While it's a simple enough topic to understand, putting it into practice can feel damn near impossible. Because staying healthy isn't about one magic-bullet trick allowing you to live forever. Instead, it's a multitude of small life decisions that compound throughout a lifetime.

This is especially true for those working in the music industry, as the high stress, rigorous touring schedules, daily uncertainty, and more all take their taxes out on the body in their own ways. Slade Templeton has experienced the full spectrum of impacts one's health can have on their career. Having done everything from touring with a band, gigging as an international DJ, running a recording studio, and running the operations at LBack Octopus Sounds, he knows full well how staying healthy can change your life and define your career.

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