When you’re listening to Michael Mosley, it doesn’t take long to understand why he’s one of the world’s most prominent doctors. He’s risen to fame as a BBC broadcaster, documentary maker and inventor of the 5:2 diet, and he has an incredible knack for communicating health research and knowledge in a simple, usable way.

This episode takes a look at some really key elements of health: breathing, sleep, diet and exercise. Michael gives his most effective breathing technique to transform your life and help with sleep, talks about the three most important types of exercise (including the one you’re probably not doing but definitely should be), and discusses what an ideal day looks like from a health perspective. 

Along with tackling these big topics, Michael drops little gold nuggets along the way. Like the Japanese community that’s living longer because they essentially fasted in post-war years, how to figure out if you’re getting the sleep your body needs, and how long you should wait between waking up and your morning coffee. There’s so much in here you can use.

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Michael’s coming to Auckland for his highly acclaimed speaking event, A Life Changing Experience, on March 15. For info and tickets, go to https://www.facebook.com/events/auckland-civic-theatre/dr-michael-mosley-a-life-changing-experience-live-on-stage-auckland/1794434764251286/ 

Michael mentioned the video of when he infected himself with tapeworms. Check it out here (we promise it’s not as gross as it sounds): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeDD0HdecGk 

For everything you need to know about Michaekl’s 5:2 diet, including to find out if it’s suitable for you, head to www.thefast800.com 

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If you’re an aspiring (or even current) endurance athlete, this is for you. Dr Dan Plews is a much-loved coach to some of the world’s fittest athletes, from Olympians and world champions to the likes of Emirates Team New Zealand. 

Dan has been a leader in the research and understanding of heart rate variability and discovering its significance in not only training, but overall wellness. He’s also a competitive ironman athlete (with the silverware to show for it), business owner and absolute devotee to fitness and health.

In this episode of Well & Good, Dan and Art talk… 

• Eating raw liver, and why he did an animal-based diet for eight weeks

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There’s a lot to take in from this one right? 

Dan’s website is a great place to start - his newsletter helps you to get world-leading training tips direct to your inbox. Check it out at https://www.endureiq.com/ 

Or get a bit of a look under the hood of Endure HQ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EndureIQ/ 

There’s also loads of good stuff on his insta @theplews 

There’s so much that goes into gut health, and this episode goes into all the important aspects that you need to know. Dr Mary Pardee is a naturopathic doctor and founder of modrn, which focuses primarily on gut health, and incorporates a range of treatments and techniques tailored to specific individuals.

We talk about…

• An overview of the gut anatomy and the GI tract

If that seems like a lot, it is! But it’s digestible (pun intended) and usable, and all really interesting. 

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Please support this podcast by checking out our episode sponsors: 

-Blis Probiotics: https://blis.co.nz/

They kindly provided a discount code to our listeners - ‘WELLANDGOOD10’ for 10% off all products (excludes ElitePRO).

-Mitchells Nutrition: https://www.mitchellsnutrition.com/

They kindly provided a discount code to our listeners - ‘WELLANDGOOD15’ for 15% off all products.

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See more of Mary on her insta @dr.marypardee, or follow modern @modrnmed 

Mary also mentioned her food strategy guide for skin issues, which you can check out here: https://modrnmed.ac-page.com/food-strategy-guide

This episode is a bit of a beast, but it’s an absolute goldmine for anyone interested in strength training, building muscle or bodybuilding. Eric Helms is an absolute guru, as you’d expect from a bodybuilding coach, athlete, educator, author, and someone with two masters degrees and a PhD in strength and conditioning. 

His resume is unparalleled, and his knowledge is next level. This is probably best suited for someone towards the elite level of training, as opposed to beginners, but there’s so much to digest in this ep. 

We talk…

• Why it takes six months to condition for bodybuilding competitions

Eric is a great communicator, and he’s constantly dropping little gems all the way through this one. 

