This week Rowan gives us some great tips on how to get more physically active. We talk about physical activity guidelines and the benefits of different types of activities. Rowans approach to weight loss really works, and I think you’ll gain a lot from this podcast.

Today we speak to community dietician Caroline Meade-King. Caroline tells us about how to read a food label, explains what the major food groups are, talks to us about nutrients lacking in our diet and many more themes. A very balanced, informative and easily digestible episode (excuse the pun!)

In this episode I talk to Dr Mishkat Shehata- a certified lifestyle physician, regional director of the British Society of Medicine and Founder and CEO of the Lifestyle Code Clinic. This was a very informative episode as sleep is one of the most neglected components of good health and Mishkat eloquently explains some brilliant tips and hacks. Hope you enjoy it

The second introductory mindfullness excercise to help still your mind and reduce stress

Here Dr Chang gives us an introductory guided mindfullness session. Don’t worry if you’ve never done mindfullness, it is very simple and easy to do. Enjoy!

Today I speak to Dr Laura Freeman- a GP, Lifestyle Medicine Physician and Director of Plant based health online. Laura tells us about her own transformative journey into eating a Whole Foods plant based diet, and how this has changed the way she now works with patients. She tells us of the wide ranging benefit of eating more plant based and gives us some practical tips to take forward. Find out more about her work here https://plantbasedhealthonline.com

In this episode Chang talks to us about becoming more mindful and aware of our eating patterns, how to slow down and pause, and about hunger signals and distractions when we eat. A wonderful and informative episode.

Today I interview Owain Service-Honorary professor at the University of Warwick, CEO of the cognition company and co-founder of the government’s nudge unit (behavioral insights team). Owain talks to me about the steps you can take that will ensure your success in your weight loss journey from his experience as a behavioral scientist.

Wendy and I have a great conversation about the Health, Lifestyle, Action programme. We go through what it involves, what participants gained from it and what new material is being added for this cohort. Wendy gives us some top tips for success.

This is a brief introduction for anyone enrolled or thinking about enrolling in the programme.