Category Archives for "Public Health Podcasts"

ARCHIVE | Belinda Fettke: Veganism, Public Health Messages and the Influence of Sanitarium

Belinda Fettke is the wife of Gary Fettke, an Orthopaedic Surgeon practicing in Launceston, Tasmania, who has come under scrutiny for his research into the influence of Seventh-day Adventism and Cereal companies impact on creating dietary guidelines.

In our conversation, Belinda and I discuss the origin of public health messages, the rise of veganism in the west from a sustainability discourse and take a broader lens to explore the origins of health food branding in the 21st century.

ARCHIVE | Jason Bawden-Smith: Mitochondria HQ: Nature’s Solutions

Welcome to another Unstress Summer Series. Today, Jason Bawden-Smith joins me for a jam-packed episode. This episode covers a multitude of topics, however, all returning to the importance of mitochondria and the role they play in our health. Jason highlights the role our environment is playing in our health and what we can do about it. This is an episode that is sure to open your eyes to new concepts about health, I know it did for me.

ARCHIVE | Jeremy Lent: The Web of Meaning

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Unstress Summer Series. Today, we’re going to step back and explore humanity and what led us to this point in time, as well as the purpose of existence and some of the existential crises that we are currently experiencing. And who better to talk to about that than Jeremy Lent?

Jeremy Lent, described by Guardian journalist George Monbiot as “one of the greatest thinkers of our age,” is an author and speaker whose work investigates the underlying causes of our civilization’s existential crisis, and explores pathways toward a life-affirming future.

In our conversation, we explore his award-winning books, The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning and The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe. We also talk about sedentism, worldview, and so much more.

ARCHIVE | Prof Frédéric Leroy: The Politics of Nutrition & The Great Reset

My guest today is Professor Frédéric Leroy. Working in bio-engineering Sciences and Applied Biological Science, Frédéric’s research in the field of food science and (bio)technology is astounding.

Frédéric’s work primarily deals with many ecological aspects and functional roles of bacterial communities in (fermented) foods, with a focus on the role of animal products in the diet.

In our conversation, we discussed the politics behind nutrition, the EAT-Lancet Diet, the great reset, World Economic Forum, regenerative agriculture, and so much more.

Organ Transplants Unveiled: Robert Little’s Patient Journey

Robert Little was born with a congenital kidney problem. Robert has been lucky, thanks to organ donation and transplant surgery. There are 24ish million people in Australia, and 8 million are organ donors. It is through organisations such as ShareLife that this life-saving treatment is possible. Tune in to hear this patient’s story and complete a quiz at the end.

HEALTHY BITE | The Power of Connection and How Community, Collaboration and Creativity Matter

Connection and corporate capture are amongst our biggest health challenges but what can we do and how can we respond?

HEALTHY BITE | Exploring Sex

This week, we have spoken to a licensed psychotherapist and sex counselor, Ian Kerner. He is also a prolific author who has written over 10 books. Join me in this Healthy Bite as we reflect on the fascinating conversation I had with Ian about sex scripts, rec-relational sex, outercourse, and so much more.

Ian Kerner: Sex Scripts & She Comes First

Ian Kerner is a licensed psychotherapist, sex and relationship specialist, and New York Times best-selling author who works with individuals and couples on a range of relational issues that often lead to distress.

HEALTHY BITE | ShareLife

This week, I got the chance to speak with Marvin Weinman, a former managing director of several of Australia’s major corporations.

Marvin’s non-profit organization, ShareLife, which emphasizes organ donation, is one of the highlights of our discussion. Join me as we tackle this important initiative.

HEALTHY BITE | A Search for Meaning

Download Transcript A Search for Meaning Well, this week I had the pleasure of talking to one of the great thinkers of our time and the author also of two wonderful books, Jeremy Lent. Those two books are The Patterning Instinct: The Cultural History of Humanity’s Search of Meaning. Then went on to write the […]