When we step outside our comfort zone we can experience growth and opportunity. But when our inner voice is quietly nudging us to make a change, or to take on a new challenge, how do we find the courage to listen to it?Feel Better Liv
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Today’s guest is someone who I have wanted to talk to for many years. I first came across him around 10 years ago and was fascinated by his approach to movement and, in particular, natural movement.Erwan Le Corre is the founder of Mov
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Most of us would agree that a healthy diet –whatever that means to the individual –is vital to our wellbeing. But can the right foods actually prevent and even cure illness?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly
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TRIGGER WARNING: CONTAINS REFERENCES TO SEXUAL ABUSEWhat determines your success in life? Is it talent, opportunity, fate or luck? They can all be factors, but none of them determine your destiny. What does, according to today’s guest
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CAUTION: Includes themes of an adult nature.Do you think you have an addiction, or perhaps an unhealthy relationship with a certain behaviour?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and he
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Are emotions universal? Do you think people are programmed to feel a certain way in specific situations? Or is there a clear distinction between what makes you feel angry, happy or sad, compared to someone else?Today’s guest
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We often turn to our inner voice for guidance, ideas and wisdom. But sometimes this voice can lead us down a rabbit hole of negative self-talk.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.&n
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CAUTION: This podcast discusses fasting, and its advice may not be suitable for anyone with an eating disorder. If you have an existing health condition or are taking medication, always consult your healthcare practitioner before going for
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By harnessing the power of our attention, we can better meet life’s demands.Our ability to focus and pay attention plays a crucial role in every aspect of our life - at work, at leisure and in our relationships.Feel Better
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When was the last time you felt awe? Perhaps it’s an emotion you notice often, evoked by the trees, clouds, or people around you. Or maybe it’s something you associate with more dramatic, less frequent experiences.Dr Dacher Keltner, h
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CAUTION: This podcast contains swearingOur mindset is so important for living a happier, healthier life. We can all learn from unwelcome challenges and, more often than not, become better as a result of them.F
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My guest today is someone who has been leading a global health revolution around using food as medicine to support longevity, energy, mental clarity and happiness. Dr Mark Hyman has been a practicing medical doctor for several decades, he is the H
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Learning to harness the power of your breath can be life changing. It’s free, it’s easy, it doesn’t require much of your time and the results can be instantaneous.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body
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CAUTION: This conversation contains themes of an adult nature and references to sexual assault.My guest today is someone who I’ve been wanting to speak to for a very long time. Dr Bessel van der Kolk is a professor of psychiatry at Bo
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Downtime had been eroded out of our lives, but what impact is this having on our health?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories a
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Is love something that happens magically between two people – or is it something that needs to be nurtured? Does it come from within us, or is it something we’re given? My guest today is here to help us figure out these answers and more. Jay Shett
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TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast discusses fasting, and its advice may not be suitable for anyone with an eating disorder. If you have an existing health condition or are taking medication, always consult your healthcare practitioner before going for
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This week’s episode is all about a subject familiar to many of us: self-sabotage. Whether it’s the inability to stick to our health goals, leave a toxic relationship, or get that promotion, we often seem to be our own worst enemies. Self-sabotage
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CAUTION: Contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.Being kind to ourselves is so important for our wellbeing and our physical and mental health, but often the negative voice in our head can start to overwhelm our thoughts.
My guest today is on a mission to help people feel better, live longer, and maximise their brain health by optimising their diet. Max Lugavere is a science journalist and a New York Times bestselling author. He believes brain decline is n
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Burnout is a type of chronic, unmanaged stress that has significant consequences for ourphysical and mental health. It’s characterised by feeling exhausted all the time, with noenergy for everyday tasks, and little enjoyment in everyda
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There’s a simple, free habit that you can do every morning to improve your health and reduce fatigue, and it only takes 5-10 minutes per day.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.&nbs
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This week’s guest is regarded as one of the all-time music greats. Named on Time magazine’s list of the‘100 most influential people in the world’, he is none other than the legendary record producer, Mr Rick Rubin.Whether
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Our gut health, unlike our genes, is something we can influence - improving almost all aspects of our health and wellbeing.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll b
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Every morning, my guest on this week’s episode starts her day with 30-minutes of exercise. She knows – from personal experience backed by scientific research – that this makes her more focused, happy, motivated, and even creative. She knows it’ll
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Doctors working in general practice have never faced such challenges as they do today –and yet there’s a perception that they’re just not working hard enough. The reality, says this week’s guest, is there are fewer doctors and resources and
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Our ability to focus and pay attention plays a crucial role in every aspect of our life: reaching our goals, maintaining close relationships, thinking deeply, as well as our ability to be kind, compassionate and empathetic.Feel
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Cold showers, icy plunge pools, outdoor swimming – are you a fan, or does the very idea make you shiver? Today’s podcast is all about one of the biggest wellness trends of the past few years: cold water immersion therapy. My guest is Dr Susanna Sø
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Do you believe habits are ‘good’ or ‘bad’? Are you constantly trying to create better habits and quit those that don’t serve you? Today’s guest has insights that will help get your New Year off to a great start by truly understanding what habits a
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What are the laws or principles that underpin all human behaviour? Today's guest is someone who has spent many years trying to crack the code and answer that very important question. Robert Greene is an American author and speaker best known for h
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This is a powerful story that my guest delivers with extraordinary wisdom. It will stop you in your tracks.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring insp
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Today I’m pleased to welcome a podcast guest who has become one of my favourite voices on social media, sharing her wisdom on the concept of self-healing. Dr Nicole Le Pera is a clinical psychologist who felt frustrated by the limitations of tradi
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Compassion doesn’t just make us feel good, it can have powerful effects on our health.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and
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In the UK, one in 14 people over 65 will develop dementia, with that figure rising to one in six once we’re over 80. It’s fair to say it’s the disease many people fear the most. But this podcast makes it clear that cognitive decline is notListen/Read More
‘People who score the highest for overall life satisfaction - meaning, purpose, wellbeing – those are the people with the most flow in their lives’.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.&nb
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CAUTION: Contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.Today’s guest has a remarkable life story which includes addiction, mental health struggles, eating disorders, guilt, shame and so much more. Bryony Gordon is a prominent mental
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We are living in the middle of a stress epidemic - the World Health Organization calls stress ‘the health epidemic of the twenty-first century’.But what can we do about it?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcas
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When was the last time someone was kind to you – or you did something kind for someone else? I’m sure you won’t have to think back far to find a few examples. And that’s because the world is a much kinder place than we might think. Listen/Read More
Stress can affect every aspect of our lives – our jobs, relationships, sleep, and mental health.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirati
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Headaches, migraine, back, neck or joint pain, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fibromyalgia – they’re just some of the common causes of chronic pain, which is estimated to affect between a third to half of all UK adults.If you or some
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CAUTION: This podcast episode contains swearing.By doing this one simple habit eachmorningyou could experience transformative effects in your life.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your m
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Have you ever felt held back by a habit or pattern of thinking that you feel powerless to break? Or perhaps felt frustrated by a loved one’s failure to see mistakes they’re repeating? The reason it’s so hard, says today’s guest, is that these acti
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Every act of kindness is significant and has more impact than you can imagine.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tip
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CAUTION: This podcast discusses fasting and its advice may not be suitable for anyone with an eating disorder. If you have an existing health condition or are taking medication, always consult your healthcare practitioner before going for prol
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We know that poor diet can affect our physical health, but it can negatively affect our mental health too..Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring insp
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This week’s guest is someone who I have been trying to set up a face-to-face conversation with for around 2 years. Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan athlete who is widely regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time - he has won two successive Ol
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If there is any certainty in life it is that things will never stay the same,yet so many of us struggle to embrace and accept changeFeel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.E
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CAUTION: Contains themes of an adult nature.Today’s guest has survived cancer twice and been hit by a truck at 70mph. By all accounts, he shouldn’t be here. Yet James Golding has gone on to be a world record-breaking endurance cyclist
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The brain is our most vital and complex organ, and there are simple things we can all do to keep it healthy and improve its performance.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week
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Have you ever thought about going into space? What it might be like to be there, how you might deal with the fear, the uncertainty, the pressure? In this week’s conversation, I speak to Tim Peake, a real live Spaceman, who can answer those questio
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Are you getting enough sleep for productivity, good health, and longevity?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical t
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I believe that conversation matters; that long form nuanced conversation is what we need now more than ever, to make the world a better place. And for me, part of that means exposing ourselves to new ideas, new concepts and new ways of thinking th
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RE-RELEASE: This episode first aired in October 2021.To enter to ballot for 2023 click here http://www.londonmarathon2023.com/ballot<
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We can learn so much about living from people who are coming to the end of their lives.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories a
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My guest today believes that the single biggest problem with our health these days is not that we carry too much fat but that we don’t carry enough muscle. She believes that if we start to focus and prioritise our largest organ – our muscle – we c
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We all have times when we lack self-confidence, but loss of confidence can sometimes hold us back and stop us living the life we want to live.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.&n
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Today I’m excited to welcome Dr Gabor Maté back to the podcast for a third time. Gabor is a fellow physician, author, speaker and friend who brings warmth and wisdom to every conversation we have. He’s a renowned expert on addiction, trauma, stres
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What if you could prevent ageing or even reverse it? Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my
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The tired brain remembers negative experiences but forgets the positive ones. Is there a more powerful statement in favour of going to bed earlier and prioritising our sleep? Modern life has seen us push into the night, staying up later and extend
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For the last in the current series of Feel Better Live More, I’m welcoming back someone I know you’ll love. Professor Tim Spector was my first-ever guest, and he returns for the third time today, with the very latest on gut health and per
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What if the only thing separating you from living your perfect life is the dialogue that exists within your subconscious mind?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’
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CAUTION: This episode contains mild swearing.What’s holding you back from pursuing your dreams? What if the ‘when’ you’re waiting for never comes? Today’s guest believes confidence is a by-product of taking action – and she wants you
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We react to every single situation in life with our breath and we have the power to choose how we respond to any situation by controlling our breath.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.&n
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Are the people around you supportive of your health goals? If you were to embark on a new routine, would your friends be a help or hindrance? For today’s episode, I was delighted to welcome my good friend James Maskell for a conversation around fr
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Have we made movement and exercise too complicated? Have we lost sight of what it really means to move our bodies?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuri
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CAUTION: This podcast discusses fasting and its advice may not be suitable for anyone with an eating disorder. If you have an existing health condition or are taking medication, always consult your healthcare practitioner before going for prol
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Our gut health impacts so much more than simply our digestive system. Thegut is now being implicated in a host of different conditions, including joint pain, brain fog, insomnia and depression.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is m
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CAUTION: This episode contains mild swearing and themes of an adult nature.A few weeks ago, I hosted my first ever Feel Better Live More LIVE show, which took place in a beautiful theatre in London. I’m really excited
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Our emotions affect our creativity, learning and problem solving, but also our physical health and our mental health.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be feat
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What does the content of your mind look like? Do you sometimes have thoughts you don't want to have? Do you sometimes feel emotions you don't want to feel? My guest today has recently published a book called Listen/Read More
This is part of my re-release series where I am interviewed by my good friend Dr Panja about small daily changes that can make a huge difference.Why is it that so many of us find it hard to stick to a new diet or lifestyle plan
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Stress is a clear example of the mind-body connection at work, yet it remains a link modern medicine fails to address.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be fea
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What does it mean to be a thriving human in the 21st century? The way we currently live is very different from the way humans have lived for the bulk of our evolution. As humanity has evolved and developed technologies to make us more comfortable,
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This is part of my re-release series and was first aired in 2019.How does alcohol fit into your life? Have you ever given it any thought?My guest on this week’s podcast is Andy Ramage, a performance co
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Technology can have such a pervasive impact in all areas of our life from our health and happiness to the quality of our relationships.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.&nbs
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Happiness is a choice.It’s a bold statement, but it’s one I wholeheartedly support. Whether you agree with this statement, or whether the idea sits a little uncomfortably with you, I think you are going to get a lot out of this uplift
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This episode is part of our re-release series.Warning: some people might find this podcast seriously restful. If that sounds appealing, it should do, because rest is something we all need to prioritise. So says this week’
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Our mindset is so important for living a happier, healthier life. We can all learn from unwelcome challenges and, more often than not, become better as a result of them.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for you
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This week, I decided to do something a little bit different - instead of me inviting a guest onto my podcast and speaking to them about their ideas and work, I'm releasing a conversation that I had back in February with the wonderful Elizabeth Day
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This conversation was first released in November 2019.When was the last time you gave any real thought to walking? It’s so easy to put one foot in front of the other. Yet this unique, underrated activity sets us apart from othe
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Connection is what makes us human, and community and friendships are so important for our health.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational storie
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Do you believe that food can be medicine? Most of us would agree that a healthy diet –whatever that means to the individual –is vital to our wellbeing. But can the right foods actually prevent and even cure illness? I know what I think
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In today’s episode, we’re revisiting one of our most popular episodes with James Nestor.Breathwork is where my personal and professional interests collide. How we breathe affects every body system we have and I’m excited to welcome Ja
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Consistency, self-belief and a positive mindset are so important when we are striving to reach our goals or make changes in our life.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.
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Dr Joe Dispenza is a New York Times best-selling author, speaker and researcher who has spent decades studying neuroscience, meditation and the effect our thoughts have on our health and wellbeing. He believes that all of us are sitting on a huge
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I am delighted to welcome former monk turned social media superstar, Jay Shetty. This episode was first released in September 2020.After having spent three years living as a monk in India, Jay believes that you don’t have to live like a monk
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The brain is our most vital and complex organ, and there are some simple things we can do every day to help keep it healthy.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be fea
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Social media has its flaws –but it can also be a force for good, creating communities and offering help to people who might not otherwise receive it. And my guest today is someone who uses her platform to do just that.Dr Julie S
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing.Is there a change you’d like to make in your life? Something you’re desperate to overcome, but can’t see how? Or a goal you’re scared to aim for, because it feels too far off? My
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After having spent three years living as a monk in India, Jay believes that you don’t have to live like a monk to think like one.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week
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The average person has 4,000 weeks on earth. It doesn’t sound like much does it? You’re probably doing mental arithmetic right now trying to work out how many weeks you might have left. But if that sounds like a pessimistic start to this podcast,
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing.This is the fourth in a series of re-released episodes from the Feel Better Live More archives.In this episode, I welcome back Peter Crone, aka ‘The Mind Architect’
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We’ve been conditioned to think that if we aren’t perpetually exhausted, we’re not doing enough. So how can we avoid overwhelm, protect our time, and focus on the things that really matter?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly p
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Jonny Wilkinson is one of the most decorated and recognisable faces in rugby history and he’s probably best known for kicking the winning goal in 2003 to help England win the Rugby World Cup. But this episode of my podcast is not a conversation ab
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This is the third in a series of re-released episodes from theFeel Better Live Morearchives. In this conversation, I speak to arguably one of the world’s leading and most original thinkers on modern relationships, the
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We all want to be happy, but what truly brings us happiness is often not what we think.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories an
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Today’s conversation is all about cues - the small signals that we give and pick up that have a big impact. The head tilt, the smile, the open-palmed gesture –they all carry meaning that people intuitively understand. And if you’ve ever felt
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Caution: contains themes of an adult nature.This is the second in a series of re-released episodes from the Feel Better Live More back catalogue. This is a powerful story that my guest delivers with extraordinary wisdom.<
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There are so many health benefits associated with a consistent practice of meditation, and the benefits of a regular practice can extend beyond the meditation itself into daily life, benefitting our health and increasing our happiness.
