If there is any certainty in life it is that things will never stay the same,yet so many of us struggle to embrace and accept change Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 123 of the podcast with Psychotherapist Julia Samuel. Inthis clip Julia explains that how we respond to change, in many ways, determines how our lives will u...
Oct 13, 2022•12 min•Ep 303•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: Contains themes of an adult nature. Todays guest has survived cancer twice and been hit by a truck at 70mph. By all accounts, he shouldnt be here. Yet James Golding has gone on to be a world record-breaking endurance cyclist and raise 4 million and counting for charity. He now believes that anything is possible and we can each achieve anything we set our minds to. If youre feeling lost or lacking in motivation, you need to hear what this man has to say. During this powerful conversation...
Oct 11, 2022•2 hr 12 min•Ep 302•Transcript available on Metacast The brain is our most vital and complex organ, and there are simple things we can all do to keep it healthy and improve its performance. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 167 of the podcast with Dr Tommy Wood. In this clip, Tommy explains why cognitive decline in later life is not inevitable and the steps we can take now t...
Oct 06, 2022•11 min•Ep 301•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever thought about going into space? What it might be like to be there, how you might deal with the fear, the uncertainty, the pressure? In this weeks conversation, I speak to Tim Peake, a real live Spaceman, who can answer those questions and more. Tim was the first British European Space Agency astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS) where his work captured the hearts and minds of millions. He is an inspirational communicator of science to audiences of all ages and he...
Oct 04, 2022•2 hr 36 min•Ep 300•Transcript available on Metacast Are you getting enough sleep for productivity, good health, and longevity? Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 147 of the podcastworld-leading sleep researcher Professor Matthew Walker. In this clip, we explorewhy getting just an extra 15 minutes of sleep a day could increase our healthspan and our lifespan,and Matthew share...
Sep 29, 2022•13 min•Ep 299•Transcript available on Metacast I believe that conversation matters; that long form nuanced conversation is what we need now more than ever, to make the world a better place. And for me, part of that means exposing ourselves to new ideas, new concepts and new ways of thinking that we may previously have not been exposed to. This weeks guest on my Feel Better Live More Podcast is someone who fits that bill perfectly. Dr Zach Bush is a medical doctor and founder of the non-profit Farmers Footprint, created to find root cause sol...
Sep 27, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Ep 298•Transcript available on Metacast RE-RELEASE: This episode first aired in October 2021. To enter to ballot for 2023 click here http://www.londonmarathon2023.com/ballot This Sunday 3rd October, Ill be one of 50,000 people taking to the streets to run the Virgin Money London Marathon. So, in preparation for what Im told will be a life-changing day, I spoke to its Event Director, Hugh Brasher. But this episode is more than a conversation about running. Its about the magic that happens when hundreds of thousands of people come toget...
Sep 24, 2022•2 hr 53 min•Transcript available on Metacast We can learn so much about living from people who are coming to the end of their lives. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 185 of the podcast with one of the worlds leading neurosurgeons, Dr Rahul Jandial. Rahul is the last hope for patients with extreme forms of cancer. Hes observed humanity at its most raw but also its mo...
Sep 22, 2022•11 min•Ep 297•Transcript available on Metacast My guest today believes that the single biggest problem with our health these days is not that we carry too much fat but that we dont carry enough muscle. She believes that if we start to focus and prioritise our largest organ our muscle we can burn more fat, improve our body composition, decrease our risk of disease and increase our energy levels. Dr Gabrielle Lyon is a family medicine and osteopathic doctor who has specialised in geriatric care. What shes seen and learned as an end-of-life phy...
Sep 20, 2022•2 hr 55 min•Ep 296•Transcript available on Metacast We all have times when we lack self-confidence, but loss of confidence can sometimes hold us back and stop us living the life we want to live. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 254 of the podcast with Vanessa Van Edwards, an expert in body language, facial expressions, and nonverbal communication. Vanessa calls herself a r...
