We’re back with series 6 of The Wellness Breakdown and this is our special Christmas Episode dedicated to helping you enjoy the festive season without losing yourself. 

Rose and Eve offer advise on how to eat what you like without the bloated Christmas feeling, why it’s important to preserve time for yourself over the festive period and suggest tips on dealing with tricky relatives. 

Plus, cocktails that taste so good you’d never think they were alcohol free! We speak to the wonderful Camille Vidal, from La Maison Wellness, who offers great tips and recipes to have an alcohol free or low alcohol Christmas. 

And Rose has a great last-minute suggestion for a gift this Christmas! 

For more information about Camille Vidal and her programme mentioned and to find some delicious non-alcoholic drinks recipes to go https://www.lamaisonwellness.com/ or look for her on Instagram  @lamaisonwellness 

Thank you for listening and if you like the show please give us a good review and follow us so you don’t miss an episode - just click on the show page and press the plus sign.

We also love hearing from you, so if you have a story you want to share or a suggestion or question you can email us at [email protected] or contact us on Instagram @the_wellnessbreakdown @rosemaryferguson_ and @evekalinik

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DISCLAIMER: All the advice and recommendations in this podcast is given generally. If you feel like you have any contraindications to anything we recommend please check with your healthcare provider first.

How can I live longer and better? What supplement will make me more youthful? 

In the last of the current series we discuss the topic of longevity which has become a really popular biohacking subject in recent years.

Can certain supplements or protocols promise the elixir of youth? Or is it just a lot more simple than that? If you want to know your resveratrol from your NAD+ or if you are looking for some more simple life hacks to support optimum health we’ve included them all in this episode. 

This podcast is sponsored by Ancient + Brave and produced by Elisa Kennedy. 

Thank you for listening and if you like the show please give us a good review and follow us so you don’t miss an episode - just click on the show page and press the plus sign.

We also love hearing from you, so if you have a story you want to share or a suggestion or question you can email us at [email protected] or contact us on Instagram @the_wellnessbreakdown @rosemaryferguson_ and @evekalinik

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DISCLAIMER: All the advice and recommendations in this podcast is given generally. If you feel like you have any contraindications to anything we recommend please check with your healthcare provider first.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode does refer to binge eating and eating disorders at points throughout.

Yo-yo dieting aka the binge-purge cycle is something that has been around for decades and even though it gets rebranded with other descriptions like detoxes or surrounded with phrases like ‘cheat days’ it’s still the same thing. Basically moving from periods of (often extreme) restriction to going all out.

We both feel quite passionate about how detrimental this cycle can be so in this week’s episode we talk in and around this all too familiar pattern. We also address both the physical and mental negative effects it can have as well as the role that culture and society has on pushing the same ‘ideal’ narrative.

This is probably going to resonate with a lot of you and potentially provoke divisive opinions but we want to hear them all so please get in touch.

This episode is sponsored by Ancient and Brave and produced by Elisa Kennedy.

Thank you for listening and if you like the show please give us a good review and follow us so you don’t miss an episode - just click on the show page and press the plus sign.

We also love hearing from you, so if you have a story you want to share or a suggestion or question you can email us at [email protected] or contact us on Instagram @the_wellnessbreakdown @rosemaryferguson_ and @evekalinik

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DISCLAIMER: All the advice and recommendations in this podcast is given generally. If you feel like you have any contraindications to anything we recommend please check with your healthcare provider first.

Is bread all bad? We are a nation of bread lovers but we're also constantly told we should eat less of it. But IS ALL BREAD BAD? 

In this episode we explore some of the reasons bread got it's 'bad boy' reputation. Why more and more people are not tolerating it and discuss how today's farming techniques and supermarket breads may be a contributing factor. 

Thankfully we also discover that some breads are actually good and Eve tries unsuccessfully to persuade Rose to bake her own sourdough!

For more information on Dr Vanessa Kimbell mentioned in the podcast go to  https://www.sourdough.co.uk/


The Wellness Breakdown is sponsored by Ancient and Brave and produced by Elisa Kennedy 

Thank you for listening and if you like the show please give us a good review and follow us so you don’t miss an episode - just click on the show page and press the plus sign.

We also love hearing from you, so if you have a story you want to share or a suggestion or question you can email us at [email protected] or contact us on Instagram @the_wellnessbreakdown @rosemaryferguson_ and @evekalinik

We're also over on You Tube - youtube.com/@thewellnessbreakdownpod

DISCLAIMER: All the advice and recommendations in this podcast is given generally. If you feel like you have any contraindications to anything we recommend please check with your healthcare provider first.

Fat jabs, skinny jabs, you will have heard about the controversial 'quick fix' semaglutides being used to lose weight quickly.

It’s been splashed all over the media in recent years and with major celebrity endorsement we wanted to talk about the rise of semaglutide aka Ozempic and Wagovy as its trade name descriptions would call it.

Is this the 'wonder weight loss drug' that some report? Or does it have some seriously bad side effects? What might also be the broader implications of promoting the idea of thinness? And are we just furthering toxic diet culture? 

Listen to this episode to hear our thoughts and rants! 

This podcast is sponsored by Ancient & Brave and produced by Elisa Kennedy.

Thank you for listening and if you like the show please give us a good review and follow us so you don’t miss an episode - just click on the show page and press the plus sign.

We also love hearing from you, so if you have a story you want to share or a suggestion or question you can email us at [email protected] or contact us on Instagram @the_wellnessbreakdown @rosemaryferguson_ and @evekalinik

We're also over on You Tube - youtube.com/@thewellnessbreakdownpod

DISCLAIMER: All the advice and recommendations in this podcast is given generally. If you feel like you have any contraindications to anything we recommend please check with your healthcare provider first.