My guest on this week’s Feel Better Live More podcast is Dr Robert Lustig, Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology at the University of California. He’s a leading public health expert who has long been exposing the myths of modern medicine
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This is the first in a series of re-released episodes from the Feel Better Live More back catalogue. I originally recorded this conversation over 4 years ago and Professor Matthew Walker is one of our most popular guests on the podcast.Listen/Read More
Our immune system is not just lying dormant ready to fight off infection. It’s constantly working, and it affects our health in so many ways.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.&nbs
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What do you regret in your life? When I asked this question on social media a few weeks back, I was surprised by how many of you were quick to share the things you wish you’d done –or not done. There were others who take a ‘no regrets’ appro
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How we breathe affects every systemin our body. So many of us take our breath for granted, but a bit of care and attention can yield some dramatic benefits.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body,
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Why does family matter so much to us? As today’s guest, renowned psychotherapist Julia Samuel explains, every client she’s seen in 30 years of practice, mentions their family members. Like it or not, we all carry our upbringing into our adult live
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We are drowning in things to do and it is a major stressor on our bodies – impacting our health, wellbeing and the quality of our relationships.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.
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This week's episode is a rather special one. In fact, I would say this is potentially one of the most important episodes I've ever released on my podcast because today, I am talking to Dr. Richard Schwartz. He's the creator of an incredible treatm
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CAUTION: This podcast contains mild swearing.We can often find it hard to do small things on a regular basis that will slowly move the needle for our health and our happiness. But could consistency be the key to success?F
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This week, I welcome Dr Roger Seheult back to the podcast. Roger is a medical doctor who is quadruple board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary diseases, critical care medicine and sleep medicine. As well as his clinical practice, he is pass
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We often get distracted from the things that we want to do. Our plans get sidetracked and our work never seems to get done.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll b
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TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast discusses fasting and its advice may not be suitable for anyone with an eating disorder. If you have an existing health condition or are taking medication, always consult your healthcare practitioner before going
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A diet that gives great results for a friend may not work well for you. We are all unique, and the way we eat should be too.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Eac
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This episode is a LIVE recording of a conversation I had with Tony Riddle who was eight days into an epic journey. He was running the length of Great Britain, completely barefoot, covering 30 miles a day for 30 days. His aim? To show what human be
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Are you performing at life, or are you really living it?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of m
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TRIGGER WARNING: This podcast discusses fasting and its advice may not be suitable for anyone with an eating disorder. If you have an existing health condition or are taking medication, always consult your healthcare practitioner before going
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What does happiness mean and why do so many of us struggle with it?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips fro
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CAUTION: This episode contains references to skipping meals and may be triggering for those with eating disorders.Today’s guest believes that the decisions we make every day about what we eat have a huge influence on our health. Dr Wi
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Being kind to ourselves is so important for our health and our happiness, but often the negative voice in our head can start to overwhelm our thoughts.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.
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CAUTION: Please be aware that this podcast contains reference to suicide.Today I’m pleased to welcome back Dr Ayan Panja, who’s a close friend and now a regular podcast guest – as well as an accomplished podcaster himself. He’s a busy
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One of the key ways to keep ourselves healthy is to stay physically active.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories an
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CAUTION: Contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.It is my absolute pleasure to be able to share today’s conversation with you. I’m speaking with fellow podcaster and author Fearne Cotton, someone I count as a good friend and k
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The start of a new year is the time many of us look to make changes in our lives, incorporating healthy habits and removing unhelpful ones.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, an
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CAUTION: Contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.Why have we lost our ability to focus? What are the causes? And, most importantly, how do we get it back?Today’s guest and author of the brilliant new book,
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CAUTION: Contains themes of an adult nature.If I told you there was a simple, free habit you could take up to optimise your health in just five to 10 minutes a day, would you be up for trying it? If the answer’s yes, then you’re going
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CAUTION: Contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.This is the final podcast episode of the year - I have decided to take a short break from the podcast over Christmas to switch off and relax with my family and it's that sentime
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Today’s episode is an introduction to my first Ask Me Anything (AMA) episode.This is available in full on the members option of my podcast where you can find ad-free episodes as well as AMA episodes where I answer questions posed by members.
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CAUTION: This episode contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.Are you looking for high performance in your life – whether that be your work life, your personal life or perhaps in a weekend hobby? Or, does the term high perform
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Rest is so important for our health, our happiness, and our productivity, but we often think that trying to do more is better.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’
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CAUTION: Includes themes of an adult nature.Do you think you have an addiction, or perhaps an unhealthy relationship with a certain behaviour? It may be a behaviour that you have tried to stop in the past that you keep returning back
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The way we breathe is the way we live, and by changing the way we breathe we can change our lives for the better.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuri
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CAUTION: This podcast episode contains swearing.Mel Robbins is one of the most sort after motivational speakers in the world. Her TED talk has been viewed almost 27 million times and she's also the best-selling author of several books
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Our modern lifestyles are moving us further away from our natural state, but there are ways of living that are much more in sync with our human biology.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, an
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Where is your attention right now? Hopefully it’s on these words – but if you’re getting distracted and are contemplating what you’ll have for dinner or running through your to-do list, please know that you are not alone. Today’s guest shares rese
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We all know what to do to maintain our physical fitness, but we often don’t think about our mental fitness.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring ins
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Human beings were born to run. No sooner have we learned to walk than we’re breaking into a run – it’s just another gear. So why do so many of us struggle with running as adults?Today’s guest, Helen Hall, is the running coach I’ve bee
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The brain is our most vital and complex organ, and there are simple things we can all do to keep it healthy and improve its performance.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Ea
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This week’s episode is a special compilation episode all about stress: what it is, where it comes from, and what we can do to manage it better in our lives. Even before the events of the past 20 months, we were living in the middle of a stress epi
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Fear can hold us back in all aspects of our life and stop us from living a life filled with passion and deep fulfilment.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be
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We know how vital what we eat is for our physical health. What’s less widely appreciated, despite a wealth of evidence, is just how important the right foods are for our brain and mental health. But my guest today is here to turn the science into
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I’m excited to announce I’ve just launched a brand new daily podcast called Built to Thrive, exclusively on Amazon Music.Instead of today’s usual Bitesize episode, I’ve decided to share episode 1 of the new podcast for you to enjoy.&n
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CAUTION: This episode contains themes of an adult nature.Before he came to see me today, my guest John McAvoy took a walk around Strangeways prison. For a former inmate, that might sound an unlikely way to start the day. But fo
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We all want to be happy, but what truly brings us happiness is often not what we think.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories a
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My guest today is a revolutionary thinker and ground-breaking scientist who’s on a mission to make you younger. And if that sounds promising, you’ll be pleased to know this podcast contains practical advice you can start to follow today.&nb
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When was the last time you were truly alone? When we take some time away from the storm of information we receive every day, the benefits can be transformative.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind,
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This week’s episode is all about the immune system and my guest is Dr Roger Seheult. He is a California based medical doctor, who practises as a critical care doctor also specialising in pulmonology and sleep.Although you
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Stress is a physiological cycle that has a beginning, a middle and an end. And by understanding how to complete the stress response cycle, you can get rid of the stress even if you can’t remove the stressor.Feel Better Live More Bites
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This Sunday 3rd October, I’ll be one of 40,000 people taking to the streets to run the Virgin Money London Marathon. So, in preparation for what I’m told will be a life-changing day, I spoke to its Event Director, Hugh Brasher. But this episode is
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Are you sleepwalking through life, or are you really living it?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of
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Caution: Contains themes of an adult nature.The term ‘inspirational’ can be overused when it comes to describing public figures. But in the case of today’s guest, it couldn’t be more fitting. Ramla Ali is a professional sportswoman wh
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Experts say that with the right lifestyle, the chances are you may live up to a decade longer.But we all want to make sure we stay fit, healthy and active in our old age too.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast fo
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I’m kicking off this season of the podcast with a very special guest. Dr Andrew Weil is a pioneer in the field of integrative health and is the founder and Director of the University of Arizona’s Center for Integrative Medicine – where he’s also C
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CAUTION: This podcast episode contains mild swearing.Today’s guest believes that the only thing separating you from living your perfect life, is the dialogue that exists within your subconscious mind. This philosophy is very much in a
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RE-RELEASE: This episode first aired in December 2020.Today’s guest joins me fresh from a run of autumn camps with the England football team. He’s their manager, Gareth Southgate OBE, and I speak to him about his new book, Listen/Read More
Life can be busy, and it’s easy to forget to make time to catch up with friends– but spending time with your friends is more important than you think.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.
