Positive Health Podcast

By Benjamin Brown

What's Positive Health Podcast about?

Positive Health Podcast is an interview series for health professionals and features leading clinicians, scientists and health advocates in integrative, functional and nutritional medicine. We share what various experts are pioneering in their respective fields, and empower you the latest science and clinical insights. The podcast is hosted by Benjamin Brown, ND.

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Positive Health Podcast episodes:

08.24.2020
Dr Ciara Wright, PhD: Fertility, Female Health and Personalised Nutrition
Ciara Wright, PhD is Director of the Glenville Clinic, Dublin, Ireland and specialises in male and female fertility and women’s hormonal balance. Ciara has a special interest in immune-related subfertility which can result in difficulty conceiving or recurrent miscarriage. She has...
07.31.2020
Ron Hunninghake, MD: Vitamin C Therapy, Energy Metabolism and the Future of Medicine
Ron Hunninghake is Chief Medical Officer at the Riordan Clinic, an internationally recognized pioneer of Intravenous Vitamin C (IVC) therapy, and co-author of three books and several research papers on integrative medicine. In addition to his full-time practice as a...
06.23.2020
William B. Grant, PhD: Vitamin D Supplementation and COVID-19; From Evidence to Action
William B. Grant, Ph.D. is founder and president, Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center, San Francisco, California and a leading expert on vitamin with over 275 publications listed at pubmed.gov. His primary research interests are identifying and quantifying the risk-modifying...
06.09.2020
Professor Julia Rucklidge, PhD: Revolutionising the Treatment of Mental Health with Nutrition
Professor Julia Rucklidge PhD is director of the Mental Health and Nutrition Research Group at the University of Canterbury and a pioneer of research on mental health and nutrition. Her research has explored the impact of nutritional interventions in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity...
01.16.2020
William Harris, PhD & Kristina Harris Jackson, PhD: Omega-3 Science from Assessment to Personalized Nutrition
William S. Harris, PhD, FAHA is an internationally recognized expert on omega-3 fatty acids with more than 300 publications relating to fatty acids in medical literature and author on two American Heart Association scientific statements on fatty acids. Kristina Harris...
12.02.2019
Dr Robert Verkerk, PhD: Reimagining Healthcare and a Blueprint for Sustainable Health
In this remarkable interview Dr Robert Verkerk shares a blueprint for a sustainable healthcare system that incorporates factors such as patient empowerment, nutrition, lifestyle medicine, societal change and environmental ecology. Dr Robert Verkerk BSc MSc DIC PhD FACN, is Founder,...
11.05.2019
Brad Leech, Clinical Nutritionist, PhD Candidate: Translating Intestinal Permeability Science to Clinical Practice
Brad Leech is a Clinical Nutritionist, Ayurvedic Herbalist, lecturer, clinic supervisor and research supervisor at Endeavour College of Natural Health. Brad is currently undertaking his PhD at the Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Technology Sydney where his research involves...
10.22.2019
Dr. Samuel F. Yanuck: Functional Immunology; Unravelling Inflammatory and Autoimmune Dysfunction
Dr. Samuel Yanuk is an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and creator of Cogence Immunology, a widely acclaimed online functional immunology course for clinicians. Dr Yanuk...
08.01.2019
Justine Bold, BA Hons, Dip BCNH: Non-celiac gluten sensitivity; from infertility to mental health.
Justine Bold is a researcher and clinician whose remarkable work has improved our understanding of food sensitivities, in particular non-coeliac gluten sensitivity, and how it may contribute to a diverse range of issues, from infertility to mental illness. Justine is Senior...
06.28.2019
Dr. Jonathan Prousky, ND, MSc, MA: Rethinking Mental Health; Nutrition and Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes
Dr Jonathan Prousky has been instrumental in the advancement of nutrition and integrative medicine in mental health care for over two decades. He is author of over 70 research papers, 7 books (including Integrative Clinical Nutrition, and Anxiety; Orthomolecular Diagnosis...
05.01.2019
Professor Glenn Gibson, PhD: Prebiotics and Gut Microbiota-Targeted Strategies to Improve Health
