The Nutritank Podcast

Award winning Dietitian Priya Tew discusses the importance of fibre, debunks myths about ultra-processed foods, and offers practical advice for increasing fibre intake through simple dietary swaps. She emphasises the health benefits of fibre, including gut health, cholesterol reduction, and blood sugar stability, while addressing common barriers and misconceptions.  Podcast Host: Dr Iain Broadley...

With mental health and sleep hygiene on the decline, how can healthcare professionals widen their treatment toolkit to help their patients? Join Nutritank co-founder Dr Iain Broadley as he speaks to Dr Shahnaz Hassan, consultant psychiatrist and lifestyle medicine advocate, about her experience using lifestyle medicine to help her patients with their sleep and mental health.

For most people, hearing the "C word" will change their lives forever. So how can healthcare professionals support patients looking to adopt a holistic, integrated approach to their cancer treatment? Join Nutritank team member Luke Zollman Thomas as he speaks to Sophie Trew, breathwork coach and holistic mentor, about her learnings from taking an integrative approach to her cancer recovery, and ho...

Plant-based diets can be transformative for health, but how many of us consider where our vegetables have come from? Join Nutritank co-founder Dr Iain Broadley as he speaks to organic farmer Guy Watson about turning Riverford farm from "one man and a wheelbarrow" to a national veg box delivery company and farming powerhouse, alongside discussions on seasonal eating, climate change and how healthca...

How can healthcare professionals embrace lifestyle medicine while working in modern health systems? Join Nutritank team member Luke Zollman Thomas as he speaks to Dr Laura Marshall-Andrews, NHS GP, author and founder of the Brighton Health and Wellbeing Centre, about her experiences practising lifestyle medicine to tackle the growing issues facing the modern NHS.

The path to a healthier lifestyle starts with small steps. So how can healthcare professionals build healthy habits for themselves and their patients? Join Nutritank co-founder Dr Iain Broadley as he speaks to Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi, GP, TV doctor, triathlete and lifestyle medicine champion, about his journey to a healthier lifestyle and how healthcare professionals can empower their patients to ma...

The paradox of modern medicine sees advancing knowledge and sub-specialisation alongside increasingly poor health. So have we got it all backwards? Join Nutritank team member Luke Zollman Thomas as he speaks to Dr Shahrukh Mallik, consultant neurologist and founder of The London Centre for Longevity and Metabolic Health, about his approach to tackling chronic disease with integrative metabolic hea...

In the cacophony of modern living, how can healthcare professionals unlock the benefits of green spaces for themselves and their patients? Join Nutritank co-founder Dr Iain Broadley as he speaks to experienced Educational Psychologist Dr Irene Broadley-Westerduin about the evidence for nature therapy as a restorative practice and how healthcare professionals can access it- and encourage patients t...

For healthcare professionals looking to empower their patients and challenge the system, you need to know what you’re up against. Join Nutritank team member Luke Zollman Thomas as he speaks to Sheila Dillon, multi-award-winning food journalist and presenter of BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme, about her insights into the biggest challenges facing our food system and what we need to do to repair it...

How can healthcare professionals empower patients to make healthier lifestyle choice? Join Nutritank co-founder Dr Iain Broadley as he speaks to Professor Trevor Thompson, inner city GP and Professor of Primary Care Education at Bristol University, about his role in inspiring the next generation of doctors to become passionate patient advocates and lifestyle medicine enthusiasts. As an early mento...

From humble origins to rubbing shoulders with Jamie Oliver, delivering lifestyle medicine education to thousands of professionals and winning several awards; it’s been an incredible journey so far. Join Nutritank team member Luke Zollman Thomas as he speaks to Nutritank co-founders Dr Iain Broadley and Dr Ally Jaffee about the past, present and future of Nutritank. Iain and Ally discuss their pers...

A huge welcome to the Nutritank Podcast, your go-to resource for insightful discussions on nutrition, lifestyle medicine and food systems. In this quick introduction, you can hear from your podcast hosts Dr Iain Broadley (Nutritank co-founder) and Luke Zollman Thomas (Nutritank team member) on what to expect from the episodes.   If you have any questions, suggestions or feedback then please get in...

