The Functional Health Podcast

#80 Dr William Li - Preventing And Reversing Chronic Disease Using Food As Medicine

Can we reverse chronic disease using food? How can food be used as preventative medicine? What foods have medicinal properties and in what dose?

Dr. William Li, physician, scientist and bestselling author of  “Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself” and “Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer”. For the latest cutting edge food as medicine science, check out Dr. Li's YouTube Channel. 

I discovered Dr. Li over 12 years ago when he did a Ted Talk on the power of food and food extracts on angiogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels) and cancer. This was a pivotal moment for me and sparked my passion for nutrition. I honestly, couldn’t get enough of nutrition science from that day forward. I watched every documentary I could get my hands on and read scientific papers alongside my day job - it was a real turning point.

This is probably why I was overly excited about meeting Dr Li at a conference in London and where he kindly agreed to come on the show. Dr. William Li is an incredible researcher and content creator and has pioneered the science of food as medicine.

 

In this fascinating conversation we discuss:

• How to use food as medicine

• The top foods for health creation

• Common beverages with health enhancing properties

• The surprising link between sweetness and telomeres

• And much more

SOCIAL MEDIA:

https://www.instagram.com/drwilliamli/

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https://www.youtube.com/c/DrWilliamLi

#79 Teemu Arina - The Fundamental Philosophies Of Biohacking

Teemu Arina is a technology entrepreneur, author, biohacker and founder of the Biohacking Centre. 

Do we need to Biohack? What are underlying principles? Is it for everyone? 

Teemu is one of the forefront thinkers on the digital transformation of learning, work, leadership, health and - eventually - the future of humanity. His work focuses on studying the intersection of man and the machine and ways to improve productivity, health and wellbeing with biological and technological tools. 

In this conversation, we dive into the philosophy of high performance, transcending Maslow's hierarchy of needs, personalising Biohacking to your life, how biohacking can become a copying and much more. 

https://biohackercenter.com

https://biohackersummit.com

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#78 Ryan Carter - Nutritional Know How, Philosophies And Guidance

How can we best personalise our diet and lifestyle? How should geographic location influence what we should eat? What are the benefits of sun exposure? 

Ryan Carter is a certified health coach, personal trainer and  nutritional therapist. 

Ryan is a wealth of knowledge if the field of personalised nutrition and health optimisation. He is incredibly active on instagram with a huge dedicated following where he shares some of his clinical pearls and nutritional philosophies on how to improve your health and wellbeing. 

This conversation was incredibly free flowing, and we dive into a lot of different topics with a very experienced practitioner. 

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#77 Jessica Kanerva - How Can Breathwork Benefit Your Mind And Body?

Jessica Kanerva is a Transformational Breath Practitioner and a Nutritionist.

What types of breathwork are there? How can breathwork benefit you? Why we need to focus on our breath? Can breathwork result in psychedelic experiences?

We speak about the world of breath work as a healing modality and how our breath can be the bridge between our mind and body. Jessica has a special interest in the links between our body and mind, and her goal is to help people support their physical, mental and emotional wellbeing in order to live healthier and more fulfilling lives. 

https://www.jessicakanerva.com

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#76 Lorraine Nicolle - How To Beat Fatigue And Exhaustion

Why do I feel tired? What is fatigue?  What can I do to improve energy levels? What are the most evidenced based supplements to support energy and reduce exhaustion?

Lorraine Nicolle is an experienced and regulated nutrition clinician, educator and author.

In this conversation we discuss the causes of tiredness/exhaustion and how to avoid them, underlying biology of how exhaustion may come about and what lifestyle modifications and supplements can help. Lorraine’s expertise lies in her ability to apply nutrition science in the promotion of health and peak performance. She has a track record (of almost 20 years) of working with individuals with a broad range of health conditions, helping them to use nutrition to improve their quality of life. 

https://www.lorrainenicollenutrition.co.uk

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#75 Professor Gordan Lauc - How To Measure And Reduce Your Biological Age Using Glycans

Professor Gordan Lauc. Gordan is a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Zagreb, Director of the National Centre of Scientific Excellence in Personalised Healthcare, honorary professor at multiple universities and member of the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars. His research team is pioneering the application of glycan biomarkers in the field of precision medicine, forming a new form of biological age clock using Glycans. This is adds to our arsenal in any attempt to improve longevity and healthspan. 

Professor Lauc co-authored over 200 research articles that are cited over 5,000 times.

In this fascinating episode we discuss: 

• What determines biological age
• What are the role of Glycans 
• How can improve of Glycanage
• How does the Glycanage clock compare to other biological age clocks 

https://glycanage.com 

 

#74 Dr Olli Sovijärvi - The Many Benefits Of Cold Therapy

Dr. Olli Sovijärvi is the head author of the Biohacker's Handbook.

Olli has 15-years of clinical experience in multiple areas of medicine including ER, hospital settings, standard healthcare, GP, and personalised functional medicine. He is a truly fascinating individual and it was a real pleasure meeting him and welcoming him on the show. 

In this episode we dive into:

• The history of cold therapy in medicine 
• The benefits of cold
• How cold, when and for how long
• The potential dangers of cold therapy
• Crazy cold exposure stories
• and much more

https://biohackercenter.com/

https://www.holohabits.com

 

#73 Dr Ashok Gupta - Brain Retraining: A Unique Approach to Support Chronic And Stress Related Illness

Dr Ashok Gupta has dedicated his life to improving people's well-being and helping them achieve their potential. He is the founder and CEO of two health tech businesses. The Gupta Program is a neuroplasticity brain retraining program for chronic immune conditions such as Long Covid and ME/CFS.

Ashok personally suffered from ME/CFS when he was studying at Cambridge University, before completely curing himself of the condition, this led him on a Life-long quest to help others recover from chronic and stress-related illnesses. After extensively studying the brain neurology of illness, he published several medical papers and set up and runs a global stress management clinic for over 15 years, which specializes in the treatment of illnesses such as ME, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia, and associated conditions.

 

Gupta Program

The Gupta Program is a friendly easy-to-use online Brain Retraining course, for recovery from many chronic conditions. The Gupta Program is one of the preeminent programs treating Neuro-Immune conditions and thousands of people have gotten their lives back following its protocols.

 

Web sites:

• guptaprogram.com
• themeaningoflife.tv
• thecoronaviruschallenge.com

 

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashok-gupta-8495a0/

#72 Dr Gaétan Chevalier - Grounding: The Science-Backed Benefits Of Connecting Yourself To The Earth

Dr. Gaetan Chevalier is an engineering physicist, professor, author, and research scientist in the fields of fusion and plasma physics, biophotons, biofield, and electrophysiology. He received his PhD in Engineering Physics from the University of Montreal Polytechnic School with specializations in atomic physics and laser spectroscopy. He then spent four years researching plasma physics and nuclear fusion at UCLA and then served as a professor at the California Institute for Human Science (CIHS).

 

Dr. Chevalier is currently on the research faculty at CIHS, a visiting scholar in the Department of Family Medicine & Public Health in the School of Medicine at UC San Diego, Director of the Earthing Institute, and Research Director at Psy-Tek.

 

It was incredible to speak to him and learn about the science backed benefits of grounding yourself to the earth. Something I once thought complete bunkum!

 

In this fascinating episode we discuss:

• What is grounding or earthing
• How does grounding work
• Why does grounding benefit health
• What conditions can grounding help with
• Practical ways to get the benefits of grounding in your every day life

https://earthinginstitute.net/research/

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shinrin-Yoku-Art-Science-Forest-Bathing/dp/0241346959

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Earthing-Most-Important-Health-Discovery/dp/1591203740

https://groundingofficial.com/

 

#71 Lorna Driver-Davies - How To Live Well Through Perimenopause

I sat down with my good friend Lorna Driver-Davies to talk about all things peri-menopause - hormones, symptoms, lab tests, foods, supplements and much more. 

Clinical Nutritional Therapist, Functional Medicine, Naturopathy and Herbal Medicine Dispenser for over a decade focusing on women's gynaecological and hormone nutrition with particular expertise in Perimenopause, early Perimenopause and Endometriosis in Perimenopause. Lorna is frequently asked to comment in the media on women's health and regularly lectures and mentors other nutrition practitioners as well as medics (doctors and nurses). She is also Head of Nutrition at Wild Nutrition women's food based supplement brand.

1. What is perimenopause
2. What are the typical symptoms of perimenopause and what do people tend to miss?
3. What is going on with your hormones to cause the symptoms of perimenopause
4. When and why does perimeopause occur
5. How does peri-menopause affect your vitality and mentality
6. How to manage the symptoms of perimenopause
7. The lab tests to get for you
8. The best foods and supplements or perimenopause

https://www.lornadriverdavies.com/

https://www.instagram.com/lornadriverdavies/

https://www.wildnutrition.com/