The Ageless and Awesome Podcast

This episode is the first of a series on anti-ageing basics and starts with what sounds like a seriously boring topic which is foundational to understanding how the body ages.  Come and nerd-out with me in this short episode and let's get it over with before we get to the juicy stuff next week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agelessandawesome/message Send...

Ashley Wray is the founder and CEO of Mala Collective.  The company works with artisans in Asia (from Bali to India to Nepal) to create products supporting a mindfulness and meditation practice. Merging both authentic practices and beautiful pieces, Mala Collective wants to inspire you to live your mindfulness practice at home and throughout the day. Ashley designs the pieces, such as mala beads,...

There's a reason that it's important to maintain a healthy lifestyle and it's not just about fitting into your swimmers!  The main reason I re-focussed my  clinical practice towards weight loss is to help my patients to avoid chronic diseases.  In this week's episode I talk about Metabolism and Metabolic Syndrome and what you need to know about it.  Sounds hectic but it's...

How many times have you been 'on a diet' only to fall off the wagon and end up weighing even more?  Or starting a gym program and giving up because it all feels so hard? I know I've done it many times, because my mindset wasn't right.  When you work on your mindset it makes it so much easier to create shifts in your health, your weight, your fitness - everything!  Here are my 5...

What the?? Eat bread to lose weight?? Yes, you heard right.  This short episode all about bread is here to reassure you that bread is not evil.  Eating the right bread is actually a great way to lose weight. Listen now. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agelessandawesome/message Send me a text! Are you a woman feeling stressed, flat and experiencing the challenge...

Did you know that your eating habits can be driven by your hormones in ways that you'e not even conscious of? Did you know that there are hormones that make you feel hungry and make you feel full?  And I'm not just talking about oestrogen and progesterone, not even a little bit.  Listen to this podcast and learn why you might be overeating and why you might be feeling hungry all the time...

Did you know that 30% of adults get less that 6 hours of sleep and this is directly linked to weight again?  Join me on this week's episode to learn how to get more and better sleep and how this can help manage your weight. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agelessandawesome/message Send me a text! Are you a woman feeling stressed, flat and experiencing the...

I loved the conversation with this week’s podcast guest, Aubree Nichols.  Aubree is very generous in sharing her story in a very raw and honest way.  She’s one of the most authentic people I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing in terms of how she lives her truth.  Make time to listen to her inspiring story and practical advice. Aubree is a self-love advocate and published writer whose intention is...

This week I have special guest Fran Dargaville, Functional Nutritionist and Yoga Teacher from Sydney, Australia who shares her personal story of living with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and we explore strategies for managing mindset around chronic illness and how to overcome roadblocks to wellness.  This is a must listen to episode if you're living with a chronic illness as these mindset tools ap...

Dr. Meghan Birt is a chiropractor, a wife and mum and a health living encourager. She believes we gain health by small choices made consistently. Those consistent choices become habits. Over time our habits add up and they become easy to do. Then we move onto the next small thing. This approach is simple and sustainable and ideal for busy mums.  In this podcast we discuss her journey to health as...

This week I welcome back the delightful Josephine Atluri (@josephineatluri) to The Wellness Glow® Podcast. This time we talk about her passion for helping people by sharing her inspirational journey to motherhood.  She’s experienced the highs and lows of IVF, miscarriage, adoption and surrogacy and now has 5 beautiful children.  This podcast is an open discussion about the challenges she and her h...

In this week’s podcast I welcome back Holly Toronto to discuss body image in women - it’s a juicy discussion, believe me. Did you know that an incredible 91% of American women surveyed are unhappy with their body. As a Certified Health Coach with a specialty in body image, she supports women in finding freedom from body shame and food fixation. She uses a non-diet, pro-self care approach that focu...

