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Thinking Nutrition — 148 episodes
Tea, L‑theanine and a calmer mind
How berries help build a better brain
Pickle juice for muscle cramps: effective remedy or sports myth?
Mushroom power: can fungi give athletes an edge?
Beet that: why athletes are turning to beetroot juice
Spice science: exploring cinnamon’s role in blood sugar control
Powering cellular energy and healthy ageing: behind the hype of NAD, NMN and NR supplements
Beyond exercise: creatine’s growing role in brain, bone and women’s health
Plant-based protein: can it match animal protein for athletic performance?
From gut to glucose: the potential of probiotics in diabetes care
From FODMAPs to fibre: navigating dietary treatments for IBS
Strength in ageing: the role of protein and resistance training
Maximising muscle gains with creatine: how well does it work?
Is hydrogen water healthy or a hoax?
Maximising muscle: the role of protein type and timing
Can probiotics help fight age-related muscle loss?
Arthritis relief: can collagen supplements help?
Are probiotics effective in IBS?
Maternal probiotics and their effect on infant health
Can the humble cranberry reduce the risk of UTIs?
Tendon troubles: can collagen supplements help with tendon repair?
Lemon water: is it worth the squeeze or just sour hype?
The lectin lowdown: time to counter the fear campaign about these plant proteins
Exercise recovery: the role of protein in post-workout muscle soreness and damage
Olive oil: a true ‘essential oil’
Enough of the ‘seed oils are toxic’ rubbish
Nightshade vegetables: friend or foe for your health?
Can probiotics or prebiotics prevent or treat respiratory tract infections?
Foods and fertility: how dietary patterns can influence fertility
This is your brain on food porn (and how it can promote healthier eating)
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): what role does diet play?
Keto for athletes: its effect on performance and body composition
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD): can nutrition supplements slow its progression?
Can probiotics help treat eczema in adults?
Intermittent fasting: an update on the weight and metabolic health benefits
‘Eat the rainbow’ really is good health advice
Turning up the heat on chillies and their health benefits
Will BCAAs give you the muscle gainz?
How the Mediterranean diet benefits mental health
How beetroot juice lowers blood pressure and improves sports performance
Managing IBS with the low-FODMAP diet and probiotics
Will magnesium help you sleep better?
Caffeine and resistance exercise: how much do you need?
Go nuts for nuts: why they’re great for your heart and weight
Nutrient wins and losses on a plant-based diet
Focussing on eating healthier is better than trying to eat less
Want a healthy heart? Eat more of these flavonoid foods
Nut allergies: causes, consequences and emerging treatments
How probiotics can help people with bowel cancer
The weird way that body posture changes taste
Is a keto diet effective for strength training?
Alcohol facts and fallacies
Can curcumin help with PCOS?
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO): symptoms, causes and treatment
Why bitter foods are better for you
Cutting back on sugar? Here’s why fruit should stay on the menu
Episode rewind: Inflammation – the good, the bad and the ugly
Episode rewind: Is it better to exercise fasted or fed?
Inflammatory bowel disease: the latest nutrition research for helping to manage it
What sorcery is this? How carbohydrate mouth rinses improve sports performance
Collagen supplements: an update on the evidence for health benefits
Blue is the new black: berries, anthocyanins and your brain health
Weight loss supplements: how hype triumphs over substance
Are chromium supplements helpful for people with diabetes?
Can you really ‘boost your metabolism’?
Can you be addicted to food?
How the MIND diet keeps the mind sharp
Let food be thy sunscreen
Plant vs animal protein for the muscle gainz
Turmeric: super spice or super overhyped?
Is adrenal fatigue a thing?
Why I do this podcast
‘Feed a cold, starve a fever’: fact or fiction?
Episode rewind: Protein supplements
Episode rewind: Collagen supplements
Are tart cherries the Holy Grail of exercise recovery supplements?
Sports drinks: a user’s guide
Lactose intolerance: symptoms, diagnosis and treatments
Nutrition for healthy ageing: fighting sarcopenia and inflammageing
Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s disease: what role for diet?
Can keto cure cancer?
Is it safe to drink coffee during pregnancy?
Can micronutrient supplements prevent or treat respiratory tract infections?
Inflammation: the good, the bad and the ugly
Apple cider vinegar: superfood or super scam?
Improving cancer survival with diet and lifestyle choices
Lifestyle keys to cutting cancer risk
The carnivore diet raises the middle finger to the plant-based trend
Calcium: foods, functions and supplemental forms
Collagen supplements: legit or Insta influencer fairy dust?
Alkaline diets: the antithesis of how human physiology works
Coeliac disease, gluten sensitivity and the rise of gluten-free diets
The rise of meatless meat
How do the plant-based milks stack up?
2020's most popular: what makes nutrition so confusing?
2020's most popular: coffee and its surprising health benefits
2020's most popular: intermittent fasting
2020's most popular: food, mood and mental health
A Christmas Carol of vitamin D deficiency
More nutrition myth busting
Folate: more than a pregnancy vitamin
Is organic food healthier?
The Mediterranean diet: the health benefits keep growing
Vitamin B12: foods, functions and deficiencies
Low-carb diets: are they the best way to manage diabetes?
Iodine: why you need it and where you find it
Sleeping your way to better health
Can you cure a hangover?
Food comas: why overeating makes you sleepy
Do multivitamins make you healthier?
Five ways to cut your risk of bowel cancer
Is it better to exercise fasted or fed?
How useful is body mass index (BMI)?
Is cinnamon a super spice for blood sugar control?
Chocolate and its many health benefits
Detox diets: their pros and cons
The perils of highly processed foods
This is your brain on blueberries
Treating IBS with diet and supplements: what does the evidence say?
How to keep up with nutrition research
How to decipher a research paper
Got zinc? Foods, functions and deficiencies
Tracking diet trends with Google Trends
My top nutrition myths
How what you eat affects your mental health
Why antioxidants in food are overrated
Magnesium: foods, functions and supplemental forms
Are raw food diet claims overcooked?
Sports supplements essentials: beta-alanine
Sports supplements essentials: sodium bicarbonate
Sports supplements essentials: beetroot juice
Sports supplements essentials: caffeine
Sports supplements essentials: creatine
Water, water everywhere
Your guide to vitamin C
Reasons to love your legumes
Drink tea and carry on
Shedding light on vitamin D and your immune system
All things sweet: sugar and your health
The science of soy: health, harms and hyperbole
Do you need that protein supplement?
Got iron? Foods, functions and insufficiencies
Eating for two: you and your gut bacteria
How fermented foods benefit your health
Coffee and its surprising health benefits
Blue Zones: secrets of the world’s long-lived
The user's guide to intermittent fasting
Making sense of nutrition confusion