The Chemist Couple Podcast

Welcome to The Chemist Couple Podcast! In today’s episode, we’re diving into the Top 5 Health Trends for 2025 that are reshaping how we approach health and wellness. If you’re actively working to improve your health, listening to these trends is essential for your wellness journey. We explore: * Gut Microbiome: Find out how the health of your gut is directly linked to overall wellness, immunity, a...

Welcome back to our podcast, in this episode we discuss the multi-billion dollar sector that is supplementation. Key topics are whether you need a multivitamin within your diet, how the supplement industry is regulated and our stance on the future of supplementation. There is a lot to discuss and we are aware that we cannot cover everything in this episode, also, please see our references below fo...

Welcome back to our podcast, in this episode we discuss the rising rates of colon cancer in the under 50s. By 2030 colon cancer is expected to be the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in this age group. We explore how we can get screened, the signs and symptoms to look out for and discuss the possible causes of these shocking statistics. There is a lot to discuss and we are aware that we cann...

Welcome back to our podcast, in this episode we discuss how we are going to act upon our ApoB results that we shared previously. We aim to apply the current studies to our lifestyle and measure how effective our interventions have been in 3-4 months. There is a lot to discuss and we are aware that we cannot cover everything in this episode, also, please see our references below for any further rea...

Welcome back to our podcast, in this episode we discuss our recent cardiac screening results. Cardiovascular disease is still the biggest killer worldwide and so being able to interpret our blood results and calculating our individual risk is important in order to help prevent progression in the future. There is a lot to discuss and we are aware that we cannot cover everything in this episode, als...

Welcome back to our podcast, in this episode we discuss how you should be exercising and we feel this very appropriate coming up to the New Year’s resolutions. We give our insight on what is working for us currently and debunk a lot of myths that people may be presented with when starting their exercise journey. There is a lot to discuss and we are aware that we cannot cover everything in this epi...

Welcome back to our podcast, in this episode we discuss if counting calories is helpful in achieving our health goals. We talk through both the benefits of counting calories but also the potential pitfalls of this popular ‘diet’. There is a lot to discuss and we are aware that we cannot cover everything in this episode, also, please see our references below for any further reading. If you would li...

Welcome back to our podcast and to a question which many want a clear answer to, does dietary cholesterol increase cardio vascular risk? Honestly, the evidence is a hard read and we invite you to listen to our opinions and more importantly, how are we going to implement the studies. There is a lot to discuss and we are aware that we cannot cover everything in this episode, also, please see our ref...

Welcome back to our podcast and the beginning of a mini series on cholesterol, arguably the most understood aspect of physical health. We touch upon the importance of cholesterol, the discrepancies in nomenclature surrounding cholesterol, why we should be aware of our cholesterol physiology and what we are doing from a personal point of view. There is a lot to discuss and we are aware that we cann...

Welcome to our discussion on GLP-1 medication in the context of their weight loss licensing. All medication comes with risk, but as this class of medication has many benefits, including aesthetics, we believe many people have lost touch with the fact that these are regulated medication. We have became aware of online communities providing medical advice for GLP-1 medication, this is highly dangero...

Welcome to the final episode of this alcohol series, this week we discuss the interactions of alcohol with common medication that you may encounter. As always, our aim is to provide the evidence for you to decide whether alcohol should be apart of your lifestyle and we do so in an unbiased fashion. Within this episode we assess the evidence relating to the proposed mechanism of interactions, propo...

Welcome to the 3rd episode of our alcohol series, this week we discuss the perceived benefits of alcohol for our health. As always, our aim is to provide the evidence for you to decide whether alcohol should be apart of your lifestyle and we do so in an unbiased fashion. Within this episode we assess the evidence relating to cardiovascular health, social implications and current uses in therapeuti...

Welcome to the 2nd episode of our alcohol series, this week we discuss both the acute and chronic complications cited with regular consumption. As always, our aim is to provide the evidence for you to decide whether alcohol should be apart of your lifestyle and we do so in an unbiased fashion. Within this episode we assess the evidence relating to cognitive impairment, alcohol-associated liver dis...

This episode is the start of a 4 part series, researching the origins of alcohol, the physiology, complications, benefits and interference with other medication. Our aim is to provide the evidence, for you to decide whether alcohol should be apart of your lifestyle and we do so in an unbiased fashion. Within this episode we venture into when alcohol was first referenced, what is the current recomm...

Type 2 diabetes was once believed to be a lifelong condition, however, evidence now suggests that we can put this into remission. In this episode, we focus on how diet and exercise can have the biggest impact, an area of management that was quickly glazed over in the past. Also, we explain the current pharmacological guidelines, advise on circumstances to monitor whilst taking the medication and o...

In this episode we discuss type 2 diabetes, how it is diagnosed? What are the complications? What is the prevalence? Just to name a few questions. In our opinion, the severity of diabetes has been diluted, could this be to the high rate of diagnosis in the UK? Nevertheless, we want to emphasise the complications associated with poor diabetic control and if you tune in to next week, we will discuss...

In this episode we discuss 3 of the National screening programmes in the UK: breast cancer, bowel cancer and cervical cancer. We also discuss prostate cancer as this is the most common cancer in UK males, but does not have a screening programme and we go into the reasons why. Details regarding diagnosis rates, what the individual screening test involves, personal experiences and some frequently as...

In this episode we delve into the topic of stress and what happens when this defence system becomes inappropriately heightened, leading to what is commonly known as chronic stress. We discuss what the NHS currently offer to patients to manage the condition, as well as discussing our own experiences with stress and what strategies we have used to overcome it. As always, this podcast is for informat...

Our latest podcast assesses our lifestyle changes utilising lipid profiles and HbA1c readings. As we discuss, clinical problems (mainly cardiovascular) manifest over decades and are usually asymptomatic until it is too late. Therefore, over the past 8 months we have adopted a largely whole food diet (ultra processed food makes up no more than 10%) to see if this can have a positive impact and the...

With over 1 in 4 of adults in the UK classed as obese, we address some of the issues relating to this health pandemic. We discuss the physiology, complications, monitoring and treatment that is in place for this condition; here are the timings: (00:00-06:50) - What is obesity? (06:51-14:53) - How effective is BMI in a clinical setting? (14:54-33:50) - Is calorie counting outdated? (33:51-43:26) -...

Here we discuss the most popular of the macronutrients…protein. We have reviewed multiple studies to give a new perspective, as we normally only view protein within a body building context, but how does this correlate with our health? We’re sure this podcast will challenge a few of your long-standing beliefs, as it did ours when we have read through the studies. Please note this is an ever evolvin...

In this episode we reintroduce ourselves and explain our goal for setting up Longev8y. As always, thanks for listening and please get in touch if you have any questions. Instagram @longev8y

Life threatening emergencies are something that we do not wish to experience, however, all have a common link of early intervention being vital to survival. Performing CPR to someone in cardiac arrest can treble their chance of survival and this can be by anyone who is confident to do so. Our aim is to provide more knowledge to increase people’s confidence so that they could save a life. We also d...

Non-specific lower back pain accounts for 85-90% of back pain presentations and the management is not consistent across health care providers. In this episode we look into the other types of back pain, when to refer and how to tackle this common, yet disabling condition to get the most efficient recovery. We did mention sleeping positions in the podcast and the below is a link for you to review: h...

Vitamin D, probably the most widely known, has a large impact on our health. Living in the UK, we do not get enough sunlight for at least half of the year, further increasing our risk of deficiency. With more companies offering vitamin supplementation, should we know more about their effects? Do we know safe dosing limits? What monitoring is required? This information has been known to have been o...