In this unnerving interview, Nick Pineault, investigative health journalist and author of The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs, reveals the pervasive effects of EMFs (electromagnetic fields) emitted from our mobile phones, wifi and wireless devices. Using scientific research, he outlines why EMFs are NOT safe, despite assurances that they are, and explains how they could be affecting our physical and mental health. He suggests the solution to the problem lies in changing how we use our gadgets in order...
Sep 19, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Behavioural Neuroscientist and co-director of the Healthy Brain Programme in Colorado, Dr. Ilene Naomi Rusk is a specialist in functional brain health. In this captivating interview, she explains what neuroplasticity is and how to use it to rewire your brain for the prevention and treatment of cognitive decline. She shows how neurological and psychological health are interrelated, and outlines ways to fortify your brain, optimise your cognition and sustainably heal other mental health symptoms b...
Aug 19, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Classically trained board certified psychiatrist and integrative physician Dr. Mary Ackerley is a summa cum laude graduate from Harvard University, having completed her residency in psychiatry and neurology at Johns Hopkins. In this rich and stimulating interview, she reveals the incredible ways integrative medicine can heal psychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and cognitive decline, by addressing their most common root causes – biotoxin illness, poor diet and neuroinflammation – to...
Jul 15, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Dr. Kat Toups, known as the Godmother of functional medicine psychiatry, author of the upcoming book Dementia Demystified is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association . In this rich and complex interview, she tells us that psychiatric care for dementia cannot be found in a pill, and shows how dementia and cognitive decline can be prevented and reversed by attending to the factors that affect brain function—including diet, exercise, toxins, infections, hormone deficiencies, s...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 59 min
Richie Bostock, AKA 'The Breath Guy', author of Exhale: How to Use Breathwork to Find Calm, Supercharge your Health and Perform at Your Best, is one of the world's leading practitioners of breathwork. In this fascinating interview, Richie explains how to breathe to regulate our nervous system, feel calmer and recover from panic attacks, depression and anxiety, and how we can use breathwork to heal trauma and reach higher states of consciousness.
May 13, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Dr. Felice Gersh, author of "PCOS SOS: a gynecologist's lifeline to naturally restore your rhythms, hormones and happiness", is a multi-award winning physician and renowned expert in OB-GYN (obstetrics and gynecology) and integrative medicine. In this rich and stimulating interview she tells us how to optimise our hormones, circadian rhythms and lifestyle for better mental health, and explains why an integrative approach is so much more effective in improving mental and physical health compared ...
Apr 25, 2021•1 hr 26 min
Dr. Neil Nathan is a board-certified family physician, founding diplomate of the American Board of Holistic Medicine, and expert in pain management and chronic illness. Dr. Jill Crista is a naturopathic doctor and world renowned expert in neuroinflammatory conditions. In this hugely insightful interview, they discuss the widespread and devastating role mould can play in mental health, causing neuroinflammation, hormone imbalances, cognitive decline, severe anxiety and depression, and outline way...
Apr 06, 2021•53 min
In this fascinating interview with Dr. Emeran Mayer, gastroenterologist and Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, find out about the factors that impact our gut microbiome, and how our gut plays an essential role in neurodegenerative diseases, neurodevelopment disorders, anxiety and mood, and how we can improve our gut microbiome for better mental health.
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 24 min
In this interview, addiction therapist Mandy Saligari, co-founder and clinical director of Charter, talks about our increased use of devices during lockdowns. Discover the subtle differences between tech addiction and escalated dependence on tech, and find out about the benefits of allowing our kids more tech freedom during this unprecedented time of social disconnect.
Feb 23, 2021•29 min
No Going Back? COVID-19 has changed the future of home-working and home-learning. In this interview with media-psychologist Dr. Don Grant, learn healthy ways to cope with our increased dependence on technology due to social restrictions and lockdowns. Discover some useful ways to set screen boundaries, normalise the abnormal, find human connection and optimise our mental health in an increasingly digital world.
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 5 min
In this fascinating interview with Emma Beswick, founder of Lifecode Gx, learn about how our genes impact our mental health via key biochemical pathways. Discover some of the genetic variants that are particularly important for mental health, and some of the key nutrients and lifestyle habits that can support your genetic expression for optimal mental health.
Feb 10, 2021•1 hr 16 min
In this interview, Patrick Holford explains why mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, dementia and addiction are on the rise in our societies, while IQ is going down (a combination of poor nutrition and over-stimulation from social media and technology). He teaches us about the key vitamins, fats, and amino acids we need for better mental health, and how to support the key nutritional systems to fix our brains.
Jan 26, 2021•1 hr 16 min
One of only 1% of people who have survived a suicide attempt from the Golden Gate bridge, listen to Kevin Hines' extraordinary story of miraculous survival, his ongoing struggles with mental health and suicidal ideation, and the daily habits and mindset which have kept him, and thousands of others, alive.
Jan 12, 2021•1 hr 4 min
In this interview with integrative child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. James Greenblatt, learn about some of the basic biochemical imbalances which can contribute to suicidality, and what you can do to fix them.
Jan 12, 2021•47 min
In this fascinating conversation between one of the world's pre-eminent trauma experts, psychiatrist Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, and psychotherapist Benjamin Fry, learn how traumatic stress, especially from childhood, can impact our brain, body, behaviour, relationships and mental health, even long after the traumatic stress is over.
