The Wellness Wire

Can lifestyle changes improve the menopause?

I’m joined by Pamela Ann Windle to discuss this question

We cover lots of ground today:

Symptoms of menopause (& should we call them ‘symptoms?’)
 Medication – pros & cons
 Diet (inc artificial sweeteners, wholefoods)
 Alcohol
 Gut health
 Hormones
 Fasting/Time-Restricted Eating
 Exercise/movement
 Sleep and light exposure

Pamela, is a certified international women's health coach, speaker, and menopause consultant for the workplace with over 20 years of experience in the health and wellness industry. She has received training from The Integrated Women's Health Institute and the International Menopause Society, holds membership with the British Standard Institute, and is an advisor to the British Standard Institution for the Menstruation, Menstrual Health and Menopause in the Workplace. Pamela also holds a BSc in Psychology and Sports Science. 

Pamela is passionate about supporting and empowering women going through perimenopause, Menopause, and beyond. She offers evidence-based practices and combines training and techniques tailored to individual needs and senior leaders. Pamela has worked with numerous organisations, such as Channel 4, QVC, The Old Vic Theatre Company, NHS Mersey Care Trust, and The National Education Union.

You can find out more about Pamela using the links below:

https://www.smarterchange.co.uk/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-ann-windle-she-her-2a2a6231/https://twitter.com/PamelaAnnWindle
https://www.veri.co/shop?refc=PAMELA-73HZX
https://www.facebook.com/smarterchange.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/pamelawindlewomenshealthcoach/

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In this episode we discuss the following question: ‘what are we getting wrong when it comes to sleep?

To answer this I’m joined by Dr Katharina Lederle, better known as Dr Kat.  Dr Kat, is a sleep and body clock specialist, who is passionate about helping people sleep well and feel good. She sees taking care of your sleep and circadian health as an act of self-care.

In this episode we discuss the following areas:

Fatigue and its effects on performance
Does shift working affect our health
Larks vs owls (which are you?)
How your daytime habits affect sleep
Light exposure and sleep
Sleep tracking apps
Do we all need 8 hours sleep?
What can businesses do to improve staff sleep
Psychological therapies to improve poor sleep

Dr Kat combines a deep understanding of the biology of sleep and the body clock (she holds a PhD in Human Circadian Physiology & Behaviour and a MSc in Biosciences) with her practical experience in managing fatigue and insomnia, and learnings from Mindfulness, Acceptance Commitment Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy.

Dr Kat provides 1-2-1 sleep coaching to those experiencing insomnia and works with organisations helping them realise the goodness of sleep. She runs sleep hacks, educational talks and workshops. These use a variety of methods, and workforce teams get to understand more about their own sleep behaviour and then design personal sleep plans that help them make behavioural changes and sleep well.

Dr Kat has also written a practical guide to getting good sleep called ‘Sleep Sense’ and has appeared in media coverage of sleep and circadian rhythms.

You can find out more about Kat (and buy her brilliant book)
using the links below:

https://drkatsleep.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katharinalederle/
https://twitter.com/DrKatSleep
https://www.instagram.com/drkatsleep/
https://www.foyles.co.uk/book/sleep-sense/katharina-lederle/9781925820935
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleep-Sense-Improve-improve-health/dp/1925335739

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Im joined by Al Nastase, owner of Trigon Farm in Devon to discuss this question

Our food environment
GMO's (Genetically modified foods)
Pesticides & chemicals in our foods
CSA's (Community Supported Agriculture)
Organic/chemical-free food growing
Self-reliance/food independence
Can industrial farming ever be good for our health?
No-Dig Gardening
How to get started with growing your own food

Al is a Microbiologist, Permaculture designer, Sustainability coach, and Small farm consultant.

He grew up in Romania on a smallholding, and had an allotment in Northampton for 6 years and in autumn of 2019 he decided to become a farmer.  He farms 7 acres of land using sustainable, regenerative methods that work towards creating a small ecosystem. 

