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The Health Sessions

The Health Sessions covers all aspects of health in a fun laid back manner. We connect with leading global health and wellness experts to share the best of the latest science and thinking, empowering people to turn their health and lives around.
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Episodes

Trina Felber - Optimising Oral Health

This week, I’m excited to welcome Trina Felber to the podcast. After more than 25 years as a registered nurse, Trina turned her attention to oral health. She’s the creator and CEO of Primal Life Organics, a premiere all natural dental care company that focuses on oral health. As the gateway to internal health. In this conversation, we discussed the oral microbiome. We debunk common myths related to our oral hygiene, discuss tooth whitening systems and so much more. Questions asked during our con...

Nov 04, 202142 min

Dr Vimal George - A Doctor's Prescription For Living Beyond Diet & Exercise

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. George Vimal to the podcast. Dr. George Vimal is a family doctor practicing medicine at the Austin Diagnostic Clinic in Austin, Texas. He has a unique and broad understanding of population health, and is the author of Health in Flames, which we discuss here. Questions asked during our conversation: How can we use technology to better our lives? How can we optimize our surroundings so that we are more likely to make better choices? Please explain your thought...

Aug 27, 202146 min

Louloua Smadi - Neurofeedback Therapy To Optimise Your Brains Potential

This week, I'm excited to welcome Louloua Smadi to the podcast. Louloua Smadi is a board certified neurofeedback practitioner with over six years of experience in the US, UK, France, and Lebanon, she specialises in helping people with special needs and other various brain challenges. Her passion for brain health and neurodiversity stems from her experience with her brother with autism and her own attention difficulties. She hopes to help families living with severe challenges raise the bar on wh...

Jun 08, 202152 min

Dr Steven Gundry - Understanding & Addressing Low Energy

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Steven Gundry to the podcast. Dr. Steven Gundry is a cardiothoracic surgeon, heart surgeon, medical researcher, and author. During his 40-year career, Dr. Gundry has performed 10,000 surgeries and developed patented, life-saving medical technology. After discovering how diet could help his patients avoid surgery, he wrote the book, “Dr. Gundry’s Diet Evolution” in 2008 which outlines his unique nutrition plan for wellness. In April 2017, he released his seco...

Apr 14, 202147 min

Dr Stephen Hussey - Understanding the Heart: Uncommon Insights into Our Most Commonly Diseased Organ

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Stephen Hussey to the podcast. Dr. Stephen Hussey is a health coach who helps people achieve high levels of health. He specializes in heart health and autoimmune issues. Questions asked in the episode - What are the biggest misconceptions surrounding heart health? - Is cholesterol the enemy that we’re led to believe? - What type of diet do you believe to be the most beneficial for our heart? https://180nutrition.com.au/ This week I’m excited to welcome Dr. S...

Mar 29, 202152 min

Amy Baxter MP3

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr Amy Baxter to the podcast. Dr. Baxter directs innovation, invention, operations and strategy for Pain Care Labs. After graduating from Yale University and Emory Medical School, as a double boarded pediatric emergency physician, Dr. Baxter founded PEMA Emergency Research while also founding Pain Care Labs (initially called MMJ Labs). Accomplishments include multiple NIH SBIR Fast-Tracks and review panel service, writing and overseeing patent strategy, and succ...

Mar 02, 202116 min

Andrew Genovese - How To Tap Into The Incredible Power Of Breath

This week, I'm excited to welcome Andrew Genovese to the podcast. He is a dimensional breathwork teacher, plant medicine guide, nutritionist, healer. And yeah, ultimately, I help guide people into wholeness, and oneness, and alignment within themselves just working with the energies in the body. And bringing just a combination really of all my knowledge of energy and breathwork, and spiritual knowledge, and a background, from my guru, of a lot of ancient yoga knowledge coming from India. Questio...