How do I know if I'm perimenopausal? Brain fog, night sweats, anxiety, weight gain, insomnia, all of these could be symptoms of the perimenopause. 


This week we look at perimenopause - what is it exactly and what are some of the changes we might expect to feel both physically and mentally. 

We talk about the vast array of symptoms, the possible role of HRT and some of the empowering choices we can make nutrition, lifestyle and supplement wise to help support perimenopause. We also highlight the opportunities that this phase of life can bring and how it can be seen as empowering!

This podcast is sponsored by Ancient & Brave and produced by Elisa Kennedy.

Thank you for listening and if you like the show please give us a good review and follow us so you don’t miss an episode - just click on the show page and press the plus sign.

We also love hearing from you, so if you have a story you want to share or a suggestion or question you can email us at [email protected] or contact us on Instagram @the_wellnessbreakdown @rosemaryferguson_ and @evekalinik

We're also over on You Tube - youtube.com/@thewellnessbreakdownpod

DISCLAIMER: All the advice and recommendations in this podcast is given generally. If you feel like you have any contraindications to anything we recommend please check with your healthcare provider first.

Is modern living hammering our adrenals and how can we manage our stress response? 

In this episode we discuss what adrenal health really means. How do the adrenals influence symptoms and systems in the body including immune system health, hormone balancing, metabolism and managing inflammation? We also differentiate between positive and negative stress, look at stress eating and ways we can actively help to support the adrenals and a healthy stress response. 

This podcast is sponsored by Ancient & Brave and produced by Elisa Kennedy

Thank you for listening and if you like the show please give us a good review and follow us so you don’t miss an episode - just click on the show page and press the plus sign.

We also love hearing from you, so if you have a story you want to share or a suggestion or question you can email us at [email protected] or contact us on Instagram @the_wellnessbreakdown @rosemaryferguson_ and @evekalinik

We're also over on You Tube - youtube.com/@thewellnessbreakdownpod

DISCLAIMER: All the advice and recommendations in this podcast is given generally. If you feel like you have any contraindications to anything we recommend please check with your healthcare provider first.

Are you always tired? Got low energy and constantly getting colds? Do you have  psoriasis,  eczema or asthma? You might be deficient in Vitamin D.

In this episode we dig into vitamin D, why it isn’t strictly speaking a 'vitamin’ but how important it is for our overall health.  

We talk about how can we make sure we get enough of it and what happens to us  if we don’t? 

Spoiler: it is VERY hard to find many systems of the body that are not impacted by vitamin D!

So what are the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency to look out for and what are the most effective types of supplements and dosages?

Have a listen and find out!

This podcast is sponsored by Ancient & Brave and produced by Elisa Kennedy 

Thank you for listening and if you like the show please give us a good review and follow us so you don’t miss an episode - just click on the show page and press the plus sign.

We also love hearing from you, so if you have a story you want to share or a suggestion or question you can email us at [email protected] or contact us on Instagram @the_wellnessbreakdown @rosemaryferguson_ and @evekalinik

We're also over on You Tube - youtube.com/@thewellnessbreakdownpod

DISCLAIMER: All the advice and recommendations in this podcast is given generally. If you feel like you have any contraindications to anything we recommend please check with your healthcare provider first.

What is matcha and is it better for you than coffee? How do you make it and why do people drink it?

In this episode we take a look at matcha. Its origins, how to drink it, what differentiates a good matcha from a ‘junk' matcha and how to best source as well as its health benefits. Is it worth the expensive price tag? And could it be a healthier alternative to coffee?

Listen to find out more!

This podcast is sponsored by Ancient & Brave and produced by Elisa Kennedy 

With kind insight from Jameel Lalani at Lalani & Co https://www.lalaniandco.com/ - use the code EVEK12 for 12% off.

For Eve’s Matcha macadamia blondies mentioned in the pod - head here https://evekalinik.com/matcha-macadamia-blondies/ 

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Thank you for listening and if you like the show please give us a good review and follow us so you don’t miss an episode - just click on the show page and press the plus sign.

We also love hearing from you, so if you have a story you want to share or a suggestion or question you can email us at [email protected] or contact us on Instagram @the_wellnessbreakdown @rosemaryferguson_ and @evekalinik

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DISCLAIMER: All the advice and recommendations in this podcast is given generally. If you feel like you have any contraindications to anything we recommend please check with your healthcare provider first.

Is oat milk better than cows milk? Are fake meats better than real meat? Is a plant-based diet the answer? 

In this episode we discuss the confusing, often misleading and controversial subjects of plant-based milks and meats. Should we be swapping out our milks for plant-based alternatives or not? And if we are what are the kinds of things should we look out for to meet potential nutritional gaps? 

And if you are thinking of going plant-based, the correct way, we’ve shared a few of our fave plant-based recipes below!

https://evekalinik.com/taco-soup
https://roseferguson.com/blogs/all/butter-bean-stew-bowl
https://evekalinik.com/tofu-katsu-curry
https://roseferguson.com/blogs/all/cauliflower-turmeric-soup

This podcast is sponsored by Ancient & Brave and produced by Elisa Kennedy.

Thank you for listening and if you like the show please give us a good review and follow us so you don’t miss an episode - just click on the show page and press the plus sign.

We also love hearing from you, so if you have a story you want to share or a suggestion or question you can email us at [email protected] or contact us on Instagram @the_wellnessbreakdown @rosemaryferguson_ and @evekalinik

We're also over on You Tube - youtube.com/@thewellnessbreakdownpod

DISCLAIMER: All the advice and recommendations in this podcast is given generally. If you feel like you have any contraindications to anything we recommend please check with your healthcare provider first.