He is using the "no dig" method for growing vegetables and flowers, "mob grazing" for sheep, "rotational grazing" for poultry and also working on converting a good area of hay meadow into wild flower meadow. 

All the methods Al uses are non-invasive, he works with the land and not against it. From 2022 he expanded his offer to customers by introducing courses, workshops, pizza evenings and "Farm to table" dinners.

Al offers talks and workshops on sustainability, permaculture and food resilience to companies on their Green days or Sustainability days. 

Al's approach is to raise awareness, educate and empower people to take positive action by starting to grow their own food, reduce carbon footprint, offset carbon footprint and become more resilient to external changes.

www.trigonfarm.co.uk

https://www.facebook.com/trigonfarm

https://www.instagram.com/trigonfarm/?hl=en

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g776112-d23589058-Reviews-Trigon_Farm-Holsworthy_Torridge_Devon_England.html

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Our micro-health environment is the things we can directly influence on a daily basis, such as what goes in our fridge, what we eat at work, and where we exercise etc, as opposed to the 'macro-environment' which is made up of things we can't directly affect such as government health legislation, advertising and societal trends.

For today's discussion I want to know how we as individuals can alter our micro-environment to have a positive impact on our health

To discuss this I'm joined by Neill Friedman, Neill  has a BSC in ‘Sport & Exercise Science’, and is currently reading for a PhD in ‘Biology & health sciences’, where his research is focussed on understanding the molecular pathways by which diet affects health. 

Neill continues to work as a nutrition consultant to organisations, and is also Neill is also the co-founder of the ‘BERG F’ a not-for-profit social enterprise looking to channel social impact funding into research projects that look to tackle the root causes of disease rather than into finding drugs for the treatment of symptoms.

In this conversation we cover the following areas:

The Golden Triangle (education, convenience, price)
What's in your fridge?
Workplace canteens
Are workplaces priming staff for productivity or sluggishness?
Donuts for birthdays
School dinners
University catering
Local shops
Sandwich vans
Vending machines

And much much more...

 https://twitter.com/NeillFriedman

https://www.facebook.com/neill.friedman

https://www.linkedin.com/in/neillfriedman/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-berg-f/about/

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I'm joined by Dave Askew from Northamptonshire Walks to hear his story of corporate burnout and how walking brought him back from the brink

We cover the following areas:

Benefits of walking
Community
Matching your walks to your unique temperament
Getting outside on your work breaks
Why counting steps isn't ideal
Mindfulness
Dave's advice for getting started

And much more...

Dave Askew has lived in Northamptonshire for over forty years and has
always had a keen interest in walking, photography, nature and local history.
In 2013, after experiencing a health scare, he decided to start the walking
blog northamptonshirewalks.co.uk to share his love for walking in
Northamptonshire. The blog quickly took off & today his website has more
than 200 walks he’s done in Northamptonshire on it, plus another 165 outside
the County, including those from his travels all over the world. In 2022 alone it
received more than 1 million views! All the walks are done by pictures, not
maps & are completely free to access.

In May 2022 Dave started taking people on Group Walks and now runs around
25 per month. All the Group Walks are totally free, but you can make a
donation to the day-to-day expenses if you’ve had a great time. In 2022 over
4,000 people came on one of his walks.

The Northamptonshire Walks Facebook Group has become recognised as a
highly positive and supportive community that grew at an incredible rate
throughout the Covid pandemic and currently stands at almost 33,000
members (all with some link to Northamptonshire). You may have seen one of
the 700+ Northamptonshire Walks hoodies and polo shirts out on there on the
footpaths!

Dave can be heard regularly on BBC Northampton & has appeared on both
BBC & ITV television. He also writes articles for many local magazines & has
featured more than once in the Daily Telegraph, promoting
Northamptonshire’s hidden secrets. He’s also available for talks.
Dave has won several awards for the help his website and social media has
given to people, all of which is done purely as a hobby. Indeed the Group
was privileged to receive ‘The Together’ award at the BBC Make a
Difference Awards and, more recently a ‘Highly Commended” Award from
the Countryside Charity Campaign to Protect Rural England.

