The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast

#252 Why you need to eat these 4 foods every day

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If I had to name 4 foods to get in your meals most days to support your gut, heart, brain and reduce your risk of disease…what would they be?To me, ...

Snacksize 23: Dealing with ADHD

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is about how neurodiversity can affect people in different ways.Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas is the Neurodi...

#251 Problem Periods with Dr Anita Mitra

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Anita Mitra is back on the podcast today. She’s an NHS doctor working in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, with experience in both clinical medicine ...

Snacksize 22: A day in the life of a Brain Surgeon

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is about the day to day life of a neurosurgeon. I think it’s quite easy to forget about just how trau...

#250 Health Statistics Everyone Should Know

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m talking about statistics to do with food and health that everyone should know.How much it costs us every year, where it sits on the list o...

Snacksize 21: The “Mediterr-Asian” diet 

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is about the beauty of Brassica vegetables and the MediterrAsian diet. I sat down with medical Dr Willi...

#249 Therapeutic Diets for Gut Health and Food Intolerances with Ben Brown

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Therapeutic diets are promoted everywhere and for a multitude of symptoms. Whether it’s low fodmap, sibo diet, low carb, low histamine and of course...

Snacksize 20: Carbs & Fertility

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is about the rates of infertility and what diet could have to do with fertility with specific reference...

#248 How to Lower Cholesterol with Food

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

These are my evidence based recommendations for specific foods you should be eating everyday to lower cholesterol.We’ve done a full dive into what c...

Snacksize 19: Train your inner child

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Questioning my habits and traits as an adult and leaning into the lens of childhood experiences has been pretty game changing for helping me understan...

#247 Chocolate’s Health Benefits with Dr Rupy Aujla

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I love chocolate. I eat it most days as a snack or as a dessert with some fresh berries, apples or simply on its own. It’s phenomenal and I’ve alw...

Snacksize 18: How to resolve conflicts

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about conflict aversion and how that permeates into our behaviours in adulthood. If you’re any...

#246 How to choose the best Spices with Ren Patel

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I have the Queen of Spice from Ren’s Kitchen on the show today talking about everything to do with sourcing and investing in the best spices for you...

BONUS Make Better Bread with Karen O’Donoghue

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Karen O’Donoghue is a champion for not only better bread, but also better food quality, choices and better growing methods.You can hear the passion ...

Snacksize 17: How to overcome resistance to habits

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about embracing the framework and mechanisms that drive both change and inaction. If you underst...

#245 Ozempic. The truth about the side effects and risks of this Magic Pill with Johann Hari

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Johann Hari is back on the podcast today and he looks completely different to the last time I saw him. He’s lost an incredible amount of weight, his...

Snacksize 16: 9 foods for Brain Health

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about foods for brain health from episode #98 A brain healthy diet.I speak with Dr Dean and Dr A...

#244 How Immunity is influenced by the Mind with Dr Monty Lyman

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For most of medical history, in the West at least, the idea that there could be a relationship between the mind and the immune system was inconceivabl...

Snacksize 15: What is The Happiness Equation?

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about framing happiness so you can experience more positivity day to day.Taken from the full epi...

#243 Spices to reduce Inflammation with Dr Rupy Aujla

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A number of lifestyle related illnesses have uncontrolled inflammation at its core. Whether that’s obesity, heart disease or even dementia, inflamma...

Snacksize 14: What is the hygiene hypothesis?

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is about the rise of allergies in both adults & children globally taken from episode #101 Ending Fo...

#242 The Benefits of Olive Oil with Dr Simon Poole

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Olive oil is a hot topic. We first dived into the benefits of olive oil back on episode 99 with Dr Simon, but I thought it was time for an update.Toda...

Snacksize 13: How to Start Therapy

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about choosing which mode of therapy appropriate for you, taken from the full episode #190 How t...

#241 Ginger. The science and health benefits of this wonderful spice with Dr Rupy Aujla

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From blood sugar and gut health to inflammation ginger has many people espousing its benefits. There are tons of folklore remedies using ginger for in...

Snacksize 12: My Diet Formula

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about a general framework for healthy eating that I apply.This is a very broad overview of how I...

#240 Why Fasting, Meal Timing and Real Food matters with Dr Sarah Berry, PhD RNutr & Chief Scientist at ZOE

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have an awesome episode covering a ton of topics that you always ask me about including meal timing, protein, diet for the menopause, whether...

Snacksize 11: Eating for PCOS

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about eating for PCOS. I sat down with Dr Anita Mitra on episode 10 and we chatted about the use of...

#239 Should you eat Honey every day?

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Honey has been used for millennia as a medicine. And even to this day, people swear by it for treating viral illnesses, espousing the antibacterial an...

