For many of us, finding the time to exercise regularly can be a challenge - particularly as we lead increasingly busy lives. But my guest today really wants us all to recognise the critical importance of movement for our long-term health and wellbeing - something thats very relevant today given how much movement has been engineered out of our 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 ti...
Feb 02, 2024•13 min•Ep 423•Transcript available on Metacast Whether your fitness goal is completing an Ironman race, jogging a 5K, or simply tackling the stairs without getting out of breath, todays guest has some surprising news on how you can get there quicker, by putting in less yes, less effort. World-renowned sports scientist Professor Stephen Seiler joins us all the way from Norway, where hes a professor in Sports Science at the University of Agder. Stephen specialises in studying elite-level sports performance. Hes spent years taking a 360-degree ...
Jan 31, 2024•2 hr 20 min•Ep 422•Transcript available on Metacast Do you regularly feel stressed? Or do you struggle to stay focussed either at work or even when trying to relax? 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 227 of the podcast with Dr Andrew Huberman, a professor of neuroscience at Stanford University School of Medicine. In this clip, he shares some powerful tools to reduce stress a...
Jan 26, 2024•16 min•Ep 421•Transcript available on Metacast What is it that really makes us healthy? Is it regular trips to the doctor, a swift diagnosis, and medicine when we need it? Or do we need a more holistic approach? Todays guest believes it is the latter. Dr Gemma Newman has been a family doctor in the NHS for 20 years. She is regularly invited to speak and teach all over the world and is incredibly passionate about treating body, mind and spirit as one - and this forms the basis of her brand new book,Get Well Stay Well - The Six Healing Health ...
Jan 24, 2024•2 hr 5 min•Ep 420•Transcript available on Metacast Todays guest rarely eats bananas these days and he treats a glass of fruit juice as he would a can of cola since discovering his own, personal metabolic response to them. 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 350 of the podcast with award-winning scientist, professor of genetics and world-leading expert on the gut microbiome, ...
Jan 19, 2024•18 min•Ep 419•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 has a doctorate in osteopathic medicine and is board-certified in family medicine. She earned her undergraduate degree in Human Nut...
Jan 17, 2024•2 hr 35 min•Ep 418•Transcript available on Metacast Todays guest believes that if we can understand anxiety as part of the fight or flight stress response, we can begin to see it as an evolutionary tool for productivity. 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. Today's clip is from episode 325 of the podcast with neuroscientist and Professor of Neural Science and Psychology, Dr Wendy Suzuki. In this clip, sh...
Jan 12, 2024•18 min•Ep 417•Transcript available on Metacast For todays brand new episode, Im pleased to welcome back the wonderful Dr Tara Swart. Tara is a neuroscientist, a former medical doctor & psychiatrist, a lecturer at MIT, an executive coach and author of the bestselling book,The Source. She also hosts the podcastReinvent Yourself with Dr Tara. If youve listened to my two previous episodes with Tara, youll remember her unique talent for using neuroscience and behavioural psychology to probe ideas, theories, and practices that many believe work, b...
Jan 10, 2024•2 hr 12 min•Ep 416•Transcript available on Metacast My guest today believes that the decisions we make every day about what to eat have a huge influence on our 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 234 of the podcast with medical doctor and author of international bestseller Eat to Beat Disease, Dr William Li. In this clip, he shares how specific foods can strengthen ou...
Jan 05, 2024•19 min•Ep 415•Transcript available on Metacast Why do we all eat stuff that isnt food and why cant we stop? In this episode, Dr Chris van Tulleken, author of Ultra-Processed People explains all. As well as being one of the UKs leading science broadcasters, Chris is a practising infectious diseases doctor in the NHS. He gained his medical degree at Oxford University and his PhD in molecular virology from University College London, where he is an associate professor. He works closely with the World Health Organization and UNICEF, and his resea...
