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You're Great with Unique HammondAuthor: Unique Hammond
Join Unique Hammond, Nutrition Educator, Integrative Health Coach, and Author of Your Tastebuds are A**holes, for a podcast that offers hope and tools for your healing journey.Health is simple; we need a healthy diet, movement, rest, sunlight, water, community, and stress management. The health world makes it complex by fighting over the best diet. PS. The best diet is the one that supports your best (individual) health.This podcast is my passion projectreal people sharing their healing stories. Language: en Genres: Education, Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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From Rock Bottom OCD to Food Freedom: A Healing Journey with Hunter
Episode 64
Sunday, 8 February, 2026
Episode Summary: What happens when you over-train, under-eat, and lose touch with your nervous system? For Hunter, it resulted in a "weighted blanket" of chronic fatigue and a terrifying cycle of OCD. In this episode, Unique and Hunter discuss the specific steps he took to desensitize his nervous system, why he had to eat 4,000+ calories just to feel safe, and the importance of disconnecting from the "matrix" of technology to find health.Key Timestamps:[00:00] The "Comfort Crisis" and why being cold and bored is good for you.[08:45] Screen time vs. Fiction: How different hobbies impact the Whoop stress monitor.[15:20] The Minnesota Starvation Study: Why under-eating leads to psychological breaks.[24:10] Hunter’s Rock Bottom: Navigating OCD, anxiety, and depersonalization.[35:00] The "Bottom-Up" Approach: Using the Bean Protocol to calm the brain.[48:15] Life after Coffee (and bringing it back): Finding personal metabolic balance.[55:30] The 6 PM Rule: How early dinners revolutionized Hunter’s sleep.Resources Mentioned:The Comfort Crisis by Michael EasterHope and Help for Your Nerves by Dr. Claire WeeksGood Energy by Dr. Casey Means The Bean Protocol: wwwyourgreat.com