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Please support this podcast by checking out our episode sponsors: 

-Blis Probiotics: https://blis.co.nz/

They kindly provided a discount code to our listeners - ‘WELLANDGOOD10’ for 10% off all products (excludes ElitePRO).

-Mitchells Nutrition: https://www.mitchellsnutrition.com/

They kindly provided a discount code to our listeners - ‘WELLANDGOOD15’ for 15% off all products.

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We spoke about the documentary Icarus, which you can check out with a Netflix login here: https://www.netflix.com/nz/title/80168079  

Check out Eric’s podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@IronCulturePodcast 

Or follow him on insta: https://www.instagram.com/helms3dmj/ 

Dan Ebbett has come a long way since the days of wearing snowboarding goggles to the movies. As the founder of BlockBlueLight glasses, he’s a pioneer into the effects of devices, technology and light on sleep and health.

Dan developed his range of light-blocking glasses after struggling with chronic insomnia, eye strain and migraines. He changed the game by discovering the widespread impact blue light was having for people, and developing glasses that were focused on effectiveness rather than appearance.

This is one of those under-appreciated health areas that a surprisingly large number of people struggle with.

Dan and Art talk through:

• Dan’s personal journey with discovering blue light glasses, and how quickly they worked for him

(Disclaimer about the sound - sorry about the weird background noises in this one, turns out that  a leaf blower waits for no one!)

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Please support this podcast by checking out our episode sponsors: 

-Blis Probiotics: https://blis.co.nz/

They kindly provided a discount code to our listeners - ‘WELLANDGOOD10’ for 10% off all products (excludes ElitePRO).

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They kindly provided a discount code to our listeners - ‘WELLANDGOOD15’ for 15% off all products.

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Because he’s a legend, Dan’s offered a 15% discount code for Well & Good listeners for any product on the BlockBlueLight website. Just enter the code WELLANDGOOD and it’s yours.

Check out www.blockbluelight.co.nz for more info

They’re on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BlockBlueLightOfficial 

You can also contact them with questions/inquiries: https://www.blockbluelight.co.nz/pages/contact-us 

This conversation about genetics will change the way you view your personal health and wellness journey. 

Dr Libby Lindsay is an author, speaker and health entrepreneur whose personal health background led her to discover the significance of genetics on so many wellness techniques. She is the founder of Ingeneous, a DNA wellness portal that’s focused on genetics, and has helped more than 4,000 clients in the last 10 years.

In short, genetics impact just about everything. But you CAN alter your genetics and you CAN overcome genetic predispositions. In this episode of Well & Good, Art and Libby touch on:

• How Libby got so desperate to overcome her migraines, she went to a Fijian medicine man who chewed up a concoction in his mouth and spat it into her nose

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Please support this podcast by checking out our episode sponsors: 

-Blis Probiotics: https://blis.co.nz/

They kindly provided a discount code to our listeners - ‘WELLANDGOOD10’ for 10% off all products (excludes ElitePRO).

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They kindly provided a discount code to our listeners - ‘WELLANDGOOD15’ for 15% off all products.

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RESOURCES:

To find out more, check out Libby on Instagram @myingeneous

To see more about her work with Ingeneous, head to https://myingeneous.com/ 

Art got up at 3am to record this pod with world-renowned wellness guru Robb Wolf, and we reckon it was well worth it! Robb’s a former biochemist, best selling author, film producer, and a health speaker for the likes of NASA, the US Marine Corps and the Naval Special Warfare.

This is all about different types of training and health techniques and it goes into LOADS of different areas. There are takeaways here for anyone, from elite tips to basic techniques for beginners. 

We talk about…

• Losing 10kgs filming a survival TV show, including eating mice and killing an elk

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Please support this podcast by checking out our episode sponsors: 

-Blis Probiotics: https://blis.co.nz/

They kindly provided a discount code to our listeners - ‘WELLANDGOOD10’ for 10% off all products (excludes ElitePRO).

