Dr. Colin Robertson suggests we look at our lives on a day to day basis making sure that we are "earning our dopamine" in a way that creates long term benefits, mixing nature into our daily routine, and creating health that allows us to wake up painless.

Some key takeaways from the conversation:

• Health, wellness, and fitness are fundamental building blocks of a life worth living, more important than financial wealth
• Physical health enables people to fully experience life and create lasting memories
• The gut is "the center of the human universe" - optimizing gut health has multiplying effects on all other aspects of health
• Natural, unprocessed foods are essential for proper gut function and overall health
• Active experiences in nature create deeper, more lasting neural connections than passive screen-based activities
• Testing gut health provides objective data to guide personalized health improvements

Dr. Colin Robertson (Dr. Col) is an environmental physiologist with a PhD in Exercise Physiology who helps translate cutting-edge sport science into practical strategies for athletes, adventurers, and everyday health seekers.

For more than two decades, he has helped shape health strategies and standards for organizations worldwide, including EuropeActive, UKactive, and the National Health Service. A specialist in human performance and sports science, he has coached and prepared global adventurers to tackle extraordinary challenges, from climbing Everest to rowing the Atlantic, and supported athletes in strength and conditioning across various sports, including rugby, wrestling, and wheelchair basketball, in national and international competitions.

He is an accredited Strength and Conditioning Coach (UKSCA), accredited Kinanthropometrist, and a qualified Nutritionalist, blending elite-level sport science and clinical health research into practical lifestyle strategies. His research is widely published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, including co-authoring the notable Sleep and the Athlete: Narrative Review and 2021 Expert Consensus Recommendations (British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021).

He also co-hosts the Common Knowledge podcast, a go-to channel for useful and meaningful health and lifestyle information that is free and accessible to everyone.

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