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“The Expert-Generalist: A Contradiction Whose Time Has Come” and concluded, “The expert-generalist would benefit both the quality of the patient experience and the bottom line.”2 The prestigious British Medical Journal (BMJ)

The base of the pyramid is the foundation for successful recovery—nutrition, sleep, and stress management (mental-emotional health). Penfold emphasizes to his staff, “If you’re not sleeping or you’re stressed out at home, you can take all the ice baths in the world, you won’t recover effectively.”

Alcohol is also particularly harmful to your precious REM sleep, a crucial time when your brain is synthesizing and consolidating new information. In fact, scientists have identified alcohol as one of the most powerful suppressors of REM sleep.

In people who meditate, there is less activity and reduced mass in the thalamus, which suggests the potential impact of breathwork on improving pain outcomes.

Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion. —MUHAMMAD ALI

The problem today is the significant loss of gut bacteria diversity, which experts believe is due to our highly processed diets, lack of physical movement, heightened stress levels, and modern environments.

The human genome, by contrast, only has approximately 24,000 genes. Interestingly, you share about 99.5 percent of the same DNA as the person sitting next to you, but only about 10 percent of the same gut microbiota species.

which means the amount of carbs you need to ingest should be dialed down (often considerably) if weight loss, health, and longevity are your primary goals. Personalizing your

Expert-generalists also tend to connect more effectively with people, and most important, connect with people from different groups. This style is referred to as having an “open network” and has been cited as the number one predictor of career success.