The Lee and Irene Show

Show Notes: Episode 14 The Lee and Irene Show Lee Holmes Launches Her 12th Book “ Eat to Heal ”, the Truth About Chronic Inflammation and Zombie Cells, and Justin Gets 'Splained on Low Testosterone. Lee has written twelve books, and this one might be the most personal yet. Eat to Heal is about chronic inflammation, the slow-burning, mostly invisible process that Lee argues sits underneath almost e...

Episode 13, Naturopath Jane Papalia on the Mediterranean Diet, Longevity, Beauty, and Why Your Nonna Was Probably Right All Along, Wayne Gets ‘Splained on Reflux and Irene Busts Out a Rant In this episode we chat about ·       What the Mediterranean diet actually is, and why it is much more than a Greek salad and a glass of red wine. ·       Jane Papalia’s story, from Italian family food culture t...

Episode 12:  All hail the Sugar and Energy Queen Michele Chevalley-Hedge, and the Labels That Are Lying to You, Justin Finally Learns to Breathe, and Lee’s Rant on the Fillers Nobody Warned You About. If you’ve ever eaten clean all day and still crashed by 3pm, reached for something sweet and felt worse an hour later, or picked up a “healthy” snack and had absolutely no idea what half the ingredie...

Episode 11: How to Get a Virgo Level of Cleaning on a Capricorn Budget, Justin Discovers Chiropractic, and Irene's Rave for the Customers Who Never Left. 🧹 Lee's house is, by all objective measures, immaculate. Irene has been trying to understand this for some time. This week she finally asks. What follows is a practical, funny, and useful guide to low-tox cleaning, from the products worth trusti...

Episode 10: Mason Taylor on Mushrooms & the Ancient Art of Not Falling Apart, Justin is in a Bit of a Pickle, and Irene's Forever Rant About Forever Chemicals. 🍄 This week, the cabin gets a very special guest. Mason Taylor,  founder of SuperFeast, Daoist philosophy devotee, and quite possibly the most passionate man alive on the subject of medicinal mushrooms, joins Lee and Irene for what may be...

Episode 9: Irene’s Everything Shower, Justin Tries to Win Over a One-Eyed Cat, and Lee Can’t Liver Without This. 🍯 This week Irene finally reveals one of her most beloved and guarded rituals, the Everything Shower. Not a quick rinse. Not your standard weekday wash. A full Sunday reset from dermaplaning in the 4 o’clock light to sitting on the shower floor surrounded by essential oil steam. She wa...

Show Notes: Episode 8 Wellness Unfiltered Episode 8: Amelia Phillips on Energy, Weight Loss & the Science of Feeling Good. We Unpack Perimenopause Fatigue, the Calorie Conversation No One Wants to Have, and Why Sleep Might Be Your Missing Link. Plus Justin Gets Schooled on Friendships and Lee Rants About Green Powders. 🎙️ This week we have Amelia, a nutritionist-slash-exercise-scientist with 29 ye...

Hosts Lee Holmes and Irene Falcone are joined by Carol Molloy , a Japanese-Australian food extraordinaire, MKR contestant, and architect of unforgettable Japan food tours, for a conversation that roams from the secrets of geisha skincare to the gut-healing magic of soba noodles. Then Justin finally admits he snores loud enough to register on the Richter scale, Natalie checks in from the perimenopa...

Episode 6: Healthy, Wealthy & Wise in the Cost of Living Crisis. Freezer Hacks, Gut Basics, Kitchen Beauty, Why Your Nespresso Is Quietly Robbing You and Fighting the Man Flu🎙️ How do you stay healthy when every trip to the supermarket feels like a financial mugging? In this episode, Lee Holmes  and  Irene Falcone ditch the expensive wellness theatre and get back to the brass tacks of genuine, aff...

Show Notes Episode 5 Wellness Unfiltered Episode 5: Ultra Processed Foods (UPFs), The Frankenstein in Your Fridge, Supermarket Minefields, and Why Your Nut Milk Might Be a "Gut Detergent" 🎙️ How do you spot ultra-processed foods (UPFs) hiding in "healthy" aisles, and why are they linked to leaky gut and inflammation? In this fiery episode, Lee Holmes  and [ Irene Falcone ] rip open the UPF files,...

Show Notes Wellness Unfiltered Episode 4: From Tree-Hugging to Biohacking Bros, 40 Year Friendships and the Truth About Living Forever 🎙️ How do friendships evolve over 40 years, and how do you maintain a "Bo Derek" glow in your 60s? In this episode, we’re joined by the vibrant duo behind the Over the Back Fence podcast to discuss the power of letting go, the reality of "wellness bros," and practi...

Wellness Unfiltered Episode 3: The Collagen Queen, ‘Splaining Smoothies & Sleep Solutions! 🎙️ Listen & Subscribe on Substack , Substack Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube Show Notes Is collagen a fountain of youth in a jar or just expensive protein powder? From social media skeptics to "miracle" marketing, the world of ingestible beauty is a confusing place. If you’ve ever wondered if your morning...

Wellness Unfiltered Episode 2: Chocolate Scandals, Gut Hacks & Dickensian Dudes! 🎙️ Listen & Subscribe on Substack Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube Show Notes We’ve all been there: it’s 3 p.m., the slump is hitting hard, and you’re reaching for that "healthy" dark chocolate bar. But is your afternoon treat a superfood or a chemical cocktail? Between headlines about heavy metals and labels filled...

Sunscreen scandals, gut hacks & epic rants! 🎙️ Listen & Subscribe on Substack (wellnessunfilteredpod), Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, iHeart, TuneIn Show Notes So many high-performing wellness seekers look fine from the outside. The smoothies are blended. The skincare routine is on point. Life feels handled. But inside, it can feel like you're wading through one scandal after another, gut conf...