In this episode, Dr Hazel is joined by Nawal Mustafa - a cognitive neuroscientist and a psychological health educator who goes by the name @thebraincoach on social media. She is currently a PhD candidate in clinical neuropsychology at the University of Windsor, Canada, and her clinical interests focus on understanding the relationship between human behavior, cognition, and brain function.

This episode covers:

• self-sabotage: why we do it & breaking the cycle

• why we procrastinate & how to stop it

• endless to-do lists & productivity guilt

• gaining confidence & avoiding imposter syndrome

• research-backed ways of improving productivity

This week Dr Hazel sit’s down with David Birtwistle - a highly experienced Online Fitness and Nutrition Coach. He is the Founder & Head Coach of the personal online coaching company, Endeavour Life which provides proper coaching for everyday people and simply integrates sustainable healthy habits into their busy lives. He completed his undergraduate in Strength & Conditioning Science at London’s St Mary’s University and since then has been working in the industry for over a decade, as an in person coach and subsequently moving online to create his 6-figure online coaching company, Endeavour. He also happens to be Hazel's boyfriend.

This episode covers:

• New years resolutions and common mistakes people make when goal setting

• Davids’s learnings from coaching clients for over 10 years

• Health behaviours to prioritise when short on time

• Over-rate health trends and products

• Advice for people joining the gym (or returning) in January

• The importance of rest days

• Advice for coaches and PT’s moving from in-person coaching to online

This week is a jam-packed episode exploring the role of nutrition and lifestyle in managing PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome).

For this episode Dr Hazel is joined by Dr Claire Pettitt, a UK & Singapore registered Dietitian working in both private practice and in academia. Claire has years of experience working across many areas of dietetics including in the NHS, in research and in private practice and she has a special interest in women’s health nutrition especially PCOS and fertility. Her instagram is @cp_nutritionrd

This episode covers:

• What is PCOS and how is it diagnosed?

• Different types of PCOS

• Insulin resistance and it’s role in PCOS

• Weight management and PCOS

• Low-carb diets and PCOS

• The most effective dietary strategies for PCOS

• Key supplements for PCOS

This episode is a must listen for people with PCOS and health professionals working with clients and patients with PCOS also.

Back for the third time, Adrienne Herbert shares her top tips when it comes to communicating effectively, drawing from her experience as a podcast host and international keynote speaker working with brands such as Microsoft, Apple and Google. Adrienne is the epitome of a digital entrepreneur, former Director of Innovation at the UK’s leading fitness app Fiit, and has recently joined Jaguar Land Rover as an advisor on their Future council. Check out Adrienne over on her instagram @adrienne_ldn

This episode covers:

• What makes a great communicator

• How to pitch great ideas in a clear and effective way

• “It’s not what you say, but how you say it”

• Communicating during conflict and difficult conversations

• Tips for making a great first impression when networking

• Communicating better in personal relationships

• How to connect and make an impact during online presentations

This week on The Food Medic podcast we are joined by Alice Pelton and Dr Fran – from The Lowdown - the UK's leading contraception review and subscriptions platform.

This episode covers:

• The story behind The Lowdown

• What are your options? The different forms of contraception

• Pill-bashing and fear mongering online

• Does hormonal contraception affect fertility

• How long is too long to be on the pill?

• Advice for those considering stopping or changing their form of contraception

• Natural family planning and fertility awareness methods.

• A new form of male contraception?

On this episode, Dr Hazel is joined by Grace Beverley, founder and CEO of sustainably-made activewear brand TALA and fitness tech brand Shreddy. Grace's debut book 'Working Hard, Hardly Working' was an instant Sunday Times Bestseller and she also hosts her own podcast of the same name.

This episode covers:

• Grace's journey from influencer to the CEO of two incredibly successful companies

• The moment it all changed for Grace

• Her inspiration behind ‘Working Hard, Hardly Working'

• The productivity method

• Prioritising with quick ticks, tasks and projects

In this episode, Dr Hazel is joined by Ben Coomber - a multi-award-winning Coach, Speaker, and Author of “How to live an Awesome Life”. For 10 years Ben ran a #1 rated podcast called ’Ben Coomber Radio’ with over 20 million downloads, is the Founder & CEO of The BTN Academy - a Nutrition Education Company, and Awesome Supplements - a multi- award-winning plant-based supplement company.

This episode covers:

• Ben’s personal journey with health and fitness

• Why he wrote “How to live an awesome life”

• The 11 step Awesome life formula

• How to identify your core values

• The power of writing your own obituary

• Making daily movement manageble

• Sleep for parents of young kids

• What to do when you’re not feeling inspired

Our guest today is Felice Jacka - a Professor of Nutritional Psychiatry, Co-Director of the Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University, and founder and president of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research. She has written two books including Brain changer & the very popular children’s book “There’s a Zoo in my Poo”.

This episode covers:

• What is nutritional psychiatry?

• The role diet plays in our mental health.

• The SMILE’s trial

• Foods that support our mental health and those that don’t

• The gut-brain axis

• The role of supplements

Our guest today is Layne Norton - a self-proclaimed nerd who lifts heavy things, he has a BS in Biochemistry with honours and a PhD in Nutritional Sciences with honours. Since moving away from online coaching, Layne has focused on writing books (Fat Loss Forever, The Complete Contest Prep Guide, The Complete Reverse Dieting Guide), developing Carbon Diet Coach, a nutritional coaching app, and creating certification courses offered through the Clean Health Institute.

This episode covers:

• Low carb diets and weight lossInsulin resistance and carbohydrates

• Continuous glucose monitors - necessary?

• “Sugar causes inflammation”

• Oat milk and blood sugar

• Seed oils and plant-based m*lks

In this episode we are joined by Caroline Criado Perez - a best-selling and award-winning writer, broadcaster and award-winning feminist campaigner.

Her #1 Sunday Times best-selling second book, INVISIBLE WOMEN: Exposing DataBias in a World Designed for Men, published in 2019, has been translated into 30 languages and is the winner of the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize, the 2019 Books Are My Bag Reader’s Choice Award, and the 2019 Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award.

This episode covers:

• When Caroline became a feminist

• What inspired her to write invisible women

• Why cars are less safe for women

• How medical research and healthcare is based towards men

• Male bias in PPE design (and nobody cares!!)

• Progress for women and girls