The Cure Podcast

We are joined in this episode by the wonderful Prof Rose Anne Kenny from St James Hospital. Prof Kenny is a leading doctor in the medicine of aging and a founding investigator of the influential Irish study on aging, TILDA. She is also the author of the bestselling new book, Age Proof.

She tells us about the secrets of the world’s blue zones, where more people live to 100 than anywhere else. She gives us practical tips for how we can make our older years healthy and happy ones. She talks about how we need as a society to recognise that the quality of older years may be more important to focus on than the number.

Also, an important victory is won in Con and Dinny’s Battle of the Supplements, but does Con or Dinny come out on top in this particular skirmish? Let’s just say the loser is left licking his  wounds… listen now to find out!

We hope you enjoy the show.

After a little R&R we are back to chat all about the lost art of Convalescence.

We tend to talk a lot about treatment of illness and injuries, but as a society have we forgotten the importance of recovery? Convalescence used to be a common concept but we don’t hear a lot about it today. We are joined in this episode by Dr Gavin Francis, doctor and author. He talks about his book Recovery: the Lost Art of Convalescence, and why it is important to remember this aspect of management of illness and injury. 

He tells us how recovery can still be relevant even for people with long term illnesses and what it might be like to value it more in society. He also shares his experiences on recovery from COVID.

We hope you enjoy this weeks conversation.

Today’s episode is all about the benefits of time spent in green spaces (such as woodlands, parks and gardens) for our physical health, mental health and even for our society. We speak to Dr Eoin Lettice: plant scientist, lecturer and environmental blogger. 

He talks about his work with the Open Arboretum Project at University College Cork (UCC), educating children and adults about the incredible collection of trees on the campus. He describes the ideal city with access to nature for everyone. He also speaks about his recent trip to COP26 in Glasgow and his thoughts on how to make agriculture sustainable for our planet’s future. 

We discuss whether a hurling pitch constitutes a green space. Plus: what is the correct dress code for forest bathing, and why are less bugs hitting our windscreens on car journeys than in the golden age of the 1980s???

We hope you enjoy the show.

In our latest episode we talk to Diarmuid Duggan, dietitian manager at Bon Secours Hospital Cork. Diarmuid specialises in the areas of cancer and obesity disease and he shares his unique insights into these two disease areas and how diet can impact their management. 

Diarmuid also has a masters in cognitive and behavioural therapy and he talks about how we need to understand the unique emotional and social background each person brings to their interaction with food. He explains why weight and diet are such emotionally charged areas and why he believes in a non judgemental, person-centred approach. 

Along the way we cover such hot topics as superfoods, supplements (yes Dinny!) and moving away from weight-based targets to performance and health targets. 

We hope you enjoy the show.

Today’s episode is a story of true grit, resilience in the face of adversity, and the importance of human connections. 
We chat to rugby player Ian McKinley, who suffered a devastating eye injury forcing him to retire from rugby at the age of 21. He takes us through the twists and turns of his life since then, first as a coach in Italy and then following the adoption of specially modified goggles, as a player in the Italian league from third division to Pro-12. 
He then went on to play at the highest level for the Italian National team. He tells us about the experience of living with an acquired disability. 
He also speaks movingly about the support he received from his loving family throughout his journey. 

We loved hearing his incredible story and hope you do too!

In this episode we take a deep dive into unfamiliar territory for us guys: the menopause.

 Luckily we have an expert to guide us in the form of Dr Caoimhe Hartley. Caoimhe is an expert in women’s health and founder of the Menopause Health clinic. She is accredited by both the North American Menopause Society and the British Menopause Society. She explains what menopause is, how it varies from woman to woman, and the many and various symptoms women can experience at this time. 
This is always a unique experience with the duration of peri menopause and the extent and severity of symptoms varying from woman to woman. 
She talks about potential ways to manage symptoms, depending on the manifestation of menopause in the individual woman. We also look at a couple of specific challenges including menopause after a breast cancer diagnosis, and premature ovarian insufficiency, or ‘early menopause’. 

We hope you like it.

Type 2 Diabetes is a global health problem, on the rise not just in adults but in children also. In this episode we talk to Professor Roy Taylor, one of the world’s leading experts in this disease. 

Roy clarifies that whole type 2 Diabetes is seen with obesity it can also develop in people in the “healthy” weight range who are ‘too heavy for their own body’. The good news is that a large proportion of these cases can be reversed with diet, avoiding medication, health complications and hospitalisations. 

He explains how, and busts some myths about this topic. Also, if you’ve held on to those jeans from your early twenties, try them on… Roy explains why it’s important that they should still fit!

We hope you enjoy the show.

In this weeks show we chat all things parenting with Colman Noctor. Colman has loads of tips and advice to share on how we can aspire to be better parents.
We discuss everything from when to allow kids on devices to their participation in sport.

We hope you enjoy the show.

Season 2 starts where we left off in season one. More debates, conversation and chats with really interesting guests.

We open up the season with the wonderful Josh Jackson who started his own supplement company, Hakamount, during Covid. Josh talks to us about the ups and downs of his journey and the benefits of taking a multivitamin.

We hope you enjoy the show.

It is the last episode of season 1. 
We look back on our personal highlights of the season and reveal what changes we have made in our own lives based on our chats with our wonderful guests, from diet, sleep, exercise, teamwork and learning to enjoy the journey.  Also we reveal does Con finally break and start taking creatine and has Dinny cleaned out his supplement press. 
We look forward to season 2 and hope you will join us again.