healthHackers®
95 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingshealthHackers® is a YouTube channel featuring product reviews and insights from remarkable figures in health, hosted by former British TV news journalist & presenter, Gemma Evans.
To watch videos - including Gemma's trials with cutting-edge wellness products and tech devices - head to youtube.com/healthhackers.
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I reviewed the Slate Electric Flosser - here’s my chat with Brynn Snyder, CEO & Co-Founder
March 19, 2024 22:13 - 22 minutes - 42.3 MBThis conversation is taken from my video review of the Slate Electric Flosser. The company describes it as “the future of floss”. It’s listed online at $79.99 and comprises three elements - a flosser, a massaging gum sweeper, and a tongue scraper. I bought it and used it for six and a half weeks before I went for my routine dental cleaning appointment and got my dentist’s reaction (!). You can hear about that in my review video of the Slate flosser that’s now on YouTube. See my video revie...
Exploring the Weo Bottle for peak performance & anti-aging with Dr Kelly Halderman
November 06, 2023 16:04 - 21 minutes - 40.5 MBThis interview is taken from my video review of the Weo bottle. See the full episode, including my ‘likes’ and ‘dislikes’ about using the $219 smart bottle on the healthHackers® YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/E2LUCbpvBIU Weo uses electricity to apparently enhance the natural health properties of your drinking water at a molecular level. The brand suggests this provides an antioxidant-rich water that “enhances physical performance, cognitive function, and skin health.” In this inter...
Q&A with a baby physiotherapist: The milestones that matter by 18 months. Ep 63 with Nicole Pates
December 10, 2022 00:15 - 31 minutes - 58.6 MBDo you find yourself comparing your little one to their peers, wondering why yours isn’t sitting, crawling, walking, or climbing yet? Then this episode is for you! In episode 63, you’ll hear: 🔹The most important tip for every parent of an under 18-month old to help with physical development 🔹Ways to hold your baby for optimal muscle development 🔹The milestones to be concerned about in the first year of your baby’s life 🔹How important is crawling? What about babies who go straight from sitt...
Protecting your baby’s microbiome to prevent eczema, allergies & asthma. Ep 62 with Meenal Lele
June 26, 2022 20:58 - 36 minutes - 67.5 MBIn this episode of healthHackers®, Meenal Lele - medical researcher, author of ‘The Baby and The Biome,’ allergy mom, and founder CEO of Lil Mixins - spoke to me about: 🔹How your baby’s risk of developing allergies, asthma, eczema and even IBS can be linked to the gut microbiome 🔹Major players in microbiome dysfunction: antibiotics, pregnancy and baby care, diet, and environment 🔹The age most food allergies develop in children (it’s younger than you think!) 🔹The only proven method to cut the...
Ep 61: Bumpin’ birth prep with Leslie Schrock
October 15, 2021 13:00 - 40 minutes - 74.1 MBThe author of ‘Bumpin’ - the Modern Guide to Pregnancy’, Leslie Schrock, joined me for this special episode of healthHackers® to talk all about essential preparation for labor and delivery in a hospital setting. Leslie’s book has been described as the “new pregnancy bible” and came about because of her feelings of helplessness following several complicated pregnancies and losses. Bumpin’ was written in real time while Leslie was pregnant with her son TJ. Since then, she's had another baby ...
Ep 60: Applying REBT to anxiety, anger and childbirth (!) - with psychologist Dr Debbie Joffe Ellis
August 20, 2021 13:00 - 51 minutes - 95.5 MBRational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) and how to choose the way you feel about… anything. When I watched a video of psychologist Dr Debbie Joffe Ellis giving a presentation in which she suggested that anxiety, anger, and other emotions are a CHOICE, I knew I had to invite her to appear as a guest on healthHackers® so she could share with all of you (and me!) HOW we get to create our own emotions. Dr Debbie is a world-renowned expert in REBT. She spent years collaborating with her husband...
