Cold showers, icy plunge pools, outdoor swimming are you a fan, or does the very idea make you shiver? 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 322 of the podcast with Dr Susanna Sberg. Susanna is arguably one of the leading researchers on the topic of cold water immersion therapy. Her research on the physiology of deliberate col...
May 16, 2024•17 min•Ep 453•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever thought about the role that rituals play in our health and wellbeing? Whether it's a morning routine, a pre-game warmup, or a cultural tradition, rituals can provide us with structure, meaning, and connection. Todays guest is Professor Michael Norton, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author of the brand new book, The Ritual Effect: The Transformative Power of Our Everyday Actions, which delves into the science and psychology behind, why turning ev...
May 14, 2024•2 hr 48 min•Ep 452•Transcript available on Metacast Todays guest is the oldest person Ive ever welcomed onto my show, and what a great pleasure it was for me to do so. 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 394 of the podcast with Dr Gladys McGarey. Shes 103 years old, co-founder of the American Holistic Medical Association, and author of the fantastic book, The Well-Lived Life:...
May 09, 2024•17 min•Ep 451•Transcript available on Metacast Todays guest passionately believes that the decisions we make every day about what we eat, have a huge influence on our overall health. Dr William Li is amedical doctor, internal medicine specialist, research scientistand the author of the 2 international bestsellers, Eat to Beat Disease and Eat To Beat Your Diet. He works in a field of research called Food as Medicine and having been involved with the development of many different drugs over the past few decades, he is passionate about using sc...
May 07, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep 450•Transcript available on Metacast Todays guest shares a simple daily habit that can help us calm the fight-or-flight system and manage the build up of daily stress. 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 278 of the podcast with natural lifestyle coach and record-breaking barefoot endurance athlete, Tony Riddle. Tony believes that through connecting with nature ...
May 02, 2024•15 min•Ep 449•Transcript available on Metacast What does the word forgiveness mean to you? If the very idea of letting go of a past hurt makes you feel indignant or upset, then listening to this podcast could be one of the best gifts you give yourself. Todays guest wants us all to understand why forgiveness matters for our mental and physical health. Dr Frederic Luskin is a clinical psychologist, researcher and speaker who has been teaching at Stanford University for the past 30 years. As Director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Proje...
Apr 30, 2024•2 hr 46 min•Ep 448•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION: This podcast episode contains swearing. Headaches, migraine, back, neck or joint pain, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fibromyalgia theyre just some of the common causes of chronic pain, which is estimated to affect between a third to half of all UK adults, or just under 28 million of us. 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...
Apr 25, 2024•21 min•Ep 447•Transcript available on Metacast Todaywere going meta, as they say.Because this is a conversation aboutconversation. More than that, its a deep and meaningful exchange about why effective, authentic dialogue is so important to humankind and yet seemingly in decline. And who better to exchange words with on this topic, than my fellow professional conversationalist, Nihal Arthanayake. You may know Nihal as an acclaimed broadcaster and TV presenter. He presents a national daytime show on BBC Radio 5 Live, which has over 1.2 millio...
Apr 23, 2024•2 hr 1 min•Ep 446•Transcript available on Metacast So many of us struggle to make change in our lives, and each of us has our own journey ahead of us, but, as todays guest highlights, life is short; all of us have less time than we think to make the changes we want to make. 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 320 of the podcast with best-selling author and speaker, Robert Gr...
Apr 18, 2024•15 min•Ep 445•Transcript available on Metacast We often think about our memories as a record of the past but what if theyre only a selective and evolving version of it? Todays guest is a world-leading memory expert who has a surprising message: were not supposed to remember everything. In fact, our brains are designed to forget. And much of what you experience today will be lost by tomorrow. Dr Charan Ranganath is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at the University of California at Davis.For more...
