Dr. Olli Sovijärvi is the head author of the Biohacker's Handbook. Olli has 15-years of clinical experience in multiple areas of medicine including ER, hospital settings, standard healthcare, GP, and personalised functional medicine. He is a truly fascinating individual and it was a real pleasure meeting him and welcoming him on the show.  In this episode we dive into: The history of cold therapy in medicine  The benefits of cold How cold, when and for how long The potential dangers of cold...

Dr Ashok Gupta has dedicated his life to improving people's well-being and helping them achieve their potential. He is the founder and CEO of two health tech businesses. The Gupta Program is a neuroplasticity brain retraining program for chronic immune conditions such as Long Covid and ME/CFS. Ashok personally suffered from ME/CFS when he was studying at Cambridge University, before completely curing himself of the condition, this led him on a Life-long quest to help others recover from...

Dr. Gaetan Chevalier is an engineering physicist, professor, author, and research scientist in the fields of fusion and plasma physics, biophotons, biofield, and electrophysiology. He received his PhD in Engineering Physics from the University of Montreal Polytechnic School with specializations in atomic physics and laser spectroscopy. He then spent four years researching plasma physics and nuclear fusion at UCLA and then served as a professor at the California Institute for Human Science...

I sat down with my good friend Lorna Driver-Davies to talk about all things peri-menopause - hormones, symptoms, lab tests, foods, supplements and much more.  Clinical Nutritional Therapist, Functional Medicine, Naturopathy and Herbal Medicine Dispenser for over a decade focusing on women's gynaecological and hormone nutrition with particular expertise in Perimenopause, early Perimenopause and Endometriosis in Perimenopause. Lorna is frequently asked to comment in the media on women's health...

I had the pleasure to welcome on the podcast Functional Medicine Practitioner, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of humanpeople, Dr Geoff Mullan.  Drawing on his expansive clinical experience of over 15 years, treating more than 15,000 patients, and three years of rigorous R&D, he’s spearheading an innovative approach to extend healthspan and reduce years lived in ill health. Specifically in the last 7 years this has been focused on a functional medicine approach to longevity utilising...

Marek Doyle is a nutritional therapist whose own metabolic problems forced him to see to see the disconnect between the scientific literature, the medical model and real-life outcomes.  From his 17 years of experience and reconciling the data from over 3000 patient outcomes and 11,000 test results, he utilises a personalised nutrition approach. He aims to identify the root cause of conditions and dysfunctions and provide answers that are provided by data, not dogma. From a string of outcomes...

Discussing RESET EATING with Dr Rob Verkerk and Meleni Aldridge from the Alliance for National Health International, an organisation with a mission to promote and protect our right to sustainable natural health around the world – by working with nature, not against it. In this fascinating conversation we discuss:  Best cooking methods to maximise nutrition  How to minimise anti-nutrients in food Why focussing on a rainbow of colours is so important  An ancestral approach to diet  The...

I sat down with Rick Miller at his clinic in London, UK, to talk all things Men's health for physical performance and longevity. Rick is a clinical and sports dietitian who is trained in functional medicine and has been podcast guest before. I love his ability to eloquently communicate science and his courage to challenge the current paradigm. I found this conversation eye opening and useful and I hope that it is for you too.  In this conversation we discuss: How to navigate the world or...

Barry Smith is the founder of Symprove, A company built on the belief that recovering and maintaining a healthy gut balance can help you live a fuller life. His vast knowledge on the topic of probiotics is astonishing and he really did blow me away. That, coupled with the lifestyle medicine expertise of Dr Chris George, makes for a fascinating podcast! Chris is NHS Medical Doctor trained in lifestyle medicine and advocates for an evidence-informed holistic approach to healthcare. In this...

Dr Tom O'Bryan is a world-renowned speaker and educator with expertise in food sensitivities, environmental toxins, and the development of autoimmune diseases. Tom and his wife, Marzi O'Bryan, recently brought into the world their child, Gio. Marzi is a nutritional therapist with vast experience and Chief Operating Officer at thedr.com. With Tom and Marzi’s unique expertise and experience, I was delighted to talk about their functional health approach to a happy, healthy pregnancy. In this...

Despite being one of the UK’s leading Functional Medicine Practitioners (IFMCP) with a focus in gut health and mould illness, Alex’s interests further extend into physical therapy, movement, resiliency, coaching, biohacking, psychedelics, breathwork, masculinity, spirituality, and the assimilation of ancient wisdom concerning health. With a keen interest in the mind-body connection, currently Alex is training to become a Transformational Breathwork Facilitator, and is a completing a...

Dr Jen Unwin is a consultant clinical health psychologist who has spent her professional life focussing on the role of hope in chronic disease and how it can be used to bring about behaviour change and improve quality of life. Her insights teamed up perfectly with Dr David Unwin’s interests in bringing about drug-free type 2 diabetes remission. For nine years they have been running group sessions in primary care to achieve just that, so far for over 100 patients, saving considerable amounts...