Feb 10, 202146 min

Dr Nicki Steinberger – How to Break Your Sugar Addiction Forever

Dr. Nicki is a holistic health educator, author, speaker and coach. She teaches people how to prevent and reverse type two diabetes using holistic lifestyle practices. In this episode, we discuss the topic of sugar addiction and dig deep into the strategies and mindset required to recognize and overcome this common issue. Over to Dr. Steinberg. Questions asked in the episode - How might we know if we have a problem with sugar consumption? - Which everyday ‘health foods’ commonly contain an exces...

Feb 02, 202146 min

Hunter McIntyre - Inside the Mind of an Elite Athlete

This week, I’m excited to welcome Hunter McIntyre to the podcast. Hunter Mcintyre is one of the most decorated multi-sport athletes in history. On top of being a mainstay in the sport of OCR with 6 World Titles, he is a Crossfit games competitor, has the MURPH World Record, the Hyrox World Record and is undefeated on the popular TV show Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge. Join Hunter this year by gaining access to his exact training programs as he attacks his athletic adventures! Questions as...

Dec 01, 202047 min

Dr Tommy John - Building Your Resilience The Natural Way

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr Tommy John to the podcast. He is the founder of Dr Tommy John Performance and Healing Center. The primary goal of Dr. Tommy John Performance and Healing Center is to provide entire families with integrative, individualized care plans and treatment to improve their quality of life by reducing physical and emotional pain from injury and aging and minimizing the use of pharmaceuticals or surgery. Questions asked during our conversation: How can we become more re...

Nov 18, 20201 hr 2 min

Erin Sharoni - Juvicell, Changing The Way You Age

This week, I'm excited to welcome Erin Sharoni to the podcast. Erin is a digital health expert with deep roots in the longevity industry. She has studied biology and genetics at Stanford and Harvard university, and is also on the leadership team of the Harvard Biotech club. Erin is also the co-founder of Juvicell, the first longevity supplement of its kind. In this episode, we discuss the fundamentals of aging from a holistic approach, covering nutrition, movement technology, and the latest in l...

Nov 12, 202051 min

Jo Bhakdi - Quantgene: extending human lifespan by 10 years within the next 10 years

This week, I'm excited to welcome Jo Bhakdi to the podcast. Jo is founder and CEO of Quantgene. He leads a team of 22 that is growing quickly. Quantgene’s mission is to extend the healthy human lifespan by 10 years within the next 10 years, or more simply put: a decade within a decade. To achieve this vision, Quantgene is striving to fix what’s broken in medicine, going well beyond a single pill or EMR update. The company is tackling conventional medicine from scratch and building a new system o...

Oct 11, 202054 min

Dan Churchill - Nutrition, Movement and Mindset Tips To Win The Day

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dan Churchill to the podcast. Dan Churchill is one of the world’s most exciting celebrity chefs. Now based in New York, Dan is regularly featured on Good Morning America, on ABC’s The Chew and on The Food Network. As a result he has reached an audience in excess of 10 million people. He is the Chef and Co-Founder of Charley St, a fast casual restaurant in Nolita that serves healthy farm-to-table. The restaurant is also home to Dan’s own production kitchen, where...

Sep 08, 202044 min

Joel Greene - Why The Immunity Code Will Change Everything You Know About The Body

This week, I'm excited to welcome Joele Greene. He is the creator of the VEEP Nutrition System, the world's first commercially available program based on targeting gut communities to effect biomarkers. He is a featured author, speaker, and guest in top tier publications like Muscle and Fitness, 24 Hour Fitness Digital Magazine, CBS Online, Superhuman Radio, and beyond. His system has also been featured on the Dr. Phil Show, where it has delivered astounding life-changing results. Questions asked...

Aug 31, 20201 hr

Martin Silva - How to Get Real Results From Home Workouts

This week I’m excited to welcome Martin Silva back to the show. Martin is a transformation coach, award-winning fitness model, public speaker, podcaster, the list goes on. He’s a rare breed in the fitness industry as his focus is geared towards a holistic approach, with longterm health as his main goal. In this episode we talk about the common misconceptions that he experiences time and time again in health and fitness space. We talk about eating more, not less in order to get the body you want,...

