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The dose is everything
by Ben Coomber
Most people are capable of more than they realise. More energy. More health. More performance More freedom. More life. The question is: what habits are helping us get there, and which ones are holding us back? The Dose Is Everything is a podcast about health, performance, mindset and the choices and information that shape who we become. Hosted by entrepreneur, multi-award-winning nutritionist and Awesome Supplements founder Ben Coomber, each episode explores the habits, standards and conversations that help people feel better, perform better and get more out of life, combining the science of health and performance with real-world lived experience. Through solo episodes, expert guests and honest conversations, you’ll learn how to improve your health, raise your standards, take ownership and become the most awesome version of yourself. Because habits build the human. Ownership creates freedom. And when it comes
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Part 2 of 10 Science backed nutrition principals to live by | #694
Part 1 got EPIC feedback on how practical the tips were, so I'm excited to share part 2 with you, 5 more science back tips to fuel your health and performance. Enjoy. Use code FOUNDER15 to get 15% off Awesome Supplements 21x award winning supplements: www.awesomesupplements.co.uk Check Ben out on...
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10 Science backed nutrition principals to live by Pt.1 | #693
Nutrition is an art and a science, it's science because the body needs certain nutrients in a certain form in certain amounts, this gives us a guide for how to eat for optimal human health. But the art comes in making it work for how we live, for enjoyment, for performance. In this show I cover…
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This ONE Concept could change every area of your life, fast! | Ep #692
In the last show I made a guiding statement "the truth will set you free". And I believe this whole heartedly. But, it poised a question from a listener, how do you know if you are living through truth, whether you have found truth, and the answer, challenge EVERYTHING. But, there is a big issue...
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An AWESOME Life starts with... "Who do you want to be?" | Ep #691
Who do you want to be, a powerful question. As, we're always working towards something, are we not? 3 years ago I met a guy, Jody Warrington, an elite cycling coach, and through that friendship we developed identify statements, guiding lights to our personal development. Today, I talk you through...
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How ‘The Dose is Everything’ philosophy can change your life | Ep #690
Sometimes it's the simplest of concepts that can change your life, but, to change, we first need to remove the chaos, and in the modern world, this can be one of the biggest challanges we face, working out fact from fiction, and then, working out what is true for us. My company, my mission, is...
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Why is life just a constant road of stress these days?? | Ep #689
For many, life feels like this constant road of stress, like we never get on top of it, there is always so much to do, and never really time for what is important in life. The big question that results is, how is this affecting our body, our minds, our health, really? In this episode of The Dose…
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Awesome Night – The Science, The Benefits, The Why
Why take Awesome Night? What are the benefits of taking it? Why did I create the product? Who benefits from it? What does the research say about the ingredients and their impact on sleep? How does this compare to other products? How do you use it? All questions answered in this short, product...
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Awesome Joints – The Science, The Benefits, The Why
Why take Awesome Joints? What are the benefits of the ingredients? Why did I create the product? Who benefits from it? What does the research say about the different ingredients, like Curcumin? How does this compare to standard joint products? How quickly can you expect to feel results? How does...
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Awesome Hydrate – The Science, The Benefits, The Why
Why take Awesome Hydrate? What are the benefits of electrolytes? Why did I create the product? Who benefits from it? What does the research say about electrolyte powders? Can't we just drink water? How does tap water and different water compare? When would you use it? All questions answered in…
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Awesome Endure – The Science, The Benefits, The Why
Why take Awesome Endure? What are the benefits of carb blends? Why did I create the product? Who benefits from it? When do you use it with Awesome Hydrate? What does the research say about carb products and fuelling performance? How much should you use? All questions answered in this short…
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Awesome Defence – The Science, The Benefits, The Why
Why take Awesome Defence? What are the benefits of a multi-vitamin? Why did I create the product? Who benefits from it? How does it compare against other multi-vitamins, what actually makes it different? What does the research say about multi-vitamins? All questions answered in this short…
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Awesome Collagen – The Science, The Benefits, The Why
Why take Awesome Collagen? What are the benefits? What is the role of the added ingredients? Why did I create the product? Who benefits from it? How does it compare to a collagen peptide product? What does the research say about collagen now? All questions answered in this short, product focused...
