Healthy-ish

Each Friday, host Felicity Harley and Body + Soul's online editor, Ali Stephenson chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chat about why kids hate broccoli (read the story, here), Linda Evangelista’s CoolSculpting surgery (read the story, here) and why having a lazy day is brilliant for wellbeing (read the story, here).    WANT...

Melissa Wilson hates running, yet she loves all the mental and physical side effects. The co-host of The Juggling Act and executive editor of kidspot.com.au shares her tips on how to get yourself out the door when you can't be arsed.    WANT MORE FROM MELISSA? To hear today's full interview, where Melissa discusses navigating self-care in lockdown...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get yo...

Herbalist, nutritionist and bestselling author Erin Lovell Verinder wants to boost your energy stat. In this ep, she talks about using adaptogens and other remedies for increasing vitality.   WANT MORE FROM ERIN? To hear today's full interview, where Erin delves into the restorative power of plants and how to make your own medicines...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Erin’s...

Professor Kerryn Phelps chats brain health; what the perfect diet should look like; key nutrients to include; and what constitutes gluten brain.   WANT MORE FROM PRO PHELPS? To hear today's full interview, where she reveals her own lifestyle habits that keep her brain healthy and her mind mentally sharp...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out about her new book How to K...

Celebrity fitness trainer Chief Brabon is a pro at rapid body transformations, responsible for jaw-dropping transformations including Guy Sebastian and Osher Günsberg. In this ep, he’ll inspire you to get off the couch, set your goal and transform your fitness and health in as little as eight weeks. Come on, you know you want to...   WANT MORE FROM CHIEF? To hear today's full interview, where he d...

We’re switching things up on Healthy-ish and bringing you a fresh feel on Fridays. Each week, Body + Soul’s online editor, Ali Stephenson, will join Felicity Harley to chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chat using wine bottles for curing foot issues (read the story, here), Amy Schumer’s endometriosis surgery (see her posts,...

Sophie Patnicroft-Gray is a blood cancer survivor and shares what it was like the day she was diagnosed with cancer, and how it turned her life upside down. But she healed and learnt to embrace her one precious life.   WANT MORE FROM SOPHIE? To hear today's full interview, where Sophie takes listeners through her harrowing journey and how she used health and fitness to heal her mental health...sea...

Awareness is the new spiritual buzzword, and many of us want (and need!) more of it in our lives. Tami Roos is an author, meditation facilitator and intuitive counsellor with a PhD in Parapsychic Science, and discusses the true meaning of awareness and how to cultivate it to boost your mental health.    WANT MORE FROM TAMI? To hear today's full interview, where Tami delves deeper into how to becom...

Megan Rebuli is a research dietitian and nutritionist with the CSIRO and co-authored their latest book, The CSIRO Gut Care Guide. In this episode, she focuses on fibre for maintaining gut health - fibre-rich foods, the exact amount we need each day, and the difference between insoluble and soluble fibre.    WANT MORE FROM MEGAN? To hear today's full interview, where Megan discusses exactly what yo...

All those spine-tingling, heart-pumping feelings people associate with having sex...does this constitute ‘great sex’? Chantelle Otten, award-winning psychosexologist and author of The Sex Ed You Never Had, answers this question once and for all, and also clears up the difference between the G-Area and the C-Spot.   WANT MORE FROM CHANTELLE? To hear today's full interview, where Chantelle reveals t...

Each Friday, host Felicity Harley and Body + Soul’s online editor, Ali Stephenson chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chat about the rise in online shopping during lockdown (read the story, here), a study about finding your wellbeing sweet spot (read the study, here), and the foods you think are unhealthy, but aren’t (read t...

Come on, we all have to get along with someone we don’t particularly like and, you bet, it can be really hard. Lisa Stephenson, founder of The Coach Place Global, a keynote speaker and author shares her top tips on setting boundaries, how to behave when you feel two-faced, and how to deal especially if they’re your boss.    WANT MORE FROM LISA? To hear today's full interview, where Lisa shares tip...

Professor Ross Menzies and Dr Rachel Menzies, both acclaimed psychologists whose life's work has focused on our unconscious dread of death, want us all to discuss death more often to curb any anxiety. In this episode, they talk about the rising popularity of the death positive movement and why talking openly about dying can teach you to live a more fulfilled life.    WANT MORE FROM THE MENZIES? To...

