What makes our health and wellness podcast different is that our step-by-step content is tailored to empower a healthy, adventurous life with practical natural wellness tips, thrilling outdoor experiences, and disaster-ready know-how — delivered with authenticity and grit. Find us wherever you get your podcasts, and leave a review to make it easier for others to find us.
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The Spirit of Lux is an original podcast hosted by Paul Jones, CEO of The Lux Collective. In each episode, we feature interviews with friends, thought leaders, and personalities from the Travel and Hospitality industry as we traverse through the topics on design, customer service, wellness, culinary, and many more.
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Send us a text Drowning claims over 400 lives yearly in US recreational boating accidents, with a shocking truth hiding behind these statistics: 87% of drowning victims owned personal flotation devices but weren't wearing them when tragedy struck. This sobering reality forms the foundation of our deep dive into water safety equipment that could lit…
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Digital Predators: How Teen Boys Are Becoming Targets of Sextortion Schemes
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7:33Send us a text A dark trend is silently devastating teen boys across America. Sextortion — digital blackmail using intimate images — has become a weapon in predators' arsenals, leaving thousands of young men and boys trapped between shame and fear. Behind screens and fake profiles, criminals manipulate teens into sharing personal content, then thre…
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Send us a text Discover the remarkable health potential hiding in an ancient Himalayan substance that's transforming modern wellness approaches. Shilajit — a dark, resinous material formed over centuries from decomposed plant matter trapped within mountain rocks — contains a treasure trove of bioactive compounds that science is only beginning to fu…
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Your Immune System Is the Foundation of Good Health—Here's How to Strengthen It
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25:54Send us a text Your immune system isn't just part of your health equation — it's the foundation everything else builds upon. This revolutionary concept forms the core of the Wellness Warrior's approach to natural healing, and it's backed by medical experts like Dr. Leonard Calabrese of the Cleveland Clinic who confirms: a strong immune system under…
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The Invisible Weight: Decoding Lymphedema's Hidden Dangers
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26:40Send us a text Betrayed by my body and dismissed by doctors — this is my story of facing an invisible epidemic affecting 250 million people worldwide. When I inexplicably gained 40 pounds despite maintaining my athlete's lifestyle, five different medical professionals told me to simply embrace the weight gain or suggested I had mental health issues…
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Dandelion Gummies: Nature's Sweet Secret for Health and Vitality
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9:45Send us a text Transform those pesky yellow weeds in your yard into nutritional gold mines! Dandelions, often dismissed as lawn nuisances, pack more nutritional punch than kale or spinach, according to registered dietitian Nancy Gieb. When paired with raw local honey, they create delicious, therapeutic gummies that both kids and adults love. These …
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Nature's Classroom: Six Lifelong Benefits of Sleepaway Camp
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7:39Send us a text The question of whether to send a reluctant child to sleepaway camp presents a significant parenting dilemma. Drawing on years of experience as an adventure camp director, I've seen the remarkable potential for growth — and the very real risks when children aren't emotionally ready. Contrary to what some might expect, forcing hesitan…
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The Unwanted Passenger: Living With Medication-Induced Impulse Disorders
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14:01Send us a text A seemingly harmless pill that transforms ordinary people into strangers to themselves. Dopamine agonists — medications prescribed to millions with Parkinson's disease and restless leg syndrome — harbor a disturbing secret: they can hijack your brain's reward system and unleash uncontrollable urges. Meet Claire, who started flashing …
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Send us a text The invisible danger is crossing borders. As massive wildfires rage across Canada, the resulting smoke is drifting south, infiltrating American cities and threatening millions with its toxic payload. But this isn't ordinary pollution – studies reveal wildfire smoke can be ten times more harmful than typical air pollution. What makes …
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The War on Men: How Traditional Masculinity Strengthens Society
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53:35Send us a text The demonization of masculinity over the past decade has created a damaging cultural environment where boys and men are made to feel inherently flawed simply for exhibiting natural masculine traits. This eye-opening episode challenges this harmful narrative with compelling research showing traditional masculinity actually improves me…
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Send us a text My story’s not unique. Whether you’re a veteran like me or even a teen figuring out life the healthcare system is failing you and it’s time we took charge of our own health. I wore the Army uniform for 11 years—air assault medic, infection control expert, healthcare warrior—fixing bodies under tough conditions. But by 2015, my own bo…
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12. A Conversation with Jean-François Adam: Principal Architect, Partner and Founder of JFA Architects
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45:00In this episode of The Spirit of Lux, Paul Jones is joined by Principal Architect, Partner and Founder of JFA Architects, Jean-François Adam. Jean-François founded JFA Architects in 1998 and in its 20 years of existence, JFA Architects has provided full architectural services in 25 leisure projects, 15 residential projects, 20 commercial projects a…
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11. A Conversation with Stephen Woodhams: Award Winning Landscape Artist and Garden Designer
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26:29In this episode of The Spirit of Lux, Paul Jones is joined by one of the most famous and talented landscape artists, Stephen Woodhams. Having an experience of over 25 years of designing gardens in the Mediterranean, the USA, the Middle East, Mauritius and in the UK, Stephen has a wide portfolio of awards and achievements including two Gold, and thr…
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10. A Conversation with Colin and Steven Hall: Energy Experts from Learning to Lead
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47:52In this episode of The Spirit of Lux, Paul Jones is joined by energy experts, Colin and Steven Hall from Learning to Lead. For more than 20 years, the father-son duo, Colin and Steven have been learning and sharing together, all they can about Human Energy on what they call our Energy Journey. There's a lot to cover in this episode, the critical ro…
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9. A Conversation with Alicia Rountree: Model, Swimwear Designer and Wellness Warrior
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39:51In this episode of The Spirit of Lux, Paul Jones is joined by model and swimwear designer, Alicia Rountree as she shares her guide to island life in her home of Mauritius. Alicia has had a successful modeling career since starting at the age of 17. She has starred in campaigns for Victoria’s Secret, Ralph Lauren, and L'Oreal to mention a few. There…
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8. A Conversation with Afeef Hussain: Award winning life coach and human resources professional from the Maldives
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48:36In this episode of The Spirit of Lux, Paul Jones is joined by the first Maldivian who received the honour of being named amongst the 100 most influential HR personalities in the world at the World HRD Conference 2016, Afeef Hussain. Experienced in the areas of HR strategy, customer experience, quality management, talent, performance management and …
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7. A Conversation with Bastien Gonzalez: The Best Pedicure in the World
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33:11In this episode of The Spirit of Lux, Paul Jones is joined by the best pedicure in the world, Bastien Gonzalez. Bastien grew up an avid skier and went on to become an instructor at the Super-Lioran ski station in Auvergne, where a bad accident dramatically changed his career path. It was during his own rehabilitation with physiotherapy that he met …
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5. The LUX* Tea Horse Road through the lens of Michael Freeman
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44:32Discover the marvelous photographic journey with one of the most widely published photographers, Michael Freeman along the historical Tea Horse Trade Route in Yunnan, south of China. From Pu’er to Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La and all the way to Benzilan, LUX* Tea Horse Road China is a collection of retreats located in some of the world’s most off-grid…
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4. Culinary excellence with Dave Minten and Walter Lanfranchi
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52:53Join the world’s best chefs and LUX*s celebrated culinarians - Chef Dave Minten and Chef Walter Lanfranchi as they share the extraordinary world of LUX* gastronomy that encompasses all five senses, and how they are bringing The Lux Collective to greater heights through the Test Kitchen concept. Dave specializes in French and Mediterranean Cuisine, …
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3. Lessons in Leadership in the Era of Covid with Jeremie de Fombelle
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40:22Discover the most important traits to excel in the hospitality industry and be inspired by Jeremie’s unconventional way of empowering and motivating his 300-strong Team Members in the time of Covid as well as driving his personal passion for cultivating a zero food waste environment for the hospitality industry in Mauritius.…
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2. Designing Perfection with Kelly Hoppen CBE
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36:33Join multi-award winning interior design Kelly Hoppen CBE as she talks about her role in transforming LUX* Resorts & Hotels into a luxury hospitality brand. Kelly also discusses the concept behind her latest project with the group, the highly anticipated LUX* Grand Baie Resort & Residences, on how harmony is achieved by blending the natural landsca…
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1. Care-ology and the Circle of Care with Ron Kaufman
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41:54Ron Kaufman, the world’s foremost educator on Uplifting Service and New York Times best-selling author, is the founding father of the Care-ology philosophy; the transformation of Service to include authentic Care. Discover the paradigm shift in the hospitality industry, connecting delivery of Service with a commitment to Care that enables genuine w…
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