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CAUTION: This episode contains mild swearing.I’m delighted to welcome James Nestor, the brilliant science journalist and author of Breath: The New Science
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Do you think that running just isn’t for you? Or do you already enjoy running?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tip
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CAUTION: This episode contains mild swearing.My guest today is internationally acclaimed meditation teacher, speaker and author, Light Watkins. I first spoke to him back on episode 23 of the podcast, when I know he inspired many of yo
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We often think of sleep as the third pillar of health underneath diet and exercise, but Matthew believes sleep is the first pillar on which all others sit.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and he
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CAUTION: Contains themes of an adult nature.I believe that we can all learn something about ourselves from every single person we interact with and that it is through hearing other people’s stories that we can learn the most. Today’s
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We are living in the middle of a stress epidemic - the World Health Organization calls stress ‘the health epidemic of the twenty-first century’.But what can we do about it?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for
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We’ve been told that the more we move, the more calories we will burn but today’s guest is here to explain why this way of thinking is wrong. Dr Herman Pontzer is an evolutionary biologist who researches how our deep past shaped the way our bodies
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Digital technology is slowly eroding downtime from our lives. The constant flow of digital noise is affecting our ability to be alone with our thoughts, to focus, and to cultivate authentic relationships.Is it time for a digital detox?
CAUTION: This episode contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.Today’s conversation is about unlocking your full potential, striving for peak performance and ‘going big’. My guest, Steven Kotler, l
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Rates of stress and anxiety are increasing and it’s estimated that 1 in 4 of us will experience mental health problems at some point in our lives.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and hear
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This week's episode is a special compilation episode all about movement. As the weather is getting warmer and the days are getting longer (at least here in the UK), many of us feel a strong desire to get outside and move. But the question is, have
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So many of us these days are living lives that are not truly ours.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from
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Today I'm delighted to welcome one of the world's leading neurosurgeons, Dr Rahul Jandial back onto the podcast. I first spoke to Rahul back on episode 76 about the simple things that we can all do to improve and optimise our brain health. I decid
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How do we improve our relationships with our children?And what should we do when we make mistakes?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational
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We’ve been conditioned to believe that the path to success is paved with relentless work. The more important the goal, the harder we have to grind. That if we aren’t perpetually exhausted, we’re not doing enough. Now, working hard is more exhausti
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There are many health benefits associated with a consistent practice of meditation, and the benefits of a regular practice can extend beyond the meditation itself into daily life, increasing our awareness and reducing stress responses.
Today I talk to one of the most thought-provoking and influential writers on the subjects of happiness, habits and human nature. Gretchen Rubin has sold over 3 million books worldwide and also hosts the Happier with Gretchen podcast.<
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It’s easy to go through the motions every day and let life happen to us, but if we want to get the most out of life, we need a strategy.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains mild swearing and themes of an adult nature.Today's conversation is all about our emotions and my guest is Professor Marc Brackett, the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intellig
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Despite our cultural differences, we have a very similar view of happiness across the world. So, what can we learn from the world’s happiest countries?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your mind, body and hea
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I believe that in many ways, the quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives. Good quality relationships help us with our physical health, our mental health and our happiness.Today, I’m delighted to welcome two fa
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.‘When individuals see themselves as part of a connected tapestry of wider meaning, they feel much better about their lives.’Feel Better Live Mo
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Gut health is a hot topic these days, withmore and more research showing that our gut health impacts so much more than simply our digestive system. Thegut is now being implicated in a host of different conditions, including joint pain,
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Compassion, friendships and strong community connections don’t just make us feel good, they can have powerful effects on our health and longevity.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your mind, body and heart.&n
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CAUTION ADVISED: Themes of an adult nature.Do you have a voice inside your head? For most of us, the answer is a resounding ‘yes’. And we often turn to this voice for guidance, ideas and wisdom. But sometimes this voice can lead us do
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How we eat, sleep and exercise in January should be different to how we do those things in July.We intuitively know this, but have we lost touch with the natural rhythms and cycles of our lives?Feel Better Live More Bitesize is
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CAUTION ADVISED: This podcast contains swearing.Today's conversation takes a deep dive into an ancient philosophy and comes out with some practical strategies that really couldn't be more useful for these uncertain times. My guest is
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CAUTION: Contains swearing.Making changes in life and overcoming obstacles can sometimes seem insurmountable, but if this man can turn his life around, anyone can.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast fo
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CAUTION ADVISED: This podcast contains themes of an adult nature.This week, I’ve decided to re-release a conversation that I had over 2 years ago, yet one that still remains one of the most important conversations that I’ve had to dat
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We can all harness the power of intrinsic motivation – it can be the reason we get out of bed in the morning, go for that run or push ourselves out of our comfort zone.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your m
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This week's guest is someone who I really respect - Dr. Tommy Wood has a biochemistry degree from the University of Cambridge, a medical degree from the University of Oxford and a PhD in physiology and neuroscience from the University of Oslo. He'
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We all know that exercise is good for our physical health, but exercise can be just as powerful for our mental health.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your mind, body and heart.Each week I’ll be featur
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This conversation is about a really important topic - how we should talk about bias, discrimination and race. The advice is relevant for everyone, whether you have children or not but will be particularly helpful if you’ve ever felt confused or co
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We all have times when we lack self-confidence, but loss of confidence, low self-esteem and anxiety can sometimes hold us back and stop us living the life we want to live.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for you
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains mild bad language and themes of an adult nature.Today’s conversation is all about one of my favourite topics – compassion. But it’s not about compassion for others, it’s about compassion for ours
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Rest isn’t an indulgence - it’s good for our health, our wellbeing and our productivity.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your mind, body and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational storie
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Today’s episode is a little bit different to usual, it's a special compilation episode, all about how to look after our brains. The brain is our most vital and complex organ and it controls and coordinates all of our actions, thoughts and interact
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Walking can slow and even reverse functional ageing in the brain, improve our cognition, our creativity and our mental health but yet it is such an underrated activity.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your m
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Today’s conversation is all about food and my guest is world-renowned medical doctor, Dr Mark Hyman. Mark has spent decades in clinical practice and we share a real passion for empowering our patients with practical information that they can use t
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When we think about running, we often think of it as a way to lose weight or stay healthy - but running can be so much more than that.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your mind, body and heart.Each wee
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My guest today is Priyanka Chopra Jonas – arguably one of the most famous people on the planet. She’s a household name in India, a country fast approaching a population of 1.5 billion and not only has she climbed to the submits of the Indian film
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Relationships are integral to our lives – they can bring us joy and happiness but navigating them can sometimes be hard.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your mind, body and heart.Each week I’ll be feat
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This week I’m delighted to welcome friend and fellow GP, Dr Gemma Newman to the podcast. Gemma is someone who I really respect, not only is she incredibly knowledgeable, she always leads with kindness and compassion – values that I aspire to mysel
