This Week In Wellness

TWG 361: Low Carb, Healthy Fat with Steph Lowe

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 to us what Low Carb, Healthy Fat means, why food quality is so important and why she believes that the key to good health is not only focusing on real food but also making sure that you are personalising the approach to the individual. Her new book Low Carb, Healthy Fat Nutrition is available for pre-order now and is going to be an absolute winner!
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TWG 360: The Art Of Self Love with Kim Morrison

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 in this episode she shares with us some personal and at times emotional tales of where she and her family have fallen out of self love and the road map that she has now created to help them, and the world, return to that state. Her new book The Art Of Self Love is a must have for every household and will be available for the first time EVER at The Wellness Summit in just a few short weeks time where Kim will of course be a key note presenter. So tune in for some beautiful, loving wisdom from the one and only Kim Morrison.
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TWG 359: Running With Purpose

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 there are so many little gems in this episode that can be applied to people from any walk of life. So even if running 10km and super high speed is your idea of hell we encourage you to give this one a good listen!
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TWG 358: The Mind Muscle Project

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 a book and host a podcast. He shares his top tips for people of any level wanting to get into fitness and gives is some insight into what to look for when hunting for a personal trainer or gym. So whether you are an exercising master or a novice tune in to this great episode.
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TWG 357: Wayapa – Our Proudest Ever Podcast

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 doing to help other indigenous and non-indigenous people rediscover their connection to their environment and his unique perspective on ‘generational wellness’. This is a long overdue topic on the wellness guys and we are so proud to have the opportunity to share this unique perspective and knowledge with you.
Find out more at www.wayapa.com
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TWG 356: The facts about krill oil

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 for a very informative episode on what is always a very popular topic.
To find out more about the krill oil Stephen talks about head to www.akerbiomarine.com.
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TWG 355: Sports Dietitian Ryan Pinto

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 too. Ryan also talks about why he chose to go on from his nutrition degree to study dietetics and the importance of getting your macros right and B vitamins, including why he recommends practitioner only supplements.
So tune in for another great interview and to find out more about the Eagle Natural Health supplements Ryan mentions head to www.eaglenaturalhealth.com.au.
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TWG 354: Auto-immunity with Prof Yehuda Shoefeld

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 for others, whether chocolate is good for you and why he loves pomegranates! Tune in for another very informative episode with all the latest research.
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TWG 353: The Whole Way

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 her passion for travel and camping with a new way of life. Through a combination of home stays and cyber coffee catch ups she is helping families all over the country adopt more healthful habits!
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TWG 352: Be Script Wise

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 the deaths from prescription and non-prescription medications in Australia, in particular opioids. So tune in for an eye opening discussion around what can be done about this terrible problem.
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TWG 351: The facts about Keto

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 the research does (and does not) show better than most and gives a very pragmatic view of what works and what does not when it comes to this way of living. So tune in for another very informative episode of The Wellness Guys Show!
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TWG 350: Overcoming Insecurity

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 to get over it and push on or is it something that we need to resolve in order to move forward? All this and more in an enlightening episode of The Wellness Guys Show.
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