About this episode

Dr. Mike T. Nelson discusses the importance of sleep and coaching leverage in the context of the Flex Diet Certification.

Dr. Mike T. Nelson explains why sleep—despite being a massive physiological lever—ranks last among the eight interventions in the Flex Diet Certification. The key concept: coaching leverage (physiology × psychology). Sleep scores high on physiology but rock-bottom on a client's ability to change, while protein scores high on both, making it the #1 starting point.

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Host: Dr. Mike T. Nelson

Topics covered

• sleep
• coaching leverage
• Flex Diet Certification
• physiology
• psychology
• nutrition
• protein

Keywords

• sleep
• coaching leverage
• Flex Diet Certification
• physiology
• psychology
• nutrition
• protein

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