As Dave always says…”If just one of my walks has helped just one person,
then it’s all been worthwhile

https://northamptonshirewalks.co.uk/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/222661047933104
https://twitter.com/northantswalks

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I'm joined by Conor O'Sullivan to discuss today's topic

Conor O’Sullivan has worked in financial services in 2003 in several advisory and supervisory roles. He is a Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Planner, Chartered Wealth Manager and Fellow of the Personal Finance Society, putting him in the top 5% of qualified advisers in his profession. He founded O’Sullivan Financial Planning in 2017 and has advisers based around the country. Prior to this he spent a decade working for HSBC in a range of leadership roles including leading a Transformational Programme and developing their Premier & Wealth strategy in the UK, working with several HSBC markets across the world.

In addition to running his own business Conor holds a number of Non-Executive Director roles and is a School Governor.

Conor and I discuss the following, and much more:

What does 'inflation' really mean?
Bank of England base rates (How does it affect us?)
'Shrinkflation' (are we being ripped off?)
Values-based spending
Emotional spending
How to categorise your expenses
How to get more for your money
Do's & don'ts of debt

(14) Conor O'Sullivan CFP, FPFS | LinkedIn

Facebook

Financial Planning Kettering | O'Sullivan Financial Planning In Kettering (osullivanfp.co.uk)

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In today's episode we discuss the question of whether strength training can improve our metabolic health.  Metabolic health being related to blood pressure, blood sugar, BMI, blood triglycerides and cholesterol.

To discuss this, I'm joined by Luke Callis, a sports scientist and strength & conditioning coach with applied experience working in elite sport, mainly the areas of professional football working at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Barnet FC and Sheffield United. More recently his work has hugely diversified working with athletes ranging from GB Para swimmers, GB Ice Hockey Players and Professional football referees to name a small selection.

Luke's research interests are around injury prevention and long term athletic development.

We discuss a wide variety of ideas including:

What is strength training?
Does it matter which type you do for metabolic health?
The different types of strength training
The concept of 'Overload'
Why goalsetting matters
The power of routine
Cardio vs strength training for metabolic health
Why 'beasting' doesn't work
Why focusing on your weight isn't smart

And much, much more...


(18) Luke Callis | LinkedIn
Luke Callis — University of Northampton's Research Explorer

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In this episode we're discussing the question of whether as a society we should move our focus away from increasing our 'lifespan' (duration of life) and onto a focus on increasing our 'healthspan' (duration of life lived without disease)

To discuss this I'm joined by fellow healthy living enthusiast Neill Friedman.  Neill is currently reading for a PhD in biology and health sciences, where his research is focussed on understanding the molecular pathways by which diet affects health. Neill continues to work as a nutrition consultant to organisations and is a director of The BERG F, a not-for-profit social enterprise focused on channelling funds into the development of the independent health science and scientists of the future

We talk about how we got to the current situation re the nation's health, factors keeping us where we are, and how we move forwards

You can find out more about Neill's work at:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-berg-f

And you can support Neill's cause that funds research into non-medical interventions at:

https://pluggin.website/berg/

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In this episode I'm joined by Sarina Mann, a public speaking coach who has also taught meditation for many years

In this conversation Sarina gives us a brief overview of what meditation actually is, as there's lots of confusion out there around what it is

We discuss brain waves, types of meditation, potential benefits, and how to get started if you're keen

Nagarjuna Kadampa Meditation Centre – Buddhist retreat centre, meditation classes, and cafe (meditateinnorthants.com)

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In this episode I'm joined by running coach and enthusiast Mark Kennedy to find out what it is about running that draws so many people to it

Mark is group leader of Northampton Road Runners, as well as being a mindset coach
Running Club - Northampton Road Runners at UoN
Northampton Road Runners | Northampton | Facebook

In this conversation we talk about the psychological state of flow, getting started, goalsetting, the beauty of challenge, community, and the self-development journey plus a whole lot more

A great chat with a great guest

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