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After Hours with Dr Vincent and Stephen
by Where science gets personal
🎙️ After Hours: Where science gets personal. From health and habits to parenting, addiction, beauty, and more — this is not a lecture, it’s real talk. Expect surprising insights, relatable stories, and sometimes controversial conversations. Honest, funny, and always human, this is science you can actually use. www.askdrvincent.com
Episodes
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Five Habits That Make Life Better
From drinking more water to not outsourcing your happiness, the small things we do every day can shape how well we live. I talk a lot about the idea that being healthy isn’t about being perfect — it’s about the things we do consistently. So in this episode of After Hours, Stephen and I ask a…
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When Climate Change Gets Personal
Climate change can feel like one of those enormous issues happening somewhere far away, but in this episode of After Hours, Stephen and I bring it much closer to home. We talk about what a changing climate can mean for our health, from how we exercise and stay hydrated to the food we eat, the...
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The science of friendship - After Hours #45
We spend so much time talking about food, exercise, sleep and stress when we talk about living a healthier life, but we rarely talk about friendship. In this episode of After Hours, Stephen and I explore what science can tell us about why friendship matters, from research linking stronger social...
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Microplastics: Little Things Add Up
I came into this episode physically exhausted but incredibly happy. After months of work, a whirlwind trip to the US and a meeting with Walmart that once felt almost impossible, Stephen and I started talking about the danger of constantly chasing the next milestone without stopping to appreciate...
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The Pursuit of Happiness: Are We Looking in the Wrong Place? After Hours #041
I’ve been thinking a lot about happiness lately, not the Instagram version of happiness, where everything looks perfect, but the kind you actually feel when you sit quietly with your own life. I can be tired, nervous about what is coming next, dealing with problems at work and still genuinely say...
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Protein Is Everywhere, but Does More Protein Mean Healthier? After Hours #040
Protein is essential. Our bodies need it to repair and rebuild tissue, and our individual needs change depending on our size, diet and level of physical activity. But somewhere along the way, “high protein” also became shorthand for “healthy”. In this episode of After Hours, Stephen and I look…
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Doomsday - After Hours #039
Quite honestly, not too sure what to write here because I certainly do not want to come across as a prepper, but I still think it doesn’t hurt to be prepared. Stephen and I dove into multiple topics on how to survive a big disasterous event. Certainly the episode you don’t want to miss! After…
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Food for thoughts: Stop Reading the Front of the Pack? - After Hours 038
I spend a lot of time talking about making healthier choices, but there is a problem we don’t talk about enough: the supermarket is designed to make those choices feel much simpler than they really are. A strawberry on the front of a packet, the words “no added sugar,” “fat free,” “plant-based”…
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Food (mis)labelling: Can You Really Trust Food Labels?
Every time I walk through the supermarket, I’m reminded that most of us make buying decisions in just a few seconds. We trust what is printed on the front of the pack—whether it’s “Australian made,” “gluten free,” “organic,” or a high Health Star Rating—to guide those decisions. But after…
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The Male Health Crisis Nobody Wants to Talk About - After Hours #036
There is a growing health crisis that doesn’t show up on a blood test, an MRI or even during a routine check-up. It’s loneliness. We often think of loneliness as something that only affects older people, but the reality is that it can affect anyone, especially men. As life changes through…
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The Best of Both Worlds - After Hours #035
One of the things I love most about hosting the After Hours podcast is that it constantly challenges my own thinking. Every week, Stephen and I explore questions that seem simple on the surface but quickly become much more complex. In this episode, we revisit one of the biggest debates in health:...
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Social Media and Health
Social media often gets blamed for making us less healthy. It fuels comparison, unrealistic expectations and an endless stream of conflicting advice. But after returning from the US, completing my first HYROX and reflecting on the conversations Stephen and I had in this episode, I found myself...
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Inflammation: Why Your Body is Quietly on Fire
This episode, Stephen and I finally dove into a topic that I have been wanting to tackle for a while: inflammation. And I want to be honest about why I find this so frustrating as a scientist. Eighty percent of our illnesses and diseases are rooted in inflammation, yet it is consistently one of…
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Ultra Processed Breakfast - After Hours #031 and Newsletter Issue #12
Breakfast might seem like an odd place to start a conversation about the global food system, but it turns out to be the perfect lens. When Stephen and I sat down to record this episode, we weren’t planning to go deep on ultra-processed food or body image or the cultural architecture of what we…
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Immunity: Flu Season, Vax and the Autoimmune Trap - After Hours #031
Winter is here in the southern hemisphere and cold and flu season is already making itself known. In this episode, Stephen and I dig into how the immune system actually works, and the first thing I need to clear up is the biggest misconception in the wellness space: you do not want to boost your...
