We even have sayings like, I'll rest when I'm dead, you know?

Right.

Okay.

Well, you'll die a lot sooner and you'll have more chance to rest in that case.

Right.

So yeah, it's a good thing to be aware of that there's a value for rest, just for rest sake.

But rest is also the conduit to better performance, better productivity, more joy, more pleasure,

and all of the things that we want more of in life.

Hello and welcome to pursuing health.

I'm Dr. Julie Fouche, family physician and former CrossFit Games athlete.

Here, I bring you information and inspiration to help bridge the gap between fitness and medicine

and support your journey toward your healthiest self.

In this episode, I sit down with Chris Cresser, who's a leading clinician and top educator

in the fields of functional medicine and ancestral health.

Chris is also the New York Times bestselling author of the Paleo Cure among other books,

and he's appeared regularly in the media, including the Dr. Oz Show and Fox and Friends,

as well as some top-rated health podcasts like The Broken Brain, The Doctors' Pharmacy,

and the Ultimate Health Podcast.

In 2015, Chris founded the Cresser Institute to provide the next generation of functional health practitioners and coaches

with the skills and tools that they need in order to turn the tide of chronic disease

and change the future of medicine.

Through this institute, he also created and launched the Adapted Practitioner and Health Coach training programs

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