Adam Verwey is a founder and managing director at Future Super, Australia's first 100% fossil fuel-free superannuation fund. Many traditional super funds invest in fossil fuels, gambling, detention of asylum seekers and for-profit prisons, weap

#15 - Tom Earls: Why We Need To Protect Bee Populations

Jun 24th, 2021 59m 12s

Tom Earls is a beekeeper and educator in Surf Coast, Victoria, and the founder of Coastal Nectar.Subscribe to the podcastSpecifically, we discuss: Why we need to protect bee populationsRole in the ecosystemPesticides and insecticidesMedicin

#14 - Jeff Chilton: How Mushrooms Can Promote Health And Shift Consciousness

Jun 10th, 2021 1h 31m

Jeff Chilton, raised in the pacific north-west, studied ethno-mycology in the late 1960s. In 1989 he founded Nammex, a business that introduced medicinal mushrooms to the nutritional supplement industry in the United States. Nammex extracts are

#13 - Robert Cheeke: Plant-Based Nutrition For Peak Performance

May 20th, 2021 1h 34m

Robert grew up on a farm in Corvallis, Oregon where he adopted a vegan lifestyle in 1995 at age 15, weighing just 120 pounds. Today he is the author of four books, Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness, Shred It!, Plant-Based Muscle, and the new release

#12 - Tom Simak On The Power Of Plants: For Our Health, The Planet, And All Beings

May 13th, 2021 1h 36m

Overview of the conversation:Opportunities And Innovations With Climate ChangeThe Benefits Of Eating More PlantsFibre, Mood, And SerotoninAddressing Climate ChangeLand Use, Water Use, And WasteThe Biggest Impact On Climate ChangeMethane

#11 - Mason Taylor: Cultivating Health With Medicinal Mushrooms And Tonic Herbs

May 5th, 2021 1h 49m

This episode covers definitions and discussions of tonic herbs, medicinal mushrooms, and adaptogens. Brief overview of the conversation:Science and SpiritLimitations to Western Medicine and researchDefinitions & discussion of tonic herbs, me

#10 - Peter Hunt AM: The Context For Psychedelic Medicine

Mar 15th, 2021 51m 13s

Stats on mental illness in Australia, psilocybin, and MDMA - psychological phenomena and scientific evidence, antidepressants / SSRIs and common pharmaceutical treatments, the reinforcement of mental illness through diagnosis, destigmatizing dr

#9 - Dr. Matthew Nagra ND: Addressing Concerns Of A Plant-Exclusive Diet And Making Evidence-Based Food Choices

Dec 12th, 2020 58m 5s

Dr. Matthew Nagra ND is a Naturopathic Doctor who is a passionate advocate for evidence-based nutrition. He adopted a plant-exclusive diet when he had health problems during his childhood and subsequently improved nearly every health concern he

#30 - Meditation, Psychedelics and the Default Mode Network

Nov 2nd, 2020 24m 42s

Meditation; for some it's an endeavour, for some it's a fashion. For me, and for most, it’s understanding the fundamental nature of being human.Psychedelics comes from the Greek words "psyche" meaning "mind" or "consciousness" and "delos" meani

#29 - Prebiotics, Probiotics and Postbiotics

Sep 26th, 2020 15m 32s

In this episode, I break down what is meant by prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics. We are an ecosystem. The microbiome reveals a more connected biology and it is evolving our approach to medicine, hygiene, diet and lifestyle. Our bacteria a

#28 - Hollie James: Gut-brain connection and why we need to be mindful reading food labels

Sep 12th, 2020 1h 12m

Upstairs is our brain, downstairs is our gut. Most of us think that these two organs live as two separate entities. But let’s consider this, brain health begins in the gut. The gut and the brain are in constant communication, as we speak, there

#27 - Non-dualism, self-effort and the path of surrender

Aug 15th, 2020 16m 10s

The concept of non-dualism is contrasted to that of dualism - the notion that existence consists of two realities. These two realities can often be called "mind and matter" or "God and the world". Non-dualism suggests that there is no separatio

