005: My Journey to Holistic Wellness: From Sports Nutrition and Mental Illness to Whole Foods and High-Fat

Welcome to another episode of Real Food Mental Health! In this episode, Cody Cox, a holistic nutritional psychotherapist, shares his personal journey of transformation, diving into how his struggles with mental health and conventional treatments led him to explore holistic wellness.What You'll Learn in This Episode: How Cody's early health challenges shaped his approach to mental and physical wellness. The limitations of conventional treatments and how frustration can spark a journey into holistic health. The evolution of his nutrition philosophy—from a low-fat, high-carb diet to exploring the Bulletproof Diet and Weston A. Price principles. How practicing mindfulness enhanced his mental health and became part of his holistic toolkit. The training and education that led him to combine psychotherapy and nutrition into a unique practice. The difference between his signature service, nutritional psychotherapy, and standalone nutritional sessions.Key Takeaways: True healing comes from addressing root causes, not just symptoms. Nutrition and mental health are deeply connected, but finding the right approach is highly individual. Whole, high-quality foods like grass-fed meats and organic produce can dramatically improve energy and mental health. Practices like mindfulness are free tools that can complement physical wellness for a balanced mind-body-spirit approach. Holistic approaches to wellness require patience, experimentation, and a willingness to learn.Resources Mentioned: Dave Asprey and the Bulletproof Diet Weston A. Price Foundation - Wise Traditions Podcast Smiling Mind App (Free mindfulness app) Books by Dr. Chris Palmer and Dr. Georgia Ede on metabolic psychiatry.Connect with Cody:If you're in Utah and want to explore Nutritional Psychotherapy, or if you're outside Utah and need nutritional guidance, Cody offers tailored services to support your journey to wellness. Visit beavercreekwellness.com for more details.Subscribe & Share:If this episode resonated with you, subscribe and leave a review to help others discover Real Food Mental Health. Don’t forget to share this episode with someone who’s ready to take charge of their mental and physical health! To support me and the production of this podcast, go to ⁠ko-fi.com/codycox ⁠ To access professional-quality supplements and other health products, ⁠visit my dispensary⁠. Visit my website at ⁠beavercreekwellness.com⁠ where you can read more about me and schedule sessions.**Until the end of 2024, get 20% off your first payment of my holistic nutrition and nutritional psychotherapy packages! Each package includes an endless gratitude journal and other tools to help you on your health journey. Go to my ⁠website⁠, choose a package, and use the promo code “podcast24” when checking out.