Improving Barry

Join me, Barry, in learning actionable health tips and strategies from experts in the fields of health and wellness. Together, we’ll learn to live longer, have more energy, prevent disease, and get more out of life.

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Decades of professional dancing, low carb, keto, sunshine and exercise with Krisna Hanks

In this episode, I talk with Krisna Hanks, who was a professional dancer for decades and is now a health coach. We talk about: Her journey through dancing and into health coaching How Krisna realised that her plant-based diet wasn’t working Low carb and keto How sunshine s good for sleep That exercise is not for weight loss And more.. Find Coach Krisna here: https://www.square1wellness.com/ https://twitter.com/Square1Wellness https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisnahanks/ https://www.facebook.com/Squa...

Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 10

Strength training, recovery, personal coaching and how social media is bad for us with Coach Friso

In this episode, I talk with Coach Friso, who is a personal coach that helps people to lose weight and achieve their best performance and health. We talk about: Strength training Recovery Personal coaching How social media is bad for us And more... Find Coach Friso on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCoachFriso ------------------------------------------- Want more content like this? Subscribe to my channel: https://bit.ly/3zpmYbZ For the full transcript, visit: https://www.improvingbarry.com Do y...

Oct 31, 2022•58 min•Ep. 9

Protein, nutrition, research and more with Stephan van Vliet

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Stephan van Vliet, who is an assistant professor at the Center for Human Nutrition Studies at Utah State University. We talk about: Nutrition research and how it is funded A comparison of plant-based meat and grass-fed meat Phytonutrients in meat and plants RDA (recommended dietary allowance) And more... Find Stephan's research papers on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=L5KcySQAAAAJ Stephan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vanvlietphd The ...

Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 8

Measuring and fixing metabolic health with Philip Ovadia

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Philip Ovadia about measuring and improving metabolic health. We talk about: Philip’s own health journey The current state of the medical system Cholesterol isn’t the primary cause of heart disease How to measure your metabolic health Steps to improve your metabolic health And more. Find Philip on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ifixhearts Philip's website: https://ovadiahearthealth.com/ Philips IFixHearts website: https://ifixhearts.co/ The “Stay off my operating t...

Oct 17, 2022•52 min•Ep. 7

Olympics, recovery, protein, biohacking, coaching and more with Govert Viergever

In this episode, I talk with Govert Viergever about his health and biohacking journey. We talk about: Training for the Olympics Recovery tools and protocols The role of protein in performance and health How individualized nutrition and supplementation helps What goes on in the Olympic village And more... Find Govert on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Govertviergever Govert's website: http://www.govertviergever.com/ Govert's coaching company: https://humanupgrade.nl/ --------------------------------...

Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 6

Lifestyle medicine and how to choose the right health information with Iris Schrijver

In this episode, I talk with Iris Schrijver about her new book: On the Path to Health, Wellbeing, and Fulfilment: To Your Health. We talk about: Why Iris wrote this book What lifestyle medicine is How to cut through the vast amount of health information The contribution of genes to our health Practical tips for a healthier life And more... Find Iris and her book here: https://lifestyleforhealthandwellness.com ------------------------------------------- Want more content like this? Subscribe to m...

Oct 03, 2022•57 min•Ep. 5

How to live a healthy life through chiropractic therapy and functional neurology with Kris Cambie

In this episode I talk with Kris Cambie, my chiropractor. We talk about: What chiropractic therapy is Who should use chiropractic therapy What kind of symptoms he treats We also talk about his interest in functional neurology How Kris uses functional neurology to treat ADHD and other disorders And more... Go to https://www.improvingbarry.com for the full transcript. You can also watch the video on Youtube. Kris has a practice in Breda and Nijmegen in the Netherlands and performs chiropractic the...

Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 4

Is a plant-based diet good for your health and the environment? With Jayne Rees Buxton

In this episode, I talk with Jayne Rees Buxton about her book, the great plant-based con. We talk about: Why Jayne wrote this book How a plant-based diet might not be good for your health Why a plant-based diet isn't the silver bullet to solve climate change Who is behind the global push towards a plant-based diet And more... Find Jayne at Twitter: https://twitter.com/JayneReesBuxton Find the book at: https://thegreatplantbasedcon.com ------------------------------------------- Want more content...

Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 3

Biohack your way to great health and performance with Eduard de Wilde

In this episode, I talk with Eduard de Wilde who is a biohacker and also runs the company Live Helfi, which is a supplement company in Europe. We talk about: Eduard's journey into biohacking and why he does what he does We also talk about supplements and how to choose the right ones We talk about the healthcare system We talk about the difference between healthspan and lifespan and how to extend those And more.. The Live Helfi website: https://livehelfi.com Find Eduard here: https://dewilde.com ...

Sep 12, 2022•2 hr•Ep. 2

Getting rid of food allergies with Sonia Hunt

In this episode I'm talking with Sonia Hunt, who is the number one best selling author of the book, Nut Job, and also a TedEx speaker with over a million views. We talk about: Sonia's journey from being allergic to things like nuts, to not being allergic to them anymore, which is incredible Sonia talks about how she actually got rid of her allergies We talk about mindset About the healthcare system And much more... I apologise for my audio quality in this episode. I found out after the recording...

Sep 05, 2022•57 min•Ep. 1

Why you should care about improving your health

In this bonus episode, I talk about why I care about working on my health, and why I think you should too. Want more content like this? Subscribe to my channel: https://bit.ly/3zpmYbZ For the full transcript, visit: https://www.improvingbarry.com Do you want to get the latest health & wellness news in your mailbox? Sign up for my newsletter (I promise not to spam you): https://www.improvingbarry.com/subscribe Episode timing: (00:00) - Introduction (02:12) - Why should you care about your hea...

Sep 05, 2022•14 min•Ep. 1

E1 Welcome to the Improving Barry podcast

Join me, Barry, in learning about health and wellness in the Improving Barry podcast. We'll learn about nutrition, sleep, exercise, mindfulness, spirituality and everything else related to feeling better and living longer. I talk with experts about health and wellness and will sometimes do a solo episode to share with you what I've learned. All episodes are also available on YouTube . Visit https://www.improvingbarry.com for full episodes, transcripts and exclusive content....

Aug 12, 2022•2 min•Ep. 1

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