Eat, drink and be healthy : https://amzn.to/3RU9jlN

The fertility diet : https://amzn.to/4bouZxu

Eat, drink and weigh less : https://amzn.to/4boP4DX

Harvard Prof Walter Willett author of Eat drink and be healthy and one of the most cited research nutrition scientists ever joins me.

I ask him about the importance of diet and its impact on our health.

We hear his views on the wide range of diets out there today, everything from carvinore to vegan.

Learn how fertility is impacted by certain foods you eat.

Should we be drinking milk ? And should we be eating fruit given its hugh frusctose levels.

What are Prof Willett's views on eggs and cholesterol.

I also challenge Prof Willett's stance on topics such as meat and dietary fat which some commentators I have had in this podcast have been at odds with.

We cover alot in this conversation, and I hope you find it useful.

Music used is Purple planet Music crediit goes to them

Dr Fasano book : Gluten Freedom : https://amzn.to/3W4IG00

Dr Fasano book : Gut Feelings : https://amzn.to/4cHful9

We talk about the microbiome and whether you should be supplementing with probiotics or not.

We hear about the relationship between obesity and your gut bacteria.

I ask Dr Fasano if we should be eating gluten given so many people have issues when they eat products containing gluten, plus we talk autommune diseases and their treatment.

We also hear why the huge increase in caesarian sections around the world is have a negative impact on childrens immune systems.

Dr Sallis book, Sports Medicine : https://amzn.to/4eDKiVI

I ask Dr Sallis how exactly exercise can be deemed to be a form of medicine.

We hear how often you should exercise and what kinds of exercise are beneficial.

Discover just how impactful walking can be physically and mentally plus we explore just how quickly you can see changes in your body when you start to walk or indeed do any regular exercise.

Dr Anna Lembke's best selling book, Dopamine Nation : https://amzn.to/3VuSHSX

We live in a world where we are addicted to being overstimulated and we are addicted to overconsumption of everything from food to digital experiences which is very much at odds with how our ancestors lived, given that we live in a time of abundance and they lived in times of scarcity, and the result is mental and phsyical health problems.

In this episode we look at the chemical dopamine which facilitates habit formation and ultimately addiction.

We learn of the pleasure pain balance and how we suffer when there is imbalance favouring either pleasure or pain.

Discover why embracing discomfort or some degree of pain is a good thing and why too much of a good thing is bad for us.

Expect to learn the warning signs to look out for in you or in others that suggest addiction is occurring, plus we hear of some of the steps we can take to mitigate against addictive behaviours.

This discussion doesn't just apply to those with addictions but to people trying to break a bad habit cycle which we are all familiar with.