Dr Glenn Gibson is one of the world’s leading experts on expert in gut health and prebiotics, having originally coined the term “prebiotic.” Dr Gibson was responsible for the initiation of the whole prebiotic concept for gut microbiota management through...
04.03.2019
Professor Bruce Ames, PhD: Prolonging Healthy Aging: Longevity Vitamins and Proteins
Dr Ames is a professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and a senior scientist at Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute. His research has been fundamental in developing our understanding of how suboptimal micronutrient...
03.27.2019
Professor Michael J. Gonzalez, PhD: Metabolic Correction; A Functional Biochemical Therapeutic Approach
Dr Gonzalez is Professor at the Nutrition Program, School of Public Health in the Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico and Adjunct faculty at the University of Western States. The author over 200 scientific publications, Dr Gonzalez has developed...
12.30.2018
Dr. Felice Gersh, MD: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; New Perspectives, The Microbiome and Circadian Rhythm
Dr. Felice Gersh is Board Certified in OB/GYN, completed a Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona School of Medicine, and is Director of the Integrative Medical Group of Irvine. As physician teacher Dr Gersh served as Assistant...
12.20.2018
Ray Griffiths, MSc: Mitochondrial Medicine; An Opportunity for Personalised Nutrition
Ray Griffiths obtained his Masters in Personalised Nutrition from Middlesex University where his work focused on the role that mitochondria play in Parkinson’s disease. Ray is author of the reference text; Mitochondria in Health and Disease: Personalized Nutrition for Healthcare...
12.04.2018
Dr. Alan R. Gaby, MD: Controversies in Nutritional Medicine; Folate and Vitamin D
Dr. Alan Gaby received his M.D. from the University of Maryland, was in private practice for 19 years, specializing in nutritional medicine, professor of nutrition at Bastyr University, and is author of several books and publications, including his remarkable and...
11.15.2018
Gaétan Chevalier, PhD : Electric Nutrition, The Science and Benefits of Earthing
Dr. Chevalier is a core faculty member and former director of research at the California Institute for Human Science in Encinitas, California, and Director of the Earthing Institute. His background in physics led him to studying the effects of bioelectrical changes...
07.30.2018
Dr. Haines Ely, MD: Is Psoriasis a Bowel Disease?
Dr. Haines Ely, MD is a board-certified dermatologist, researcher, clinician and Clinical Professor UC Davis University of California Davis School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology. In this remarkable interview, Dr. Ely takes us on a journey that connects dots between...
05.21.2018
Dr. James M. Greenblatt, MD: Integrative Psychiatry, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Nutritional Lithium
Dr. James Greenblatt is a leading expert in eating and mood disorders and a pioneer of nutritional medicine for mental health. For the last three decades, Dr. Greenblatt has devoted his career to educating clinicians and patients in the role...
04.06.2018
Lucille Leader, Nutritional Therapist: Parkinson’s Disease, Nutritional Management, and Collaborative Care
Lucille Leader is an expert on the personalized nutritional management of Parkinson’s disease and a pioneer of true integrative care for neurodegenerative illness. She is the Nutrition Director of the London Pain Relief and Nutritional Support Clinic at The Highgate...
03.08.2018
Angela Walker, MSc Nutritional Medicine: Systems Biology, Patient-Centered Care and Integrative Practice
Angela Walker has specialized in the management of chronic fatigue working at the award-winning Optimum Health Clinic. Angela delivers workshops and coaching in sustainable high performance to leaders all over the world, has taught at BSc level, and trained other...
01.25.2018
Angelique Panagos, Nutritional Therapist: Female Hormonal Balance, Food and Lifestyle
Angelique Panagos is author of The Balance Plan: Six Steps to Optimize your Hormonal Health and specialises in nutritional and lifestyle based approaches to women’s health. We explore how diet can have a profound influence on hormonal balance and lead...
11.23.2017
Eleanor G. Rogan, PhD: Estrogen Metabolism, Tumor Initiation and Cancer
Eleanor Rogan has been involved in ground breaking research that has helped uncover a preventable cause of cancer development related to unbalanced estrogen metabolism. Her early work on tumor initiation by catechol quinones of estrogens established a unified mechanism for...
10.27.2017