Aug 24, 202058 min

Ryland Engelhart - Solutions For Healthy Soil

This week, I'm excited to welcome Ryland Engelhart. He is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Kiss the Ground. He is also a co-creator of the award-winning, transformational documentary film, “May I Be Frank.” He is an entrepreneur and activist, and works to inspire more "gratitude" into our culture. He speaks on sacred commerce, tools for building community, and regeneration and is the host of Kiss the Ground's "We Can Do This Podcast." Questions asked during our conversation: How do you d...

Jul 08, 20201 hr 2 min

Kristan Kershaw - Heal your body on a cellular level with the Root Cause Protocol

This week, I'm excited to welcome Kristan Kirshaw to the show. She naturally has been supporting others around her to learn and find their way since a young age. She has developed that skill in connection over time and has added a lot of knowledge and experience to this via formal training. She has completed a BSc (Hons) in Animal Science, a Cert IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40110) as well as extensive training with Morley Robbins to be a Root Cause Protocol (RCP) Consultant in 2017 in the ...

Jun 23, 202054 min

Dr Christiane Northrup - Unlocking the Key To Vibrant Health

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr Christiane Northrup back to the show. Christiane Northrup, M.D., is a New York Times best-selling author and visionary pioneer in women's health. After decades on the front lines of her profession as a practicing physician in obstetrics and gynecology, she is now dedicating her life to helping women truly flourish by learning how to enhance all that can go right with their bodies. Internationally known for her empowering approach to women's health and wellnes...

Jun 15, 202051 min

Dr Alberto Villoldo - Bridging Ancient Shamanic Traditions With Modern Medicine Image for Canva

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr Alberto Villoldo back to the show. He is a psychologist and medical anthropologist who has studied the shamanistic healing practices of the Amazon and Andes for over 30 years. He's the founder of The Four Winds Society, an organization dedicated to bridging ancient shamanistic traditions with modern medicine and psychology. Questions we ask in this episode: What led you to explore shamanism? What did you learn during your time in the Amazon? How does a shaman...

May 27, 202044 min

Dr Will Bulsiewicz - Optimise Your Gut With a Plant-Based Program

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr Will Bulsiewicz back to the show. Dr. Will Bulsiewicz. Dr. Bulsiewicz is a board certified gastroenterologist and gut health expert. With 14 years as an MD using the latest in cutting edge medical research. He helps patients face their health goals and challenges head on and achieve incredible results. In this episode, we discussed the fundamentals of gut health and dig deep into his new book, Fiber Fueled. The book, amongst other things, outlines how we can ...

May 13, 20201 hr 7 min

Scott Carney - Discovering The Key To Human Resilience

This week, I'm excited to welcome Scott Carney to the show. Investigative journalist and anthropologist Scott Carney has worked in some of the most dangerous and unlikely corners of the world. His work blends narrative non-fiction with ethnography. What Doesn’t Kill Us was a New York Times bestseller; other works include The Red Market and A Death on Diamond Mountain. Carney was a contributing editor at Wired for five years and his writing also appears in Mother Jones, Men’s Journal, Playboy, Fo...

Apr 15, 202049 min

Erika Flint - Using The Power Of Hypnosis To Change Your Life

This week, I'm excited to welcome Erika Flint to the show. Erika Flint is an award-winning hypnotist, best-selling author, speaker, and a co-host of the popular podcast series Hypnosis, Etc. She is the founder of Cascade Hypnosis Center in Bellingham, WA, and the creator of the Reprogram Your Weight system. She has assisted hundreds of clients with weight loss by helping them reprogram how they think and feel. Her unique design and approach helps clients tap into their own inherent power and kee...