The Naked Nutritionist - Daniel O'Shaughnessy - is an award winning Nutritionist and Functional Medicine practitioner. He is also the author of the book 'Naked Nutrition: An LGBTQ+ Guide to Diet and Lifestyle'. In this episode, we discuss:  - Daniel's experience as a nutritionist in the LGBTQ+ community  - The unique and often overlooked considerations when it comes to diet and lifestyle for LGBTQ+ health - Some of the most common dysfunctions and conditions - Much more.... The Book -...

Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel is an Integrative Medicine doctor, scientist and educator with degrees in Medicine and Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, as well as an ongoing MSc in Precision Cancer Medicine at the University of Oxford. Dr Fuller-Shavel is a Fellow of them College of Medicine and the Co-Chair of BSIO (British Society for Integrative Oncology). Alongside her scientific and medical training and over a decade’s experience in integrative health, Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel holds...

Emma Beswick is a Nutritional Therapist and nutrigenomics specialist. She is the founder and CEO of Lifecode Gx®, the UK’s leading nutrigenomics testing, research and training company. Emma lectures widely on the subject of nutrigenomics and is well respected for her knowledge and ability to present complex aspects of nutrigenomics in an accessible and clinical relevant way.  We sit down to discuss how are nutrition and genetics are linked to COVID-19. We cover: - Vitamin status - Male...

Doctor Chris George is a full time NHS medical doctor and in this episode we discuss his experience during the pandemic and ways to support mental and physical health and wellbeing. Once Chris discovered the benefits of an evidence-based approach to lifestyle medicine and preventative healthcare he changed his perspective on the delivery of traditional medicine. He then changed career paths into General Practice so that he could focus on a more holistic approach to...

I was fortunate enough to sit down with Dr Ally Jaffee and Dr Iain Broadley, the founders of Nutritank.  In this fascinating episode we discuss:  The impact of nutrition in medicine Integrating nutrition and lifestyle medicine into the medical curriculum The evolving landscape of healthcare  How to get involved in this movement Nutritank is a triple-award winning non-for-profit organisation established in 2017 by then medical students Dr Ally Jaffee and Dr Iain Broadley. Nutritank’s...

Sumantra (Shumone) Ray is a Licensed Medical Doctor as well as a Registered Nutritionist (Public Health), with special interests in Nutrition Education in Health Systems and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Since 2008 he has been Founding Chair and Executive Director of the NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health, headquartered in Cambridge and working across twelve regional networks across six continents including a highly active Indian contingent. In 2018 he became the Co-Founder...

Dr David Unwin FRCGP works at the Norwood NHS Surgery in Southport near Liverpool, UK where he has cared for the same population since 1986 as a family doctor. To date 105/206 of his patients with T2 diabetes have achieved drug-free remission. This gives a remission rate of 50% at 30 months duration of a lower carb diet, one of the best results for any clinic in the world! I had the pleasure of meeting David at the IHCAN Summit in 2021 where he blew me away with his impressive results in...

Mark Hollingsworth is the CEO of the Nutrition Society, a scientific learned society, based in London, United Kingdom, a position he has held since 2014. I met Mark in 2017 when I was fortunate enough to work for the Nutrition Society and we have stayed in touch ever since.  In this fascinating episode we discuss: - Dealing with stress during military service - Strategies to handle emotionally testing situations - Resilience in a leadership position during COVID-19 - Coping with the...

Dr Jenna Macciochi is an immunologist, author and is on a mission to unravel the science around the immune system and help people decode exactly what it takes to be well in the modern-day. In this episode we discuss the topic of immune resilience. Not just how we stop getting ill but how we can bounce back from illness. In this fascinating discussion we touch upon: Exercise, fitness in relation to immunity How vegetables, fruit and polyphenol intake affects immunity Vitamins...

Emma Beswick is a Nutritional Therapist and nutrigenomics specialist. She is the founder and CEO of Lifecode Gx®, the UK’s leading nutrigenomics testing, research and training company. Emma lectures widely on the subject of nutrigenomics and is well respected for her knowledge and ability to present complex aspects of nutrigenomics in an accessible and clinical relevant way.  I found this conversation hugely interesting which highlights our bio-individuality and how our lifestyle and diet...

Dr Sarah Berry is an Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences at King's College London and her research interests relate to the influence of dietary components on markers of cardiovascular disease risk, with a particular focus on: - Precision nutrition - Postprandial metabolism - Food and fat structure Since commencing her research career at King’s in 2000, she has been the academic leader for more than 30 human nutrition studies in cardio-metabolic health. Sarah has been working on...

Dr Eric Zielinski is the author of the national bestseller The Healing Power of Essential Oils and The Essential Oils Apothecary. Trained as an aromatherapist, public health researcher, and chiropractor, Dr. Z started NaturalLivingFamily.com in 2014 with his wife to help people learn how to use natural remedies like essential oils safely and effectively. Now visited by more than three million natural health seekers every year, NaturalLivingFamily.com has rapidly become the number one online...