In this episode of Resilience Redefined, host Michael Ostrolenk speaks with Dr. Kirk Parsley about the true foundations of health. They explore how nutrition, sleep, movement, and stress management shape our overall well-being — and why 95% of our health outcomes are determined by lifestyle, not luck.

Dr. Parsley shares how modern habits have pulled us away from the evolutionary blueprint our bodies were designed for, and what it takes to return to a more natural way of living. Together, they discuss how behavior change, stress control, and mindful living can redefine what it means to be healthy in the modern world.

If you're serious about long-term health and performance, this conversation will remind you that the fundamentals — sleep, nutrition, activity, and mindset — always come first.

Key Takeaways:

• 95% of health is lifestyle-driven

• Eat, sleep, and move the way you evolved to

• Stress management is essential to wellness

• Without a solid lifestyle foundation, no intervention truly works

• Health is a holistic system, not a single metric

Connect with Kirk:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/docparsley/

Instagram: https://docparsley.com/

Connect with Michael:

Website: https://www.michaeldostrolenk.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mostrolenk

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelostrolenkresiliencemastery

Chapters:

00:00 – Introduction to Resilience Redefined

00:20 – Behavior Change as the Key to Health

06:10 – Eating and Sleeping the Way You Evolved

12:45 – Activity and Movement as Medicine

18:30 – Stress Management for Long-Term Wellness

23:15 – Health as an Integrated Lifestyle