Family Health Lab

Overweight doctor and low-fat dieter to low-carb aficionado. Dr Lucy Burns on her health, and why she is passionate about helping women like her to regain their health. Thanks to sponsor: In-15 INSULIN TEST https://metabolica.bio 01:00 Works with women just like her 02:00 Dr Lucy’s own weight and health conditions 05:00 Stumbling across low carb on a beach 06:30 Food cravings vanish 08:00 Shamed f...

Neuroscientist Dom D'Agostino shares his vast knowledge of the powerful health benefits of a ketogenic diet. Thanks to sponsor: In-15 INSTANT INSULIN TEST https://metabolica.bio In conversation with host Claire McDonnell Dom shares why ketogenic diet therapy is so important as an intervention for cancers, epilepsy, mental health, Alzheimers, PCOS, chronic diseases, as well as ADHD and autism....

Medical Professor Robert Lufkin MD rejected the health lessons he had taught over his career, in order to transform his health. Thanks to sponsor: In-15 INSULIN TEST https://metabolica.bio In conversation with host Claire McDonnell Liu Dr Lufkin explains why he is now on a mission to help others to avoid the health lies, around meat, saturated fat, cholesterol, seed oils, carbs, grains, weight gai...

One week before the UK's biggest 'Low Carb' health event we sat down with Director Sam Feltham to talk about: - The foods he chooses, and has to enforce, for his own children - How scepticism helped Sam to survive cancer, and become a Low Carb advocate - This week's exciting conference, with: Gary Taubes, Dr Anthony Chaffee, Dr Ken Berry, Eddie Ebbew, and Dr Benjamin Bikman 02:00 L...

"..human beings that won't be able to achieve their potential, because they're not getting the essential nutrients they need to develop properly.. " Join host Claire McDonnell Liu in conversation with Dr Peter Ballerstedt. 03:00 Building bridges between different groups 05:50 Fifth of world children are malnourished 06:30 A generation of stunted children 07:30 WHO state animal so...

Sugar Addiction Specialist Bitten Jonsson with host Claire McDonnell Liu. Sponsor: In-15 compact insulin testing https://metabolica.bio How Bitten's own addictions led her to become a pioneer of sugar addiction, and her low carb diet approach to healing the brain. 01:35 Bitten’s battle with alcoholism 02:20 Bitten’s first addiction insights 03:20 First heard of food addiction 07:00 Dairy in fo...

Craig Emmerich shares his family story with host Claire McDonnell Liu. Hear why Craig and Maria Emmerich prioritise protein for their sons, and the foods that are game changers for ADHD and Autism. 02:20 Why Craig prioritises protein for his boys 11:00 Teaching his sons about foods for their bodies13:00 Sugar free kid's recipes 21:00 Foods that improve ADHD and hyperactivity 22:00 Autism behav...

Michael Collins, host of the Quit Sugar Summit in conversation with host Claire McDonnell Liu. Join the summit free here https://quitsugarsummit.com?a_aid=65374cac2f641 (affiliate link) 01:35 The sad start to Mike’s mother’s sugar addiction 04:30 Mike’s favourite sugar junkie 04:50 Alzheimer’s and sugar addiction 06:30 Sugar highs in kids and adults 07:00. Neuroscience - how sugar affects the brai...

Can a Keto diet drastically improve serious mental ill health? Professor Zoltan Sarnyai is looking to find out in a trailblazing clinical trial. Join host Claire McDonnell Liu for this discussion on how ketosis could transform serious mental ill health, bringing new hope to patients everywhere. Note: Apologies for sound issues with this recording! We hope you still enjoy this content. 02:00 How Pr...

Should families ditch vegetable oils to prevent disease? Join Claire McDonnell Liu, health researcher and Family Health Lab podcast host, in conversation with Dr Chris Knobbe, an eye specialist (ophthalmologist) and public health researcher - to learn more about the common family foods to avoid for better health. Dr Chris Knobbe, based in Texas USA, is an expert on fats, vegetable oils in particul...

Is a Carnivore diet best for family heart health? Host Claire McDonnell Liu discusses the deadly food myths around eating low fat, red meat, and saturated fats with heart surgeon Dr Philip Ovadia. Listen as Dr Ovadia shares food tips and health strategies from his book 'Stay Off My Operating Table'; his own carnivore daily food habits; and tells all about the scary reality of heart surgery...

Fat shaming is horrible - yet have we been duped by the 'body positive' movement? Host Claire McDonnell Liu discusses the heartbreaking stigma around diabetes and obesity with international health policy expert, Grant Ennis. Listen as Grant shares the strategies from his book Dark PR that we can all take to reclaim our health, and what really lies behind the mass scale epidemics of diabete...