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In the Kitchen - After Hours #030
Everyday things we do in the kitchen that may be sabotaging our health and wellbeing. After Hours is where science gets personal. Hosted by Dr Vincent, your friendly neighbourhood scientist and Stephen!This podcast is part of the Ask Dr Vincent on Substack. 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss an...
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Why are we not healthier?
With all the tech and innovation, why are we not healthier? After Hours is where science gets personal. Hosted by Dr Vincent, your friendly neighbourhood scientist and Stephen!This podcast is part of the Ask Dr Vincent on Substack. 🔔 Subscribe so you never miss an episode📩 Weekly newsletter…
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The Health Halo Effect
This week on After Hours, we unpacked something that quietly shapes almost every decision you make in the supermarket: the health halo effect. It’s the idea that a single “good” word on packaging, like plant-based, natural, or added vitamins, creates a perception that the entire product is…
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Winter Is Coming
Winter is coming — and I have to say, I find it a little cheeky that I came up with that title while sitting at my desk in 30-degree Sydney heat on a Saturday. By Sunday it was 12 degrees overnight, so perhaps the universe agreed with me. In this episode, Stephen and I get into the real biology…
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Entrepeneurship: Day one vs One Day
I said something on the podcast this week that I think more founders need to admit. I don’t actually enjoy social media, but I show up anyway. Not for attention, but because I feel a responsibility. There’s too much noise in health and wellness, and if people who understand the science don’t…
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"Skinny Jab": Hype, Cost and the Real Trade-Offs
I have been so hesitant to discuss this topic. But Stephen and I agreed that if After Hours is where science gets personal, then we have to be open to have a discussion on sensitive topics, like weight and weight loss. GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are having a moment right now. And I get…
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Long Story Short: Expo West 2026
G’day, Dr Vincent here! I am so sorry that we took a 3 week hiatus from our regular After Hours show. It was for a good reason, though! I went to the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California! And what an adventure it was. From crossing path unexpectedly with some of the most revered…
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2026 Wellness Trends (023)
We are so grateful for your support, so we’d like to offer you a special Renovatio deal: Exclusive Offer PS: This session was recorded LIVE, thank you to everyone who tuned in! Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. Get full access to Ask Dr...
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Is AI Quietly Making Us Less Healthy? (022)
We live in the most technologically advanced moment in medical history. We can track our sleep, monitor glucose in real time, sequence genes, and now consult AI at 2am about a symptom that’s bothering us. In this week’s After Hours, Steven and I asked a confronting question: is AI quietly making…
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Leadership, Stress and the Body: Why Your Environment Is Shaping Your Health (021)
We rarely talk about leadership as a health issue, but we should. Most stress I see isn’t from workload. It’s from uncertainty, lack of control, and emotional unpredictability. The way we’re led at work, at home, and in our communities quietly rewires our nervous system. Over time, that shows up…
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The Taste Conundrum | After Hours (020) with Stephen
A question came up on the podcast this week that sounds trivial, but really isn’t: Is something wrong with me if I don’t like a food everyone else loves? It came from my co-host, an Inner West Sydneysider surrounded by avocado on toast… who still can’t stand avocado. And the answer is no. Food...
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What Ancient Health Advice Got Wrong About the Human Body | After Hours (019) with Stephen
Many of the health sayings we still repeat today did not come from science. They emerged from humoral theory, early physiology guesses, cultural symbolism, and trial-and-error medicine that often mistook confidence for correctness. What survived wasn’t the mechanism or the evidence. It was the...
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Longevity: Perfection vs Consistency | After Hours (018)
As we step into 2026, it’s clear that better health isn’t going to come from another extreme plan, biohack, or viral trend. We already know more about health than any generation before us, yet chronic disease, burnout, anxiety and inflammation are still rising. That tells us the problem isn’t...
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New Year, Without the Extremes | After Hours (017)
In this After Hours episode, Marty and I talk about something I care deeply about this time of year: how to start the New Year without burning out by February. We unpack why consistency always beats extremes, how the “new beginning” effect can work for or against us, and why your environment and...
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Living with Rosacea | After Hours (016)
Rosacea is something I do not just treat and research. I live with it. In this After Hours episode, I open up about my own journey with rosacea… the redness, the heat, the unpredictable flare-ups and the emotional impact that most people never see. This is a personal episode. No filters, no...