I can’t get pregnant. Now what? Ep 59 with fertility expert Dr Cindy Duke
May 14, 2021 13:00 - 43 minutes - 81.6 MBDr Cindy Duke is known to her fans and followers as ‘America’s Only Dual Fertility Expert & Virologist’. She’s the founding physician and director of the Nevada Fertility Institute in Las Vegas, as well as a scientific advisor to medtech and femtech startups, and the host of the ‘Girl Powered Success & Survival International’ podcast. Episode 59 comprises a breakdown of things to know when pregnancy is NOT happening the old-fashioned way. Plus, find out how the pandemic has prompted some peo...
Ep 58 on losing your period - with women’s health dietitian Elena Kunicki
April 30, 2021 13:00 - 44 minutes - 82.9 MBGet your period back by fixing your relationship to food and fitness... If you lost your period while you were trying to get healthy - that isn’t healthy. Registered dietitian, Elena Kunicki, is devoted to helping women quit self-imposed rules around eating, stop over-exercising, and realize that losing their period (aka hypothalamic amenorrhea) is a wake-up call. If you suspect the disappearance of your cycle is associated with your lifestyle choices (even if - according to your mirror, d...
Ep 57 with Professor Tim Spector on ‘Why Almost Everything We’ve Been Told About Food is Wrong’
April 16, 2021 12:59 - 19 minutes - 35.9 MBWhile I was filming my review of the ZOE personalized nutrition plan recently (see video link below), I interviewed the company’s scientific co-founder, Professor Tim Spector - an epidemiologist from King’s College London, gut microbiome expert, and author who was also one of the first ever guests on healthHackers (see Episode 2!). Since Tim and I last recorded healthHackers together, his scientific progress through the study of personalized nutrition has grown by leaps and bounds. He also ...
Ep 56 with allergy & asthma specialist Dr Tina Sindher
March 19, 2021 13:00 - 34 minutes - 63.5 MBCan you prevent your child from developing a food allergy? How close are we to a ‘cure’ for allergies? And is our super-clean pandemic lifestyle causing problems for our children’s microbiomes that could make them more likely to develop allergies? Dr Tina Sindher is Clinical Assistant Professor of Allergy and Immunology in the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine for the pioneering Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford Universit...
Ep 55 on hair loss with hormone expert Dr Carrie Jones
February 19, 2021 14:00 - 33 minutes - 62.5 MBHair loss… What’s “normal”? Does everyone’s hair get thinner as we age? How can stress, changes in weight, your shampoo, and even shower water affect your hair? Plus... why are people putting caster oil on their hair? Dr Carrie Jones describes her work as helping “hormonally challenged people feel less crazy”. She is board certified in Naturopathic Endocrinology with a Master's in Public Health, has spent over 15 years working in integrative medicine. In this episode, Dr Jones covers: 🔹fo...
Ep 55 with hormone expert Dr Carrie Jones
February 19, 2021 14:00 - 33 minutes - 62.5 MBHair loss… What’s “normal”? Does everyone’s hair get thinner as we age? How can stress, changes in weight, your shampoo, and even shower water affect your hair? Plus... why are people putting caster oil on their hair? Dr Carrie Jones describes her work as helping “hormonally challenged people feel less crazy”. She is board certified in Naturopathic Endocrinology with a Master's in Public Health, has spent over 15 years working in integrative medicine. In this episode, Dr Jones covers: 🔹fo...
Ep 54 on Pure OCD with psychotherapist India Haylor
January 08, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 74.9 MBPurely Obsessional OCD (Pure O) with psychotherapist India Haylor. Don’t believe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is *only* about hand-washing, checking and tidiness. There’s much more to it, including a lesser known set of invisible symptoms referred to as ‘Pure O’. They can involve mental ruminations, going over memories to check them, arranging thoughts, and mentally assessing lots of “What if?” scenarios. There are many subtypes and themes; each deeply distressing to the person who c...
