Gut Chronicles: Uncensored Journey into the world of digestive health and Illness
Gut Chronicles: Uncensored Journey into the world of digestive health and Illness
In this talkhealth Expert Interview, Sandra Mikhail an accredited practising dietitian and nutritionist, shares her knowledge on gut health, diet, and why keeping your gut in check is so important for holistic health. On top of sharing more about her new book 'The Gut Chronicles' and making poo talk 'salon chic', Sandra covers key areas of gut health including gut health, food intolerance and bloating.
Sandra Mikhail
Sandra Mikhail is an internationally-known and accredited, practising dietitian and the founder and director of Nutrition A-Z by Sandra Mikhail.
Break your snacking habits in 4 simple steps with Laura Rose-Wilkins
Break your snacking habits in 4 simple steps with Laura Rose-Wilkins
Laura is a Life Coach and Founder of Snack Less, an affordable, proactive healthcare programme which is designed to get you thinking about your relationship with food - and ultimately snack less! In this webinar, she tells her story, and why she founded Snack Less, before exploring techniques for managing food relationships, planning meals healthily, and more.
Laura Rose-Wilkins
I am a fully qualified and accredited Life Coach.
I know what it's like to wish for more discipline around food. I believe that although it's great that we're taught what to eat to be healthy, we also need to be taught how to avoid eating when we don't want or need to.
Begin with You – how to invest in your wellbeing during difficult times
Begin with You – how to invest in your wellbeing during difficult times
Being diagnosed with any chronic condition can turn your world upside down - whether you need to adapt to new routines, or you're simply finding it hard process the news. Petra Velzeboer is here to help you on your management journey, and to ensure you have the tools you need to protect your wellbeing in tough times. From the grief process to changing your midset, tune into this webinar to put your mental health first.
Petra Velzeboer
Understanding psychodermatology: How skin conditions can affect body image
Understanding psychodermatology: How skin conditions can affect body image
Skin conditions can affect how individuals feel about their bodies, and consequently have a negative impact on self-esteem. Professor Thompson's recent studies demonstrate that those living with skin conditions may be at risk of experiencing elevated levels of distress, stigmatisation, and body image related worrying or concern. In this webinar, Professor Thompson will discuss some of the ways in which skin conditions can affect body image. He will then discuss how the use of social media can maintain distress, and finally he will share some simple everyday techniques that can be used to cultivate a positive body image.
Professor Andrew Thompson
The M Word
The M Word
The menopause can be tricky to get to grips with, but the best way to prepare yourself for the Change is to educate yourself on your health, HRT, and other management techniques. To help you along the way, Dr Philippa Kaye - GP, author, journalist and mother - is here to unpick any menopause taboos, bust HRT myths and raise awareness of the menopause. Read Dr Philippa Kaye's 'talkhealth meets'...
Dr Philippa Kaye
Dr Philippa Kaye is a GP, author, journalist and mother. Once qualifying from Guy's, King’s and St Thomas’ medical school, she started having babies all in the midst of training in paediatrics, gynaecology, care of the elderly and acute medicine, psychiatry and then general practice. She now works as a GP in both privately and for the NHS.
As well as writing multiple books on subjects ranging from pregnancy to child health and development, she is regularly seen on the sofa on television on This Morning, Talk TV and various news programmes on both radio and television.
New Year, New You: Motivation and exercise for MSers and other chronic warriors
New Year, New You: Motivation and exercise for MSers and other chronic warriors
The new year can be overwhelming when creating new health goals. However, we want you to remember that whatever your aim - big or small - you should be proud of making the comitment. To help you stay motivated, Dr Gretchen Hawley is here to give you some tips and tricks for starting, changing or maintaining your exercise goals this year. Whether it's joining a class at your local gym, making use of everyday furniture for a workout or simply taking a walk around the park, this webinar is all about staying positive when it comes to exercise.
Dr Gretchen Hawley
A Doctor of Physical Therapy, with years of clinical practice experience, Gretchen is a physical therapist and Multiple Sclerosis certified specialist through the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centres. She has a special interest in the management and wellness of MS patients, helping to improve balance, walking and energy. She often presents as the Kenote Speaker at numerous MS events including Living Well With MS events sponsored by the MS Society in addition to MS Views & News. Other collaborations include national MS organisations, including the National MS Society, MS Association of America, and MS Foundation. Additionally, Dr. Gretchen shares her expertise to MS support groups, podcasts, and on her own YouTube and social media channels. Read talkhealth meets...Dr Gretchen Hawley
Club Soda: Mindful Drinking
Club Soda: Mindful Drinking
Mindful drinking offers some straightforward tools and techniques to change your drinking, whether you want to cut down, take a break or even quit for the longer-term. If you’ve been worried about your lockdown drinking, get a better night’s sleep, increase your focus or reduce your anxiety, you can make changes that will really last. In this webinar, you’ll hear from Club Soda co-founder Dru Jaeger about the key tools to drink mindfully. Based on behaviour change science, you’ll pick up some practical tips and tricks to help you change your drinking, your way.