Snacksize 10: Making Disease Optional

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about breaking new concepts in personalised medicine and the speed of technological change that we ...

#238 How to be more productive and put the joy into your life with Ali Abdaal

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today I welcome back Ali Abdaal onto the podcast to talk about productivity, finding joy in the mundane tasks of everyday life, how to reframe your st...

Bonus: “Capsule Pantrys” & unreasonably delicious food with Anna Jones

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anna Jones is on the podcast today, one of my absolute favourite cooks! Her food and ethos around injecting flavour are so aligned to my way of eating...

Snacksize 9: Preventing Heart Disease

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about preventing heart disease using medications vs stents.On the full episode we talk more about t...

#237 Get Better Sleep with Dr David Garley

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I’m always on the search for better sleep. I’ve tried supplements, better pillows, meditations but there always appears to be a day or 2 in my wee...

Snacksize 8: How Gratitude helps you age better

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about how gratitude can help you age better. Is the negative self talk you allow into your consciou...

#236 Cloves. Nature's natural medicine? With Dr Rupy Aujla

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A lot of relatives have told me in the past about chewing cloves everyday.  It’s part of a habit for some people and a traditional cure for too...

Snacksize 7: Integrative Cancer Therapy

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about integrative approaches to cancer. This is obviously a hugely emotive topic, but I’m a firm ...

#235 Alcohol, Coffee, Lectins, Organic food and Cooking Oils with Dr William Li MD

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr William Li, New York Times Bestselling author of Eat to Beat your Diet and Eat to Beat Disease, is back on the podcast today talking about everythi...

Snacksize 6: Why you need Olive Oil in your life

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about Olive Oil. I love extra virgin olive oil because not only is it a fantastic carrier of flavou...

#234 Are Green Powders worth it? with Dr Rupy

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Green powders are everywhere and I’m often asked whether people should invest in getting a green powder to consume every day. And as somebody who dr...

Snacksize 5: Household Toxins to be wary of

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about toxic load. On episode 104, Professor Robert Thomas and I have a frank conversation about hou...

#233 Processed food, sugar, spices and British Colonial History with Sathnam Sanghera

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sathnam Sanghera’s journalism has covered far reaching topics including racism, homophobia and even pianos in train stations which he bizarrely does...

Snacksize 4: How to Measure Ageing

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all how we measure ageing. With all the interest in ageing and a burgeoning industry including drugs an...

#232 Sugar Crashes, Cravings and how to prevent Sugar Spikes with Jessie Inchauspé

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jessie Inchauspé is back on the podcast talking about everything to do with sugar, cravings, spikes, how to enjoy your food and the surprising health...

BONUS Comfort Cooking and Joyful Food with Ravinder Bhogal

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One of the best experiences I had in a restaurant was when I sat at a table in Marylebone (London), decorated with floral cloths and comfy pillows. Ne...

Snacksize 3: Hope, Motivation and Luck

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about motivation and the power of a positive mental mindset. I hope listening to this snippet from ...

#231 Weight loss, Visceral fat and Ozempic with Dr Nick Fuller

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On todays episode I chat with friend of the podcast, Dr Nick Fuller from University of Sydney about everything to do with sustainable weight loss incl...

Snacksize 2: Foods for Arthritis

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about arthritis. Arthritis is one of the commonest conditions that GPs across the UK and beyond see...

#230 Airfryers. Are they Toxic? With Dr Rupy Aujla and Sakina Okoko

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I personally love my airfryer, I’ve been using it at home and in the Doctor’s Kitchen studio since the start of the year, but can they be consider...

Snacksize 1: Fasting in a nutshell

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Todays Snacksize Doctor’s Kitchen podcast is all about fasting. I’m often about fasting and the proposed benefits, how to fast and more.I’ve don...

#229 Manifesting, Neuroaesthetics and Ancient Wisdom with Dr Tara Swart

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Friend of the podcast and one of my favourite authors Dr Tara Swart is back on The Doctor’s Kitchen show today. Neuroscientist, former medical docto...

#228 Sugar Crashes, Attention Deficit, Psychedelics and Food as Medicine. 5 lessons from the Podcast in 2023 with Dr Rupy Aujla

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re wrapping up our podcast year with 5 impactful conversations from 2023. This year has been an incredible journey learning more about food...

#227 The Benefits of Eating with Friends with Dr Rupy Aujla, Sakina Okoko and Órfhlaith Noone

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“How to eat with friends and be healthier”When was the last time you sat down at a dinner table and shared a meal with friends over laughter and s...

#226 5 better ways to enjoy your Carbs with Dr Rupy Aujla

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Carbohydrates are a food component that is regularly debated in the nutrition world – they have a bad rep for weight loss and diabetes, but on the o...

