In this Healthy Bite episode, I will be talking more about what it means to look at things in a holistic way. Tune in as I also discuss some of the highlights in my conversation with Prof Frédéric Leroy. ---- You can also watch this episode at https://drronehrlich.com/ ----- TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH? Join me in my online health programs. ----- CONNECT WITH ME You can ask questions via social media using my Instagram or Facebook or YouTube page. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...
Sep 16, 2021•15 min
My guest today is Professor Frédéric Leroy. Working in bio-engineering Sciences and Applied Biological Science, Frédéric's research in the field of food science and (bio)technology is astounding. Frédéric's work primarily deals with many ecological aspects and functional roles of bacterial communities in (fermented) foods, with a focus on the role of animal products in the diet. In our conversation, we discussed the politics behind nutrition, the EAT-Lancet Diet, the great reset, World Economic ...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr
If you're a person who has ever struggled with focus, staying on task or prioritising your life, this Healthy Bite is for you. Listen to this week's Healthy Bite where I reflect on my conversation with Nir Eyal and his model of becoming indistractable. ---- You can also watch this episode at https://drronehrlich.com/ ----- TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH? Join me in my online health programs. ----- CONNECT WITH ME You can ask questions via social media using my Instagram or Facebook or YouTu...
Sep 09, 2021•17 min
Do you have trouble focusing or working without distraction? Well if so, this week’s episode is for you. I spoke with Nir Eyal. Nir writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. He is the best-selling author of Hooked: How To Build Habit-Forming Products and Indistractable: How To Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. In our conversation, we explore behavioural design, what distraction means, and how to become 'Indistractable' - a term he co...
Sep 06, 2021•42 min
Today, in this Healthy Bite episode, I want to talk about how plastics dominate waste in the ocean. Tim Silverwood, an environmental activist, and entrepreneur took us on a fantastic voyage of his journey to The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. I thought I would also share with you some of those thoughts and some of those really great articles that came out in the same week that I had the pleasure of talking to Tim Silverwood. ---- You can also watch this episode at https://drronehrlich.com/ ----- T...
Sep 02, 2021•17 min
Have you heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Every year, it is estimated that about 8 million tons of plastic escape into the oceans from coastal nations. This kind of pollution not only affects marine wildlife, the food we consume but also has a huge lasting effect on the environment. My guest today is Tim Silverwood, who together with Nick Chiarelli, co-founded the Ocean Impact Organisation. Listen to our wonderful conversation as we tackle the issues of plastic pollution on our oceans, ...
Aug 30, 2021•37 min
The drug war goes far beyond arrests and incarceration. From education, housing, and employment to shaping public policy, we can see its impact on nearly every part of everyday life. Tune in as I reflect on the influence the war on drugs has had on the world since it began. ---- You can also watch this episode at https://drronehrlich.com/ ----- TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH? Join me in my online health programs. ----- CONNECT WITH ME You can ask questions via social media using my Instagra...
Aug 26, 2021•13 min
It can be difficult to have a nuanced discussion about drugs and alcohol, let alone with our children. So who better than to discuss this idea with other than my guest this week, Paul Dillon. Paul has worked in the drug education field for almost 25 years. He is the Director and founder of DARTA and he is passionate about ensuring that the community has access to accurate and up-to-date alcohol and other drug information. In 2009, his book, Teenagers Alcohol and Drugs, was released by Allen and ...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 3 min
With some parts of Australia currently over two months into lockdown, this week's Healthy Bite is dedicated to breaking down the Pandemic As I Understand it Up To This Point. I reflect on my conversation earlier this week with Prof Robert Booy, infectious disease pediatrician who works at the University of Sydney in vaccinology, take a look at the impact COVID-19 has had on the world in the past 18 months and offer ways we can improve our own immune function to promote better long term health. -...
Aug 19, 2021•34 min
My guest this week is Professor Robert Booy, an infectious diseases paediatrician who works at the University of Sydney in vaccinology, epidemiology, and infectious diseases. In our conversation, we discuss the varied perspectives on the pandemic, the delta variant, how vaccines work, AstraZeneca and clotting risks, along with what the future might look like when it comes to vaccine passports and achieving herd immunity. CREDITS: Host: Dr Ron Ehrlich Guest: Professor Robert Booy Producer: Amelia...