Ep 54 with psychotherapist India Haylor
January 08, 2021 14:00 - 40 minutes - 74.9 MBPurely Obsessional OCD (Pure O) with psychotherapist India Haylor. Don’t believe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is *only* about hand-washing, checking and tidiness. There’s much more to it, including a lesser known set of invisible symptoms referred to as ‘Pure O’. They can involve mental ruminations, going over memories to check them, arranging thoughts, and mentally assessing lots of “What if?” scenarios. There are many subtypes and themes; each deeply distressing to the person who c...
Ep 53 with psychologist and nutritionist Dr Nicole Beurkens
December 11, 2020 14:00 - 57 minutes - 106 MBChild behavior challenges, anxiety, ADHD & autism - and the role of nutrition and lifestyle factors. Dr Nicole Beurkens is known as one of the only clinical psychologists in the world with advanced degrees in nutrition and special education who has spent over 20 years helping families identify the root of their children’s behavior, attention, anxiety, or mood disorders - sometimes where other specialists have failed - using lifestyle solutions before medication. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ She’s also a mother-of-...
Ep 53 on child behavior challenges with psychologist and nutritionist Dr Nicole Beurkens
December 11, 2020 14:00 - 57 minutes - 106 MBAnxiety, ADHD, autism, and the role of nutrition and lifestyle factors. Dr Nicole Beurkens is known as one of the only clinical psychologists in the world with advanced degrees in nutrition and special education who has spent over 20 years helping families identify the root of their children’s behavior, attention, anxiety, or mood disorders - sometimes where other specialists have failed - using lifestyle solutions before medication. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ She’s also a mother-of-four, an award-winning therap...
Ep 52 with Dr Gina Serraiocco
October 30, 2020 13:00 - 32 minutes - 60.5 MBBolstering the most powerful tool we have against COVID-19👉 our own immune system. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Dr Gina Serraiocco works on the frontline. She has seen the effects of COVID-19 firsthand and has not only diagnosed but has successfully treated over 100 sufferers of the virus. As a board-certified internal medicine and integrative medicine physician here in California’s Silicon Valley with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Dr Gina is a major advocate of adopting simple lifestyle changes to improve h...
Ep 52 your 'special ops team' immune system with Dr Gina Serraiocco
October 30, 2020 13:00 - 32 minutes - 60.5 MBBolstering the most powerful tool we have against COVID-19👉 our own immune system. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Dr Gina Serraiocco works on the frontline. She has seen the effects of COVID-19 firsthand and has not only diagnosed but has successfully treated over 100 sufferers of the virus. As a board-certified internal medicine and integrative medicine physician here in California’s Silicon Valley with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Dr Gina is a major advocate of adopting simple lifestyle changes to improve h...
Ep 51 with physical therapist Dr Chelsea Matthews
October 02, 2020 13:00 - 23 minutes - 42.9 MBBack pain! 😩 One of the most common complaints affecting the majority of us at some point in our lives. Anyone else spend too long hunching over a laptop in early lockdown days? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Chat to someone who’s had a back issue and you’ll hear how daunting it can be. Maybe you’ve been told you have to lose weight to get rid of your back pain. There might be fears around surgery, inactivity, worsening injuries - you name it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So I wanted to do a #healthHackers episode with Dr Chelsea Matth...
Ep 51 on back pain with physical therapist Dr Chelsea Matthews
October 02, 2020 13:00 - 23 minutes - 42.9 MBBack pain! 😩 One of the most common complaints affecting the majority of us at some point in our lives. Anyone else spend too long hunching over a laptop in early lockdown days? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Chat to someone who’s had a back issue and you’ll hear how daunting it can be. Maybe you’ve been told you have to lose weight to get rid of your back pain. There might be fears around surgery, inactivity, worsening injuries - you name it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So I wanted to do a #healthHackers episode with Dr Chelsea Matth...
Ep 50 on functional dentistry with Dr Mark Burhenne
September 11, 2020 13:00 - 54 minutes - 101 MBHave you ever heard of mouth taping? I recently posted about it on my Instagram Stories the other week (@healthhackers). I’d seen functional dentistry expert and creator of AsktheDentist.com Dr Mark Burhenne talking about it, so I asked my followers if they wanted me to record a healthHackers episode with him. The result of the vote was a majority YES. Well, here we are.👇 But we don’t just talk about mouth taping. Oh no, Dr B was kind enough to let me quiz him on his expert insights gathered...
