Real Health Radio

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. This week, I don’t just have one guest, I have three. It’s a panel discussion involving myself, Krista Scott-Dixon, Helen Kollias, and Alaina Hardie from Precision Nutrition and we’re sticking with one topic: genetic testing. We cover a lot of ground on this show. We discuss the basics of DNA, genes, and the genome and what these are and why they’re important. We...

For this week’s instalment of Real Health Radio I’m interviewing Anne-Sophie Reinhardt. Anne-Sophie serves entrepreneurs, coaches and highly ambitious women who want OUT of their destructive relationship with food and their bodies by helping them to respect their body wholeheartedly. She is a certified Martha Beck Life Coach and Eating Psychology Coach, founder of the award-winning blog and podcas...

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. My guest today is Nicola Rinaldi. Nicola has a PhD in computational biology from MIT. After graduating she worked for a biotechnology company while pursuing her dreams of a family, which were thwarted by a diagnosis of hypothalamic amenorrhea (no periods). Eighteen months of trying to conceive followed. She spent hours on research, using the knowledge gained to w...

On this week’s episode of Real Health Radio I explore the topic of what it means to be happy. I cover some of the misconceptions around “being happy” and how this idea can be better viewed. I then look at ways to cultivate more happiness or positive emotions (and experiences) in your life.

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. We have another guest interview and this week I’m sitting down with Andrea Owen. Andrea is an author, mentor, and certified life coach who helps high-achieving women let go of perfectionism, control, and isolation and helps them choose courage and confidence instead. She’s helped thousands of women to manage their inner critic to create loving connections and liv...

Today’s show is all about beliefs. Our beliefs are so important for how we experience the world and understanding how and why they are formed and how to change them is something I work on with clients all the time. In this episode I talk about interesting research and studies that answer questions about our beliefs and how you can use this information to improve your thought patterns and behaviour...

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. This week it’s a solo episode, but it’s a little different from my normal shows. Typically I do a deep dive on a subject related to health, but this week I’m giving commentary on a subject I see going on a lot lately that I find to be problematic: tribalism. I cover the details about this as well as problems I see around groups and beliefs, and I also address how...

At the end of January I set myself a challenge. Every day, for a period of 12 weeks, I was going to eat a minimum of 3,200 calories per day. If was had room, I could eat more…and on some days I’d see just how high I could take it. (My highest day turned out to be just under 5,000 calories). According to online calculators I need 2,800 calories per day to maintain my weight, so eating 3,200 as a mi...

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. We have another guest interview and this week I’m sitting down with Laura Thomas, PhD. Laura is a Registered Nutritionist specialising in Intuitive Eating, Health at Every Size & Non-Diet Nutrition. She’s based in London, where she’s cutting through the nutrition BS, and telling people what they really need to know to stay on top of their game.

On this week’s episode of Real Health Radio I’ll be discussing The Minnesota Starvation Experiment. This fascinating experiment has had a huge impact on me as practitioner so I want to share some insights about it with you. I explain the background of the experiment and why it happened, what took place as part of it, and what the results were. As I go through I also explain why I think this inform...

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. This week it’s a solo episode and I’m talking about weight set point theory. This has been on my list to talk about for some time, and I’m glad it finally came together. In this episode I cover what weight set point theory is, how our body determines our set point, and factors that could contribute to changing our set point over time.

This week on Real Health Radio we are looking at goal setting. We look at habit formation, outcome goals versus process goals, motivation, self awareness and getting clear about what’s important to you rather than just setting lofty goals.

Welcome to another installment of Real Health Radio. This week I’m sitting down with two of my past clients to discuss what it’s been like working together. We cover why they came to see me, what we’ve worked on and where they are now at with their health, body image, and relationship with food.

Problems with a woman’s menstrual cycle is something I’m constantly asked about. During the show I cover the main reasons why a woman can be having problems with her cycle or problems conceiving. We look at the issue from all different angles and explain how different scenarios can lead to similar complaints.

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. This week it’s a solo episode and I’m talking about something that’s been on my mind for a long time: free will. Do we have as much free will as we think? Or does our environment, genetics, history, and health conditions impact our decisions more than we think? Or is the concept of free will a complete illusion all together? I dig into this and cover why I think...

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. We have another guest interview and this week I’m sitting down with Irene Lyon. Irene is a nervous system specialist and therapeutic coach who helps everyone — from the mom next door to the next big thought leaders —transform their bodies, businesses, relationships and lives through regulating their nervous systems. She helps people release their deepest traumas...

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. We have another guest interview and this week I’m sitting down with Pixie Turner. Pixie is a nutritionist (ANutr), food blogger, and avid Instagrammer. She graduated with a First Class degree in Biochemistry, and went on to complete a Masters in Nutrition with Distinction. She is the brains behind the ‘Plantbased Pixie’ blog and social media accounts, and is dedi...

With this show, I go through my favourite books, documentaries and podcasts that I’ve consumed in 2017. It’s an eclectic mix of stuff, some things that directly relate to health and nutrition but most have no relation whatsoever.

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. We have another guest interview and this week I’m sitting down with Jennifer Rollin, MSW, LCSW-C. Jennifer is a therapist in private practice in Rockville, Maryland, eating disorder and body image specialist, and expert writer and speaker. She is passionate about helping people to find freedom from eating disorders and body-hatred, and to discover self-compassion...

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. We have another guest interview and this week I’m sitting down with Dr. Kathryn Clancy. She is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois, but a lot of the research that she does now looks at women’s experiences working in science and academia more broadly.

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. This week I return after a 3 month hiatus with a shorter episode than usual and I’m giving an update on my life. I’m sharing what I’ve been up to, what it’s been like having a newborn, and announcing some upcoming changes to Real Health Radio.

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. We have another guest interview and this week I’m sitting down with Laura Dennison. Laura is a freelance journalist, illustrator and writer with a strong love of junk food. When she isn’t writing for Not Plant Based or trying to cook in the kitchen, she is working on her first novel or possibly having a nap.

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. On this week’s show, I’m sitting down with another guest and it’s Kate Solovieva. Kate Solovieva (aka “SOLO”) is a former psychology professor, and currently a Precision Nutrition Level 2 Certified Coach, and one of the coaches on the Precision Nutrition full time team, specializing in CrossFit and obstacle racing. She has coached hundreds of women through the pr...

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. This week we’ve got another interview episode where I’m sitting down with Eve Simmons. Eve is a writer, journalist and one half of Not Plant Based. After recovering from anorexia, the 26-year old has dedicated much of her time to exposing dietary fads and health myths, which effect those vulnerable to eating disorders. She also endeavours to encourage others to f...

Welcome back to Real Health Radio. This week we’re looking at how thinking can affect health. We discuss cognitive dietary restraint (aka dieting) and negative body image, and see if they can impact our physical health as a whole. We review several studies that have been done in this area and we chat about the importance of changing our mindsets around this issue.