The Functional Health Podcast
Episodes
#85 Dr Wafaa Abdel-Haidi - Enhancing Cancer Therapy With Functional Medicine
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can functional medicine improve cancer therapy? How can integrative medicine benefit quality of life? What are the most effective integrative modaliti...
#84 Dr Torkil Færø - Wearables To Enhance Your Health And Reduce The Risk of Disease
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can health tech reduce our risk for disease? What are the most important health metrics to track? And what’s the best wearable currently availabl...
#83 Dr Nasha Winters - Understanding The Metabolic Approach To Cancer
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can nutrition play a role in cancer therapy? What are the most evidence based complementary therapies for cancer care? How could the ketogenic diet be...
#82 Dr Rob Verkerk - Bioregulatory Peptides: Can We Really Regenerate Ourselves?
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can bioregualtory peptides slow biological aging? What are bioregulatory peptides and how do they work? Is this the next big thing in anti-aging medic...
#81 Dr Bill Harris - How Omega 3 Could Enhance Your Healthspan And Reduce Your Risk For Disease
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Bill Harris is as internationally recognised expert on the omega 3 and heart disease, which make him one of the best people in the world to have th...
#80 Dr William Li - Preventing And Reversing Chronic Disease Using Food As Medicine
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can we reverse chronic disease using food? How can food be used as preventative medicine? What foods have medicinal properties and in what dose? Dr. ...
#79 Teemu Arina - The Fundamental Philosophies Of Biohacking
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Teemu Arina is a technology entrepreneur, author, biohacker and founder of the Biohacking Centre. Do we need to Biohack? What are underlying princip...
#78 Ryan Carter - Nutritional Know How, Philosophies And Guidance
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How can we best personalise our diet and lifestyle? How should geographic location influence what we should eat? What are the benefits of sun exposure...
#77 Jessica Kanerva - How Can Breathwork Benefit Your Mind And Body?
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Kanerva is a Transformational Breath Practitioner and a Nutritionist. What types of breathwork are there? How can breathwork benefit you? Why ...
#76 Lorraine Nicolle - How To Beat Fatigue And Exhaustion
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why do I feel tired? What is fatigue? Â What can I do to improve energy levels? What are the most evidenced based supplements to support energy and re...
#75 Professor Gordan Lauc - How To Measure And Reduce Your Biological Age Using Glycans
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Gordan Lauc. Gordan is a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Zagreb, Director of the National Centre of Sci...
#74 Dr Olli Sovijärvi - The Many Benefits Of Cold Therapy
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Olli Sovijärvi is the head author of the Biohacker's Handbook. Olli has 15-years of clinical experience in multiple areas of medicine including ...
#73 Dr Ashok Gupta - Brain Retraining: A Unique Approach to Support Chronic And Stress Related Illness
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Ashok Gupta has dedicated his life to improving people's well-being and helping them achieve their potential. He is the founder and CEO of two heal...
#72 Dr Gaétan Chevalier - Grounding: The Science-Backed Benefits Of Connecting Yourself To The Earth
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Gaetan Chevalier is an engineering physicist, professor, author, and research scientist in the fields of fusion and plasma physics, biophotons, ...
#71 Lorna Driver-Davies - How To Live Well Through Perimenopause
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with my good friend Lorna Driver-Davies to talk about all things peri-menopause - hormones, symptoms, lab tests, foods, supplements and muc...
#70 Dr Geoff Mullan - How to beat acne and improve skin health
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I had the pleasure to welcome on the podcast Functional Medicine Practitioner, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of humanpeople, Dr Geoff Mullan. ...
#69 Marek Doyle - How To Optimise Men’s Hormonal Health
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marek Doyle is a nutritional therapist whose own metabolic problems forced him to see to see the disconnect between the scientific literature, the med...
#67 Dr Rob Verkerk and Meleni Aldridge - RESET EATING: Turning What You Eat And How You Eat Into Powerful Medicine
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Discussing RESET EATING with Dr Rob Verkerk and Meleni Aldridge from the Alliance for National Health International, an organisation with a mission to...
#68 Rick Miller - Men’s Health For Physical Performance And Longevity
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with Rick Miller at his clinic in London, UK, to talk all things Men's health for physical performance and longevity. Rick Miller is a clin...
#66 Barry Smith and Dr Chris George - Probiotics To Improve Your Gut Health And Overall Wellbeing
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Barry Smith is the founder of Symprove, A company built on the belief that recovering and maintaining a healthy gut balance can help you live a fuller...
#65 Dr Tom and Marzi O’Bryan - Happy, Healthy Pregnancy
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Tom O'Bryan is a world-renowned speaker and educator with expertise in food sensitivities, environmental toxins, and the development of autoimmune ...
#64 Alex Manos - Sick And Tired: Could Mould Be The Cause?
