The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast

I’m super excited to have Poppy Jamie on the show this week. She is such an inspiration to all entrepreneurs out there and has accomplished so much in the space of just a few years of hard graft. As you will hear on the pod she has a beautiful way of translating wisdom for a wider audience and our conversation touches on William James, Carl Jung, Shakespeare, Viktor Frankl and many more. There is...

My producer was complaining about having to edit 2 scary pods back to back (one about the rise of fertility problems and the other about how machines will take over the world), so I thought I’d take a break from the frightening realities and bring some humour and personality back into the pod this week! Feedback from the 100th episode was really positive and lots of you have  asked...

You might have noticed over the last few episodes that I’ve been keen to discuss subjects slightly leftfield of nutrition and what I’ve traditionally talked about, but fascinating nonetheless. And I hope you as a listener, who’s time and attention I value so greatly, will trust me as I take you on a  bit  of a ride. Because ultimately, I hope you agree that the topics I share are always...

“For our children and grandchildren” was the dedication at the start of my next guests book,  Countdown, by Dr Shanna Swan , and since reading the book I now understand why. Because a man today has only half the number of sperm his grandfather had. Essentially a 50% drop in sperm counts over the past four decades. But, as you will hear, this isn’t just affecting male fertility. Dr S...

Can we beat ageing?   This is the topic of today’s discussion and whilst you might think this is yet another dive into our narcissistic tendency to want to live forever and reduce the appearance of wrinkles, the field of ageing and how to reverse it ( known as biogerontology) is actually about beating cancer, dementia, strokes and all the things that become exponentially more likely afte...

Today I am joined by  Barbara Bray MBE - a  TEDx speaker  and  director of Alo Solutions  - a consultancy driving and delivering food safety in food supply chains and that helps develop sustainable nutrition strategies for food businesses. Prior to consultancy Barbara worked in the Ugandan agri-business sector after graduation and then spent fourteen years in the chilled f...

On today’s podcast we’re taking a step away from the usual conversation and you’re going to hear a story. A story about a young man called  Raphael Rowe  and his career that was born as a result of spending 12 years in a British prison for crimes he did not commit. This story will be triggering for a lot of people. Despite a history of criminality, theft and violence, Raphael found himse...

Today I welcome the  award-winning science communicator, Professor Jim Al-Khalili  to the podcast. Renowned around the world through his writing and broadcasting, he is also a  leading academic making fundamental contributions to theoretical nuclear physics and quantum biology  as you will hear. He is also host of the long running “Life Scientific” on Radio 4. Today’s conversat...

Watercress! It’s a beautiful ingredient. Peppery, vibrant, grown in the UK and fantastically healthy for you. It’s a vegetable from the Brassicaceae family. That includes other favourites of mine including broccoli, cabbage, sprouts and bok choy and more. A few studies demonstrate their ability to reduce DNA damage which could explain the association between brassica vegetable intake and reduced c...

This special bonus episode of The Doctor’s Kitchen podcast, brought to you in partnership with The Mayor of London. And today we’re going to be talking specifically about the Covid-19 vaccines that are being offered to adults.   COVID is still a serious disease. At the time of this recording tens of thousands of cases are still occurring daily which can lead to deaths and potentially long-las...

Dr Yael Joffe is a registered dietitian in South Africa who specialises in nutrigenomics and Functional Nutrition. She has been involved in several research collaborations with key academic partners from around the world, and is often to be found at the front lines raising awareness about nutrigenomic and Functional Nutrition applications for health practitioners and the public alike. In addition...

Fat! This curious, wonderful and often misunderstood organ is the subject of today’s podcast with  Professor Liesbeth van Rossum, MD PhD and Dr Mariëtte Boon MD PhD authors of the incredible book “Fat. The Secret Organ”.  And yes it is an organ. Professor Liesbeth van Rossum, MD, PhD is  internist-endocrinologist at the Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam . She is&nbsp...

