The Tony Wrighton Podcast

On this coronavirus focused podcast we look at anything and everything we can do to improve our health and immune system. Including;

• Functional medicine treatments, and commonly available supplements that science may show helps.
• Pharmaceutical approaches that doctors and governments may pursue

First a disclaimer at the start… please don't start any new regime without consulting your medical practitioner. If you think you are suffering from coronavirus you must get the appropriate medical advice, as Dr Cook advocates a number of times in this podcast.

Dr. Matt Cook runs a functional medicine clinic called BioReset Medical, and is one of the world's top experts in the area of natural health and immunity. I first found out about him from Ben Greenfield and Dave Asprey. He has spent the past several weeks distilling the latest coronavirus research, talking with experts around the world and integrating his vast clinical experience to provide up to date information to the public and medical practitioners. As you'll hear, he's reading every available study every day, and he's changing his approach based on the science daily too. To reiterate, if you get ill, he is absolutely not saying take matters into your own hands. You must get proper medical treatment, but he does say there are things you can do to boost your immunity.

Please stay safe and healthy.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to escalate, Dr. Jeff Rediger is the person to talk to. I felt considerably better after talking to him for 40 minutes, and I hope you feel better after listening too.

Jeffrey Rediger, M.D., is medical director for the McLean SouthEast Adult Psychiatric Programs and an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He publishes in the fields of medicine, psychiatry and spirituality. His work has been featured on the Oprah and Dr. Oz shows, among others.

The uncertainty, the anxiety and the health implications of coronavirus are weighing heavily on our minds as the disruption continues to impact on all areas of our lives.

Breathwork expert Richard Blake and I just recorded this, and look at the worrying aspects of this virus, and how we can best deal with the anxiety around coronavirus and look after ourselves at this strange and uncertain time.

This podcast is all about energy, so how do we protect our energy fields at this time? Loaded with some practical suggestions you can do today, especially if you are stuck at home.

I start today's podcast with my thoughts on coronavirus. It's an unusually sober start to proceedings as I know many of you are anxious about what is occurring across the world.

Whilst I certainly wouldn't offer any health advice on coronavirus, I've talked in the podcast where I've been going for information and what's been on my mind.

Then we turn our attention to immunity - something we are all keen to boost at the moment.

Let's be honest, sorting out the gut is the key. It's THE thing, but it's really hard to know where to start. It's very hard to get the right advice.

Today's guest can help. Wade Lightheart.

Wade is a 3-time former Canadian All-Natural Bodybuilding champion, and then he went on to found a company called BiOptimizers that specialises in digestive health. Oh he's also an advisor to the American Anti-Cancer Institute. The company's called BiOptimzers and so let's do some bioptimzing.

He's been in the health industry for over 25 years, coached thousands of clients, and is sought out by athletes and high-performance oriented individuals worldwide for his advice on how to optimize their health.

For more, head to http://www.bioptimizers.com/zestology and use the code ZESTOLOGY10 for 10% off.

Well here it is, let's get cracking with a spot of anti-ageing, super-relaxing, detoxifying, sleep-helping, pain-relieving sauna action. Today's podcast is an experiment. Can I make any sense at all after sitting in a Sunlighten Infrared Sauna for 40 minutes? And can my guest Joie Risk? We'll find out.

You've heard me talk about my partners Sunlighten for a while now, and I've been threatening to record a podcast in the sauna haven't I. It's finally time. Do the microphones melt? Do we? Listen on...

For more check www.sunlightensaunas.co.uk

and mention Zestology for a frankly impressive £200/$200 off.

Learn more, improve your focus, and remember any name. (Yes, please).

Jonathan Levi is an author and entrepreneur. Since 2014, Jonathan has been one of the top-performing instructors on online learning platform Udemy, and his thing is all about learning.

Learning more, learning faster, improving your learning skills, this is one of those Zestology podcasts that's all about the motivation/inspiration bit.

His book, "Become a SuperLearner", is a bestseller in print, digital, and audiobooks.

So how do we remember names?

A short, sweet podcast on The Joy of Missing Out. It's so important. Doing less, saying no, disconnecting and watching Dancing On Ice on the telly. Or whatever it might be.

Fear of missing out, or FOMO is wrecking our lives. So this podcast is a compilation of some of my favourite podcast guests, past and future who live a JOMO life… And my thoughts on JOMO too.

You'll hear

• Sarah Knight
• Katie Brindle
• Chris Ryan
• Brett Moran

Between them they live on four continents, and very much walk-the-walk when it comes to doing less and enjoying life, in their own different ways.

Lots of people ask me how they can track their own health and wellness. What are the markers you should look out for, and how can you interpret the results.

So today, in part 2 of my interview with the wonderful Beth O'Hara, we look at what two tests would be a great idea to take, and then I've taken them! So she interprets my results.

Let's see what she finds...

Recently I started a new diet, and it completely changed my life. Easily the biggest health and wellness change of the last 12 months.

Absolute game changer, i have more energy, more in shape, less bloating, and so on. This has been the best change on a Zestology theme for a long time. So in this podcast, we look into a real passion of mine, something that Cpmplex issues - MCAS and Histamine Intolerance.

Between 9 and 15% of the population have it, that might be you, and you don't even know it.

We start with Beth's story, then get on to talking more generally about allergies and how they can be a killer in terms of performance, and a little about my experience of Histamine Intolerance too.

My favourite recent hacks to help your energy and vitality levels.

Recorded on the beach - very lucky to get a dose of winter Vitamin D.

More info on brain hacks:

1. I first used this brain sensing headband about 5 years ago. Click here if you'd like to see my good friend Dr. Stephen Simpson modelling it in an earlier podcast. It is described as a personal meditation assistant that will gently guide you to a calm mind. Put on the Muse headband, earbuds, start the app, and close your eyes. You will hear changing sounds of weather based on the real-time state of your brain which allows you to obtain a deeper sense of focus and motivates you to build a highly rewarding practice.
2. Brain hack 2 to energise you: Meditation app. You might remember I mentioned Sam Harris' Waking Up meditation app about a year ago. And I'm still using it. It makes a big difference to my day and has got me thinking about all sorts of trippy consciousness concepts. It's very simple, and introduces the listener to lots of different types of meditation. Each day is about 10 minutes so manageable. They've recently introduced a 20-minute option too.
3. Brain hack 3 to energise you? A U.S. brain research company called Emotiv has developed a brain-scanning device with two electrodes, one for each ear (thanks to Zestology listener Sonia for flagging it up). It looks like standard ear pods, and functions like them too. I'm not keen, in fact I wouldn't even want to wear standard earpods all day connected to either bluetooth or wifi. But that aside, technology moving into user-friendly brain-scanning raises all sorts of ethical considerations, and whilst I quite like the Muse headband, I draw the line at this! What about you? Let me know.