Why chocolate could be a winner for gut health!
Live Happy, Eat Dirty Podcast with Kate Harrison (including The 5:2 Diet)
Release Date: 07/04/2018
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...
info_outline Diet & Gut Health Question Time with Kate and HelenLive 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.
info_outline Tame your irritated gut - IBS SpecialLive 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.
info_outline Why chocolate could be a winner for gut health!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.
info_outline Podcast 8: is kefir the cure for a too-clean world?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.
info_outline Loving your gut with fantastic fermentsLive 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.
info_outline The ONE thing you should do to start eating dirty & feeling fantasticLive 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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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...
info_outline Live Happy, Eat Dirty Episode 4Live 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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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.
info_outlineIn today’s podcast, Kate talks about how she stumbled on a new chocolate that could help your gut.
She talks to Andrew Marten of Ohso chocolate about how his own IBS was the trigger to changing direction and launching chocolate bars. Find out why chocolate can get more good bacteria to your gut better than yogurt or kefir, the pleasures of eating miniature bars, and why peppermint is a very domineering flavour.
Find out more at ohso.com and see the website for 25% off your first order (UK listeners).
NB: This is not a sponsored podcast - Kate just liked the chocolate (and did get a free taste!)