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Nutrition With LoveOn making housecleaning healthier, and being on Dragons’ Den - with Laura Harnett, founder of SeepIt’s not every day you have the chance to interview a successful Dragons' Den contestant who’s changing our environmental health, but in this episode I share exactly that. Laura Harnett is the founder of Seep - a company which creates sustainable household essentials for cleaning. With not scrap of plastic in sight. In view of the crisis of microplastics alone, this kind of cleaning revolution is critical for all of our health.Laura wants to eliminate 1 billion plastic cleaning items from landfill by 2030, and when she appeared this year on Dragons' Den, s...2025-05-0833 minNutrition With LoveNutrition and social entrepreneurship: Lucinda Croft on The Wholesome WarehouseRepurposing food that would otherwise be thrown away might sound like dumpster diving, or saving the planet, or necessity - depending on your point of view. But Lucinda Croft is turning it into a most powerful, civilised and friendly affair - creating tables of delicious food and genuine friendship, and delivering high-quality fresh ingredients to individuals and families in the local community. And she’s determined to use it to support people who are on a journey from just surviving, to properly thriving.We discuss the surprising impact of building community, the powerful part that food...2025-04-1133 minNutrition With LoveReversing grey hair (without dye) and other health feats: Lisa Pitel-Killah on Hair Tissue Mineral AnalysisWhile Lisa was using Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) to guide her health journey, her hairdresser noticed something unexpected.Lisa’s prematurely grey hair was recolouring of its own accord.But HTMA isn’t just about reversing grey hair. In fact, it’s primarily about ensuring that nutrient status is optimal for every aspect of health.Testing scalp hair shows how well the body is accessing critical nutrients, and also shows if there are signs of toxicity, such as exposure to heavy metals.In fact, HTMA tests for 37 different elements. Who knew t...2025-03-2042 minNutrition With LoveThe Thyroid Collective: Caroline Webb on ‘thyropause', perimenopause, and moreTW: miscarriage, pregnancy lossIf anyone can transform dry statistics into practical yet compassionate healthcare, it’s Caroline. I love her quiet insistence on better health information, and creating the kind of health support that truly empowers women’s work in the world.Caroline first faced health challenges after the birth of her second child, when intense fatigue began to hinder her ability to parent.Diagnosed with an underactive thyroid - but given no information as to why this had occurred, or why symptoms continued despite medication - Caroline promptly determined to discover the...2025-02-2838 minNutrition With LoveThe Thyroid Collective: Sam Blackburn on all things energyWhen you have burned out like Sam has, and then trained like Sam has, then you have compassion and knowledge in abundance to support clients who want to regain their energy levels and get their lives back.I am so pleased to introduce a fellow member of The Thyroid Collective, a specialist group of nutrition and lifestyle medicine practitioners who, as well as pursuing a clinical focus on thyroid health issues, have each had our own journey with thyroid health.In addition to this thyroid focus, Sam Blackburn’s busy clinic also specialises in supporting pe...2025-02-0735 minNutrition With LoveEmma Maitland-Carew on live blood analysis in clinicFor over 15 years Emma Maitland-Carew has run a busy nutritional therapy clinic in Oxfordshire, where she uses live blood analysis to provide real-time health information to her in-person clients.Emma takes us through what live blood analysis is, how it’s done in clinic, and how it can be used to shed light on a whole variety of health issues, including one’s nutrient status, the health of the gut microbiome, toxic load, and immunity.Emma Maitland-Carew is the person who very first introduced me to nutrition and lifestyle medicine: I consulted her when facing inso...2025-01-1728 minNutrition With LoveNot needing thyroid surgery after all: client interviewIf you, or someone you know, is facing health challenges, I trust that this interview will cheer you up and stoke HOPE.I’d been wanting to interview a client for a while now - and then, just before Christmas, my wonderful client Eleanor got in touch to share how she was getting on. A few months had gone by since we finished working together, so I was thrilled to read her encouraging update: "I wanted to let you know - hot off the press - that my numbers are now officially in range...2024-12-2748 minNutrition With LoveDr Jenny Goodman on Getting Healthy in Toxic TimesDoes it feel as though you’re being told completely contradictory things about the toxicity of everyday life?For example, one minute we’re being told our drinking water is dangerous, next minute we’re assured there’s absolutely nothing wrong. Who’s right? What’s really going on?Dr Jenny Goodman is the perfect guide through all of this. Having worked to help clients recover from toxicity for over 20 years, she does have some awful truths to tell, but this is no fear-mongering episode! Dr Goodman simply takes us by the hand, and shows us how to ta...2024-12-0650 minNutrition With LoveImmunity for WinterNow that the UK is beginning to get chilly, it’s high time to talk about immunity for winter. You already know about garlic, ginger, and hot toddies when