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Integrative Cancer Care, The Tumor Microenvironment & Personalized Prevention
Dr. Nalini Chilkov is a leading authority and pioneer in the field of Integrative Cancer Care, cancer prevention, and immune enhancement and Founder of the American Institute of Integrative Oncology Research & Education. In this remarkable interview, we explore the...
10.03.2017
Dr. Artemis P. Simopoulos: Traditional Diets, Omega 3 & 6 Fatty Acid Balance, and Nutrigenomics
Dr. Artemis P. Simopoulos is responsible for some of the most innovative and unique research on evolutionary aspects of diet and essential fatty acids, including historical changes in the omega-3/ omega-6 ratio and its influence on our physiology and disease...
09.13.2017
Professor Richard G. Stevens: Electric Light at Night, Circadian Disruption and Human Health
Professor Richard G. Stevens pioneered the link between electric light at night, circadian disruption and breast cancer. Since this discovery his work has focused on the electric light pollution in modern environments and its influence on our sleep/wake cycle and...
08.22.2017
Angela Heap, Nutritional Therapist: Fertility, Hormones, Functional Medicine and Nutrition
Angela specialises in fertility, hormones and pregnancy care viewing the dynamic interplay of genes, physiology and environment from a very personalized, humanistic perspective. In this podcast, we explore how approaching fertility and hormonal issues such as polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)...
06.20.2017
Bharat B. Aggarwal, PhD: Turmeric, Absorption, Multi-Targeted Effects and Healing Spice
Bharat B. Aggarwal, PhD is one of the early pioneers of research into turmeric and curcumin and has published over 500 peer-reviewed original research papers. He provides remarkable insights into the clinical use of turmeric including controversies around absorption, metabolism...
05.26.2017
Professor Stig Bengmark: Gut Microbiotia, Chronic Inflammation, and Nutritional Strategies
Professor Stig Bengmark is a world leading surgeon whose early observations on the gut microbiota led him to ground breaking work on pre and probiotics. His research more recently focuses on the ability of traditional diets, periodic fasting, phytonutrients and...
05.05.2017
Professor Helene McNulty: B Vitamins, Cardiovascular Health and Personalized Medicine
Professor Helene McNulty is a world-leading scientist pioneering personalised nutrition, particularly related to folate, metabolically related B vitamins, nutrient-gene interactions and disease risk. She discusses her ground-breaking work on MTHFR 677TT genotype, riboflavin and blood pressure and the wider implications for...
04.26.2017
Doctor Rupy Aujla: The Doctors Kitchen and Nutrition in Medical Practice and the Community
Doctor Rupy Aujla from The Doctors Kitchen shares his personal journey into nutrition and lifestyle medicine and how he is using grass-roots initiatives to inspire patients, the community, and medical professionals to bring nutrition to the forefront of healthcare.
04.07.2017
Deborah Colson, Nutritional Therapist: Nutritional Psychiatry, Mental Health and Integrative Care
Deborah Colson, Nutritional Therapist and specialist in nutritional support for mental health and well-being explores the evolution of nutritional psychiatry, the clinical practice of nutrition for mental health, and the role of nutritional therapy in integrative healthcare today.
03.22.2017
Deanna Minich, PhD: Phytonutrients, Personalized Nutrition and Mind-Body Vitality
Explore the science and art of colour, phytonutrients and healing through the unique view of Dr Deanna Minich. The health enhancing power of phytonutrients can be harnessed through practical, individualised strategies that bridge divides between traditional healing, modern science and functional medicine.
03.19.2017
Robyn Puglia, Clinical Nutritionist: Autoimmunity, Viral Infection and Functional Medicine
Viral infections may underlie otherwise "unexplained illness" and autoimmune diseases. Understanding the features of viral infection, functional testing and management approaches could provide a unique opportunity for personalized nutritional and lifestyle interventions.
03.17.2017
Karen Ward, Nutritional Therapist: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, SIBO and Nutritional Therapy
Nutritional therapy and functional medicine provide an opportunity to help manage people with gastrointestinal disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease, in a way that is personalised and gets to the root cause of the problem.