Dru Jaeger
Dru Jaeger is the co-founder of Club Soda and author of How to Be a Mindful Drinker (DK, 2019).
Dru's professional background is as a writer and researcher. Along the way, they have trained as a facilitator, coach, NLP practitioner and mindfulness teacher. Day to day in Club Soda, Dru designs and delivers courses and workshops to help people cut down, take a break from alcohol or stop drinking for good. They also write a regular advice column about alcohol and mindful drinking.
Understanding neuropathic pain and treatment options
Understanding neuropathic pain and treatment options
Pain can be frustrating, confusing and - most of all - debilitating. Whether it's caused by a chronic condition, an injury or an illness, it can be tough to grapple with, particularly when it comes to self-management. That's why, we are excited to be joined by Dr Ashish Gulve, a neuromodulation expert, who is going to share all his expertise on what pain is, how to control it and why neurodynamics may be the way forward for relieving your pain. Read talkhealth meets....Dr Gulve.
Dr Ashish Gulve
Dr Gulve is a Consultant in Pain Management at the James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough since 2006. He is a lead for the Pain Service and completed his specialist training in the North East of England.
Specialised in interventional pain management, Dr Gulve has a particular expertise in Neuromodulation and is interested in new innovations in the field of Neuromodulation; he is the first in the UK to use many of these new innovations. As well as being a mentor to younger colleagues, he teaches and trains pain professionals in the UK and across Europe. Read talkhealth meets...Dr Gulve
Supporting those with Cancer through Yoga
Supporting those with Cancer through Yoga
Coming to terms with cancer can be tricky at every stage of recovery. That’s why Vicky Fox, a qualified yoga teacher, creates a safe, nurturing and happy atmosphere in her cancer yoga classes. Not only are there loads of physical health benefits (think balance, better sleep and circulation) of yoga, her classes are also designed to increase comfort and camaraderie for cancer-survivors. To learn more about the classes, and why Vicky is so dedicated to what she does,watch this webinar. Read talkhealth meets...Vicky Fox.
Vicky Fox
Vicky’s teaching style is based around her own varied experience of yoga and through that has created a physically challenging class developing strength and suppleness while emphasising alignment and precision. All the time believing that yoga should be an individual and safe practice.
Vicky is registered with the Yoga Alliance as a senior registered yoga teacher and teacher trainer, teaches at triyoga in Ealing and Chelsea and online, Paul’s Cancer Support Centre and Future Dreams Charity. Vicky runs a Teaching Yoga To Those Diagnosed with Cancer training so that more teachers can feel supported to teach these wonderful and supportive classes. Read talkhealth meets...Vicky Fox
Exercise to improve mobility
Exercise to improve mobility
Dr Gretchen Hawley is one of our most coveted experts when it comes to conquering MS and we know our members who live with multiple sclerosis will love this movement webinar. But, Gretchen’s expertise doesn’t stop there, this webinar is perfect for anyone looking to improve their daily mobility, movement, core strength and quality of life. Whether you live with tight tendons, back pain or joint troubles, Dr Gretchen will give you the tips you need to stay mobile every day. Read talkhealth meets...Dr Gretchen Hawley
Dr Gretchen Hawley
A Doctor of Physical Therapy, with years of clinical practice experience, Gretchen is a physical therapist and Multiple Sclerosis certified specialist through the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centres. She has a special interest in the management and wellness of MS patients, helping to improve balance, walking and energy. She often presents as the Kenote Speaker at numerous MS events including Living Well With MS events sponsored by the MS Society in addition to MS Views & News. Other collaborations include national MS organisations, including the National MS Society, MS Association of America, and MS Foundation. Additionally, Dr. Gretchen shares her expertise to MS support groups, podcasts, and on her own YouTube and social media channels. Read talkhealth meets...Dr Gretchen Hawley
Making the link between diabetes and feet
Making the link between diabetes and feet
Did you know that if you live with diabetes you are more at risk of developing foot problems? Due to worsening circulation and raised blood sugar levels, people living with diabetes are more at risk of suffering from foot ulcers, infections, slow healing cuts and even amputation. In this webinar, Yatna Ladwa explains the science behind the link between diabetes and feet, share her tips for maintaining good foot health and teach you how to keep an eye out for early warning signs. Read talkhealth meets...Yatna Ladwa
Yatna Ladwa
Yatna Ladwa has worked in both private and NHS Podiatry for over 10 years. After studying at the University of Plymouth, she specialised in foot care for those with chronic health conditions like diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. Yatna currently provides leading care at Elite Feet London, a family-friendly podiatry clinic in Finchley Central. She is also a volunteer at Forgotten Feet, a charity providing foot care for the homeless. Read talkhealth meets...Yatna Ladwa
Emotional health and emotional eating
Emotional health and emotional eating
Understanding the way in which we emotionally connect with our appetites and diets can help us to better nourish our bodies and find freedom from destructive eating/dieting patterns. There’s no better person to talk us through this stuff than the brilliant Josie Buck. In this webinar she shares her expertise on how to counteract negative behaviours or habits, as well as how to reconfigure the way we view and value our bodies. Read talkhealth meets...Josie Buck
