The Science of Recovery: How to be More Resilient | Kristen Holmes

**Dr. Gabrielle Lyon** (0:02)
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On this episode of The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show, I sit down with Kristen Holmes, Vice President of Performance Science at Whoop. Kristen drives thought leadership by engaging with industry leading researchers and partners to better understand individual and team biometric and performance data across high stakes verticals to drive product innovation, strategy, and coaching. Kristen is amazing. She blends her academic and applied background in athletics, which, by the way, she's an incredible athlete and an incredible coach. She utilizes performance technology, psychology, and exercise physiology to drive research forward. That's amazing. And I actually met Kristen in Arizona on the Triple 7 Legacy Expedition, where a handful of military guys were jumping out of airplanes in seven days on seven different continents to raise money for Folds of Honor. In this episode, we talk about what you can learn from elite performers about readiness. And if you don't know what readiness is, you're going to learn all about it. We talk about circadian rhythm. Is your circadian rhythm dysfunctional and how to fix it? What the data shows about hot and cold and its impact on your health and wellness and what that means for you. In this episode of the show, you will come away with more information than you bargained for. And speaking of which, this episode and these shows are free. Please take a moment to rate, subscribe and share it and enjoy this show. This episode is sponsored by House of Macadamias. Let's talk about nuts. And no, I'm not talking about those kind of nuts and I am not a urologist. So that's just really bad mom jokes. Macadamias, House of Macadamias. I love these nuts. And here's why. They have 30% less carbohydrates than almonds, which I'm not a huge fan of almonds. They are delicious. They're rich in Omega 7s. They have dry roasted chocolate, white chocolate, raspberry white chocolate. They have two grams of net carbs. It doesn't really matter what kind of diet you are following. You can put them in your nutrition plan as long as it is calorie controlled. This company is amazing. They have partnered with farmers in Africa. These are the best farms in Africa who have sourced these macadamias. They have a whole slew of different products, whether it's macadamia, not oil. Again, whether it's dry roasted or it's dipped, they even have bars. Easy to travel with, which I love. Go to houseofmacadamias.com/dr. Lyon and you can use the code Dr. Lyon for a 20, that's right, a 20% discount on your first order. I think that you will absolutely love it. These are one of a kind. In fact, I've never seen a low carb version of dipped macadamia nuts. Head on over to houseofmacadamias.com/dr. Lyon and use the code Dr. Lyon for 20% off. A special thank you to Apollo Neuro for sponsoring this episode of the show. I am totally obsessed with my Apollo wearable. I use it all the time. I recently got the white one with rose gold. Sometimes I wear it on my wrist, sometimes I wear it on my ankle. Why do I love it? I love it because it helps me stay calm, focused, be more present. It delivers a silent vibration, helps condition my nervous system to recover and rebalance. It's unlike any other wearable out there. It doesn't track your health biometrics. What it does is it improves your health by strengthening your nervous system, connects to your phone. You can program something like energy or focus or calm. And these programs are designed by neuroscientists and physicians to program your nervous system. It's safe. It's natural. It allows you to feel your best without drugs or side effects. I guarantee you will be obsessed with this. You can get $40 off your Apollo wearable at apolloneuro.com/dr. Lyon. This technology is a game changer. In fact, I love it so much that I reached out to the company and I want to have the founder on because I'm so impressed with the impact that it's had on me. There are peer reviewed studies validating this. They're actually working on more studies right now and showing how it increases heart rate variability and really makes you more resilient. Head on over to apolloneuro.com/dr. Lyon and you'll get $40 off your Apollo wearable.
Kristen Holmes, welcome to the podcast. I'm so excited to have you on. I just want to share a little bit about how we met actually.
We met on the 777 expedition. They were doing a training jump and this was like in the middle of Arizona.
By the way, literally in the middle of Arizona, in nowhere Arizona.