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To live our most authentic life we need to figure out our own identity and true values.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your mind, body and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and p
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains mild swearing.Today I’m welcoming back my good friend and fellow podcaster, Rich Roll, for the third time. Rich has recently gone back through his 500 plus podcasts and collected words of wisdom
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We know that poor diet can affect our physical health, but it can negatively affect our mental health too.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your mind, body and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirat
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What is happiness? And can we learn to be happier than we already are? Today’s guest believes we can. Laurie Santos is a professor of psychology at Yale University and host of The Happiness Lab podcast. Her ‘Science of Wellbeing’ course became the
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If we can incorporate regular movement into our daily lives we will feel the physical and mental benefits, yet many of us view exercise as a punishment or an obligation.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your
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My guest on today’s episode needs no introduction. Whether you’ve read his books, tried a recipe on social media or joined in with his PE (Physical Education) With Joe workouts, Joe Wicks has been inspiring wellbeing for nearly a decade.
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Could giving up alcohol really change your life? Whilst some of us may currently be alcohol free for Dry January, many of us have haven’t given our drinking habits much thought. We often look at improving our diet and moving more but is alcohol th
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Improving the quality of our sleep is arguably the single most effective thing that we can do to reset our brains and recharge our bodies, yet many of us just aren’t getting enough. But what is the optimal amount of sleep and what can we do if we
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The start of a new year is the time many of us look to make changes in our lives, incorporating healthy habits and removing unhelpful ones. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your mind, body and heart. Each week I’ll be fe
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Do you believe habits are ‘good’ or ‘bad’? Are you constantly trying to create better habits and quit those that don’t serve you? Today’s guest has insights that will help get your 2021 off to a great start by truly understanding what habits are –
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Today’s conversation will stop you in your tracks. It’s powerful, confronting and challenging and I am so grateful for my guest’s honesty, empathy and willingness to share the wisdom of her 93 years. Dr Edith Eger is a Holocaust survivor, psycholo
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains mild swearing and themes of an adult nature.Final episode of 2020 - It’s that time of the year again when the mics are turned and it’s me in the hot seat. Today, I sit down with colleague and clo
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This is a very special end of year episode that I hope serves as a celebration of the conversations I have had on the podcast this year. My team and I have put together some of the very best ideas shared on my show which I believe, if you start im
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Sleep is one of the most important pillars of health.Our bodies and our brains are designed to function during the day and rest at night.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your mind, body and heart.
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Today’s guest joins me fresh from a run of autumn camps with the England football team. He’s their manager, Gareth Southgate OBE, and I speak to him about his new book, Anything Is Possible. It’s not really a football memoir, but more a
CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing.Our subconscious mind can control our behaviours and thoughts, creating negative thought patterns and limiting beliefs.This week’s Feel Better Live More Bitesize guest is wr
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Today's conversation is about one of my favourite topics – compassion. Compassion doesn’t just make us feel good but it can have powerful effects on our health and longevity. That’s something today’s guest has proved to great effect. Dr Julian Abe
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Imagine if you could reverse ageing and cognitive decline and improve your brain health purely through your mindset and approach to life.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your mind, body and heart. Each week
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In times of uncertainty, anxiety and stress, taking care of your wellbeing is more important than ever and no one knows this better than my guest on today’s episode. Arianna Huffington is author and businesswoman who founded the original ‘internet
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The power to achieve anything you want in life is within you - whether it’s improving your health, starting a business or getting a relationship back on track.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your mind, body
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing.When I started these podcasts, back in January 2018, my aim was to connect with people who had new and exciting views on how we can feel better and get more out of life. Little did I kno
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Every act of kindness is significant and has more impact than you can imagine.Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my new weekly podcast for your mind, body and heart.Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical
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Do you find it hard to resist the ping of a new email, the urge to scroll on social media, or watch the next episode when streaming? Do you wish you could stop checking, clicking, liking and sharing? Then put down your phone and listen to this epi
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It’s a bold claim: that (almost) everything you’ve been told about food is wrong. But by the end of today’s conversation, I think you’ll be questioning what you previously thought was true and embarking on a new way of eating that’s right for
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My goal with the podcast is to have conversations that matter. And as part of that process, I want to push and challenge myself, and by doing so, hopefully do the same for you. Today's guest is someone who entirely fits the bill. It is the one and
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Women's brain health remains one of the most under researched, under diagnosed and under undertreated fields of medicine. Women are twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer’s and twice as likely to become anxious or depressed. They are four tim
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Today’s episode will change the way you feel about exercise – and yourself. Do you ever feel guilty for taking the lift instead of the stairs? For swapping that workout for a lie in, or for having zero desire to run a marathon? If so, my guest has
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CAUTION ADVISED: This podcast contains swearing from the start.How long could you last in a freezing-cold shower? And for how long could you comfortably, peacefully hold your breath? My guest today insists you can learn to do both for
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Today’s episode is all about fear and how it holds us back in all aspects of our life. My guest is psychologist, Dr Pippa Grange, who has been hailed by the media ‘the doctor who helped transform the England football team’. Pippa is also author of
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What does immunity mean to you? In today’s Feel Better Live More podcast, researcher and lecturer, Dr Jenna Macciochi explains that it’s not just about fighting off infection. Our immune systems do not lie dormant, waiting to wage war if bacteria
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In today’s episode, we’re returning to one of my favourite topics. Breathwork is where my personal and professional interests collide. How we breathe affects every body system we have and I’m excited to welcome James Nestor, science journalist and
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CAUTION: Contains mild swearing and adult themes.If there is any certainty in life, it is that things will never stay the same, yet so many of us struggle to embrace and accept change. In the conversation today, Julia Samuel, a leadin
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I am delighted to kick off Season 4 of Feel Better Live More with former monk turned social media superstar, Jay Shetty. After having spent three years living as a monk in India, Jay believes that you don’t have to live like a monk to think like o
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing.Today, I welcome Peter Crone, aka ‘The Mind Architect’ back to the podcast. Peter is a writer, speaker and thought leader in human potential. He has worked with world-famous actors, athletes a
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We are living through a crisis of distraction. Plans get sidetracked, friends are ignored, work never seems to get done.You sit down at your desk to work on an important project, but a notification on your phone interrupts your morning. Late
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As human beings, relationships are fundamental to who we are. We know that relationships can be a big source of happiness and fulfillment in our lives but they can also be one of the major sources of stress. So, why is it that we often find relati
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Why is it that we equate long hours with greater effort? Could a four-day working week be the change we need for public health as well as the economy?My guest on today’s conversation is Alex Pang, an author and former Silicon Valley tech co
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains themes of an adult nature.Darryl Edwards –aka The Fitness Explorer – was one of the very first guests to appear on this podcast, all the way back on episode 7. He is someone who is passionate abo
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For many people, lockdown has provided a time for personal development. You may have discovered and worked on new qualities or skills. But I’m very aware that just as many people have found it a really stressful and incredibly busy time. Perhaps y
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There’s so much craziness going on in the world right now and it can often be hard to know what to feel, or even what to do. In times like these, a practice of mindfulness or meditation becomes even more important. It can help improve sleep, reduc
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My guest on today’s conversation is Vivek Murthy. Vivek was the US Surgeon General under the Obama administration and is now author of the fantastic book, Together, about the healing power of human connection. And connect