Ep 50 with functional dentistry expert Dr Mark Burhenne
September 11, 2020 13:00 - 54 minutes - 101 MBHave you ever heard of mouth taping? I recently posted about it on my Instagram Stories the other week (@healthhackers). I’d seen functional dentistry expert and creator of AsktheDentist.com Dr Mark Burhenne talking about it, so I asked my followers if they wanted me to record a healthHackers episode with him. The result of the vote was a majority YES. Well, here we are.👇 But we don’t just talk about mouth taping. Oh no, Dr B was kind enough to let me quiz him on his expert insights gathered...
Ep 49 with skin specialist and clinical nutritionist Jennifer Fugo
August 28, 2020 13:00 - 35 minutes - 66.8 MBEczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rosacea… have you ever dealt with a chronic skin rash? If yes, I know your misery. And so does this week’s healthHacker’s expert guest - more so than most. As a functional clinical nutritionist specializing in chronic rashes (and who’s suffered with her own painful skin issues) Jennifer Fugo is the go-to practitioner for her clients who are trying to figure out what’s underlying their rashes, plus any accompanying symptoms, like brain fog, chronic fatigue...
Ep 48 with ‘The Carb Addiction Doc’ - Dr Robert Cywes
July 24, 2020 13:00 - 43 minutes - 80.5 MBIf you’ve seen Dr Robert Cywes on his YouTube channel you’ll be familiar with his straight talking, no fuss videos aimed at those looking to find out what's at the root of their diabetes or obesity. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ His medical background includes 18 years of performing obesity surgery (over 8000 times). He’s also a board certified pediatric general surgeon and specializes in helping adults and teenagers through his practice in Palm Beach, Florida. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Dr Cywes used to weigh nearly 300 pounds - ...
Ep 47 with transformative coach, anxiety author & entrepreneur, Nicola Bird
July 10, 2020 13:00 - 41 minutes - 77.5 MBAfter more than 20 years of anxiety and panic attacks (that were so bad she didn’t leave the house for weeks at a time), Nicola discovered “a completely new way of understanding how human beings create their experience of anxiety and how to dissolve it almost effortlessly.” She wrote a book about her insights: ‘A Little Peace of Mind: The Revolutionary Solution for Freedom from Anxiety, Panic Attacks and Stress,’ and runs programs coaching others about the understanding she discovered. The ...
Ep 46 with The Allergy Chef
June 26, 2020 13:00 - 47 minutes - 88.1 MBCan you imagine living with over 200 food allergies and intolerances? A few years ago, Kathlena, a.k.a. The Allergy Chef was told she had only 30 days left to live. Her sensitivities are so prevalent she can’t even drink most water and has spent the last four years wearing an industrial mask to protect her from airborne allergies. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Despite this, she’s devoted to helping others living with allergies or special dietary requirements to create safe and tasty meals. Kathlena runs an allergy...
Ep 45 with sleep researcher & PhD student of clinical psychology, Christina Pierpaoli Parker
May 15, 2020 14:00 - 44 minutes - 36.4 MBIf your sleep habits feel like they’ve shifted since the coronavirus crisis began - I think you’re going to enjoy healthHackers episode 45 with sleep researcher, PhD student resident of clinical psychology at the University of Alabama, and committee member of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Christina Pierpaoli Parker. Christina’s work has featured in numerous publications including the Journal of Aging & Health, and Clinical Gerontologist. She also writes for Psychology Today cover...
Ep 44 with psychologist Dr Richard Tedeschi
April 17, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes - 19.7 MBHave you heard of ‘post-traumatic growth’? Psychologist Dr Richard Tedeschi developed the term with his colleague in the mid-90s. Right now, while most of America remains under some form of lockdown in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, I asked the eminent, award-winning trauma specialist how a person can transform in a positive way after suffering or adversity. Dr Tedeschi is now Professor Emeritus of the University of North Carolina - Charlotte, and holds the position of Distinguished C...