BONUS Donna Hay on Flavour, Fame and Healthy Hacks

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You can tell how excited I was to have Donna Hay visit our studio this week! I’ve been an avid fan for years and we were privileged to have her grac...

#225 Seasonal Affective Disorder with Dr Rupy Aujla

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m talking about SAD, also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder because I was recently asked to explain it on BBC morning TV. It’s surprisi...

#224 Sugar in Fruit with Dr Rupy and Sakina Okoko

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A common question I get is whether the sugar in fruit could be as dangerous and toxic as the sugar we find in canned drinks, sweets and other sources ...

#223 What Women need to know about the Menopause with Dr Louise Newson

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why do women struggle with weight during and after the menopause? This is the key question I’m putting to Dr Louise Newson on todays podcast as it’...

#222 Nitric Oxide, Nitrates and Nitrites in Food with Dr Rupy Aujla

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You might’ve heard the terms nitrates, nitrites or nitric oxide in different contexts. There have been headlines about the “dangers” of nitrites...

#221 ADHD and diet with Dr Miguel Toribio-Mateas DProf

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can you eat to improve symptoms of ADHD? That is the subject of conversation today with the wonderful Dr Miguel, who is a clinical neuroscientist and ...

#220 Menopause and South Asian women with Chef Romy Gill MBE

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chef Romy Gill MBE, who is a dear friend, is on the podcast today sharing her culinary wisdom, her energy and passion for food as well as her voice fo...

#219 Is Aluminium Foil Toxic? With Dr Rupy

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In todays episode we’re going to be addressing aluminium in cookware. Every time I use foil on social media I always get comments about how toxic fo...

#218 Do cranberries help with UTIs? With Dr Rupy

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a question I’m asked all the time as a GP!In todays episode we’ll go into cranberries in a bit more detail, the chemicals in cranberries t...

#217 Inflammation, the silent fire within with Dr Shilpa Ravella MD

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

“Hidden inflammation presents a unique dilemma. The idea that it may be a shared biological mechanism between diseases as distinct as obesity and ag...

#216 Fasting for Women with Dr Mindy Pelz

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fasting is one of the hottest topics at the moment and I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr Mindy Pelz to dive into this fascinating area. ...

#215 Supplements that are not worth it with Dr Rupy

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m talking about the supplements that I think are not as useful as the claims make out, as well as the ones that I think may have use.Supplem...

#214 Should you eat tomatoes? With Dr Rupy

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re diving into the world of tomatoes, one of the most consumed ‘fruits’ globally with a rich heritage and mixed opinions on whether it’...

BONUS Food for Mood with Dr Michael Dixon & Dr Uma Naidoo

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Should we be reaching for the dinner plate before the pill bottle when treating mental illness? Well my next guests certainly think so. Dr Michael Dix...

#213 Supplements for oral health, flossing and slowing gum recession with Dr Victoria Sampson

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re discussing the connection between oral health and general health and diving into topics like flossing, Alzeihmers, the oral microbiome a...

#212 Why Tempeh is your new favourite ingredient with Dr. Driando Ahnan-Winarno

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I learnt so much on todays podcast about one of my favourite ingredients, Tempeh. I know you probably have preconceptions about it, but trust me, when...

#211 Psychedelics and the new era of Psychiatry with Professor David Nutt

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m thrilled to have Professor David Nutt on the podcast, an expert on drugs, and how they work on the brain.  He trained as a psychiatri...

#210 Organic Food is it Really Worth It?

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

That’s the topic of conversation on todays podcast and I’ll be talking about:What pesticides are designed to do and why we should be aiming to red...

#209 Why a calorie is not a calorie with Dr Robert Lustig

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do we eat too much sugar? This is a question I pose myself, as I like to trick myself into thinking that because I eat so well the majority of the tim...

#208 How unhealed trauma leads to symptoms and how to heal with Benjamin Fry

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There is growing recognition that many mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, poor cognition and memory (as well as physical issu...

#207 Why dietary guidelines are wrong and how algorithms can help with Prof Eran Segal

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can an algorithm help us eat better? That’s the question I’ll be discussing with my guest today, Professor Eran Segal, a professor at the Dep...

#206 Moringa, Aloe Vera, Nettle and Fenugreek for sugar control with Dr Merlin Willcox

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Merlin Willcox, may have the answer to.Today, we’re diving into the world of therapeutic herbs and spices. Travelling across generations and culture...

#205 Spices for Longevity, Inflammation and Weight Loss with Simon Mills

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today Simon Mills is back on the podcast, he’s a complementary health pioneer from the inception of the term in 1979, and later in the fields of int...

#204 How a Brain Surgeon develops Purpose and Discipline with Dr Sheri Dewan

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Sheri Dewan is on the show today, a full-time, board-certified neurosurgeon practicing in Chicago, who is one of roughly 200 board-certified women ...