you start to feel ill. But how can we support our whole immune system to work at its best all the time?I answer a few client questions, as well as address subjects such as:mindset people who catch everything goingfood and drinkenvironmental air qualitytoxic loadsleeplooking after your gut specifically for immunitysupplemental support you may not have heard ofviral loadlymphatic drainageI menti...2024-11-1525 minNutrition With LoveThe Hackney School of Food, with Zoe McIntyreIf you're feeling jaded about the world, slow down and listen to this episode. Zoe McIntyre is quietly going to re-inspire you! Under her gentle manner lies a clear and driving ambition to change the futures of countless children and families for the better, using food.When poverty collides with cheap and terrible products like Ultra Processed Foods, many young people are vulnerable to all sorts of health problems such as obesity and malnourishment. But at the Hackney School of food, children learn to grow and cook food. And get confident doi...2024-10-2540 minNutrition With LoveBehind the scenes at Wiston Estate, with Kirsty GoringIn a world where so much about our nutrition is globalised, industrialised and dislocated, Kirsty Goring is all about restoring the connection between people growing, creating and enjoying food. Kirsty has a wealth of experience in the 'supply side' of nutrition via her work at the Wiston Estate, which hosts everything from vineyards to sheep, farming to fine dining, a therapeutic market garden to an award-winning winery.Wiston Estate is a beautiful part of West Sussex in the South of England, comprising 2500 hectares of land, of which 70% is farmland. It hosts many homes, businesses, and a...2024-10-0440 minNutrition With LoveThe world's best wild salmon with Emily and Christopher NicolsonYou don’t have to be a fish fancier to love this conversation. If you want to be inspired about food that’s delicious and healthy, plus sourced and distributed with integrity, then here is an episode to cheer your heart. I simply loved this interview.Emily and Christopher Nicolson are partners in the Iliamna Fish Company, which aims to provide the world’s best wild salmon. A fourth-generation family business set up in 1948, they hand-catch wild red sockeye salmon from Bristol Bay in Alaska.And it’s all done in the most i...2024-09-1336 minNutrition With LovePlants as medicine with Jean Dow, medical herbalistWe know herbs and plants are incredibly effective for supporting all sorts of ailments, but it takes a medical herbalist to harness their powers with accuracy, safety and application to the individual patient.Medical herbalist Jean Dow has over 20 years of experience, and she is also a functional medicine practitioner, with clinics based in Edinburgh, the Isle of Skye, and online.I initially contacted Jean about a year ago to find out about herbal approaches to hormone balancing, and I must say I was absolutely amazed, not only by her knowledge and experience, but also...2024-08-2341 minNutrition With LoveToxic Superfoods with Sally K NortonNot all superfoods should be eaten in quantity. This is the contention of Sally K Norton, who opens her book Toxic Superfoods with the story of actor Liam Hemsworth, whose kidney stone operation was linked to a diet high in certain superfoods. Norton argues that a whole variety of symptoms may arise when consuming high levels of oxalate - which includes lots of the plants we may think of as healthy. This conversation was a definite eye-opener and certainly contains some surprises! Sally provided a brilliant overview of her own oxalate-related health experiences, why and ho...2024-08-0231 minNutrition With LoveBiography affects biologyThis episode, I share how elements of my biography may have affected my biology, including multiple digestive symptoms and thyroid disease.I’m aiming for what Gabor Maté calls “a clear and honest look at the biographical factors that can disrupt our biological well-being”.And I wanted to consider this in light of my previous two Nutrition With Love interviews, which discussed health challenges from two very different standpoints – one, mainly to do with the ‘mechanics’ of the gut, and the other, mainly to do with mind-body messaging.Were my health challenges ‘mechanical problems’ in th...2024-07-1230 minNutrition With LoveQuality of life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, with Clemmie OliverIf I encounter anyone with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, I send them straight to Clemmie Oliver. Her clinic specialises in supporting people with IBD using Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine, and Clemmie has had prolonged experience of IBD herself.Clemmie and I trained together several years ago, and since then she has built an incredibly successful IBD-focused clinic, now been joined by registered specialist gastroenterology dietitian, Jess Upton.I absolutely loved this chance to catch up with her, and I think you will hugely enjoy hearing her personal (and reasonably dramatic) story of IBD and health, as...2024-06-2135 minNutrition With LoveTraining the brain to reduce pain, with Jennifer JohnsonWe’re used to the idea that pain sensations accurately register physical disease or injury. But much research has found that some kinds of pain are actually alleviated by working on the brain, not the body. Jennifer Johnson is a Mind-Body Chronic Pain Coach based in Seattle. Her chronic pain journey started 14 years ago, most days barely able to walk. After undertaking training on her mind and nervous system, she