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearingIt is the first thing we do when we arrive in the world and the last thing we do before we leave. It happens automatically 26,000 times a day without us even having to pay any attention to it,
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CAUTION ADVISED: This podcast contains swearing themes of an adult nature.Do you believe that we have control over how we age? Is mental decline inevitable? Or, does how we live now determine our later years?This week’s gues
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Sleep is one of the most undervalued components of our health – if we can improve the quality of our sleep, we can improve the quality of our lives. Getting more sleep improves every aspect of our lives – it makes us less prone to injury when we e
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing.Do you believe that people’s values can change, or are they set in stone? Can you gain talent and intelligence through practice, or are they innate? Do you have a growth mindset or a fixed one
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One of the positives I’m seeing during the current lockdown is many people’s renewed appreciation for getting out, active and connected. Having to stay home is making us really value that small window in our days when we can step outside to exerci
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How can we create new habits – and stick to them? Is it really a case of will power, motivation, then repetition? Or could there be a simpler approach?This week, I talk to world leading expert in behaviour change, Professor BJ Fogg, who has
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Many of us are struggling to adjust to this new way of life. Having spent 24 hours a day in a 12ft by 8ft prison cell for a whole year, my guest on this week’s podcast knows more about isolation than most of us. You may remember John McAvoy from e
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Think back four or five weeks ago. How much of what you were engaged in then seems relatively trivial now? How much has the experience of coronavirus already clarified what your values really are? When you see people standing in the street, clappi
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.Having written a book about the importance of connections, Johann Hari was the obvious choice to help me shed light on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting t
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The world is changing and people are feeling scared. What we regard as normal has been completely flipped on its head. What we need now more than ever is kindness.When you’re kind to someone, it’s not just that person who benefits. Kindness
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing.As the world goes into lockdown to help manage the global pandemic of Coronavirus, many people are feeling anxious. This is a bonus conversation that I have recorded to help people deal with t
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Is it time we relearned to live in sync with the natural world? My guest this week asserts that, instead of sticking to the same habits and behaviours, year round, we should change with the seasons, as our ancestors did. Dallas Hartwig, co-author
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My guest on this week’s podcast is living proof that trauma doesn’t have to break you – that your start in life needn’t determine where you’ll end up.DrSabrinaCohen-Hatton is one of just six female chief fire officers in t
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Spinach or kale? Jeans or tracksuit bottoms? Running or swimming? They’re not the usual questions my podcast guests have to ponder. But this week’s episode is a special (and occasionally silly) one – it’s our centenary so it’s me in the hot seat.
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How do you breathe? It might not be something you’ve ever given much thought to, but my guest on this week’s episode is convinced you should. Patrick McKeown believes breathing correctly – that is, through your nose, lightly, and slowly –
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Is it possible to create a food system that promotes health, not disease? One that regenerates ecosystems, reverses climate change and ensures no one, least of all the poorest in society, is endangered?My guest on this week’s podcast believ
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Think of a physiotherapist and you probably think of someone who’s interested in muscles and joints; someone who gets you moving again after an injury,right? Well my guest this week is a physio with a difference. He’s concerned with the effe
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Can a sporting event really change the world? It might sound crazy, but with the right ingredients, I think it can.My guest on this week’s podcast is Michael Lemmel, co-founder of Swimrun, a sporting experience that’s taken the world by sto
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Warning: some people might find this podcast seriously restful.If that sounds appealing, it should do, because rest is something we all need to prioritise. So says this week’s guest, Claudia Hammond, who argues that being busy isn’t a badge
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RE-RELEASE: This episode originally aired last year as a two-part episode.CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.For the past few decades, almost every year, levels of depression and anxiety hav
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My guest on this week’s podcast is plant-powered wellness advocate, best-selling author and podcast host, Rich Roll. You may remember Rich from episode 28, when he talked about his transformation from overweight alcoholic to vegan ultra-endurance
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Why is it that so many of us find it hard to stick to a new diet or lifestyle plan? We all start off well enough – full of energy and optimism but then the novelty soon wears off and life gets in the way. After some time, we are right back where w
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing.Is there a change you’d like to make in your life? Something you’re desperate to overcome, but can’t see how? Or a goal you’re scared to aim for, because it feels too far off? My guest on this
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Over the past 2 years, I have had the privilege of talking with some of the most influential and insightful voices in the health and wellbeing space. To celebrate, I have released 3 very special compilation episodes at the end of 2019, which happe
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Over the past 2 years, I have had the privilege of talking with some of the most influential and insightful voices in the health and wellbeing space. To celebrate, I have decided to release 3 very special compilation episodes at the end of the yea
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Over the past 2 years, I have had the privilege of talking with some of the most interesting and insightful voices in health. To celebrate, I am releasing 3 very special episodes at the end of the year which also happens to be the end of the decad
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This week’s podcast is a first for me – my guest is a former patient of mine, Nicola Singleton. I met Nicola back in September 2016 on the second series of my BBC1 TV documentary,Doctor In The House. Since then, she has completely t
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing.What’s holding you back in life at the moment? Is there a problem – be it practical or emotional, to do with your health, relationships, work, finance or anything else – that seems insur
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How does alcohol fit into your life? Have you ever given it any thought?My guest on this week’s podcast is Andy Ramage, a performance coach and author. He’s also one of the founders of One Year No Beer, a habit-changing program
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When was the last time you gave any real thought to walking? It’s so easy to put one foot in front of the other. Yet this unique, underrated activity sets us apart from other species, and brings incredible advantages – yes, superpowers – if we do
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This week, the microphones are turned and it’s me in the hot seat. This conversation was recorded at The Festival of Politics 2019 on World Mental Health Day in The Scottish Parliament with Deputy Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Mental Health
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What is preventing you from living the life of your dreams? Are you waiting for the right person to come along? Will you be happy when you get a pay-rise? Or perhaps you just aren’t capable of getting what you really want? The truth is, that your
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RE-RELEASE - This episode originally aired as a 2-part episode almost 18 months ago and has been one of the most popular episodes to date. After releasing Episode 77, I have had many requests for more information on the impact of circadian clocks
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Loneliness is an epidemic. We are surrounded by people yet many of us feel empty. Why is this? This week, one of my best friends, entrepreneur and podcast host, Dhru Purohit explains that many of us are craving deep meaningful connected friendship
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains mild swearing.When we think about running, most of us think of it as a form of physical exercise – something that we do to lose weight, look better or stay healthy. Some of us like to measure how
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SPECIAL EPISODE FOR WORLD OBESITY DAY to support a charity called HENRY, which is doing amazing work to combat childhood obesity.The statistics look gloomy. 1 in 10 children are obese when they start school and the odds are
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Since the dawn of time, humans have worshipped the sun. And with good reason. Our biology is set up to work in partnership with it. From our sleep cycles to our immune systems and our mental health, access to sunlight is crucial for living a happy
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We are undergoing a huge technological experiment. In our pockets we have tiny technological miracles through which we can communicate, instantly, with anyone on the planet. We are constantly bombarded with endless information. But what impact is
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How do we improve our relationship with our children? Why do our children make us feel so irritated at times? And what do we do if we’ve acted in a way that we shouldn’t have? I’m joined this week by psychotherapist and author, Philippa Perry, to
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We all know that a poor diet negatively impacts our physical health. In fact, it is now the leading cause of early death in men and number two in women. But it’s not only our physical health that is affected – the effects on our mental health can
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“You are more powerful than your mind allows you to believe”This week, I have the great pleasure of sitting down with arguably the fittest (but definitely one of the loveliest) men on the planet – swim
