In today’s podcasts we talk about the gut microbiome and I am joined by Dr Emma Short. Dr Short is a Consultant doctor in the NHS doctor specialising in gastrointestinal and soft tissue pathology. She also has a PhD in cancer genetics.     As a pathologist, Emma spends many of her working hours diagnosing chronic diseases such as cancer. Many of these diseases are preventable. Every day, she sees the effects that people's lifestyles have on their health and wellbeing. As a result, Emma has become passionate about health promotion and disease prevention using evidence-based lifes ..read more

 In today’s episode, I am joined by Janice Clyne.    Janice is a former research food scientist (BSc Hons, MSc), mum of 4 girls, a passionate foodie, blogger, obsessive fermenter, forager, educator, teacher and advocate of fermented foods and a plant based diet. She founded Nourished by Nature, a space to share unbiased nutrition and health information, empowering people to make better informed choices for their own health. She runs workshops, talks and events on all aspects of fermenting and gut health. She also has a Youtube Channel, plus active Instagram and Facebook accounts ..read more

  Today I am joined on the podcast by Dr Debie Rice. Debbie  is the Director of Clinical Education at Precision Analytical Laboratory. She gr aduated from NCNM (NUNM) after falling in love with Naturopathic Medicine and pursuing her passion for access and advocacy for health care. She was introduced to Naturopathic Medicine through her own health struggles and after much investigative work, she became a fan of lifestyle evaluation and treatment.    She has worked with communities in need, supporting Natural Doctors International in Nicaragua, as well as the Peace Corps prio ..read more

In today’s episode I am joined in the studio by Dr Anna Cabeca; a medical doctor, OBGYN, FACOG and is best selling author of The Hormone Fix and Keto-Green 16 and MenuPause. Dr. Anna is triple-board certified and a fellow of gynecology and obstetrics, integrative medicine, and anti-aging and regenerative medicine. She holds special certifications in functional medicine, sexual health, and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. She lectures frequently on these topics throughout the world to large audiences and is known nationally as The Girlfriend Doctor and is host of The Girlfriend Doctor ..read more

In today’s episode, I am joined in the studio by Kristen Holmes  As Vice President of Performance Science, Principal Scientist at WHOOP, Kristen drives thought leadership by engaging with industry-leading researchers and partners to better understand individual and team biometric and performance data across high-stakes verticals to drive product innovation, strategy, and coaching.  Kristen blends her academic and applied background in athletics, coaching, performance technology, psychology, and exercise physiology to drive research, partnership, and product development initiatives to ..read more

In today’s podcast show I was joined by the esteemed Stacy Sims.   STACY T. SIMS, MSC, PHD, is a forward-thinking international exercise physiologist and nutrition scientist who aims to revolutionize exercise nutrition and performance for women.  She has directed research programs at Stanford, AUT University, and the University of Waikato, focusing on female athlete health and performance and pushing the dogma to improve research on all women.  With the unique opportunities, Silicon Valley has to offer, during her tenure at Stanford, she had the opportunity to translate earlier ..read more

In today's show I am joined by Dr Tommy Wood. Tommy is a UK-trained MD with a Ph.D. in physiology and neuroscience. He earned an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Cambridge before attending medical school at the University of Oxford. After working as a junior doctor in central London, he  moved to Norway for his PhD work, and then to the University of Washington as a postdoc, where he is a Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics.His research interests include the physiological and metabolic responses to brain injury and how that impacts brain health across the ..read more

In today’s episode I was joined by Dr Amy Gajjar Dr Amy qualified at the Imperial College School of Medicine, University of London. She worked in hospital medicine and as a GP (family physician) for several years before deciding to experience working and living abroad. In Sydney, Australia, she undertook postgraduate training with ACNEM (Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine), ASLM (Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine) and the IFM (Institute for Functional Medicine). Dr Amy attained her Fellowship with ACNEM and ASLM and is an International Board of Lifestyle Me ..read more

In this episode we cover: 1.     What is a hormone 2.     Can hormones effect physical and mental health and multiple systems? C 3.     brief overview of the menstrual cycle phases  4.     When is best to test and look for hormones in the menstrual cycle?  5.     What is machine learning and hormone intelligence?  6.     Can the menstrual cycle be used as an indicator for ill health?  7.     What is exercise endocrinology?  8.     What’s the role of ..read more

Charlotte Hunter is a Registered Nutritionist and Functional Medicine Practitioner specialising in premature, surgical and complex menopause cases. After going through surgical menopause, she launched a Menopause Nutrition business to give women solutions that are sitting in their kitchen, reducing the twists, turns, and loop-the-loops they face riding into menopause. Charlotte has worked for a number of diagnostic laboratories and alongside her busy practice manages a team of therapists and runs the Menopause Mastery Membership. A mentoring space exclusively for other practitioners. In todays ..read more