Welcome to Episode 113 of the You4ia Health Podcast with Nutritionist Elly Mclean. In today’s chat we dive into the female menstrual cycle firstly providing a background into all of the physiological components involved and then highlighting all of the lifestyle factors than can impact a “normal” menstrual cycle. There is a long list of things that can alter the physiology inclining nutrient deficiencies, sleep inadequacy, physical and emotional stress… the list goes on.   This chat was...

Welcome to Episode 112 of the You4ia Health Podcast with Strength and conditioning coach Hayden Crossley.   This week on the show I sat down with Hayden Crossley for his second appearance on the podcast. Hayden has a comprehensive knowledge of human movement being a qualified and practising strength and conditioning coach and physical education teacher.   This week on the show Hayden and I break down the fundamental principles involved in gaining lean muscle mass of hypertrophy training. A...

Welcome to Episode 111 of the You4ia Health Podcast. This week on the show I sat down with osteopath and owner of the performance centre in Fitzroy Lauren Cosson. The performance centre is a gym in which allied health professionals integrate with trainers or exercise physiologist to develop a rehab plan that is both attainable and sustainable following your in house from the start to the end. This space also acts a general training facility too.   In today’s chat we put our business hats on...

Welcome to Episode 110 of the You4ia Health Podcast with Nutritionist Elly Mclean.   Back for 5th her appearance on the show, Elly and I sit down and discuss an interesting topic that isn’t spoken about much known as Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport OR REDS.   Reds is syndrome which can adversely affect the health and performance of athletes when there is a negative balance between dietary energy intake and the energy expenditure. More commonly associated but not limited to endurance based...

Welcome to Episode 109 of the You4ia Health Podcast with Nutritionist and veteran shift worker Roger Sutherland This week on the show I am so humbled to bring to you, the night shift guru roger Sutherland. With decades of experience working shift work Roger noticed a huge gap in the market from education on how to prepare and recover from working shift work, in particular night shift. The fact of the matter is that our current world cannot function without shift workers, nurses, doctors,...

Welcome to Episode 108 of the You4ia Health Podcast with Personal Trainer and owner of JPS health and fitness in Essendon. Jacob is a personal trainer who has been in the industry for over a decade. His willingness to upskill and learn more has enabled him to be known as a powerhouse in the space. Anyone who knows Jacob will know how much knowledge this man has between his ears. He is an absolute wealth of knowledge that is pacing the way for future trainers in the space. He does this...

  Welcome to Episode 107 Of the You4ia Health Podcast with Sarah Nehme. A strength and conditioning coach and owner of Body Fit training in Pascoe Vale and Essendon. Alongside this, Sarah is a part of the programming team for the global fitness franchise Body Fit training.   She is an inspiration and huge advocate for all women in business and is paving the way for future generations in the space. We spoke about this at length during today’s show.   We also spoke about programming for...

Welcome to Episode 106 of The You4ia Health Podcast with Tom Simak.  This week on the show Tom and I sat down and discussed minimalistic living. A trendy word that has a much deeper meaning. Tune in to hear Tom's great tips and retell his van life experiences.    You can get in contact with Tom below: @plant.paradigm  Podcast: The Plant Paradigm Podcast   A special mention to a sponsor of the show Eimele.   My You4ia Health community would know I adopt a plant exclusive diet. While...

Welcome to episode 105 of The You4ia Health Podcast with Brad riddle. Brad has one of the most impressive fitness resumes I’ve ever seen, with over 17 years of coaching experience including stints at the elite level as well as having completed marathons, iron mans, pretty much anything that requires you to be in the hurt locker, brad has done it. But his fitness resume isn’t the most attractive thing about him… His dedication and determination to put in the work is inspiring. His mindset...

Welcome to episode 104 of The You4ia Health Podcast. This week I am joined by AFL premiership player Ben Brown.   Ben is an extremely humble man who aims to leave a positive impact on the world, extending beyond his amazing football ability.   Elaborating on that a little further, Ben is an ambassador for a number of organisations that are raising awareness for important issues such as violence against women and children, charities raising awareness for children with disability among many...

  Welcome to episode 103 of The You4ia Health Podcast with co-founder of Amazonia Co Dwayne Martens. Sit back, relax and listen to Dwayne retell his journey from boot of the car to national wellness brand. You can get in contact with Dwayne below: Instagram @amazoniaco Website: www.amazonia.com

Welcome to episode 102 of The You4ia Health Podcast. I am so pleased to bring you this week’s special guest, environmentalist and half cut man Jimmy Stanton Cook or better known as Jimmy Halfcut.   Jimmy alongside the team at Halfcut are doing important work aiming to buy back and regenerate the land of the Daintree rainforest.   In October I ran my first marathon raising funds for the halfcut organisation, the link is still open and any donations are greatly appreciated. The link is...

