Nutritional Medicine Podcast
The Nutritional Medicine Podcast is the official podcast of the Nutritional Medicine Institute (NMI), an educational, advocacy and research group committed to advancing the science and practice of nutritional medicine. The podcast features interviews with leading scientists, clinicians and advocates of nutritional medicine, including integrative, functional and lifestyle medicine-based approaches. Expert interviews are focused on the role of diet and nutrition, environment, behaviour and lifestyle as determinants of health. We explore science that informs the application of personalised lifestyle, dietary interventions and nutrient-based supplements in clinical practice. Your host is Benjamin Brown, Director of the Nutritional Medicine Institute and expert...
Dr. Denise Furness: Nutrigenomics; Using Genetic Testing to Guide Personalised Nutrition
Genetic testing can help guide highly individualised diet and lifestyle medicine-based interventions and is also highly motivational. We meet Dr Denise Furness, a pioneer and thought leader on nutrigenomics and hear how she started in research and extended into clinical work and education for health professionals focusing on the role of genomics in nutritional and lifestyle medicine. Our discussion includes foundational concepts around nutrigenomics in clinical practice and her recent BIO AGE study.
Guest:
Dr. Denise Furness, PhD
About our guest:
Dr. Denise Furness PhD is a pion...
Dr. Thomas Guilliams: Supplementing Dietary Nutrients; Navigating Controversy, Evidence and Clinical Use
Thomas G. Guilliams, PhD is an expert in a systems-biology based approach to dietary interventions, lifestyle medicine and nutritional and herbal supplements. This conversation shares his insights from extensive experience in dietary supplements that culminated in the publication of a foundational textbook, Supplementing Dietary Nutrients. We discus important themes such as how to contextualise the use and expectations of supplements alongside dietary and lifestyle changes, marketing vs. science, bioavailability, and issues around quality.
Guest:
Thomas G. Guilliams, PhD
About our guest:
Thomas G. Guilliams, PhD (Tom) earned his...
Dr. David Unwin: Drug-Free Remission of Cardiometabolic Disease; Diet, Behavioural Change, and Ultra-Processed Food Addiction
Dr David Unwin started a grass-roots approach to reversing cardiometabolic disease, in particular type-2 diabetes, in his clinical practice that has resulted in the publication of clinical evidence documenting patient outcomes and spurred a global movement that is transforming people’s lives. In this remarkable conversation he shares his story, insights from the work he is doing, and new concepts around ultra-processed food addiction.
Guest:
Dr. David Unwin
About our guest:
Dr David Unwin is an award-winning GP known for pioneering the low-carb approach in the UK. He is the Roy...
Dr. Michelle Barrow: Transforming Personalised Nutrition Practice; Pathophysiological Reasoning, Systems Biology, and Clinical Nutrition
Dr. Michelle Barrow is transforming personalised nutrition practice through rigorous academic training and the publication of research at the Centre for Nutrition Education & Lifestyle Management (CNELM), where she is Academic Team Director and Clinical Director. A key area of focus in her work is ‘pathophysiological reasoning,’ which builds on systems biology and functional medicine. Dr. Barrow share her personal story, her research, and why she is so passionate about building a better model for healthcare that is evidence-based and personalised with nutritional therapy and lifestyle medicine at its core.
Guest:
Dr. Michelle Barrow
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Dr. Deanna Minich: The Power of Phytonutrients; New Insights, Controversies and Practical Considerations
Phytonutrients have been called the ‘dark matter’ of nutrition, a significant but often uncharacterised and poorly understood class of nutrients that have a profound impact on human health. In this remarkable interview, Dr. Deanna Minich dives into her specialist area, the relationship between phytonutrients, health and wellbeing. She discusses new research that is changing the way we think about plant foods, controversies such as diets that restrict plants, and weaves in several practical clinical takeaways that bridge the connections between food, biology, behaviour, environment, and spirit.
Guest:
Dr. Deanna Minich, MS, PhD, CNS
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Dr. Harri Hemilä, MD, PhD: Vitamin C for Infections and the Common Cold
Dr. Hemilä became interested in the possible benefit of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) when exposed to conflicting opinions on its clinical efficacy. He has spent decades specialising in vitamin C research and, as a result, has addresses important issues such as the efficacy of vitamin C, sub-groups most likely to benefit, and dose-response relationship. Dr. Hemilä has also published several important papers that reveal methodological and analytical problems as well as bias in vitamin C research that, at least in part, explain why vitamin C has been sidelined in medicine and erroneously dismissed. In this informative interview he speaks to...
Dr. Samuel Yanuck: Functional Immunology; Inflammation as a Barrier to Cellular Cleanup and Health
Dr. Yanuck provides a deep but practical understanding of how to approach complex immunological problems from an evidence-informed, hypothesis generating perspective that can provide a foundation for personalised clinical interventions. He explores the theme of the NLRP3 inflammasome, its intersection with autophagy and why this is relevant to many common immunological challenges including autoimmunity, metabolism, thyroid function, inflammation, T cell polarization and the capacity to clean up cells.
Guest:
Dr. Samuel Yanuck
About our guest:
Dr. Samuel Yanuck, DC, FACFN, FIAMA is an adjunct assistant professor in the...
Dr. Jonathan Prousky, ND: The Road Ahead; Thriving in Unpredictable Times
Join us for an enlightening conversation with Dr. Jonathan Prousky, ND, as we explore how to find balance and harmony in today's tumultuous world. In this thought-provoking episode, Dr. Prousky delves into the intersection of psychology and naturopathic medicine, offering practical insights and strategies to navigate the stressors that define our modern lives. From political and ideological divisions to economic uncertainties and health challenges, Dr. Prousky highlights how lifestyle changes, nutraceuticals, and botanical medicine can empower individuals to not only survive but thrive.
With actionable advice on managing stress, enhancing emotional well-being, and fostering resilience, this episode...
Dr. Paul Clayton, PhD: Pharmaco-Nutrition as a Model for Addressing Common Mechanisms of Modern Diet and Lifestyle-Related Chronic Disease
Dr. Paul Clayton, PhD shares his unique and remarkable research into pre-industrialised societies and their relative freedom from disease including what this means for the current epidemic of chronic diseases today. He discusses important but overlooked and underappreciated changes in diet and lifestyle and their clinical implications as well as common mechanisms that could be targeted to reduce disease risk and improve health and function. Finally, he paints a picture of the future of the global food environment and nutrition-centric clinical medicine.
Guest:
Dr. Paul Clayton, PhD
About our guest:
Dr Pau...
Patrick Holford, BSc: Alzheimer’s Prevention with Evidence-Based Approaches that Target the Disease Process
In this episode we speak with Patrick Holford, founder and chair of the Food for the Brain scientific advisory board and author of Alzheimer's: Prevention is the Cure (2025). Highlighting why drug therapies have failed for Alzheimer's we look beyond a single-drug single-target approach to multi-component nutrition and lifestyle medicine-based approaches that not only target multiple disease processes, but have been shown to reverse, not just prevent, Alzheimer's disease in well-conducted clinical research. The discussion includes actionable biomarkers for personalised preventative approaches using nutrition.
Guest:
Patrick Holford BSc, DipION, FBANT, NTCRP
About our guest:
...Dr. Nina Fuller-Shavel: Integrative Oncology; Precision Health and Nutrition in Cancer Care
Speaking with Dr. Nina Fuller-Shavel a leading voice in integrative oncology we discuss the role of nutritional interventions in the wider context of cancer care, including the importance of personalisation, evidence-based practice, and multi-dispensary teams. We also explore the role of nutrition in prevention, treatment and survivorship. Learn about the work Dr. Fuller-Shavel is engaged in and how to be part of the global integrative oncology movement.
Guest:
Dr. Nina Fuller-Shavel
About our guest:
Dr. Nina Fuller-Shavel
MB BChir (Medicine) and MA Hons Natural Sciences (Cambri...