As regular listeners know, I’m PASSIONATE about gut health and the microbiome and did you know there’s a link between your microbiome and your ability to maintain a healthy weight?? In this episode I discuss what bacteria are linked to weight gain and what you can do to make sure you have the kind of microbiome that supports a healthy weight. If you’re interested in working with me you can contact...

This week I have a special guest all the way from Queens, NYC - Holly Toronto. In this podcast we discuss how body image is formed and if you have kids this is a must-listen to episode to help understand the profound influence environment has on the formation of body image. We also discuss emotional eating and how our relationships with food are influenced as well as strategies to build more posit...

Let’s face it, 2020 been a very difficult year for us all and it’s been very easy to reach for the sourdough, the chocolate, the ice cream, the donuts (or is it just me??). I figured it’s time to get my eating back on track and I thought perhaps you might like to know what a nutritionist does to kick sugar to the curb. I’ve also developed a new 6 week online group program called Stress Less, Lose...

This week I have a really interesting guest from Seattle, Washington (formerly New Zealand), Laurette Smith is a Women’s Coach and Support Group Leader and has been doing this important work since 2000. She’s a certified life coach and has been featured as a Conference and Retreat speaker, as well as creating numerous materials and tools for both mentoring and coaching programs. She uses the scien...

Ever get stuck knowing what to eat for good health? My guest this week has written a book all about this called What Do I Eat Now? Tami Ross is a registered and licensed dietitian, certified and licensed diabetes educator, and a nationally recognised speaker and health and nutrition writer from the USA. She has co-authored nine books and has written more than 100 articles for professional and lay...

This week I have a special guest all the way from Los Angeles California. Josephine Atluri knows something about the anxiety that comes with fearing the unknown and feeling out of control. The certified meditation teacher journeyed through miscarriage, adoption, IVF, and surrogacy over the course of several years, finally welcoming five children into her family. Now, she’s using the experience she...

This has been one of my favourite guests to interview! Kathleen is a fun and very well informed woman who I think you’ll love to learn from. We discuss how struggling well is the key to health and how to learn to struggle well. She also shows how to make healthy habits convenient and enjoyable and unhealthy habits utterly inconvenient.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod...

Did you know that Mindfulness Meditation has been extensively researched and shown to reduce inflammation, improve cognition and lead to better health outcomes versus not meditating? These benefits can be seen in as little as 6 weeks! In these times of COVID-19 stress and anxiety, I wanted to gift you this special practice that you can now access whenever you like. Please enjoy it and feel free to...

Did you know that stress and anxiety impact your immune system? Now more than ever we all need to nourish our bodies and minds and support our immune systems at the same time. This week I cover a few easy tools that you can use today to help with all of these things. Enjoy. BTW - If you'd like to join my free Facebook Group for support for managing Stress, Fatigue and Anxiety, click the link...

This week I have a very special guest from the USA talking about Women's Sexual Health Through the Decades. Dr. Anna Cabeca is an internationally-acclaimed menopause and sexual health expert, global speaker and pioneering promoter of women’s health. She is Emory University-trained and triple board-certified in gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine and anti-aging and regenerative med...

In this final episode on weight management (for now!) I tackle low calorie diets, the YoYo Effect and the effect of the gut microbiome on weight. There is still much to learn with regard to the gut microbiome impact and it’s good to start getting an understanding of this for yourself, because if you have gut issues AND weight issues, there may be links that need to be addressed by much more than d...

There’s a lot of chatter in the media about high protein diets for weight loss and whether or not vegans and vegetarians can get enough protein so I’m addressing this in this week’s podcast. If you’d like to learn more about working with me for weight loss then click here for more info--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/agelessandawesome/message Send me a text! Are...

I’m having a intermission this week to break up my 4 part series on weight management and hormone balancing to catch up with fellow Australian Naturopath Melissa Gearing. We discuss the importance of probiotics and how to know which ones are suitable for you and how to make sure you don’t waste your money on substandard options. We also get into gut health which regular listeners know I’m absolute...