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UC 33: Cholesterol

Is it as bad as they all say?  Cyndi starts the discussion on cholesterol and how it has been given a bad rap, she goes into how the rate of people with high cholesterol and taking statin medications has risen from 4.5% of  over the age of 45 taking cholesterol lowering medications in 1995 to, in 2010,… Continue reading UC 33: Cholesterol

100NO 16: Moving Well to Age Well

Damian and Marcus outline the importance of exercising in the aging process, as exemplified by their collection of guests to date. Whilst outlining the benefits of exercise, they also explore the possible solutions to dementia, depression and diabetes from the perspective of exercise.

TWG 105: Healthy Home, Healthy Family with Nicole Biljsma

Nicole is an accomplished Naturopath, Acupuncturist and Building Biologist who specialises in teaching people how to create a healthy home. Nicole is author of the book Health Home, Healthy family which is like a bible for creating a healthy household covering everything from cooking utensil, to storage containers and from EMF to cleaning chemicals. Tune… Continue reading TWG 105: Healthy Home, Healthy Family with Nicole Biljsma

TPS 23: Brewing the Booch with Steve Hayter

This has to be our most favourite episode yet! We had one of our buddies, Steve Hayter, join us to teach us all how to make the fermented tea and pro-biotic drink “Kombucha” – or as Steve tells us, those in the know call it by its street name “Booch”. If you have heard about… Continue reading TPS 23: Brewing the Booch with Steve Hayter

ITCM 22: Living for What You Would Die For

Inspired by scenes of the Tour de France, Laurence and Marcus discuss the concept of dedicating your life to something you are willing to die for. This concept follows on from a study known as the Goldman Dilemma, whereby it was revealed that 50% of athletes would be prepared to die 5 years after reaching… Continue reading ITCM 22: Living for What You Would Die For

UC 32: All Things Dairy

The Up For The Chat girls talk all things dairy.  The good, the bad and the downright ugly.  How they manage to talk about dairy for an hour surprises them but when you get down to the nitty gritty our dairy has been changed so much it’s not surprising that it seems everyone is intolerant to dairy.  Cyndi… Continue reading UC 32: All Things Dairy

100NO 15: Foods for Longevity

In this episode Damian and Marcus explore the common eating principles of the guests that have preceded them. They also discuss what principles they have agreed and disagreed on paint a picture of what the ideal food intake in this day and age looks like if we are to live with a quality AND quantity… Continue reading 100NO 15: Foods for Longevity

TWG 104: The Wellness Guys Answer Your Questions

This week The Wellness Guys decided to answer a few of the questions they have been receiving on Facebook. Our Facebook page is the best way to keep tabs of everything that is going on in The Wellness Guys land and many people are surprised but it is regularly checked in on and questions answered… Continue reading TWG 104: The Wellness Guys Answer Your Questions

TPS 22: What Can I Eat For Breakfast?

This episode is more of a ‘food fest’ recipe share – helping to give you some ideas on what sorts of things make good breakfasts. As we know, sometimes breakfast can be the most monotonous meal of the day (helloooo SAD diet!) That said, we still get asked this question all the time. So, we… Continue reading TPS 22: What Can I Eat For Breakfast?

UC 31: Jelly Babies for Fundraising!

JDRF – Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation have just finished their annual fundraising campaign using the sale of Jelly Babies with the following ingredients; glucose, sugar, water, thickener 1400 (wheat), food acid 330, 331, humectant 422, gelatin, flavours, colours, 102, 133, 110, 122, wheat starch, vegetable oil, glazing agent 903, preservative 220. May contain sulphites. Do… Continue reading UC 31: Jelly Babies for Fundraising!