfunction on instagram

Kye recently took a trip down to Tennessee to go see a Regenerative Agriculture Farm and talks about his experience with the slower, laid back lifestyle

We often forget that life and nature are so beautiful and amazing. Sometimes we really do need to just stop and smell the roses

We had gotten a question about how we got to where we are with emotional work.

We both share our journeys into emotional work and how we utilize it in our practices respectively

In this episode we had some follow up questions to Noahs journey with Semaglutide or mostly known as Ozempic

What was the experience like coming off of Semaglutide and were there any repercussions

We also talked about some growth hormones like Tesamorelin and Ipamorelin

In this episode we get into Peptides, specifically Semiglutide and how it relates to weight loss

Noah has had his experience with this type of peptide and wanted to share what he has studied as well as experienced utilizing this modality

We will be holding an instagram live on our feed to have a Q&A so be on the lookout @chasingfunction

Let us know what you think and send in any questions in advance!

Noah had a bit of a rough night with the healthcare system and wanted to share his experiences 

Give it a listen and let us know what you think?

Today we decided to bring on our baseball players because there were a lot of questions about food and supplementation

So we went over basic nutrition guidelines to help them understand how to plan for their seasons and moving up in competition 

In this episode we dive into pain and disassociation and how big of a problem it truly is

This may be the thing that has been holding you back from getting out of pain and into a space of solvency 

Check it out and let us know what you think 

In this episode, we talk about some reels that we have seen about villifying the deadlift

But we have so many reasons and case studies that show that deadlifting can be a great tool to use for any age and that we just need to level up as practitioners to be able to coach our clients and patients to doing them safely and effectively

We found a very interesting Facebook/Instagram Reel that went well with a conversation that Noah had with one of his patients relationship with their son. 

In this episode we talk about parenting, love languages, love tanks and much more 

We would love to hear your thoughts!

In this episode we talk about Noah's experience with doctors and the different issues there are around that. 

We mention a lot of different doctors that are making a big impact in the world of hormones and diseases. One of them being Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

-> here is a link to her website https://drgabriellelyon.com/

Noah also mentions the company that he goes to for his bloodwork testing as well as prescription support 

-> https://transcendcompany.com/

This weeks episode is a little deep but a very good conversation

Kye has been on a binge of Sadhgurus content and came across a very profound question that Sadhguru posed in one of his interviews 

Have a listen and let us know what you think

This episode we share a client testimonial from Noah. A lot to dive into and lots of emotions went into this one 

We hope that you have gotten some value from it and hope to provide you with some insight on how to deal with and manage pain. 

Noah had some interesting feels during this holiday season and wanted to share

He wanted to share this in hopes to help others that may be struggling with the way they process their feelings 

So if you are struggling and need some help, please reach out to someone you love, someone you trust or a professional that will be able to provide you with the tools to help you 

Happy New Year and lets go make 2023 the best year ever!

This episode was brought on by an instagram video that was forwarded to Noah by his co workers. 

Both Noah and Kye have very strong opinions on how the health and wellness world has laid out the education as well as these "instagram influencers" that are providing information that may be detrimental in the future 

So we are not here to say that these influencers are wrong or bad. We want to start a conversation around the knowledge and information about our human bodies and how they function, so that you can make better informed decisions about the info you hear from these influencers 

So this episode, Kye has many thoughts that have kept him up at night and wanted to get all of it out

Noah has some more knowledge in the area but even the experts in the field are still not 100% sure about nutrition

But as we always say, it depends. Are we really supposed to know 100% about nutrition? maybe...maybe not

Either way we want this to be an eye opening discussion about how we view food and what it means for our bodies

We would love to hear your thoughts

Today we get into the heart, and what we normally hear about heart disease and all the other things that go along with that.

But we are hoping to change your mind about the heart and hope that it brings some value to you and shifts your way of thinking about heart disease and what you can do about it.

Disclaimer: we are not Doctors, nor do we give advice about medication. We are hear to provide information we have researched and to use logical progression to shift your way of thinking about your problems. So then you have sound information to make a decision about your health

In this episode we dive deep into real life situations and how things can get a little dicey when we have advice from Tik Tok and Instagram Reels. 

We discuss that taking a more curious stance on the advice you hear through social media, that you can start to see what will really work for you and what may not work for you

Enjoy and please reach out to us through @chasingfunction on instagram with any feedback, questions or a chat 

In this episode, we go into a IG Reel where they lay out a new paridigm of muscle centric medicine 

When you start to shift your perspective of trying to "lose" weight to "gaining" muscle, things start to become easier and a lot more "healthy"

We would love to hear your thoughts 

In this episode, we have another IG Reel for you and it is about stretching 

While we have believed for many years that we "need" to stretch in order to create more range of motion. Recent studies have shown that stretching really isn't all that great for us

We would love to hear your thoughts 

Noah has been getting back into Crossfit but this time has been for a different reason 

When we think about metabolism in a different way, we can start to make some great changes towards our own health and wellbeing 

In this episode, we dive deeper into what kind of changes we have seen with our clients/patients and some of the contributing factors 

Some of those contributing factors are 

Sleep, physical activity, gut health and food intake 

What are some of the things you heard about Metabolism? 

We want to show you that Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is a little bit of a better marker to help you on your health and fitness journey 

Some references for you 

Metabolism is the process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy

Your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is the number of calories you burn as your body performs basic (basal) life-sustaining function.

Mifflin-St Jeor Equation:

For men:

BMR = 10W + 6.25H - 5A + 5

For women:

BMR = 10W + 6.25H - 5A - 161

Revised Harris-Benedict Equation:

For men:

BMR = 13.397W + 4.799H - 5.677A + 88.362

For women:

BMR = 9.247W + 3.098H - 4.330A + 447.593

Katch-McArdle Formula:

BMR = 370 + 21.6(1 - F)W

But we think that the best way for you to truly measure your BMR is to find somewhere near you that will test if for you with a tube and a computer measuring your BMR or your RMR 

There are places and services such as Body Spec 

Here is a video to explain it and show you what it looks like in more of a clinical setting 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAiiXhyoAnc