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Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS is more than a podcast — it’s a growing global movement challenging outdated health narratives and empowering people to take control of their wellbeing. Launched in March 2024, the podcast has now surpassed 80 episodes , achieved more than 8,000 downloads , reached listeners across 100+ countries and over 1,200 locations worldwide , and has proudly been nominated for the inaugural 2026 Scottish Podcast of the Year Awards . Hosted with authenticity, curiosity, and a passion for meaningful change, each episode brings together world-leading experts, innovators, advocates, and everyday storytellers to explore why metabolic health truly matters. Blending real-life experiences with science-backed insights, the conversations challenge conventional thinking while inspiring listeners to ask better questions about health and longevity. From insulin resistance and gut health to cancer conversations, migraines, mental clarity, sustainable weight management, and the future of preventative healthcare, Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS creates a space for learning, questioning, and evolving — together. Join the movement. Learn, listen, subscribe, and take action — because your health starts with YOU.

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August 7, 2026Episode 8934 min

Always be your own scientist

Send us Fan Mail Episode #89 is now LIVE! Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS continues to challenge conventional thinking, and this latest episode is no exception. It was an absolute privilege to welcome the remarkable Dr Sara Pugh to the podcast for a conversation that ventures well beyond traditional health discussions and encourages us all to become more curious about how we understand human health. Dr Sara Pugh is a biochemistry and genetics graduate with a PhD in molecular mechanisms and biophysics, a Board Certified Quantum Biology Practitioner, trained in metabolic ketogenic therapy, and has spent over a decade teaching movement. Her work bridges modern science with ancient wisdom, translating complex concepts into practical insights that encourage people to think differently about health, biology and life itself. In this fascinating episode, we explore: 💡 The myths surrounding Vitamin D 💧 Why everything we've been told about water deserves closer examination ❤️ Busting common myths around cholesterol 💊 A balanced discussion on statins and the questions we should all be asking 🌏 Why Western medicine often focuses on disease management while Eastern traditions place greater emphasis on prevention and restoring balance 🧠 Why each of us should become the scientist of our own body —remaining curious, asking questions, seeking evidence, and taking responsibility for our own health journey. One of my favourite takeaways from our conversation was this: "Curiosity is one of the greatest medicines we possess." If we stop asking questions, we stop learning. The future of health isn't about blindly accepting information—it is about understanding how nutrition, movement, light, water, environment, mindset and lifestyle all interact to influence our metabolic wellbeing. If you're passionate about improving your health, challenging assumptions, and hearing conversations that you won't find in mainstream media, this episode is one you won't want to miss. 🎧 Listen now by searching for Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Amazon Music, or wherever you enjoy your podcasts. 🙏 If you enjoy the episode, please follow the podcast, leave a rating or review, share it with friends and colleagues, and help us continue growing this global community. Every share helps these important conversations reach someone who may need to hear them. Support the show Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS Following my own diagnosis with Stage 4 cancer, I created an independent educational platform dedicated to improving metabolic health literacy. Through conversations with world-leading clinicians, researchers and patient advocates, 'Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS' has reached audiences in over 100 countries, helping people make informed lifestyle decisions and promoting prevention, resilience and wellbeing. Entirely self-funded, the initiative demonstrates how one person's lived experience can create lasting public benefit on a global scale while being proudly based in Glasgow Hosted with authenticity, curiosity, and a passion for meaningful change, each episode brings together world-leading experts, innovators, advocates, and everyday storytellers to explore why metabolic health truly matters. Blending real-life experiences with science-backed insights, the conversations challenge conventional thinking while inspiring listeners to ask better questions about health and longevity. From insulin resistance and gut health to cancer conversations, migraines, mental clarity, sustainable weight management, and the future of preventative healthcare, Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS creates a space for learning, questioning, and evolving — together. Sponsored by Unicity

July 24, 2026Episode 8833 min

Healthcare Starts with Better Conversations

Send us Fan Mail Episode #88 is LIVE | Healthcare Starts with Better Conversations Medicine is built on the noble intention of helping people heal. So why are so many patients leaving consultations feeling unheard, unsupported and simply handed another prescription? This week on Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS , I had the privilege of sitting down with the wonderful Dr Liz Fraser from Canberra, Australia—a recently retired GP who spent decades working within the medical system while courageously questioning many of its assumptions. This isn't a conversation about blaming doctors. It's a conversation about understanding the pressures they face. 🎙️ Together we explore: ✅ The emotional toll of being a junior doctor. ✅ The culture of medical training and why Dr Fraser jokingly refers to the MBBS as the "Mind Boggling BS" qualification. ✅ Why 15-minute GP consultations often make genuine preventative healthcare almost impossible. ✅ The burnout, pressures and emotional burden carried by healthcare professionals. ✅ Why doctors need emotional support just as much as their patients. ✅ The growing evidence around nutrition and metabolic health that many clinicians acknowledge privately but feel unable to discuss publicly. ✅ How fear of "rocking the boat" can prevent meaningful change. One message stood out above all else... Healthcare isn't just about prescriptions. It's about relationships, curiosity, humility and having the courage to keep asking better questions. The evidence supporting real food, metabolic health and lifestyle medicine continues to grow. Yet changing decades of entrenched thinking takes courage. For clinicians. For patients. For all of us. As Liz reminds us, listening may be one of the most powerful interventions in medicine. And perhaps the most important takeaway? 👉 Your health is ultimately your responsibility. No guideline, medication or healthcare professional can care more about your wellbeing than you do. The time to start isn't tomorrow. It starts today. 🎧 Episode #88 of Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS is now available on all major podcast platforms. If this conversation resonates with you, please like, share and leave a review. Every conversation helps challenge outdated thinking and empowers more people to become the CEO (Chief Energy Officer) of their own health. Support the show Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS Following my own diagnosis with Stage 4 cancer, I created an independent educational platform dedicated to improving metabolic health literacy. Through conversations with world-leading clinicians, researchers and patient advocates, 'Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS' has reached audiences in over 100 countries, helping people make informed lifestyle decisions and promoting prevention, resilience and wellbeing. Entirely self-funded, the initiative demonstrates how one person's lived experience can create lasting public benefit on a global scale while being proudly based in Glasgow Hosted with authenticity, curiosity, and a passion for meaningful change, each episode brings together world-leading experts, innovators, advocates, and everyday storytellers to explore why metabolic health truly matters. Blending real-life experiences with science-backed insights, the conversations challenge conventional thinking while inspiring listeners to ask better questions about health and longevity. From insulin resistance and gut health to cancer conversations, migraines, mental clarity, sustainable weight management, and the future of preventative healthcare, Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS creates a space for learning, questioning, and evolving — together. Sponsored by Unicity