Jan 03, 2024•2 hr 29 min•Ep 414•Transcript available on Metacast Todays episode is a special episode that I have recorded all about the transformative power of journalling. Journalling is a practice that Ive been recommending for many years.Doing it regularly can help improve sleep, lead to better decision making and reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression. It has also been shown to decrease emotional stress, make it easier to turn new behaviours into long term habits, improve the quality of our relationships and, ultimately, help us lead more mindful and i...
Dec 31, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 413•Transcript available on Metacast This podcast will change your mind! Todays episode is another brilliant compilation, this time on the theme of mindset how changing your thinking can change your life. The team and I have selected some of the most practical, inspiring and can-do clips. Each one is filled with hope and potential, guaranteed to get you into a positive frame of mind. Its a fantastic episode to help you begin 2024 as you mean to go on. The idea behind this theme was to collect all the best tips, tricks and evidence-...
Dec 27, 2023•2 hr 26 min•Ep 412•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: This episode contains swearing. Whats the collective noun for a group of wellbeing podcasters? Its got to be a community, hasnt it! I usually release a Bitesize episode every Friday, but today I have something a little different to share with you. In todays episode, I sit down with some of my friends - other podcasters in the UK who are also trying to use their platforms to help people live better and feel better. You are going to be hearing from Fearne Cotton from Happy Place, Damiam H...
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 411•Transcript available on Metacast Todays episode is a life-affirming compilation on the theme of community and connection. I chose it because its a subject that comes up in one way or another in almost every podcast conversation I have. Researchers, thinkers, and experts alike are concluding that one of the most significant contributing factors to our mental, physical and emotional health is our interactions with other human beings. Our ancestors evolved as a collective ancient humans thrived in tribes. From keeping safe at nigh...
Dec 13, 2023•2 hr 11 min•Ep 410•Transcript available on Metacast Sleep is not just important for our physical health but for our mental and emotional health too. The brain can literally re-wire negative memories when we sleep. 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 podcast with world-leading sleep researcher Professor Matthew Walker. In this clip, Matthew explains why sleep can be...
Dec 08, 2023•16 min•Ep 409•Transcript available on Metacast Its not that exercise is an antidepressant, its that not exercising is a depressant. So says this weeks guest and hes redefining youth mental health education for the 21st century in line with this powerful belief. David Bidler is a social entrepreneurdedicated to reinventing education for the 21st century. In 2019, he founded Physiology First University a non-profit education centre, which teaches the latest science of the brain and body by offering classes - in neuroscience, exercise physiolog...
Dec 06, 2023•2 hr 9 min•Ep 408•Transcript available on Metacast If you ever feel anxious, whether thats a low-level worry, a sudden fear, or full-on panic, can you sense where its coming from in your body? 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 370 of the podcast with medical doctor and neuroscientist, Dr Russell Kennedy. Russells core message is that its more effective to use the body to c...
Dec 01, 2023•17 min•Ep 407•Transcript available on Metacast We live in a world that celebrates and rewards talent. Whether its gifted students, outstanding athletes or born musicians, we applaud those who get there effortlessly, instead of those who travel furthest to reach the same place. In doing so, my guest today believes we also overlook our own potential to do great things. Adam Grant is an organisational psychologist, University of Pennsylvania professor, podcaster, and the bestselling author of multiple books. His latest book, Hidden Potential: T...
Nov 29, 2023•2 hr 53 min•Ep 406•Transcript available on Metacast Todays guest proposes that awe is an emotion thats all around us, waiting to be discovered and in doing so, we can transform our health and lives for the better. 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 340 of the podcast professor of psychology and author of the book The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Yo...
Nov 24, 2023•15 min•Ep 405•Transcript available on Metacast This extra special and slightly different episode of the podcast is for anyone whos ever felt confused about best practice for good health. If youve wondered which diet is the best one for your health, or if you are confused about how much protein you should be consuming - or whether a little bit of alcohol has any health benefit at all -then I have just the guest for you. Dr Tommy Wood is Assistant Professor of Paediatrics and Neuroscience at the University of Washington, US. He holds a degree ...