Sep 15, 2022•14 min•Ep 295•Transcript available on Metacast Today Im excited to welcome Dr Gabor Mat back to the podcast for a third time. Gabor is a fellow physician, author, speaker and friend who brings warmth and wisdom to every conversation we have. Hes a renowned expert on addiction, trauma, stress and childhood development and someone with a unique understanding of how our spiritual, emotional and physical lives are connected. Gabors latest book The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture is quite simply a masterpiece, which...
Sep 13, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Ep 294•Transcript available on Metacast What if you could prevent ageing or even reverse it? Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 208 of the podcast with one of the worlds leading scientific authorities on ageing - biologist and Harvard professor, David Sinclair. The key to staying young, he explains, is inducing hormesis, a state of survival in our bodies, and, in...
Sep 08, 2022•15 min•Ep 293•Transcript available on Metacast The tired brain remembers negative experiences but forgets the positive ones. Is there a more powerful statement in favour of going to bed earlier and prioritising our sleep? Modern life has seen us push into the night, staying up later and extending our social and work lives around the clock. But this, says todays guest, goes against what our bodies are wired to do. Russell Foster is Professor of Circadian Neuroscience at Oxford University and author of the fantastic new book, Life Time: The Ne...
Sep 06, 2022•2 hr•Ep 292•Transcript available on Metacast For the last in the current series of Feel Better Live More, Im welcoming back someone I know youll love. Professor Tim Spector was my first-ever guest, and he returns for the third time today, with the very latest on gut health and personalised nutrition. Tim is a professor of genetic epidemiology and Head of the Department of Twin Research at Kings College London. Hes a world-leader when it comes to the gut microbiome and Director of the British Gut Project whose research has transformed what ...
Jul 12, 2022•2 hr 46 min•Ep 291•Transcript available on Metacast What if the only thing separating you from living your perfect life is the dialogue that exists within your subconscious mind? Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 199 of the podcast with Peter Crone, also known as The Mind Architect In this clip, he explains why we all have the power to choose how we respond to any situation...
Jul 07, 2022•18 min•Ep 290•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: This episode contains mild swearing. Whats holding you back from pursuing your dreams? What if the when youre waiting for never comes? Todays guest believes confidence is a by-product of taking action and she wants you to take action now. Lisa Bilyeu is a British-born but now American-based entrepreneur who co-founded the billion-dollar company Quest Nutrition. She also hosts a weekly YouTube show, Women of Impact, and is the author of the brand new book, Radical Confidence. Its a livel...
Jul 05, 2022•2 hr 42 min•Ep 289•Transcript available on Metacast We react to every single situation in life with our breath and we have the power to choose how we respond to any situation by controlling our breath. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 113 of the podcast with human performance specialist Brian MacKenzie. In this clip, he explains how we can use the power of our breath to be...
Jun 30, 2022•11 min•Ep 288•Transcript available on Metacast Are the people around you supportive of your health goals? If you were to embark on a new routine, would your friends be a help or hindrance? For todays episode, I was delighted to welcome my good friend James Maskell for a conversation around friendship, community and the concept of group medicine. James is a health entrepreneur, author and community builder. He studied health economics and its now his mission to curb rising healthcare costs across the globe with a model that puts people first....
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep 287•Transcript available on Metacast Have we made movement and exercise too complicated? Have we lost sight of what it really means to move our bodies? Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 7 of the podcast with health and movement coachDarryl Edwards. Darryl believes movement can be medicine and, in this clip,he shareshis own journey, and describes the incredibl...
Jun 23, 2022•12 min•Ep 286•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: This podcast discusses fasting and its advice may not be suitable for anyone with an eating disorder. If you have an existing health condition or are taking medication, always consult your healthcare practitioner before going for prolonged periods without eating. When was the last time you had something to eat? Was the food consumed at a mealtime, or 'just because'? My guest today has a simple but powerful message that I believe could revolutionize your health. Dr Jason Fung is one of t...
Jun 21, 2022•2 hr 56 min•Ep 285•Transcript available on Metacast Our gut health impacts so much more than simply our digestive system. Thegut is now being implicated in a host of different conditions, including joint pain, brain fog, insomnia and depression. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 40 of the podcast withnutritional therapist and author, Jeannette Hyde. In this clip, Jeannette ...
