The Food Medic

In this episode Dr Hazel is joined by Dr Karen Gurney a clinical psychologist and psychosexologist. Karen is the Lead Psychologist for a busy central London NHS clinic specialising in sexual wellbeing. She is also director of The Havelock Clinic, an independent multidisciplinary sexual problems service. As part of her mission to educate, inform and challenge widely held ideas that harm people’s sex lives she did her first TEDx talk and wrote the bestselling ‘Mind The Gap: the truth about desire and how to futureproof your sex life’ in 2020. She is passionate about translating sex science outside of the therapy room and uses her Instagram platform @thesexdoctor and online workshops to reach a wider audience. This episode covers:- Why is sex still taboo? - How much sex is normal?- Female pleasure and the orgasm gap- Faking orgasms are doing you a disservice- The sex drive myth - Masturbation and sex toys help not hinder sex- Using mindfulness for better sex- The secret sauce to a good sex life in the long termIf you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. @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

This mini episode covers fasted training, pros and cons and advice on how to do it so it doesn’t affect your health and performance.If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. @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

This week Dr Hazel is joined by Dr Brendon Stubbs from season 1 episode 2 of the podcast. Brendon is a Physiotherapist and a leading researcher in physical activity, exercise and mental health and the relationship between the mind and the body. He has published over 650 International academic papers, and his research has had substantial impact, for instance informing several World Health Organisation guidelines. Find Brendon on Instagram @brendon.stubbsIn this episode they cover: - The link between lifestyle and mood- Food and mood research - How exercise can support our mental health - The role of supplementation in mood and mental health - Sex/gender differences in mental health- Advice do you have for clinicians or students who want to get into research- Brendon’s tips for spotting pseudoscience onlineIf you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. @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 to Ask Dr Hazel our new mini episodes that will be dropping throughout this season 7.This mini episode covers what to eat and when to eat on a night shift. 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 ellie@thefoodmedic.co.uk. If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. @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

Dr Hazel is joined by influencer, Online Coach and Podcast host Lucy Mountain for a very honest and open conversation about being a person online, rejecting diet culture, her anti-diet fitness app NOBS, and embracing your best life as a single person. You can find more from Lucy over on Instagram: @nobsapp @lucymountain If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. @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 to Ask Dr Hazel our new mini episodes that will be dropping throughout this season 7.This mini episode covers urinary incontinence and self help tips to reduce symptoms. 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 ellie@thefoodmedic.co.uk. If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. @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 sits down with running coach and footwear expert Emma Kirk Odunubi. Emma is a running biomechanics nerd who matches the perfect footwear to the individual runner, and takes pride in being known as the trainer geek. Day to day she coaches treadmill classes at Thirdspace and on a 1-1 level works with a variety of sports men & women, seeking to crush their running goals with her and her partners business Bulletproof Athletic. Find out more over on www.bulletproofatheltic.com.This episode covers:- Where to start if you’re new to running. - How to build up distance beyond 5km- How to get faster.- Advantages of using heart rate training zones in running. - Common running problems - shin splints and knee pain - Strength training for runners- What to look for when finding the right running trainers.- Staple exercises for your warm up and cool down routine. If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. Make sure to subscribe so that you are first to hear about any new episodes, 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 ellie@thefoodmedic.co.uk. @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 to Ask Dr Hazel our new mini episodes that will be dropping throughout this season 7. 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 ellie@thefoodmedic.co.uk. If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. @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 speaks to author of Essentialism and Effortless Greg Mc Keown on how to pursue less to achieve more and how to make it easier to do what matters most. Most people equate more effort to better results or faster results, but getting ahead doesn’t have to be as hard as we make it - and Greg has a better way. This conversation covers the following topics:- The pursuit of less to achieve more- How to think like an essentialist- Setting boundaries and learning to say no- How to make the most essential activities the easiest ones- Setting goals and holding a sustainable pace - Turning tedious tasks into enjoyable ones If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. Make sure to subscribe so that you are first to hear about any new episodes, 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 ellie@thefoodmedic.co.uk. @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

Trigger warning: this conversation discusses suicide.Firmly established as one of the crossover superstars of British music, the Hackney born and raised rapper has released two Top 3 albums and amassed a career tally of over 2.5 million combined sales in the UK alone. He has completed five headline tours and performed on the main stages of countless festivals such as Glastonbury, V Festival and Wireless.Over the past couple of years Professor Green has presented five critically acclaimed BBC documentaries and his first documentary series for Channel 4 called “Working Class White Men” in 2018. He’s also published his autobiography 'Lucky' and continues his ongoing work as patron of anti-suicide charity CALM. He is also ambassador for: www.myonlinetherapy.com. He also founded the gut supplement company Agulp. This episode covers:- His long history of gut issues and how it led him to start Agulp. - Mental health and losing his dad to suicide - The gut-brain link - Protecting his mental health and identifying when to ask for help- How he got into music and how it is a form of therapy for him - Navigating life as a new dad - On being a foodie, his food delivery kits with Gizzi, and what he would have as a death row meal. If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. instagram/twitter/facebook: @thefoodmedicwww.thefoodmedic.co.u Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices