Seren Health Coaching - The Metabolic Health Podcast

Following on from last week, we explore simple techniques to help us control our Smartphones, instead of them controlling us.

Most people now carry a small computer around in their pocket - constantly accessible, able to work at all hours and providing entertainment and a dopamine hit whenever we need it. What is this doing to our health and can we live without smartphones?

Meal replacements have exploded onto the Health and Wellbeing market, offering a speedy solution to the problem of food preparation. But are they as good for us as they claim to be?

Women's Health is making waves - we are finally having the conversations we've needed for years. Part of this has been due to the explosion of bio-identical HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy), but is it all it's cracked up to be, or is there more to the menopause than HRT?

Finding out that you are pre-diabetic could change your life. What are the advantages to finding this out and is it ever a bad thing?

This week we talk about how the treatment and management of type 2 diabetes has changed over the last 15 years, and why there is hope for remission.

Can how we perceive ageing and the loss of fertility affect how we menopause?

Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasingly common diagnosis - but what does it mean, how have we got them, and what can we do about them?

Eat 5 fruit and veg a day - probably one of the best-known public health messages of recent times, but has it made us healthier?

The placebo effect has been known and studied for many years, but can we use it to our advantage?

Intermittent fasting burst onto the wellness scene a few years ago and many of us follow a shorter eating window because of it. Where did it originate and should we all be fasting longer?

A little sidestep from our usual content today as we talk you through our new metabolic kickstart online course. What it is, why we developed it, and how it can help you improve your metabolic health.

If you've ever tried to improve your health - you've probably heard that you need to drink more water. Where did this come from and is it really necessary?

The supplement industry is worth billions - but do we truly need them, and could they be doing us more harm than good?

We all know the dangers of too much alcohol, but we can often hear that there are health benefits too. Mary-Anne and Nia discuss how much gain we really get from alcohol and what we could be drinking instead.

Following on from last week's chat on walking, we talk 10,000 steps a day - where did it come from and what are the benefits?

We know our bodies were built to move. Walking is one of the best ways to do this - but is there more to walking than just getting from A to B?

Eggs. Are they something we should include in our diets liberally or restrict to only 3 a week? The answer seems to vary wildly depending on the information source. This week we delve into a listener question and discover where this confusion originated, and whether or not we should be restricting our egg intake.

We've lived with the message that we should be eating low fat products for so many years, it is difficult to remember a time without it. This week Mary-Anne and Nia go back to the beginning and ask the question - does fat really make you fat?

This week we discuss personality tests - are they accurate or just snake oil, and what place might they have in health coaching?

Today is all about sugar vs sweeteners. Which one is better for our health, or does it turn out to be not much of a choice?

Is it ever too late to build muscle, and why is it so important when it comes to your health?

This week we discuss how being metabolically flexible means that you can have your cake and eat it too! Yes, even when living a healthy lifestyle, there is still room for cake - join Nia and Mary-Anne and discover how healthy living is not all about deprivation and restriction.

Psychologists at Stanford University hypothesised whether or not self control in preschoolers could lead to higher educational achievement. What can we learn from this when it comes to our health?

Have you heard of The Blue Zones? What do they have in common, and what can they teach us about health?