#8 - Alison Tierney: Managing PCOS, Fertility and Hormones

Aug 5th, 2020 53m 7s

Alison Tierney is a registered dietitian, nutritionist, and board-certified in oncology nutrition and started her business, Wholesome LLC in 2015. Alison is multi-passionate in nutrition and her expertise goes beyond cancer and involves helping

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Bridging the gap between nature, science and health

Jul 29th, 2020 1m 5s

I’m Tommy Moore, qualified exercise scientist specializing in nutrition and exercise physiology and I’ve created this platform to make it more accessible to understand the science of optimal wellbeing, and help us all make more informed lifesty

#25 - Structure and Function of Macronutrients

Jul 29th, 2020 36m 19s

Should we focus on macronutrients or foods? Currently, there is a hyperfocus on macronutrients - carbohydrates, proteins and fats as our "nutrient requirements". Many people follow a set macronutrient profile or an "if it fits your macros" (IIF

#24 - Dr Simon Feros: Strength and Conditioning, Biomechanics and Sports Psychology

Jul 24th, 2020 58m 27s

Dr. Simon Feros is a lecturer in Functional Anatomy and Strength and Conditioning Sciences and part of the Centre for Sports Research at Deakin University, he’s been and currently heavily involved in a number of different research projects. Sim

#7 - Carlo Cirillo: Conscious

Jul 19th, 2020 1h 8m

Carlo Cirillo is the creator of The Conscious Podcast, which is approaching 100 episodes I thought it'd be a perfect opportunity to break down the word "conscious". What does it mean to be conscious? Is it the same as mindfulness? Of course, we

#6 - Tania De Jong AM: Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy

Jul 14th, 2020 36m 8s

Tania De Jong is an inspirational speaker, singer, business woman and social entrepreneur who has founded a number of successful businesses including Creative Universe, leading innovation conference Creative Innovation Global, Inspiring Minds l

#5 - Allira Potter: Racial Disparities, Meditation and Truth

Jul 2nd, 2020 59m 4s

Indigenous Healer Allira Potter and I "open the conversation". Note - this was recorded 1 week after the death of George Floyd - a huge week for the world and particularly for people of colour, so at times it was a difficult conversation, but o

#4 - Fiona Tuck: Building A Healthy Gut

Jun 20th, 2020 1h 13m

Fiona Tuck is one of the most well-respected skincare and nutrition experts in Australia. She has over 25 years of experience in the professional skincare and wellness industry and is known in the media as 'the myth buster'. Fiona takes a foren

#3 - Tris Alexander: Fasting, Ageing and Longevity

Jun 14th, 2020 1h

Tris Alexandra is a nutritional medicine practitioner and health coach (Bach. HS & Nutritional Medicine.). We talk about all things fasting, aging and longevity. We discuss the hallmarks of aging, different types of fasting, the benefits of fas

#2 - Annelise Van Rooye: Energy Balance, Nutrition and Mindset

Jun 7th, 2020 1h 10m

Annelise Van Rooye is a plant-based health coach. Annelise and I talk through the importance of a holistic approach, total daily energy expenditure, energy balance, the problem with the 'if it fits your macros' (IIFYM) approach to weight loss.

#17 - Fat-Insulin Connection

May 26th, 2020 23m 33s

How does our body uptake, digest and transport fatty acids? Do they have a role they have in the development of insulin resistance? I define key terms including insulin sensitivity, insulin resistance, and the types of diabetes. Importantly, I

#16 - Foundations of Energy Metabolism

May 22nd, 2020 38m 48s

The science of energy metabolism - what role does our food have in energy production? What is energy? How do we get energy? I explore how our body generates energy, the function of the cardiorespiratory and circulatory systems, haemoglobin, hem

#15 - Foundations of Nutrition and Exercise

May 14th, 2020 16m 38s

The fundamentals of nutrition and exercise: energy requirements of exercise, the role of carbohydrates, fat and protein intake, and fluid requirements for exercise.