The John Vincent Podcast

What can Vata, Pitta and Kapha tell us about the way our bodies and minds function? In Part 2 of John Vincent’s conversation with Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya , they explore the Ayurvedic concept of doshas and how these three forces are used to understand movement, transformation, stability and imbalance within the body. Bhaswati explains why Vata is associated with movement, from breathing and circul...

What is Ayurveda, and what can this ancient system of medicine teach us about staying healthy today? John Vincent speaks with physician, scientist and Ayurvedic practitioner Dr Bhaswati Bhattacharya to explore the foundations of Ayurveda and its approach to health, healing and everyday life. Drawing on her training in both modern medicine and Ayurveda, Bhaswati explains why Ayurvedic medicine look...

What happens when you achieve financial freedom, sell your business and realise that money hasn't given you the happiness you expected? In this episode of The John Vincent Podcast, LEON founder John Vincent sits down with entrepreneur, investor and HelpBnk founder Simon Squibb to explore the relationship between money, happiness, purpose, mental wellbeing and the courage to pursue your dreams....

Mental health problems are rising across generations, but is the way we treat them actually helping people recover? John Vincent sits down with mental health practitioner Brendan Quinn to examine the realities of psychiatric care, medication and the systems built around mental illness. Drawing on nearly 30 years of experience across nursing, private healthcare and mental health services, Brendan s...

What if changing your life didn’t begin with a dramatic overhaul, but with one small decision that made you feel a little more like yourself again? Actress, bestselling author and WillPowders co-founder Davinia Taylor joins John Vincent for a deeply personal, funny and refreshingly honest conversation about food, energy, behaviour and learning how to listen to your body. Davinia shares a period in...

Tony Brown joins John Vincent to share his extraordinary journey from severe depression, a suicide attempt and psychiatric hospitalisation to rebuilding his health, relationships and sense of purpose. Tony recalls being sectioned under the Mental Health Act, receiving 17 courses of electroconvulsive therapy and eventually finding his way out of hospital with help from an old school friend. After l...

What if the biggest problem with modern healthcare isn’t a lack of science, but the way science, regulation and commercial incentives are being used? Dr Robert Verkerk, scientist, ecologist and founder of the Alliance for Natural Health, joins John Vincent for a wide-ranging conversation about natural health, modern medicine, GLP-1 weight loss drugs, personalised healthcare, food as medicine and t...

What happens when a psychedelic experience intended to unlock human potential leads to psychosis, psychiatric hospitalisation and a complete loss of trust in your own mind? Jonathan Ramalho joins John Vincent to share the extraordinary story behind Beyond The Pill , his exploration of mental health, psychedelics, human potential and recovery. After years exploring human potential, mental health an...

Can you use hypnosis to change negative thought patterns, reprogram your subconscious mind and create a more positive life? Hypnotherapist Glenn Harrold joins John Vincent to explore self-hypnosis, meditation, subconscious programming, childhood trauma, manifestation, abundance, consciousness and the power of the stories we tell ourselves. Glenn shares how a difficult childhood, homelessness, drug...

What should we actually eat for a longer, healthier life?  Dr Alan Desmond , gastroenterologist and author of What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You About Food, joins John Vincent to examine the evidence behind plant based diets, ultra processed food, dietary fibre, protein, heart disease, obesity, metabolic health and longevity. They explore why health span matters as much as lifespan, why the m...

How did Gaz Oakley go from city-life burnout to a calmer, more authentic life connected to nature? Gaz Oakley , the chef, author and creator joins John Vincent for a powerful conversation about plant based food, burnout, fermentation, herbalism, homesteading, nature deficiency, social media, city life, anxiety, authentic living and the spiritual power of reconnecting with the land. From starting w...

How does a teenager pushed into a toxic diet culture by the modelling industry end up a three-time Number 1 bestselling nutritionist on a mission to make healthy eating feel normal again? Em the Nutritionist aka Emily English, joins John Vincent live to make the case that nutrition has been made far more complicated, frightening and expensive than it ever needed to be. She shares how a single comm...

How does someone go from homelessness, poverty and violence to selling over 3 million books worldwide?  Number 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Vex King reveals the single mindset shift that ended his victim story, why your sense of purpose only ever exists in the present moment, and the "spiritual ego" trap that keeps so many seekers stuck. Recorded live, this is one of the most honest conv...

