Episode 23
23: The 4 Master Keys to Greater Productivity - Dr. Uche Odiatu
Everybody wants to be more productive. Dr. Uche Odiatu is here to share the four keys to greater productivity which will help you be more productive with less effort. Dr. Uche Odiatu is a Doctor of Dental Medicine, a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, an author, keynote speaker, and wellness expert.
He not only shares his productivity tips with us today. He also talks about something that is on the forefront of every busy dentists success, and that is staying healthy. When it comes to getting things done and staying fit, Dr. Uche Odiatu is the main guy to turn to. Today, he shares his wit, wisdom, and knowledge with us.
You can find Uche here:
The Miracle Of Health: Simple Solutions, Extraordinary Results
Show Notes
[02:27] Dr. Uche is passionate and enthusiastic. He has been exercising his whole life. He was born in London, and his mom was ahead of her time teaching them (Uche and his siblings) healthy living and how to enrich their minds.
[03:44] Dr. Uche takes fish oil every day and has been exercising his entire life. Exercise even helped him get through dental school.
[04:03] After becoming a dentist and making more money, Uche saw a picture of himself next to Tony Robbins and realized that he was putting on a little bit of weight.
[04:53] His energy and fitness helped attract his future wife who he married in 1999. She was trying to become a professional women's fitness athlete. They trained and traveled together until it was time to start a family.
[06:07] Uche discovered that he loved speaking, entertaining, and helping people through knowledge and fitness.
[06:52] Health and dentistry go hand-in-hand. Being inactive and sedentary costs you money and productivity.
[07:33] How patients are starving for healthcare providers that look at the whole person.
[08:30] How wellness is looking at the whole patient and asking about things like sleep, stress, and movement.
[09:59] How exuding health and energy is attractive. Patients notice the health of their dentist and practitioners.
[10:35] Exercise and being physically active is the biggest predictor of how long you will live.
[11:36] The importance of how your body handles oxygen.
[12:50] The first master key is getting fit and active.
[15:19] You can't just find time for exercise, you have to make time for exercise. Get fit enough to do everything you do better and then enjoy life.
[16:43] You can use interval training to get better.
[18:33] You can use an upright stationary bike and do two minutes of low intensity and then do 30 seconds of high-intensity alternated with 30 seconds of lower intensity.
[21:09] Muscle training is so important. When muscles are moving they release myokines.
[25:39] Uche shares his first yoga experience at a hot yoga studio. After about seven months he became comfortable with yoga. He has been doing yoga at least one week a day for the past seven years.
[28:02] Flexible body, flexible mind, flexible life. When your body gets more flexible you also enunciate and communicate better.
[29:08] A complete exercise program has cardio, weights, and balance and flexibility.
[29:40] Sleep is the only time your memory reboots. Sleep is when your body processes emotions.
[30:21] Sleep helps compartmentalize everything in your mind.
[33:19] How sleeping less than seven hours a night puts your body at risk for chronic disease.
[35:18] You can survive but not thrive when you don't get enough sleep.
[36:04] We sleep better in cool rooms. Pitch black rooms are also important. Try wearing a sleep mask and see how well you sleep. Don't eat a big meal before bedtime.
[43:13] Master key number three is nutrition. Think of food as fuel and performance.
[43:54] Tomato juice is actually close to the real fruit.
[46:26] Have protein carbs and fats for a good meal. Ask what you need to eat to perform better?
[47:05] Start slow with a gradual beautiful journey to health. Have a salad every day and eat walnuts and olive oil.
[50:46] Make your habits a must and chunk them down.
[53:22] Have good posture, try something like intermittent fasting, and exercise.
[54:24] Maintain muscle mass and get read of inflammation.
[55:57] The fourth key is getting rid of stress. We all have stress, but it is about stress management and how we handle it.
[57:23] Handling stress allows you to stay still and have less of a knee-jerk reaction.
[01:02:02] The importance of staying cool and calm and having confidence.
Links and Resources:
The Miracle Of Health: Simple Solutions, Extraordinary Results
