Todays Guests are Coach Jonno from (Head Coach at Deep Roots Athletics) & Jarrett Jackson (Our neighborhood try guy & friend of the podcast). Today I learned from Coach Jonno about an emerging theory on Lactate, Anxiety & Depression.
We explore the idea that anxiety & depression can arise when there is a mismatch between the body and the brain. Sometimes our nervous system is sent into panic mode despite the conscious mind being aware there is no actual threat. Sometimes the mind can create a physical response due to perceived stressors in our environment. When the body and brains predictions are out of alignment can be referred to as 'Somatic Error'.
Coach Jonno measures lactate, a source of fuel manufactured from glucose, as an indicator or predictor of states of anxiety or depression. It can be theorized that higher lactate levels often correlate with erratic and stimulated anxious states and low lactate can be synonymous with low drive, low energy and depressed traits.
We can use this information to train smarter to benefit our physiological traits. Adding in calm exercise like walking and yoga to burn though excess lactate without further exhausting the nervous system.
We actually measured our lactate before the podcast and after, due to the nervousness and stimulation that comes with speaking and creating a podcast with people you have just met, our lactate levels shot up. We went for a quiet walk in the rain, walking meditation with nasal breathing and our lactate levels dropped significantly.
WE ALSO RECORDED THIS ONE LIVE WITH VIDEO! Video coming soon :D
This podcast is not to be used against the advice from your doctor, counsellor or mental health professional. This is not medical advice; if you are dealing with issues with your mental health, please get the help that you need from a registered professional.