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Awesome Creatine PLUS – The Science, The Benefits, The Why.
Why take Awesome Creatine PLUS? What are the benefits of Beta Alanine? Why did I create the product? Who benefits from it? What does the research say about beta alanine? How do I choose between just creatine alone, and creatine and beta alanine together? All questions answered in this short,...
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Awesome Omega – The Science, The Benefits, The Why
Why take Awesome Omega? What are the benefits of Omega 3 fats? Who benefits from it? What does the research say about omega 3's? What dosages are key? Can't we just eat fish? Why is purity so important? All questions answered in this short, product focused podcast with Ben Coomber and Ben Oswold....
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Awesome Creatine – The Science, The Benefits, The Why
Why take Awesome Creatine? What are the benefits? Who benefits from it? What does the research say about creatine and how has that changed over the last 5 years? What dosage should you take? Is it good for just gym goers, or, is it a widely applied supplement now? All questions answered in this...
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Awesome Protein – The Science, The Benefits, The Why
Why take Awesome Protein? What are the benefits? Why did I create the product? Who benefits from it? What does the research say about protein powders? All questions answered in this short, product focused podcast with Ben Coomber and Ben Oswold. Show on Spotify | iTunes | Amazon & All Major…
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The 5 Pillars of Human Performance {Live Talk} | Episode #688
Jan 3rd I did a keynote talk at Momentum 2026 conference, where I covered the 5 pillars of optimal human performance. This is a high energy talk covering sleep archetecture with the 6/3/1/30 protocol, nutrition from the ground up, movement and fitness design, building a performance environement…
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25 Fat Loss Tips {Live Talk} | Episode #687
This is a live recording of a talk I did at my local gym for the members, the talk was called 'The Fat Loss Blueprint', which covered 25 tips and tricks to maximise your fat loss efforts. This was the full list of tips I covered in the talk, so you have a record of them: THE FAT LOSS BLUEPRINT…
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2025: The Year of FREEDOM
Question, how free do you feel as a human? Physically, mentally, emotionally? For me, FREEDOM is the goal in life, and that was what 2025 was about for me, but at a level I have never even accessed before. A level I was unaware of in the human experience. The level of true freedom, in the soul!...
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Why I wrote my book 'How to Live an Awesome Life' | Episode #686
Many have asked "Ben, why did you write How to Live an Awesome Life", why haven't you written a nutrition and health book? Well my mission has always been much bigger than that, its what I have strived for personally, and have tried to foster and inspire in others. Also, nothing works in…
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#685 - Hardest 2 Years of my Life
The last 2 years have been really challenging and have seen me change as a person more than at any time in my life, from battling long covid, to having kids, to losing myself, to getting a low testosterone diagnosis, and more. In this show I reflect on these last 2 years, why they have been hard,...
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#684 - Knowing when to quit
Knowing when to quit something in life is key, otherwise things sour, we get resentful, and we aren't doing things that keep us fulfilled and whole. It could be a job, a relationship, a commitment to someone else. We often use logic to decide whether to quit or not, but this is wrong, which I'll...
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#683 - Metabolism, can we increase it?
We're often sold products to help us "increase our metabolism". Many believe they have "a slow metabolism". There are many metabolic myths, this podcast breaks them all down, defines both metabolism and metabolic rate, how we can increase it, whether products like 'Lumen' - a metabolism hacking...
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#682 - Diet Culture & Motivational Quotes
Diet culture is a problem, but it's also misunderstood in many ways. We re-look at this important topic and evolve our thinking on it, looking at fitness culture, how information is communicated online, the definition of it, how it intersects with mental health, how we should conquer our goals…
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#681 - The Optimal Human Diet: A New Perspective
A cool new piece of research has come out looking at the gut microbiome, bacteria, what happens when people eat different diets, and what this means for that claims that are made around what is the optimal human diet, and how the gut feeds into that conversation. We ensure we make this show...
