ABOUT RYAN MARTIN

 There are many different programs out there – as well as doctors claiming to be able to help people with all sorts of different health issues – but here’s the truth. Most people selling those programs, or giving you medical advice, have never been through a health crisis of their own.

They don’t know what it’s like to live in pain and frustration day after day. Week after week. Month after month. Year after year. They don’t know what it is like to have their confidence eroded away. To lose their social life and to start to question if your friends and family actually want to be around you anymore. They don’t know what it is like to have constant pain that stops you from doing all the things you used to enjoy. To put on so much weight that you can’t recognise yourself in the mirror. To have tried everything the medical model has suggested; drugs, medication, injections, steroids and surgery, and to feel like there is no way out.

Finally, and most importantly, they don’t know what it’s like to have the thought, ‘if this is what life is going to be like, then what’s the point of being here?’ circulating in their mind.

Well I do. I know exactly what that’s like. I have been there. I have felt those emotions. I have been to the darkest places in my mind and soul.

This picture on the left is me in 2004, at 18 years old. This was the year that my best friend died, and it pushed me into a health crisis. We had known each other since we were 4 years old. We played sports together, hung out together, went on holiday together, chased girls together, got into mischief together (as boys do), but no matter what happened the other would always be standing there right by the others side. For a while I was in emotional turmoil. I had all this anger in me.

“Why had my best friend died? What had he done to deserve this?”

None of it seemed fair. He was a good person, one of the best. His family and friends were all good people with big hearts. It didn’t feel real, and it certainly didn’t feel like this should be happening to any of us. This constant anguish, pain, and what I can only describe as mental torture was playing havoc on my body. What I learnt later, is that his sudden death pushed my body into an emotional and chemical response that led to a cascade of events health-wise.

If you aren’t familiar with the different types of responses your body can have to stress then I will explain them here.
You can have a physical, emotional or chemical response to a traumatic event:

• A physical response could be caused by a car crash, or something similar, where your body can be put structurally out of place. For example, you could have a car crash or a sports injury that can move your spine out of place, you could tear ligaments or break bones etc. All of which will have a knock on effect to your health.
• A chemical response in the body is a response to any chemicals you have in your body, for example from recreational drugs or medication.
• An emotional response is a response to an event in your life that pushes your body out of emotional balance. This can happen when someone you love gets sick, or when someone dies.

You can of course have a combination of these responses – which is what I had – and that can mean an even tougher situation to recover from. I was diagnosed with body toxicity and mercury accumulation. This caused severe skin issues, keloid scarring, numerous cysts, IBS, and weight gain. I was constantly tired, and at times severely depressed.

That’s why I understand the huge significance of emotions, symptoms and unanswered questions, and how overwhelming they can become. But I found help. My journey to health and happiness wasn’t an easy one, but it has been hugely rewarding.

After researching alternative medicine, natural health and looking for a more holistic approach, I found someone that I resonated with and who had a totally different approach. For years I struggled with health issues that took away my physique, energy, vitality and love of life. These years of suffering left scars both physically and mentally, and it was only a chance meeting with a former mentor which changed the direction of my life completely.

This was a huge turning point in my life, I’d never felt (and looked) so good, and I knew that I wanted to pursue this lifestyle long after I was cured, and help others to do the same thing. I spent the next few years travelling the globe, learning from the worlds best doctors, functional medicine practitioners and holistic health coaches, and absorbing everything I could.

That’s why I want you to know THERE IS HOPE.

There is hope, and you are not alone. You have taken the most important step. You are looking for answers. I now look back at those years as the most valuable in my life, because without the years of pain I wouldn’t be the person I am today. When you finally come out the other side of your struggles, you begin to see possibility everywhere. And it’s my passion and my purpose to help others who are experiencing their own pain by creating a lifestyle that helps them thrive and not just survive.

My approach is one that focuses on natural health and healing through an holistic approach by using organic food, therapeutic whole food supplements, exercise, sleep, stress reduction, meditation, yoga, detoxification, and neuroscience to achieve optimum health, wellness, vitality and performance, rather than the typical fitness ‘shame culture’, synthetic supplements and toxic protein powders.

The Revive fingerprint logo designed by founder Ryan Martin is used on all Revive programs and products.

Ryan’s fingerprint symbolises his seal of approval; at Revive we only recommend approaches or products we would be happy to use on ourselves and our families. Our approach is simple: here at Revive we want to share our passion and lifestyle with you, and show you that it’s possible to create a healthy and happy approach to everyday life. I have seen countless people with digestive issues journey through my programs and transform their lives.

It has been the greatest privilege of my life to be invited into the lives of others, for them to have the faith in me to hear their fears, their frustrations, their problems and their pain. I feel so proud that I get to create the strategies necessary to help them identify the root cause of their pain and move towards fulfilling their potential of becoming the best possible versions of themselves.

For me, being a health coach isn’t a job – it’s my PASSION.

It is quite literally… Making The Seemingly Impossible, Possible!