For someone who was playing as a professional rugby player at the highest level for over 10 years to then suffer a serious accident that left them paralysed from the neck down, you wouldn’t expect for them to consider themselves ‘lucky’. But this is exactly how my next guest refers to himself as. In April 2017, after diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool,  Ed Jackson  broke his...

Jessica Murnane is an author, speaker, and creative consultant  who has written two books, the cookbook  One Part Plant: A Simple Guide To Eating Real One Meal At A Time  and  Know Your Endo: An Empowering Guide To Health + Hope With Endometriosis. A fantastic resource for people with endometriosis backed up by research, personal experience and true compassion . Jessica ran a c...

Today I speak with the wonderful  Emily Johnson , a patient expert living with  seronegative arthritis  for 7 years who has been documenting her journey through food, lifestyle, stress and its impact on her chronic condition on the  “Arthritis Foodie”  on social media. Through starting an online community, Emily discovered all kinds of natural remedies, lots of conflicting...

Dan Murray-Serter is my guest on the pod today, he is a multi-award winning serial entrepreneur, who talks openly about failure, mental health, mental performance, and 'braincare'. We have a very honest conversation about his startup successes and failures, what led him to create his latest company “Heights", imposter syndrome and a lot more. I think if you enjoy stories about entrepreneurship, ho...

Brain fog is one of the commonest symptoms I come across as a doctor in primary care, yet the least understood.  On today’s podcast I speak with  Dr Sabina Brennan PhD  about her incredible career from Soaps to Science and everything to do with brain fog. Dr Sabina is a  chartered health psychologist (C.Psychol.,PsSI.), neuroscientist (PhD), host of the Super Bra...

“Making Illness optional?”  I want to address the provocative title of today’s podcast head on because it’s not just clickbait. It is the genuine ambition of my next 2 guests on the show. Momo Vuyisich  is  co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Viome  who provides scientific leadership and his vision is to revolutionize healthcare from "symptoms management" to true preventati...

Have you ever sat down to a meditation or tried it for a period of time and just felt absolutely distracted, like the meditation was perhaps even making things worse?  Or perhaps you’ve dealt with ruminations, recurring thoughts, worry, stress, sleeplessness, all whilst the world and social media are telling you to “Be present”, further deepening your anxiety and feelings of fa...

Long Covid will be the hallmark of the pandemic and is likely to affect hundreds of thousands of patients for years to come . But because the disease is so new, we have very limited information about how to treat it. Some patients are currently discharged from hospital with no formal recovery plan, which can result in a longer recovery process and prolonged side effects. So when I heard about the...

Have you got an exceptional relationship?  And I don’t necessarily mean a romantic relationship, although that’s fantastic if you do, but I’m actually referring to  any relationship where you can be your most authentic and vulnerable self . It could be a childhood friend, a work colleague, a family member or spouse. Somebody you can share your true thoughts with. A kind of relationship w...

Today you will listen to one of the most incredible stories . So much so that it genuinely sounds as unbelievable as the plot of a Hollywood movie. Such is the journey of my friend and colleague  Dr Waheed Arian. Born and raised in Afghanistan, Waheed’s childhood was spent fleeing from conflict . As early as the age of 5, he and his family fled their hometown in Kabul for the r...

*Trigger Warning* On today’s show we discuss eating disorders Today I have a very honest conversation about eating disorders, negativity bias and the brain with  Emma Guns  and  Katie Warriner . Katie is one of the  UK’s leading Performance Psychologists , working behind the scenes and on the big stage with some of the world’s best athletes, leaders and organisations. From the...

Professor Robert Thomas  is back on the podcast talking about his incredible new book,  How to Live . I’ve recommended his previous books that have focused on the topic of cancer such as  “Keep Healthy A fter Cancer”, but  this new book appears to cover every FAQ I’ve come across throughout the years of lecturing, speaking and demoing across the country and...

On the show today we have probably one of the best known faces in the culinary industry in the UK today -  Prue Leith CBE.   Prue is probably best known for her role as a judge on  The Great British Bake Off , but she has such a varied and interesting life.  She grew up in apartheid South Africa and witnessed her mother struggle in her campaign against the injustice.  She...