Are you looking for a novel way to ease the stresses and strains of daily life on your mind and body? Floatation therapy maybe just what you are looking for. Floatation therapy is fabulous way to achieve states of complete and effortless relaxation. Backed by decades of scientific research, floating is a great way to reduce stress, muscle tension and much more. Ed Hawley from Floatworks joins me this week to share his floating secrets. He describes how a float session works, the science...

Optimising health for peak performance seems to be quite a male dominated domain. However, taking women's biology into account allows them to benefit from peak performance interventions too. Whether CEO, entrepreneur or stressed out mum, high performance health programmes are for everyone. Many of her clients are men. However, Angela also tailors programmes for women to reach their peak performance goals. Angela applies a holistic approach that strengthens mind, body and spirit. Using...

The term 'Medicinal Mushrooms' likely conjures images of psychedelic experiences. However, almost all mushrooms can have profound effects on our physical bodies and states of wellbeing. Biochemist and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner, Martin Powell, is a leading authority on the medicinal properties of mushrooms. In his eyes, all mushrooms are magic and have to the potential to heal. This week he shares how almost all mushrooms can act as immune system modulators. Indeed, many...

Mindfulness meditation is now an established method for reducing stress, anxiety and depression. But are there other ways if being mindful that are both fun and benefit our mental and physical health? Masterpeace combines painting with mindfulness to create a novel, mindful art experience. Co-founder, Zena el Farra, joins me this week to talk about the Masterpeace concept. She shares how the idea for Masterpeace was born, and how creating art to support mental health is put into practice in...

Can we utilise music for more than art and entertainment? The answer is a resounding yes! Barry Goldstein is a speaker, writer, music producer and composer with a passion for utilising music to bring about transformation. His unique understanding of how music can influence our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies has also resulted in collaborations with Dr Joe Dispenza, Greg Braden and Neale Donald Walsch to name just a few. In this episode, he shares his own journey to...

Any conversation about health has to start with childhood. Food choices and nutritional habits formed in childhood dictate our relationship with food. The UK has a school meal programme for children that has come under scrutiny in the past. Nicole Pisani was a former head chef of a leading London restaurant. She gave up that role to engage in helping future generations of children eat well and develop healthy food habits. She co-founded the charity, 'Chefs in Schools' to inspire change in...

Do you feel health is just too complicated? Are bad habits getting in your way? Helping people live into joyful longevity is the mission of Andrew Jobling. Andrew joins me this week to discuss the Wellness Puzzle, the culmination of 30 years experience in the health and wellness industry. He shares his epiphany that learning to regulate your emotional states is the key to optimal health. Andrew motivates people to action by realising that health is not a matter of choice. It is the...

Adverse Childhood Experiences can increase your risk for disease as an adult. Just as important as what did happen, is what didn't happen. Emotional neglect and challenges to feelings of safety can result in attachment trauma. When left unresolved, this can initiate a cascade of events resulting in many of today's chronic diseases. Niki Gratrix is an expert and tireless campaigner in the field of trauma related illness. Niki is also a functional medicine practitioner and takes a truly...

And now for something completely different.... This week is a short and snappy episode that starts with a cool new feature at London Heal. The audio content of the most recent episodes is now searchable with keywords! In addition, a quick review on some interesting new scientific findings. First up we take a look at a new study of the health benefits of banning sugary soda drinks at the UCSF medical campus. A recent meta analysis just published looks at the effects of substituting with...

Every cell in your body is electric. Direct contact with the earth neutralises the body to the Earth's potential and grounds us. This process is instantaneous and scientifically proven to benefit our health. And yet, human beings can go through decades without ever connecting to the earth. Laura Koniver MD is a staunch advocate of grounding. This week she joins me to share her valuable knowledge on the many health benefits of grounding. She challenges the medical community's readiness to...

If you think that herbs and acupuncture are all that Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has to offer, you are very mistaken. The essence of TCM is indeed to 'nourish life' or Yang Sheng. Yang Sheng is the self-care part of TCM and is a self-healing system. The system comprises simple but powerful habits and lifestyle techniques that you can perform yourself. Today's guest, Katie Brindle, calls this gaining 'Mastery over your Health'. Katie is a fully qualified TCM practitioner. She is...

CBD is the buzz word of the moment. But does it really help support health and wellbeing or is it commercial hype? Since the discovery of the body's own endocannabinoid system in the late 90's, we now understand the mechanism of action for plant cannabinoids. This lends credence to the beneficial effects reported for CBD being a real thing. This week, Jade Proudman joins me to share her journey back to a state of health thanks to CBD. Following her positive experience, Jade and her husband...

