Family Health Lab

Jayne Bullen heads up not one, but three organisations that are bringing about profound change in the world. In conversation with Nutritionist and podcast host, Claire McDonnell Liu, we chat about:- Becoming the first Noakes Foundation employee, founding Eat Better South Africa and the Nutrition Network. How the small but passionate team created a worldwide training platform and community or kinsh...

Dr. James Muecke on how families are being conned into sickness and disease - by Big Food and trusted health bodies.   Eye surgeon Dr James in conversation with Nutritionist and Family Health Lab podcast host, Claire McDonnell Liu - Dr. James calls out the food industry and government policies that are harming families.  He shares how:-    * Children are preyed on by the food i...

This is our family story of using food to change our health.    Two children, with two different diets  - both sugar free, real foods, and healthy fats.   Claire McDonnell Liu shares how her children's severe seizures, alopecia and eczema conditions all improved, or disappeared altogether, by changing their foods.  Claire delivered her 'food as medicine' talk for the Publi...

Praful Solanki talks effective mental health therapy for young people, with host Claire McDonnell Liu.   Praf, a NHS mental health clinical nurse, shares his experiences of supporting children in the care system, young refugees fleeing war and families in need of therapy post the pandemic.   Praf explains the holistic approach he and his team are taking to support young people's mental h...

In this episode Claire McDonnell Liu, Nutritionist, chats with Dr Sarah Hancock about Tooth Decay as the “Canary in the Coal Mine”.     Sarah explains:    how important dental decay could really be to our whole body health.   that cavities can be caused by disfunction from inside the body, not only outside as is often thought. With refined carbohydrates being a major contr...

Justin Wilford shares the essentials of emotional resilience for families.   Learn tools and strategies for parents and kids to flourish with their mental health and emotional wellbeing.   About Justin Justin is father to Max and Maesie, Co-Founder of Max Love and Yes Collective, and an Emotional Health Coach.   Justin has a PhD in geography and Public Health.   Here Justin sha...

Meet Belinda Fettke.    Former nurse Belinda's nutrition research came to the defence of her husband, Orthopaedic Surgeon Gary Fettke, as he became a target of the medical world - for advising diabetes patients to cut sugars and refined carbohydrates foods!   Belinda has since continued to delve into the murky world of the food industry, learning secrets that the cereal industry and...

Dietician Caryn Zinn chats all things Low Carb - preventing ill-health, reversing diabetes, Low Carb kids and real food in schools, her holistic approach to nutrition, as well as her new research project with Dr David Unwin.    Enjoy Caryn's tips for changing foods to help families thrive. *** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ***             &n...