Category: Body

RFR 261: Preparing for Your Season – Key Blood Tests for Athletes (Part 3)

In episode 261 of The Real Food Reel we share with you part three of how to prepare for your upcoming season and the key blood tests you need. We explore thyroid health, via a complete thyroid panel including TSH, FT4, FT3 and thyroid antibodies. You will learn the challenges with modern thyroid testing and… Continue reading RFR 261: Preparing for Your Season – Key Blood Tests for Athletes (Part 3)

HSW 97: Becoming a Healthy Shift Worker with Roger Sutherland

A healthy shift worker – myth or a reality? In today’s episode, we discuss this exact topic with Roger Sutherland who has been a police officer for over 35 years, and is part of an emergency services family with a son, daughter and partner who also work 24/7. Some of the things that we discuss… Continue reading HSW 97: Becoming a Healthy Shift Worker with Roger Sutherland

WWR 164: Natural Ways to Better Energy Levels

We are all exhausted (well, most of us anyway!). 2020 has only just begun but we haven’t taken the time to recharge over the holidays to have the energy and motivation to do the things we want! If you’re waking in the morning and dragging yourself out of bed straight to the coffee machine, or… Continue reading WWR 164: Natural Ways to Better Energy Levels

100NO 356: Four ways to become a better friend

What it takes to be considered a close friend is perhaps harder to attain than what you think (at least that was the case for us). But it’s not all that surprising. On the back of Marcus finishing a section of the book, we discuss four key components of being a great friend. The amount… Continue reading 100NO 356: Four ways to become a better friend

TWIW 46: Popular sunscreens leading to toxicity

This Week In Wellness sunscreen lotions and sprays may leach up to 360 times more of one chemical alone than the FDA allows, whilst the other 5 chemicals tested also gathered in the blood in levels higher than the recommended amount even days after application. Strangely the FDA and American Academy of Dermatology stresses the… Continue reading TWIW 46: Popular sunscreens leading to toxicity

BQS 121: Where are you starting from?

Do you know where your starting from??? In today’s episode Dr M dives into why it’s important to know where you’re starting from, without knowing your baselines it’s very hard to know what your next steps and action steps should be. Dr M also drops some very big announcements about what is coming up soon… Continue reading BQS 121: Where are you starting from?

PAP 75: Following Your Bliss with The Merrymaker Sisters

Bucket List guests The Merrymaker Sisters join me on the show today for some breath taking, goosebumps inducing good conversation around real food, clean living, following your bliss, body respect, acceptance, resilience, meditation and breath work!  Find out what the Sisters had for breakfast and what they think about coffee, wine and chocolate! Emma and… Continue reading PAP 75: Following Your Bliss with The Merrymaker Sisters

RFR 260: Optimising Your Plant Based Lifestyle with Elly McLean (Part 1)

In episode 260 of The Real Food Reel Elly McLean, nutritionist here at The Natural Nutritionist, shares with you how to optimise your plant based lifestyle. Hear more about Elly’s background, including her personal health journey from food intolerances, chronic candida, gastritis and parasite infection to where she is today. You will learn about the… Continue reading RFR 260: Optimising Your Plant Based Lifestyle with Elly McLean (Part 1)

WWR 163: A Different Approach to PMS

90% of women experience premenstrual syndrome (PMS) at some point in their lives and the symptoms associated with it can range from slight irritation to teariness, weight gain, fluid retention, breast tenderness, sugar cravings…and the list goes on! Recent research has shown an association between vitamin D deficiency and PMS symptoms! In this episode of… Continue reading WWR 163: A Different Approach to PMS

TWIW 45: Insect damage makes fruit healthier

This Week In Wellness research has found that “wounds” caused by insects may actually make fruit healthier for human consumption showing that the stress response mounted by the fruit actually increases the levels of anti-oxidants. Principle investigator of the study Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, Ph.D.,said that “There was the existing idea proposed by others that insects present… Continue reading TWIW 45: Insect damage makes fruit healthier