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Despite being one of the UK’s leading Functional Medicine Practitioners (IFMCP) with a focus in gut health and mould illness, Alex’s interests f...
#63 Dr Jen Unwin - The Psychological And Social Barriers To Healthy Lifestyle Change
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jen Unwin is a consultant clinical health psychologist who has spent her professional life focussing on the role of hope in chronic disease and how...
#62 Daniel O’Shaughnessy - Personalised Diet And Lifestyle For The LGBTQ+ Community
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Naked Nutritionist - Daniel O'Shaughnessy - is an award winning Nutritionist and Functional Medicine practitioner. He is also the author of the bo...
#61 Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel - Integrative Cancer Support, Women’s Health And Research Woes
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel is an Integrative Medicine doctor, scientist and educator with degrees in Medicine and Natural Sciences from the University of C...
#60 Emma Beswick - Nutrigenomics and COVID
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Beswick is a Nutritional Therapist and nutrigenomics specialist. She is the founder and CEO of Lifecode Gx®, the UK’s leading nutrigenomics te...
#59 Dr Chris George - Supporting Mental Health And Wellbeing During The Pandemic
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Doctor Chris George is a full time NHS medical doctor and in this episode we discuss his experience during the pandemic and ways to support mental and...
#58 Dr Ally Jaffee and Dr Iain Broadley - Nutrition in Medicine: Translating Education To Clinical Practice
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I was fortunate enough to sit down with Dr Ally Jaffee and Dr Iain Broadley, the founders of Nutritank. In this fascinating episode we discuss: Th...
#57 Professor Shumone Ray - Linking Nutrition Research, Policy And Clinical Practice Through Evidence And Education
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sumantra (Shumone) Ray is a Licensed Medical Doctor as well as a Registered Nutritionist (Public Health), with special interests in Nutrition Educatio...
#56 Dr David Unwin - Beating Type 2 Diabetes With A Low Carb Diet
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr David Unwin FRCGP works at the Norwood NHS Surgery in Southport near Liverpool, UK where he has cared for the same population since 1986 as a famil...
#55 Mark Hollingsworth - How to improve emotional and stress resilience
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Hollingsworth is the CEO of the Nutrition Society, a scientific learned society, based in London, United Kingdom, a position he has held since 20...
#54 Dr Jenna Macciochi - How to build a resilient immune system
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jenna Macciochi is an immunologist, author and is on a mission to unravel the science around the immune system and help people decode exactly what ...
#53 Emma Beswick - Are genetics linked to our stress response, the effect of alcohol and nutrition on anxiety & much more
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emma Beswick is a Nutritional Therapist and nutrigenomics specialist. She is the founder and CEO of Lifecode Gx®, the UK’s leading nutrigenomics te...
#52 Dr Sarah Berry - The ground-breaking science of personalised nutrition and how your body responds to food
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Sarah Berry is an Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences at King's College London and her research interests relate to the influence of dietar...
#51 Dr Eric Zielinski - Essential oils for chronic disease
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Eric Zielinski is the author of the national bestseller The Healing Power of Essential Oils and The Essential Oils Apothecary. Trained as an aromat...
#50 Dr Yael Joffe- Nutrigenomics: The relationship between nutrition and genetics
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yael is at the forefront of nutrigenomic education and has helped develop and supervise nutrigenomics courses around the world. She is currently an Ad...
#49 Dr Joseph Antoun - Fasting for longevity and healthspan
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Joseph Antoun always knew he wanted to help others through medicine, which is why he trained to be a physician. Eventually, he figured out that med...
#48 Antony Haynes - How to improve hormonal and neurological resilience
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Antony has been in private practice for over 28 years and is one of the most experienced Registered Nutritional Therapists in the country. He is one ...
#47 Dr Leke Asong - Implementing a holistic, functional approach to healthcare as an NHS GP
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Leke Asong is a classically trained medical doctor, GP and functional medicine practitioner. Having gone through his own health problems and gut co...
#46 Dr Nilesh Satguru - How to cultivate joy, happiness and compassion. Shift your mindset and believe in growth.
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nilesh is a wonderfully warm individual and is a certified high-performance coach, speaker and medical doctor. He works as a director for the British ...
#45 Sergey Musienko - The benefits of microbiome testing and the future of artificial intelligence in healthcare
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sergey Musienko is a bioinformatician with over a decade’s worth of experience using technology to address healthcare needs. In this episode, we d...
#44 Dr Tom O'Bryan - Do chemicals in our environment influence brain health? And how to combat age-related cognitive decline
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Tom O'Bryan is a world-renowned speaker and educator with expertise in food sensitivities, environmental toxins, and the development of autoimmune...
#43 Lorna Driver-Davies - Nutrition for Endometriosis (Part 2)
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this two-part podcast, we dive into the world of endometriosis and discuss nutrition and lifestyle interventions to improve outcomes. We also talk ...
#42 Lorna Driver-Davies - Nutrition for Endometriosis (Part 1)
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this two-part podcast, we dive into the world of endometriosis and discuss nutrition and lifestyle interventions to improve outcomes. We also talk ...
#41 Tim Gray - Biohacking health and performance
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Biohacking is the art and science of changing the environment around you and inside you so that you have full control over your own biology. Ti...
#40 Marek Doyle - Hypothyroidism: nutrition and lifestyle to improve outcomes
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marek Doyle is a nutritional therapist whose own metabolic problems forced him to see to see the disconnect between the scientific literature, the med...
#39 Dr Elisabeth Philipps - Using CBD for health and combatting disease
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Elisabeth Philipps is a neuropharmacologist and Functional Medicine practitioner with over 18 years of experience. Elisabeth has extensive academic...
#38 Dr Nyjon Eccles - A natural approach to breast cancer prevention and different techniques for diagnosis
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Nyjon Eccles is a well respected integrative medicine physician in the UK. He holds two doctorates in both medicine and pharmacology and has been p...
#37 Dr Marilyn Glenville - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS): symptoms, treatments and natural solutions
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A deep dive into the potential natural solutions for polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) with Dr Marilyn Glenville PhD, one of the UK’s leading nutri...
#36 Dr Saul Konviser - Does your dental health play a role in your overall health?
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Dr Saul Konviser BDS MSc BSc! Saul is a lead general dentist at the Montagu Dental practice - we discuss dental health, how to it can affe...
#35 The Mac Twins - Gut Stuff: How to improve your gut health, why gut health is linked to whole body health and what you can do to improve yours
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcoming the Mac Twins! The two DJs, Lisa and Alana Mac, are the founders of The Gut Stuff, helping to bring cutting-edge scientific information rega...
#34 Professor Robert Thomas - How to Live: the groundbreaking lifestyle guide to keep you healthy, fit and free of illness
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know: Sex more than 4 times a week lowers prostate cancer risk  3 cups of coffee a day lowers bowel cancer risk Celery and beetroot can low...
#33 Richie Bostock - Breathwork: how your breath can transform your health, performance and mindset
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Richie is an awesome individual who has made his whole life about breathwork, showing how just using your breath can help change how you perform physi...
#32 Professor Robert Thomas and Kristina Kis - Exercise and Cancer: benefits for both prevention and treatment
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have TWO special guests - Professor Robert Thomas has come back on the podcast with Kristina Kis to talk about the relationship between e...
#31 Seb Tucknott - Overcoming Inflammatory Bowel Disease: a patient's perspective
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Seb Tucknott is an IBD patient, founder of IBD Relief and is author of the book Tipping the Balance. I first met him at a culinary medicine event in ...
#30 Dr Rosy Daniel - Emotions, stress, mindset and healing: are they all connected?
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Rosy Daniel trained as a General Practitioner in Bristol. The illness of a close friend that was strongly influenced by the friend’s emotional st...
#29 Jo Gamble - Supporting cancer patients with nutrition and functional medicine
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prior to the birth of her daughter, Jo was practising as a behavioural therapist, specialising in children with autism and complex learning and behavi...
#28 Richard Jacobs - Simple ways to help get a better night's sleep
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sleep problems are something that everyone experiences every once in a while, but not everyone knows how to best tackle these issues, especially if th...
#27 Dr Christie Lewis - How to cope with change, combat stress and keep your body and mind active during lockdown
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Christie Lewis is an NHS GP, physiotherapist and a private Health and Life Coach, specialising in stress, anxiety and burnout. Perfect to speak to ...
#26 Angela Walker - Building the evidence for personalised nutrition and lifestyle medicine for chronic diseases and common conditions
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Walker MSc is a registered nutritional therapist with 12 years of clinical experience. She holds an MSc in Nutritional Medicine from the Unive...
#25 Suzy Glaskie - How to break bad habits and form healthy new ones
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Suzy is an experienced functional medicine health coach, host of the Wellness Unwrapped Podcast and is interested in the far-reaching effects of how o...
#24 Dr Robert Verkerk - COVID-19: Preventing infection, potential treatments in the pipeline and the importance of sleep, nutrition and managing stress
28 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In light of the all the recent news on COVID19, I thought it would be fitting to speak with Dr Rob Verkerk from the Alliance for Natural Health Intern...
#23 Robin Daly - Integrating cancer therapies
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Daly is the Chairman and founder of the Yes To Life Cancer Charity. Yes to Life empowers people with cancer to make informed decisions about the...
#22 Kimberley Wilson - Whole body mental health: Reduce stress, anxiety and depression and future-proof your brain
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kimberley Wilson is a chartered psychologist and has a philosophy of Whole Body Mental Health - a comprehensive approach to mental health care which ...