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.This week's episode wraps up the second season of theFeel Better, Live Morepodcast. Over the past12months, I've had the h
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This week I sit down with natural lifestyle coach, Tony Riddle, who plans to run the whole length of Great Britain completing 30 miles every day for 30 days completely barefoot in order to show what humans are capable of and what he believes is bi
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This interview originally aired 12 months ago as a 2 part conversation, which have proved to be two of the most popular episodes that I have released so far. Many listeners have asked me to re-release them as one single conversation so that they c
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing.Many of you will know Michael Pollan as a world-renowned food writer but now he has written a book that brings psychedelic drugs into mainstream consciousness. But why? Long before they gained
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains mild swearing.Having won 6 grand slam titles, Jamie Murray is one of the most successful British tennis players of all time. This week, with Wimbledon nearly upon us, I sit down to talk with him about
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing.A long healthy life is no accident. It begins with good genes, but it also depends on good habits. If you adopt the right lifestyle, experts say, chances are you may live up to a decade
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When was the last time you were completely alone?Not alone by modern standards, but truly alone - with no mobile phone or outside influences providing information to your brain. Can you think of a time? Global icon, prolific mountain r
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Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you were more confident? This week, I sit down with hypnotherapist, anxiety expert and author, Chloe Brotheridge, to talk about how confidence is a skill that everybody can learn. Chloe explains th
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Time is the most precious commodity we have, yet despite all the advances in technology, most of us are more time poor than ever before. Cultural commentator and best-selling author, James Wallman, believes that few of us really understand which e
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Gut health is a hot topic these days, withmore and more research showing that our gut health impacts so much more than our digestive system. Thegut is now being implicated in a host of different conditions, from joint pain to depressio
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This week, I sit down with one of the most influential Zen Buddhist monks and teachers in South Korea, Haemin Sunim. He offers a unique perspective on vulnerability, authenticity and the journey to finding out who we really are. Haemin believes th
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Mental health problems are extremely common -it is estimated that 1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health problem at some point in our lives.Yet so many of us still view these illnesses as a weakness or a personal failure. On this
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How do you experience stress? Women and men generally experience stress in very different ways and women are much more likely to feel overwhelmed and exhausted than men. But why is this? Guests on this week’s episode, Drs Emilyand Amelia Nag
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We are all bombarded by stress throughout our daily lives and it comes in many different forms, but how do we actually know what impact that stress is having on our bodies? One of the key messages from today’s conversation is a reminder of how uni
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Whether it's a dream job, a successful relationship, losing weight or running a marathon, you have the power to accomplish anything you set your mind to. Yet for most of us, life just passes us by. In this week’s episode, neuroscientist and execut
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We all know what to do to keep physically fit, but few of us think about what we need to do to keep our minds fit and healthy. Writer and mental-health and body image campaigner, Natasha Devon argues that just as there is mental illness, there is
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Although you can’t see it, stress is everywhere. Once pushed aside as something that couldn’t be explained, stress is now a quantifiable, identifiable, solid thing that has real physical effects on our bodies and our long-term health. But what can
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What do we need to eat in order to live a long and healthy life? World-leading researcher in longevity, Professor Valter Longo, shares his views on diet and nutrition in this week’s episode. We discuss high protein diets, ketogenic diets and the c
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.What really makes us happy? Is it a big house, lots of money, marriage and children? Not necessarily. Yet so many of us base what we do upon the ‘stories’ we tell
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Do life’s mundane tasks like paying bills, answering emails or booking appointments feel like a whole other job? The stuff of life never ends. It piles up in junk drawers, steals our time, weighs on our minds and, if avoided for too long, can have
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.This week, I continue the conversation with the inspirational Johann Hari, who shares insights fromhisforty-thousand-mile journey across the world to
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CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.For the past few decades, almost every year, levels of depression and anxiety have increased in Britain and across the Western world. But why?One of the mos
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How did this happen? We’re all living ultra-connected lives. In our pockets we have tiny technological miracles through which we can communicate, instantly, with anyone on the planet. Yet we are lonelier than ever before. Research has shown that l
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“In a single glance through a picture, you can be transformed into another world”It’s no secret that we are facing unprecedented levels of anxiety. But what if there was a parallel world that offered us a different way of thinking
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“Our body is our own high-performance vehicle and our engine is our metabolism turning our food into energy.”Who doesn’t want to achieve their personal best – whether it’s at work, during an exercise class or playing with their chi
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“If we have a problem with our tooth, it’s really a sign that things could go wrong later on”Many of us think of the dentist as a place we go when we have a hole in our tooth. The dentist fixes the hole and that’s the end o
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“It’s not just about encouraging people to change, we have to enable them to.”In Greater Manchester alone, inactivity-related illness is costing the NHS £500,000 a week. In fa
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“Touch is not just a sentimental human indulgence, it’s a biological necessity”Did you know that being touched isessentialfor healthy brain development?Yetwith teachers, healthcare prof
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Can adults grow new neurons? Until relatively recently, experts believed the answer was no. But neuroscientist, Sandrine Thuret explains why she believes humans can indeed generate new brain cells, a process called neurogenesis.She discusses
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"How I hold myself during the day impacts how I feel."At this time of year, many of us are wanting to kick-start lifestyle change. But where do we start? Personal trainer to the Hollywood stars, David Higgins, shares h
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"Somewhere in peoples DNA is a desire for them to be part of a community"Parkrun began 14 years ago, with a simple concept: a free five-kilometre time-trial around Bushy Park, south west London. It was a low-key, unofficial a
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“We need to give our mental health the same care we give our physical health.”This week, I’m in the hot seat being interviewed by friend, fellow GP and lifestyle medicine advocate, Dr Ayan Panja.We talk about the whirlwind of the last
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Are you struggling with IBS or some aspect of your gut health? Right now, IBS affects almost 20% of the UK population at some point in their lives and it can be a major cause of distress and disability for the people who suffer from it. This week,
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Have you ever thought about how important our feet are? And how they're connected to so many other parts of our bodies? This week's podcast is with Nick and Mike from ‘The Foot Collective’, a group of Canadian physical therapists on a mission to h
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“The most important thing is love and that starts with yourself”Once beer-swilling rugby players, my guests on this week’s episode are identical twins Stephen and David, who now make upThe Happy Pear. Th
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“We live in a society that generates addiction in most of its members.”This week, I talk to renowned addiction expert, physician and best-selling author, Dr. Gabor Maté. He calls for a compassionate approach toward add
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“I do have real fears about whether or not the toxicity will increase to dangerous levels”The statistics are devastating. Plastic has increased twenty-fold over the past 50 years and will double again in the
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“There is no family in the country that’s going to be untouched by depression”Worldwide, depression will be the single biggest cause of disability in the next 20 years. But treatment for it has not changed muc
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“We are biologically programmed to care what others think of us”Who doesn't want to be more popular? Leading psychologist, Professor Mitch Prinstein explains why perhaps we should be careful what we wish for… More than childhood intelligenc
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“Nutrition doesn’t need to be super-expensive, it can be cheap and cheerful but also very nutritious and wholesome.”Our everyday food choices affect not only our gut health but also our brain health.But how
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“Globally we are richer than ever before, but we fail to convert that wealth into wellbeing”Meik Wiking, author of best-selling book Hygge, understands happiness better than a
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“Try it, you will not regret it”Do you think running is just not for you?I think it will be hard not to want to give it a go after listening to this week’s podcast with BBC Radio 2 sports presenter, podc
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“Mindfulness has been proven to be at least as good as antidepressants”What is mindfulness? And what really are the benefits? Author and expert in mindfulness and meditation, Dr Danny Penman explains it all.
