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The 5:2 Diet Podcast with Kate Harrison Episode 3: Your Fast Day Survival Guide

Live Happy, Eat Dirty Podcast with Kate Harrison (including The 5:2 Diet)

Release Date: 12/31/2014

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Live Happy, Eat Dirty Podcast with Kate Harrison (including The 5:2 Diet)

Wondering if fasting is sustainable long-term? This week, Kate celebrated her sixth ‘fastiversary’ – six years since she tried fasting for the first time. In a deeply personal and heartfelt podcast, she pays tribute to her mum, explores why kindness and self-care matter in weight loss, and reveals the big secret she's been hiding...

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Live Happy, Eat Dirty Podcast with Kate Harrison (including The 5:2 Diet)

Today's podcast is all about you - we asked our Facebook group members for their questions. We’re covering a great range of topics, from cellulite to the ketogenic diet, plus how to bring the gut back to good health after surgery and medication, and the ideal timing for enjoying kefir and fruit.  We even look at the thorny topic of cellulite - with the answers supplied by Kate along with Helen Phadnis, our dirty diet registered dietitian and expert in all things food and health related.

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Live Happy, Eat Dirty Podcast with Kate Harrison (including The 5:2 Diet)

On today’s podcast, we’re talking about one of the most common problems to affect the gut – and what we can do about it to make IBS less irritating… as a lifelong sufferer, Kate shares what she’s learned about calming a sensitive gut, while registered dietitian Helen Phadnis looks at medical and diet approaches to improving this common and distressing condition.

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Live Happy, Eat Dirty Podcast with Kate Harrison (including The 5:2 Diet)

In today’s podcast, Kate talks about how she stumbled on a new chocolate that could help your gut.

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Live Happy, Eat Dirty Podcast with Kate Harrison (including The 5:2 Diet)

‘Live’ foods which add back the good bacteria are the perfect way to ‘eat dirty’ – and dairy kefir can be a delicious way to enjoy the benefits. It used to be tricky to get hold of, but now different brands are appearing in the chiller cabinet, as well as in specialist health shops.

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Live Happy, Eat Dirty Podcast with Kate Harrison (including The 5:2 Diet)

If you’re on a mission to improve your diet – and those friendly bacteria – then raw pickles like sauerkraut and kimchi are one of the easiest ways to add the good guys back in. And in this edition, Kate chats to Mendel of Loving Foods in Manchester, whose journey to improve his eczema led to the creation of a whole new family business.

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Live Happy, Eat Dirty Podcast with Kate Harrison (including The 5:2 Diet)

In today’s Quick and Dirty podcast on a single topic. Kate explores the D in Dirty - which is all about diversity, especially veg and fruit - how adding more variety and quantity into your diet will reap terrific benefits - and give your tastebuds and friendly gut bacteria a treat!

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Live Happy, Eat Dirty Podcast with Kate Harrison (including The 5:2 Diet)

We all have trillions of bacteria living on and inside our bodies – but how can they affect weight loss, diabetes and even your mood.  In this interview with , you’ll hear all about the gut microbiome – the collection of bacteria and other micro organisms that co-exist with us in our guts, and influence so many aspects of our health. The balance of bugs is affected by countless things, from how you were born, to the antibiotics you’ve taken, and whether you eat live yogurt or onions.   Lesley gives us a tour of research into the gut microbiome and how it’s set to change...

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Live Happy, Eat Dirty Podcast with Kate Harrison (including The 5:2 Diet)

In today’s episode Helen and Kate talk dirty about carbohydrates – why they’re an essential part of our diet, and why cutting them out is so difficult to maintain. We also reveal our own top of the pops when it comes to starchy carbs… and talk about exciting new research on 5:2/Dirty Diet-style fasting and how it may benefit our health.

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Live Happy, Eat Dirty Podcast with Kate Harrison (including The 5:2 Diet)

Bread has had such a bad press lately – we talk to a campaigning baker who has found ways to enjoy her own produce despite a sensitivity to wheat. Discover the secrets of good bread and why it has a place in your diet.

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Episode 3: Your Fast Day Survival Guide

Are you trying to get through your first fast day, or do you need a boost on your fasting journey? This episode will get you through – thanks to  5:2 writer Kate Harrison’s top 5 fast day tips, a list of reasons why this approach works so well, plus the honest diary of her own first fast day – and lots more to keep you on track for the day.

 See more at the5-2dietbook.com/podcast3

This podcast is for information only and is not intended as medical advice, or as a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. There are some people who shouldn’t follow this diet: children and teenagers, and pregnant or breast-feeding women. If you take medication have a pre-existing medical condition, including Type 2 diabetes, you should talk to your doctor before making any dietary changes. In addition, anyone with a history of eating disorders should definitely not undertake this without talking to their doctor or specialist.

 

Finally, never disregard professional medical advice or delay medical treatment because of something you have read in this book.  

 Podcast description

The 5:2 Diet podcast contains all the tips, interviews, news and information you need to lose weight and feel great on the eating plan everyone is talking about. Intermittent fasting is flexible, easy and free, and the health benefits are the subject of extensive research. The podcast is presented by Kate Harrison, British author of four 5:2 books, who fasts weekly and lost 31lbs/14kg. The podcast offers tips and ideas for new and experienced fasters, including answers to common questions, health news, seasonal food ideas and interviews. Kate also runs one of the largest Facebook groups on fasting, and her website is www.the5-2dietbook.com  Do YOU 5:2? This podcast makes it easy.

 

Intro and Outro music: Festival by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena, YouTube Audio Library