Do you need to drop a few pounds? Do you know that you could feel better and do better in life, but just can't get there? Most of us live below our potential, whether that's in terms of health, vitality or success. Ben Coomber hosts the number one health and fitness podcast. He describes himself as an everyday athlete living an awesome life. This week Ben joins me to discuss his path to wellness after losing weight, getting fit and resolving health issues. Now a qualified nutritionist and...

An estimated 85% of adult women with ADHD go undiagnosed. ADHD in women often presents differently than in men. Moreover, women suffer significantly more from the emotional effects of the disorder. Getting a diagnosis is the first step in turning a potentially life-wrecking disorder into a life of fulfilment, happiness and success. This week, my daughter, Kassandra, and I co-host this episode on adult ADHD. Both diagnosed recently, we are at the beginning of our ADHD journey. We discuss the...

Do you have energy for your day when you get out of bed? Increasing numbers of people are far more tired than they should be. Sadly many of them go on to develop a chronic fatigue disorder like CFS/ME and fibromyalgia. These conditions seriously impact our quality of life and can suck the joy out of living. Alex Howard had a seven year journey with ME. Taking his recovery into his own hands he learned, explored and tried almost everything. He translated all that he had learned into a book and...

Is consciousness a creation of and limited to the brain? Phenomena such as Out of Body Experiences (OBEs) would suggest otherwise. Moreover, such experiences are often transformational and can change people lives. Jade Shaw is fascinated by precisely this feature of OBEs and has dedicated her life to exploring, teaching and researching their effects. She relates her own experience that launched her new career and the insights that she gained. Beyond that, she discusses the differences between...

Are you getting ready for your summer holiday? A holiday can be more than just fun and relaxation away from the daily grind. This week's episode draws from previous episodes to provide 6 tips on how to make the most of your holiday and improve your mental and physical wellbeing. The first three tips revolve around sun exposure, sleep and exercise. The last three tips are on Food, Community and Meditation. Useful little practices that can improve your holiday experience. You can return in...

A cancer diagnosis can be a frightening and overwhelming event for both patient and friends and family. Integrative oncology is a new approach to treating patients from a holistic perspective and places the patient's overall wellbeing at the core. Catherine Zollman MD is the medical director of Penny Brohn, a charity that supports cancer patients and those affected using such an approach. Catherine describes how looking at diet, exercise, mind, spirit and emotions can deeply influence a...

Are you so busy loving your life that you don't have time for fear, regret and hate? Best selling author and health and wellness expert, Karen Salmansohn joins me this week as we discuss all things living longer and better. Karen shares her philosophy on mastering modern life and the importance of learning to move through pain. Karen realised her dream of becoming a mother at the age of fifty. As a late in life mum, Karen's run in with health problems spurned her commitment to living and...

Are you living a telomere-friendly lifestyle? Telomere length is a measure of longevity and predisposition for degenerative disease. The good news is that we can help protect our telomeres by the way we choose to live our lives. In this week's episode, Elissa Epel, co author of 'The Telomere Effect', shares her groundbreaking research on the effects of stress and psychology on telomere length. She describes what is detrimental to our telomeres, but also all the positive things we can do to...

The gentle caress of a mother's touch evokes the ultimate feelings of safety and calm. This effect is exploited in a psychosensory (mind and senses) technique known as Havening. Carol Robertson is a Havening practitioner and teacher. In this week's episode she shares her knowledge of this powerful technique to help alleviate the symptoms of stress, trauma and more. She details the proposed neuro-biochemical process involved in decoupling memories or beliefs from emotions. She describes...

Astrology is viewed either as a bit of fun or a serious divination tool. In the hands of Mark Jones, it becomes a form of road map to identify familial and ancestral patterns. Mark is first and foremost a psychotherapist who practices psychosynthesis - a therapeutic approach devised by the Italian physician, Roberto Assigioli. This form of therapy assumes a spiritual nature to psychotherapeutic healing and provides a framework for clients to transform their lives into ones filled with meaning...

Do you feel disconnected, separated and incomplete? The only way to end this agony is to 'Know Thyself'. In this second of two interviews, Advaita Tantra teacher, Igor Kufayev shares his insights into recognising this as a desire to embark on a spiritual journey. He talks about what drives us to search and to trust that we are always guided. We then discuss the rise of the divine feminine and how this manifests in society, its risks and what it really means for the individual. Igor shares his...

Western medicine views disease and illness as a dysfunction of the the component parts and systems that make up our physiology. Eastern traditions take a different view and include the expression of creative intelligence or consciousness in the manifestation of disease. Igor Kufayev is a teacher of Advaita Trantra and, in this first of two conversations, he takes us on an in-depth journey to try and understand the roles of different levels in health and disease. These levels comprise the...