became pain-free and able to resume normal life. Then, as a coach, she took Howard Schubiner's practitioner training to qualify her in Pain Reprocessing Therapy, to support div...2024-05-3138 minNutrition With LoveTesting Your Gut Microbiome with Lesley HarperGastrointestinal health testing analyses immunity, inflammation, and the microbiome, and it’s an important tool we use in Nutritional Therapy and Lifestyle medicine to unearth underlying issues in physical and mental health.Lesley Harper is part of the clinical education team at Invivo Healthcare and a healthcare practitioner in her own right. She's perfectly placed to introduce us to specialised testing and how we can use it to get to the root causes of health challenges.Lesley was 'into gut health’ at least a decade before most people had ever heard of gut health. She delv...2024-05-1041 minNutrition With LoveWhy your thyroid mattersThyroid conditions can make you feel you're losing your motivation, metabolism, energy, hormone balance or mood.And if so, you're in good company, since in Europe and America alone they affect more than one in ten people.I myself was diagnosed with one, and now a large percentage of my clients are successfully working on their thyroid health.Here's a brief introduction to why thyroids matter, their incredible function, and what you need to know if you think yours might need some TLC. Plus some of my own thyroid and immune story, with s...2024-04-1926 minNutrition With LoveLorna Ryan on Nutrition and HypermobilityHypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (hEDS) are connective tissue disorders with varying degrees of symptom presentation. Some might simply notice greater-than-average physical flexibility, but others may suffer with instability, injury, pain, fatigue, headaches, gastro-intestinal problems, and even autonomic dysfunction. There's some dispute about the prevalence of symptomatic hypermobility, but if you suspect you, or someone you know may have it, I hope this episode will give you some very useful health pointers.Lorna Ryan has a lot of experience of HSD/hEDS, both as a registered Nutritionist and as a patient herself, i...2024-03-2932 minNutrition With LoveFamily Nutrition with Lucinda MillerTalking with Lucinda Miller was such a joy. Her approach to nutrition and lifestyle medicine is so friendly and understanding, it’s almost as if you chatted to a mum at the school gate – except for the fact that there’s rigorous science and huge clinical experience underpinning everything she says!This incredibly encouraging conversation is full of stories to re-ignite hope, and point the way, towards the possibility of better family health.And for anyone who’s encountered thyroid issues, mental health challenges, neurodivergence, and the challenges of children’s health – this is an episode just...2024-03-0844 minNutrition With LoveThe Nuts and Bolts of NutritionLet me take you behind the scenes of Nutritional Therapy practice.Here's where I take you to the back-stage of Nutrition work. Show the nuts and bolts. The sorts of things nutritionists take for granted, but aren't often known to the general public.The lowdown includes:Why we never diagnoseWhere we stand with pharmaceutical drugsHow we do and don't connect with medical doctorsWhat Lifestyle Medicine is, and where it comes inWhy we almost always want to talk about bowel movements!
Contact Clare via her website: https://www.transformationnutrition.org...2024-02-1619 minNutrition With LoveDilkiran Kular on supplying ‘the wheelbarrow of nutrition’In nutritional therapy and lifestyle medicine, there are some challenges that simply cannot be fixed with diet alone. Sometimes, you want … a volcanic rock. Even better, a volcanic rock that acts like a wheelbarrow, to cart away substances that are harmful and difficult to remove.Volcanic rock ‘binders’ like Zeolite Clinoptilolite do not interact with the body any more than a pair of spectacles. And yet they have proved effective in diverse health issues, including:mycotoxin / mould exposureheavy metal exposureH. Pylorirecurring acid refluxhistamine ‘intolerance’ (or overload)eczema / psoriasis / urticaria… and all without having to resort to drugs....2024-01-2638 minNutrition With LoveMake New Year's resolutions easyHappy New Year! I hope that whatever your Christmas-time and New Year were like, that this short episode will be a cheering thing to listen to in these first days of 2024.Health and nutrition shows up in so many people’s new year resolutions, so it seems only sensible to talk about them. But let me offer you a slightly different take, on how to make it all a little easier, and more joyful. I'll also share some of the research on why this approach works. References: Berkma...2024-01-0511 minNutrition With LoveNutrition & Lifestyle for a Merrier ChristmasMaking the most of the Christmas season isn't always straightforward. This episode is all about ways to enjoy the best of the celebrations, while protecting your energy, mood and digestion.Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to you! Mentioned in the podcast: A beautiful winery in West Sussex https://www.wistonestate.com/Kombucha from West Sussex https://holoskombucha.com/My blog: https://www.transformationnutrition.org/post/fermenting-for-immunity
