The Functional Health Podcast

Darryl is an internationally renowned speaker, coach, nutritionist and author. He has pioneered, and popularised functional movements and most recently launched his Primal Play Academy. A methodology of movement which helps to make movement fun, effective and engaging, all whilst improving your health and fitness. I first met Darryl with Dr Rangan Chatterjee and Dr Kelly Brogan at a conference in...

I am delighted to speak with the medicinal chef, Dale Pinnock. Dale is trained in human nutrition, nutritional medicine, herbal medicine and has authored 14 books on nutrition and health. He has frequently written articles and made tv appearances, including the popular ITV series - Eat, Shop, Save.  I first heard of Dale through a friend who knew of several books he had written on how to eat to im...

Dr Punam Krishan is a medical doctor and GP with a specialist interest in Public health, preventative and lifestyle Medicine. In this conversation, we have a special focus on preventing and overcoming physical and mental burnout. This conversation shows that stress and burnout can happen to anyone, including doctors! Media: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook

Toral is a scientist, chef, clinician and founder of the Urban Kitchen. Where she inspires and teaches people how to eat healthier with real food and delicious recipes.  Toral is now working on her first book explaining the science behind cancer preventing foods. We talk about how nutrition can play a role in chronic illness and her battle with the Big C.  Social:  Website Instagram Twitter Facebo...

Dr Rupy Aujla is a medical doctor, author and founder of the Doctor’s Kitchen and Culinary Medicine UK. He recently authored the book, Eat to Beat Illness. On this podcast, we talk about the importance of food in medicine and how improving our knowledge of food, nutrition and cooking can have profound effects on our health and well-being.  "Culinary Medicine is a unique combination of nutrition an...

Dr Rob Verkerk has Masters and Doctorate degrees from Imperial College London and in 2002 founded the Alliance for Natural Health International. Since then, Rob has acted as its executive and scientific director, directing legal actions to protect the right to natural health, whilst authoring some 60 papers in scientific journals and conference proceedings. I first met Rob at the Yes to Life Cance...

Dr Quinton is a classically trained GP and has had further education in naturopathic nutrition from the College of Naturopathic Medicine. Specialising in hormonal health, menopause and gut health, her approach combines both traditional and lifestyle medicine, with the ultimate aim to help patients feel the best that they can.  A medical doctor with these qualifications is extremely rare and I was...

Dr Minich is an internationally-recognized teacher, author, scientist, speaker, and artist. She has authored six books on health and wellness and is current faculty for the Institute for Functional Medicine and the University of Western States. She has an innovative approach to health and wellness, bridging the gaps between science, spirituality, and art in medicine. Deanna is an absolute wealth o...

Angelique is a nutritional therapist, author and a specialist in the field of Women’s hormonal health. Using her six pillars of health, she aids her patients in restoring natural balance, achieve optimal vitality and wellbeing. We talk about how to move, eat, nourish ourselves and much more.    

Josh is the Co-founder of the Integrative Wellness Centre, Irrefutable Health and the health restaurant called The Willow, in Kingston Upon Thames, London.  Irrefutable Health provides holistic healthcare services. In addition to relief care for injury, their practitioners look at how to strengthen the body, building physical, mental and social well-being with tailored interventions, health educat...

Rick is a clinical and sports dietitian and his approach to dietetic treatment embraces integrative and functional medicine. He is a dedicated clinician, inspirational speaker and runs a very successful clinical practice on Harley Street in London. We talk about how nutrition can affect sports performance, the role of good gut health in athletes and the integration of health practices. 

Ben Brown is a Naturopath from Australia. He is the editor of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, contributing editor of the Integrative Healthcare and Applied Nutrition magazine, director of clinical education for Pure Encapsulations (UK), and is on the advisory board of the British College of Nutrition and Health, where he is also a lecturer. We talk about all things gut health, nutrition an...

Dr Tom O'Bryan explains how the food we eat affects our health.  Dr Tom is an internationally recognised speaker, workshop leader, and functional medicine practitioner. He also holds teaching positions in the faculty at the Institute for Functional medicine and the National University of Health Sciences.

I am introducing some of the leading voices in nutrition and lifestyle medicine, from practitioners to professors and everyone in between. I will share with you their stories, expertise and advice. The aim is to provide you with simple tips to help improve your health.