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They kindly provided a discount code to our listeners - ‘WELLANDGOOD15’ for 15% off all products.

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RESOURCES:

Find Robb on insta @dasrobbwolf

See the full range of his expertise at https://robbwolf.com/ 

Robb’s also given us a promo code to redeem for a gift with any purchase from his electrolyte business LMNT. Head to DrinkLMNT.com/wellandgood for more!

This episode is about one of the most significant aspects of health and wellness that’s often overlooked. Immunity. 

Dr Anna Brooks is a top immunologist and researcher, and she takes us on a deep dive into myths, truths, theories and the latest understanding when it comes to viruses, immunity, Covid and resilience. This includes:

-How her Keto diet helps her allergies

-Honing in on “trigger” foods to find out what makes you react, and how it’s not just about avoiding them

-What’s a virus, how it makes us sick, and how cells in the body respond to it

-Why some people catch a virus and others don’t - including why kids are often more resilient

-How viruses you catch as a kid can stay latent in your system forever, and how that can impact you later on

-What natural immunity is, and how vaccinations play into it

-How you can build your immunity (spoiler: diet is key)

-The role of the microbiome, and what we know about making it stronger

-Antibiotics - when you should and shouldn’t use them (including Anna’s recommendation for the best lozenges)

-How fasting impacts immunity

-Anna’s experience taking probiotics and the impact on her microbiome

-Supplements - when to take them for the biggest impact

-Hot and cold therapy

-Why this year’s flu season was so bad, and why next year might be another rough one

-Sleep and immunity

-Covid - how it’s different to the flu, and the surprising time it takes for our body to recover fully

-Why fitness doesn’t necessarily translate to immunity

-Long Covid - why people are getting it

-The importance of looking after yourself when you’re sick

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See more from Anna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drannanz?lang=en 

Contribute to Anna’s Long Covid crowdfunding campaign: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/giving/donate/a-z-list-of-funds/long-covid-research-project.html 

Meditation and yoga are super popular all over the world but how exactly do they benefit us? What happens when we do them that creates the impact it does? This is a great in-depth look into the cognitive benefits of mindfulness that really shows how powerful it can be. 

Dr Sara Lazar is an associate researcher in the Psychiatry Department at Massachusetts General Hospital and an assistant professor in psychology at Harvard Medical School. Her TED Talk, How Meditation Can Reshape Our Brains, has been viewed more than 1.6 million times.

Sara has spent years studying the neuroscience behind yoga and meditation to understand what it does to the brain, and how it impacts things like mood, love, memory and more. 

In this episode, we talk about:

• The difference in benefit between yoga and meditation

This is a great episode for anyone who meditates or does yoga and wants to understand how it has the effect it does. Or, if you want to maximise the benefit of what you’re going, this has some great tips and tricks.

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Check out more from Sara at https://scholar.harvard.edu/sara_lazar/home 

Her TED Talk is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8rRzTtP7Tc 

The Twitter account she mentions is also here: https://twitter.com/lablazar?lang=en  

This is the all-around nutrition podcast we’ve been dying to bring to you. It’s packed with SUPER handy nutrition advice, as Mikki Williden gives her incredible, wide-ranging perspective on so many aspects of eating.

If you’ve ever wondered about your diet, or wanted to eat better but didn’t know where to start, there’s something here for you. 

In particular, we take a really good look at protein to bust a few myths and give good, practical advice on how to get the protein you need. 

Talking points include:

• Mikki’s experience doing the carnivore diet - why she only lasted two days

• All the benefits of muscle mass as you age, including how it helps women going through menopause 

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RESOURCES:

The sardines Art spoke about being into is Diplomats brisling sardines in olive oil.

Find Mikki on instagram @mikkiwilliden

Check out her podcast, Mikkipedia

Get more from her at mikkiwilliden.com 

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