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#680 - Sleep Supplements: What the Science Says
What sleep supplements are proven by science to be effective? CBD, Lavendar, 5HPT, Glycine? There is lots that is talked about online, but what's worth the money, and how effective are they? Find out in this sleep supplements talk, which also covers key lifestyle factors that play a role in sleep...
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#679 - The 6 Life Experiences that made me an Entrepreneur
I've been self-employed since I was 20. And up until now I've always told the story of why and how I think I ended up being an entrepreneur. But I now think this was wrong, or at least incomplete, I don't think I've been telling the full story. In this solo show I break down the 6 life…
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#678 - Why aren't women exercising? with Jesse Lambert Harden
A recent poll indicates that 47% of women have done no vigorous activity in the last year. What's more, while 37% felt that their health has gotten worse over the same period, 67% reported a lack of motivation and 55% a lack of time...so what's going on? In this show, CoHost Tom and guest speaker...
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#677 - We argue about fitness marketing, Carnivore MD & whether we should delete social media
There is A LOT online we disagree with scientifically and ethically in the world of fitness, and you could argue marketing has ruined it all. Tom and I have an argument about how we see fitness marketing and the ethics behind it, how science should be referenced online, whether AI can save social...
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#676 - The Journey to Healing, Freedom & Belonging with Nicola Jane Hobbs
Do you feel a sense of freedom in your life, healed from past trauma you've experienced, and a sense of belonging in the world and in yourself? If not, todays podcast is for you. I talk to the amazing Nicola Jane Hobbs, a sports psychologist and integrative counsellor who has an amazing personal...
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#675 - Are some PTs giving out illegal and dangerous advice?
Social media gives free speech to all, and this is dangerous. But what is more dangerous is the standards PT training providers are equipping PTs with. Are PTs confident and credible to do their jobs after a L3 PT course? We explore the dangerous bits of advice we see online, and how PTs are...
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#674 - Athletic Nutrition with Dr Tom Little
Do athletes eat differently to you and I? There is only one way to find out, bring an AWESOME expert onto the show to find out. Today I talk to Dr Tom Little, who has worked for many many pro football teams such as Manchester City, the FA, Saracens Rugby club, and many more. We discuss his Colour...
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#673 - Small Changes, BIG Results with David Birtwistle
The legend David Birtwistle is BACK on the show! He joins me to talk about the 'low hanging fruit' we have in our lives that can lead to BIG changes. In fitness, health and nutrition we can often focus on the micro, the detail, the things that don't matter until the foundations are in place.…
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#672 - Moaning about Personal Trainers & Fitness Industry Standards
This is our part 2 pet peeves show after you answered our big social media post "what grinds your gears about the nutrition and fitness world". Today we focus the show on your comments regarding personal trainers, the standards that are present in the industry, who is to blame, what a personal...
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#671 - Would you want to be famous?
Would you want to be famous? Most we think would say yes, but I've said no, I wouldn't, not proper famous anyway. This started off as an intro topic but turned into a show as Tom and I explored the benefits of being famous, the drawbacks, reports from celebrities like Example the musician and…
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#670 - Gym Culture: Pet Peeves
What do you hate about gym culture, or things people do in the gym? This is part 1 of a mini series with myself and Tom as we explore the things that annoy you about the world of fitness and nutrition. Today, expect some F bombs, a few stories, and hopefully a few fitness lessons we can learn…
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#669 - Fruit & Fructose: Is it bad for us?
Fruit, is it bad for us? Are smoothies a no no? How much sugar, and or fructose is too much? We cover fructose, fruit and sugar metabolism at length in this show so you can be informed, for you and your family's health. Use code FOUNDER15 to get 15% off Awesome Supplements 21x award winning...
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#668 - Calories on Menus, will it change anything?
Calories on menus are now mandatory for companies with 250 staff or more, but nutritionally, and psychologically, what does this mean? Does existing research even support the initiative? The government have brought this in to try help tackle the obesity epidemic, but big Qs are being raised. We...
