Nature Reliance Podcast
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Nature Reliance Podcast
Practical insights on longevity, movement, hydration, nutrition, and nature based health
In this episode, Craig Caudill sits down with Dr. Scott Hardin for a thoughtful conversation on what it really means to live well, not just live longer.
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Rather than focusing on lifespan alone, this discussion centers on extending health span, the ability to stay strong, capable, and mentally sharp as we age. Dr. Hardin breaks down the core principles of lifestyle medicine and explains how modern convenience, ultra processed foods, and sedentary habits quietly erode long term health.
Craig and Dr. Hardin also share a mutual appreciation for judo and discuss how purposeful movement practices build strength, balance, coordination, and resilience across a lifetime. Judo serves as a powerful example of movement as medicine and highlights why functional, skill based movement often outperforms machines and isolated exercises.
The conversation expands into the importance of embracing healthy discomfort, inspired by ideas similar to those found in The Comfort Crisis. Dr. Hardin explains why discomfort is not something to avoid, but something the human body needs in measured doses to remain adaptable and resilient.
Additional topics include:
- The pillars of lifestyle medicine and where most people fall short
- Movement as medicine and why hiking, rucking, and outdoor activity matter
- Shinrin yoku or forest bathing and the science behind nature based health
- Ultra processed foods and why dietary fiber is the most common nutritional deficiency
- Hydration, minerals, and electrolytes and why water alone is not always enough
- Blue Zones and what long lived cultures consistently get right
This is a practical, grounded conversation focused on real world application. No extreme protocols. No hype. Just sound principles that support long term health and capability.
If you care about aging well, staying physically capable, and building a body that supports an active, meaningful life, this episode is for you.
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