Miranda Kerr's skin is as dreamy and clear as a Carribean ocean, and in this episode, the founder and CEO of KORA Organics shares ALL the secrets on how she maintains its dewy glow from the products she uses, to foods she eats and other lifestyle hacks.    WANT MORE FROM MIRANDA? To hear today's full interview, where Miranda talks through her wellness journey, including the wackiest thing she trie...

Professional endurance athlete, social entrepreneur and motivational speaker Samantha Gash will inspire you to get off your butt and start running...trails. In this episode, she talks about how to find the right trails, must-have equipment and how not to get lost.    WANT MORE FROM SAMANTHA? To hear today's full interview, where Sam shares her story of being the first woman to run four 250km ultra...

Jamila Rizvi is an author, media commentator and mother and in 2017, her world turned upside down when she was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour. Her husband, Jeremy, became her unpaid carer, and in this episode, she shares her insights into the struggles endured by those who look after loved ones during serious illness.   WANT MORE FROM JAMILA? To hear today's full interview, where Jamila opens...

Neuroscientist Andrew Scholey is a professor of Human Psychopharmacology at Swinburne University in Melbourne, and discusses why so many of us are feeling foggy right now and what to do about it.    WANT MORE FROM PROF SCHOLEY? To hear today's full interview, where he talks about the link between nutrition and brain fog, and what to eat for better brain health...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherev...

The CSIRO recently launched Australia’s largest personality and weight loss study revealing the top diet characteristics that might be helping or hindering weight loss. Research scientist, Dr. Emily Brindal, discusses the findings and ways you can work with your Diet Type for better health outcomes.     WANT MORE FROM DR BRINDAL? To hear today's full interview, where Dr. Emily Brindal discusses th...

Body + Soul’s recent cover star, Kayla Itsines, opens up about how she navigates work, life and exercise as a single mum. Plus, the fitness entrepreneur and founder of app Sweat shares her excuse-proof exercise tips for freakin’ busy people.   WANT MORE FROM KAYLA? To hear today's full interview, where Kayla answers all your, er, burning questions about HIIT training search for Extra Healthy-ish w...

We’re switching things up on Healthy-ish and bringing you a fresh feel on Fridays. Each week, Body + Soul’s online editor, Ali Stephenson, will join Felicity Harley to chat through three stories that made them spit-out - or guzzle - their green juices. Or wine. This week, they chat about J.Lo's anti-ageing secret (read the story, here), the portfolio diet (read the story, here) and Kayla Itsines’...

Taryn Williams, a digital entrepreneur who founded WINK Models and theright.fit, talks through how she biohacks her life for optimal health and wellbeing.   WANT MORE FROM TARYN? To hear today's full interview, where Taryn discusses all things biohacking...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods. Find out more about Taryn via Instagram @tarynwilliams, or via her businesses, Wink Mo...

Kate Mantello, a master energy healer and author, pushes past the woo-woo and discusses how to actually use crystals for healing. She chats through common types and their healing properties, and how to incorporate them into your daily life.    WANT MORE FROM KATE? To hear today's full interview, where Kate chats through everything you ever wanted to know about crystal healing...search for Extra He...

Brittney Cutts, Keep It Cleaner’s strength master trainer, chats through the top foods to fuel your body before and after a strength training workout.    WANT MORE FROM BRITTANY? To hear today's full interview, where Brittany discusses the must-do exercises for total body strength...search for Extra Healthy-ish wherever you get your pods.  Find out more about The Muscle Chef ambassador on Instagra...

Everyone suffers from body image issues and social media is amplifying it, says television presenter Todd Sampson. In this episode, the documentary filmmaker discusses social media's insidious effect on our brains, what he learnt while making a doco about it, plus how to maintain a healthy relationship with it.   WANT MORE FROM TODD? To hear today's full interview, where Todd discusses the beauty...

Body + Soul’s beauty editor Kelsey Ferencak has shuffled through the new spring beauty products and shares her top picks for your face. Here, the products she discusses:  ILIA Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40, $68, at Mecca BYREDO Colour Stick, $50, at Mecca RARE BEAUTY Stay Vulnerable Melting Blush, $36, at Sephora  NO7 Advanced Retinol 1.5% Complex Night Concentrate 30 mL, $62, at Priceline The Jojo...