Can Stress Actually Make You Stronger? (Feat. Akshay Nanavati) #640

A podcast on cutting-edge natural anti-ageing methods. Some of this stuff is radically new and exciting. So ditch the botox, there's some much healthier and more natural alternatives! An awesome chat with the highly qualified and highly respected Dr. Amy Killen - by the time you've finished listening you may well be booking in for Platelet-Rich-Plasma, a vampire facial, stem cell therapy, or even the incredible O-Shot. (Don't know what that is? Listen to the podcast...) For more on Dr. Amy Killen, visit here  https://www.doceremedical.com/our-staff-docere-medical/

19 Helmi 201835min

One of the world's foremost relationship experts is on Zestology today - Esther Perel. If you haven't seen her TED talks, do yourself a favour, get googling and come back to me in half an hour. Her take on bickering is especially good. I was grateful to meet Esther Perel recently and interview her for Zestology and Balance mag. I think the interview is useful listening for anyone in a relationship (or wanting to be in one).  In this Valentine's week I think this podcast might be one of the most important I've recorded. This podcast could help you. Enjoy.

12 Helmi 201840min

It was great to meet Joe Wicks recently, in conjunction with the awesome Balance magazine. His latest book, The Fat-Loss Plan, came out on Boxing Day. Joe is changing the lives and shapes of gazillions of Brits - he's the author of the UK's biggest-selling diet books since records began and he keeps building his fanbase. His philosophy about both diet and exercise is to keep it simple. "People try and change too much at once, and it never works. Pick something that you can do 15 minutes a day, rather than one hour a week." Which is solid advice. I always feel better when I do a little exercise, than on a day when I do none. Bearing that in mind, you might want to listen to the whole interview now.

5 Helmi 201833min

Author Brett Moran and I discuss digital addiction and distraction. He's got a great system for focus, productivity and avoiding the online rabbit hole. And I've got an important(ish) question for you at the end of the podcast. The final podcast in my series recorded over here in South-east Asia.

29 Tammi 201850min

Continuing my series of podcasts recorded here in Asia - you may know that I was planning to go off to a monastery to meditate. It didn't quite go to plan. Here's what happened...

22 Tammi 201825min

This was recorded in London at a nice casual Saturday morning biohackers meetup - 7 energy hacks for 2018. Huge thanks to Nick Elvery of the Daily Habits podcast and Leanne Spencer of Remove The Guesswork podcast for their excellent contributions - make sure to check out their podcasts too. You can listen to the show here right now, or if you are short of time you can read on below. Please note: the below does not constitute medical advice. Always consult your doctor before starting new supplements or regimes. This is just what worked for me. The "setlist" was: L Tyrosine (for focus) Colostrum (for hay fever) Keto diet (for energy and wellness) Blue blockers (to improve sleep) Viome (for wellness and stomach) Oura ring (for sleep) Joovv (for energy and wellness) But which one didn't I like? Listen on to find out.

15 Tammi 201826min

This podcast includes the frankly shocking results of my alcohol/ sleep experiment. Coming up in this podcast, you'll hear about my experiments with: The Oura ring Sleep and alcohol - my tests. Drinking less / aka Dryish January The Oura Ring As you may know, I've been road-testing the Oura Ring (and have been talking about it on the podcast). It's a tracking device that you wear on your finger. It measures your sleep, heart rate, heart rate variability, body temperature, and exercise. Sleep and alcohol And, rather shockingly I've found when I even have a small amount of wine, my heart rate variability scores are way down, my resting heart rate increases and my deep sleep drops off the chart . What's interesting about this is we all kind of know that we get hangovers when we drink and we are not at our best the next day. But this is cold, hard data that proves that my body don't work as well even after a small amount of alcohol. The graphic on my blog is on my resting heart rate when asleep (the two arrows were after the two nights out, and only 2/3 glasses of wine. Oof). Drinking less So for more on this, I'm definitely cutting down on the drinking in January - Dryish January as I'm calling it. I've talked to former professional footballer Andy Ramage on today's Zestology podcast. He is a successful trader these days, as well as running the popular site One Year No Beer and being an author at the same time. It's a brilliant interview, and if you're thinking of cutting down on the booze in January, or anytime this year, then I hope you enjoy. And if you want to read his article - How to do dry January without hating your life - it's here.

8 Tammi 201846min

Feeling sluggish after the New Year's festivities? This will perk you up - incredible info on diet and how it affects your focus: This year, I wanted to focus on creating a podcast for you right at the start of 2018 that focuses on optimum nutrition for body and brain. Because let's be honest, a few too many mince pies have probably been consumed over the last month. (Side note: Americans don't have mince pies, which is a shame.) And today's guest knows how that can have an impact in surprising areas.   Steven Masley is one of the world's top experts in this area. He's a bestselling author and TV Doctor in the States, and he knows his stuff. His new book, The Better Brain Solution, is out tomorrow and I heartily recommend a cheeky pre-order as he is one of the top people in the field. It focuses on the link between body, brain and what we eat.

1 Tammi 201830min