Could smaller desserts help immunity? Dr. Matt Cook #275

The super-popular podcast host and all round charmer comes on Zestology next time, here's a sneak preview...

19 Feb 20161min

Would you like to learn more, but just can't find the time? Would you like to remember more? And remember stuff better? Are you interested in remembering every single person's name that you ever meet? And lots more cool learning tricks I love reading and books and learning. I'm a book geek, definitely, but it just doesn't seem like there's the time. I often manage a book a week, but what if it could be more? When I do read I love it and if you want some book recommendations then check out my special book club blog here. I'm wondering whether we can all up our reading and learning rate. That's where today's guest comes in. Today on Zestology podcast, I'm thrilled to get to grips with speed-reading, and remember more with world memory expert Jim Kwik. Jim has shared the stage with luminaries such as the Dalai Lama and Richard Branson, and is a highly sought after coach and trainer, with clients that include Nike, Zappos, Virgin, Fox Studios, Harvard University, and many more.

14 Feb 201645min

Next time on Zestology: Learn how to Speed read Remember more Control your state Add years to your life and life to your years Not bad, eh? See you at the weekend.

12 Feb 20161min

We've just held our first ever Zestology Live event in London, with a host of impressive interviewees from Zestology podcast. It was wonderful to connect with so many of you! The whole thing was recorded for this week's show too. If you're interested in  Hacking your brain with NLP to achieve more in 2016 The scientific link between gratitude and wellbeing What are "good fats" and when should we be eating them? Press play now for all the fun from the night, and to listen to all the good stuff from our knowledgeable and frankly rather incredible speakers.

7 Feb 20161h 20min

Still recovering from an awesome and completely sold out Zestology Live podcast event. Featuring some of the outstanding guests that I've had on the podcast over the last 12 months. You'll be able to listen to it all soon - here's the trailer. And if you were there, thank you so much for coming. (If you missed out this time, why not join the meet up group and you'll find out first about the next one.)

5 Feb 201644s

Are you overextended and overburdened by life? Are you stressed out, anxious, maybe even panic-stricken about your commitments? If so, you might feel quite liberated by The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k I'm with Sarah Knight on the podcast Zestology this week. Sarah was almost 30 years old when she began to realise it was possible to stop caring so much, but was nearly 40 before she figured out how to make it happen. Now she's written a uplifting and enjoyable book about it, and she's on a mission to make all of us care a little bit less. That's me too. I could definitely do with caring a bit less about stuff, and so when I heard about her book we connected on Twitter and set up a fun chat. When you hear what she's got planned for the next stage of her life - inspired by the book - you may well be jel. In today's show, we cover giving up one's job and starting again, planning more low-maintenance weddings and the country Iceland... she doesn't give a monkeys about that either. (Not sure about this one - I love Iceland! :) Nevertheless, it is very liberating not caring so much about stuff. I'm interested, which is why I wanted to know more. And how...

31 Jan 201634min

I’m with Sarah Knight on the podcast Zestology next time. Sarah was almost 30 years old when she began to realise it was possible to stop caring so much, but was nearly 40 before she figured out how to make it happen. Now she’s written a uplifting and enjoyable book about it which is taking the charts by storm, and she’s on a mission to make all of us care a little bit less. That's next time, on Zestology

29 Jan 20161min

When was the last time you truly got outside your comfort zone or just went on a new adventure? How did you feel during it? (Probably a bit terrified.) And afterwards? (Probably a bit awesome.) Today's blog and podcast is looks at getting outside your comfort zone. (If you'd like to see a video of me getting outside my comfort zone on a hoverboard, scroll down to the bottom of this blog.) Derek Loudermilk is a former professional cyclist and scientist turned full-time traveler and adventurer. He hosts one of the top rated self-help podcasts, The Art of Adventure and he's with me today on Zestology.  On this show. What would life be like if you upped sticks and travelled round the world recording podcasts indefinitely? (Not that I'm jel!) How might you use adventure for creativity, confidence, and storytelling? What is the science behind how to get more charisma? What is a simple tip you can use right now to become more charismatic and effective as a communicator? Derek and I recorded a double-header podcast over two hours. The first hour I interviewed him for Zestology. The second hour, he interviewed me for his podcast The Art of Adventure. If you want to head straight over and listen to that one then you can click here.

24 Jan 201643min