Ep 44 on post-traumatic growth with psychologist Dr Richard Tedeschi
April 17, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes - 19.7 MBHave you heard of ‘post-traumatic growth’? Psychologist Dr Richard Tedeschi developed the term with his colleague in the mid-90s. Right now, while most of America remains under some form of lockdown in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, I asked the eminent, award-winning trauma specialist how a person can transform in a positive way after suffering or adversity. Dr Tedeschi is now Professor Emeritus of the University of North Carolina - Charlotte, and holds the position of Distinguished C...
Ep 43 with relationship author John Gray
April 03, 2020 14:00 - 30 minutes - 24.3 MBKeys to a better love life, and boosting testosterone among men. [This episode was recorded in London just before I relocated to America.] John Gray is one of the best-known and bestselling relationship authors of all time. He’s written 26 books and is most famous for his iconic ‘Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus’ franchise. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ John has been teaching millions of men and women how to achieve more fulfilling love lives for over 40 years - and it might come as a surprise to hear tha...
Ep 42 with psychologist and leadership expert Ron Riggio PhD
March 27, 2020 22:36 - 31 minutes - 23.7 MBhealthHackers is back! Thanks for hanging in there for me while I moved to America. 🙏 During the series hiatus, a global health pandemic kicked off. We are all watching as world leaders make hugely consequential decisions surrounding COVID-19, so my first healthHackers guest in this new era is Ron Riggio PhD - Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology at Claremont McKenna College in California. Ron has authored more than 100 books, chapters, and articles on leadership, organiza...
Ep 42 on traits of a great leader with psychologist and leadership expert Ron Riggio PhD
March 27, 2020 22:36 - 31 minutes - 23.7 MBhealthHackers is back! Thanks for hanging in there for me while I moved to America. 🙏 During the series hiatus, a global health pandemic kicked off. We are all watching as world leaders make hugely consequential decisions surrounding COVID-19, so my first healthHackers guest in this new era is Ron Riggio PhD - Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology at Claremont McKenna College in California. Ron has authored more than 100 books, chapters, and articles on leadership, organiza...
Ep 42 with relationship expert John Gray
October 18, 2019 07:30 - 30 minutes - 24.4 MBKeys to a better love life, and boosting testosterone among men. John Gray is one of the best-known and bestselling relationship authors of all time. He’s written 26 books and is most famous for his iconic ‘Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus’ franchise. John has been teaching millions of men and women how to achieve more fulfilling love lives for over 40 years - and it might come as a surprise to hear that, prior to training as a psychologist, he was a celibate monk for nine years. We...
Ep 41 with clinical psychologist Dr Ramani Durvasula
September 20, 2019 06:00 - 35 minutes - 27.5 MBToxic people and how to take back your life. This is a must-listen for anybody who interacts with other human beings! It’s the second time Dr Ramani has appeared as my guest on healthHackers® and once again she blew me away with her supreme expertise on dealing with selfish, entitled and narcissistic partners, family members, friends, colleagues and acquaintances. My first interview with Dr Ramani last year became the MOST-WATCHED and MOST-COMMENTED-ON video of all time on the healthHacker...
Ep 41 on toxic people with clinical psychologist Dr Ramani Durvasula
September 20, 2019 06:00 - 35 minutes - 27.5 MBWondering how to take back your life from toxic people? This is a must-listen for anybody who interacts with other human beings! It’s the second time Dr Ramani has appeared as my guest on healthHackers® and once again she blew me away with her supreme expertise on dealing with selfish, entitled and narcissistic partners, family members, friends, colleagues and acquaintances. My first interview with Dr Ramani last year became the MOST-WATCHED and MOST-COMMENTED-ON video of all time on the h...