Apr 16, 2024•2 hr 18 min•Ep 444•Transcript available on Metacast Todays guest shares evidence-based principles that will help all of us protect our brain 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 330 of the podcast with science journalist and New York Times bestselling author, Max Lugavere. Max is on a mission to help people feel better, live longer, and maximise their brain health by o...
Apr 11, 2024•19 min•Ep 443•Transcript available on Metacast CAUTION ADVISED: this podcast contains mild swear words and themes of an adult nature. This week, I have decided to re-release a conversation that originally came out over three years ago, all the way back in March 2021. Since then, this podcast has attracted many new listeners who perhaps will not have heard this particular conversation. And to me, this is an episode that speaks to one of the most important topics when it comes to improving our health and happiness - compassion. But I'm not tal...
Apr 09, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep 442•Transcript available on Metacast By the end of todays episode, Im pretty sure youll feel inspired to reconnect with an old friend, phone that family member you dont see enough of, or make plans for a face-to-face get-together. Youll feel happier, and even be healthier, if you do because the quality of our relationships determines the quality 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 tips from some of my former g...
Apr 04, 2024•20 min•Ep 441•Transcript available on Metacast Since his first appearance on Feel Better Live More, way back in 2018, Dr Gabor Mat has become a valued friend, as well as a regular guest. Im proud to say that he recently joined me in London as a guest speaker on the Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine course that I co-created with Dr Ayan Panja, to teach healthcare professionals the principles of lifestyle medicine. We recorded this conversation - Gabors 4th appearance on my show - a couple of weeks ago in London the day before that event, and we ...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep 440•Transcript available on Metacast Todays guest asserts that the way we encounter reality is a construction. Our thoughts and perceptions are merely interpretations of external and biological cues. Were all hallucinating, all the time. Its just that when we agree on those hallucinations, we call it reality. 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 366 of the podca...
Mar 29, 2024•21 min•Ep 439•Transcript available on Metacast Over the past five years, its been incredible to see how the alcohol-free landscape has changed. Pubs, restaurants and supermarkets boast a range of appealing 0% options. Were seeing a rise in AF communities, influencers, bars and events. There has been a marked cultural shift towards acceptance of not drinking and thats in no small part down to todays guest. Andy Ramage is one of the worlds leading alcohol-free performance coaches. Since his first appearance on this podcast, in 2019, countless ...
Mar 27, 2024•2 hr 6 min•Ep 438•Transcript available on Metacast Do you ever feel like youre stuck in life, unable to break free from limiting beliefs and habits? 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 380 of the podcast with globally renowned brain coach Jim Kwik. In this clip Jim explains how the 3Ms of Mindset, Motivation and Method can keep you stuck in limiting beliefs but also liberate...
Mar 22, 2024•18 min•Ep 437•Transcript available on Metacast My philosophy as a doctor has always been connect first, educate second. People dont care how much you know until they know how much you care. And this goes for all relationships, not just doctor-patient. Good communication is something wed all like to master. And todays guest, Charles Duhigg, author of Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection, is here to help us do it. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Yale College, Charles has won a prestigious Pulitzer Prize...
Mar 20, 2024•2 hr 23 min•Ep 436•Transcript available on Metacast Breathing is information for our brain and body, and stress and our breath are intimately linked. 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 318 of the podcast with clinical psychologist Dr Nicole Le Pera. In this clip, she shares some simple yet powerful breathing techniques that can help us reduce stress. Thanks to our sponsorhtt...
Mar 15, 2024•15 min•Ep 435•Transcript available on Metacast Today Im thrilled to welcome my dear friend, Helen Hall back to the podcast. Helen is a movement therapist, a running coach, a pain expert and one of the best coaches in any modality that I have ever come across.She has had a lifelong passion for analysing posture and movement, and her clients include elite athletes, whether they be runners, cyclists or premier league footballers, but also everyday folk who simply want to walk or run pain-free. She combines objective clarity from the most advanc...