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#667 - Toxins, Fasting, and 'Nutritional Therapy'
In the world of nutrition there are some WILD claims, they even go as far to claim they can cure cancer - dangerous ground. A recent ‘Which’ survey did secret testing on the claims of ‘nutritional therapists’, and the outcomes weren’t good - some even saying "don't do chemo for your cancer". In...
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#666 - The Science of Carbs & Salt in Exercise
Long ago carbs were bad in the world of nutrition, but many are still wary of them. Today we dive deep into carbs and salt and their use in fuelling exercise. We look at the recent sports nutrition data and how you can use this knowledge to enhance your training performance from your carb intake,...
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#665 - Gym & Sports Supplements: Beta Alanine & Creatine
This week we look specifically at beta alanine and creatine after its popularity and spotlight off the back of the Joe Rogan Matt Fraser interview. We delve into their science, application, and who should use them, and why. So if you hit the gym, or play sport, this show is for you to understand...
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#664 - "Think About The Positives" is BS Advice
Anxiety is at an all time high, and advice you often hear when you are feeling anxious about the situation is "think about the positives", rather than the negatives. But we think this is bad advice. We also think anxiety is phase 1 of what we are experiencing, fear is phase 2 - its a specific...
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#663 - The 7 Types of Laziness with Brian Keane
Friend of the show Brian Keane (online coach & best selling author) re-joins us on the podcast to open a discussion on the 7 types of laziness. This was a post of his that went viral and caught my attention, it was a great breakdown of how we position problems as something simple, but they are…
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#662 - You'll go Barefoot After this Podcast with Ben Le Vesconte
We all wear shoes, a lot, but how well is this allowing our feet to move, and how does this affect our knees, hips and back? I've been a fan of barefoot shoes for 15 years, and this show is dedicated to my love of barefoot movement which I've not given enough attention over the years, and how the...
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#661 - Gut Health: The Latest Science with Alex Manos
Gut health is a popular area of study, and research links it to nearly every area of health, but how has the research evolved from the 90s, into the turn of the century, to now? I get Alex Manos back onto the show to talk all things bacteria, probiotics, testing, supplements vs food, how stress...
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#660 - British Food, Farming Standards & Pesticides
How good is the quality of British food? It often gets a bad rap in some circles, but I feel this is unfounded, as it seems we have very high quality welfare standards. To debate this I talk to an Agronomist, Conor Campbell, who works with farmers to advise on their land, yield, which pesticides...
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#659 - All or Nothing with Michelle Segar
Why are so many of us all or nothing people, we either do something to the extreme, or not at all? Problem is, science doesn't support this approach, and employing flexible restraint is a key determinant of long term success, with anything. Issue is, this all comes down to 'executive function'…
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#658 - Exercise Isn't Therapy
To some the title of this podcast will feel like a controversial statement, after all exercise makes us feel good and is even prescribed now to people with depression. But have a listen.... there is important context around this statement. If you've had a listen, feel free to share your thoughts...
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#657 - Changing Our Auto-Pilot Response with Bob Doyle
There is much we do on auto-pilot, and if we don't choose to become aware of these responses and change them, we'll continue to get the same outcomes. Bob Doyle joins me to discuss how the law of attraction started his journey into personal development (he was in 'The Secret' the film - but now...
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#656 - My Experience With Long Covid
I've talked about having Long Covid on and off in parts on our long shows with Tom, but never in a succinct way. I've just written a full length comprehensive blog on my website bencoomber.com about my Long Covid journey and recovery, but wanted to add context to my journey, and list the top 13...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Most people are capable of more than they realise. More energy. More health. More performance More freedom. More life.
The question is: what habits are helping us get there, and which ones are holding us back?
The Dose Is Everything is a podcast about health, performance, mindset and the choices and information that shape who we become.
Hosted by entrepreneur, multi-award-winning nutritionist and Awesome Supplements founder Ben Coomber, each episode explores the habits, standards and conversations that help people feel better, perform better and get more out of life, combining the science of health and performance with real-world lived experience.
Through solo episodes, expert guests and honest conversations, you’ll learn how to improve your health, raise your standards, take ownership and become the most awesome version of yourself.
Because habits build the human.
Ownership creates freedom.
And when it comes
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Ben Coomber
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