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“Everyone is focusing on what to avoid, no one is focusing on what we need to eat”Nutritionist and best-selling author Amelia Freer has a refreshingly fluid and flexible approach to healthy eating.She believes that we s
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“Put yourself in an unbelievably uncomfortable frightening situation that you don’t have to and you’ll soon find out what you’re about.”Have you figured out what your ‘why’ is?Are you struggling to find the time t
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Dr Chatterjee talks to world-leading sleep researcher, author of the international best-selling bookWhy We Sleepand Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology attheUniversi
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Dr Chatterjee talks to world-leading sleep researcher, author of the international best-selling bookWhy We Sleep and Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology attheUniversity of
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Dr Chatterjee talks to author, chef and nutritional medicine expert, Dale Pinnock aka ‘The Medicinal Chef’, about the various diets that he has tried and how we can eat to improve our heart health, anxiety, depression and type-2 diabetes.Sh
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Dr Chatterjee talks to US doctor and functional and integrative medicine expert, Dr Frank Lipman.They discuss Frank’s philosophy of combining traditional Eastern medicine with nutritional science and the best of Western medicine for long-ter
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Dr Chatterjee talks to Light Watkins, meditation teacher, international speaker, author of the bookBliss Moreand creator of Listen/Read More
Dr Chatterjee talks to Professor Satchidananda Panda of the Salk Institute in California, a leading expert in the field of circadian rhythm and whose research is transforming everyday lives worldwide.Show notes for part 2 available at
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Dr Chatterjee talks to Professor Satchidananda Panda of the Salk Institute in California, a leading expert in the field of circadian rhythm and whose research is transforming our lives everyday worldwide.Show notes available at: Listen/Read More
Dr Chatterjee talks to Professor John Cryan, world-leading researcher on the gut-brain axis and Professor of Anatomy Neuroscience about how the connection between our gut and our brains affects all aspects of our health, including stress, de
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Dr Chatterjee talks to TV presenter and ex-model, Emma Willis, about the pressures of modelling, motherhood and keeping her family healthy.Show notes available at: Listen/Read More
Dr Chatterjee talks to Dr Lisa Mosconi, neuroscientist, Professor of Neuroscience Neurology, certified integrative nutritionist and associate director of the Alzheimer’s prevention clinic at Weill Cornell Medical College.They discuss t
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Dr Chatterjee talks to pop star, actor and self-confessed nutrition geek, Matt Willis, about the whirlwind of Busted, his alcohol addiction and his new-found awareness of the impact of his diet on his overall health.Show notes available at
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Dr Chatterjee talks to celebrity TV chef, restaurateur and childhood obesity campaigner Jamie Oliver on his ambitions as a boy working in his family’s business, his current role as an obesity campaigner and what he’s working on for the future.&nbs
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Dr Chatterjee talks to William Pullen, psychotherapist, author and founder of Dynamic Running Therapy about how running and walking can be the perfect therapy for mental health conditions.Show notes available at Listen/Read More
Dr Chatterjee talks to elite sports sleep coach and author of the book Sleep: The Myth of 8 Hours, the Power of Naps... and the New Plan to Recharge Your Body and Mind about his unique journey
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Dr Chatterjee talks to co-founder of global footwear brand, Vivobarefoot, Galahad Clark. Galahad comes from the family behind shoe-making dynasty Clarks and he explains why he set up Vivo
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Dr Chatterjee talks to Gary Ward about his journey on discovering his passion for human movement, how he believes healthcare professionals and movement specialists can learn from his philosophy and why we should all be in control of our own health
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Dr Chatterjee talks to sleep expert, trained physiologist, author and co-founder of The Sleep School, Dr Guy Meadows about why our sleep habits have become increas
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Dr Chatterjee talks to Dr Ayan Panja, NHS GP, Lifestyle Medicine advocate and health communicator about the current pressures on GPs and the exponential rise of Lifestyle Medicine.Show notes available at Listen/Read More
Dr Rangan Chatterjee meets Dr Venita Patel, paediatrician nutritional therapist, to discuss the fight against childhood obesity, NHS-funded community projects and tips for fussy eaters.Show notes available at Listen/Read More
Dr Rangan Chatterjee talks to Angelique Panagos, nutritional therapist and author of The Balance Plan:Six Steps to Optimize Your Hormonal Health.They discuss why modern life is attacking us and how Angelique discovered practical lifest
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In this episode Dr Rangan Chatterjee speaks to Certified Personal Trainer, Nutritionist and international speaker - Darryl Edwards, on how he became a health and movement coach, why physical activity has become optional and his unique Primal Play™
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In this episode Dr Rangan Chatterjee talks to LEON co-founder - John Vincent, on his journey to provide healthy, affordable fast-food choices, how he helps employees stay happy and the challenges our society face to be healthier.Show notes
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In this episode Dr Rangan Chatterjee meets The Gut Health Doctor - Megan Rossi, dietician andresearcher at Kings College London, to discuss IBS, SIBO, the role of pre and pro-biotics and simple steps to improve the health of your gut.
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In this episode Dr Rangan Chatterjee speaks to Dr Rupy Aujla, author of The Doctor's Kitchen, where they discuss the power of food and lifestyle change as medicine as Dr Rupy believes that what we choose to put on our plates is the most important
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In this episode Dr Rangan Chatterjee meets cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra - a world-leading obesity expert and one of Britain's most vocal anti-sugar campaigners- to discuss what food can help you live a happier, healthier life.Show n
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In this episode, Dr Chatterjee speaks to Michael Acton Smith, co-Founder and co-CEO of Calm - the app, website and book. We hear about what inspired Michael to set up the company through recognising the benefits of meditation and how we can all br
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In this episode, Dr Chatterjee meets Tim Spector, Professor of Genetics and author of The Diet Myth, to discuss gut health, microbes and food diversity. We hear about the Hadza community in Tanzania and how they are, surprisingly, in good
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Subscribe now to Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee, a podcast where we hear stories from leading health experts and exciting personalities who offer easy health life-hacks, expert advice and debunk common health myths giving you the to
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