Mar 13, 2024•3 hr 45 min•Ep 434•Transcript available on Metacast Do you struggle with perfectionism? Do you always feel that you are not achieving enough? Or doing enough? Or being enough? 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 354 of the podcast with award-winning journalist and author of the bestselling book The Status Game, Will Storr. Will argues that as humans, were programmed to compar...
Mar 08, 2024•18 min•Ep 433•Transcript available on Metacast Twenty percent of obese people are in metabolically great health. Meanwhile sixty percent of supposedly healthy weight people are metabolically unwell and at risk of a host of chronic diseases. With this in mind, do we need to change our thinking about what being fat really means? Today, Im thrilled to welcome back Dr Robert Lustig, a leading public health authority who for many years has been trying to expose the truth behind the food industry and the many myths within modern medicine. Rob is P...
Mar 06, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Ep 432•Transcript available on Metacast Todays guest is possibly best known for the phrase No human is limited and, whether you are a runner or not, I think you are going to find his insights highly relevant and applicable in your own life. 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 304 of the podcast with Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge. Eliud is widely regarded as the gr...
Mar 01, 2024•16 min•Ep 431•Transcript available on Metacast When John D Rockefeller was asked how much money was enough, he famously replied, Just a little bit more. This quote is often used to illustrate our hard-to-shake view that money will solve all lifes problems. But as todays guest is keen to point out, it probably wont. Because lifes true riches dont have a -sign in front of them. Todays guest is the multi award-winning financial writer and bestselling author Morgan Housel. Morgan is a partner at The Collaborative Fund and a former columnist at T...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 430•Transcript available on Metacast We all know that exercise is good for our physical health, but exercise can be just as powerful for our brain and 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 381 of the podcast with psychiatrist, globally renowned speaker and best-selling author Dr Anders Hansen. In this clip he shares how exercise can change our brai...
Feb 23, 2024•12 min•Ep 429•Transcript available on Metacast Whether its on the political stage, in the world of celebrity, or across social media, the word narcissist is used a lot these days. The same goes for terms like gaslighting. But do we really understand what they mean? Is their increased use a good thing, shining a light on toxic behaviours to beware of? Or do we risk diluting their impact undermining what it really means to be stuck in a narcissistic relationship? This episode takes a frank look at all these questions and more, with licensed cl...
Feb 21, 2024•2 hr 52 min•Ep 428•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. Its not just what we eat thats important for our health and longevity, but also when we eat, and how much. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each week Ill be featuring inspirati...
Feb 16, 2024•18 min•Ep 427•Transcript available on Metacast For todays episode, Im honoured to welcome Master Shi Heng Yi. He belongs to the 35thgeneration of Shaolin Masters and began practising Kung Fu at the age of four. In the 36 years since, hes acquired a wealth of knowledge in Chinese martial arts and Zen Buddhism. Hes now headmaster of the Shaolin Temple Europe in Germany, responsible for the physical and mental development of all the students and disciples of the Buddhist Order in Otterberg. Along with the free videos he posts regularly to YouTu...
Feb 14, 2024•2 hr 40 min•Ep 426•Transcript available on Metacast What do you think you might be saying on your deathbed? Will you be looking back at your life with a sense of joy and completeness, or, do you think that perhaps you might be consumed with regret? As todays guest shares, Its easy to assume that you will live with great health to a ripe old age, then die peacefully in your sleep wearing your favourite pyjamas but it doesnt work out that way for most people Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart.Each wee...
Feb 09, 2024•17 min•Ep 425•Transcript available on Metacast Prepare to learn everything you wanted to know about sleep (but were too tired to ask). For todays episode Im welcoming back Professor Russell Foster, one of the worlds foremost experts on circadian rhythms and sleep. Russell is Professor of Circadian Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and author of the fantastic Life Time: The New Science Of The Body Clock And How It Can Revolutionise Your Sleep and Health. The last time I spoke with Russell (on episode 292), we took a deep dive into circ...
Feb 07, 2024•2 hr 11 min•Ep 424•Transcript available on Metacast 
