Reclaim Your Health Energy, Weight, and Longevity Summit

Keynote by Marcel Pick and Sachin Patel

Introduction

• Host: Marcel Pick, Summit Co-Founder
• Speaker: Sachin Patel, functional medicine practice success coach, speaker, author, breathwork facilitator.
• Focus: Chronic diseases, root causes, and actionable solutions.
• Aim: Improve understanding of breathing and its transformative impact on health and well-being.

Sachin Patel's Background

• Founder of the Living Proof Institute.
• Pioneer of patient-centered healthcare approach.
• Coaches practitioners globally through the Perfect Practice Mentorship Program.
• Advocate for the transformation of the healthcare paradigm.

Metabolism and Health

• Importance of metabolism for overall health.
• Problem: Many are obese with dysfunctional metabolism.
• Solution: Emphasize root causes over just outcomes.
• Metabolism is a symphony; requires proper function across systems.

Starting Point and Results

• Transition from traditional functional medicine practice.
• Sought immediate, obvious results for patients without relying heavily on lab tests and supplements.
• Use of wearable technologies for tracking progress (e.g., Oura Ring).

Innovative Approaches

• Awareness: Encouraging clients to perform daily activities with greater awareness.
  • Example: Chewing, eating, sleeping with awareness.

The Role of Light in Health

• Impact: Light as information for the endocrine system.
• Types of Light:
  • Tungsten bulbs are closest to natural sunlight.
  • LED bulbs can be harmful, affecting cortisol and melatonin levels.
• Recommendations:
  • Use red light bulbs in the evening to boost melatonin.
  • Direction of light is significant (mimic natural changes of sunlight).
• Applications: Reduce overhead lighting; utilize upward or campfire-like lighting.

Breathwork and Its Benefits

• Background: Introduced to breathwork through Wim Hof training.
• Metabolic Impact: Crucial for oxygen delivery and waste removal.
• Weight Loss: 84% of weight loss is through breath.
• Nervous System: Helps shift from fight or flight to parasympathetic state.

Personal Stories

• Sachin's son's dental and breathing issues due to mouth breathing.
• Importance of tongue posture and nasal breathing in development and health.

Techniques and Recommendations

• Breathing Techniques:
  • Tongue posture: Tongue on the roof of the mouth.
  • Nose breathing enhances nitric oxide production.
  • Breathing cadence: Six seconds in, six seconds out.
• Health Benefits:
  • Better sleep, weight loss, reduced stress, improved metabolic function.

Practical Tools

• Mouth Taping:
  • Encouraged to promote nasal breathing at night.
  • Benefits: Better sleep, reduced cavities, enhanced nitric oxide production.

Final Thoughts

• Breathing as a fundamental, yet often overlooked element of health.
• Encouragement to incorporate breath awareness into daily life.
• Free resources available at breathworkwithsatchin.com for further exploration.

Conclusion

• Potential for a follow-up session due to the richness of the topic.
• Breathing as a simple, yet profound tool for improving health outcomes.