Aug 16, 2021•42 min
Welcome to another Healthy Bite. This week on the podcast, we released a wonderful episode with a psychologist, Jocelyn Brewer. Rather than detoxing and unplugging from technology, her approach is more on the intelligent and intentional use and conscious consumption of our devices. Tune in as we tackle more about digital media and its effect on people. I also want to share with you this book by Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Minds. ---- You can also watch this episode at https://dr...
Aug 12, 2021•12 min
Jocelyn Brewer is a registered psychologist who is changing the way we think about how we use digital technology. Her philosophy of “digital nutrition” aims to optimise your wellbeing and improve your digital literacy online and advocates tips for better cyberpsychological health. In this fascinating conversation, we explore the benefits and challenges of digital technology, the effect of screen time on teenagers, the ‘digital disinhibition effect”, digital nutrition, and digital superfoods and ...
Aug 09, 2021•44 min
Today, in this Healthy Bite episode, I want to talk about the journey of food predigestion and digestion. Dr Pran Yoganathan took us on a fantastic voyage of when we put our food in our mouths, and what happens to it every step of the way. Tune in for a brief explanation and why it's important for you to know those things. ---- You can also watch this episode at Dr. Ron Ehrlich - Holistic approach to health and wellness (drronehrlich.com) ----- TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH? Join me in my ...
Aug 05, 2021•6 min
My guest today is Dr Pran Yoganathan, a gastroenterologist on a journey to empower his patients by using a philosophy of “food as medicine”. In our conversation we explore the role diet can play in combating co-morbidities, ask “how much protein do you actually need” for your age, discuss leaky gut syndrome, liver health, and more. CREDITS: Host: Dr Ron Ehrlich Guest: Pran Yoganathan Producer: Amelia Navascues For more on Pran Yoganathan see his website: https://centreforgastrointestinalhealth.c...
Aug 02, 2021•51 min
Join me in this conversation as I discuss some of the highlights of my interview with Dr Leland Stillman. And how he reminded me of the importance of sunlight. ---- You can also watch this episode at Dr. Ron Ehrlich - Holistic approach to health and wellness (drronehrlich.com) ----- TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH? Join me in my online health programs. ----- CONNECT WITH ME You can ask questions via social media using my Instagram or Facebook or YouTube page. See omnystudio.com/listener for ...
Jul 29, 2021•12 min
This week, I spoke with Dr Leland Stillman, an Integrative and Functional Medicine Physician based in Orlando Florida. In our conversation, we explored the impacts of environmental medicine on health, the benefits and potentialities of light therapy, infrared Light and melatonin. CREDITS: Host: Dr Ron Ehrlich Guest: Dr Leland Stillman Producer: Amelia Navascues For more on Dr Leland Stillman, see his website: https://stillmanmd.com/ . You can also follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 2 min
I want to talk about Nutritional and Environmental Medicine. There is one thing this focuses on: Ensuring that we have all the right nutrients for those processes to continue optimally. And if that is the case, there's a very good chance that you will enjoy good health. One of the things that I am hoping will emerge from this pandemic is a new focus on health care. On health, on immune function, on boosting immune function to be optimal because we need it not only to overcome the epidemic of pre...
Jul 22, 2021•13 min
In this episode, I spoke with Professor Ian Brighthope. Ian is the Director of the National Institute of Integrative Medicine (NIIM) whose mission is to improve healthcare outcomes for all and to empower individuals to take control of their health and create a balanced life. Ian is also the founder of Entoura, an Australian medical cannabis manufacturer and educational company. In our conversation, we explore the benefits of studying nutritional and environmental medicine, the role and potential...
Jul 19, 2021•40 min
Dr Gary Fettke, an orthopaedic surgeon, joins me to talk about the food pyramid, the food plate, Australian healthy eating guidelines or what he refers to as ‘medical evangelism'. We explore low carb and healthy fats and how insulin plays a key role in our health. You can also watch this episode at www.DrRonEhrlich.com . For more information visit Dr. Gary Fettke website ----- WANT TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH? Join me in my online health programs . ----- CONNECT WITH ME You can ask questions ...
