All The Small Things

How important is our hormonal health and how should we be eating to help maintain well-being down there…?

In this bonus episode, I was joined by a panel of experts to discuss this very topic. Recorded LIVE at Soho House, on Tuesday 31st July 2018.

Dr Anita Mitra is a London based NHS doctor working in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, with experience in both clinical medicine and research. Alongside her clinical training, Dr Anita is currently completing her PhD on the vagincal microbiome and cervical precnancer.

Follow Anita on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gynaegeek/

Find her here: https://www.gynaegeek.com/

Emma Cannon is a fertility and women’s health expert, registered acupuncturist, founder of the Emma Cannon Clinic, and a mentor and speaker. With over 20 years in clinical practice, from her fertility rooms she has helped countless patients achieve their dream of having a family. She is the author of four books including the best-selling The Baby Making Bible. Her fifth book, FERTILE, was published in March 2017.

Follow Emma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmalcannon/

Find her here: https://emmacannon.co.uk/

SH24 TEST: https://www.sh24.org.uk/orders/new

BRITA's #SwapForGood campaign: https://bit.ly/2KGOhT0

My BRITA vlog: https://bit.ly/2Mnx4C9

Sweaty Betty LIVE 2018: https://sweatybettylive2018.eventbrite.co.uk

Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/venetiafalconer/

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The saying goes “Never meet your heroes”, but then low and behold, I found myself on a whirlwind trip to Greystones, Ireland, where I spent 48 hours with Steven and David Flynn, also known as The Happy Pear.

These twins have built a veggie empire. Three cafes, three books (their latest linked below), an extensive product line and an awesome online presence - their YouTube channel alone boasts almost a quarter of a million subscribers. All of this and they’ve still managed to maintain a healthy lifestyle. And not the kind of lifestyle that makes you want to spit out your green juice, but one full of vitality, inclusiveness, and above all, human connection.

Pre-order their new book, Recipes For Happiness: https://amzn.to/2JPZD7n

Find The Happy Pear on Instagram: http://instagram.com/thehappypear

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Derek Sarno is one half of New England born, brother chef duo Wicked Healthy. Derek has been a professional chef for over 20 years with a focus on plant based food for a decade. Not only is Wicked Healthy a stunning forthcoming cook book, it’s also a product line stocked exclusively at Tesco, where Derek works as Head of Plant Based Innovation.

Wicked Healthy: https://wickedhealthyfood.com

Pre-order the book: https://amzn.to/2qgVtwY

Find them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wickedhealthy/

Derek Sarno: https://www.instagram.com/DerekSarno/

A big thank you to Strong Roots for sponsoring this episode: http://bit.ly/VenetiaStrongRoots

Find Strong Roots on Instagram: http://instagram.com/strongrootsuk/

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Dolly Alderton is a journalist and writer. She co-hosts the brilliant pop culture podcast ‘The High Low’ and recently published her first book, ‘Everything I Know About Love’. In her words: “...it’s a memoir about growing up and learning lessons. A love story, but it’s not really about men.”

Dolly had me round to her lovely Camden flat to record this episode and it instantly felt like less of an interview and more a conversation about food, family, self-care and self-love. And that’s due to Dolly. She’s the kind of girl you want to stay up all night laughing with and tell all your secrets to.

We discuss her life with food and cooking, her recovery from an eating disorder, a recent trip to Linda the psychic, therapy, self-care and living a valid life without being in a relationship.

Dolly Alderton: https://www.dollyalderton.com/

Book’s mentioned:

Dolly’s book, Everything I Know About Love: https://amzn.to/2uCgZB7

Sophie Dahl - Miss Dahl’s Voluptuous Delights: https://amzn.to/2pZMr6V

Ruby Tandoh - Eat Up: https://amzn.to/2Ils8rR

Sarah Pascoe - Animal: https://amzn.to/2EdwsHo

Rachel Oakes-Ash - Good Girls Do Swallow: https://amzn.to/2pX3Sok

Elizabeth Gilbert - Eat Pray Love: https://amzn.to/2GPKHaK

Jonathan Safran Foer - Eating Animals: https://amzn.to/2H3jHCd

If you or someone close to you is dealing with an eating disorder, please don’t suffer in silence:

BEAT charity: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

SANE charity: http://www.sane.org.uk/

Find Dolly on Instagram: http://instagram.com/dollyalderton

A big thank you to Natural Cycles for sponsoring this episode: https://www.naturalcycles.com/en

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Jasmine Hemsley is one half of sister cooking duo Hemsley + Hemsley. Before the best-selling books, Channel 4 TV show and Selfridge’s cafe for which we know the girls now, Jasmine was a successful model. She became interested in healthy living due to the conflicting information that we’re all too familiar with.