Join host Claire McDonnell Liu to mark ten years of 'Low Carb Down Under', with founder Dr Rod Tayler. Rod shares how LCDU started, and his favourite talks from over the years. 02:00 How Low Carb Down Under started 07:15 Prof Tim Noakes causes a stir 11:00 Pete Williams, on low carb for type 1 diabetes 13:20 Jason Fung on low carb for obesity and diabetes 16:31 Vegetable oils and chronic d...

Join Claire McDonnell Liu for Part 2 - with Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise - In this second and final part Nina talks about her family’s eating habits and the surprising foods that you'll find in her kitchen. 01:00 Nina's own health and weight challenges 01:30 How Nina's interest in nutrition began 01:45 Alarm bells due to devious tactics around nutrition 03:00 The big s...

Nina Teicholz on How to Beat the Powerful Big Fat Health Lies Making Us Sick PART 1 Join Claire McDonnell Liu with Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise 00:55 How Nina started her day in New York 02:19 Childhood obesity, issues with the data, and 03:30 Nina highlights the lack of reporting on obesity, until recent pharmaceutical drugs such as Ozempic injections 05:00 What is causing our me...

Keto Live 2023 World First 'Insulin Resistance' Care - with Josephine Barbarino Join The Family Health Lab podcast with host Claire McDonnell Liu in conversation with Keto Live Founder, Josephine Barbarino. 01:00 Life in Bavaria, Germany and why Keto Live is based in Switzerland 04:00 Josephine dramatic health journey to finding Keto diet 9:00 Resolving acid reflux with keto diet 10:30 How...

Carnivore Diet For Kids? Important Foods for Families with Dr Anthony Chaffee Welcome to The Family Health Lab podcast with host Claire McDonnell Liu in conversation with neurosurgical registrar Dr Anthony Chaffee. Dr Chaffee is an American medical doctor, now practising in Australia. 

His nutrition science research has led him to become an advocate for the carnivore lifestyle as an option for tr...

Learn how a Keto diet could improve mood, brain energy and mental illness - with mental health expert Nicole Laurent Join Claire McDonnell Liu, health researcher and Family Health Lab podcast host, in conversation with Nicole Laurent, Mental Health Counsellor. Listen as Nicole shares:- - the fundamental foods our brain needs to function and to heal. - why a Keto brain energy diet is so much more e...

Nick Hudson shares how he pushed through the stigma to talk about his own periods of depression. He started the Push-Up Challenge with a few mates, knocking out push ups at work and even in supermarkets, to quickly becoming a huge mental health fitness challenge, raising millions for mental health charities. Join Claire McDonnell Liu, health researcher and Family Health Lab podcast host, in conver...

Why we're fatter and sicker - Dr Peter Brucker on how our food is causing a bigger global health disaster than the COVID pandemic. Join Claire McDonnell Liu, health researcher and Family Health Lab podcast host, in conversation with Dr Peter Brukner, founder of Defeat Diabetes and Sugar By Half. Dr Brukner's blunt message "Don't bloody eat it!" refers to the majority of famil...

Emma Williams shares her fight for Keto Diet therapy for her young son Matthew, and how the diet saved his life. Join Claire McDonnell Liu, health researcher and Family Health Lab podcast host, in conversation with Emma Williams, CEO Matthew's Friends. 03:00 Emma’s battle for a Ketogenic Diet to help her son Matthew's uncontrolled seizures 06:20 Jim Abrahams, Charlie Foundation and First D...

Beth Zupec-Kania is THE leading world expert on ketogenic Diets. Working tirelessly over 3 decades Beth has pioneered ketosis diets for adults and children - highlighting the diet's incredible ability to heal, in many cases better than any medications. Claire McDonnell Liu, health researcher and Family Health Lab podcast host, in conversation with Beth Zupec-Kania, RDN, CD. ** Support us by su...

The powerful impact a Keto Diet can have on mental health conditions, with President of the Baszucki Group, Jan Ellison Baszucki.   Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutrition Researcher and Family Health Lab podcast host, in conversation with Jan Ellison Baszucki. Jan shares her son Matt Baszucki's mental ill health journey. At aged only 17 Matt endured a breakdown, with sleeplessness, delusions and man...

Darryl Edwards, Movement Coach, CEO of Primal Play and Tedx Speaker with over 1.2 million views. In conversation with host Claire McDonnell Liu, Family Health Lab 00:58 Real Food Rocks, Lake District, UK 01:23 Primal techniques that help us to carry heavy loads 05:28 How movement affects our physiology, mental, and emotional health. 06:15 Child's play could help to improve adults health 07:12...

How to get free of food addiction with Dr Jen Unwin Clinical Psychologist   Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist and Family health Lab podcast host, in conversation with Jen Unwin.    01:09 The first international Food Addiction Conference  02:19 Paul Early's mind blowing talk on brain activity related to food addiction  02:41 Sugar is psychoactive, we need to be mindful abo...