What's Positive Health Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Positive Health Podcast episodes:

Dr Ciara Wright, PhD: Fertility, Female Health and Personalised Nutrition

Ron Hunninghake, MD: Vitamin C Therapy, Energy Metabolism and the Future of Medicine

William B. Grant, PhD: Vitamin D Supplementation and COVID-19; From Evidence to Action

Professor Julia Rucklidge, PhD: Revolutionising the Treatment of Mental Health with Nutrition

William Harris, PhD & Kristina Harris Jackson, PhD: Omega-3 Science from Assessment to Personalized Nutrition

Dr Robert Verkerk, PhD: Reimagining Healthcare and a Blueprint for Sustainable Health

Brad Leech, Clinical Nutritionist, PhD Candidate: Translating Intestinal Permeability Science to Clinical Practice

Dr. Samuel F. Yanuck: Functional Immunology; Unravelling Inflammatory and Autoimmune Dysfunction

Justine Bold, BA Hons, Dip BCNH: Non-celiac gluten sensitivity; from infertility to mental health.

Dr. Jonathan Prousky, ND, MSc, MA: Rethinking Mental Health; Nutrition and Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes

Professor Glenn Gibson, PhD: Prebiotics and Gut Microbiota-Targeted Strategies to Improve Health

Professor Bruce Ames, PhD: Prolonging Healthy Aging: Longevity Vitamins and Proteins

Professor Michael J. Gonzalez, PhD: Metabolic Correction; A Functional Biochemical Therapeutic Approach

Dr. Felice Gersh, MD: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; New Perspectives, The Microbiome and Circadian Rhythm

Ray Griffiths, MSc: Mitochondrial Medicine; An Opportunity for Personalised Nutrition

Dr. Alan R. Gaby, MD: Controversies in Nutritional Medicine; Folate and Vitamin D

Gaétan Chevalier, PhD : Electric Nutrition, The Science and Benefits of Earthing

Dr. Haines Ely, MD: Is Psoriasis a Bowel Disease?

Dr. James M. Greenblatt, MD: Integrative Psychiatry, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Nutritional Lithium

Lucille Leader, Nutritional Therapist: Parkinson’s Disease, Nutritional Management, and Collaborative Care

Angela Walker, MSc Nutritional Medicine: Systems Biology, Patient-Centered Care and Integrative Practice

Angelique Panagos, Nutritional Therapist: Female Hormonal Balance, Food and Lifestyle

Eleanor G. Rogan, PhD: Estrogen Metabolism, Tumor Initiation and Cancer

Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Integrative Cancer Care, The Tumor Microenvironment & Personalized Prevention

Dr. Artemis P. Simopoulos: Traditional Diets, Omega 3 & 6 Fatty Acid Balance, and Nutrigenomics

Professor Richard G. Stevens: Electric Light at Night, Circadian Disruption and Human Health

Angela Heap, Nutritional Therapist: Fertility, Hormones, Functional Medicine and Nutrition

Bharat B. Aggarwal, PhD: Turmeric, Absorption, Multi-Targeted Effects and Healing Spice

Professor Stig Bengmark: Gut Microbiotia, Chronic Inflammation, and Nutritional Strategies

Professor Helene McNulty: B Vitamins, Cardiovascular Health and Personalized Medicine

Doctor Rupy Aujla: The Doctors Kitchen and Nutrition in Medical Practice and the Community

Deborah Colson, Nutritional Therapist: Nutritional Psychiatry, Mental Health and Integrative Care

Deanna Minich, PhD: Phytonutrients, Personalized Nutrition and Mind-Body Vitality

Robyn Puglia, Clinical Nutritionist: Autoimmunity, Viral Infection and Functional Medicine

Karen Ward, Nutritional Therapist: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, SIBO and Nutritional Therapy

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