The Food Medic

This week we are talking about staying active in pregnancy and getting back to activity in the post-partum period with two experts in this space - Emma Brockwell and Dr Marlize De Vivo. Emma is a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist . She has co-authored the first ‘Returning to Running Postnatal Guidelines’ and published her book ‘Why did no one tell me? How to protect, heal and nurture your body through motherhood In 2021.Dr Marlize De Vivo is a qualified Biokineticist, Sports Rehabilitator and Trainer, and senior research fellow at Canterbury Christ Church University. She is also Co-CEO and and founding member of the Active Pregnancy Foundation This episode covers*Staying active safely in pregnancy *Benefits for mum and baby*situations where a woman may be advised not to exercise*Lifting weights during pregnancy*Pelvic girdle pain*getting active in the post-partum period*Running during and after pregnancy*how to train your pelvic floorIf you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. Thank you to our season sponsor WHOOP. Right now, you can get your first month free when you checkout through join.whoop.com/thefoodmedic@thefoodmedic / www.thefoodmedic.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to Ask Dr Hazel, our mini episodes that drop each week answering questions submitted by you. Our listener question this week is “What should I eat after I workout? I go to the gym in the mornings, and I go straight to work after. What should I take with me, or buy to eat?”Thank you to everyone who has sent in questions already and if you would like to submit a question to the podcast - on any topic related to health, fitness, nutrition, or mindset - please send your voice recorded question to lindsay@thefoodmedic.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to another episode of The Food Medic podcast with Dr Hazel. On this episode we are chatting about returning to exercise after having covid.Our guest this week is Dr Amal Hassan - a Sport & Exercise Medicine Consultant Physician, working in elite sport, ballet, and at the Institute for Sport, Exercise and Health in London.This episode covers*Risks of returning to early to exercise post-covid*when to safely return to exercise *How to phase your return to exercise*Long-covid complications impacting physical activity *managing long-covid fatigue *fitness and recovery related to the covid vaccine If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. Thank you to our season sponsor WHOOP. Right now, you can get your first month free when you checkout through join.whoop.com/thefoodmedic@thefoodmedic / www.thefoodmedic.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to Ask Dr Hazel, our mini episodes that drop each week answering questions submitted by you. This week we answer “How would you structure strength sessions if you only had time for two sessions a week? Would you focus on both days as whole body or one day upper and one day lower?” If you would like to submit a question to the podcast - on any topic related to health, fitness, nutrition, or mindset - please send your voice recorded question to lindsay@thefoodmedic.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello and welcome back to another episode of The Food Medic podcast, I’m your host Dr Hazel. On this episode Hazel is joined by Ariana Rodriguez and Cassie Barnard who are Registered Dietitians, Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellors and Founders of Embody Health London - London’s online eating disorder and disordered eating nutrition clinic. They are best known as the “Dancing Dietitians” on social media, where TikTok deemed them as Mental Health and Wellness Ambassadors for their platform in 2021.This episode covers: Intuitive eating Red flags of disordered eatingSupporting someone with disordered eatingBinge eating, why it happens and what to do about itEmotional eating and comfort foodBreaking up with diet culture If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. Thank you to our season sponsor WHOOP. Right now, you can get your first month free when you checkout through join.whoop.com/thefoodmedic@thefoodmedic / www.thefoodmedic.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey team, and welcome back to Ask Dr Hazel our mini episodes that drop each week. This week we cover the best forms of exercise for women who are going through, or who have gone through the menopausal transition. Thank you to everyone who has sent in questions already and if you would like to submit a question to the podcast - on any topic related to health, fitness, nutrition, or mindset - please send your voice recorded question to lindsay@thefoodmedic.co.uk. The Female Factor book is available NOW on amazon and in all good book stores. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

To celebrate publication of the female factor, Dr Hazel is interviewed by David Birtwistle. David is Founder & CEO of Endeavour Life LTD, "proper coaching for everyday people" and Hazel’s boyfriend. They chat about the book - why Hazel wrote it, why it’s so important and touch on some important topics covered in the book. This is a really fun episode and we hope you love it. The Female Factor book is now available to purchase on amazon and in all good book stores. Thank you to our season sponsor WHOOP. Right now, you can get your first month free when you checkout through join.whoop.com/thefoodmedic Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey team, and welcome back to Ask Dr Hazel, our mini episodes that drop each week.This week we cover protein shakes and whether they’re good for you despite all the additives, flavourings and sweeteners added to make them taste like chocolate etc?Thank you to everyone who has sent in questions already and if you would like to submit a question to the podcast - on any topic related to health, fitness, nutrition, or mindset - please send your voice recorded question to lindsay@thefoodmedic.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode covers:How the pandemic has changed how we work.Hybrid working and it’s impact on our well-beingHow companies can support their employees health Setting boundaries with workWhy we all need white space in our diary How to prevent burnout when building your career.Busy vs productive : whats the difference? Adrienne herbert is a leading wellness professional, international TEDx speaker, podcast host, and author. Adrienne is a strategic advisor at the UK's leading fitness startup Fiit and is often invited to deliver talks and workshops for brands such as Apple, Barclays & Microsoft, to motivate and empower their employees to perform at their best. Adrienne is best known for her weekly self development podcast Power Hour that has millions of downloads and last year released her first book by the same title with Penguin Random House. If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. Thank you to our season sponsor WHOOP. Right now, you can get your first month free when you checkout through join.whoop.com/thefoodmedic@thefoodmedic/www.thefoodmedic.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Dr Hazel is joined by Dr Lisa Mosconi who is the Director of the Women's Brain Initiative, where she serves as an associate professor of neuroscience in neurology and radiology. In addition, she is an adjunct faculty member at the NYU Department of Psychiatry. She is the author of Brain Food and The XX Brain. This episode covers:- How is the female brain different from the male?- The role of oestrogen in brain function?- Common myths when it comes to women's brain health?- Unique risk factors that put women at risk of Alzheimer's disease - Brain fog vs dementia - How we can best support our brain health I hope you found that podcast as insightful as I found it and if you did enjoy the episode please rate, review and share the podcast with someone you think will enjoy it too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices