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Brand in DemandAuthor: Alex Sheridan
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74. Mind-Body Healer Warns: Your Thoughts and Food Are Making You Feel Worse
Thursday, 29 January, 2026
Most founders underestimate how much their thinking, food choices, and daily habits quietly shape their performance– and their health.In this episode of Founder Talk, Alex Sheridan sits down with Dr. Chrystal Ciodyk, founder of Chrystal Clinic, to explore the overlooked connection between mindset, physical health, and long-term decision-making. Chrystal built her clinic after completing advanced training in acupuncture and Chinese medicine—then launched the business during COVID, despite widespread skepticism.This episode examines how founders unknowingly operate in a constant state of stress, inflammation, and mental noise—and how that affects clarity, discipline, and judgment, and explores a core founder problem: running businesses from a depleted body and distracted mind. Founders will hear a practical perspective on how small, consistent changes can restore clarity and energy, and how chronic stress, poor nutrition, and unchecked habits create physical inflammation and mental resistance—often mistaken for lack of discipline or motivation. Q&A-Style Takeaways (Chronological)00:00:00 – Introduction00:01:45Q: Why does mental and physical health directly affect founder performance?A: Chronic stress and imbalance reduce long-term focus, resilience, and decision quality, even when short-term results look fine.00:05:12Q: What everyday habits create inflammation that founders often ignore?A: Excess sugar, dairy, alcohol, processed foods, and lack of recovery quietly compound physical and cognitive stress.00:07:33Q: What does inflammation actually do to the body and mind?A: It disrupts digestion, joints, sleep, and energy, often showing up as brain fog, pain, or chronic fatigue.00:13:45Q: Why do founders struggle to break habits they know are unhealthy?A: Internal mental resistance—the “comfort-seeking psyche”—pushes people to stay in familiar patterns even when they want change.00:17:23Q: How do thoughts and language influence physical health outcomes?A: Negative self-talk can reinforce symptoms through the nocebo effect, while intentional framing supports recovery.00:43:40Q: Is hustle culture silently costing founders their health?A: Many founders trade health and family time for growth, only to face burnout or forced slowdowns later.00:46:20Q: What are simple daily tools founders can use to reset stress?A: Breathing techniques, small rituals, and short recovery practices help regulate the nervous system and improve focus.This episode is especially relevant for founders balancing growth, family, and long-term sustainability. Watch the full conversation to hear how mindset, health, and leadership intersect in ways most operators overlook.Subscribe for more no-fluff, founder-to-founder conversations.🔗 CONNECT WITH ChrystalWebsite: https://chrystalclinic.com/team/chrystal-ciodyk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrystal-ciodyk-a912696a/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrystalnicole/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrystal12383 If you are a B2B company that wants to build your own in-house content team instead of outsourcing your content to a marketing agency, we may be a fit for you! Everything you see in our podcast and content is a result of a scrappy, nimble, internal content team along with an AI-powered content systems and process. Check out pricing and services here: https://impaxs.comHead to our website to stream every episode on your favorite platform, join the Founder Talk community, and submit questions for future guests–all in one place: https://foundertalkpodcast.com/ #FounderTalk #EntrepreneurPodcast #FounderLessons