Nov 22, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Ep 404•Transcript available on Metacast Procrastination is a common form of self-sabotage, resulting in many of us feeling stuck. 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 332 of the podcast with clinical psychologist, Dr Ramani Durvasula. In this clip, Dr Ramani explains how procrastination can be linked to anxiety and she share some practical ways to help overcome it....
Nov 17, 2023•13 min•Ep 403•Transcript available on Metacast How would you like to think with greater clarity, feel confident in your choices, and finally be capable of sticking to good habits? Todays guest might just show you how. Shane Parrish is the entrepreneur and wisdom seeker behind Farnham Street and The Knowledge Project podcast, where he focuses on mastering the best of what other people have figured out. He is also the author of the wonderful new book,Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments Into Extraordinary Results, in which he shares timele...
Nov 15, 2023•2 hr 2 min•Ep 402•Transcript available on Metacast Theres a simple, free habit that you can do every morning to improve your health, boost your productivity and improve your sleep. 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 242 of the podcast with California based medical doctor, Roger Seheult. In this clip, he shares why getting the right light at the right times is so important f...
Nov 10, 2023•14 min•Ep 401•Transcript available on Metacast Longevity is a hot topic these days. Were obsessed with anti-ageing as if getting older should be avoided or even reversed at all costs! Of course, we cant do that and Im not sure wed really want to. But todays guest brings valuable insights about what we can do, to make sure we age healthily and happily. Professor Rose Anne Kenny is a medical gerontologist, Regius Professor of Physic and Chair of Medical Gerontology at Trinity College Dublin. Shes the Founding Principal Investigator of Irelands...
Nov 08, 2023•2 hr 16 min•Ep 400•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever felt held back by a habit or pattern of thinking that you feel powerless to break? 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. Today's clip is from episode 308 of the podcast with Dr Bruce Lipton. In childhood our subconscious minds can take on unhelpful beliefs that drive our habits and thinking throughout our lives. In this clip, Bruce shares h...
Nov 03, 2023•18 min•Ep 399•Transcript available on Metacast Could you live out of a single backpack? Not for a few weeks or months, but as a lifestyle choice? Well, five years ago, todays guest gave up his luxury apartment, its contents, his cars and all his possessions apart from those that fit into his trusty backpack. Light Watkins has been practising daily meditation for 20 years and teaching it for 15. Hes a mindfulness expert and the bestselling author of four books. His latest book, Travel Light: Spiritual Minimalism to Live a More Fulfilled Lifem...
Nov 01, 2023•2 hr 11 min•Ep 398•Transcript available on Metacast My guest today 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. 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. Today's clip is from episode 296 of the podcast with Dr Gabrielle Lyon an osteopathic doctor who is board cert...
Oct 26, 2023•19 min•Ep 397•Transcript available on Metacast My guest today has spent his entire career, trying to understand mental illness.Whats really causing it and how can we better manage it. Dr Chris Palmer is Director of the Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education at McLean Hospital, Massachusetts and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. In todays episode, he shares some of the profound insights he's gained over almost 30 years as an academic psychiatrist. He combines years of clinical, neuroscience and metab...
Oct 24, 2023•3 hr 56 min•Ep 396•Transcript available on Metacast Finding your purpose in life can have a positive impact on your health and wellbeing. So how can you start finding yours? 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. Today's clip is from episode 334 of the podcast with Jay Shetty - a former monk and one of the worlds most influential modern self-help gurus. Hes also a bestselling author, host of the podcast On...
Oct 19, 2023•12 min•Ep 395•Transcript available on Metacast Aged 102 (and a half!) years, todays guest is the oldest person Ive welcomed onto the show. Dr Gladys McGarey is co-founder of the American Holistic Medical Association and author of the fantastic new book, The Well-Lived Life: A 102-year-old Doctors Secrets to Health and Happiness at Every Age. Many people consider Gladys to be the mother of holistic medicine. For years now, she has been trying to spread the message that health is not just physical it involves mental, emotional and spiritual el...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep 394•Transcript available on Metacast 
