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09/02/2025

“Flu season” isn’t a virus problem, it’s a lifestyle problem.

�🍬 Candy, 🏈 couch time, 🍗 leftovers, 🛍️ stress, 🍷 parties.

By January, our immune systems look like the Vegas strip—bright, flashy, and begging for trouble.

But hey, at least the pharmacy has free shots. 💉

👉 Read the full article: https://kurtperkins.substack.com/p/the-flu-doesnt-know-what-season-it

08/27/2025

If you're heading to our office today, the business complex currently has no running water so maybe stop at a gas station, Costco, or Trader Joe's to relieve yourself before your appointment. Sorry 😩

08/26/2025

Stop pulling weeds. Fix the soil. 🌱

76% of U.S. adults now live with at least one chronic illness. 90% of healthcare dollars are spent treating them.

And yet, the fitness and health world keeps shouting: cold plunges, 5 a.m. workouts, this is what I eat in a day.

Here’s the problem:
➡️ Behaviors don’t stick if they’re built on the wrong soil.
➡️ Beliefs always trump behaviors.
➡️ If your philosophy is broken, your roots won’t grow.

The secret isn’t in another influencer’s morning routine. It’s in your soil — your personal philosophy about health, life, and what it all means.

🌱 Strong soil → strong roots → strong fruit.

Rotten soil? Nothing grows, no matter how many “healthy habits” you try to copy.

👉 Ready to rebuild your soil?

Full article here: https://kurtperkins.substack.com/p/forget-the-roots-look-to-the-soil

08/22/2025

🔥 Leadership is hard.
 People change. Economies shift. Life keeps piling on.

And too many leaders? 👉 Burnout.

That’s why I created my keynote: 🎤 Steward Leadership The most overlooked piece of leadership sustainability.

In one powerful session, you’ll learn how to: ✨ Spot burnout before it takes over ✨ Assess your leadership sustainability ✨ Use the Steward Leadership framework ✨ Build accountability that lasts

📍 Calling all Colorado Springs leaders: if your team or organization is ready to strengthen leadership resilience, let’s connect.

08/14/2025

🚴‍♂️ From “Most Likely Not” to Crushing It at 9,000 Feet

A client came to see me a few years back barely able to ride at all.
 His birthday goal that year? 20 miles.

I told him—honestly—that most likely wouldn’t happen at the time. I’m not one to limit another but sometimes you have to put reality out there. Maybe he used spite against my recommednations as motivation. I know I would.

Fast forward to last week and the email he sent me…
 He didn’t just hit his original goal—he blew past it.
✅ 24 miles ✅ 1,300 ft of climbing ✅ Entire ride above 9,000 ft elevation ✅ Felt great doing it

Sometimes progress is slow. Sometimes it’s years in the making.

But when you stack good habits, keep showing up, and refuse to quit… the impossible becomes inevitable.

Here’s to big goals, bigger persistence, and the satisfaction of proving yourself wrong—in the best way possible.

08/13/2025

When “Evidence-Based” Becomes a Flex 🧠💪

There’s a growing breed of influencers—PhD-level smart, gym-rat muscled—who claim everything they say is “evidence-based.” If your evidence doesn’t match theirs (and your degree doesn’t match theirs), you’re wrong and should stay in your lane.

From the outside, they sometimes give off Fauci complex vibes—if you question them, you’re questioning “science” itself.

Here’s the thing: I actually learn a lot from them. My struggle? Their “truths” in research form often clash with what actually works in the messy, variable-filled real world. That’s why it’s okay to question “science” and its conclusions.

Science (noun): The systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and testing theories against evidence.

In the clinic, that’s why we say: Be The Research.

In studies, researchers try to strip away variables to find a single cause or correlation. But life? Life is nothing but variables. Maybe the only constant is that each day is 24 hours long.

One “closed case” topic for this group is LDL and heart disease risk. Because many are nutrition PhDs, they love to critique carnivore/keto diets—warning that eating high fat → raises LDL → early death. Judging by their tone, they’d be first in line at your funeral to say, “I told you so” or “good riddance.”

But here’s the truth: the eat fat, raise LDL, die early connection isn’t that simple.

Read on:
🔗https://kurtperkins.substack.com/p/ldl-and-cardiac-risk-factors-its

08/12/2025

🖕 Spite: The Most Overlooked Form of Motivation

Everyone online says they post to “inspire” or “motivate.” Let’s be honest — BS.

You post because you want to be noticed. Build an audience. Grow a brand. Sell something. And that’s fine — we all gotta eat.

But if you really want to light a fire under someone?

Forget your six-pack. Forget your pep talks. Help them tap into the most potent fuel there is: spite.

Every single meaningful achievement in my life? I can trace it back to a spark of spite.

It’s not toxic. It’s not petty. It’s pure rocket fuel if you know how to use it.

💡 Don’t fear it. Channel it.

Read the full piece here:🔗 kurtperkins.substack.com/p/spite-your-greatest-piece-of-missing

08/06/2025

Can we make gym dogs HSA eligible?

08/04/2025

Another Summer. Almost in the Books. Next week we send off a crew ranging from 8th grade to Kindergarten.

Someone recently asked me: “What are you training for?”

This. 👇 This season. This crew. This moment. This life.

With the average male lifespan in the U.S. being around 75, that gives me 29 years left on the clock. But the average healthspan? Just 64.

Our youngest will graduate high school when Lin and I are 60. If we’re playing the game of averages, that leaves 4 “healthy” years post-kids.

🥊Reality gut punch.

So when clients hesitate on the investment of time, money, or energy into their health… I get it. But this isn’t just about ROI (Return on Investment).

There’s a much more dangerous metric no one talks about: COI — Cost of Inaction.

You don’t have to follow my advice. You don’t have to do anything. But ignoring your health comes at a cost — and it adds up faster than you think.

Let’s frame it like a CEO:
* Would you delay buying a tool that could 4x your output and 8x your return?
* Would you let your top performer walk away in his prime… only to pay more later out of desperation?

Energy. Vitality. Resilience. They don’t improve with age unless you’re intentional.

Waiting for the “right time”? It rarely comes.

Eventually, COI will outweigh ROI — and that’s not the side of the equation you want to be on.

👉 Curious what this could look like for you? I offer a free 15-minute discovery call to help you figure out your next best move.

Book yours here:
🔗https://www.drkurtsplace.com/freediscoverycall

07/29/2025

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