Episode 40: Yoga, Waffles, and Wellness: The story of Living Prana

Living a Nutritious Life PodcastIn this episode of Living a Nutritious Life, we are thrilled to welcome Brian Murphy, CEO and co-founder of LIVING PRANA, a functional food company transforming unhealthy packaged foods with nutrient-dense superfoods.  About Our Guest A former investment banker Brian has invested in, advised, and built businesses for the past 15 years, leading growth for private equity-backed and public companies. Brian transformed his health by losing 65 pounds after struggling as a stress eater most of his life. Full bio here.What You'll Learn in This Episode:The importance of ingredient quality and effective doses in health products.How Brian's personal health transformation inspired the creation of Living Prana and their signature products, Prana Cakes and Brain Cakes.Episode Highlights:[05:20] Brian’s journey from investment banking to wellness entrepreneurship.[17:30] The significance of adaptogens and how they help the body adapt to stress.[24:40] Living Prana’s product development journey and its focus on clean ingredients.[30:55] Brian’s personal health routine, including yoga, hot-cold therapy, and daily consumption of mushrooms.[40:20] Plans for a convenient, shelf-stable waffle product by Living Prana.About Living a Nutritious Life Podcast: Welcome to the Living a Nutritious Life podcast with Keri Glassman, MS, RDN, CDN, where we break down the latest nutrition science into smart, actionable tips to help you live your most nutritious life.On the Living a Nutritious Life podcast, Keri and her world-renowned guests cut through the noise, sharing unparalleled, forward-thinking tips, tricks, and the latest in health, wellness, and nutrition science.Why is nurturing your fascia just as important as what’s being put on your plate? What foods in your pantry are silently disrupting your microbiome? How can hugging actually reduce inflammation in your body?Listen as Keri and her expert guests explore the physiological and behavioral connections that explain, for example, why the common wisdom around dieting and exercising alone doesn’t work, so you can finally make the meaningful changes you’ve been looking for.Thank you for listening to this episode of Living a Nutritious Life. If you found value in this episode, please RATE, REVIEW and SHARE.Are you ready to dive into the world of nutrition and wellness even deeper and become a certified nutrition coach? Join our amazing global community of like-minded students and alumni. Get in on the action – enroll in our Become a Nutrition Coach program at nutritiouslife.com/bnc.Connect with Brian Murphy: Instagram: @living_pranaFacebook: @livingpranacoLinks Mentioned in the Episode:Living Prana Official Website: https://www.livingprana.co/Organic Certification Information: https://www.usda.gov/topics/organicConnect with Keri on socialInstagram: instagram.com/nutritiouslifeofficial/  instagram.com/keriglassman/ Facebook: facebook.com/KeriGlassmanNutritiousLife Twitter: twitter.com/NutritiousLife_ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/nutritiouslife Website: nutritiouslife.com/ Become a Nutrition Coach: nutritiouslife.com/bnc/Copyright © 2023 Nutritious Life.#LivingaNutritiousLife #NutritiousLife Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.