#21 Professor Robert Thomas - Lifestyle and Cancer (Part 2) Q&A
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Robert Thomas is a professor of sports and biological science, consultant oncologist and is a clinical tutor at the University of Cambridge....
#20 Professor Robert Thomas - Lifestyle and Cancer (Part 1)
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Robert Thomas is a professor of sports and biological science, consultant oncologist and is a clinical tutor at the University of Cambridge....
#19 Dr Venita Patel - Tackling childhood obesity and building healthy habits
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Venita Patel is medical doctor specialising in paediatrics but is also trained in Nutritional Therapy. Further to her medical school degree, and po...
#18 Oliver Barnett - Potential therapies for complex conditions
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Oliver is a Nutritional therapist, herbalist and functional medicine practitioner and is the founder of The London Clinic of Nutrition. I became aware...
#17 Miguel Toribio-Mateas - Can gut health affect our mental health? Are probiotics beneficial and how to change your microbiome
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Miguel is an experienced and highly sort after nutritional therapist and a Chair of the British Association of Applied Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicin...
#16 Alex Crockford - Influencing behaviour change and the delicate balance between a healthy body image and body dysmorphia: a fitness professional's perspective
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alex is a personal trainer and fitness model, with the aim to provide accessible, easy to follow health information to help individuals change their l...
#15 Rob Lawson - Treating disease with exercise, using and implementing lifestyle medicine for health and why you should become LM certified
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Lawson is a medical doctor and conventionally trained GP and is the chairman and co-founder of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine. Among oth...
#14 Christine Bailey - How to manage food intolerances, food sensitivities and food allergies. Hidden triggers, major allergens and how to eat well
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Christine Bailey is an award-winning Nutritional Therapist, Chef, Author and Broadcaster. With over 18 years of experience and passion for cooking, sh...
#13 - Darryl Edwards - How to make exercise fun, why movement is important to health and how to incorporate it into your lifestyle
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darryl is an internationally renowned speaker, coach, nutritionist and author. He has pioneered, and popularised functional movements and most recentl...
#12 Dale Pinnock - Nutritional nuggets for improved health and wellbeing - explaining the effects of omega 3's, nuts, carbs and much more
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I am delighted to speak with the medicinal chef, Dale Pinnock. Dale is trained in human nutrition, nutritional medicine, herbal medicine and has autho...
#11 Dr Punam Krishan - How to beat stress and overcome mental burnout
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Punam Krishan is a medical doctor and GP with a specialist interest in Public health, preventative and lifestyle Medicine. In this conversation, we...
#10 Toral Shah - Food vs chronic illness and a nutritionist’s fight with cancer
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Toral is a scientist, chef, clinician and founder of the Urban Kitchen. Where she inspires and teaches people how to eat healthier with real food and ...
#9 Dr Rupy Aujla - Culinary Medicine and the Doctor's Kitchen
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Rupy Aujla is a medical doctor, author and founder of the Doctor’s Kitchen and Culinary Medicine UK. He recently authored the book, Eat to Beat I...
#8 Dr Rob Verkerk - How to make healthcare sustainable
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Rob Verkerk has Masters and Doctorate degrees from Imperial College London and in 2002 founded the Alliance for Natural Health International. Since...
#7 Dr Laura Quinton - Nutrition in medicine
18 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Quinton is a classically trained GP and has had further education in naturopathic nutrition from the College of Naturopathic Medicine. Specialising...
#6 Dr Deanna Minich - How colour affects our health
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Minich is an internationally-recognized teacher, author, scientist, speaker, and artist. She has authored six books on health and wellness and is c...
#5 Angelique Panagos - How to optimize your hormonal health
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Angelique is a nutritional therapist, author and a specialist in the field of Women’s hormonal health. Using her six pillars of health, she aids her...
#4 Josh Zappacosta - The importance of integrating health practices
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Josh is the Co-founder of the Integrative Wellness Centre, Irrefutable Health and the health restaurant called The Willow, in Kingston Upon Thames, Lo...
#3 Rick Miller RD - Functional sports nutrition for health and performance
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Rick is a clinical and sports dietitian and his approach to dietetic treatment embraces integrative and functional medicine. He is a dedicated clinici...
#2 Ben Brown - Does IBS even exist?
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Brown is a Naturopath from Australia. He is the editor of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, contributing editor of the Integrative Healthcar...
#1 Dr Tom O'Bryan - The potential link between food and autoimmune conditions
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Tom O'Bryan explains how the food we eat affects our health. Dr Tom is an internationally recognised speaker, workshop leader, and functional med...
Series 1 Podcast Trailer
05 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I am introducing some of the leading voices in nutrition and lifestyle medicine, from practitioners to professors and everyone in between. I will sh...