Ep 40 with IVF and fertility pioneer Professor Simon Fishel
August 30, 2019 06:00 - 38 minutes - 29 MBMy guest this week is responsible for more than 30,000 babies! Professor Simon Fishel is a multi-award-winning scientist and fertility treatment specialist. He was part of the original pioneering team at the world’s first in vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinic in 1980. Since then, he’s dedicated his career to helping people have children. He founded CARE Fertility - a network of IVF centres in the UK, and is also the CEO of ProFaM - a company that recently made headlines after launching a medi...
Ep 39 with stress researcher & author Dr Mithu Storoni
August 16, 2019 06:00 - 50 minutes - 38.1 MBPhysician Dr Mithu Storoni spent two years combing through hundreds of research papers and clinical studies on stress. She condensed her findings into one majorly insightful and evidence-based manual that’s choc-full of handy tips and information for all of us to benefit from: ‘Stress-Proof - The Scientific Solution To Protect Your Brain And Body - And Be More Resilient Everyday.’ In this episode, you’ll discover: 🔹How the stress of public speaking creates physical cracks in your intestine...
Ep 38 with ‘the world’s most watched surgeon’ Professor Shafi Ahmed
August 02, 2019 06:00 - 34 minutes - 27.2 MBAs well as being a multi-award-winning surgeon working at The Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals, Professor Shafi Ahmed is a health tech entrepreneur, a 3x TEDx speaker, has delivered over 250 keynote speeches in 30 countries and was awarded four honorary PhDs. Shafi is known as ‘the world’s most watched surgeon' after he began broadcasting his tumour removal operations so that students around the world could watch his every move and learn from his techniques. Over the past few ye...
Something you may not know about this podcast
August 01, 2019 06:00 - 3 minutes - 3.13 MBThis is a non-episode of healthHackers® recorded solely for the purpose of letting you know that there's a lot of healthHackers® stuff happening over on YouTube that you may be missing out on! You can get weekly healthHackers® videos for FREE by subscribing to the YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/HealthHackers
Ep 37 on breast pumping and pelvic floor strengthening with Elvie founder CEO, Tania Boler
July 19, 2019 06:00 - 27 minutes - 22 MBI’m joined by a leader in women’s health and lifestyle technology this week. Tania Boler is the founder and CEO of Elvie - the brand behind revolutionary devices impacting women’s intimate health in a very positive way. In this episode, you’ll discover: 🔹Signs that suggest you have a weak pelvic floor 🔹The shocking amount of new mums dealing with prolapse (regardless of whether they had a caesarean or vaginal birth) 🔹The real cause of lower back pain in 50% of women, according to Tania 🔹Ho...
Ep 37 with femtech pioneer and Elvie founder CEO, Tania Boler
July 19, 2019 06:00 - 27 minutes - 22 MBSmart breast pumps and pelvic floor strengtheners. I’m joined by a leader in women’s health and lifestyle technology this week. Tania Boler is the founder and CEO of Elvie - the brand behind revolutionary devices impacting women’s intimate health in a very positive way. In this episode, you’ll discover: 🔹Signs that suggest you have a weak pelvic floor 🔹The shocking amount of new mums dealing with prolapse (regardless of whether they had a caesarean or vaginal birth) 🔹The real cause of low...
Ep 36 with neuroscientist Dr Blake Richards
June 07, 2019 06:00 - 33 minutes - 24.9 MBMemory hacks, machine learning & mind-blowing brain power. Based in Toronto, the multi-award-winning Dr Blake Richards specialises in combining neuroscience with artificial intelligence - something that sets him apart from many others in his field. In this video, you’ll discover: 🔹Why we forget things 🔹How our brains ‘prune’ our memories 🔹Key tips for when you’re trying to remember new things 🔹Why you have to take every story anyone ever tells you with a grain of salt 🔹Why some drugs can c...
Ep 35 with Dr Trudi Deakin
May 24, 2019 06:00 - 31 minutes - 24.3 MBWhy the low-fat diet has “done a lot of damage.” Dr Trudi Deakin is a registered dietitian, and chief executive of the charity X-PERT Health, who specialises in training healthcare professionals to prevent and manage Type 2 diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome. I caught up with her at the Public Health Collaboration Annual Conference 2019 in central London, where she was one of the key speakers addressing an audience of health professionals and patients who want to see changes made to ...
