This episodes guest is Dr. Tommy Wood from Nourish Balance Thrive and Physicians for Ancestral Health.
Tommy Wood is a Senior Fellow in the Pediatrics Department at the University of Washington, and Chief Scientific Officer of Nourish Balance Thrive, an online-based company using advanced biochemical testing to optimize performance in athletes.
Tommy was born in the US to Icelandic and British parents (which means he has three passports in two different names). He was predominantly raised in the UK, but also spent periods of time at school in Iceland, Germany, and France. Tommy received a bachelor’s degree in Natural Sciences and Biochemistry from the University of Cambridge before studying medicine at the University of Oxford. He worked as a junior doctor in central London for two years after medical school, and then moved to Norway to complete a PhD in physiology and neuroscience at the University of Oslo.
Tommy is currently President-elect of Physicians for Ancestral Health, he is a director of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine and the Icelandic Health Symposium, and is on the scientific advisory board of Hintsa Performance. Tommy has also coached and competed in multiple sports including rowing, CrossFit, powerlifting, and ultra-endurance racing. Alongside his career in medicine and research, Tommy has published and spoken on multiple topics surrounding functional and ancestral approaches to health, including examining the root causes of multiple sclerosis and insulin resistance.
On this episode Tommy and I discuss:
This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!
Stay Strong,
RB
Show Notes:
Website - ancestraldoctors.org
Facebook - Nourish Balance Thrive
Twitter - @DrRagnar
Instagram - drtommywood
Podcasts Mentioned:
Nourish Balance Thrive Podcast
Joe Rogan Experience #1109 - Matthew Walker
ATSW - Episode 210: Greg Potter - Circadian Rhythm masterclass
Stem Talk: Episode 47: Dr. Tommy Wood talks about neonatal brain injuries and optimizing human performance
Stem Talk: Episode 48: Dr Tommy Wood, part 2, discusses insulin resistance and the role of diet in athletic performance
Books Mentioned:
Why zebra's don't get ulcers
Pilgram
Red Sparrow
Behave
Unsheltered
Flight Behavior
People and Resources Mentioned:
Chris Froome
Ben Greenfield
Joe Rogan
Jeff Volek
Steve Phinney
Jason Fung
Ancel Keys
Mattew Walker
Jack Kruse
Greg Potter
Gary Taubes
Stem Talk
Doug Wallace
Robert Sapolsky
Bryan Walsh
Bryan Walsh - Mitochondria Course
Dan Pardi
Ben House
Joseph Chilton Pearce
Malcolm Kendrick
Peter Attia
Thomas Dayspring
Chris Masterjohn
Feast Buffet - Renton, WA, USA
John Nash
Ken Ford
Barack Obama
Richard Feynman
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