She has dedicated over a decade to learning about Ayurveda, which forms the main chunk of this interview, as well as mindful eating and meditation. She has written a brilliant book on the philosophy called East By West, full of nourishing recipes and useful information.

Follow Jasmine on Instagram: @JasmineHemsley

Buy Jasmine's book: https://amzn.to/2pHcNuZ

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Anna Jones worked alongside Jamie Oliver for 7 years as a chef and food stylist. She has since written three best-selling cook books and is partly resposnible for putting vegetables at the centre of our plates. She has worked with some of the best-loved cooks and chefs of our time, including Antonio Carluccio, Yotam Ottolenghi and Nigella Lawson and writes regularly for The Guardian and The Pool.

Anna’s latest (incredible) book: http://amzn.to/2u2aVS4

Find Anna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/we_are_food/

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Roz Purcell is a best-selling cookery author, blogger, model and former Miss Universe Ireland. In this episode, we discuss how modelling distorted her relationship with food, before taking her recovery into her own hands to let go of guilt. 

You can find Roz on Instagram: @RozannaPurcell

I’m so pleased to be bringing you this episode alongside Natural Cycles. For more information on their alternative, certified method of contraception, check out their app and website: https://www.naturalcycles.com

If you were affected by anything in this episode or if you’re struggling with an eating disorder, please don’t suffer in silence. I am now working with an incredible mental healthy charity called Sane. Please head to their website for more information, useful links and a helpline: http://www.sane.org.uk

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Max Lowery is a London based personal trainer and devoted intermittent faster. He has created The 2 Meal Day, an online programme and book to inspire people to live and eat more intuitively, with a focus on the nutritional content of food and mindful movement. 

Although always an athlete (he was a sport’s scholar and competitive sprinter), Max had a turbulent adolescence, being expelled from a few schools after getting involved with drugs. After working in the city, he decided to change his passion for fitness into a career and is becoming one of the UK’s most sought after voices in health. 

You can catch me and Max at the 'Eat and Drink Festival' on Thursday 22nd March: https://buff.ly/2I3RlHW  Quote 'TAL10' for 2 for 1 tickets.

Follow Max: @Max.Lowery

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Melissa Hemsley is one half of sister cooking duo: Hemsley and Hemsley. Since 2010, Mel and Jasmine have pioneered healthy home cooking via private catering, their blog and two best-selling cookbooks. They also have their very own Channel 4 TV show and a cafe in Selfridges - home to a banging matcha latte.

Melissa recently released her new book ‘Eat Happy: 30 minute feel good food’, which is a celebration of fast, real food, all made in under 30 minutes. She is also a proud supporter and volunteer for Cook For Syria and the Prince’s Trust.

In this episode, we talk about Melissa’s Filipino and British heritage and how it influenced the food she ate growing up, how she built her business and she explains how she practices self-care.

Find Melissa: @Melissa.Hemsley

Find me: @VenetiaFalconer

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Dr Giles Yeo is a geneticist with nearly 20 years of experience studying obesity and the brain control of food intake. He obtained his PhD from the University of Cambridge in genetics in 1998 and has been there ever since.

He was in the initial vanguard that described a number of genes that when mutated, resulted in rare forms of severe obesity, thus uncovering key pathways in the brain that control food intake. His current research focuses on understanding how these pathways differ between lean and obese people, and the influence of genes in our feeding behaviour.

Giles is also a presenter for the BBC. You may have seen him on the Horizon documentary series, including the episode ‘Clean Eating – The Dirty Truth’. The film has been critically acclaimed and has prompted an important national debate about dieting advice and evidence based science.

Find Giles: @GilesYeo

Find me: @VenetiaFalconer

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