From Drug Smuggler to Healer: How Nick Brewer Created Primal Moves
Mark Hyman
10 sept 2025
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Discover freedom as a state of mind beyond physical circumstances
After a complete mental breakdown in prison, the founder experienced euphoric happiness, realizing that freedom is a state of mind independent of physical circumstances.
Release trauma through somatic movement
Deep emotional and mental trauma can be released somatically through physical movement, which proved more effective than talk therapy when in isolation.
Incorporate quadrupedal movement to enhance spinal health
Quadrupedal (on all fours), non-linear bodyweight movement can restabilize joints and the spine without creating the stressful levers that cause injury.
Access guided mat-based sessions on Primal Moves online platform
The Primal Moves system is available online at primalmoves.com, offering guided, mat-based sessions that can be done in a small space.
Activate stem cell healing through primal movement
Primal Moves creates micro-trauma in the body, which gives stem cells a job to do, activating the body's natural healing and rejuvenation processes.
Prioritize whole foods over supplements for optimal health
He avoids taking supplements, believing that sourcing exceptionally high-quality, grass-fed, grass-finished animal products provides all the necessary nutrients for optimal health.
Challenge comfort in pain to pursue healing
There is often a fear around getting well because many people are comfortable and accustomed to living in a state of physical or emotional pain.
Adopt an 80% carnivore diet to reduce inflammation and brain fog
The founder eats an 80% carnivore diet and avoids most vegetables, as he observed through self-experimentation that they caused him inflammation and brain fog.
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