Contact Clare via her website: https://www.transformationnutrition.org/contact Th...2023-12-1523 minNutrition With LoveWhat does Nutritional Therapy actually feel like?What if nutritional therapy was rather different from what you expected? Many people struggle with their health, but, convinced that they already eat healthily, think nutrition can't help them. Others labour under the illusion that nutrition work is simply bullying people to eat more vegetables!Still others try to piece together their own nutrition programmes with 'Dr Google', but pick up poor quality advice or contradictory information - and don't get results.But Nutritional therapy is so much more complex and more delightful than people think!Based on my ow...2023-11-2418 minNutrition With LoveThe Numbers of Nutrition with special guest Kezia NeuschNutrition has numbers – and it’s not just about the calories or the nutrient levels, or the myriad complexities of farming. Nutrition numbers also include budgets, meal plans, and the time practicalities of shopping and preparation. And we all of us have food budgets, whether we think about them or not. But did you know that all this stuff could be fun, could expand peace, and could make for a more restful kitchen?!Blogger and influencer Kezia Neusch has a lot of experience in the numbers of nutrition, having set up her own...2023-11-0337 minNutrition With LoveSweet sleepSleep is a bit like money; no matter how much you have, you generally want more of it - especially in autumn and winter.The more we appreciate what sleep does for us, the easier it may be to look after our bedtimes. And they do like to be looked after.In this episode, I talk about the beautiful things sleep does for our bodies, including building protection against viruses, and helping the brain clean itself.I also talk about a whole variety of mindsets and practicalities that may help you get more a...2023-10-1323 minNutrition With LoveNutrigenomics: making health truly personalWe all know our genes are set for life, and can create predispositions towards certain health issues. But the good news is that nutrition and lifestyle medicine may support the unique genetic picture we each have, to help optimise mental and physical well-being. It's also the kind of information that may prompt a bit more compassion for ourselves. Emma Beswick, from LifeCode Gx, tells us more.Emma's company has hugely advanced our ability to understand and use information about genes, facilitating real health breakthroughs for so many - and she is also one of the kindest people yo...2023-09-2541 min
Unlock MoreThe Hidden Harm Your Less-than Career Could be Doing to your HealthIt’s official – finding your more is good for your health.
Having gone through burnout myself, I feel like I’ve become a bit of a broken record on this. Now my message is backed up by an expert as I talk to nutritional therapist Clare Backhouse about what stress does to the body and why we need to apply the brakes long before burnout takes hold.
This episode gets down to the nitty-gritty of why it’s important – right down to how overwork and misalignment can affect your body’s hormonal balance, digestive health and even bon...2023-09-2033 minNutrition With LoveWhat's so great about nutritionWelcome to the Nutrition With Love podcast, the show to help you feel better, about getting better.Clare describes her own experience of being a nutrition patient, and then ditching her work in academia to re-train as a nutritional therapist herself. In this episode: how Clare recovered sleep, digestion, mood and energy without taking drugswhy side-effects are so rare in nutritional therapywhy nutrition is so appropriate for chronic illness and immune issueswhat makes nutrition so different from mainstream medicine, yet not opposed to it eitherwhy nutritional therapy is actually challenging to podcast aboutht...2023-09-0112 minNutrition With LoveNutrition With Love TrailerStart feeling better about getting better, with Clare Backhouse, qualified Nutritionist. Clare shares her vision of having conversations about health that are full of the peace, love and joy we really want, and avoid the stress and anxiety we're so often pressured to feel. While the best scientific research is always going to be crucial, it's our assumptions and perspectives that shape how we actually make the most positive health choices. https://www.instagram.com/transformationnutritionuk/https://www.transformationnutrition.org/
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Tent Talks with Dr Stephen BackhouseLove 5: Food of Love with Clare BackhouseClare Backhouse is a nutritional therapist who specialises in human system and lifestyle health. She joins the Tent to talk about the chemistry and biology of anxiety, safety and affection, and tackles the question of how what we eat helps us how to love. You can find out more about Clare's practice and writing at www.transformationnutrition.org. Has anything we make been interesting, useful or fruitful for you? You can support us by becoming a Fellow Traveller on our Patreon page HERE.
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Momentum Resilient LifeClare Backhouse - Thyroid Health - Momentum Talks #12Clare is trained at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London, the UK’s longest-established provider of professional Nutrition education.
Prior to her work in health, she was a PhD academic in the history of art and dress in seventeenth-century Britain.
Her transition into the nutritional world was prompted by personal experience of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis where nutritional therapy and Trinitarian healing played a role. Clare does a deep dive into what can be a bewildering world of thyroid disease. We start by looking at some of the basics of the normal thyroid gland before she ex...2021-12-2944 min