TAP 209 - Drew Taddia on Managing Stress As A Pro Baseball Player

The Anxiety Podcast

Summary:

This week we talk to Drew Taddia, ex-professional baseball player and founder of the True Form Life website. After spending years traveling the world as a professional athlete, Drew realized how important it is to put the proper foods in our body and stay active to reduce the stress both on and off the field.

Find out more about Drew and his work here:

http://trueformlife.com/

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In this episode you will learn:

• Drew’s background as a professional athlete (3:03)
• What happened when Drew realized he wasn’t good enough to be on a starting line up (7:00)
• Drew made health and fitness a priority (9:55)
• Drew made it to the big leagues (11:00)
• Transition from playing professional baseball to where he is now (14:31)
• How stress affected other baseball players (19:06)
• Internal stress shows up on our body in many ways (21:13)
• We have to monitor our stress levels (22:25)
• How Drew is "part Monk” (22:49)
• How people can start eating healthy (24:14)
• What are some initial changes you can implement for a health lifestyle? (28:38)
• How can your skin and body care routine can affect your anxiety levels (32:17)
• What is MSG? (38:00)
• How your body changes once you start eating healthy (38:30)
• How to get your children to eat healthy (40:25)
• What is adrenal fatigue? (41:58)
• Finding out what the bad triggers are (44:19)

Quotes:

"We have to pay attention to our health and pay attention to what effects our lives" (22:24)

“Pay attention to our environment and find ways to reduce stress.” (45:05)

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