Beyond Your Limits

EP 23: The Doctor on Whole Person Health and Fitness, with John Owens

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The Doctor on Whole Person Health and Fitness, with John Owens. Dr. John Owens is a leading health expert, workplace wellness advocate and a true believer that health comes from within. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience back from years of working in California with Olympic gold medalists and professional football, baseball, basketball, hockey and volleyball athletes. He is passionate about giving back to the community by educating from a health and wellness perspective on how to live a healthy lifestyle. He takes this mindset into local businesses and corporations with the same goal in mind. His objective is to revolutionize health care and strengthen the vitality of the Tulsa community. Dr. Owens believes in treating the body as a whole by looking at the cause of dysfunction and not just the symptom. He prides himself on staying current in the latest techniques and healthcare advancements in order to maintain his reputation for excellence. John strives each day to better the lives of his patients; choosing to care for the individual and not just their symptoms allows for a personal and unique experience. He grew up in Tulsa as the youngest of six children. He played college football at DePauw University and later finished his degree at the University of Arkansas. John received three undergraduate degrees (Exercise Physiology/Biomechanics, Anatomy & Physiology, Health & Wellness). After graduation, he attended Chiropractic School at Parker University in Dallas.

1:55 So this is a new era and let the presuppositions go away.

3:33 It's not just one thing, not one factor, that's gonna get you feeling better and get you healthy.

7:07 When you do when you take care of all the pillars, everything just comes together and add a you will be healthy, you'll be better across the board, more longevity, you will age, well, your body will feel better, you'll be able to your immune system is going to function significantly better.

10:29 Do everything that you can in order to be positive on the body, to have that positive effect. Be active move, take care of yourself, get some rest.

19:51 Be mindful, use something be thinking about it and that makes you conscious of your choices, and that makes you make better choices.

25:49 Prevention is for young people. Because by the time you're old, you're experiencing the consequences.