Real Health with Karl Henry

With the summer upon us and lockdown restrictions easing, maybe now you can start to look to the future with more hope and optimism? For this week’s Real Health episode, my guest, Miriam Hussey, is an integrated health expert, yoga practitioner and wellness coach and joins me to help guide you through how to make the most of your life in the weeks, months and years ahead. Miriam has great advice o...

For this week’s show I’m discussing the issue of stubborn belly fat and how to lose it. It’s a question that always come up with clients, listeners and followers on social media wanting to know the sure-fire way to get rid of this fat. While you may be eating healthily and exercising regularly, do you find the tummy bulge just won’t go away? Brian Keane is qualified personal trainer, sports nutrit...

With groups of up to fifteen now able to train outdoors, I thought it would be a good time to speak to a physiotherapist about some of the more common injuries that might be expected - and more importantly, how to avoid them. Lauren Guilfoyle is a sports physio who also works with Tipperary GAA and she joins me on this week’s episode to tell me more about the dangers of over-loading in training an...

With the Covid restrictions beginning to ease, I wanted to find out what the future of gyms in Ireland will look like and how they will be operating in phase 4 of the opening up of the country. Conn McCluskey is CEO of Ireland Active, the national association for the leisure, health and fitness sector and he joined me on this week’s Real Health to give some more information on what gym users can e...

For this week’s episode, I’m responding to the volume of questions I’ve received recently from listeners wanting to know how to shift those Covid kilos that we’ve all been putting on due to the lockdown. We’ve been eating and drinking more and for most people, not moving as much as we usually would. So, how to get yourself back on track and lose that extra weight? I’ve got some really simple and e...

This week’s guest, performance coach, Gerry Hussey, is someone I just had to bring back. His previous appearance with me, when we discussed mindset and attitude to life, was so popular that we knew he had to come back for more insights – and especially now more than ever before. On this episode of Real Health, Gerry wants people to realise that, while we may be in difficult situations, it is our r...

With garden centres re-opening this week, there’s no better time to get out into your garden, if you have one, to enjoy the outdoors and get in some green-fingered mindfulness. I’ve interviewed guests about positivity, meditation and mindset since the lockdown began and my guest this week is Diarmuid Gavin, the broadcaster, author, designer and gardener extraordinaire. It’s a fascinating interview...

Although lockdown restrictions are starting to ease, the uncertainty over the coming weeks and months is still going to be a stressful time for us all, so I wanted to bring some more light, humour and positivity into your week – as well as some practical exercises to help deal with the ongoing situation. And who better than comedian, broadcaster, TodayFM presenter and meditation teacher, Dermot Wh...

As you know, the Real Health show is all about practical advice and information that makes healthy living real and long-term and I’m delighted to say my guest this week is the best example of this. Jennifer Carroll is a Mum who, via her Instagram account, @jens_journey_ie, has taken us on her very honest journey of weight loss which has seen her lose over twelve stone to go from 25 stone to just t...

May 1st is National Workplace Wellbeing Day and who would have thought we would be celebrating it at home in 2020? Never has wellbeing been so important and while most of us aren’t at our actual places of work, for many of us, remote working from home has become the new norm. So, this week’s Real Health episode is all about the ways you can stay fit and healthy while working remotely. From correct...

For this week’s Real Health I thought we could all do with some positivity and feel good inspiration from someone who I’ve admired for his exploits on and off the sports pitch. Donncha O’Callaghan is one of Ireland and Munster rugby’s most decorated players and since retiring has brought his cheeky chappy, fun-loving sports expertise to the telly and radio. With four young kids he’s also a big adv...

At most times, financial concerns are the biggest stressor in our lives, and while health and safety is all our priority at the moment, money worries are also still there. Looking after your financial health is key to alleviating stress and helping with your overall health and well-being, so this week I speak to finance guru, Eoin McGee, about what we need to do to manage our finances effectively...