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How to Get Smarter as We Age | After Hours (015)
On this episode of After Hours, we talked about what it really means to get smarter. Not smarter on paper or in an exam sense, but smarter in everyday life. Thinking clearer, learning faster and remembering more. One of the biggest myths we still carry is that intelligence is fixed. It is not.…
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Ultra Processed Foods vs Our Bodies | After Hours (014)
In this episode of After Hours, Christian and I unpack the real story behind ultra processed foods and why they have become so hard to escape. We talk about how these products are engineered for convenience, speed and hyper-palatability, not nourishment. They are foods made in factories rather…
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Why do we get sick? Illnesses and Our bodies | After Hours (013)
In this episode of After Hours, Christian and I dive into the uncomfortable yet empowering truth about illness. We often think of getting sick as something that happens to us, a random strike of bad luck, but the body is always talking long before symptoms appear. Illness is not just an event. It...
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Inside the Inflammation Loop: Why Your Cells Can’t Keep Up
Inflammation is one of those words people love to throw around without really knowing what it means. Most people picture a swollen ankle, a red rash or a puffy joint and think, “That’s inflammation.” Yes, that is one version of it, but it is only the surface. Inflammation is actually one of the...
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Why Most People Are Dehydrated and Don’t Know It | After Hours (011)
Hydration is one of the simplest, cheapest and most overlooked parts of health. In this week’s After Hours episode, Christian and I talk about why so many people feel exhausted, foggy or irritable all day. They don’t realize the real problem isn’t sleep, stress or sugar. It’s dehydration. Your…
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What if "Breakfast is the most important meal" was a lie? | After Hours (009)
We’ve all heard it: “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” But is it really? New research suggests that for many people, skipping breakfast can actually be a smart and beneficial choice, especially if your goal is weight management without obsessively counting calories. The Calorie...
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Why You Still Feel Tired After Sleeping | After Hours (009)
In this week’s episode of After Hours, Christian and I dive into one of the most overlooked pillars of health: sleep. What makes a good night’s rest? Why do some people wake up tired even after eight hours? And what really happens inside your body when you dream? We live in a world that glorifies...
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You’re Not Broken. Your Metabolism Is Inflamed | After Hours (008)
Listen to the full episode: After Hours — The Science of Weight LossWhere science gets personal. We’ve been told that weight loss is simple. Eat less, move more. But the truth is, your body isn’t a calculator. It’s a chemistry lab. Calories matter, yes, but how your body processes them depends on...
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Day Drinking | After Hours (007)
In this week’s episode, Christian and I dove into two things we don’t usually think of together — gut health and day drinking. On the surface, it feels light and social: brunch mimosas, Aperol spritz in the sun, rosé by the pool. But we pulled back the curtain on what’s really happening inside…
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Gut Feeling and QnAs | After Hours (006)
In the latest episode of After Hours, Christian and I dove deep into one of my favourite topics — gut health. I called the episode Gut Feeling because our digestive system is far more than just a place where food is broken down. It’s central to how we feel every single day — influencing mood,...
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The Future of Healthcare | After Hours (005)
The future of healthcare isn’t coming, it’s already here. From AI and robots in hospitals to immunotherapy that teaches your immune system to fight smarter, we’re standing on the edge of a medical revolution. But the question is: will it actually make us healthier? In this episode of After Hours,...
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The Science of Skincare | After Hours (004)
Walk into any beauty store and you’re greeted with walls of serums, creams, masks, and tonics, each one promising to be the secret to perfect skin. The skincare industry has mastered the art of marketing hope in a bottle. But beneath the glossy packaging lies what I call the skincare trap: the...
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The Science of Parenting | After Hours (003)
Parenting is magic… and mayhem. In this raw, funny, and unfiltered episode, Dr Vincent and Christian pull back the curtain on what kids actually do to your body and mind—why new parents lose ~700 hours of sleep in year one, how constant worry spikes cortisol, and why “making your child the only...
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The Science of Addiction | After Hours (002)
In this episode of After Hours with Dr Vincent, we explore how addiction blurs the line between biology and behaviour. Why can one person binge drink every weekend and stay “fine,” while another spirals after a single glass? Why do some of us need a pill to fall asleep? We break down the science…
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The Beginning | After Hours (001)
In our very first episode of After Hours, I sit down with my co-founder and long-time friend, Christian, to share the untold story of how Renovatio began. From a crazy idea in the lab to building a company that’s now touching lives around the world, we pull back the curtain on how we met and how…
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🎙️ After Hours: Where science gets personal. From health and habits to parenting, addiction, beauty, and more — this is not a lecture, it’s real talk. Expect surprising insights, relatable stories, and sometimes controversial conversations. Honest, funny, and always human, this is science you can actually use.
www.askdrvincent.com
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