Dr. Will Cole is a Functional Medicine Practitioner and Doctor of Chiropractic, top wellness contributor to multiple websites like Mind Body Green, and the author of the new book Ketotarian: the (mostly) plant-based plan to burn fat, boost your energy, crush your cravings, and calm inflammation. I first saw Dr. Cole speak at Paleo(f)x this spring about functional medicine testing and keto, and was pleasantly surprised to see that he was also speaking at the Whole30 Coaches’ Conference in Park City this summer as well – but this time, the subject was self care for entrepreneurs, which is exactly what we’ll be tackling today.

We’re talking all about stress, self-care, and how stress can lead to disease – and why it’s so important to be proactive with stress management practices especially as an entrepreneur. We’re also giving you guys practical tips for self-care that you can do right now to help manage overwhelm and chronic stress.

Hint: if you have piles of papers all over your desk, that might be the first place to start.

We also discuss:

The necessity for proactive self-care for entrepreneurs and practitioners
What can happen when you don’t practice self-care (besides just being overwhelmed!)
The physiological effects of stress that lead to disease
How stress can actually change the structure of the brain, and the ability of the gut and your hormones to function properly
The best self-care tips for practitioners, and the ones we recommend to clients
Dr. Cole’s new book, Ketotarian, and what distinguishes it from other keto books out there
The concept of bioindividuality – how to find out whether keto, higher protein, or higher carb works for you right now; and realizing that it won’t work forever

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Dr. Will Cole graduated from Southern California University of Health Sciences in Los Angeles, California. He has his post doctorate education and training in Functional Medicine and Clinical Nutrition through The Institute for Functional Medicine and Functional Medicine University. Dr. Cole consults both locally in the Pittsburgh area and via webcam consultations for people around the world. He specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors and customizing health programs for chronic conditions such as thyroid issues, autoimmune, hormonal dysfunctions, digestive disorders, diabetes, heart disease and fibromyalgia.

Dr. Will Cole on instagram @drwillcole

Dr. Cole’s Functional Medicine Practice: https://drwillcole.com/consultation/