Angela Foster Performance Podcasts - Episode 196

EP 196 – Get Happy & Healthy With The Happy Pear Co-Founder, Stephen Flynn

Stephen Flynn co-founder of The Happy Pear talks with Angela about his journey and how The Happy Pear came to be

They discuss how as products of our environment, many people now have a proliferation of sugar and processed food in their diet and why the best thing you can do for your health is to eat as many and as diverse whole foods as possible.

Steve also explains why little changes made over time to your diet and exercise can have a significant compounding effect bringing health and happiness

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Get Happy & Healthy With The Happy Pear Co-Founder, Stephen Flynn

Stephen Flynn co-founder of The Happy Pear talks with Angela about his journey and how The Happy Pear came to be

Steve also explains why little changes made over time to your diet and exercise can have a significant compounding effect bringing health and happiness

Key Takeaways

- There is a great synergistic effect with being twins and we always knew we’d be working together, it’s exciting and wonderful
- The business has gone in lots of different directions and its given us meaning and purpose
- Adversity and resistance are part of the process of getting to where you want to be. You have to trust and believe in what you are doing
- When you really want something and are committed to achieving it you will find a way
- It’s hugely beneficial for us to mix up our training and physical exercise
- In terms of food, we are all a product of our environment and those in blue zones typically don’t have a proliferation of junk foods
- They don’t typically live long healthy lives because they’ve won the genetic lottery or are superhuman it’s because their environment forces them to make the healthy choice
- We are hardwired to crave high-fat and processed foods, it’s within us. It’s almost an act of rebellion to eat healthy food
- Little things done over time have a massive compounding effect
- The best thing you can do for your health is to eat as many whole foods as possible and aim for diversity, with at least 30 different types of fruit and veg per week
- As humans, we are hardwired to move and movement keeps us healthy
- Health is contagious and as social creatures, we copy the rest of our tribe
- As human beings, we are part of the natural world and should spend time in nature

Best Moments

‘When you really truly want something and are willing to risk everything for it you can achieve it’

‘The proliferation of sugar and processed foods in western civilisation is ubiquitous’

‘It’s not about being vegan or vegetarian it’s just trying to eat more whole foods’

‘95% of their diet is whole plant foods compared with western civilisation where 50-55% of calories are from processed foods and only 10% from whole foods’

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About the Guest

The Happy Pear started out back in 2004 with Steve, Dave, a tiny shop and a dream of helping people to eat more veg! Fast forward 18 years, The Happy Pear now consists of over 60 food products, a suite of online courses, two wholefood retail cafes & shops, a range of international bestselling cookbooks, a farm, a roastery, a community of over 1 million people on social media living healthier happier lives and over 40 million views on YouTube.

We work with a range of medical professionals including a cardiologist, gastroenterologist, dietician and other expert practitioners. With these expert partners, we have developed our suite of online courses that have helped over 60,000 people worldwide improve their health.

Steve and Dave have a wealth of experience in providing health & wellness talks and cooking demonstrations across Ireland, the UK, Europe, and USA and have been key speakers in BBC Good Food, Jamie Oliver and Wellfest to name just a few.

About the Host

Angela Foster

Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance.

After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind:

To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life.

Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.

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