by Dr Chris Pickard | Aug 3, 2026 | Wellness Coaching
A few years ago, I read a book about the Nobel Peace Prize. ‘Peace They Say’ by Jay Nordlinger. It was a very interesting and thought provoking read, and I recently decided to pick it up again, and maybe share some of the stories. And maybe give some practical... 
by Dr Chris Pickard | May 3, 2026 | Wellness Coaching
I was sitting in the garden recently, reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius — the Roman emperor many people will know as the older emperor at the beginning of Gladiator. And I came across this passage: “We should remember that even Nature’s inadvertence has its own... 
by Dr Chris Pickard | Mar 23, 2026 | Wellness Coaching
Most people think peace is something that happens “out there.” In governments.In negotiations.In global agreements. But after 30 years in clinical practice, I’ve come to see something very different: Peace is built from the inside out. And one of the clearest ways to... by Dr Chris Pickard | Mar 9, 2026 | Wellness Coaching
Most people today exercise for one of three reasons. To look better.To live longer.Or to outperform someone else. None of those are wrong. But they miss something deeper. More than a century ago, a French naval officer named Georges Hébert offered a radically... 
by Dr Chris Pickard | Jan 25, 2026 | Diet and Nutrition
Summary Type 2 diabetes is not simply a dietary problem. Blood glucose regulation emerges from an integrated system involving stress hormones, hepatic glucose output, skeletal muscle disposal capacity, sleep and circadian timing, and cumulative inflammatory and... by Dr Chris Pickard | Jan 9, 2026 | Wellness Coaching
A Practical Framework for Adaptive Vitality If Adaptive Vitality describes what health truly is —then Integrated Ascent describes how it is built. Most people fail to sustain change not because they lack motivation, discipline, or intelligence, but because they apply... by Dr Chris Pickard | Jan 5, 2026 | Wellness Coaching
How dysregulation at the individual level creates instability at the societal level — and what we can do about it We think peace is a political problem. A failure of diplomacy. A clash of ideologies. A breakdown between nations. But I’ve spent 30 years working... by Dr Chris Pickard | Nov 25, 2025 | Wellness Coaching
The Happiness Diet is a book I discovered via my Heroic Coach training (links below). This is a guide to reclaiming mental clarity, emotional steadiness, and a sense of vitality that so many have forgotten is even possible In The Happiness Diet, Tyler G. Graham and... by Dr Chris Pickard | Oct 14, 2025 | Wellness Coaching
The Power of Exercise: Rebuilding Energy, Longevity, and Resilience Exercise isn’t just about burning calories — it’s the most powerful medicine we can give the body, mind, and soul. Every time you move, your muscles act like an endocrine organ, releasing powerful... 
by Dr Chris Pickard | Oct 6, 2025 | Wellness Coaching
Introduction Phil Stutz, the ‘Hollywood Psychiatrist’ I’ve written about recently often starts his patients mental health improvement by encouraging them to improve their relationship worth their body – move more, and nourish it with good food. Harvard psychiatrist... 
