In this week’s episode we sit down with Colman Power, a fitness coach and personal trainer with over 20 years of experience in the health and wellness industry. Colman is also an expert in organic horticulture and has a wealth of knowledge to share on growing your own vegetables and herbs. During the episode, Colman shares his passion for organic gardening and the benefits of growing your own produce. He explains how easy it can be to get started, even if you have limited space or experience. We...
May 31, 2023•49 min•Season 8Ep. 122
Dr. Kathryn Pinkham is a highly esteemed sleep specialist with over a decade of experience helping people overcome their sleep issues. She is the founder of The Insomnia Clinic, which is a private clinic based in London that offers a range of evidence-based treatments for insomnia and other sleep disorders. Kathryn has also worked with a variety of well-known clients, including professional athletes, business leaders, and celebrities. During this episode, Kathryn discusses the importance of gett...
May 24, 2023•58 min•Season 8Ep. 121
In this episode, we are joined by Michelle Wong, a cosmetic chemist and skincare blogger with a PhD in chemistry. Michelle has been sharing her expertise on all things skincare for over a decade, and her blog, Lab Muffin , is a go-to resource for those looking to learn more about the science behind beauty products. The conversation covers a range of topics, including the importance of using sun cream, the difference between natural and unnatural cosmetic ingredients, and more. Michelle shares he...
May 17, 2023•58 min•Season 8Ep. 120
This week we are joined by the incredible Dan Saladino, a renowned food journalist and presenter. Dan's latest book, ' Eating to Extinction ,' takes centre stage in this discussion as they explore the vital link between our food choices and the preservation of our planet. A passionate advocate for sustainable food systems, Dan Saladino is a familiar name in the world of food journalism and presenting. With his wealth of knowledge and experience, Dan has been a driving force in raising awareness ...
May 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 8Ep. 119
We're super excited to share this episode with you, where we chat with Nicole Masters, a soil health expert and agro-ecologist. We've always been passionate about sustainability and living in harmony with nature, so talking to Nicole was a dream come true for us. She really knows her stuff when it comes to healthy soil, and we learned so much from her about how we can make a positive impact on the environment through regenerative agriculture and composting. One of the things we loved about this ...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 8Ep. 117
This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with Zach Bush, a renowned physician and thought leader who has been at the forefront of research in health, nutrition, and regenerative agriculture. It was truly an incredible 2 and a half hour conversation, filled with fascinating insights and mind-blowing revelations. We covered a wide range of topics, from the fascinating world of microorganisms, to the powerful impact of epigenetics, and the vital importance of human autonomy. One of the key top...
Apr 21, 2023•2 hr 16 min•Season 8Ep. 116
Today we had an amazing conversation with the wonderful author of 14 parenting books, Sarah Ockwell-Smith. Sarah studied psychology and after becoming a mother began to dive deep into the psychology and science of parenting. She has recently re-released her book: The Gentle Parenting book In this episode we started off by discussing the history of parenting advice and how it has evolved over time. Sarah explained how in the past, parenting was much more community-based, with family members and n...
Apr 11, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 8Ep. 115
Mary is a reformed internationally acclaimed landscape designer turned revolutionary who launched her career at the Chelsea flower show in 2002, being the youngest contestant to win gold. The story of which was made into a 2016 movie called “Dare to be Wild”. She is a bestselling author, inspirational speaker, occasional television presenter and founder of the global movement “We are the ARK”, a practical groundswell movement who’s aim is to shift the environmental game in nature’s favour. “The ...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 8Ep. 114
We have an amazing guest on today's episode, Mary-Frances O'Connor, a psychologist and author of "The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss." Mary-Frances conducts studies to better understand the grief process both psychologically and physiologically. She is a leader in the field of prolonged grief, a clinical condition in which people do not adjust to the acute feelings of grief and show increases in yearning, avoidance, and rumination. Her work primarily fo...
Mar 22, 2023•57 min•Season 8Ep. 112
Today we have a special guest joining us, the one and only George Monbiot. George is an award-winning journalist, author, and environmental activist, and we're so excited to have him here to chat with us. In this episode, we dive deep into some really interesting topics with George, such as the importance of rewilding and how it can help combat climate change. He shares some amazing insights on how rewilding can not only benefit the environment, but also our mental health and well-being. It's fa...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 8Ep. 111
Dr Nitu Bajekal is back with a special episode for National Women's Health Day! An expert in women's health and menopause. This is the second time she's joined us on the podcast, and we're thrilled to be launching our online menopause course with her. Get ready for an informative and lively conversation full of takeaways that both men and women of all ages should listen to. Key takeaways: Menopause is a natural part of aging for women, and it's essential to recognise and manage its symptoms, inc...