**DISCLAIMER: Please note that the views of our podcast guests may not always align with the views of Nutritank** We have reached the final episode of Series two! This week we are bringing you a very special episode focusing on men’s mental health and lifestyle psychiatry. We are joined by two very knowledgeable guests, working in this field: Dr Joe Firth is a Presidential Research Follow at the U...

**DISCLAIMER: Please note that the views of our podcast guests may not always align with the views of Nutritank** For the last instalment of our food and mood series, we are lucky enough to have Dr Uma Naidoo as our guest: Harvard trained psychiatrist, professional chef and nutrition specialist (a real triple threat!) Dr Naidoo and Ally discuss what inspired her to become a nutritional psychiatris...

**DISCLAIMER: Please note that the views of our podcast guests may not always align with the views of Nutritank** This week, we bring you the second instalment of our Food and Mood series, zooming in on how the relationship between food and mood is utilised within clinical practice in the UK. This week we have two esteemed psychiatrists: Dr Pratima Singh, community and adult psychiatrist who stron...

**DISCLAIMER: Please note that the views of our podcast guests may not always align with the views of Nutritank** We are delighted to bring you the first episode of our three-part series focusing on the connection between food and mood. This week we are joined by Dr Sabrina Mörkl, Psychiatrist specialising in Eating Disorders and approaches to Nutritional Psychiatry based in Austria and Megan Lee,...

**DISCLAIMER: Please note that the views of our podcast guests may not always align with the views of Nutritank** This week, we bring you the third instalment of our series in integrative oncology. We are delving deep into the role of nutrition in cancer care with the help of three fantastic guests: Toral Shah: Nutritional scientist, functional medicine practitioner, food and health writer and the...

**DISCLAIMER: Please note that the views of our podcast guests may not always align with the views of Nutritank** This three-part series will be exploring the role of holistic care in cancer. In the second episode, Nutritank is joined with two very special guests: Sophie Trew and John Hanley. Sophie Trew was diagnosed with blood cancer in 2014 at the age of 23. With a background in journalism and...

**DISCLAIMER: Please note that the views of our podcast guests may not always align with the views of Nutritank** This three-part series will be exploring facilitating holistic care in cancer. In this episode, Nutritank is joined with spokespeople from two UK-based charities specialising in supporting individuals living with cancer: ‘Penny Brohn’ and ‘Yes to Life’. Dr Catherine Zollman, the medica...

**DISCLAIMER: Please note that the views of our podcast guests may not always align with the views of Nutritank** This week on the podcast we welcome Dr Elizabeth Thompson, qualified doctor in palliative medicine and CEO of the National Centre for Integrative Medicine who specialises in women’s health and supporting the health and wellbeing of cancer patients. Join us as we discuss how to have a m...

**DISCLAIMER: Please note that the views of our podcast guests may not always align with the views of Nutritank** This week, we bring you part 2 of our mini-series in collaboration with Pukka Herbs, focusing in on herbal medicine and holistic health. We welcome three wonderful members of the Pukka team on this week’s episode: Jo Webber, Head of herbal education; Marion Mackonochie, Herbal research...

**DISCLAIMER: Please note that the views of our podcast guests may not always align with the views of Nutritank** Pukka is an award-winning herbal company creating teas, supplements and other herbal medicines with an ethical mission to promote a message of sustainability and wellbeing. This is a two-part mini-series and in this first episode, Nutritank is joined by Simon Mills and Euan Maclennan,...

**DISCLAIMER: Please note that the views of our podcast guests may not always align with the views of Nutritank** Xander Van der Poll is a third year medical student at Bristol University, hopeful future GB Paralympian and has paraplegia. In 2018 he broke his back and was told he would never walk again. Despite this devastating news, Xander used his ‘six weeks in bed’ in hospital as the basis of a...

**DISCLAIMER: Please note that the views of our podcast guests may not always align with the views of Nutritank** On this week’s episode, we talk to Anna Harvey; a final year medical student at Kings College London who has just taken an exciting year out to work for the BMJ as their editorial scholar, overseeing all the content written for students. Anna is also one of the hosts for BMJ’s incredib...

**DISCLAIMER: Please note that the views of our podcast guests may not always align with the views of Nutritank** On last week’s episode of the podcast, we discussed some of the barriers and facilitators to increasing nutrition education in the medical curriculum as well as the role of nutrition in the healthcare environment. This week we focus on nutrition research projects carried out by medical...