The Functional Health Podcast

Dr Jen Unwin is a consultant clinical health psychologist who has spent her professional life focussing on the role of hope in chronic disease and how it can be used to bring about behaviour change and improve quality of life. Her insights teamed up perfectly with Dr David Unwin’s interests in bringing about drug-free type 2 diabetes remission. For nine years they have been running group sessions...

The Naked Nutritionist - Daniel O'Shaughnessy - is an award winning Nutritionist and Functional Medicine practitioner. He is also the author of the book 'Naked Nutrition: An LGBTQ+ Guide to Diet and Lifestyle'. In this episode, we discuss:  - Daniel's experience as a nutritionist in the LGBTQ+ community  - The unique and often overlooked considerations when it comes to diet and lifestyle for LGBTQ...

Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel is an Integrative Medicine doctor, scientist and educator with degrees in Medicine and Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, as well as an ongoing MSc in Precision Cancer Medicine at the University of Oxford. Dr Fuller-Shavel is a Fellow of them College of Medicine and the Co-Chair of BSIO (British Society for Integrative Oncology). Alongside her scientific and m...

Emma Beswick is a Nutritional Therapist and nutrigenomics specialist. She is the founder and CEO of Lifecode Gx®, the UK’s leading nutrigenomics testing, research and training company. Emma lectures widely on the subject of nutrigenomics and is well respected for her knowledge and ability to present complex aspects of nutrigenomics in an accessible and clinical relevant way.  We sit down to discus...

Doctor Chris George is a full time NHS medical doctor and in this episode we discuss his experience during the pandemic and ways to support mental and physical health and wellbeing. Once Chris discovered the benefits of an evidence-based approach to lifestyle medicine and preventative healthcare he changed his perspective on the delivery of traditional medicine. He then changed career paths into G...

I was fortunate enough to sit down with Dr Ally Jaffee and Dr Iain Broadley, the founders of Nutritank.  In this fascinating episode we discuss:  The impact of nutrition in medicine Integrating nutrition and lifestyle medicine into the medical curriculum The evolving landscape of healthcare  How to get involved in this movement Nutritank is a triple-award winning non-for-profit organisation establ...

Sumantra (Shumone) Ray is a Licensed Medical Doctor as well as a Registered Nutritionist (Public Health), with special interests in Nutrition Education in Health Systems and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. Since 2008 he has been Founding Chair and Executive Director of the  NNEdPro Global Centre for Nutrition and Health , headquartered in Cambridge and working across twelve regional networks ac...

Dr David Unwin FRCGP works at the Norwood NHS Surgery in Southport near Liverpool, UK where he has cared for the same population since 1986 as a family doctor. To date 105/206 of his patients with T2 diabetes have achieved drug-free remission. This gives a remission rate of 50% at 30 months duration of a lower carb diet, one of the best results for any clinic in the world! I had the pleasure of me...

Mark Hollingsworth is the CEO of the Nutrition Society, a scientific learned society, based in London, United Kingdom, a position he has held since 2014. I met Mark in 2017 when I was fortunate enough to work for the Nutrition Society and we have stayed in touch ever since.  In this fascinating episode we discuss: - Dealing with stress during military service - Strategies to handle emotionally tes...

Dr Jenna Macciochi is an immunologist, author and is on a mission to unravel the science around the immune system and help people decode exactly what it takes to be well in the modern-day. In this episode we discuss the topic of immune resilience. Not just how we stop getting ill but how we can bounce back from illness. In this fascinating discussion we touch upon: Exercise, fitness in relation to...

Emma Beswick is a Nutritional Therapist and nutrigenomics specialist. She is the founder and CEO of Lifecode Gx®, the UK’s leading nutrigenomics testing, research and training company. Emma lectures widely on the subject of nutrigenomics and is well respected for her knowledge and ability to present complex aspects of nutrigenomics in an accessible and clinical relevant way.  I found this conversa...

Dr Sarah Berry is an Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences at King's College London and her research interests relate to the influence of dietary components on markers of cardiovascular disease risk, with a particular focus on: - Precision nutrition - Postprandial metabolism - Food and fat structure Since commencing her research career at King’s in 2000, she has been the academic leader for...

