Podcast 21 - The Raw Truth About Milk: Jon Cook’s Journey from Farm to Health
Nutrition Life Stories
In this episode of Nutrition Life Stories, I speak with Jon Cook, a fourth-generation dairy farmer from Swindon who’s passionate about connecting consumers with raw, unpasteurised milk and its health benefits. Jon is a 4th generation dairy farmer outside Swindon producing and selling raw milk direct to the consumer. Jon had an idyllic traditional upbringing on the farm, coming home from school for a home cooked lunch and helping on the farm. He grew up consuming raw milk fresh from the cows and he was never unwell as a youngster. He tried office work as his father stressed how...
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Podcast 20 From Digestive Struggles to Culinary Joy: Guy Ellis’s 30-Year Health Journey
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In this episode of Nutrition Life Stories, I chat with Guy Ellis, an executive coach from Wiltshire whose 30-year journey to resolve digestive issues has transformed his relationship with food and health. The bulk of his early career was spent in the corporate sector, often travelling the world and eating at superb restaurants. Guy grew up in Aukland, New Zealand and moved to the UK at 21. This episode is a story of identifying the root cause of symptoms, being in tune and listen to your body and reconnecting with the joy of cooking and eating food. Guy had a traditional upbringing in New...
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Podcast 19 Building Community Through Food: Tom Herbert’s Journey with The Long Table
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I was thrilled that Tom found the time to record this podcast and I know you will really enjoy Tom’s experiences and story. Tom was a 4th generation baker with Hobbs House Bakery. He went on to film The Fabulous Baker Brothers for TV, baking bread around the world. Through his early career he discovered the joy of people coming together over food, cooking and eating together; but equally the negative impact when people are isolated, plus the concern over food waste. Through Tom’s experiences and his connection with the social enterprise The Grace Network (whose vision is an...
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Podcast 18 Healing Through Nature: Dr. Jeff Crippen’s Journey from Chronic Migraines to Transformational Wellness
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In this episode of Nutrition Life Stories, I’m joined by Dr. Jeff Crippen, a chiropractor and naturopath based in Texas who shares his incredible healing journey from debilitating chronic migraines to optimal health. Jeff explains the key differences between allopathic and naturopathic approaches, highlighting how nutrition and herbs transformed his life. We also dive into managing toxicity, the benefits of organic foods, and the power of anti-inflammatory herbs. Jeff’s personal experience has shaped his holistic approach to health and inspired him to write Timeless You-th: The Five Truths...
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Podcast 17 Caroline Peyton talks to Julia Witherspoon about her Nutrition Journey
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I was so pleased Julia was able to join me on my podcast. Julia retrained as a nutritional therapist and Buteyko breathing coach and we met on a business development course when we buddied up to support each other. Julia shared her story of a very difficult peri/menopause, how she discovered that the impact of eating well and nutrition significantly reduced her symptoms and deciding to go back to college in her 50s to train as a nutritional therapist. Food was not a major influence in Julia’s early life, although like many of us growing up in the 60s and 70s Julia ate what is now...
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Podcast 16 Caroline Peyton talks to Diane Babics from Nourish on her Nutrition Journey
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It was an absolute delight for me to interview Diana Babics, founder of the Nourish Awards, the UK’s leading industry awards for healthy food, beverages, and supplement products. I am honoured to have been a judge for these prestigious awards for the past three years. Diana grew up in Budapest, Hungary and contrary to what we think, rarely ate Goulash! She spent idyllic Summers on her grandparents’ small holding helping to pick fruit and vegetables and her meals year round were always cooked from scratch and heavily influenced by fresh produce. Paprika remains a staple part of her diet and...
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Podcast 15 Caroline Peyton and guest Dr Hans-Thomas Richter
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My guest today is Dr Hans-Thomas Richter based on the West Coast of America and we delved into a bit more science regarding the importance of the right fats in diets. Dr Richter has a Chinese Medicine clinic in Seattle but has a background in biomedical research. He researched and has recently written a book about the importance of Omega 3 called Nourish and Flourish (available by Kindle from Amazon). Hans grew up in Germany and is now aware that this was at the start of the introduction of processed foods. This was amplified once he moved to the United States at 21. He is now very aware...
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Podcast 14 Caroline Peyton and guest Laura Dent
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My guest today is Laura Dent, joint owner (with her husband) of a successful commercial and specialist cleaning company called So Fresh and So Clean covering the Swindon area. It was so refreshing to hear Laura’s health journey and how she has used nutrition to improve her health- and quality of life- by taking matters into her own hands. Laura experienced extremely low energy and brain fog from childhood and was bedbound for a time and was eventually diagnosed with ME (equivalent to CFS) in her late teens. She took measures into her own hands by exploring nutrition, juicing,...
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Podcast 13 Caroline Peyton and guest Louise Joyce
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I am delighted to welcome Lou Joyce to today’s podcast, Managing Director of The Natural Dispensary (practitioner prescribed mail order natural healthcare company). Lou grew up on the West coast of Australia with a wonderful connection to the outdoors, land, nature and natural food. Having spent a week's work experience at a natural health college, on leaving school Lou decided to study Naturopathy. Lou wished to travel and explore the World. She arrived in London in 2008 and as Europe was so easy to reach she decided to start work at a supplement company and has stayed in the UK ever...
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Podcast 12 Caroline Peyton and guest James Hilton
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My guest today grew up in Stroud and moved to London pursuing a high-pressure job that involved extensive global travelling and eating a wide variety of (good and bad) foods. This lifestyle resulted in “burnout” and James quit his job. James spent a year travelling in the Far East with his young family. He rediscovered his love of fitness, retrained as a personal trainer, moved back to Stroud and has established a wonderful business focused mostly on the older demographic encouraging those to stay fit and be active into later life. We spoke about the importance of nutrition...
info_outlineToday’s guest is Dave Nelson, founder and owner of Truffle and Thyme, luxury hampers and grazing boxes. Dave grew up in a foodie household, enjoyed boarding school dinners and his love of food has continued to influence his entire working life. His flourishing business grew out of Covid which like many, turned his world upside down. He loves to cook food at home and still finds it therapeutic despite cooking and running his business.