The Health Hub

As runners start their recovery routines following the Auckland Marathon this morning, sports biomechanist Greg Pain joins to explain the right and wrong way to recover.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cost of living has definitely left it's mark on almost every aspect of kiwi lives recently.  With the Government introducing a new school lunch meal plan, many parents are asking whether their home made lunches could be any cheaper.  Food educator Ganesh Raj joins Tim Beveridge to explain how you can decrease the cost of school and office lunches.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.co...

With the start of spring comes copious amounts of pollen, but Dr John Cameron is here to help you avoid seasonal allergies.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Getting eight hours a night isn't enough, the quality of your sleep may be more important than the duration.  Sleep expert Alex Bartle joins Tim Beveridge to discuss the variety of things that may be detrimental to your sleep.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is going cold turkey or slow and steady a better method when making sustainable changes to your eating habits?  Nutritionist Claire Turnbull joins Tim Beveridge to discuss this and more.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kent Johns joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to share how you can take care of yourself, and the best workout routine.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brain health is more than just crosswords and fish oil.  Brainfit Coach Jude Walters joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss what you can do to maintain and improve your brain health. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With rising healthcare costs and months-long wait lists to see a psychiatrist, an increasing number of people are self-diagnosing with ADHD and other learning disorders.  Dougal Sutherland joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss this and more.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With funding cuts and an increasing shortage of general practitioners, Dr John Cameron joins Tim Beveridge to help you look after your minor ailments and avoid the doctor's office.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Smart watches and workout tracking apps aren't hard to come by these days, but are they really improving your workouts?  Greg Pain joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Starting a diet or exercise routine is the easy part - making it sustainable and enjoyable enough to last more than a week is the challenge.  Strength and conditioning coach Alex Flint joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to explain how you can start and maintain a healthy lifestyle. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August is the Cancer Society's biggest fundraising month, and Daffodil Day is fast approaching on Friday the 30th of August.  Sir Bill Denny is a former Director of the Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre and has a long list of accolades.  Bill joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss where the donations from Daffodil Day go, and all the latest in cancer drug research.  LISTEN...

Greg McPherson is a globally recognised expert on healthy ageing. He has an abundance of knowledge in the science of ageing as well as current research being done on longevity.  Greg joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss small changes you can make that will have a big impact on your quality of life.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is there a right and wrong way to set goals? How do you maintain your health and fitness in a cost of living crisis?  Tim Beveridge is joined by Kent Johns on The Weekend Collective to discuss all this and more.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are vitamins boosting your health? Or are they just creating expensive waste product? How do you get rid of unhealthy cravings? Nutritionist and founder of Mission Nutrition Claire Turnbull joins Tim Beveridge to discuss all this and more.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes five stages are just not enough to describe the process of grief.  Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald joins Tim Beveridge on The Weekend Collective to discuss how grief can look to different people.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John Cameron joins Tyler Adams on The Weekend Collective to help with starting that hard conversation with your ageing relatives about needing to slow it down and look after themselves.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the Health Hub, bioSPORT sports biomechanist discusses the realities of osteoporosis. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lesleigh from Triton Hearing joined the Weekend Collective to chat about the varying degrees of hearing loss - as well as what tips we have to prevent hearing loss. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald joins the Weekend Collective to discuss the rise in diagnosing adult ADHD. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sleep specialist Dr Alex Bartle joined the show to discuss sleeping supplements – whether its Melatonin, Magnesium, Sleep Drops, or Zopiclone — why they’re all the rage and do any of them really work? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Public Health Advisory Committee is calling for a national plan to fight the problem we have with food consumption and diets in New Zealand. But can you actually lecture people into eating healthier? Ganesh Raj from Eat Well For Less joins Tim Beveridge to share his insight. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bowel cancer rates are rising among New Zealanders under 50 years old, driving calls for an even lower screening age.   Dr John Cameron joins Tim Beveridge to discuss who should screen for what and when.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Something is going wrong for young people between the ages of 15 and 24 in the UK, across Europe, the US and Australia, as Oxford Universities World Happiness Report sounds alarm about the welfare of young people.   The report shows that young adults are being hit from all sides by a toxic combination of government policy, a housing affordability crisis, stagnating wages, and a high cost of living...

The London Marathon took place on April 21, and a record number of runners were using carbon-fibre shoes.   How important is it to have the best sporting equipment? Can you make do with the basics?   Sports Biomechanist Greg Pain joins The Weekend Collective to discuss.   LISTEN ABOVE   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.