Dr Eric Zielinski is the author of the national bestseller The Healing Power of Essential Oils and The Essential Oils Apothecary. Trained as an aromatherapist, public health researcher, and chiropractor, Dr. Z started NaturalLivingFamily.com  in 2014 with his wife to help people learn how to use natural remedies like essential oils safely and effectively. Now visited by more than three million nat...

Yael is at the forefront of nutrigenomic education and has helped develop and supervise nutrigenomics courses around the world. She is currently an Adjunct Professor, teaching Nutrigenomics at Rutgers University and MUIH. In the rapidly-evolving discipline of nutrigenomics, Yael is globally acknowledged as a leading  expert in the field. She is a highly sought-after speaker, has co-authored two bo...

Dr Joseph Antoun always knew he wanted to help others through medicine, which is why he trained to be a physician. Eventually, he figured out that medicine was actually sick care, treating patients after their health had already declined. In this podcast, we discuss: - the different types of fasting - the benefits of fasting and time-restricted eating - fasting to support chronic diseases - the fa...

Antony has been in private practice for over 28 years and is one of the most experienced Registered Nutritional Therapists in the country. He is one of the first practitioners to implement the principles of Functional Medicine in the UK, since 1992. Antony has seen over 18.000 clients and has learned much from the experiences. Each person is unique and has taught Antony that principles are what co...

Dr Leke Asong is a classically trained medical doctor, GP and functional medicine practitioner. Having gone through his own health problems and gut condition, he became interested in the field of functional medicine. Through his formal training and additional study, he finally managed to heal his gut and eliminate his chronic symptoms. He is now known as The Gut Health Medic and aims to heal patie...

Nilesh is a wonderfully warm individual and is a certified high-performance coach, speaker and medical doctor. He works as a director for the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine and sits on the national sleep steering committee. His mission is to inspire a community to “Believe In Growth”. Through his work, he aims to spread a message of compassion, openness, challenge and growth.   I have no do...

Sergey Musienko is a bioinformatician with over a decade’s worth of experience using technology to address healthcare needs.  In this episode, we dive into The uses and benefits of microbiome testing The potential uses for artificial intelligence in healthcare What influences the microbiota diversity and gut health and much much more.  https://atlasbiomed.com/uk https://www.instagram.com/atlasbiom...

Dr Tom O'Bryan is a world-renowned speaker and educator with expertise in food sensitivities, environmental toxins, and the development of autoimmune diseases. Dr Tom holds teaching positions at The Institute for Functional Medicine and has trained and certified tens of thousands of practitioners around the world in advanced understanding of the impact of wheat sensitivity and the development of i...

In this two-part podcast, we dive into the world of endometriosis and discuss nutrition and lifestyle interventions to improve outcomes. We also talk about common signs, symptoms and share some practical takeaways.  Lorna has over a decade of experience as a clinical Nutritional Therapist, in women's health, with particular focus and expertise in Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, menstrual cycle irregul...

In this two-part podcast, we dive into the world of endometriosis and discuss nutrition and lifestyle interventions to improve outcomes. We also talk about common signs, symptoms and share some practical takeaways.  Lorna has over a decade of experience as a clinical Nutritional Therapist, in women's health, with particular focus and expertise in Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, menstrual cycle irregul...

Biohacking is the art and science of changing the environment around you and inside you so that you have full control over your own biology. Tim is considered 'the UK's Leading Biohacker' and is the founder of the Health Optimisation Summit. After Tim spent many years healing his body through chronic health conditions using a combination of natural therapies and the latest scientific techniques, h...

Marek Doyle is a nutritional therapist whose own metabolic problems forced him to see to see the disconnect between the scientific literature, the medical model and real-life outcomes.  From his 13 years of experience and reconciling the data from over 2000 patient outcomes and 9000 test results, he utilised a personalised nutrition approach. He aims to identify the root cause of conditions and dy...

Dr Elisabeth Philipps is a neuropharmacologist and Functional Medicine practitioner with over 18 years of experience. Elisabeth has extensive academic experience with training in Biomedical science from Kings College London, a PhD in neuropharmacology from The University of Oxford, a further bachelors in Nutritional Medicine and further functional medicine qualifications.  Elisabeth specialises in...