Apr 07, 202056 min

Cyrus Khambatta - Mastering Diabetes With a Plant-Based Diet

This week, I'm excited to welcome Cyrus Khambatta to the show. Cyrus Khambatta received his PhD in nutritional biochemistry from the University of California at Berkeley. He started Mangoman Nutrition and Fitness in 2013 to teach people with diabetes how to measure, track, and reverse insulin resistance through plant-based nutrition and strategic exercise. Through nutrition education, exercise coaching, and his personal experience as a person with type 1 diabetes, he positively influences the li...

Mar 30, 202050 min

Susie Garden - Understanding & Addressing Anxiety

Susie Garden has had a varied career but always with one thing in common – health and caring for people. She started off her career as a Registered Nurse and from there has held numerous healthcare related roles in the hospital, industrial and corporate sectors. She’s survived two redundancies and corporate burnout and is currently absolutely committed to mentoring women and supporting their health journeys Having worked in the ‘sickness’ model where illness is treated once it presents, she is c...

Mar 24, 202054 min

Matt Chaplin - Optimising Human Performance For Longevity

Matt Chaplin is a performance coach with a focus on health and wellness. He has been working in the training arena for over twenty years. His passion and interests are driven by optimising health for the purpose of longevity. Matt combines ancestral and new age thinking and techniques to enhance his clients health and fitness journey. "What Ive learnt over the years is that being the best version of myself is more than just incorporating movement. Its a health-life wheel. Its about balance and e...

Mar 06, 202052 min

Dr Dave Rabin - Discover Apollo, The Wearable Wellness Device For Stress Relief

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr. Dave Rabin to the show. Dr. David Rabin MD, PhD is the chief innovation officer, co-founder and co-inventor at Apollo Neuroscience Inc. In his role, Dr. Rabin is developing Apollo Neuroscience's IP portfolio and running clinical trials of the Apollo technology, the first scientifically-validated wearable system to improve focus, sleep and access to meditative states by delivering layered vibrations to the skin. Dr. Rabin is a board-certified psychiatrist, tr...

Feb 26, 202040 min

Chris Burres - Can ESS60 in Olive Oil Double Your Life Span?

This week, I'm excited to welcome Chris Burres. He is the co-founder of SES Research and one of the leading experts on C60, particularly in olive oil. And that’s just what I want to talk with him about today, one of the coolest new compounds on the block and how its antioxidant benefits are making it one of the most sought-after products in the world. Questions we ask in this episode: What are buckyballs/C60? What is ESS60 traditionally used for? How can we be sure that ESS60 is safe for long-te...

Feb 20, 202045 min

Martin Silva - How Eating More Could Give You The Body You Desire

This week we welcome Martin Silva to the show. Martin is a transformation coach, award-winning fitness model, public speaker and a personal trainer with over a decade of experience in the fitness industry. Find out how Martin's life changed when he put health before aesthetics with a clean diet and a clean lifestyle. Questions we ask in this episode: What are the biggest misconceptions in the fitness industry? How to supercharge your metabolism for optimal fat burning Why drinking clean water is...

Feb 10, 20201 hr 12 min

Dr Will Cole - Everything You Need to Know About Inflammation

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr Will Cole. He is a leading functional-medicine expert specialising in investigating the underlying factors behind thyroid, hormone, autoimmune, digestive and brain problems. He is the author of the bestselling books Ketotarian and The Inflammation Spectrum and consults worldwide via webcam, with offices in Pittsburgh. Questions we ask in this episode: How would you describe inflammation? Is there a gold standard in testing for food-related/digestive issues? W...

Jan 31, 202038 min

Dr Gurpreet Padda - Discover The Secret to 'Becoming' a Type 2 Diabetic

This week, I'm excited to welcome Dr Gurpreet Padda. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School, Dr. Padda served residencies in surgery and anesthesia. He is board certified in pain medicine, anesthesiology and age management. He also holds an MBA from St. Louis University. He is a member the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery and has completed certification programs with the International Society of Cosmetogynecology i...

Nov 19, 201949 min
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