Jul 16, 2021•39 min
Join me in this conversation as I discuss some of the issues that make those public health messages so confusing. You can also watch this episode at www.DrRonEhrlich.com . ----- TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH? Join me in my online health programs . ----- CONNECT WITH ME You can ask questions via social media using my Instagram or Facebook or YouTube page. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 15, 2021•24 min
Belinda Fettke is the wife of Gary Fettke, an Orthopaedic Surgeon practising in Launceston, Tasmania, who has come under scrutiny for his research into the influence of Seventh Day Adventism and Cereal companies impact on creating dietary guidelines. In our conversation, Belinda and I discuss the origin of public health messages, the rise of veganism in the west from a sustainability discourse and take a broader lens to explore the origins of health food branding in the 21st century. For more on...
Jul 12, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Today, in this podcast, I want to talk about Connections. I think we're being reminded throughout this pandemic that physical connection is really important. I mean, it's something that in a world where we have become so preoccupied with our online world, where we have maybe hundreds or even thousands of friends or followers and all of those things that online life brings us, the actual connection face to face is so critically important. You can also watch this episode at www.DrRonEhrlich.com . ...
Jul 08, 2021•14 min
Dr. Quah-Smith is a medical practitioner and independent medical researcher with a focus on optimal wellbeing, preventative medicine and stress management. After many years in general practice, Dr. Quah-Smith developed her interest in mind-body medicine where she observed the effects of environmental stressors on physical symptomatology in patients. In our conversation we explore acupuncture, posturology, auricular medicine and her emerging research on how laser acupuncture might aid depression ...
Jul 05, 2021•46 min
When I saw Rutger Bregman's newest book, Humankind: A Hopeful History, I just had to read it. And what a great read it is. What's the connection between this book and the Polyvagal Theory? Tune in to find out. You can also watch this episode at www.DrRonEhrlich.com. ----- TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH? Join me in my online health programs. ----- CONNECT WITH ME You can ask questions via social media using my Instagram or Facebook , or YouTube page. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...
Jul 01, 2021•7 min
Dr Michael Gonzalez is a professor at the Nutritional Program School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico. In our talk, we discuss ways to optimize immune function best, the influence of vitamin C on cancer treatment and explore the long term complexities involved in undertaking diets ranging from low carb, veganism and carnivorism. CREDITS: Host: Dr Ron Ehrlich Guest: Dr Michael Gonzalez Producer: Amelia Navascues You can also watch this episode at www.DrRonEhrlich.com . ----- TIME TO TA...
Jun 28, 2021•44 min
You can also watch this episode at www.DrRonEhrlich.com . ----- TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH? Join me in my online health programs . ----- CONNECT WITH ME You can ask questions via social media using my Instagram or Facebook , or YouTube page. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 22, 2021•6 min
Maria Hunt is a health practitioner, educator and media spokesperson whose work focuses on advocating good gut health, the benefits of fermented foods and body ecology principles for good digestion. To find out more about Maria Hunt, head to her website: https://yourdigestion.com.au/pages/maria-hunt CREDITS: Host: Dr Ron Ehrlich Guest: Maria Hunt Producer: Amelia Navascues You can also watch this episode at www.DrRonEhrlich.com. ----- TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH? Join me in my online hea...
Jun 21, 2021•44 min
What does "boosting the immune system" mean? Tune in as we chat about immune function, public health, social media, nutrition, and what can we do as individuals for our own health. You can also watch this episode at www.DrRonEhrlich.com . ----- TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH? Join me in my online health programs . ----- CONNECT WITH ME You can ask questions via social media using my Instagram or Facebook , or YouTube page. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 15, 2021•11 min
Dr Richard Cheng is a practising physician, public health educator and public speaker whose work integrates conventional medicine with anti-ageing medicine, orthomolecular medicine and functional medicine. In our conversation, Dr Richard offers unique perspectives on both the Chinese and American response to the pandemic, the benefits of Vitamin C, and the role of antioxidants in reducing oxidative stress and more. SHOW CREDITS: Host: Dr Ron Ehrlich Guests: Dr Richard Cheng Producer: Amelia Nava...
Jun 14, 2021•54 min
The average working adult will spend one-third of their life at work. But what is the history of work and how do we spend our time? Tune in as I talk about James Sussman fascinating new book. You can also watch this episode at www.DrRonEhrlich.com . ----- TIME TO TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEALTH? Join me in my online health programs . ----- CONNECT WITH ME You can ask questions via social media using my Instagram or Facebook , or YouTube page. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 09, 2021•18 min