Dec 31, 2020•1 hr
In this fascinating interview with Ray Griffiths, lecturer at The College of Naturopathic Medicine in the UK, learn how tiny organelles in every cell, called mitochondria, are vital to rebuilding and powering our brains and emotions, but can also backfire when they get damaged, contributing to suicidal depression, anxiety, loss of memory, concentration and neurodegeneration. And discover concrete strategies to keep them working FOR your mental health rather than against it.
Nov 30, 2020•1 hr 20 min
In this interview, addiction psychiatrist Dr. Arwen Podesta and functional medicine GP Dr. Joe Mather discuss a groundbreaking approach to treating addiction for sustainable results. By working together and using medication-assisted treatment, in conjunction with healing the biochemistry through working on the gut, detoxification, and nutrition; on lifestyle habits such as sleep; and on the all-important nervous system and psychological trauma, they are leading the way to reduce the shocking fai...
Nov 11, 2020•1 hr 10 min
In this interview, certified nutritionist Trudy Scott, author of "The Antianxiety Food Solution: How the Foods You Eat Can Help You Calm Your Anxious Mind, Improve Your Mood and End Cravings" explains how imbalances in our neurotransmitters can lead to anxiety, and how to treat them with targeted amino acid therapy. She shows us that toxins, infections, medications, hormone imbalances, gut issues, and of course poor nutrition can all contribute to these neurotransmitter imbalances, and what we c...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 2 min
In this interview with leading child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. James Greenblatt, find out about the root causes of ADHD, how to test for them, and how to improve ADHD symptoms and drug side effects with safe, effective and proven nutritional and lifestyle interventions.
Oct 11, 2020•1 hr 2 min
In this conversation with Professor Robert Lustig and Dr. Don Grant, learn about the causes and biochemistry of addiction to substances and behaviours (especially tech addiction), understand why addiction and depression are increasing in our societies, and find out what we can do about it.
Sep 27, 2020•51 min
Professor Stephen Porges' Polyvagal Theory shows how the state of our nervous system determines our mental (and physical) health. He proposes a new paradigm in which mental illness is the result of our bodies' reaction to a prolonged experience of threat, provoking a biochemical cascade which reduces our capacity for health, growth and repair. He urges us to listen to our bodies as much as we listen to our minds, and to build more nervous-system informed relationships and institutions, for bette...
Sep 19, 2020•1 hr 17 min
In this interview, psychotherapist, author and founder of Khiron Clinics, Benjamin Fry, tells us how he recovered from his life-threatening mental breakdown by healing his nervous system. He explains that many common mental health issues can be understood in terms of nervous system dysregulation, and how all relationships are determined by the health of our nervous system. He also tells us the best ways and therapies to heal our nervous system and therefore our mental health and personal relatio...
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Dr. Margaret Christensen, obgyn, leader of the "Toxic Mould Summit" and founder of Carpathia Collaborative, a pioneering integrative health centre in Dallas, Texas, shows us that mental health symptoms are caused by neuroinflammation brought on by physiological and psychological stressors such as toxins, infections, mould, allergens, and of course trauma and abuse. She gives us an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms behind the 5 key triggers of neuroinflammation, and the 4 key solutions to ...
Aug 01, 2020•56 min
Dr. Anna Cabeca overcame personal tragedy and early menopause to achieve balanced hormones, ideal weight, happiness and peace by adapting the ketogenic diet, including intermittent fasting, and making it alkaline. Whether you are a man or a woman, by following her keto-green approach, you will balance your hormones, reduce depression and anxiety, and improve mood, energy, memory and cognition.
Jul 24, 2020•58 min
Despite being a successful banker, Dr. Christina Bjorndal suffered years of debilitating bipolar depression and eating disorders, miraculously surviving a suicide attempt which left her in a coma. She recovered thanks to orthomolecular medicine, became a naturopath, and opened a successful clinic. Here she shares vital information about the key macro-systems that influence our mental health, and how to optimise them through nutrition, gut repair, detoxification, lifestyle habits, and mental atti...
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Paediatric neuroendocrinologist, Professor Robert Lustig, shows how our hormones and neurotransmitters drive our moods and behaviour, and shares the biochemical keys to happiness and how to achieve them (with the 4 Cs). He also demonstrates that by conflating pleasure with happiness for commercial gain, our modern societies prime us for addiction and depression, since they are biochemically inversely correlated; and how our children (and ourselves) are at risk of frying our brains.
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Functional medicine psychiatrist Dr. Achina Stein, author of "What If It's NOT Depression: Your Guide to Finding Answers and Solutions" tells us that depression is a symptom of an underlying issue, rather than a disorder; explores the main causes of depression and other mental health issues using her SHIFT acronym (stress, hormones, infection, foods, toxins), and discusses the thorny issue of "evidence" in functional medicine psychiatry.
Jun 20, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Yulli Tamayo Myerson, founding President of the British Society of Myofunctional Therapy, Buteyko Breathing Practitioner and Myofunctional Therapist, shows us how specific breathing techniques can help us improve our resilience to allergies and viruses such as Covid-19, while also helping us improve our cognition, concentration, anxiety, and mood. She also shows us how proper jaw alignment and tongue position, starting in childhood, are essential to regulating our nervous and hormonal systems fo...
May 28, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Dr. Neil Nathan draws on his 40 years of clinical practice to tell us how he systematically gets to the root cause of his patients' mental health issues. He shows us that depression, anxiety, poor attention and memory, etc...can result from inflammation-causing mould and other toxins, and Lyme and other infections, which can contribute to imbalances in the hormonal, nervous, gastro-intestinal, detoxification and methylation systems. He also tells us how to address these root causes in order to h...
May 28, 2020•1 hr 20 min