Nutrition and the food we eat is going to be so important over the coming weeks and months. Eating the right foods can help, not just with our overall health, but can also boost our immune system and deal with our gut reaction to stress and anxiety. For this week’s Real Health I’m joined by dietitian and gut expert, Paula Mee to find out what we should be eating and why. Paula has brilliant tips a...

With the schools closed for the foreseeable future it can be a tough struggle for parents trying to keep their kids busy and look after their emotional well-being whilst also, for many, trying to work from home. To help you deal with these issues (and more), my guest on this week's Real Health is Ireland's leading child psychologist, David Coleman, who addresses the most common questions for paren...

If you can control your breathing you can control your stress and anxiety and so this week's Real Health episode is focusing on exactly that. Niall O'Murchu is an instructor in the Wim Hof breathing method and he joins me to explain the breathing techniques you can start using to help with stress relief and introduce more calm into your day. He discusses the Wim Hof Method that he teaches and how...

For the second part of this week's Real Health Coronavirus special I'm joined by Minister for Health, Simon Harris. The Minister talks to me about how he is coping from both a personal and professional perspective, his pride at how people are doing their best to help out and why we still - all of us - need to do more in the crucial next few weeks. Stay healthy and safe and keep in touch with me fo...

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures and while we're trying to adapt to the current situation and find ways to deal with it, let's not forget the stresses and strains being put on our mental health, individually and collectively. I’ll be recording my shows remotely for the foreseeable future and in the first of a two-part Real Health special this week, I speak to clinical psychologi...

This week’s Real Health is possibly one of the most important episodes I’ve done to date. With the country engulfed by coronavirus fears midst a barrage of constantly changing news updates every day, I wanted to get some tips and advice from an expert about what to do, what not do, how best to protect yourself and your loved ones and to find out how best to boost your immune system. To help you na...

My latest Top 10 tips episode is how to health-proof your life and get you through the day in a healthy way. The idea is to give you simple, practical tips to improve your life. Over the next seven days I want you to try out at least one of the tips and see what happens and what improvements you feel in your daily life. After all, what have you got to lose and you never know it might work for you!...

With this year’s Operation Transformation reaching its finale I wanted to catch up with the five leaders to find out more about their incredible journey. From their highs and lows, hopes and fears, Andrea and Barry Rea, Lorraine O’Neill, Shane Farrell and Tanya Carroll join me on this week’s Real Health episode. “OT has saved my life and I will never forget that,” Shane tells me and their eight-we...

Most of us at some stage or another feel overwhelmed, over-worked and under pressure, but wouldn’t it be nice if you could take some steps to put everything back into balance through practical and easy steps? Michelle Moroney, life coach, owner of the Cliffs of Moher Retreat and author of the Life Audit, is my guest on this week’s Real Health podcast to help you do just that. We discuss change and...

Through his very popular and accessible infographics on Instagram, the UK's Graeme Tomlinson, aka The Fitness Chef, has built up over half a million followers looking for accessible no nonsense advice around food and weight loss. He’s also got a new book out called ‘The Fitness Chef: Eat What You Like & Lose Weight For Life’ and he joins me on the Real Health podcast this week to discuss easy and...

With Veganuary just gone, being vegan is certainly in vogue but what are the pros and cons of a vegan diet? To find out the truth, the pros and cons of being vegan and whether it is for you, I’m joined on this week's Real Health by professional dietitian, Maeve Hanan. Maeve gives some great tips on making sure your diet is balanced and what kind of foods to focus on - and it's not just about fruit...

For this week’s Real Health podcast I want to discuss nutrition, exercise and lifestyle in the context of long working days and shift work. It can be hard to trying to tick all the boxes between work, family and keeping yourself fit and healthy, but my guest for this episode, Debbie O’Reilly, is an emergency paramedic and former competitive athlete, who knows exactly how hard it can be and has the...

Gerry Hussey is my guest on this week’s Real Health podcast and to call him a sports psychologist doesn’t do him or the topics we discuss, justice. While Gerry does explain the work he does with elite athletes in helping them to succeed, the reality is, what Gerry teaches is applicable to all our lives. It is about making the most from your life, living life fully and asking yourself the hard ques...