The Functional Health Podcast

Oct 21 2024 80 ep. 61 mins 357
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Introducing some of the leading voices in nutrition and lifestyle medicine, from practitioners to professors and everyone in between. This podcast will share with you their stories, expertise and advice. The aim is to provide you with simple tips and tricks to help improve your health.

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#79 Teemu Arina - The Fundamental Philosophies Of Biohacking

Oct 21 2024 94 mins  
Teemu Arina is a technology entrepreneur, author, biohacker and founder of the Biohacking Centre. Do we need to Biohack? What are underlying principles? Is it for everyone? Teemu is one of the forefront thinkers on the digital transformation of learning, work, leadership, health and - eventually - the future of humanity. His work focuses on studying the intersection of man and th

#78 Ryan Carter - Nutritional Know How, Philosophies And Guidance

Oct 07 2024 72 mins  
How can we best personalise our diet and lifestyle? How should geographic location influence what we should eat? What are the benefits of sun exposure? Ryan Carter is a certified health coach, personal trainer and nutritional therapist. Ryan is a wealth of knowledge if the field of personalised nutrition and health optimisation. He is incredibly active on instagram with a huge de

#77 Jessica Kanerva - How Can Breathwork Benefit Your Mind And Body?

Sep 23 2024 65 mins  
Jessica Kanerva is a Transformational Breath Practitioner and a Nutritionist. What types of breathwork are there? How can breathwork benefit you? Why we need to focus on our breath? Can breathwork result in psychedelic experiences? We speak about the world of breath work as a healing modality and how our breath can be the bridge between our mind and body. Jessica has a special inte

#76 Lorraine Nicolle - How To Beat Fatigue And Exhaustion

Jul 22 2024 88 mins  
Why do I feel tired? What is fatigue? What can I do to improve energy levels? What are the most evidenced based supplements to support energy and reduce exhaustion? Lorraine Nicolle is an experienced and regulated nutrition clinician, educator and author. In this conversation we discuss the causes of tiredness/exhaustion and how to avoid them, underlying biology of how exhaustion m

#75 Professor Gordan Lauc - How To Measure And Reduce Your Biological Age Using Glycans

Jun 04 2024 53 mins  
Professor Gordan Lauc. Gordan is a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Zagreb, Director of the National Centre of Scientific Excellence in Personalised Healthcare, honorary professor at multiple universities and member of the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. His research team is pioneering the application of glycan biomarkers in the field of preci

#74 Dr Olli Sovijärvi - The Many Benefits Of Cold Therapy

Apr 30 2024 75 mins  
Dr. Olli Sovijärvi is the head author of the Biohacker's Handbook. Olli has 15-years of clinical experience in multiple areas of medicine including ER, hospital settings, standard healthcare, GP, and personalised functional medicine. He is a truly fascinating individual and it was a real pleasure meeting him and welcoming him on the show. In this episode we dive into: The history

#73 Dr Ashok Gupta - Brain Retraining: A Unique Approach to Support Chronic And Stress Related Illness

Apr 02 2024 43 mins  
Dr Ashok Gupta has dedicated his life to improving people's well-being and helping them achieve their potential. He is the founder and CEO of two health tech businesses. The Gupta Program is a neuroplasticity brain retraining program for chronic immune conditions such as Long Covid and ME/CFS. Ashok personally suffered from ME/CFS when he was studying at Cambridge University, befor

#72 Dr Gaétan Chevalier - Grounding: The Science-Backed Benefits Of Connecting Yourself To The Earth

Jan 15 2024 64 mins  
Dr. Gaetan Chevalier is an engineering physicist, professor, author, and research scientist in the fields of fusion and plasma physics, biophotons, biofield, and electrophysiology. He received his PhD in Engineering Physics from the University of Montreal Polytechnic School with specializations in atomic physics and laser spectroscopy. He then spent four years researching plasma ph

#71 Lorna Driver-Davies - How To Live Well Through Perimenopause

Nov 12 2023 58 mins  
I sat down with my good friend Lorna Driver-Davies to talk about all things peri-menopause - hormones, symptoms, lab tests, foods, supplements and much more. Clinical Nutritional Therapist, Functional Medicine, Naturopathy and Herbal Medicine Dispenser for over a decade focusing on women's gynaecological and hormone nutrition with particular expertise in Perimenopause, early Perim

#70 Dr Geoff Mullan - How to beat acne and improve skin health

Sep 04 2023 93 mins  
I had the pleasure to welcome on the podcast Functional Medicine Practitioner, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of humanpeople, Dr Geoff Mullan. Drawing on his expansive clinical experience of over 15 years, treating more than 15,000 patients, and three years of rigorous R&D, he’s spearheading an innovative approach to extend healthspan and reduce years lived in ill heal