Hardiness with Dr Paul Taylor

In today's episode, I delve into the wonderful medicinal properties of mushrooms with Jeff Chilton, mushroom expert, and why we all need to include them in our diet - either as whole foods or supplements. Jeff Chilton studied Ethno-mycology at the University of Washington and later began a 10 year career as a large scale  mushroom grower. He established Nammex, the first company to supply med...

Today's guest is Raamon Newman, who was an elite-level college athlete at multiple sports until he encountered burnout. He then went to do a life rest by becoming a full-time Monk for a year, and ended up spending 10 years of full-time meditation practice. Raamon now uses the insights he gained to coach people to a better level of balance and coherence in their lives and in today's podca...

Today's episode is based on an article by a Spanish Psychiatrist called Dr Luis Rojas Marcos. Unfortunately, I couldn't get him onto the podcast, but I think the theme is hugely important, so I'm covering his article with my commentary interspersed throughout. Here is a link to the Dunedin Study on Self Control that I talked about. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

My guest today is Dr Adam Batenah. Adam became a doctor of internal medicine and an oncology registrar to help people live longer, healthier lives, but the relentless pace of the medical field meant he spent more time prescribing pills than preventing disease.  He knew there had to be a better solution, and now spends a lot of his time looking into how we can enhance our healthspan and use wearabl...

Today I chat with an old mate and former colleague, Shane Saunders. Shane is an ex-military guy who has gone from being an expert in physical training to an expert in the art and science of breathing and respiration. Shane and his wife Ange spent years travelling the world learning from a range of breathwork masters  and now run their own business teaching people how to breathe properly, called Br...

Today I’m going to talk about the importance of skeletal muscle, and the relatively recent discovery of a class of proteins released by muscle that drive communication at a celluar level, called myokines. It’s the time for New Year’s resolutions and my aim is to convince you that building and using muscle regularly should be very high up your list of resolutions. The world health Organisation has...

Richard D. Lane, M.D., Ph. D. is Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Arizona. A clinical psychiatrist and psychodynamic psychotherapist with a Ph. D. in Experimental Psychology, he was one of the first researchers to perform functional brain imaging studies of emotion in the 1990s. He is the author of 190 papers and book chapters and is senior editor of two bo...

My guest today, Dr Kate Gregorevic is a physician, researcher, writer and mother of three who is passionate about empowering people to improve their health and longevity through lifestyle. Kate initially studied medicine and went on to do a PhD to better understand ageing and frailty and how this interacts with a range of social factors and today, we discuss a topic that should be dear to us all -...

My guest today is a super-interesting, high-energy individual. Dr Jonny Bowden is an ex-professional Jazz musician, who became a psychologist, and fitness expert who then gained a PHD in Nutrition. He’s the author of 6 books and is also a professional speaker. In today’s episode, we do an in-depth exploration of cholesterol  and discuss the real causes of heart disease and many other chronic condi...

My guest today is David Gillespie - a lawyer and the best-selling author of Sweet Poison , a book that is generally credited with starting the current wave of sugar awareness in Australia. He followed Sweet Poison up with 8 more books – most of them about nutrition and diet, with another book on education and another one on surviving contact with psychopaths in the workplace and at home. In today&...

My guest today is Dr Tim Crowe, who has spent 25 years as an academic in the field of nutrition, with both a Masters Degree and PhD in the area.  His research career spans laboratory molecular biology research right through to clinical nutrition trials and he is the co-author of Understanding Nutrition, a textbook used by many Universities in Australian and New Zealand in nutrition and dietetics c...

Today's episode is with my (much) better half, Carly Taylor, as we explore a very powerful self-reflection tool from Japanese Psychology that I like to describe as 'Gratitude on Steroids', and as you'll see, it's a great method for enhancing or repairing relationships in your life. To find out more about Naikan, check out the book titled 'Naikan' by Greg Krech&ap...

Today's podcast is a deep dive by yours truly into time-restricted eating and how it can have a massive impact on your metabolism and health. Here is a link to the research article mentioned in the podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest today is definitely a thought leader and PracAdemic on resilience.                                                            ’s   is much in demand as a public speaker, with her TED talk, 3 Secrets of Resilient People, viewed over 6 million times. Adjunct senior fellow at the University of Canterbury, her research is published internationally, and her PhD was acknowledged for its outstan...

Today's episode is a solo podcast where I do a deep dive into the science of hormesis: sub-lethal exposure to stressors or toxins which, at high levels can kill us, but at low levels induce stress resistance.  Enjoy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's episode is an organic conversation and a podcast share with my old mate Craig Harper, where we discuss all things happiness. Enjoy... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a wide-ranging discussion on mental wellbeing and definitely one of my favourite podcasts that I've done. Professor Joseph Ciarrochi is part of the Institute of  Positive  Psychology at the Australian Catholic University and as well as being a Research Professor, he's a best selling author and Corporate Speaker who helps individuals and organisations apply the latest findings fro...

My guest today, Dr Arne Rubinstein, is a very special bloke on a mission. Arne is an expert on Rites of Passage and adolescent development, with 30 years experience as a medical doctor, counsellor, mentor, speaker and workshop facilitator. The seminars and programs he’s helped to develop have been attended by over 250,000 people globally and are designed to support boys and girls to successfully m...

Today is a podcast share with the quite legendary Professor Grant Schofield from New Zealand and his PreKure Podcast and I think it’s probably the most important public service broadcast that either of us have done in some time, if not ever, so please share this episode with all your family and friends. In this episode we discuss the lifestyle factors and outcomes that have a massive impact on you...

My guest today is Dr. Shirazi, a dentist who also has a Masters degree in Oriental Medicine and is also a board licensed Acupuncturist. He has completed over 2000 hours of continuing education in TMD and facial pain, craniomandibular orthopedics, and sleep disordered breathing.  He is the founder of the Bite, Breathe and Balance Podcast, dedicated to the multidisciplinary approach to treating cran...

My guest today is Lydia Denworth, a science writer and public speaker. contributing editor for Scientific American and she writes   the Brain Waves blog for Psychology Today . Her work has also appeared in The Atlantic, Newsweek , The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , Time, Spectrum and many other publications and she is the author of 4 books. Today, we get into her latest book, which is...

A Professor Emerita of Management at California State University, Loretta Breuning was not convinced by prevailing theories of human motivation. So, after many years of research, she went about publishing her own blogs and books on an alternative view of the workings of the brain. Loretta has published 9 books about how the brain works, including Habits of a Happy Brain and Status Games. She is al...

Today is part 2 of the episode with Dr Denise Furness - a geneticist, and fitness professional, who has overcome an autoimmune disease and lost her Mum to early onset Dementia. Through these challenging experiences and her research into genetics and nutrition and lifestyle medicine, Denise has made it her mission to help as many people as possible get back to thriving! This podcast explores the ro...

My guest today is someone I consider to be Australia’s version of Rhonda Patrick – and for those who know Rhonda, that’s a big compliment. Dr Denise Furness is a geneticist, and fitness professional, who has overcome an autoimmune disease and lost her Mum to early onset Dementia. Through these challenging experiences and her research into genetics and nutrition and lifestyle medicine, Denise has m...

As Melbourne ticks past 200 days in lockdown, around half of all Australians are currently in lockdown and our Kiwi cousins across the ditch have just gone into a very strict one.  This is taking a huge toll on our mental health, and especially that of teenagers. In this podcast, Paul & Carly Taylor discuss the dark side of social media (we all know the benefits) and the myriad of lifestyle ch...