The Emma Guns Show

This episode was originally published in Jan 2021.

Dr Rangan Chatterjee makes a welcome return to the podcast for a conversation about weight loss. While it’s that time of year when we’re bombarded with messaging about ‘new year, new you’ and so many prompts about going on a diet and starting a new fitness regime this episode definitely isn’t that.

@drchatterjee shares his insights from nearly 20 years in GP practice and those appointments where his patients have said, ‘I just can’t seem to lose weight’. What Rangan observed is that so many people were only looking at diet and exercise when, in actual fact, there are more factors at play.

Rangan supports his expertise from years in practice and scientific research with his signature approach, which is one of compassion. It’s this approach that has helped him guide patients towards their goals and now readers of his new book Feel Great, Lose Weight.

In our conversation @drchatterjee and I discuss:

• The emotional relationship we have with our bodies, food and fitness.
• The controversial topic of ‘food addiction’.
• Why you can be trying your very best to be healthy and fall short for reasons that aren’t your fault.
• How to break down your health goals so they become enjoyable pursuits not another stick to beat yourself with.
• How to have a healthy relationship with your bathroom scales.
• Why how we talk to ourselves is a crucial part of our progress.
• How our emotional baggage and childhood experiences can influence our weight; and so much more....

I am acutely aware that the subjects of weight and weight loss can be difficult ones to approach because the relationship we have with these issues tends to be an emotional one. For that reason, we are inclined to see, hear and react to discussion of these issues through that personal emotional filter. 

I don’t want to apologise for my content but I do want to explain; I hope it’s evident I have no intention, when creating any episode of the podcast, to upset, alienate, offend or shame. As much as I’m mindful of this and have wrestled with whether it’s appropriate to create content on weight loss or not, I’ve decided it’s important to have this conversation for the benefit of the person it may help rather than not create it for the person it may potentially offend.

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In 2018 we did #26habits together, a year-long project where we'd make or break a habit every two weeks.

In 2022 we're taking it up a notch, so get ready for #12habits, a month-long exploration into each habit with YOUR feedback and experience.

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This episode was originally published in July 2020.

Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion around eating disorders.

Lorna Luxe joins me to talk about being a people person, creating a brand and overcoming your demons.

Find Lorna's clothing collection on In The Style now.

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This episode was originally published in July 2020.

Chloe Brotheridge is a hypnotherapist, coach and author who joins me to share her feel-good habits.

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This episode was originally published in September 2020.

Bernadette Russell is a writer and performer who is also an expert in kindness and hope. In 2011 she happened upon an idea, to do a daily act of kindness every day for a year, and quickly learned how quickly kindness can spread and how, if you actually look for it, you can see kindness everywhere.

In this episode Bernadette and I discuss:

• The benefits of kindness.
• What to do if kindness isn't accepted.
• How to manage your expectations around kindness.
• The positivity bias that exists in children that we lose as we age.
• The link between hope and compassion.
• How hope can gather pace when you share it with others.
• How to use hope as a way to quiet negativity.

Bernadette's book How to Be Hopeful is available now from all good book shops.

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This episode was originally published in Oct 2020.

Nicola Chapman returns to the podcast to share her unmissable #feelgoodhabits.

Nic's insta home/family account is @hasteshouse

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Wim Hof is a Dutch extreme athlete, adventurer and world record holder who created The Wim Hof Method to help people unlock a host of physical and mental health benefits.

While Wim is an extreme athlete who has climbed into the Death Zone of Mount Everest and completed a full marathon above the polar circle in just a pair of shorts, his method is accessible to anyone.

It’s based on three pillars: cold therapy, breathing and commitment and with consistent practice Wim has shown its ability to increase energy, improve sleep, reduce stress, heighten focus and determination, increase willpower and strengthen the immune system.

And for anyone who, as I often as my guests on the podcast, wants to see the data, he welcomes scientists to scrutinise and validate his claims.

In this episode @iceman_hof and I discuss:

• The power and fortitude that exists within us all and how to access it.
• How the benefits he felt from cold exposure and breath work is now being validated in labs under clinical supervision.
• He isn’t a ‘freak of nature’ anyone can do what he does.
• Why a ‘cold shower a day keeps the doctor away’.
• How forcing yourself to experience discomfort, such as cold, only amplifies the pleasure you feel from the warmth.
• Why it’s vital not to limit yourself; sometimes pushing your limits is where you find out who you are.
• Why failure is a vital part of life and how to handle it and learn from it when it happens, and so much more…

Please use caution and seek advice, where appropriate, when attempting any exercises, especially in water.

Further reading on Wim and The Wim Hof Method:

Find out more about The Wim Hof Method.

Wim's book The Wim Hof Method: Activate Your Potential, Transcend Your Limits.

The scientific research behind The Wim Hof Method.

The breathing exercise I mention and use frequently Guided Wim Hof Breathing.

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This episode was first published in July 2020.

James Nestor is a journalist and author and his new book Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art is all about the importance of breathing correctly, something you may think you're doing by default but might be shocked to learn is something you may be doing wrong...

In this conversation, James and I explore the topic of breathing via the most recent scientific research and data, the history of breathing, and also James' own experiences with breath research.

The Wim Hof breathing video mentioned in the show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tybOi4hjZFQ&t=2s

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Lily Pebbles is a content creator who joins me to share her feel-good habits and how she stops a bad day from becoming a bad week.

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