Mar 08, 2023•59 min•Season 8Ep. 110
"No fungi no forest no future. Fungi are as important as oxygen and yet we only think of them as icky things” The mycelium network, is vast, diverse, intelligent and everywhere! In this episode, we're thrilled to have Fungi Guy, the popular YouTuber, as our special guest. Fungi Guy, also known as Ali, is a passionate forager and mushroom enthusiast with a wealth of knowledge and experience. He has been foraging for over a decade and has a deep appreciation for the incredible diversity, importanc...
Mar 04, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 8Ep. 109
Slow aging and improve your health with water! This week we speak to holistic doctor and author of Quench , Dr Dana Cohen. For over two decades, Dr. Dana Cohen has been on the leading edge of integrative and functional medicine, guiding thousands of patients through protocols that initiate cellular repair and restore balance to the body. Her unyielding devotion to her patients has helped countless patients on the brink of giving up hope to finally improve, recover, or completely heal from a vari...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 8Ep. 108
“A life not reflected is a life not worth living.” This is the second time we have had our friend and very own life coach, Gerry Hussey on the podcast. Gerry is a performance psychologist and also in more recent times been coined ‘The Soul Coach’. He has been in the human health and performance Field for almost 20 years. Gerry has been at the forefront of building high performance teams and individuals in Olympic and Professional, sport and corporate organisations. His vast experience has seen h...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 26 min•Season 8Ep. 107
Do you feel optimistic about the future? When a class of 200 graduates were asked to raise their hand if they felt optimistic about the future - No one did. Are you surprised? This week we speak to Matthijs Schouten, the biologist, ecologist, lecturer and author of Nature’s mirror; the image of nature in a cultural-historical perspective Matthijs G.C. Schouten B.Sc., M.Sc. D.Sc. studied biology and comparative religion at the University of Nijmegen and Celtic studies at the University of Amsterd...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 8Ep. 106
How do we get you to keep scrolling? This is the aim of the applications on your phone. The more they can steal your focus and attention the more profitable they are. So how can you take advantage of the benefits of technology whilst not letting it take advantage of you? This week we speak to Johann Hari, the author of the New York Times bestseller: Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention . Johann is an author, executive producer and Tedtalk speaker. His books have been translated into 40 lang...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 8Ep. 105
What does it mean to be an explorer? What are the sacrifices one must take? What are the benefits of putting yourself through such hard physical challenges? This week we speak to Damian Browne, an extreme adventurer, peak performance athlete and International keynote speaker from Galway, Ireland. For the last 25 years Damian has pursued his human potential, relentlessly pushing his body & mind to their perceived limits; forging himself & his character in what he deems “a crucible life”. ...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 8Ep. 104
Let’s lean into the discomfort by plunging into cold water or sweating through a hot sauna with metabolic scientist and author of Winter Swimming , Susanna Søberg. We have been jumping into the sea for the last 8 years, we knew it was good for us, simply by how it made us feel: Elevated, alive, new, refreshed, giddy, more connected to those around us and overall a feeling of happiness. Now after so much research we are aware of how truly beneficial cold water and heat exposure is for us, from th...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 8Ep. 103
Dating, partying, socialising, special occasions, holidays… without alcohol does this sound difficult to you? Could you imagine going sober at the age of 26 without using the excuse “I am on antibiotics” or “I am working tomorrow” ? This week we spoke to the founder of the Sober Girl Society and one of the leading voices on the sobriety movement, Millie Gooch. At the age of 26 Millie decided to make a big lifestyle change, she quit drinking. After too many binge drinking nights that left her fee...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 8Ep. 102
This week we bring you, New York Times bestselling author and internationally recognized professional speaker on a number of important public health issues, Dr Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM. He wrote the book on How Not To Die & also How Not To Diet ! A legend in the nutrition world, Dr. Greger and his team set up Nutritionfacts.org , a science-based nonprofit organisation. That provides free updates on the latest in nutrition research via bite-sized videos. A strictly non-commercial public ser...
