"There are many ways of looking at health that are different than what we know as the standard 'healthcare' mentality in the West." We can all broaden our understanding of health. This week, Jenn sits down with Victor Briere, co-founder of the International Institute of Ayurveda, to learn more about Ayurveda. Ever heard of it? You'll be amazed at the connection between all of your choices! As Jenn says it in the episode, "the food we eat is all an effort to regulate our nervous system, up or down." Wait...what? Exactly. Listen in! Outline:Welcome back & meet Victor BriereVictor's storyWhat is Ayurveda? What is it not?The biggest misconceptions around Ayurveda?What's preventative healtchare?The 5 basic elements of AyurvedaPulse reading, an Ayurvedic diagnostic artEverything we do is a function of deep patternsEx: healthful choices are easy early in the day and by the end of the day they feel nearly impossibleThe Vagus NerveThe dissonance between "we know" and "we do"The difference between knowing, doing and addictionEx: coffee, sleep, work, relationships & the pathology of imbalanceLove & fear drive our habitsUnderstanding our nervous system - autonomic, sympathetic, parasympathetic - & how to activate the parasympathetic to rest & digest, step by stepBreathe, self-talk, eye contact, engage with someone you know & trust, stretch, walk, sunlight, cold water on your faceThe grand illusion of the sympathetic nervous systemThe people in your lifeThe truth-teller, critical loverThe co-regulator, polyvagal theoryFinal insights from VictorLinks:Become a MemberConnect with us! FB Page & Private FB Group & Jenn's InstagramTake the free Weight Loss Profile, Jenn will send you a Menu PlanConnect with Victor through his websiteQuotes:"Ayurvedic medicine is a holistic health system, the priority is your whole being...and taking responsibility for the creation of our own health." - Victor Briere"The vast majority of our health profile is ours to create or destroy." - Victor Briere"Prevention is better than cure." - Victor Briere"Preventative healthcare is what we do every day, not showing up to a doctor once each year." - Jenn Trepeck"The body is part of the human experience; it knows what we've trained it to know and what it has experienced." - Victor Briere