Experts in Health

Health entrepreneur Lavina Mehta MBE talks about how a career change, short-bursts physical activity and exercising for sanity not vanity took her from a corporate career to being a national ambassador for health and fitness.0.00-2.13 - Intro2.14-6.55 - Background and career6.56-15.02 - ‘Sanity, not vanity’, self-care, and social connection15.03-25.33 - Asian heritage and its r

Dr Hibbah Osei-Kwasi talks about how a different approach is needed to support healthy eating for UK-based ethnic minorities and how migration presents unique challenges to promoting health diets.0.00-3.36 - Intro3.37-9.56 - Research and background of career9.57-14.20 - Dietary behaviours and observations within communities14.21-18.30 - Role of processed food and small changes 18.3

TV’s Gregg Wallace talks about his career journey from greengrocer to TV personality to weight loss adviser. Gregg shares how he lost 5 stone and kept it off, as well as his thoughts on the viral track ‘buttery biscuit base’.0.00-2.13 - Intro2.14-3.59 - Loughborough University and Gregg Wallace Health collaboration4.00-11.51 - Background and career based around TV11.52- 16.02

Professor Eef Hogervorst, Professor of Biological Psychology at Loughborough University, sits down to discuss the factors influencing the menopause, what the best treatment options are, the relationship between oestrogen and dementia, and the controversies surrounding the andropause (the ‘male menopause’).Time Stamps:00:00 - 06:22 - Introduction to guest, the topic and backgrou

Dr Elisa Becker, Researcher in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, discusses the role of disgust in protecting our health through the behavioural immune system, our relationship with eating meat and whether food packaging on animal products should go down the same path as cigarettes.Time Stamps: 00:00 - 02:56 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background 04

Dr Ben Roberts, Lecturer in Building Energy at Loughborough University, discusses how our houses can help or hinder our health, why air conditioning isn’t always the best answer to reduce indoor heat, and how systemic building changes could transform our wellbeing.Time Stamps:00:00 - 09:27 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background09:28 - 18:45 - Loughborough University te

Varun Shivdasani, Performance Chef at Loughborough University's Elite Athlete Centre, discusses how he prepares nutritious meals on a budget, the importance of making cooking a family-friendly activity, and the future of precision nutrition.Time Stamps: 00:00 - 03:53 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background 03:54 - 05:56 - An average week as a performance chef 05:57 - 10:0

Dr Catherine Rees, Reader in Drama at Loughborough University, discusses the various ways that applied theatre and the arts are making an unexpected but significant impact in improving the public’s health and wellbeing.Time Stamps:00:00 - 03:39 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background04:55 - 07:15 - Drama and health: How are these linked?07:16 - 12:00 - How can drama hel

Professor Amanda Daley, Professor of Behavioural Medicine at Loughborough University, breaks down the problem with current food labelling, the potential for P.A.C.E (physical activity calorie equivalent) labelling to provide a solution, and what she thinks about all the controversies surrounding this idea.Time Stamps:0:00 - 07:20 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background07:

Decorated athlete and sports broadcaster Colin Jackson CBE discusses his mental health struggles, his experience after coming out as gay, and the difficulties he faced when retiring from international athletics.Time Stamps:00:00 - 04:12 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background06:02 - 09:25 - Mindset as a professional athlete09:26 - 12:23 - Physical requirements required as