
The Paul Taylor Podcast | Expert in Hardiness and Mental Fitness
Join Paul Taylor, an Exercise Physiologist, Psychologist, Neuroscientist and Nutritionist, as he explores mental fitness, body health, and brain enhancement through interviews with leading experts in the field.
Latest episodes

Jul 22, 2022 • 50min
How to improve your gut health with Dr Josephine Muir
Josephine is the co-founder of Noisy Guts, a company formed in collaboration with Nobel Prize winner, professor barry Marshall, who showed that stomach ulcers were created by a bacteria called H Pilori. Noisy Guts is driven to create a non-invasive and accurate diagnostic test for one of the world’s most common gut disorders - Irritable Bowel Syndrome. In this episode we discuss common gut disorders and how to improve your gut health.Check out Noisy Guts for their blogs, recipes, testing recommendations and gut-healthy superflora shakes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 19, 2022 • 7min
Wisdom Wednesdays: The wide array of health benefits from Apple Cider Vinegar
Today I dig into what the research tells us about ACV, to see if Hippocrates was justified in prescribing it for many ailments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 15, 2022 • 1h 7min
Everyday Ethics & Philosophy with Dr Simon Longsatff
In todays’ podcast, I’m excited to be joined by a bona fide philosopher and ethicist. Dr Simon Longstaff has been Executive Director of The Ethics Centre for 30 years, working across business, government and society. He has a PhD in philosophy from Cambridge University, is a Fellow of CPA Australia and of the Royal Society of NSW, and an Honorary Professor at ANU National Centre for Indigenous Studies. Simon was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2013.Simon says that he is inspired by the opportunity to continue learning about our brilliant, troubling, contradictory, maddeningly beautiful form of being – simultaneously the most creative and destructive creature on earth; a source of wonder and dread. If he can help people to fall ‘just the right side’ of each question, then he can play a small role in making a better future.Today, we dig into those ethical questions and everyday philosophy.You can find out more by visiting www.ethics.org.au and you can order Simon's book here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 8, 2022 • 34min
Part 2 of The devil's cooking oil, with David Gillespie
Welcome to part 2, which is definitely worth the wait.The arch-disruptor, David Gillespie is back and this time he goes into the eye-opening dangers of commercial seed oils, which are marketed and sold to us as 'healthy' vegetable oils.Here's the link to the graphHere's the link to the research paper See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 5, 2022 • 10min
Wisdom Wednesdays: The elixir of life - Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
EVOO is some seriously good stuff and today I explore exactly why and how that is.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 1, 2022 • 24min
The Devil's cooking oil, with David Gillespie
The arch-disruptor, David Gillespie is back and this time he goes into the eye-opening dangers of commercial seed oils, which are marketed and sold to us as 'healthy' vegetable oils. Here's the link to the graphHere's the link to the research paperSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 28, 2022 • 7min
Wisdom Wednesdays: A surprising way to curb your appetite
Check out the new science that shows how we can all significantly reduce our appetite and the amount of calories that we consume - and what's more, it's not a drug and has only positive effects!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 24, 2022 • 41min
Part 2 of Brain Health with Professor Grant Schofield
Thi sis part 2 of the latest podcast with my old mate, and MBB favourite, Prof Grant Schofield. He joins me for a wide-ranging discussion on brain health. We chat about things such as anti-depressants vs natural interventions, what sort of things damage the brain and then Grant teaches us about his latest deep-dive into the research on the role of glutamate on brain health, and it's truly fascinating.We end with some PracAdemic tips for keeping your brain in tip-top shape.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 21, 2022 • 6min
Is your smartphone making you dumb and superficial?
Today I discuss different bits of evidence hat your smartphone could be making you both dumb and more superficial.Here is the paper on working memory Here is the paper on interruptions increasing our mistakesHere is the paper on quality of conversationsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 17, 2022 • 31min
Brain Health with Professor Grant Schofield
He's back by popular demand! My old mate Prof Grant Schofield joins me for a wide-ranging discussion on brain health. We chat about things such as anti-depressants vs natural interventions, what sort of things damage the brain and then Grant teaches us about his latest deep-dive into the research on the role of glutamate on brain health, and it's truly fascinating.We end with some PracAdemic tips for keeping your brain in tip-top shape.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.