Ep 35 on why low-fat diets have 'done a lot of damage' with Dr Trudi Deakin
May 24, 2019 06:00 - 31 minutes - 24.3 MBDr Trudi Deakin is a registered dietitian, and chief executive of the charity X-PERT Health, who specialises in training healthcare professionals to prevent and manage Type 2 diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome. I caught up with her at the Public Health Collaboration Annual Conference 2019 in central London, where she was one of the key speakers addressing an audience of health professionals and patients who want to see changes made to conventional NHS eating guidelines. In this episod...
Ep 34 with mental strength trainer Amy Morin
May 10, 2019 06:00 - 33 minutes - 26 MBMental strength trainer Amy Morin has a powerful and moving backstory. Her husband and mother both died when she was in her twenties, then another relative was diagnosed with a terminal illness. During her grief, and while working as a psychotherapist, she decided to figure out what made some people mentally tougher than others. After publishing a list online - it went viral - and she later released the bestselling book ’13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do,’ plus two follow-up titles; ’...
Ep 33 on allergy parenting with author Emma Amoscato
April 29, 2019 06:00 - 31 minutes - 25.8 MBTo mark the start of Allergy Awareness Week 2019, I’m joined by allergy blogger and journalist Emma Amoscato, who recently published ‘Living with Allergies’ - a book that the charity Allergy UK has endorsed as “the first comprehensive book ever” on allergies. As a mum of two children with multiple allergies, Emma couldn’t find a handy guide to help her navigate the medical information and everyday management of allergies, so decided to write one herself. In it, she brings together straight-t...
Ep 33 with allergy blogger and author Emma Amoscato
April 29, 2019 06:00 - 31 minutes - 25.8 MBTo mark the start of Allergy Awareness Week 2019, I’m joined by allergy blogger and journalist Emma Amoscato, who recently published ‘Living with Allergies’ - a book that the charity Allergy UK has endorsed as “the first comprehensive book ever” on allergies. As a mum of two children with multiple allergies, Emma couldn’t find a handy guide to help her navigate the medical information and everyday management of allergies, so decided to write one herself. In it, she brings together straight-t...
Ep 32 with mindfulness trainer, psychotherapist and author Padraig O’Morain
April 15, 2019 06:00 - 31 minutes - 25.4 MBMaking mindfulness easy for busy people. Mindfulness teacher, psychotherapist and author Padraig O’Morain wrote the books: ‘Mindfulness on the Go,’ ‘Mindfulness for Worriers,’ and ‘Kindfulness.’ He’s been practising mindfulness for more than 25 years and teaching it for over a decade. In this episode you’ll discover: 🔹A quick and easy mindfulness practise to try right now 🔹Why you don’t need to spend ages doing it 🔹Reasons to start being mindful today 🔹How you can train your brain to bett...
Ep 31 on motherhood and mindset with four-time Winter Olympian Chemmy Alcott
March 29, 2019 06:00 - 30 minutes - 25.2 MBExercising while pregnant & why new mums should believe in themselves. Chemmy Alcott’s been described as one of Britain's greatest ever female skiers; she took the British champion title SEVEN times and is the ONLY British female to ever win a World Cup skiing run. But during her pregnancies and early motherhood, Chemmy experienced some negative judgement surrounding her decisions to continue physical training and return to work 10 days after having her first baby. Following a period of ...
Ep 31 with four-time Winter Olympian Chemmy Alcott
March 29, 2019 06:00 - 30 minutes - 25.2 MBExercising while pregnant & why new mums should believe in themselves. Chemmy Alcott’s been described as one of Britain's greatest ever female skiers; she took the British champion title SEVEN times and is the ONLY British female to ever win a World Cup skiing run. But during her pregnancies and early motherhood, Chemmy experienced some negative judgement surrounding her decisions to continue physical training and return to work 10 days after having her first baby. Following a period of ...