Real Health with Karl Henry
Irish Independent
One of the nation’s favourite health and wellness experts, Karl Henry brings an insightful weekly podcast to cut through the nonsense about health Dos and Don’ts. Every week Karl is joined by experts for valuable conversations on all things physical and mental health as well as and lifestyle tips to make health easy and accessible.
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Jun 12, 2025 • 24min
Busting online myths about women’s fitness with Dr Lauren Colenso-Semple
Dr Lauren Colenso-Semple, muscle physiology researcher specialising in ovarian hormones and exercise induced adaptations, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of the Real Health podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 9, 2025 • 22min
Karl’s Q&A: ‘My boyfriend is weighing all his food ~ what should I do?’
JJ Clarke, producer, joins the Real Health podcast this week with Karl Henry for another round of listener questions. We’d love to get your thoughts on your overall listening experience, it only takes a minute, and your feedback helps us keep improving what we do. Plus, when you take part, you’ll be in with a chance to win a €500 One4All Voucher Just head to mypodcastfeedback.com and enter HEALTH for Real Health with Karl Henry That’s mypodcastfeedback.com and if you forget it just look in the show notes, we really appreciate your time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 5, 2025 • 28min
Pouring cold water on saunas’ health claims with Dr Tadhg Crowley
Are saunas and cold plunges healthy? Who should and shouldn’t be using them? And what does the research say? Dr Tadhg Crowley, GP, chair of the IMO GP committee and associate professor at University College Dublin, joins me on this week’s episode of the Real Health podcast. We’d love to get your thoughts on your overall listening experience, it only takes a minute, and your feedback helps us keep improving what we do. Plus, when you take part, you’ll be in with a chance to win a €500 One4All Voucher Just head to mypodcastfeedback.com and enter HEALTH for Real Health with Karl Henry That’s mypodcastfeedback.com and if you forget it just look in the show notes, we really appreciate your time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 29, 2025 • 20min
Are we too quick to diagnose? With Neurologist Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan
Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan, consultant neurologist, neurophysiologist, and author of the Age of Diagnosis, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of the Real Health podcast. We’d love to get your thoughts on your overall listening experience, it only takes a minute, and your feedback helps us keep improving what we do. Plus, when you take part, you’ll be in with a chance to win a €500 One4All Voucher Just head to mypodcastfeedback.com and enter HEALTH for Real Health with Karl Henry That’s mypodcastfeedback.com and if you forget it just look in the show notes, we really appreciate your time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 22, 2025 • 21min
Physio fixes: Tech neck, back pain and aging well with Physio Jenny Branigan
Jenny Branigan, chartered Physio and territory manager of parkrun Ireland joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 15, 2025 • 22min
Tax Hacks: Get Your Money Back with The Tax Nerd Mairéad O’Driscoll
Mairéad O'Driscoll, professional tax advisor AKA The Tax Nerd joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast to demystify tax. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 12, 2025 • 20min
Karl’s Q&A - Fitness on holidays, non-fad diets and not going too hard too soon
Producer, JJ Clarke, joins Karl Henry on this week’s bonus episode of The Real Health podcast where he answers the most common listener questions on health and fitness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 8, 2025 • 24min
Five smarter ways to get Fit at 50 with bestselling author Caroline Idiens
Caroline Idiens, bestselling author of Fit at 50, fitness in midlife expert and personal trainer joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 1, 2025 • 27min
Train your wallet: How to save with financial planner Leah McMahon
Financial planner from Castle Capital Limited, Leah McMahon, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 24, 2025 • 22min
How to break up with your phone with Neuroscientist TJ Power
TJ Power, neuroscientist at the Dose Lab and Sunday Times best-selling author of The DOSE Effect, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