#203 Look after your brain and live longer with Max Lugavere

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Max Lugavere is on the podcast today, somebody I’ve listened to and watched for many years on social media and whilst our opinions don’t converge ...

#202 Dietary changes to lower your Cholesterol

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On todays podcast we’re going to be talking about cholesterol, heart health and cholesterol lowering diet measures that you can start using today to...

#201 The most impactful conversations from 200 episodes of Doctor’s Kitchen

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve been regularly podcasting now since 2019 and it’s been a whirlwind. Whilst this podcast was initially focused on nutrition and medicine, the ...

#200 Why Culinary Medicine is the future of medical nutrition education with Dr Sumi Baruah, Elaine Macaninch & Chef Vince Kelly

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I’m chatting with the directors of the non-profit Culinary Medicine UK who have been with me from the very start when I had the aspiration to ...

#199 Are Glucose Hacks Worth It?

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s podcast we’ll be talking more specifically about practices, tactics/‘hacks’ to reduce blood glucose spikes and crashes, strategies ...

#198 Beat Burnout and become more resilient with Dr Dani Gordon

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Burnout. It’s a massive topic, not fully understood and the mechanisms that drive stress, fatigue, brain fog and all the symptoms suggestive of poor...

#197 Improving metabolic health and insulin resistance

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s solo episode and I’ll be talking about insulin resistance, how this impacts your risk of disease and why insulin resistance could drive...

#196 Eat well on a Budget!

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we’re talking all about eating well on a budget and we’re covering a selection of topics including: The cost of living and average cost...

#195 Fix your PCOS with Dr Nitu Bajekal

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have a packed episode today discussing what my guest describes as, the epidemic of PCOS. Dr Nitu Bajekal is a Senior Consultant Obstetrician and Gy...

Stop ageing and reverse disease with Sue Armstrong

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why should we stop ageing? Today we talk about everything to with ageing, why it occurs, why there’s renewed interest in it and what we can do about...

#194 The COOKS Live Podcast with Dr Rupy and Hanna Geller

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s episode is a live recording from my first supperclub of my book tour to promote the latest cookbook “Dr Rupy COOKS” and it was recorded ...

#193 Why you can’t focus with Johann Hari

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Warning: Today’s episode contains strong languageI’m chatting with Johann Hari today, the international bestselling author of ‘Chasing the Screa...

#192 Prescribing Fruit and Veg on the NHS with Dr Chi-Chi Ekhator

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Chi-Chi Ekhator is a GP in London and probably one of the most motivating people I’ve ever met. You’re in for an absolute treat today, especial...

#191 Eat to Charge Your Metabolism and Burn Fat with Dr William Li

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There is biochemical beauty hidden within the colors, shapes, and diversity of the fruits and vegetables that line our grocery aisles and I hope after...

#190 Reduce your anxiety in 10 minutes with Owen O’Kane

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There are a few problems with therapy. It’s often hard to access, it can be costly, it’s hard to find the time to engage with a therapist and ther...

#189 How to Create Better Soil, Happier Farmers and Healthier People with Thomasina Miers

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It was an absolute pleasure to host Thomasina Miers on the podcast today. Entrepreneur, cook, TV personality, activist, writer and so much more. There...

#188 Healing your Thyroid with Dr Amy Gajjar

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thyroid conditions. It’s a subject I’m consistently asked about online and one that really requires some understanding of how interconnected our s...

#187 The Kitchen Prescription with Dr Saliha Mahmood Ahmed

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today I welcome Dr Saliha Mahmood onto the podcast, winner of masterchef in 2017,NHS gastroenterologist and author of 3 cookbooks including the latest...

#186 Why you should start sprouting with Doug Evans

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shoots, sprouts, microgreens, saladgreens, grasses, activated nuts it’s a confusing business! But I have Doug Evans on the podcast today, the sprout...

#185 Adaptogens, Plant Medicine and Medical Herbalism with Dr Sally Moorcroft

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the podcast I have Dr Sally Moorcroft and we’re talking about Herbal medicine, also called phytotherapy, which refers to using a plant's se...

#184 Fix your body, become more supple and live stress free with James Davies

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today has been on multiple journeys. Picking himself up after his athletics dream was crushed. Overcoming and managing a significant speech i...

#183 Why Woo Woo works with Dr David Hamilton

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

🎬 Watch the podcast on YouTube here📱 Download The Doctor’s Kitchen app for free“Humans have become like tuning forks that vibrate sweetly to...

#182 Heal Your Gut with Dr Will Bulsiewicz

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’ve spoken to 1000s of people about nutritional medicine in clinic. In most part, people who optimise their plates to contain more fibre, mostly pl...