The Food Medic

This week Dr Hazel explores whether exercise can speed up how fast caffeine is eliminated from the body. If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. @thefoodmedic/www.thefoodmedic.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode is all about nutrition and training and some common mistakes that people often make. Dr Hazel is joined by Liam Holmes who has worked in elite sport for over 12 years and now blends working with competitive athletes alongside the general public. His previous experience includes working at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, the Republic of Ireland national team, FC Copenhagen and at Fulh...

This week's listener question covers the mediterranean diet - what it is, some example meals, and what is not included. If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. @thefoodmedic/www.thefoodmedic.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

In this episode dr Hazel is Joined by Krissy Cela. Krissy Cela first turned to fitness during a particularly challenging time in her lifeand started posting her workouts on social media while studying for a law degree. Her following quickly grew, and she now has a loyal and devoted community of more than 3.5 million followers on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. . In January 2019 she launched the a...

This week's listener question covers how to fuel for a marathon and how to avoid triggering IBS or gut symptoms. Please note that the information provided here is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice or replace that of your usual healthcare provider. If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your frien...

In this episode Dr Hazel is joined by Dr Karen Gurney a clinical psychologist and psychosexologist. Karen is the Lead Psychologist for a busy central London NHS clinic specialising in sexual wellbeing. She is also director of The Havelock Clinic, an independent multidisciplinary sexual problems service. As part of her mission to educate, inform and challenge widely held ideas that harm people’s se...

This mini episode covers fasted training, pros and cons and advice on how to do it so it doesn’t affect your health and performance. If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. @thefoodmedic/www.thefoodmedic.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

This week Dr Hazel is joined by Dr Brendon Stubbs from season 1 episode 2 of the podcast. Brendon is a Physiotherapist and a leading researcher in physical activity, exercise and mental health and the relationship between the mind and the body. He has published over 650 International academic papers, and his research has had substantial impact, for instance informing several World Health Organisat...

Welcome to Ask Dr Hazel our new mini episodes that will be dropping throughout this season 7.This mini episode covers what to eat and when to eat on a night shift. If you would like to submit a question to the podcast - on any topic related to health, fitness, nutrition, or mindset - please send your voice recorded question to ellie@thefoodmedic.co.uk. If you loved this episode make sure to give i...

Dr Hazel is joined by influencer, Online Coach and Podcast host Lucy Mountain for a very honest and open conversation about being a person online, rejecting diet culture, her anti-diet fitness app NOBS, and embracing your best life as a single person. You can find more from Lucy over on Instagram: @nobsapp @lucymountain If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 s...

Welcome to Ask Dr Hazel our new mini episodes that will be dropping throughout this season 7.This mini episode covers urinary incontinence and self help tips to reduce symptoms. If you would like to submit a question to the podcast - on any topic related to health, fitness, nutrition, or mindset - please send your voice recorded question to ellie@thefoodmedic.co.uk. If you loved this episode make...

In this episode Dr Hazel sits down with running coach and footwear expert Emma Kirk Odunubi. Emma is a running biomechanics nerd who matches the perfect footwear to the individual runner, and takes pride in being known as the trainer geek. Day to day she coaches treadmill classes at Thirdspace and on a 1-1 level works with a variety of sports men & women, seeking to crush their running goals with...

Welcome to Ask Dr Hazel our new mini episodes that will be dropping throughout this season 7. If you would like to submit a question to the podcast - on any topic related to health, fitness, nutrition, or mindset - please send your voice recorded question to ellie@thefoodmedic.co.uk. If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends...

In this episode Dr Hazel speaks to author of Essentialism and Effortless Greg Mc Keown on how to pursue less to achieve more and how to make it easier to do what matters most. Most people equate more effort to better results or faster results, but getting ahead doesn’t have to be as hard as we make it - and Greg has a better way. This conversation covers the following topics:- The pursuit of less...

Trigger warning: this conversation discusses suicide. Firmly established as one of the crossover superstars of British music, the Hackney born and raised rapper has released two Top 3 albums and amassed a career tally of over 2.5 million combined sales in the UK alone. He has completed five headline tours and performed on the main stages of countless festivals such as Glastonbury, V Festival and W...

Jamie Simmonds (formerly Jamie Greene) is a four-time CrossFit Games athlete and two-time podium finisher, once in 2016 with team CrossFit Yas and once in 2019 as an individual. She’s been a national champion for six years and finished on the podium on prominent Sanctionals such as Strength in Depth and the Down Under CrossFit Championship. Jamie started CrossFit only in 2013 but her background as...

Dr. Ruairi Robertson has a B.Sc in Human Nutrition from University College Dublin and a Ph. D in Microbiology from University College Cork. He has worked in a number of Universities and research institutes around the world including Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital and University of British Columbia. His research examines the many ways the gut microbiome affects human health, fro...

Tara Swart is a neuroscientist, former medical doctor specialised in psychiatry, author of best seller ’The Source’ and Faculty at MIT Sloan. Tara is also executive coach to a small number of clients in hedge funds and investment banks; Trustee at the Lady Garden Foundation for gynaecological cancers; and an ambassador for brands in health, beauty, fashion, and manifestation. This episode covers:-...

Jordan Feigenbaum is a physician, strength coach, and powerlifter. He started Barbell Medicine in 2012 in an effort to bring the best of modern medicine to strength and conditioning and vice versa. Jordan is passionate about a variety of issues related to public health, education, and sport. This episode covers:- The story behind barbell medicine: bench to bedside- Health benefits of resistance tr...

Millie Gooch is the founder of the Sober Girl Society and is one of the voices leading the sobriety movement in the UK. As a journalist, she has written for a range of publications, and her campaigning work has been featured everywhere from ELLE and Stylist to the BBC and Evening Standard. The Sober Girl Society Handbook is her first book. This episode covers:- Inspiration behind the sober girl so...

Dr. Marc Bubbs is the Performance Nutrition Director for Canada Basketball and performance nutrition consultant for a portfolio of professional and Olympic athletes preparing for Tokyo 2021. Marc is the author of the highly-acclaimed and best-selling book PEAK – The New Science of Athletic Performance That Is Revolutionizing Sports which highlights the tactics and strategies of elite athletes and...

Amelia Nagoski, D.M.A. (Doctorate of Musical Arts), is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music at Western New England University. Amelia is co-author, with her twin sister Emily, of Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle. I first came across Emily and Amelia on Brene Brown's podcast and instantl;y bought their book - which I urge you to do so too! Emily couldn't join us for this re...

Kristen Holmes is the Vice President of Performance Science at WHOOP. She works with top researchers and hundreds of the best tactical, pro and collegiate athletes and teams in the world to optimize training, recovery and sleep. In addition to her extensive professional and academic background, Kristen was a 3x All American and 2x Big 10 Athlete of the year at the University of Iowa competing in b...

"You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”James Clear is a writer and speaker focused on habits, decision making, and continuous improvement. His book, Atomic Habits, is a New York Times bestseller and more than 1,000,000 people subscribe to his weekly newsletter at jamesclear.com. His work has appeared in Entrepreneur Magazine, Time Magazine, the New York...

On the season finale, Dr Hazel discusses all things sleep with Dr Sophie Bostock - a Sleep Evangelist who is on a mission to help millions of people to improve their lives by unlocking the science of sleep. Sophie studied Medicine and Entrepreneurship before completing a PhD in Health Psychology at UCL. Following several years with award-winning digital medicine company, Sleepio, Sophie launched T...