Josie Buck
Josie Buck is a food and eating psychology coach and founder of The Mindful Cook. She provides online courses, coaching and award-winning residential retreats on the subjects of emotional health and the application of nutrition in cooking. Read talkhealth meets...Josie Buck
The importance of retaining muscle mass throughout your life
The importance of retaining muscle mass throughout your life
Despite the fact that the government guidelines recommend everyone engages in two strength sessions a week, many of us swerve the weights. This expert webinar explores why it’s so important that we continue to build muscle, particularly as we approach, experience and finish the menopause. Registered Nutritionist Claire Baseley talks about how to balance eating and training to help maintain healthy levels of muscle, strength and core stability. Read talkhealth meets...Claire Baseley
Claire Baseley
Claire is an experienced Registered Nutritionist with a BA in Biological Science from Oxford University and an MSc in Human Nutrition from Sheffield University. She specialises in nutrition in mid-life and beyond, sports nutrition, infant nutrition and general healthy eating. When not running her nutrition consultancy, CLB Nutrition Ltd, Claire can be working on TV programmes such as ITV’s Save Money Good Food, Channel 4’s Jaime and Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast and Food Unwrapped, as well as other media projects. Read talkhealth meets...Claire Baseley
Ketogenic diet
Ketogenic diet
Even if you’ve never been on it yourself, you probably know someone who’s given the keto diet a go. But going low-carb isn’t just about losing body fat. Dr Neil Bindemann believes that following a ketogenic diet can improve brain health. Watch the webinar to find out more!
Dr Neil Bindemann
Dr Neil Bindemann is the director of Innervate, executive director of the Primary care and Community Neurology Society and executive director of the Community Therapists Network. Since gaining his PhD in 1993, he's worked across various medical and healthcare fields including endocrinology, immunology, psychology, rehabilitation, respiratory, gastro and neurology. He has published a number of papers such as "The Impact of Epilepsy and the Ketogenic Diet on Quality of Life from a parental perspective', and 'The gut-brain connection: the developing science of the microbiome'.
Christmas & Dieting
Christmas & Dieting
In the webinar, Sophie emphasised the importance of maintaining a healthy mental and emotional relationship with food throughout the Christmas period. For many, the seasonal sweet treats and contentious sprout offerings can be overwhelming, but you shouldn’t feel bad for giving in to the temptation for foods that we only eat once a year! Read talkhealth meets...Sophie Medlin
Sophie Medlin
A qualified consultant dietitian with years of acute hospital-based experience, Sophie has a specialist interest in the management of gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, colorectal dysfunction and diverticular disease. She also has specialist knowledge of polycystic ovarian syndrome. Away from hospital practice, Sophie is the go-to spokesperson for media when it comes to evidence-based nutrition. Her 12.5K followers on Instagram are treated to regular fact-checking posts, public service announcements and tips for improving our relationship with food. She’s appeared on BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV, as well as a host of print publications including Stylist Magazine, Happiful Magazine and Cosmopolitan. Read talkhealth meets...Sophie Medlin
Acid reflux
Acid reflux
We hosted a webinar on the subject with the fantastic consulting medical herbalist Anita Ralph and she explains how we can self-manage reflux issues and tips for surviving the festive season. In this webinar, we cover why reflux happens, how to self-manage symptoms, common triggers and what medicinal plants are associated with soothing reflux.
Anita Ralph
Anita Ralph has practised as a consulting medical herbalist since 1990 and is a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists and the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy. Since 2006 Anita has run an integrated gynaecology clinic with consultant gynaecologist Anne Henderson. She contributed a chapter on herbal medicine and menopause to the forthcoming Dorling Kindersley (DK) book Natural Menopause due to be published in November 2020 and published a herbal perspective on menopause for the website Health and Her.
Gut health
Gut health
Get ready to beat the bloat and learn how to boost your gut health with Sophie Medlin. This was Sophie’s inaugural event and we’re so excited to have such a brilliant expert on board. This webinar is particularly pertinent given Sophie’s specialist interest in gastrointestinal health and nutrition. Read talkhealth meets...Sophie Medlin
Sophie Medlin
A qualified consultant dietitian with years of acute hospital-based experience, Sophie has a specialist interest in the management of gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, colorectal dysfunction and diverticular disease. She also has specialist knowledge of polycystic ovarian syndrome. Away from hospital practice, Sophie is the go-to spokesperson for media when it comes to evidence-based nutrition. Her 12.5K followers on Instagram are treated to regular fact-checking posts, public service announcements and tips for improving our relationship with food. She’s appeared on BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV, as well as a host of print publications including Stylist Magazine, Happiful Magazine and Cosmopolitan. Read talkhealth meets...Sophie Medlin
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