Welcome to episode 101 of The You4ia Health Podcast. I am so pleased to bring you this week’s special guest, one of the most inspiring individuals I have ever met, his name is Scott Harris.   Scott is a well renowned keynote speaker, author and expert in resilience. When Scott was in his early twenties, he went out dirt bike riding on what was a normal summers day. Little did he know this day would change his life forever.   Scott was involved in an accident that caused resulted in...

Welcome to episode 100 of The You4ia Health Podcast with Matt Sipala, your host and owner of You4ia Health. Sit back, relax and listen to Matt recap the last 100 episodes of the podcast, his upbringing and how he structures his coaching philosophy.  You can get in contact with Matt below: instagram: @you4iahealth Website: www.you4iahealth.com email: [email protected]  

Welcome to episode 99 of The You4ia Health Podcast with special guest Renee is Buckingham.   Renee is the face behind the scenes of Melbourne vegan guide, Sydney vegan guide among other vegan guides globally.   If you haven’t heard of these before, these pages are you’re guide to vegan food in each city. From navigating your way around eating out at restaurants and cafes to product reviews and even a Sunday segment called spill the beans, Renee and the team are doing incredible...

Welcome to episode 98 of The You4ia Health Podcast with Jackie Frangeskakis.  Join in the conversation as we take a deep dive into insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.  You can get in contact with Jackie below: instagram: @adaptivehealth

Welcome to episode 97 of The You4ia Health Podcast with Shannah Kennedy.   This week on the show Shannah and I dissect the past 18 months, in particular what life is like for us Melbournians enduring almost a full year of lockdown. We chat at length about the things she is seeing with her patients with the compounding fatigue we have all been experiencing, and we chat at length about how to navigate around our new covid normal life.   Shannah also takes us through ways we can start to...

Welcome to episode 96 of The You4ia Health Podcast with Dr Matthew Nagra.   In today’s chat Dr Nagra and I discuss dietary patterns associated with a decreased risk of chronic disease. Saturated fat consumption and relevant risks with the global leading cause of death cardiovascular disease. The ketogenic diet including how the implementation of a western keto diet has evolved steering further away from the clinical keto diet. Why someone would choose to adopt this dietary...

Welcome to episode 95 of The You4ia Health Podcast with founder of plant based health professionals UK and plant based health online, Dr Shireen Kassam.   In today’s chat Shireen and I chat all things plant based nutrition, holistic health care and cancer prevention.   It was extremely insightful to listen to Shireen articulate what the research tells us about lifestyle intervention and reducing your cancer risk.   We take a deep dive into foods and habits that the WHO...

Welcome to episode 94 of The You4ia Health Podcast with professional cricketer Beau Webster. In today’s chat Beau and I chat above his journey into the first class cricket, the big bash league, mindset, preparation and life outside cricket. You can get in contact with Beau below: Instagram: @bwebster93 You can also watch him in action in the BBL this year for the Melbourne Stars and at state level for Tasmania. Want to support the show? The single best thing that you can do to...

Welcome to episode 93 of The You4ia Health Podcast with nutritionist and physiotherapist Simon Hill.   I am so excited to have had the opportunity to sit down with Simon the creator of plant proof and author of the proof is in the plants.   Simon has been the biggest influence on my life in the way of education around the power of plants. I have listened to every single episode of your podcast “the plant proof podcast’ and am blown away by your wealth of knowledge, your drive to know...

Howdy folks, Welcome to episode 92 of the You4ia Health Podcast with great mate of mine Joel Curtis. Joel and I break down our 5 month journey in Darwin playing cricket and how the experience has benefitted us.  You can get in contact with Joel below: Instagram: @joelcurtispt Podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/twisting-wires/id1506194753 Want to support the show? The single best thing that you can do to support the show is to subscribe and leave a review on the...

Welcome to episode 91 of The You4ia Health Podcast with plant based dietician Bec Norris.   In today’s Bec and I take a deep dive into the realm of plant based nutrition during pregnancy and tips to create an environment where your baby can thrive.   You can get in contact with Bec below: Instagram: @plantful.pregnancy Website: https://plantfulpregnancy.com Prep your body for plant based pregnancy program   Link:https://bit.ly/3istODT   Doors open on the 2nd of August...

Welcome to episode 90 of The You4ia Health Podcast with personal trainer, aspiring professional cricketer and great friend Joel Curtis. In today’s episode Joel takes us through his journey into the fitness industry as well as his cricketing mental routine which enables him to perform at his best. You can get in contact with Joel below: Instagram: @joelcurtispt Podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/twisting-wires/id1506194753 Want to support the show? The single best...