This Week In Wellness Archives - The Wellness Couch: Recent Episodes
This Week In Wellness Archives - The Wellness Couch
This Week In Wellness I have decided to hang up the microphone (at least for the time being) and record the last ever episode of This Week In Wellness.
Thank you for all your support over the years and thank you to all those who have supported this journey.
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This Week In Wellness a Norwegian University of Science and Technology has suggested that the costs associated with overweight individuals in the Norwegian population are even greater than those associated with obesity. And given that 75 percent of men and 61 percent of women were overweight or obese these costs are not insignificant.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231214/Overweight-not-just-obesity-drives-higher-healthcare-costs-Norwegian-study-finds.aspx
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This Week In Wellness a study of 22 pairs of identical twins by Stanford Medicine researchers has found that a vegan diet may improve cardiovascular health in as little as eight weeks.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231130113042.htm
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2812392
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This Week In Wellness eating red meat and dairy could help to fight cancer according to a new study published in Nature.
https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/22/eating-red-meat-dairy-reduces-cancer-risk-scientists-discover-19862991/amp/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06749-3
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This Week In Wellness a paper in the web based peer review journal Cureus, shows that up to 80% of US citizens may be suffering from vertebral subluxation and its side effects.
https://www.cureus.com/articles/195837-secondary-analysis-of-a-dataset-to-estimate-the-prevalence-of-vertebral-subluxation-and-its-implications-for-health-promotion-and-prevention?fbclid=IwAR2QrB6HIFdUIjdNhH5z1PLnvonjWMwrCjdON44rhZkCLLtPsCtyagQ-ugQ#!/
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This Week In Wellness a report published in Frontiers of Endocrinology has suggested that use of the Oral Contraceptive Pill may enhance women’s susceptibility to stress-related illness and anxiety.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231109/How-do-sex-hormones-and-birth-control-affect-brain-fear-circuits.aspx
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1228504/full
https://events.humanitix.com/de-stress-body-mind
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This Week In Wellness research published in the journal Fertility and Sterility has found that EMF radiation caused by the increased use of mobile phones may be associated with a reduced sperm concentration and total sperm count (TSC) in the semen.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231102/Study-links-heavy-mobile-phone-use-to-lower-sperm-count.aspx
https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(23)01875-7/fulltext#articleInformation
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This Week In Wellness high levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, long demonised for their potential role in heart disease and stroke, may contribute to a lower risk of dementia and a slower cognitive decline over time compared to people who have lower levels.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231025/Older-adults-with-higher-levels-of-triglycerides-may-have-lower-dementia-risk.aspx
https://n.neurology.org/content/early/2023/10/25/WNL.0000000000207923
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This Week In Wellness a new study published in Nutrients has confirmed what many parents and health experts alike have long feared, namely that the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) was associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231019/Sugar-sweetened-beverages-pose-a-potential-risk-of-ADHD.aspx
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/20/4395
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This Week In Wellness a study published in Scientific Reports has shown that black, green and matcha tea were all effective at inactivating the Omnicron subvariant of SARS Coronavirus 2.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231005/Green-matcha-and-black-tea-Effective-weapons-against-Omicron-subvariants-research-reveals.aspx
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-43563-3
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This Week In Wellness the class action lawsuits against Monsanto (the makers of Round-Up now owned by Bayer) previously reported overseas on this podcast have now come to Australia with an Australian man now claiming the weed killer has caused him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma. https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/sep/04/roundup-class-action-weedkiller-non-hodgkin-lymphoma
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This Week In Wellness research published in the journal Scientific Reports showed that infants who spent most of their first year of life during the pandemic have fewer types of bacteria in their gut than infants born prior to the pandemic. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230831/Pandemic-may-have-altered-gut-microbiome-of-infants-study-finds.aspx https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40102-y
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This Week In Wellness peoples self assessments of their own bodies potential to fight off a pathogen was compared with the actual levels of antibodies in their blood for that same pathogen and the results were surprisingly accurate. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230816114132.htm https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301051123001540?via%3Dihub
This Week In Wellness a large meta-analysis has shown that yoga, breathing exercises and aerobic training have been shown to improve lung function in asthmatics. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230811/Key-exercises-for-asthmatic-people-help-improve-their-lung-function-finds-study.aspx https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07853890.2023.2237031
This Week In Wellness the British medical Journal has reported that peppermint oil may ease people’s pain, reduce the need for drugs and enhance their sleep after open heart surgery. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230803/Peppermint-oil-may-be-new-option-for-pain-relief-after-open-heart-surgery.aspx
This Week In Wellness researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have uncovered a potential mechanism for the increased diabetes risk seen in those who do not get enough sleep. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230707/Research-uncovers-mechanism-linking-deep-sleep-to-blood-sugar-control.aspx https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2666379123002197
This Week In Wellness a new study has shown that commonly used birth-control pills can negatively impact women’s stress response, in particular the ability to reduce their levels of the stress hormone ACTH when the stress has been removed. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230707/Birth-control-pills-disrupt-womens-stress-response-study-shows.aspx https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0166432823002681
This Week In Wellness a new study has shown that commonly used birth-control pills can negatively impact women’s stress response, in particular the ability to reduce their levels of the stress hormone ACTH when the stress has been removed.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230707/Birth-control-pills-disrupt-womens-stress-response-study-shows.aspx
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0166432823002681
This Week In Wellness research has suggested that middle-aged men not getting enough sleep won’t get the protective benefits of exercise, when it comes to their brains.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/jul/05/middle-aged-people-need-sleep-to-see-mental-health-benefits-of-exercise
This Week In Wellness Australian researchers have called into question the use of opioids for acute neck and back pain as research shows that the drugs may be no more effective than placebo.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-29/opioids-back-neck-acute-pain-research-findings/102530382
This Week In Wellness oestrogen mimicking polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been shown to pass down through the generations contributing to a variety of neuroendocrine, metabolic and reproductive problems in the grandchildren of those exposed.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230615/Adverse-cognitive-effects-linked-to-endocrine-disrupting-chemicals-may-pass-down-through-generations.aspx
https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/conditions/chemicals+and+contaminants/polychlorinated+biphenyls+pcbs
This Week In Wellness a study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has shown that a longer duration of breastfeeding in Spanish children was linked to a lower consumption of ultra-processed food items in preschool.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230608/Breastfeeding-found-to-reduce-ultra-processed-food-intake-among-preschoolers.aspx
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212267223002885
This Week In Wellness supplementing with fish oil may increase the muscle and strength gains of healthy young adults doing strength training.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36822153/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33221700/
This Week In Wellness better motor skills in first grade have been linked to better performance in reading and mathematics in the 3rd grade in a recent study at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230525/Motorically-skilled-children-in-first-grade-have-better-academic-skills-by-third-grade.aspx
https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Abstract/9900/Cross_Lagged_Associations_between_Physical.239.aspx
This Week In Wellness the World Health Organisation (WHO) has updated their advice on the use of non-sugar sweeteners for weight control to reflect the fact that research shows they do not confer any long term benefit and may in fact increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and all death.
https://www.who.int/news/item/15-05-2023-who-advises-not-to-use-non-sugar-sweeteners-for-weight-control-in-newly-released-guideline
This Week In Wellness a healthy diet has been shown to increase physical fitness in middle aged adults by the same amount as an extra 4000 steps a day.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230511/Healthier-diets-may-lead-to-greater-physical-fitness.aspx
https://academic.oup.com/eurjpc/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/eurjpc/zwad113/7146619?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=true
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This Week In Wellness a recent study published in the Frontiers in Nutrition Journal has shown that sardines may be more beneficial than fish oil supplements due to the presence of additional micronutrients.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230418/Eating-sardines-vs-fish-oil-supplements-study-evaluates-the-nutritional-benefit-beyond-fatty-acids.aspx
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1107475/full
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This Week In Wellness high quality foods lower the risk of sleep apnea by up to 41% regardless of the individual's BMI according to a US study published in Nutrients. However it didn’t significantly impact insomnia or sleep quality.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230427/Healthy-eating-lowers-risk-of-sleep-apnea.aspx
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/9/2078
This Week In Wellness a study published in Neurology has identified an increased risk of dementia amongst elderly people with low bone density.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230322190844.htm
This Week In Wellness a study by researchers at Monash university has found that just 0.001% of the worlds population are breathing air below the safety levels recommended by the World Health Organisation (the WHO).
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230307073211.htm
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(23)00008-6/fulltext
This Week In Wellness the italian government has backed a bill to ban laboratory-produced meat, fish and milk including fines of up to €60,000 for those who transgress.
Italian agriculture lobbies have collected half a million signatures in recent months calling for protection of "natural food vs synthetic food"
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65110744
This Week In Wellness a simple eye mask has been shown to improve memory and alertness in as little as 2 nights despite not affecting sleep timing or duration.
https://www.sciencealert.com/wearing-an-eye-mask-while-you-sleep-could-have-surprising-mental-benefits
https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/46/3/zsac305/6912219?login=true
This Week In Wellness a new Dutch study has shown that 60 percent of a babies microbiome is inherited from their mother and that whilst babies born via caesarian section received less gut and vaginal microbes this may at least in part be made up for by a higher percentage of microbes from mums breast milk, skin and respiratory system.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2023-03-09/babies-microbiome-mothers-birth-caesarean-section/102059396
https://www.cell.com/cell-host-microbe/fulltext/S1931-3128(23)00043-4
This Week In Wellness research from the University of South Australia showing that physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than traditional counselling or medication therapies has led researchers to call for exercise to be the primary approach for managing depression.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230224/Physical-activity-more-effective-than-counseling-or-medications-to-manage-depression.aspxhttps://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/02/16/bjsports-2022-106195
This Week In Wellness research from the University of South Australia showing that physical activity is 1.5 times more effective than traditional counselling or medication therapies has led researchers to call for exercise to be the primary approach for managing depression.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230224/Physical-activity-more-effective-than-counseling-or-medications-to-manage-depression.aspx
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/02/16/bjsports-2022-106195
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This Week In Wellness a new review from the University of Turku, Finland has shown that red, purple and blue pigments in fruits, vegetables, and tubers called anthocyanins may be able to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by modulating energy metabolism, inflammation and the gut microbiome.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230215100419.htm
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c05879
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This Week In Wellness walking and moderate to vigorous physical exercise have been shown to reduce the risk of cognitive impairment or dementia according to a study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230125085831.htm
https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.12908
This Week In Wellness researchers from Irish universities have shown that practising gratitude can help to “buffer” stress, both reducing the heart's reaction to stress and also improving its recovery.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230126/Gratitude-has-a-unique-stress-buffering-effect-research-shows.aspx
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167876022002707?via%3Dihub
https://www.researchgate.nehttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167876022002707?via%3Dihubt/publication/44581429_Gratitude_and_well-being_A_review_and_theoretical_integration
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4927423/
This Week In Wellness new guidelines from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) suggest that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption and that having more than 2 drinks a week is considered “risky”. This follows a statement from the World Health organisation in the Journal Lancet in January that also stated there was no safe level of alcohol consumption.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-19/canada-guidelines-say-no-safe-limit-of-alcohol/101868992
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/20/australia-unlikely-to-follow-canada-in-slashing-alcohol-consumption-guidelines
This Week In Wellness new guidelines from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) suggest that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption and that having more than 2 drinks a week is considered “risky”. This follows a statement from the World Health organisation in the Journal Lancet in January that also stated there was no safe level of alcohol consumption.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-19/canada-guidelines-say-no-safe-limit-of-alcohol/101868992
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/20/australia-unlikely-to-follow-canada-in-slashing-alcohol-consumption-guidelines
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This Week In Wellness researchers from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai found that pregnant women who consumed a mediterranean diet were 28% less likely to get pre eclampsia, and 37% less likely to suffer from gestational diabetes, both of which can cause complications for both mum and baby.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20221222/Adherence-to-Mediterranean-diet-associated-with-lower-risk-of-preeclampsia-during-pregnancy.aspx
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2799855
This Week In Wellness a study out of the University of Leeds has shown that for women, consuming just an extra 25 grams of protein a day was associated with a 14% reduction in their risk of hip fracture.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221128100852.htm
https://www.clinicalnutritionjournal.com/article/S0261-5614(22)00393-4/fulltext
This Week In Wellness a new study from China has shown that intermittent fasting for 3 months may be able to reverse type 2 diabetes in up to half of all individuals.
It is estimated that over half a billion people worldwide suffer from diabetes, with 95% of those suffering from the lifestyle-related type 2 diabetes.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/type-2-diabetes-intermittent-fasting-could-reverse-the-condition#Intermittent-fastingand-T2D-reversal
https://academic.oup.com/jcem/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1210/clinem/dgac661/6888005
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/type-2-diabetes-intermittent-fasting-could-reverse-the-condition#Intermittent-fastingand-T2D-reversal
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32445735/
This Week In Wellness research out of Florida State University College of Medicine has linked the popular artificial sweetener Aspartame to anxiety in mice. In fact not only did it produce anxiety in the mice that consumed it, it also extended to their offspring for 2 generations.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/12/221208174226.htm
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2213120119
This Week In Wellness research by the Obesity Policy Coalition has found that over ¾ of the tested ready made foods for toddlers exceeded the World Health Organisations proposed guidelines for sugar consumption in a result that Health Minister Mark Butler described as "shocking".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-08/toddler-food-products-failing-sugar-guidelines-research/101749342
This Week In Wellness a new study looking at almost 10,000 Australians has suggested that so called “protein hunger” driven by increased consumption of overly processed and refined foods may play a key role in over-eating and obesity.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-find-that-protein-hunger-drives-overeating-obesity/#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20provides%20additional,body's%20strong%20appetite%20for%20protein.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/oby.23578
This Week In Wellness a study published in JAMA Psychiatry has shown that a mindfulness-based stress reduction program was as effective as the popular antidepressant drug escitalopram in treating people with anxiety disorders.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221109124354.htm
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2798510
This Week In Wellness a review published in the Biomolecules journal has suggested that melatonin may be more effective in reducing long covid symptoms and COVID-19 inflammatory markers than commonly used antivirals. The authors have suggested that the reason it has not been promoted more as a solution is due to it’s easy availability and Listen In
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In this episode in This Week In Wellness, Brett discusses research published in scientific studies that show remnant viral RNA from historic infections can remain in the human genome and serve as antivirals that protect against present day viruses. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221027154145.htm https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq7871
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This Week In Wellness residues of an antioxidant added to fish feed and linked to cancer has been shown to be in higher levels in Tasmanian farmed Salmon than were found in European studies before the European Union decided to ban the additive altogether, say experts who are calling for tighter regulations. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/26/fish-feed-additive-banned-in-eu-found-in-tasmanian-salmon-at-concerning-levels-researchers-say
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This Week In Wellness a study in the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that working long hours as a first year Medical resident leads to depression with those working 90 hours a week reporting 3 times the rate of depression as those working 45 hours. https://www.news-medical.net/news/20221020/Depression-risk-increases-with-number-of-hours-worked-in-stressful-jobs.aspx https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2210365
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This Week In Wellness Michigan Medical researchers have determined that it is the lifestyle factors that increase heart disease risk, not the presence of heart disease itself, that raises the risk of Covid-19 death. The study looked at over 5000 people admitted to Intensive Care Units with severe Covid in in the United States and Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a study published in Cell Metabolism has shown that eating late causes decreased energy expenditure, increased hunger, and changes in fat tissue that may increase the risk of obesity. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221004121928.htm https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(22)00397-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2f Retrieve%2fapi%2FS1550413122003977%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
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This Week In Wellness The US Food and Drug Administration wants to update its definition of “healthy” foods to have a greater emphasis on whole foods and allow foods like water, avocados, nuts and seeds and higher fat fish to be recognised as the health foods for the first time. Alternatively products that currently qualify Listen In
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This Week In Wellness new research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine has shown that working out more frequently and less intensely maybe be the key to increasing muscle size and strength. https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/resistance-training-over-high-intensity-study https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/sms.14220
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This Week In Wellness the New England Journal of Medicine has published a study suggesting that the presence of mucosal antibodies in the airways may be responsible for the decreased risk of Omicron Covid infection for those with naturally acquired immunity when compared to those who received vaccinations alone. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220914180010.htm https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2209651
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This Week In Wellness two new large studies across two countries published in the BMJ have shown that ultra-processed foods were linked to an increased risk of heart disease, colo-rectal cancers in men and early death in both men and women whilst another study presented at the 2022 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference has shown that Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a study in Nature has shown that your brain actively surveys your fat cells to determine fat levels and down-regulate brown fat production and fat burning when it deems fat levels too be low. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220831113600.htm https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05137-7
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This Week In Wellness a report by the Australian Institute Of Health and Welfare (AIHW) titled Australia’s Health 2022 has shown that while life expectancy has risen, so have the levels of chronic disease. Over half of all Australians now have one or more chronic health conditions and over a third of these due to Listen In
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This Week In Wellness sedentary lifestyle and poor sleep have been linked to fatty liver disease by Chinese researchers. The authors of the study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism said that “People with poor nighttime sleep and prolonged daytime napping have the highest risk for developing fatty liver disease,” Listen In
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This Week In Wellness researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine and other collaborating institutions have identified a molecule in the blood that is produced during exercise and can reduce food intake and obesity in mice in an attempt to “understand how exercise works at the molecular level to be able to Listen In
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This Week In Wellness as the UK experiences some of its hottest weather on record, two leading conservation charities are releasing bison back into the wild for the first time in thousands of years in a bit to help tackle the climate crisis. https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/bison-released-tackle-climate-change
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This Week In Wellness a report by investigative journalist Maryanne Demasi has drawn into question the independence and trustworthiness of medical regulators all over the world as their finding sources are revealed. The investigation published by The BMJ looked at six leading regulators, in Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, the UK, and US and showed that Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a study of adult Americans has shown that less than seven percent of them have good metabolic health with the researchers describing the results as “a devastating health crisis requiring urgent action” https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220704180921.htm https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0735109722049944?via%3Dihub
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This Week In Wellness a study published in Nature that looked at over 400 elderly Japanese men and women, has suggested that spinal posture assessments may be a useful tool for detecting cognitive decline in older populations. https://spinalresearch.com.au/detection-of-cognitive-decline-by-spinal-posture-assessment-in-health-exams-of-the-general-older-population/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-12605-7
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This Week In Wellness as the FDA announces that genetically modified, herbicide tolerant, HB4 wheat is safe to eat the US wheat industry spokesperson revealed that they plan to seek approval to plant HB4 wheat in Australia within the next year. https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/exclusive-brazil-tests-genetically-modified-wheat-global-supplies-tighten-2022-06-06/ https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/in-a-key-step-developer-says-fda-finds-gmo-wheat-is-safe-to-eat
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This Week In Wellness following on from last week’s research showing a link between socialising and dementia now a University of South Australia study has shown a direct link between vitamin D deficiency and dementia. https://www.unisa.edu.au/media-centre/Releases/2022/vitamin-d-deficiency-leads-to-dementia/ https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ajcn/nqac107/6572356?login=true https://fb.me/e/3rHPv1muK
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This Week In Wellness a systematic review and meta-analysis of 38 randomised control trials controlled trials of omega-3 fatty acids has shown that the fatty acid improves cardiovascular outcomes. The study, published in eClinical Medicine showed a greater reduction in cardiovascular risk when supplementing with EPA alone rather than combined EPA and DHA supplements. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210708083854.htm Listen In
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This Week In Wellness the Australian Chiropractors Association is reporting that Australians are now spending 5.5 hours a day on their phones, with the additional 60% of neck flexion caused placing an extra 27kg of weight through the spine and leading to increased risk for physical and mental health challenges. https://www.chiro.org.au/patients/campaigns/spinal-health-week/#techneck https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/chronic-musculoskeletal-conditions/back-problems/contents/what-are-back-problems www.chiro.org.au/find-a-chiro
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This Week In Wellness new South Australian laws enshrining emergency Covid powers into legislation have been described by the liberal opposition as “dark age dictatorship” amid growing concerns that the laws overreach in terms of the powers they provide and lack suitable safeguards. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-19/chris-picton-hits-back-at-david-speirs-over-dictatorship-comment/101081932 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-17/sa-covid-management-bill-set-to-pass/101073360 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-06/sa-legal-experts-concerned-over-covid-legislation/101045008
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This Week In Wellness a recent study by McGill University’s Division of Experimental Medicine, published in Science Translational Medicine shows that inflammation may in fact be necessary for healing acute injuries, throwing into question the common use of steroids and over the counter anti-inflammatories as a first line of defence. “This was very, very unexpected,” Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a study conducted by World Animal Protection (formerly the World Society for The Protection of Animals) has shown that over half of all beef and over ⅓ of all salmon in Australian supermarkets harboured resistance to a range of antibiotics. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-04/antibiotic-resistance-study-agriculture-food-chain/101037200 https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.au/take-action/stop-the-rise-of-superbugs https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.au/sites/default/files/media/Antimicrobial_Resistance_in_Australian_Supermarket_Meats_Monash_Report.pdf
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This Week In Wellness a study published in Environmental Science and Policy has shown that environmentally friendly actions leads to greater ‘subjective well being’ (or happiness) regardless of their income, or values and motivations. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1462901122000776 https://theconversation.com/climate-change-greener-lifestyles-linked-to-greater-happiness-in-both-rich-and-poor-countries-180182
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This Week In Wellness the US will no longer enforce mask mandates as a federal judge in Florida has ruled them unlawful forcing Joe Biden to concede the mandate would “not (be) in effect at this time”. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-19/florida-judge-voids-us-mask-mandate-for-planes-other-travel/100998116
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This Week In Wellness a website promoting “freedom fighting” election hopefuls, has been targeted by The Australian Electoral Commission for apparently breaching “political authorisation rules”. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-12/one-nation-candidate-website-donations-for-freedom-candidates/100982564 https://www.jointheconversation.net.au/
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This Week In Wellness Steven Newmaster, a researcher and botanist at the University of Guelph is facing charges of using fraudulent research methods. Newmaster found fame in 2013 publishing a study in BMC Medicine using DNA barcoding on herbal products such as echinacea, ginkgo biloba, and St. John’s wort and accusing the products of containing Listen In
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This Week In Wellness in a move described by News Ltd as being “quietly noted in budget papers” Children aged 0 to 4 years of age have been added to Australia’s vaccine injury compensation claims scheme and Health Minister Greg Hunt suggested planning was under way for “children aged zero to four”, despite no vaccines Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a March 2022 study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition has found that 95% of the advisory committee members that created the 2020-2025 US Dietary Guidelines had a conflict of interest with food and or pharmaceutical industries. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35311630/
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This Week In Wellness a study has shown that “medical maximisiers”, people who are more prone to race off to the doctor, seek a prescription and demand a treatment may actually be doing themselves a disservice. The study looked at almost 3000 Aussie men aged 45 to 60 who were eligible for a prostate screening Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a systematic review examining the replacement of glucose and sucrose with fructose in foods and drinks has failed to show the harmful effects of Fructose previously suggested and may even suggest some benefit to fructose consumption. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.647600/full
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This Week In Wellness a landmark Adelaide Uni study has shown that meat consumption leads to increased life expectancy despite what they describe as “research that has thrown a negative spotlight on meat consumption in the human diet,” https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2022/02/22/meat-eating-extends-human-life-expectancy-worldwide https://www.dovepress.com/total-meat-intake-is-associated-with-life-expectancy-a-cross-sectional-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-IJGM
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This Week In Wellness as Israel deals with it’s 5th wave of Corona virus despite some of the highest vaccination and booster rates in the world a new study on Vitamin D supplementation in that country is showing a lot of promise. Described as “some of the most convincing evidence to date” Researchers from Bar Listen In
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This Week In Wellness economists from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics have conducted a meta-analysis of the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on mortality and concluded that they had “little to no effect” on saving lives. Their analysis of the data concluded that lockdowns across Europe and the USA had “reduced COVID-19 mortality by Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a 3 day wellness festival incorporating over 60 events is coming to the Adelaide Hills this April as part of their bushfire recovery efforts funded by the Federal Government. Martin Radcliffe, Chair of Adelaide Hills Tourism Board said that it was fitting that the Adelaide Hills was the first region in Listen In
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This Week In Wellness musician Neil Young has told music and podcasting platform Spotify that “They can have Rogan or Young. Not both,” referring to Joe Rogan, one of the most popular podcasters in the world. Spotify in turn responded by removing all of Young’s music backing in the top-rated podcaster to whom they have Listen In
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This Week In Wellness saliva sharing amongst family members helps children discern who they can trust and turn to in times of stress. A 2022 study published in the journal Science showed that exposure to family member spit (or saliva sharing) plays a crucial role in how we define our relationships and it starts from Listen In
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This Week In Wellness research published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology has shown that a cup of tea can contain up to 60 disinfection byproducts (DBP’s) including some with unknown health side effects. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210915085847.htm https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.1c03419 This episode is brought to you by my FREE mentoring group Healthy Lifestyle Choices. For wellness information, inspiration Listen In
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This episode is brought to you by my Exercising Resilience mentoring program. For the first time this year Exercising Resilience is open to new members. Head to exercisingresilience.com to get personally mentored by me for free for the first month. This Week In Wellness getting enough DHA during pregnancy may help prevent maternal stress on Listen In
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This Week In Wellness acute Vitamin D3 supplementation was shown to almost halve the risk of being hospitalized for more than 8 days in COVID cases with comorbidities compared to cases without comorbidities who did not supplement and decreased the mortality rate by over 2 times. You’ve been listening to This Week In Wellness with Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a randomised control trial conducted by researchers from Pennsylvania State University has shown that diets high in herbs and spices may reduce blood pressure in people at risk of cardiovascular disease. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/can-herbs-and-spices-lower-blood-pressure#Three-test-diets https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/114/6/1936/6369090 Join me on the 16th of December for my LIVE streamed webinar on “How to strengthen your body Listen In
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This Week In Wellness researchers from the University of Cincinnati are investigating whether helpful bacteria may be used to help break down and destroy cancers. The study, published in the journal Advanced Healthcare Materials looked at “solid cancers” such as those that affect the breast and prostate as these form a barrier around themselves of Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a large meta-analysis published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition show that meat abstention, in other words, vegetarianism or veganism is “clearly associated with poorer mental health, specifically higher levels of both depression and anxiety”, whilst meat consumption is associated with “lower levels of depression and anxiety”. https://www.psypost.org/2021/11/meat-consumption-is-associated-with-better-mental-health-meta-analysis-finds-62107 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2021.1974336
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This Week In Wellness in a lesson for all parents and caregivers adults who were picky eaters as kids thank strategies that were positive and encouraging for helping them change their palate. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/11/211111130246.htm https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/eat.23639
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This Week In Wellness Australian researchers published in the BMJ Open have confirmed that zinc can help shorten respiratory tract infections including colds, flus, sinusitis and pneumonia whilst suggesting that many over the counter cold remedies only offer “marginal benefits”. https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20211102/zinc-might-help-shorten-your-cold-or-flu
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This Week In Wellness a study looking at adherence to the PaleoDiet and the relative risk of cardiovascular disease in a mediterranean cohort has shown a 55% relative reduction in risk for those in the highest quintile (or 1/5th) compared to those in the lowest quintile. In other words those most closely in alignment with Listen In
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This Week In Wellness in yet another potential blow to Bayer (the acquirer of Monsanto) and their controversial weed killer Glyphosate a pilot study published in the journal Environmental Pollution has suggested that it may cause a 4.5 fold increase in the risk of breast cancer. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33714786/
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And This Week In Wellness just 4 weeks highly processed, carb laden foods have been linked to inflammation, memory loss and Alzheimer’s whilst Omega 3’s and DHA have been shown to reduce the effects, even without other dietary changes. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211014172753.htm https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0889159121005043?via%3Dihub This podcast is brought to you by my new Facebook community Healthy Lifestyle Choices Listen In
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This Week In Wellness breathing in clean air has been shown to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Tint particulate matter released by cars and factories known as PM2.5 has previously been linked to memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease due to the capacity of the tiny particles to pass directly up into the Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a small study published in the journal Circulation of the American Heart Association has shown that regular intense exercise for people with early signs of heart failure may be able to increase the elasticity of their heart muscles. https://min.news/en/news/63b7bf508ecb8f13705d1cd3fe7a32ca.html https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.054117
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This Week In Wellness Dr. David Ludwig, Endocrinologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and Professor at Harvard Medical School has published a paper with the bold claim that over consuming processed carbs rather than overeating is the primary cause of the worldwide obesity crisis. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210913135729.htm https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ajcn/nqab270/6369073
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This Week In Wellness I launch my new online community Healthy Lifestyle Choices. In a world full of information, misinformation, bias, hyperbole and conspiracy theories it is not hard to find information but it is hard to know which information to trust. And in a social media inspired world of echo chambers, where black and Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a team of American researchers have shown that reducing sugar by just 20% in packaged foods and 40% in drinks could prevent half a million deaths and save over 2 billion dollars in the US alone within the first 10 years. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210827082431.htm
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This Week In Wellness with Iceland and Israel in the midst of their biggest Covid outbreaks despite 86% of those over 16 being fully vaccinated in Iceland and Israel having 78% of those 12 and over vaccinated, questions are being asked about whether we will ever be able to reach herd immunity. https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/global/iceland-deals-with-growing-delta-outbreak-as-high-vaccination-rates-stop-deaths/news-story/b970a814615715e573d67b3a1c1525f0 https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-iceland-vaccines-idUSL1N2P918F https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/31/covid-19-recovery-vaccination-natural-immunity/ Listen In
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This Week In Wellness the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has reported that prescription rates of anxiety and depression medication have risen dramatically in recent months amidst the ongoing uncertainty created by the Government’s response to Corona virus. https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/use-of-anxiety-and-depression-medication-spikes-as
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This Week In Wellness popular American Osteopath and wellness blogger Dr. Joseph Mercola’s, who’s website is reported to get over 1.9 million visitors each month, has removed over 15,000 articles from his website published over the last 25 years in response to pressure from media and regulators alike, including the US-based FDA. https://www.fox4now.com/news/coronavirus/local-doctor-removing-health-articles-after-claims-of-misinformation https://www.mercola.com/newsletter-announcement.htm https://www.counterhate.com/disinformationdozen
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This Week In Wellness Bayer Monsanto have announced that they will no longer sell glyphosate-based herbicides to residential U.S. gardeners as of 2023, following costly lawsuits over the cancer causing weedkiller, under the label Roundup. https://sustainablepulse.com/2021/07/29/bayer-confirms-end-of-sale-of-glyphosate-based-herbicides-for-us-lawn-garden-market/#.YQOsP44zY2z
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This Week In Wellness new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that the so-called “good cholesterol”, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) has a previously unknown role in protecting the liver from injury. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210722171210.htm https://science.sciencemag.org/content/373/6553/eabe6729
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This Week In Wellness urban Aboriginal diabetes lifestyle program Too Deadly for Diabetes is creating overwhelmingly positive results in regards to weight loss, blood pressure control and glycaemic control in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people using a low-cost easy to prepare diet and flexible exercise program, providing links to YouTube videos that were sent Listen In
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This Week In Wellness researchers from Duke University have taken a deep dive into the metabolomics of meat and so called “near meat” showing that not surprisingly they are as different as plants and animals. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/07/210706153026.htm
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This Week In Wellness a diet high in fatty fish has been shown to reduce both the frequency and intensity of migraines when compared to a diet high in vegetable oils. Researchers from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) studied 182 adults with frequent migraines Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a three-generation cohort study has shown that high fruit and vegetable consumption during pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of developmental delays in the resultant children at age 2. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/fruit-and-vegetable-consumption-before-and-during-pregnancy-and-developmental-delays-in-offspring-aged-2-years-in-japan/46077C7D37518C26273C1C1C8F761CF9
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This Week In Wellness The Wellness Couch podcast network has announced that the LAST EVER Wellness Summit will be taking place online in less than a week. I am joined by my co-director Marcus Pearce as we discuss what a Wellness Summit is, talk a bit about the past Summit’s and most importantly what you Listen In
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This Week In Wellness research published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease no less, has suggested that “spiritual well being” could help to reduce multiple risk factors and potentially help people age Alzheimer’s free. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210511123727.htm
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This Week In Wellness the cancer Council is reporting that only 16% of Australian secondary school children meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity and the story is even worse for our girls with just 9% reaching that mark. This despite over ¾ of the students acknowledging that both their parents and their school had Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a small group of researchers are pushing for the clinical construct ‘Sluggish Cognitive Tempo’ characterised by mental fogginess, hypoactivity, sluggishness, staring frequently, inconsistent awareness and slow working speed to become an officially recognised diagnosis paving the way for sufferers to get extra help and medication. https://www.statnews.com/2021/04/12/sluggish-cognitive-tempo-research-critics/
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This Week In Wellness a world first study investigating the levels of plastic in store bought rice has shown that Australians may be consuming up to 13mg of plastic per serve. And this plastic appears to be primarily as a result of plastics used in both agriculture and processing practices rather than packaging. https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/health-and-wellness/wash-your-rice-to-get-rid-of-microplastic-experts-say-20210510-p57qfg https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/health-concerns-after-researchers-find-microplastics-in-instant-rice-20210510-p57qe9.html Listen In
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This Week In Wellness whilst the US Government and the European Union have indicated a willingness to discuss waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, Germany, home to a large pharmaceutical sector and the pharmaceutical companies themselves are rallying against the idea. Drug company share prices have slipped as a result. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/eu-considers-covid-19-vaccine-patent-waiver-but-germany-drugmakers-push-back https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/06/from-pfizer-to-moderna-whos-making-billions-from-covid-vaccines Grab a Listen In
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This Week In Wellness Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and the MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders have discovered a potential role of DHA (docosahexanoic acid) in guarding against the impact of maternal stress (linked to neurodevelopmental disorders) on unborn males during early development. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210324113405.htm https://bsd.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13293-020-00356-x Grab a ticket Listen In
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This Week In Wellness higher mushroom consumption has been associated with a decreased risk of cancer according to a new study published in Advances in Nutrition. The systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by Penn State Cancer Institute examined 17 cancer studies, with the oldest dating right back to 1966 and a combined database of Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a review conducted by researchers from the University of Sydney and published in the Medical Journal of Australia has concluded that paracetamol (commonly sold in Australia as Panadol) is no more effective than placebo for most common illness and injuries and in that it’s most ineffective use was for back pain. Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a study of 700 Geelong infants has shown that those whose dummies (or pacifiers) were sterilised or otherwise cleaned at 6 months of age were more likely to have a food allergy by 12 months of age. The Barwon Infant Study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, showed Listen In
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This Week In Wellness the Australian Federal Government has announced that they will spend $15 million funding research into psychedelics for the treatment of mental illnesses including depression, addictions and eating disorders. The trials are set to include both naturally occurring and lab produced psychedelics with the list set to include magic mushrooms, ketamine and Listen In
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This Week In Wellness Australian of the Year and Ophthalmologist James Muecke, former Australian Cricket Doctor Peter Brukner and Orthopaedic surgeon Gary Fettke have written an open letter to the Australian public asking for help participating in a current review of the Australian Dietary Guidelines by the NHMRC (the National Health and Medical Research Council). Listen In
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This Week In Wellness we celebrate our 100th episode. And rather than make it a self indulgent celebration of us, we decided to make it an episode about gratitude. In particular gratitude to our long term podcast producer Joseph who is going through a tough time. If you are as grateful to The Wellness Couch Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a 12-week trial has shown that cats that eat more animal proteins are less likely to impact on wildlife. The study looked at 355 cats in South West England and compared cats whose diet was largely meat derived with cats who were fed more plant-derived proteins. Get personally mentored by me Listen In
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This Week In Wellness The American Cancer Society Journal has published a study showing that street lamps and neon signs may increase your risk of thyroid cancer by 55%! In yet another example of people in the alternative medicine fields being ahead of the game (and ignored or worse ridiculed by conventional medicine) the link Listen In
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This Week In Wellness working outside has been shown to lower the risk of breast cancer for Danish women over the age of 50 by new research in the journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Whilst previous research has indicated that vitamin D levels in the blood were linked to reduced levels of breast cancers Listen In
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This Week In Wellness soil from the West Fermanagh scarp-lands used in ancient Irish folk remedies contains several species of antibiotic producing organisms. The study published in MDPI Applied Microbiology conducted by the Traditional Medicine Group, a collection of scientists from Northern Ireland, Swansea University and Brazil have discovered new antibiotic producing species and believe Listen In
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This Week In Wellness one in every eight peer reviewed nutrition studies has a tie to business, and those that are were 6 times more likely to return favourable results, with industry linked studies finding positive results the majority of the time, versus non linked studies showing positive results less than 10% of the time. Listen In
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This Week In Wellness day cares in Finland have been able to improve the microbiome and therefore immune system of children in just one month by replacing their floors with lawn, forest undergrowth and planter boxes. When compared to other urban day cares where the kids play on pavement, tiles or gravel the forest childcare Listen In
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This Week In Wellness 2.5 million care home residents in England will be offered a free supply of vitamin D by the Government as researchers investigate whether there is a link between Vitamin D levels and risk or severity of acute respiratory infections, including Covid-19. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/28/more-than-25m-people-in-england-to-get-free-vitamin-d-supply Get personally mentored by me for 30 days for Listen In
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This Week In Wellness after a brief halt to the plan caused by the Coronavirus my home state South Australia will push ahead with its plan to ban some single use plastics (including straws, cutlery and drink stirrers) by March 1 and indicated that more items are likely to be added in the future. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-23/sa-ban-of-single-use-plastics-and-straws-to-start-in-march/13009582 Listen In
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This Week In Wellness the bones of a 9000 year old female found in the Andes have shed new light into the role of females in hunter gatherer societies. The skeleton was found with 20 projectile points and blades stacked neatly by her side, indicating that she was likely a high-status hunter. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11/woman-hunter-ancient-andean-remains-challenge-old-ideas-who-speared-big-game Get Dr Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a new systematic review shows the potential benefits of a ketogenic diet for treating Alzheimer’s disease. With between 400 thousand and 500 thousand Australians suffering from dementia in 2020, and Alzheimer’s accounting for 70% of those, it really is an important finding. Especially as the billions spent searching for a pharmaceutical Listen In
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This Week In Wellness Australian Prescriber published its annual list of the 10 most commonly taken and the 10 most costly prescription drugs for the Australian Government based on Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme data collected between July 2019 and June 2020. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/01/zoloft-enters-list-of-10-most-commonly-prescribed-drugs-in-australia https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2020-12-01/australias-most-commonly-prescribed-medicines-statins/12936626 https://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/top-10-drugs-2019-20 http://anmf.org.au/pages/the-facts-on-australias-health-spending#:~:text=Approximately%2040%25%20of%20Australia’s%20health,than%202%25%20spent%20on%20prevention
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This Week In Wellness a study published in nature food has shown that sterilising plastic baby bottles at the high temperatures recommended causes them to shed millions of microplastics and trillions of nano plastics every single day. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/19/bottle-fed-babies-swallow-millions-microplastics-day-study https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-020-00171-y Get Dr Brett’s latest book Rock Bottom; How to not only survive but thrive through personal Listen In
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This Week In Wellness Doctors and scientists at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s hospital have studied three children who tested negative and did not get seriously ill with Covid-19 despite spending a week and a half with their Covid-19 positive parents and concluded that they had in fact contracted the virus and that it was their own Listen In
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This Week In Wellness common household chemicals may alter the gut microbiome. This study measured the levels of semi-organic compounds found in detergents, plastics, soaps, shampoos, hair sprays and stain and water repellent fabrics in the blood and urine of 69 toddlers and preschoolers and then examined their gut microbiome using fecal samples. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201112080906.htm https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00776
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This Week In Wellness new research published in the journal Psychological Science showed that people who feel “enthusiastic and cheerful” are less likely to experience memory decline as they age adding to a growing body of research on the benefits of positivity in ageing. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201029135501.htm https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0956797620953883 Get personally mentored by me for FREE for 30 Listen In
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This Week In Wellness infectious disease epidemiologists, public health scientists and concerned citizens have come together online to state their grave concerns about the damaging physical and mental health impacts of the prevailing COVID-19 policies, and recommend an approach called “Focused Protection” in a document titled The Great Barrington Declaration. Over 550,000 concerned citizens, over Listen In
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This Week In Wellness “Independent” Australian researchers Nutrition Research Australia (NRAUS) are asking people to #rethinkthepink suggesting that pink salts contain low levels of nutrients and potentially harmful levels of heavy metals. The study looked at 31 samples of pink salts commercially available in Australia and suggested that the contents were unpredictable and inconsistent in Listen In
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This Week In Wellness the FDA has re-evaluated its recommendations on amalgam fillings in teeth. The FDA have now acknowledged that the mercury vapour released from these devices may cause harmful health effects in “certain groups”. In particular pregnant women, nursing women, children (especially those under 6), people with neurological disease such as MS, Alzheimer Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a new review has found that e-cigarettes triple the chances of a non-smoker taking up regular cigarettes. Researchers from the Australian National University’s national centre for epidemiology and population health looked at 25 studies on e-cigarette use and smoking and found that every single one of them showed that e-smokers were Listen In
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This Week In Wellness Jenny Mikakos, the Victorian health minister who last year controversially called for a review into Chiropractic care for children, despite there being no reports of harm, 98% of parents saying it helped and 99.7% of parents reporting a positive experience, is under fire again. This time from her own premier. Victorian Listen In
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This Week In Wellness I have officially launched pre-sales of my new book Rock Bottom. Whether you feel like you are at Rock Bottom, on your way there or on your way back this book has some timeless, practical advice to help you smooth out the journey. Bouncing back from Rock Bottom need not always Listen In
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This Week In Wellness phase 3 trials of a coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca in conjunction with Oxford University have been suspended after an “unexplained illness”. The potential vaccine, which Australia has already secured 33.8 million doses of, has had it’s trials paused in order to allow for a review by an independent committee. Listen In
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This Week In Wellness 13 medical practitioners have penned an open letter to Victorian Premier Dan Andrews about his approach to Covid19 lockdowns and the controversial State of Emergency Bill. This letter has since been supported by a further 270 medical and allied health professionals via an online submission called the Covid Doctors Network, a Listen In
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This Week In Wellness excessive fructose consumption has been linked with leaky gut and fatty liver disease according to a study co-authored by a large group of scientists from all around the world. Whilst fructose is found naturally in fruit, honey and even in root vegetables it has become prolific in the diet due to Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a very low carbohydrate diet has been shown to help older adults with diabetes lose weight, improve body composition and improve insulin sensitivity in just eight weeks when compared to a low-fat diet. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/08/200820151337.htm https://nutritionandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12986-020-00481-9 Get personally mentored by me for FREE for 30 days head to www.exercisingresilience.com
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This Week In Wellness researchers led by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have suggested that boosting the immune system might be a good strategy for dealing with COVID-19. Whilst this might initially appear like a sarcastic, parody headline it is in fact in contradiction with the immuno-suppressive approaches that have Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a paper published online by Cambridge University Press has shown that Coca-Cola paid scientists to downplay the role of sugary beverages in the obesity epidemic. Scientists used information gathered from over 18,000 pages of emails via freedom of information requests made by a US non-profit public health group “Right To Know”. Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a group of physicians calling themselves America’s Frontline Doctors have dominated world wide news cycles and social media channels, despite efforts to censor them. Social media platforms have this week scrambled to delete the repeatedly posted video featuring 7 doctors claiming to be at the front line of America’s Coronavirus response. Listen In
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This Week In Wellness facial recognition cameras being trialled in East Perth have raised concerns about their scope of use and the potential for human rights breaches. Whilst facial recognition software is legitimately used by law and border enforcement officials to identify individuals based on their facial features using artificial intelligence technology, in other parts Listen In
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This Week In Wellness creating bio-diverse green spaces can help to “re-wild the microbiome” of our environment and as a result improve human health. A research team led by the University of Adelaide published a study in Restoration Ecology compared carrying levels of green space diversity from lawns to re vegetated woodlands has shown that Listen In
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This Week In Wellness scientists have identified a new strain of swine flu in China capable of creating another pandemic. Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the paper states that whilst it is carried by pigs, it can affect humans and has “all the hallmarks” of becoming highly contagious in Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a review in the Journal of The American College of Cardiology has stated that not only were there no beneficial effects of reducing saturated fat intake on cardiovascular disease or total mortality, there were in fact protective effects against stroke if the saturated fat intake was retained. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109720356874 Would you like Listen In
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This Week In Wellness Australian researchers are investigating whether vitamin D could be the answer to our country’s “allergy epidemic”. With one in 10 infants and one in 20 children in Australia already suffering from food-related allergies, and with the rates seemingly on the rise, researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute are hoping that Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a new study investigating the impact of lifestyle interventions for early stage type 2 diabetics has shown that nearly two thirds can achieve complete remission within 12 months. The study published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology comes on the back of many other studies in recent years showing Listen In
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This Week In Wellness scientists from Harvard University have advised couples to wear masks whilst having sex and suggests they should be advised to engage in sexual activity via telephone, video chat services or masturbation in order to reduce there risk of spreading the corona virus. https://www.mirror.co.uk/science/couples-should-wear-masks-having-22123980 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7233185/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2765654?utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_term=050720
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This Week In Wellness Australian researchers have shown that infant tummy time is associated with improved development, healthier weight babies and improved head shape. It was also linked with improved social and cognitive function as well as walking. https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/05/02/peds.2019-2168 https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/24-04-2019-to-grow-up-healthy-children-need-to-sit-less-and-play-more
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This Week In Wellness social media giants Facebook and Youtube have increased their efforts to censor and “deplatform” debate around Covid19 lockdowns from lay people, scientists and experts alike whilst Twitter has maintained a more open approach and more and more people are flocking to MeWe, founded by entrepreneur and privacy advocate Mark Weinstein.
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This Week In Wellness a study from Clinical Reviews in Food Science and Medicine has indicated that avoidance of meat in the diet may be linked to increased rates of anxiety and depression. This is not the first time that these links have been drawn and suggested reasons for the link include reduced omega-3 fatty Listen In
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This Week In Wellness Germany has moved to ban the use of the herbicide Glyphosate from 2023 and phase out its use from 2020 as Adelaide council Marion moves to join other Australian councils in phasing out its use. Several legal challenges by over 50,000 Americans against the manufacturers of Glyphosate (ag and pharmaceutical company Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a research article published in Biomed Central (BMC) has shown that women choosing to birth outside of hospitals, be that a home birth or a free birth, did so in search of the “best and safest” birth experience. In Australia 97% of births occur in a hospital setting however this paper Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a study has shown that receiving Chiropractic care at regular planned intervals regardless of symptoms had more pain free weeks and shorter painful episodes of lower back pain compared to people who sought care “when needed”. The study was conducted in Sweden where 98% of all chiropractors who are members of Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a pre-print study published by medRxiv for the first time measured the prevalence of COVID-19 antibodies in a representative sample of the Californian population. Stating that “to date, many epidemic projections and policies addressing COVID-19 have been designed without seroprevalence data to inform epidemic parameters”. “A sero-survey gives you a snapshot Listen In
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This Week In Wellness Sweden could be the new model that countries around the world seek to model as their Coronavirus infection rates and deaths plummet despite not imposing the strict lock-downs seen in other parts of the world. Sweden has not closed bars, cafes, restaurants, playgrounds or schools and gatherings of up to 50 Listen In
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This Week In Wellness physical exercise could help reduce the amount of time people spend in acute mental health facilities and reduce their reliance on psychotropic medications when they are there according to a study published in SAGE Journals. “The general attitude of medicine is that you treat the primary problem first, and exercise was Listen In
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This Week In Wellness whilst the media is reporting the seemingly exponential growth of Coronavirus worldwide some are suggesting that the spread of the disease may be plotting a different path. It is common in the media to show linear graphs of the Coronavirus that show seemingly exponential growth and this growth has been extrapolated Listen In
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This Week In Wellness traditional recipes provided by the families of London schoolchildren and derived from traditional family recipes originating in Europe, Africa and the Middle East have in some cases been shown to be as effective as malarial medications. Researchers from Imperial College London helped the schoolchildren test their family soup broths for activity Listen In
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This Week In Wellness the World Health Organisation WHO has officially declared the Coronavirus COVID-19 a pandemic as action is taken all over the world to halt it’s spread including America shutting its borders to the EU, the NBA cancelling the rest of its basketball season and the Australian Government advising against “non-essential” gatherings of Listen In
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This Week In Wellness the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) through their President Associate Professor Chris Freeman say that “we are neglecting vulnerable older Australians when it comes to protecting them from medicine-related harms” and describes their medicine safety as a game of “Russian Roulette”. https://ajp.com.au/news/most-aged-care-residents-have-three-medicine-problems/
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This Week In Wellness a review published in the New England Journal of Medicine has linked intermittent fasting to improved health, slowing or reversing ageing and a reduction in chronic diseases including obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancers and neuro degenerative brain disorders. Whilst the authors acknowledge that the results can be variable and influenced by Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a healthy lifestyle leads to a life that is free of chronic illness including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer for longer. Using data from the Nurses Health Study and the Health Professionals follow up study this paper in the British Journal of Medicine was able to confirm that never smoking, maintaining Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a Bolivian hunter gatherer tribe famous for its impeccable heart health has seen an increase in their levels in recent years as their levels of cooking oil intake have gone up. The Tsimane’ isolated population have traditionally eaten a whole food omnivorous diet including lean meats, fish, fruits and vegetables and Listen In
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And This Week In Wellness a study of 7000 US adults over the age of 50 has shown that those with the lowest sense of life purpose were twice as likely to die in the following 5 years, even when adjusting for socio-economic status, health characteristics and psychological well-being. In a confirmation of findings from Listen In
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This Week In Wellness the European Commission has decided not to renew approval for a pesticide linked to harming bees, meaning farmers will not be allowed to use Bayer’s insecticide known as thiacloprid, sold under brands Calypso and Biscaya, after April 30 this year. “There are environmental concerns related to the use of this pesticide, Listen In
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This Week In Wellness sunscreen lotions and sprays may leach up to 360 times more of one chemical alone than the FDA allows, whilst the other 5 chemicals tested also gathered in the blood in levels higher than the recommended amount even days after application. Strangely the FDA and American Academy of Dermatology stresses the Listen In
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This Week In Wellness research has found that “wounds” caused by insects may actually make fruit healthier for human consumption showing that the stress response mounted by the fruit actually increases the levels of anti-oxidants. Principle investigator of the study Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, Ph.D.,said that “There was the existing idea proposed by others that insects present Listen In
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This Week In Wellness research published in the journal Science has shown that humans consumed high carb roasted potatoes as long ago as 170,000 years and that it may have played a significant role in our evolution. While some proponents of the ‘Paleo Diet’ recommend followers cut out carbs in favour of high protein or Listen In
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This Week In Wellness people who nap longer than 90 minutes, people who sleep longer than 9 hours and people who sleep poorly are all at increased risk of stroke according to a study in Neurology, the online journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Whilst napping for less than an hour seemed fine, those Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a study from Johns Hopkins Medicine suggests that kids exposed to dogs prior to the age of 12 were significantly less likely (as much as 24%) to develop schizophrenia later in life. Robert Yolken, M.D., chair of the Stanley Division of Pediatric Neurovirology and professor of neurovirology in pediatrics at the Listen In
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This Week In Wellness, in what will not be a very timely announcement for many, the NHMRC’s new draft guidelines recommend that people drink “no more than 10 standard drinks per week” to reduce the health risks, especially cancer. The NHMRC have also retained the recommendation to not drink more than four drinks in one Listen In
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This Week In Wellness JAMA paediatrics has published a study linking maternal fluoride exposure during pregnancy with lower IQ scores at 3 to 4 years of age. Fluoride has long been a hotly debated topic due to it’s potential neurotoxicity and that fast that the dosage when included in the water supply is hard to Listen In
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This Week In Wellness An international team of researchers, clinicians, regulators, and citizen advocates from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) are launching a campaign to separate medicine from Big Pharma. Citing a 2009 Institute of Medicine report, that identified widespread financial conflicts of interest across medical research, education, and practice, the BMJ team say that Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a new study has estimated that almost 41% of cancers can be linked to lifestyle and environmental factors. The study, published in Canada by the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) looked at 24 lifestyle and environment-related risk factors for cancer such as smoking, obesity, low fruit and vegetable intake, lack of Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a study published in The Lancet has ranked Australian teens 140th out of 146 countries for the physical activity of our teens. The study examined 1.6 million adolescent school students across 146 countries and compared them using the World Health Organisation’s physical activity guidelines that for this age group recommend a Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a study reviewing the available evidence supporting complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies to help babies with colic has suggested that probiotics, fennel extract and spinal manipulation, do appear to help. The Systematic Reviews were published by researchers from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) at the University of Bristol and Listen In
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This Week In Wellness research from the University of Adelaide suggests that microbes in dust may help improve gut health and by extension mental health. This contributes to a growing body of research linking time in nature with improved health outcomes. Especially from Japan where Forest Bathing or “shinrin-yoku”, which means “taking in the forest”, Listen In
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And This Week In Wellness a study in the British Medical journal analysing Australian births has suggested that for low-risk pregnancies birthing at home is just as safe and has a 6 times higher chance of resulting in a “normal birth”. Professor Caroline Homer, director of the UTS Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health Listen In
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This Week In Wellness high levels of trans fats in your blood may make you 50 to 75% more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease or dementia according to a new study in the journal Neurology. The study was run over 10 years and utilising over 1600 men and women and importantly measuring the actual trans Listen In
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This Week In Wellness the Australian Chiropractic College (ACC) has announced it will open its doors in Adelaide’s CBD in January 2020 with a promise to deliver ‘job ready’ chiropractors. The ACC say that they will integrate science, philosophy, hands on experience and business studies to deliver a smoother transition from classroom to clinic. The Listen In
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This Week In Wellness group of papers about red meat, processed meat and human health have been released by the Annals of Internal Medicine suggesting that they are OK to eat and that they couldn’t find any links to heart disease and cancer. Unsurprisingly given the vilification of red meat and processed meats in recent Listen In
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This Week In Wellness the ACT Government has voted to legalise cannabis for personal use with residents over the age of 18 allowed to possess 50 grams of cannabis and grow 2 plants. Whilst the possession and growth of cannabis would remain a federal offence and the risk of prosecution is “not entirely removed” in Listen In
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This Week In Wellness, CSIRO (an independent Australian federal government agency responsible for scientific research) is recommending a low carbohydrate approach to help curb the obesity epidemic and reduce the risk of diabetes and heart disease in a dramatic shift from the high carbohydrate, low-fat approach recommended previously. With two in three Australians either overweight Listen In
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This Week In Wellness research suggests that a diet low in protein and high in carbohydrates may be the key to living a long life, despite the fact that they led to weight gain and that previous idea on the benefits of caloric restriction may not, in fact, hold up. Nutritional scientist Dr Samantha Solon-Biet Listen In
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The British Dental Journal says that half of elite athletes have rotting teeth. 352 Olympic and professional athletes were examined and showed higher than usual rates of dental problems despite the fact that they brushed and flossed more than your average person. Researchers hypothesise that is is the high intake of sugary sports drinks, gels Listen In
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A study in the Journal of The American Medical Association (JAMA) has shown that your risk of developing coeliac disease may be increased if you consume gluten as a child. “Our study shows a clear association between the amount of gluten the children consumed and the risk of developing coeliac disease or pre-coeliac disease.”, says Listen In
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This Week In Wellness Oncologists are unlikely to offer lifestyle tips that improve the health and reduce the risk of recurrence in cancer patients according to a survey conducted by the journal Cancer. The survey of primary care physicians, specialists and oncologists from the Midwestern Health System in America showed that less than 10% of Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a vegan couple who fed their children on a strict and insufficient diet have had their three children removed from them after they were found to be malnourished and suffering from Rickets. The couple have avoided jail time but have been sentenced to 300 hours of community service with the judge Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a study in the British Medical Journal has found that good cardiovascular health at age 50 is associated with a lower risk of dementia later in life. The American Heart Association’s “Life Simple 7” cardiovascular health score, initially designed for cardiovascular disease, has been put forward as a potential tool for Listen In
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This Week In Wellness high levels of Oestrogen in the womb may be linked to the likelihood of a child developing Autism. In a recent study by a team of scientists at the University of Cambridge and the State Serum Institute in Denmark. Published in Molecular Psychology researchers collected amniotic fluid and compared the levels Listen In
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This Week In Wellness drinking hot tea may increase your risk of esophageal cancer. A study published in the International Journal of Cancer has shown that drinking tea hotter than 60 degrees Celsius was associated with a whopping 90% higher risk. Previous studies have shown a link between hot tea drinking and risk of esophageal Listen In
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This Week In Wellness the team of science writers behind Retraction Watch has put together a database of unreliable scientific research in Australia and 247 research papers published by Australian scientists (including some of Australia’s most reputable Universities) to be compromised. “The public should be concerned. Almost 250 [papers], that’s a number that many people Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a new study reveals children who are habitually barefoot between the ages of 6-10 show significantly better motor skills including better balance and jumping skills. Shout out to Dr Jacey Pryjma from the Australian Children’s Chiropractic centre for bringing this research to my attention. Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, this is Listen In
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This Week In Wellness topical collagen powder may be just as effective as sutures for healing skin biopsy wounds according to a study published in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology by a team of physician researchers at the George Washington University. In a comparison that included rate of healing, the quality of the wound Listen In
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This Week In Wellness high fructose corn syrup combined with trans fats has been shown to induce nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (advanced inflammatory fatty liver disease) in rodents. The incidence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is rising rapidly and much of the blame has been laid on fat. However the impact of high fructose corn syrup Listen In
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Spending time in nature may be enough to help you feel healthier and happier. In what seems like one of the most common sense studies ever a study published in Nature, analysed over 20,000 people in England and their self reported health and wellbeing. It showed that any time in nature leads to benefits, and Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a mother’s womb may not be as sterile as we were lead to believe. Researchers from the University of Western Australia have found that the majority of babies are exposed to bacteria in the womb and have even postulated that these bacteria may play an important role in development. Lead author Lisa Listen In
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This Week In Wellness research conducted by Dr. Sanjida Halim Topa with colleagues at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has shown that a major component of cinnamon essential oil could be the answer to control the dispersion of superbugs and the development of their biofilm. As antibiotics become less and less effective against superbugs, there Listen In
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This Week In Wellness the Australian Chiropractors Association President Dr Anthony Coxon is calling for Australian Chiropractors, health professionals and members of the public to make sure that their views are heard on the topic of Chiropractic care for kids. He encourages them to head to the link attached in the show notes and fill Listen In
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This Week In Wellness Australia and New Zealand’s health star food rating system has been criticised by Public health researchers and lawyers from the George Institute for Global Health because salty, sugary and fatty products are scoring too highly as producers are accused of “gaming the system”. With the Institute’s public health lawyer, Alexandra Jones Listen In
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This Week In Wellness in validation of mums and dads all over the world, broccoli has been shown to inactivate genes that play an important role in cancer development. It has been known for some time that cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli cauliflower, cabbage, collard greens, Brussels sprouts and kale have decreased the risk of Listen In
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This week in wellness 56 percent of parents of teens with sleep troubles believe this use of electronics is hurting their child’s ability to get to sleep and stay asleep. The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll (conducted by the Children’s Health Department at the University of Michigan) took responses from a nationally representative household survey Listen In
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This week in wellness an integrative approach may help to decrease the pain and usage in prescription opioid users. With the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) stating that the number of deaths in Australia involving opioids has nearly doubled in the decade to 2016, from 591 to 1119 and AIHW spokesperson Dr Lynelle Listen In
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This week in wellness alcohol advertisers are attempting to put a “health halo” on their products in order to attract increasingly health conscious consumers whilst Instagram influencers have also been used in quote, unquote “underhanded” alcohol marketing as researchers call for greater regulation. Research at Curtin University and published in Public Health Research and Practice Listen In
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This week in wellness a study presented at EuroPrevent 2019 showed that those in the lowest quartile of muscle power had a massive 10-13 times higher chance of dying compared to those above the median for maximum muscle-power. The study looked at non-athletes between 41 and 85 years of age and used an upright row test Listen In
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This week in wellness a study, published recently in Circulation, estimates that the US FDA’s added sugar label could prevent or postpone nearly 1 million cases of cardiometabolic disease, including heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes, over a 20-year period in the US alone. In 2016, the FDA announced several mandatory changes to the Listen In
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This week in wellness just days after the removal of health fund rebates for natural therapies came into effect on 1 April, Greg Hunt MP has announced $2 million for updated natural therapy reviews to re-examine which therapies should once again be eligible for Subsidy through the Private Health Insurance rebate. The review update will Listen In
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The Medical Board of Australia is consulting on options to regulate medical practitioners who provide complementary and unconventional medicine and emerging treatments. They claim the draft guidelines aim to prevent harm that may occur directly from the complementary and unconventional medicine or emerging treatments or indirectly, from delays in accessing other treatments. The consultation has Listen In
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This Week In Wellness a federal jury in San Francisco has found that Glyphosate, and in particular Monsanto’s herbicide Roundup, was a substantial factor in causing Edwin Hardeman’s Non-Hodkins Lymphoma ( a cancer that affects the immune system). Jurors in the case awarded Mt Hardeman 80 Million dollars in damages amid accusations that they hid the carcinogenic Listen In
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This Week In Wellness eggs have been once again associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death. A study released this week by the Journal of The American Medical Association combining the findings from 6 prospective cohort studies and almost 30,000 people from diverse backgrounds stated that each additional half egg consumed per day Listen In
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This Week In Wellness COAG (the Council of Australian Governments) has announced that Victoria will commission an independent review of the practice of spinal manipulation on children under 12 years. These findings will be reported to the COAG Health Council, including the need for changes to the National Law. It is stated that ministers will Listen In
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This is the LAST EVER episode of The Wellness Guys. After almost 8 years as the #1 health and wellness podcast in Australia, The Wellness Guys is finally coming to an end. In an emotional episode, Brett and Damian share their thoughts on the last 8 years in wellness, where they think things are going Listen In
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This week we reveal the biggest announcement EVER on The Wellness Guys! If you are a fan of The Wellness Guys Show you will not want to miss this episode. What has changed? What will stay the same? What does this mean for the future? All will be revealed in this VERY important episode of Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian are rejoined by Patrick Sim (we will explain why you won’t find his name in the previous episodes list) from the Australian Chiropractic College (ACC). This new program is and has been strongly supported by both of the boys as it has fought for registration and accreditation to teach Chiropractic Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys are joined by Gastroenterologist Dr Paul Froomes to talk about the latest research and developments into Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT). Yes FMT is exactly what it sounds like and yes it is getting some great results. Whilst FMT is now well recognised as a treatment for C. difficile infections there Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian have a chat to Kama Trudgen from Hope For Health who many of you may recognise from the documentary, The Magic Pill. The conversations covers the amazing relationship that Kama and her family have with the people of Arnhem Land and the work she has been doping to help them Listen In
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Following on from last week and as promised this week Brett and Damian delve a little deeper into the science and funding behind the EAT Lancet diet. Having had an extra week to really get stuck in and research it the boys give their unfiltered opinions about both the recommendations and the way that they Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett delve into a hot topic around the world at the moment the recently released EAT Lancet Planetary Health Diet. This report has been put together by 37 experts from 16 different countries and claims that global uptake would lead to a reduction of 11 million adult deaths annually. Amongst the Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian have a really robust conversation about THAT Gilette ad. If you haven’t seen it yet you can check it out here. Is this ad an attack on masculinity? Is it yet another nail in the coffin for men and men’s sense of identity or mental health? Or is this merely Listen In
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The Wellness Kids are growing up! Jacko is 18 years old and 6 foot 3 and this week Brett’s little ones celebrate their 8th and 10th birthdays respectively. The boys thought it might be a good idea to talk about how they navigate both their own kids birthday parties, and also other kids birthdays The Listen In
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Last week Brett and Damian shared with you what they predict will be the trends of 2019 but it seems compared to what others are predicting the boys were a bit tame. This week Brett and Damian discuss some predictions from an article Brett found during the week with some crazy predictions and the boys Listen In
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Happy New Year from The Wellness Guys! As we do every year Brett and Damian look forward to what 2019 holds. Find out what big plans the boys have for next year, how their views on goal setting have changed and their predictions on what you can expect in the health and wellness space in Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett interview producer of ‘The Secret’ Drew Heriot about the topic of his most recent documentary ‘The Power Of The Heart’. Drew shares with us why he believes connecting to your heart is so important and what it can do for your health and your life. He explains why he feels Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian are rejoined by Professor Marc Cohen to talk about sleep. Why are so many people missing out on not only quantity but also quality of sleep? What can you do in your day to day life to help ensure that you get a good night’s shut eye? And how might Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett chat about sugar. Quitting sugar has been a popular movement of late but the boys take on the topic might surprise you. The boys talk about low carb diets, high carb diets, the circumstances in which both may work and whether there can be a happy medium that allows you Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian talk to Brendon Lundberg from Radiant Pain Relief about chronic pain. They talk about just how big of a problem chronic pain is in both America and Australia and the challenges that exist with the current mainstream approaches. Brendon goes into the latest understanding of pain and what the latest Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian are joined by Andrew Hicks from The Health Australia Party to talk about the changing landscape of health and of politics in Australia. With the Victorian election looming Andrew shares with us and explains the 5 pillars of the HAP policies (people, environment, society, democracy and the economy). Included in Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian are joined by Kylie Wallace from ygap to talk about tackling poverty and the Polished Man Campaign to help tackle violence against children. Kylie shares with us some astounding stats about sexual abuse and violence affecting kids both in Australia and around the world and explains the link between violence Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian chat with Shane and Angelina from breatheme.com about the importance of great breathing and oxygen for your health. Breathing seems like one of those things that everyone knows how to do but Shane and Angelina share with us some great simple strategies to do it even better and more purposefully. Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian talk to Pam Stone, a naturopath with 35 years in the industry about holistic health care, balancing research with practitioner experience and the ‘king of bitters’ andrographis. Andorgraphis is a herb that has been traditionally used for immune support, it’s anti-inflammatory properties and to improve digestion. Join the boys and Listen In
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A couple of weeks ago Brett and Damian celebrated 7 years of The Wellness Guys by going LIVE on Facebook and answering questions from their fans. In the longest ever recorded Wellness Guys episode the guys hang around to make sure that every single question is answered and reflect back on what has been an Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian are joined by Scott Goodings to talk about how to take control of your health and wellbeing. Best known for his diet and cookbook advice (and his role on the hit TV show My Kitchen Rules) Scott talks about his take on the Keto diet (and his thoughts on the Listen In
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Well, you said you wanted DK and BH to have more episodes just the two of them! You said you wanted them to debate! Well you got your wish, this week Damo and Brett go toe to toe on the topic of fasting and it is an absolute ripper. So buckle in and get ready Listen In
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What if you treated your life like a CEO treats a Fortune 500 company? What if you invested just as much energy defining what is important to you and how to make productive change with that knowledge? In this week’s interview Dr Ben Carvosso says that you can. Damian and Brett interview Dr Ben about Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian are joined by fellow Chiropractor Greg Schreeuwer to talk about human behaviour and mindset. Greg has a unique practice that utilises NET (Neuro-Emotional Technique) and NCR (Neuro-Cranial Restructuring) as part of a package of care designed to help people live empowered and fulfilling lives. So tune in for a very Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian chat to Professor Grant Schofield Professor of Public Health, and Director of the Human Potential Centre at Auckland University of Technology. In a wide ranging chat the boys ask the Professor about the work he is doing with the NZ Government and what can be done to help improve the Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian interview CEO of Blackmores Richard Henfrey about the great work Blackmores are doing in the natural therapies space. Not only are Blackmores providing great quality supplements, they are also doing a lot of research into natural therapies, advocating for natural therapies on a political level, running programs to help the Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian bring on Dr Wayne Warburton from the Department of Psychology at Macquarie University to talk about the impact of screen time and the media on our kids. An ever increasing topic of concern for all parents and everyone who has young children in their lives this is a great episode Listen In
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It has been absolutely freezing in Southern Australia at the moment and so we thought it would be a great time to get Professor Marc Cohen on to The Wellness Guys Show to tell us all about coughs. Why are they so prevalent in winter, how to treat the cause as well as the symptoms Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian welcome back The Natural Nutritionist, Steph Lowe. Not only is Steph the host of The Real Food Reel on The Wellness Couch, and author of several excellent books, she is also one of our speakers at The Wellness Summit this weekend sharing her awesome message. In this interview, Steph explains Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian are joined by one of our favourites on The Wellness Guys, in fact she is a favourite for pretty much everyone who follows The Wellness Couch! We are of course talking about Up For A Chat’s own Kim Morrison from Twenty8 Essential Oils. Kim is a fountain of love and Listen In
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This week Brett interviews dual event, dual Olympian Eloise Wellings about her journey to the London and Rio games and beyond. The interview touches on the preparation that goes into such high level of performance in terms of the mental, the physical and also the diet and supplementation programs. Eloise is an absolute inspiration and Listen In
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This week Brett is joined by CrossFit coach, author and fellow podcaster Raph Freedman to talk about all things training and exercise. Raph shares why he was attracted to the functional training of Crossfit and why he was inspired to not only start his own gyms (3 of them) but also go on to write Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian share a very special interview about indigenous health and indigenous healing with Jamie Thomas from Wayapa Wuurk. Jamie talks about his journey to rediscover the culture, knowledge and wisdom of his roots from one of the oldest living cultures in the world. He also talks about the work he is Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian speak to chemist, naturopath and academic Stephen Eddey about krill oil and the importance of Omega 3’s. Stephen discusses all of the different possible sources of Omega 3’s and how to maximise your intake and bio-availability from plant and animal sources and ensure they are sources sustainably. So tune in Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian have a chat with sports dietitian Ryan Pinto. Ryan has extensive experience with top shelf rugby clubs like the Parramatta Eels and now the South Sydney Rabitohs and shares some of his unique insights into how these elite athletes perform to their full potential and how you can do so Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett interview Professor Yehuda Schoefeld at the 6th Bioceuticals Research Symposium in Melbourne. Yehuda is not only a highly entertaining presenter but is a world class researcher with a wealth of information to share. He talks all things auto-immunity including why coffee might be good for some auto-immune conditions and not Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian interview Jodie Heselwood from The Whole Way. Jodie is travelling Australia, with 2 kids and a husband in tow teaching everyone how to incorporate healthy food into their lives. After suffering from Chronic Fatigue and depression Jodie was able to turn her own life around and so decided to combine Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian cover a very important topic in Australian (and worldwide) health, being Script Wise. Would you be surprised to hear that the deaths from opioid medications in Victoria exceeds the road toll? The Boys were! This week we are joined by Bee Mohammed from www.scriptwise.org.au who shares some alarming statistics about Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian are once again at the 6th Bioceuticals Research Symposium and this time interview one of the worlds leading researchers into Ketogenic diets Dominic D’Agostino. Keto has been massive over the last year or two and Dominic shines out as a fantastic voice of reason in the community. He understands what Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian have a fascinating chat with ‘The One Minute Coach’ Jaemin Frazer about overcoming insecurity. The boys question Jaemin about why we are so insecure and what we can do about it. Why do so many people feel like they are not good enough? Is this just life and we need Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett were joined by inspirational Dementia researcher John Quinn (along with his wife Glenys). John was a school principle when he was “relieved” to get his diagnosis of early-onset familial Dementia. He says that whilst having Dementia was not his choice, he is choosing to live well with Dementia and based Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett interview James from Egmont Honey (www.egmonthoney.co.nz) about Manuka honey. Why is Manuka Honey so good? What do those ratings on the jar mean and how does it impact on the health benefits? What is the difference between Manuka and Kanuka? And What about Australian Manuka (Jelly Bush), what is the Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian interview world renowned integrative paediatrician Dr Elisa Song from www.healthykidshappykids.com at the 6th Bioceuticals Research Symposium. Dr Song shares a wealth if information about Chronic disease in kids including just how prevalent it is, why it is so high and what we can do to not only manage it but Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys are at the 6th Bioceuticals Research Symposium in Melbourne and have been fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to interview the fantastic lineup of speakers. There will be more to come in the following weeks, but this week Brett and Damian had the pleasure of interviewing a world renowned Listen In
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School holidays have just finished in South Australia and Victoria and with Damo and Brett’s kids at different ages they proposed different challenges (and opportunities) for each. This week the boys discuss how they navigate these busy times with their families and find some harmony between work, family, their partners etc. So tune in for Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett welcome on Toni Powell, author of the book “What A Feeling” to talk about positive relationships. Toni has a great way of taking a complex topic and making it seem quite simple with a practical. a no-nonsense approach that seems wise and kind at the same time. This episode is Listen In
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With a name like The Naked Naturopath and a new podcast on The Wellness Couch how could the boys refuse an interview! But seriously Melissa Gearing is a wealth of information on all things naturopathy and especially herbs. She comes on the show to talk about the latest trends in naturopathy and nutrition and how Listen In
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This week Damo and Brett check out some of the health trends of 2018 and weigh in with their opinion on what does and does not cut the gluten free/keto/vegan/natural mustard. The boys talk about everything from keto to fanny packs and activated charcoal to edible glitter in a very fun episode with a serious Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett talk about pain. With the recent changes to the availability of Codeine a lot of people have been asking questions about what to do about their pain? How safe is Codeine? Why was it removed from over the counter? What does this mean for other drugs? What other choices are Listen In
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This week Damian has just returned from a massive “natural foods” expo in the States and chats to Brett about what he found there. What ensues is a serious conversation about what is being passed off as “natural” in our foods and the ways that the real ingredients are being hidden from us as a Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett have the privilege of interviewing Dr Terry Wahls about her amazing journey healing her body from crippling MS and what she has learnt from the process. Terry had gone on to create the Wahls Protocol, a way for everyone to help nourish their mitochondria and heal their bodies. She talks Listen In
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This week with Damian travelling across to America to find out all of the latest food trends Brett is once again joined by Marcus Pearce. The boys reminisce about their childhood diets, when they were strictest about food, how that worked for them and what their lifestyle looks like now in a rollicking conversation. So Listen In
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Brett is always experimenting with new and interesting ideas. Barefoot running, Paleo, intermittent fasting, fermented foods, the list goes on. Brett’s latest challenges are a 30 day cold shower challenge inspired by the one and only Wim Hof and the Cross Fit games. Brett has been inspired by the amazing anecdotal stories around the benefits Listen In
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This week Brett is fresh off of The Wellness Basecamp in Brisbane, so Damo decided that it was a good idea to welcome on Marcus Pearce as well to chat about the experience. The Wellness Basecamp was full of love and community. Not only between the speakers but the exhibitors and the attendees as well. Listen In
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This week the boys have a fascinating chat with Mark Sharman and Carmen Alvarado from Sven’s Island about Kanuka honey. The Aotea Kanuka tree is a tree from an island off of NZ and may have even more amazing properties than it’s cousin (the Manuka tree). Both the honey from the local bees and the Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys interview Janet from Zazen Alkaline water. Zazen make an incredible range of water filters favoured by pretty much the whole crew on The Wellness Couch so who better to get on to talk about what should and should not be in our drinking water, including discussion on chlorine, flouride and Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian interview a young mover and shaker in the wellness world Jordan Travers about his new book Man Alive. Jordan shares a unique and refreshingly simple approach to regaining health and well-being forged from his own near death experience and subsequent journey of exploration. So tune in for a great easy Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett talk about productivity. Why do you want to be productive? Is it even important? The boys talk about how their thoughts on productivity have changed over the years, and what they have tried that has worked and not worked for them. They talk about finding the balance between being productive Listen In
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With Damian away on holidays Brett get’s the chance to take the reins. Not only does he bring in one of his favourite Paleo people Fouad Kassab from Quirky Cooking he also brings in a handsome replacement for Damo (Marcus Pearce) to help with the interview. Fouad shares with us the recent 4 day water Listen In
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Brett and Damian LOVE 5 star reviews and they really do try and answer all of the questions that they get personally whether it be via email, iTunes or the Facebook page because they care. This week the boys look back over the reviews and questions they have received and answer them ‘on air’ so Listen In
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At this time of year Brett and Damian always like to have a chat about the trends in wellness both in terms of what has been in 2017 but also what they see coming in 2018. So tune in to find out which diets will be big in 2018, what trends in 2018 there will Listen In
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This week something different, Damian interviews Brett about natural running. Why do some people not like running? Why do some people keep getting injured? What does natural running mean and is it for everyone? Can I still wear shoes? These questions and many more are covered in a fun episode with the boys. Brett shares Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett interview a Doctor with a difference, Dr Cris Beer, about the dangers of over-use of antibiotics both in terms of their impact on the body and also the rise of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria. Dr Cris shares a wealth of knowledge about the awareness needed in the use of antibiotics Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian welcome back Dr Ross Walker to the show to talk all about energy. Get out your note pad for this one because Dr Ross shares an absolute wealth of information on how to diagnose your energy issues and what can be done to combat them. He shares his 5 keys Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett have a very hard-hitting and informative episode with homeopath and herbalist Gerry Dendrinos. Gerry is a passionate advocate for alternative medicine and is very concerned about the recent campaign to remove private health rebates from a number of therapies. In this episode, we delve into the research that was used Listen In
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This week we welcome back one of Brett’s favourite interviewees, Byron Katie, to talk about her new book A Body At Home With Itself. This time Damian joins Brett for the interview and both the boys are blown away by the wisdom and calmness of the amazing Byron Katie. Byron talks in more depth about Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett talk to one our favourites on The Wellness Guys Show, Melissa Ambrosini, about her new book Open Wide. Melissa opens up a great conversation about love, relationships and yes, even sex with the boys. We encourage everyone to listen to the wisdom of Melissa, whether you are male or female, Listen In
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This week the boys interview the inspirational Nerida Bint from Lissome (it means thin, supple and graceful), a women’s only Cross Training facility in Newcastle. Nerida tells the boys how she once attempted to enter a Cross-Fit gym only to be told “Oh darling, Cross-Fit isn’t for you” and how she went on to well Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett chat with pharmacist Gerald Quigley for an in-depth look at the facts around Omega 3 supplementation. Why do we need to supplement? Who needs to supplement? Which is are best, fish oil or krill oil? What about vegetarian sources? These questions and more are all answered in this very informative, Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian welcome back a (young) old friend Kale Brock to talk about his latest adventure, The Gut Movie. Kale has journeyed all the way to the Namibian desert to explore the impact of the environment on the microbiome. He shares his journey and a stream of expert interviews (including our very Listen In
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This week the boys interview Maeve O’Meara from the amazing SBS show Food Safari Earth. Maeve (no relation to our very own Cyndi) shares her passion for food that has inspired her to investigate the wonderful ways that vegetables are cooked and prepared all over the world. With endless enthusiasm and delight for the food Listen In
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Vlad Shatrov is a serious runner. He has world standard times in marathons and ultra-marathons and wants you to know how to get the best out of your running and your life. In this great interview, he shares with us the importance of running, strength, yoga, recovery and especially mindset. Find out more about Vlad Listen In
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Tracey Carmichael is an NLP and timeline therapy practitioner who specialises in helping people with anxiety and depression. She has a slightly different take on not only how we define it but also how we go about treating it using tools like diet, exercise, meditation, personal development and re-framing. So tune in to hear a Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett chat to Daniel Angelini from Movi Workspace about the dangers of too much sitting and how to better design your work space. Daniel has not only created some of the best stand up desks in the business he has literally written the book on the topic. So listen to this Listen In
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Per Bristow is much more than just one of the worlds leading singing coaches. He has a passion for health, wellness, personal development and mindset and a unique journey to share. If you have something in your life that you want to share with your family, your community or the world then this episode is Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett talk about social media. Is it good or bad? How can it be used well and how can it be used poorly? How are the different generations using it? What do we need to be mindful of when our kids are interacting on social media and how can we use Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett interview Neil O’Sullivan from Nimbus and Co infrared and wellness studio. Neil has a great story and a lot of wisdom to share about his journey from the corporate world to the world of health and wellness and how he now deals with the stresses of modern life and helps Listen In
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Damian and Brett are BACK with the new Wellness Guys Show. Tune in to find out what has changed, what has stayed the same and how you can have your say about this exciting new evolution of The Wellness Guys Show. Also, make sure that you head to The Wellness Guys on Facebook to join Listen In
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If you like The Wellness Guys this is one episode that you are definitely NOT going to want to miss! The boys have reached 6 years of recording The Wellness Guys every single week and they have some BIG news for you. What could it be? Laurence revealing his accent and grammar was just a Listen In
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This week Laurence and Brett chat to Psychologist, Social Worker and trained Demartini hods facilitator Ranes Sangha about the challenges facing our teens in our modern world. Ranes shares her journey from uninspired social worker to finding her purpose and remembering who she was and what she was born to do to make a difference Listen In
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This week Damo and Brett interview former professional netballer Kimmy Smith about getting back into exercise after pregnancy. With so much pressure to ‘bounce back’ after a pregnancy and to ‘return to your pre-baby body’ Kimmy wants to help show mums how to look forward rather than backwards and embrace their new life and their new Listen In
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Damian still in the trenches at the 5th Bio-Ceuticals Research Symposium has an amazing opportunity to chat with one of Australia’s leading fertility experts… in a seriously hilarious and exciting interview, Damian and Dr Denise Furness delve deep into the issues surrounding infertility, genetic influences of fertility and pregnancy outcomes and discuss where modern nutritional Listen In
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Damian still in the trenches at the 5th Bio-Ceuticals Research Symposium has a world first opportunity to interview the worlds leading expert Dr Hogna Vik about what Vitamin K is, what it does, what it shows promise for and where we get it from!! Osteoporosis, Cardiovascular health and promise for SOOOOOO much more. Let us Listen In
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With Brett and Laurence enjoying the high life – Damo is sent into the trenches to attend the 5th Bio-Ceuticals Research Symposium. A world class integrative medicine event that looks at the latest research around natural and integrative approaches to health concerns. This interview will blow your mind… do you bloat? do you have diarrhoea? Listen In
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The boys have gone rogue and Laurence brings in a special guest host, his wife Karen, on this episode. If there is one show you do NOT want to miss, it is this one! In episode 305, Karen and Laurence have the privilege of chatting to the very talented and amazing J.J. Virgin. J.J. is Listen In
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This week Brett get’s a bit excited as he and Laurence get a chance to chat to the inspirational Robb Wolf. Robb is such a wealth of information on Ancestral Health and always manages to share it in such an easy to digest, entertaining way. This week Robb drops a few bombshells about the content Listen In
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This week Brett and Laurence chat to Nik Wood about gameifying life. Nik has a really unique way of looking at life and says that it is not so much about winning the game of life as it is about making sure you are playing the right game. So many of us in life are Listen In
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This week the boys interview Paul von Bergen from Billabong Retreats about leaving the corporate world and creating a life of mindfulness (and why it isn’t always what it is cracked up to be). Tune in as Paul shares a very honest account of his life and his life changes and how he has managed Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys interview Emma Park from Qiara about the microbiome and the importance of probiotics during pregnancy and breast feeding. Emma shares with us how gut health can impact on fertility, pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding and why it is important to start thinking about gut health when you start thinking about conceiving, not Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys turns 300! That’s 300 weeks in a row, without missing a beat, that Damian, Laurence and Brett have produced their amazing #1 wellness podcast. To celebrate the boys decided to have a bit of fun. Laurence found a questionnaire of the top things you should ask a guy before marrying Listen In
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In 2015 the Wellness Guys interviewed a superstar in the making Dr Elise Bialylew as she launched on an ambitious task of raising funds for clean water for poor people around the world. Last year she disappeared!!!! Mindful in May didn’t go ahead. We find out why and look into what happens in life and Listen In
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There are so many things to consider before you fall pregnant and what if you fall pregnant without any awareness of what could be done or what would be ideal to be doing in the lead up to your healthy amazing pregnancy… and there is SOOOO much to talk about with regards how to do Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys interview Wellness Couch superstar Kale Brock about his upcoming Gut Healing Summit. Kale has been interviewing the leading experts from around the world on the topic of gut health and share what he has learnt with the guys. So tune in to find out what the latest experts and research Listen In
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This week the boys interview Dr Rachna Patel about what is an increasingly discussed and important topic in health (and especially in Australia in 2017 as new laws are brought in to place), medicinal marijuana. For years proponents have argued that marijuana has been held to a different standard to other drugs on the market, Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys talk about nothing, but it is a whole lot of nothing that adds up to a whole lot of health. They are talking all things float tanks. No noise, no light, just you and a whole tub of salty water (that you can hardly feel either) just floating around and Listen In
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This week the boys interview Amanda McMillan from Wellineux about her own unique journey to wellness and how she helps her corporate clients find more balance in their lives. Amanda shares her own personal definition of wellness and how she manages to find some balance in her busy life which has not only included incredible Listen In
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This week Brett, Marcus Laurence and Damian interview hypnotherapist Rene Brent about the mind-body connection and how to release subconscious blocks that keep people stuck and stop the internal battles. In a very insightful episode Rene shares how people can connect with their subconscious mind to see how their own thoughts are actually getting in their way Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett chat to good friend and fellow Wellness Couch director Marcus Pearce about preparation. How does Marcus prepare so well for big events like The Wellness Summit or The Wellness Breakthrough? And just how do these skills translate into his daily life? Great planning is one part of the picture, but Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys interview Paul Benhaim from Hemp Foods Australia about the worldwide usage of hemp as a food source. Find out the difference between hemp, cannabis and marijuana and which ones have intoxicating effects on your body and which do not. Learn the environmental and nutritional benefits of hemp and why countries Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys welcome back Helen Padarin to talk about gut health and the importance of getting enough vegetable sin your diet. Known for her work in the Paleo circles some people will be surprised to hear Helen’s passion for vegetables but not those who know her (and the Paleo movement) well. She Listen In
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Gut health continues to be the topic de jour in health and wellness circles and for some people it seems to be creating a bit of confusion. Enter Damian Kristof to clear the fog. In this episode, Laurence and Brett pick Damian’s mind about how we work out what is actually wrong with the gut and Listen In
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After popping their cherry and talking about sex a few weeks ago the boys have entered into the danger zone again, this time to talk about sexual dysfunction. It is an important topic that affects the lives of millions and this episode is chock full of important information. From the importance of the right focus, Listen In
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Folowing on from our last interview with an inspiring human, LT and DK interview yet another inspiring human, Hillary King-Sullivan about how life when it throws curve balls, can be tackled and dealt with accordingly. LT and DK are inspired by Hillary’s courageous story of loss, fight, grit and determination and the lengths she goes Listen In
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In this week’s episode, we explore how one woman was able to transform a troubled teen life to a mother and wife of an incredible family. Life is never without its obstacles. But for Leanne Anders (co-host of Bumi’s World), the obstacles began early in life. From a troubled past including being homeless at Listen In
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Did you indulge over the holidays a little too much? Good! The Wellness Guys want you to know that it is OK to let yourself go a little over the festive season and it is even better if you have a plan of attack to help you get back on track so a few days Listen In
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This week with Laurence once again away Damo and Brett decide to have another crack at answering your questions. This time from our Facebook page. The boys answer a wide range of questions from immunity to vitamin B12 and from Laurence’s productivity diary to fructose. Chances our if our Facebook fans wanted the answers to Listen In
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The other day Brett was contacted by one of our listeners who was lamenting that they have listened to our show for years, they have attended The Wellness Summit and they are still struggling to breakthrough, to make the changes they wish to make. Why is that? What holds people back from making a change? Listen In
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Are you chasing happiness? Do you think you should be happy all the time? Do you ever feel unhappy that you are not as happy as you should be? Well this is the episode for you! Damian, Laurence and Brett delve in to not only what makes them happy but also why they understand that Listen In
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After 281 episodes the boys finally bite the bullet and talk about sex. Not an easy topic for 3 blokey blokes with a predominantly female audience (Laurence can barely get the word out in his intro) so the boys decided to get in a sexpert and the conversation goes well beyond just sex. This week Listen In
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This one is a bit like a Seinfeld episode. The boys were scratching around trying to think of a topic to talk about and what started out as an episode ‘about nothing’ ended up being a great and very important discussion. As another year draws towards a close Brett and Laurence start to get a Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys interview Amanda Campbell from Nourissh and Bend Like Bamboo. Amanda has an amazing story, from being diagnosed with MS and having a major attack that left her paralysed (and given a 50:50 chance to ever walk again) to not only running just 6 weeks later but using the knowledge she Listen In
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Facebook LIVE recorded with LT and DK in Palm Cove Cairns, we reflect on what it means to achieve Wellness, The pressure we put on ourselves to achieve wellness and when disaster hits… is wellness still important? What would you say to your 13 year old self and if you project 25 years ahead in Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett interview Integrative Cardiologist Dr Ross Walker about heart health, happiness, exercise and diet. Find out the keys to looking after your heart in a holistic, preventative way rather than waiting for the crisis and requiring drugs and surgery. Find out why Dr Ross says that diets don’t work and what Listen In
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This week Damian is away, Laurence is about to head overseas and Brett has just been driving back and forth between Melbourne so the boys thought it would be a good time to talk about how they keep in shape when they are traveling. The conversation starts with some great insights into what prevents us Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian interview Jo Lam about organic skin care. Jo shares with us her wealth of information about the products that are available on the market and why she has chosen the products she has for her shop orli.com.au. She also shares with us her go to ingredients for skin care you Listen In
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This week Brett and Damian review listener feedback from iTunes. It has been a while since the boys answered questions from the fans and this week the boys get through a whole bunch of comments and the occasional question and have a whole bunch of fun in the process (and a few jokes at Laurence’s Listen In
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After the most successful wellness summit ever Laurence, Damian and Brett get together to chat about their favourite moments, learnings and experiences from presenting to 950 wellness inspired people. The boys not only talk about their favourite moments but also the themes that emerged from the event and how people can apply the knowledge learned Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys are LIVE at The Wellness Summit. Joined on stage by the Up For A Chat girls, Jo Whitton (Quirky Cooking), Tim Robards (The Robards Method and The Bachelor), Kale Brock and Steph Lowe and taking questions live from the audience this a hilarious, informative and interactive episode that you will Listen In
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This week Laurence and Brett interview nutrition, fitness and fat loss expert Yuri Elkaim. Yuri has an amazing journey from sports jock and soccer player to losing his hair at the tender age of 17! Diagnosed with auto-immune alopecia Yuri embarked on a health and wellness journey which led him to many doctors and specialists Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys have a fascinating discussion about how to prioritise. How do you know if a particular project or lifestyle is right for you? How do you balance or manage all of your different roles? When is the greater good more important than your own individual goals and desires? The Wellness Guys Listen In
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The is an alarming amount of suicide occurring worldwide at the moment with social media buzzing about #22pushupsaday and #itsokaytotalk in support of people in trouble. Even though DK and LT are not experts in resolving conflict nor are they mental health experts – they delve deep into what perhaps are the issues that drive Listen In
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This week Brett interviews Dr Michele Summers Colon about holistic podiatry. What is holistic podiatry? What does it look like in practice. This interview covers how Dr Michele integrates her Western medicine learning with her Eastern medicine practices in order to treat the whole person, not just the feet. So tune in for another insightful episode Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys speak to Mandy Mercury about scoliosis and dealing with chronic pain. Mandy shares her amazing journey of dealing with scoliosis, chronic pain management and her journey to coming off of medications. She shares with us how she has come to terms with her diagnosis and her situation and how she Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys interview Professor Gerald Holtmann and Gastro-neuro-enterology. The professor shares with the guys all of the latest research on the gut, gut disorders, causes and potential solutions. Including what we now know about the different types of gut disorders, how previously undetected or unknown gut disorders may have been mislabelled and Listen In
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This week Laurence and Brett interview Tim Robards, founder of the Robards Methods and the original bachelor on Australian TV (yes ladies, the one with the abs). Tim shares with us how his upbringing led him to a passion for helping people eat, think and move in a healthy way and how his original inspiration Listen In
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This week while is off enjoying the sun in Greece Laurence and Brett spend sometime talking with Nutritionist and Naturopath Shannon Brenton about Adrenal fatigue. It seems to be one of those conditions that is on the rise but is it just better awareness? What is causing so many people to get so run down Listen In
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Help, share and inspire! Prepare to be inspired as DK and LT delve deep into the successes and struggles of pioneering new food paradigms. Understand the how and the why behind Guy’s hugely successful nutrition company.
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Have you ever had a dream, where you walk through a desert and there is a cube. On this cube you notice a ladder, some flowers and a horse… what does all of this mean???? LT and DK break this down to understand what this all says about each other and we reckon you could Listen In
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Just imagine while you are travelling around Australia at 24 years of age and then you start to lose your balance, eyes start to twitch and other weird symptoms begin to show up. Then you discover that you are diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (M.S.)! In this episode, you will hear how Nissa Lee spends the Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys celebrate 5 years of The Wellness guys Show. What an achievement! The boys talk about all of the changes that they have seen in the health and wellness world over the last 5 years and the changes that they themselves have made over that time. They also take a peek Listen In
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In this episode, Laurence gets to fly solo as he dissects one of Australia’s greatest athlete Matt Murphy. Matt just recently won the Melbourne Spartan Race here in Australia but was also the 2013 runner up Spartan Race World Championship among many other obstacle race accolades. He was the STAR of on ESPN’s Search for Listen In
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In this incredible episode, Brett, Laurence and DK have the one and only Cyndi O’Meara back on The Wellness Guys after 210 episodes to explore the perils of wheat, glyphosate, modern day farming! As Cyndi’s blockbuster movie/documentary go live around the globe in just a few days, we thought it would be great to drill Listen In
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This week Damian and Brett interview Christine Cronao about the fat revolution. It has been a slow burn over the last few decades but I think it is finally safe to say that fat is back! The boys talk to Christine about all things fat and in particular the benefits of a high-fat diet for Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys chat to Dr Tim Sharp about the science of happiness. Tim brings a wealth of knowledge, education and research to a topic that is so often just taken for granted or ignored. How to be happy! So tune in for a wonderful chat about what the science says about being Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys talk to Jim Costello about a topic close to their hearts, the nervous system! Jim shares a wealth of knowledge about the importance of the nervous system and in particular the importance of healthy stimulation of the nervous system through quality movement. He also talks about the stages a human Listen In
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This week Laurence and Brett interview teh amazing Dr Kelly Brogan about all things mental health, medications and lifestyle. In a very forthright interview Dr Kelly pulls no punches when she talks about the current mainstream approaches to mental health disorders and the industry that supports them as well as sharing her own approach that Listen In
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At the Bio-Ceuticals Symposium only a couple of weeks ago, DK and Cyndi had the opportunity to sit with Dr Deanna Minich and ask very pointed and direct questions about supplements. With some supplements being manufactured by excipients found in the metro-chemical industry, Cyndi and Damian probe deep and hard for further understanding of what Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys interview Stephen Eddy on all things nutrition, lifestyle and immunity. Stephen shares an absolute treasure trove of information on food, supplements, sleep, exercise, stress and more and how all of these things impact on your innate ability to fight off bugs. So if you want to know how to get Listen In
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WOW!!! phwar! massive interview with Dr David Perlmutter. World renowned neurologist and author of 2 best sellers Grain Brain and Brain Maker gives one of the BEST interviews with Damian and Cyndi at the BioCeuticals Research Symposium. King all the tough questions about grain, rice, wheat, sugar and the neuro-degenerative diseases – Dementia etc Cyndi Listen In
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food marketing and food labelling make it so hard to understand what is truely healthy. people say avoid packaged foods… but lets face it… not all packaged foods are bad for you nor will they all kill you!!! BUT they aren’t all created equal! Energy Balls, Energy Bars, Gluten Free, Nut free etc all make Listen In
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With the caveman Brett flying away on his tetradactyl – LT and DK interview acclaimed aged garlic extract researcher, Karin Ried to understand the multitude of benefits research is showing exist for the consumption of standardised aged garlic! Everything from blood pressure reduction to anti-ageing benefits can be linked to this magical plant!!! be careful though, you Listen In
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Damian’s love, is of food and when he meets a fellow foodie who subscribes to the same philosophy BACKED BY SCIENCE he is nothing short of pumped. In this episode Damian interviews Dr Deanna Minich discussing the nature of food, the effect of colours in food on health and the body and the many things Listen In
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In this interview, Damian Kristof is as excited as a little school boy in this episode… Damian and Laurence get to interview Alessio Fasano is an Italian medical doctor, pediatric gastroenterologist and researcher. He holds the W. Allan Walker Chair of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. Why Damian is so excited about this episode and so should you is Dr. Alessio Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys interview homoeopath, lecturer, researcher and advisor to the new Health Australia Party Dr Isaac Golden. With the US electoral race heating up and talk of an early election in Australia talk of politics is all the rage at the moment. Each party will be talking about how we can spend Listen In
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This week Brett welcomes back one of our most prolific guests to The Wellness Guys Show. Melissa Ambrosini returns to the show for a third time to talk about her amazing new book ‘Mastering Your Mean Girl’. Melissa says that rather than trying to conquer or quell your mean girl (or guy) you need to Listen In
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This week Laurence and Brett actually discuss a topic suggested by Damian but in Damian’s absence. The topic of extremes. Are people going too extreme in their search for health and wellness? Is there a tipping point where this actually becomes detrimental to their health? Is there ever a time where going to the extreme Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys interview Dr Chad Edwards (DO) the founder and medical director of Revolution Health and Wellness. Dr Chad has a wealth of experience having started his time journey in the military where he was a drill sergeant for several years before deciding to pursue his medical studies. He then became a Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys welcome back one of their absolute favourites Dr John Demartini. John has an amazing story of not just overcoming adversity but of absolutely thriving in spite of it. He has gone from someone who struggled to read and write to one of the wisest, most educated men in the world. Listen In
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This week The Wellness Guys welcome back the inspirational Lola Berry to the show for an epic conversation. Lola talks about the recent controversy about the launch of her new on-line program (covered in episode 234), how she dealt with the criticism and how she bounced back to her happy life and the launch of her new book of the same name. So tune in for another inspirational episode of The Wellness Guys Show!
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So you think you need to detox eh? This week Brett and Laurence interview born and bred Canadian Chiropractor BJ Hardick about all things detox. Born the son of a Chiropractor BJ thought that he had lived a relatively toxin-free existence. Eating healthy organic food, being careful of the toxins in his environment and getting adjusted regularly, so he was surprised when his health took a turn for the worst and he was diagnosed with extreme heavy metal toxicity. He is now sharing what he learned about how he got so toxic, and how he got his health back on track, with the world through his book Real Detox. So tune in to find out everything you wanted to know about detoxification.
You can also find BJ’s book at www.drhardick.com/real-detox
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Laurence has motivated Damian, Damian has motivated Brett and now Laurence is getting motivated because DK and BH are catching up! This week the boys talk about fitness and motivation. What gets them up and exercising, what do they do when they are finding it hard, what kind of exercise do they do and how it affects their bodies physically, emotionally and also in terms of productivity. So tune in for a great discussion on motivation (and plenty of friendly banter!)
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This week Damian and Brett have a great discussion around how to get your kids to LOVE eating healthily. Stimulated by the recent release of Brett’s new book ‘Nourish Without Nagging’ the boys delve into the mistakes parents make and the solutions that have worked for them and the families they have worked with. So tune in to hear two passionate Dads discussing a topic which is very dear to their hearts.
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This week Laurence and Brett talk about a topic that they have been asked about over and over again since the formation of The Wellness guys. How can I influence those around me to be healthier too? Whether it be family, friends, your community or the whole world many of our listeners having made changes in their own lives have become passionate about helping others do the same. In this episode Laurence unleashes shares some of his immense wisdom learnt from years of experience and many, many hours of study and seminars to share with you how you can influence those around you to become a healthier version of themselves (and can even make a career out of it if you wish). So get all your questions answered in this passion filled episode of The Wellness Guys!
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This week Laurence and Brett touch on a topic that they are by no means experts in so they have gone straight to the top. Rose-Marie Swift is a mane-up artist to the stars working with Victoria’s secret models and and the worlds top magazines. Along the way she has discovered just how much the chemicals in these products have affected her (and others’) health and decided to do something about it. She created a website titled beautytruth.com to start informing people of the dangers of the chemicals they are putting on their skin and has now released her own beauty range RMS Beauty. So tune in to hear the real story from the inside of the beauty industry from one of the most passionate advocates you will find!
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In the absence of paleo rockstar Brett Hill, LT and DK delve into the book title “Stop being a FAT B*tch” by Lola Berry and take a very interesting and possibly controversial stance on the book title and whether Lola has gone to far!
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This week Brett interviews author and internationally renowned speaker on consciousness and change Dr Dain Heer. Dain is a chiropractor who despite his tough upbringing and challenges along the way decided not be become a victim of his circumstances and instead discovered personal transformation, courage and resilience. He also realised that the tools that he had used to help transform himself could also be used to help transform others. So tune in for an inspiring, energising, uplifting episode of The Wellness Guys.
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This week The Wellness Guys discuss a very important issue in health and wellness. When does your striving for wellness cross the line and become obsessive and harmful? How do you know if you are being disciplined or obsessive? Strict or over the top? The Wellness Guys talk about all of the pressures out there in society, media and especially social media and how you stay true to yourself and keep your focus on health and what works for you. So tune in for a very interesting chat on The Wellness Guys Show
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This week The Wellness Guys interview Applied Positive Psychologist Michelle Mcquaid about how to discover your strengths, move beyond your fears and discover what it truly takes to thrive. The interview covers many aspects of positive psychology including why we should wait for an adverse event to bounce back from and how to prepare yourself to navigate the high’s and low’s of life with confidence. So tune in for an episode of The Wellness Guys that we can all benefit from.
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feeding is so different to nourishment… but many people are too busy to do either. Ronsley Vaz is a chef who dedicates his time to finding effective, tasty and outrageously healthy meals for people on the run! Executives and Entrepreneurs are notoriously undisciplined when it comes to taking time for a great meal… lets understand what we need to do and could do to have a better experience!
To find out more about Damian go to www.damiankristof.com
To find out more about Brett go to www.drbretthill.com
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Pain is still part of Wellness… right? is Pain a good or a bad thing. Often Pain is left out of the conversation when it comes to helping people live incredible lives. Dr Neil Bossenger www.spinewave.co.nz joins all 3 of the Wellness Guys in this absolutely fascinating dive into pain, its roles and its messages.
To find out more about Damian go to www.damiankristof.com
To find out more about Brett go to www.drbretthill.com
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