Jun 16, 2022•12 min•Ep 284•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: This episode contains mild swearing and themes of an adult nature. A few weeks ago, I hosted my first ever Feel Better Live More LIVE show, which took place in a beautiful theatre in London. Im really excited to share a recording of that conversation with you today. My guest was the brilliant author, journalist and podcast host, Elizabeth Day. Elizabeth hosts a podcast called How to Fail which celebrates the things that havent gone right. She has also written two books on the subject of...
Jun 14, 2022•2 hr 50 min•Ep 283•Transcript available on Metacast Our emotions affect our creativity, learning and problem solving, but also our physical health and our mental health. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 179 of the podcast withProfessor Marc Brackett, thefounding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Emotions matter more than we think, and, in this clip, M...
Jun 09, 2022•14 min•Ep 282•Transcript available on Metacast What does the content of your mind look like? Do you sometimes have thoughts you don't want to have? Do you sometimes feel emotions you don't want to feel? My guest today has recently published a book called Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: Five Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress and Toxic Thinking which contains techniques and practices that can help any of us whether we have a diagnosed mental health problem or not. My guest is Dr. Caroline Leaf, a cognitive neuroscient...
Jun 07, 2022•2 hr 47 min•Ep 281•Transcript available on Metacast This is part of my re-release series where I am interviewed by my good friend Dr Panja about small daily changes that can make a huge difference. Why is it that so many of us find it hard to stick to a new diet or lifestyle plan? We all start off well enough full of energy and optimism but then the novelty soon wears off and life gets in the way. After some time, we are right back where we first started.The fact is, most health plans are based on the common, but incorrect assumption that we can ...
Jun 04, 2022•2 hr 30 min•Ep 280•Transcript available on Metacast Stress is a clear example of the mind-body connection at work, yet it remains a link modern medicine fails to address. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 200 of the podcast witha pioneer in the field of integrative health, Dr Andrew Weil. In this clip, he explains why our mind and body are so connected and how a simple, dai...
Jun 02, 2022•13 min•Ep 279•Transcript available on Metacast What does it mean to be a thriving human in the 21st century? The way we currently live is very different from the way humans have lived for the bulk of our evolution. As humanity has evolved and developed technologies to make us more comfortable, many of us have lost our instinctive connection to nature and this has had profound consequences on our physical and mental well-being. So what can we do about this? Well, as it turns out, quite a lot. My guest today is Tony Riddle. Tony is an ultra-en...
May 31, 2022•2 hr 59 min•Ep 278•Transcript available on Metacast This is part of my re-release series and was first aired in 2019. How does alcohol fit into your life? Have you ever given it any thought? My guest on this weeks podcast is Andy Ramage, a performance coach and author. Hes also one of the founders of One Year No Beer, a habit-changing programme that invites people to try 28, 90 or 365 days alcohol free and see what it does for them. Andy was like many of us, he was not an alcoholic but he was what he calls a middle lane drinker. He would drink a ...
May 28, 2022•2 hr 56 min•Ep 277•Transcript available on Metacast Technology can have such a pervasive impact in all areas of our life from our health and happiness to the quality of our relationships. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests. Todays clip is from episode 132 of the podcast withauthor and expert on the compulsive nature of technology, Adam Alter. In this clip,Adam explains that, whilst there are so many pos...
May 26, 2022•15 min•Ep 276•Transcript available on Metacast Happiness is a choice. Its a bold statement, but its one I wholeheartedly support. Whether you agree with this statement, or whether the idea sits a little uncomfortably with you, I think you are going to get a lot out of this uplifting conversation. My guest is Mo Gawdat and he has been at both ends of the spectrum on which we might consider happiness lies. And hes unlocked the key to true contentment, no matter what obstacles you may come across in life. You might know Mo as the former Chief B...
May 24, 2022•2 hr 11 min•Ep 275•Transcript available on Metacast 