Dec 28, 2022•42 min•Season 8Ep. 101
Welcome! To mark 100 episodes of chatting to experts, trailblazers, doctors, entrepreneurs, celebrities and psychologists we thought we would do something different. We (Dave & Steve) and our two producers, Sara & Sean, get together and chat through our highlights, low-lights and learning's from speaking to such extraordinary people and experts in their field. We hope you enjoy the episode and getting to know a little better the people behind The Happy Pear Podcast. Lots of Love, Dave &a...
Dec 21, 2022•52 min•Season 7Ep. 100
Can diabetes both type 1 and type 2 be reversed by food and lifestyle choices? This week we speak to Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, and Robby Barbaro, MPH the co-authors of the New York Times bestselling book Mastering Diabetes and the co-founders of Mastering Diabetes, a coaching program that teaches people how to reverse insulin resistance via low-fat, plant-based, whole-food nutrition. Cyrus has been living with type 1 diabetes since 2002, and has an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 7Ep. 99
“Walking is the only way proven to stave off cognitive decline - it works. Exercise, from a public health perspective, is an unmitigated failure. The world's longest-lived people live in environments that nudge them into more movement.” We are huge fans! This is our second episode with the amazing Dan Buettner, who’s new book on the lost American diet, The Blue Zones American Diet , is out today. Dan’s extensive research on the healthiest and happiest living people on the planet is fascinating, ...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 7Ep. 98
When you speak to Manchán you feel that magic is real! Manchán Magan is a writer and documentary-maker. He writes for The Irish Times on culture & travel, presents the RTÉ podcast The Almanac of Ireland , and is author of the award-winning, best-selling Thirty-Two Words For Field , and Tree Dogs, Banshees Fingers and other Irish Words for Nature . He has made dozens of documentaries on issues of world culture for TG4, RTÉ & Travel Channel. His recently published book, Listen to the Land ...
Nov 30, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 7Ep. 97
Our friend, Melissa Hemsley the self-taught chef, food columnist, best-selling cookbook author, real food activist and sustainability champion joined us this week for a chat! She is passionate about spreading the power of feel-good food, and has written five cookbooks including Eat Green, Eat Happy and her latest book Feel Good with 100 quick and easy recipes to bring a bit of comfort and joy into our kitchens and beyond. We had a wonderful chat with Melissa, she is a great friend who has hosted...
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 7Ep. 96
This week we had the pleasure of speaking to Joe De Sena! Where to start? What a remarkable man! But would you want him as a partner? Or even a friend? Well not if you like lie-ins, tasty treats or taking it easy… We like to think we are pretty good at facing discomfort with our daily sea swims and active lifestyle, but when Joe challenged us to joining him on one of his death races, you can literally hear us squirming in our seats! Joe De Sena is the founder and CEO of Spartan, the world’s lead...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 7Ep. 95
How often do your bare feet touch the earth; soil, grass, sand, stones? Do all your shoes have rubber souls? Have you ever heard of grounding? For more than 20 years, Clint Over has dedicated his life to improving the health of everyone on earth. In 1998, after a successful career grounding systems in the cable television industry, Earthing pioneer Clint Ober began investigating the potential to improve human health with grounding. “I had suffered from chronic pain, unable to sleep for years. Af...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 7Ep. 94
Can happiness be taught? According to this week's podcast guest, Mo Gawdat, it can! “It’s not the events that make you happy in life, it’s the comparison that happens inside your head between the event and your expectation of the event.” Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer of Google X; host of the popular podcast, Slo Mo, author of the international bestselling books Solve for Happy and Scary Smart ; and founder of One Billion Happy . After a 30 year career in tech and serving as Chie...
Nov 02, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 7Ep. 93
Oliver Burkeman is the author of the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Four Thousand Weeks , about embracing limitation and finally getting round to what counts , along with The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking and Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done . “We are dissuaded from doing things that add great value to our lives just to avoid discomfort.” For many years he wrote a popular column for the Guardian, 'This Column Will Change ...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 7Ep. 92
“If you are worried about biodiversity or climate change, the single greatest point of agency you have is your food choices, and by deciding to buy this pizza rather than that pizza you have changed the game and you are part of the solution“ Most of you might know Andy Cato as one of the duo, Groove Armada, the English electronic music band. Which achieved chart success with their singles "At the River", "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'". Having released eight studio albums, four of which were...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 7Ep. 91
