Your Lifestyle As Medicine

We normally think of diet and exercise for weight management. However other lifestyle factors are closely linked to one’s ability to maintain a healthy weight. Adequate sleep is one such factor, along with drinking plenty of water. This program explores the surprising connections between sleep, water intake, weight management and overall wellbeing.

Host: Kaysie Vokurka, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Guest: Lorenzo Berry, Lifestyle Coach

While we all struggle with low mood at times, chronic low mood - which includes depression, anxiety and other conditions - is becoming a widespread problem. Many factors feed into this, not all of which individuals can control. However, physical activity is a proven way to lift your mood and the benefits are only steps away. This program explains the link between movement and mood.

Host: Kaysie Vokurka, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Guest: Lorenzo Berry, Lifestyle Coach

Most people in western countries do not eat enough fibre. Fibre is a very important part of the diet that acts as a gastrointestinal cleaner. It also supports the health and nourishment of the microbiome. A lack of fibre contributes to many chronic disease problems. This program discusses the different types of fibre and their incredible roles, along with how much fibre we need, good sources of fibre and the benefits of a high fibre diet.

Host: Kaysie Vokurka, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Guest: Selina Reyno, Dietitian

The subject of carbohydrates can be quite confusing. Some say carbs are good for you, others say they are bad, fattening, disease-promoting. What is the truth about carbohydrates? How can you avoid unbalanced diets and choose the best carbohydrates for your body? This program answers these questions and more.

Host: Kaysie Vokurka, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Guest: Selina Reyno, Dietitian

Whole plant foods contain more than just the basic carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals that are essential for our nutritional wellbeing. They also boast a dazzling array of unique chemicals that offer help to protect our health and prevent disease. This program explores the world of phytochemicals and their benefits.

Host: Kaysie Vokurka, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Guest: Dr Winston Craig, Adjunct Professor

Plant-based diets have grown significantly in popularity over the past decade. People adhere to them for multiple reasons because they offer many different benefits, including for health, economics, animal welfare and the environment. This program explores what plant-based diets are, their benefits, nutritional adequacy, and sustainability.

Host: Kaysie Vokurka, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Guest: Dr Winston Craig, Adjunct Professor

This program explores tools for recovering from unhealthy relationships. Key strategies such as being assertive, setting boundaries and seeing oneself in a healthy way are discussed. The influence of spiritual perspectives in relationship recovery is also addressed.

Host: Kaysie Vokurka, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Guest: Jenifer Skues, Health Psychologist

Controlling relationships can have a dramatic impact on our overall health. They can increase our risk of chronic diseases through activating the body’s stress response system. This program explores how this works along with ways to manage stress responses from traumatic relationships and experiences.

Host: Kaysie Vokurka, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Guest: Jenifer Skues, Health Psychologist

Power dynamics in relationships can significantly affect our emotions, wellbeing and quality of life. Power or control in relationships is often misused. This program describes the types of negative power plays we often experience in relationships and the root causes behind them.

Host: Kaysie Vokurka, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Guest: Jenifer Skues, Health Psychologist

Relationships develop throughout our lives. Various factors influence whether or not we will develop healthy or unhealthy relationship patterns. This episode explains how relationship patterns are imprinted in early life experiences and how they develop over time into healthy or unhealthy dynamics.

Host: Kaysie Vokurka, Nutritionist & Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner
Guest: Jenifer Skues, Health Psychologist