When I started The John Vincent Podcast, I did not know I was going to buy back LEON. I recently did so. And it gives me a whole new way of helping you enjoy natural health. And a very practical perspective on how we need to become aware of how everything is linked. When I started The John Vincent Podcast, I did not know I was going to buy back LEON. I recently did so. And it gives me a whole new...

In this episode, I am lucky to have spoken to two doctors and pioneers in preventative medicine. Claire Merifield and Alasdair Scott were doctors in the NHS for years. But after being disillusioned by the medical system, they realised what their patients really needed was preventative, personalised healthcare. So they set up Selph, using their respective expertise to create a system with which the...

In this third episode recorded at the Integrative and Personalised Medical Congress 2025, I spoke with Holistic Facialist, Elizabeth King. Elizabeth is Weleda UK's Esthetician Education Lead and has specialised in the anthroposophic-based holistic approach to caring for the skin for over 24 years. An experienced trainer, Elizabeth has created Weleda’s Ofqual regulated, CFI Level 4 Certificate cour...

This is the final part of my episode with Dr Leo Pruimboom, a pioneer in cPNI. I was incredibly lucky to speak with him at the 2025 Integrative and Personalised Medicine Congress. Our conversation offered me a new understanding into how much health we can have access to if we know how to truly sense what our bodies are telling us, and how to manage the consequences of modern inventions. His person...

This is Part 3 of my episode with Dr Leo Pruimboom, a pioneer in cPNI. I was incredibly lucky to speak with him or our 2nd episode at the Integrative and Personalised Medicine Congress 2025 who kindly hosted us. Our conversation offered me a new understanding into how much health we can have access to if we know how to truly sense what our bodies are telling us, and how to manage the consequences...

This is Part 2 of my episode with Dr Leo Pruimboom, a pioneer in cPNI. I was incredibly lucky to speak with him or our 2nd episode at the Integrative and Personalised Medicine Congress 2025 who kindly hosted us. Our conversation offered me a new understanding into how much health we can have access to if we know how to truly sense what our bodies are telling us, and how to manage the consequences...

Today’s episode is with Dr Leo Pruimboom, a pioneer in cPNI. I was incredibly lucky to speak with him or our 2nd episode at the Integrative and Personalised Medicine Congress 2025 who kindly hosted us. Our conversation offered me a new understanding into how much health we can have access to if we know how to truly sense what our bodies are telling us, and how to manage the consequences of modern...

Welcome to the first of three special podcasts in collaboration with the Integrative and Personalized Medical Congress (IPM), who kindly hosted us at their event, bringing together cutting edge doctors, experts and healers from all areas of health and medicine.  The first of the series is with Nutritionist Julie Gough, who shares her insight from guiding herself, and her clients, through meno...

In the pursuit of wholeness in our wellbeing, I spoke with Vanessa Gillespie, Jungian Psychoanalyst, about our emotional, mental and spiritual health through a Jungian lens.  What became abundantly clear is just how much our subconscious runs the show, and how Jungian Analysis provides frameworks for living a free and fulfilled life.  In this episode you’ll learn: What the psyche is, and...

In this episode, Mr James Kinross reframes my understanding of "gut health". He takes me into the evolving world of microbiome science, explains our ‘internal climate crisis’ and how we can heal ourselves with surprising lifestyle shifts.  Mr James Kinross is an expert in the microbiome, a researcher into probiotic and prebiotic therapies for colonic health, and is a Colorectal Surgeon at One...

Welcome to my first John Vincent Quickie. Quick, digestible and applicable ideas to equip you for a more fulfilled, whole, life. Today, I am with Philip Dodson at Plaw Hatch Farm in Sussex, and we talk about the idea conceived by Brian P. Moran and Michael Lennington in their book 'The 12 Week Year', and how it has helped me re-frame my goals. Phillip introduced me to this approach and it enabled...

Dr Ellie Rashid is a Consultant Dermatologist at OneWelbeck Skin Health, and Allergy and Clinical Lead for the complex Hidradenitis Suppurativa service at St John’s Institute of Dermatology. She specializes in a wide range of dermatology conditions, including paediatric dermatology, hidradenitis suppurativa, acne, eczema, psoriasis, and pigmentation disorders. Ellie is also joint training program...