July 10, 2026Episode 8731 min

It's NOT about the Science!

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE #87 IS LIVE! Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS is back with another thought-provoking conversation. This week I'm joined by Belinda Fettke for an episode titled: "It's NOT About the Science!!!" Together, we explore some of the biggest questions surrounding nutrition and public health... Who is Gary Fettke? Why has sugar become so deeply embedded in our food system? What vested interests have shaped nutritional guidelines? Why are ancestral lifestyles often missing from discussions about longevity, including the Blue Zones? What role has religious ideology played in influencing dietary advice? Who really decides what we eat... and why? Belinda has spent over a decade researching the history behind modern nutrition policy, commercial influence and public health messaging. Whether you agree with every perspective or not, this conversation is designed to make you think, ask questions and explore the evidence for yourself. If you're passionate about metabolic health, nutrition and challenging conventional thinking, this episode is for you. A small favour... This podcast is completely self-funded . Every episode is created independently because I believe these conversations matter. If you've found value in the podcast and would like to help me continue bringing these conversations to you, any financial support—no matter how small—would be hugely appreciated. Your support helps cover production costs and keeps the podcast independent. Thank you to everyone who listens, shares, comments and supports the journey. It genuinely means the world. Support the show Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS Following my own diagnosis with Stage 4 cancer, I created an independent educational platform dedicated to improving metabolic health literacy. Through conversations with world-leading clinicians, researchers and patient advocates, 'Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS' has reached audiences in over 100 countries, helping people make informed lifestyle decisions and promoting prevention, resilience and wellbeing. Entirely self-funded, the initiative demonstrates how one person's lived experience can create lasting public benefit on a global scale while being proudly based in Glasgow Hosted with authenticity, curiosity, and a passion for meaningful change, each episode brings together world-leading experts, innovators, advocates, and everyday storytellers to explore why metabolic health truly matters. Blending real-life experiences with science-backed insights, the conversations challenge conventional thinking while inspiring listeners to ask better questions about health and longevity. From insulin resistance and gut health to cancer conversations, migraines, mental clarity, sustainable weight management, and the future of preventative healthcare, Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS creates a space for learning, questioning, and evolving — together. Sponsored by Unicity

June 26, 2026Episode 8631 min

A Real Dietitian

Send us Fan Mail Episode #86 is now live — Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS 🎙️ The award-nominated Scottish Podcast in Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing This episode is a conversation that challenges the noise, confusion, and overwhelm surrounding modern health. I’m delighted to welcome Shannon Davis — A Real Dietitian — a Registered Dietitian with over 20 years of experience and a leading voice in metabolic health. Shannon’s journey is anything but conventional. After years working across organ transplant, bariatrics, nephrology, dialysis, and pharmaceutical sales, she saw a growing pattern — too many people were being supported to manage symptoms, without addressing the deeper drivers behind chronic illness. Known as a “rogue dietitian,” Shannon stepped outside the traditional medical model to help people better understand metabolic health, insulin resistance, nutrition, and the lifestyle factors that influence long-term wellbeing. In this powerful discussion, we explore: 🔹 How we’ve become overwhelmed and, in many cases, “brainwashed” by conflicting nutrition messages — from government guidelines to social media influencers 🔹 The confusion around cholesterol, statins, GLP-1 medications, and the growing world of weight loss drugs 🔹 The judgement people face around their health and wellbeing journeys 🔹 Why taking responsibility for your health starts with understanding, not fear 🔹 How small, informed steps can create meaningful change Shannon shares her experience, insights, and practical wisdom from building her own virtual metabolic health practice — combining evidence-based nutrition, lifestyle strategies, and a deeper understanding of what it means to truly reclaim your health. This is another conversation designed to challenge assumptions, ask better questions, and put the focus back where it belongs — empowering people with knowledge. 🎧 Listen to Episode #86 of Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS now — available on all major podcast platforms. If this conversation resonates, please consider subscribing, sharing, leaving a review, or sending your feedback. Your support helps this independent venture continue to grow and reach more people around the world. Thank you to everyone who continues to listen, share, and be part of this journey. 🙏 Support the show Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS Following my own diagnosis with Stage 4 cancer, I created an independent educational platform dedicated to improving metabolic health literacy. Through conversations with world-leading clinicians, researchers and patient advocates, 'Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS' has reached audiences in over 100 countries, helping people make informed lifestyle decisions and promoting prevention, resilience and wellbeing. Entirely self-funded, the initiative demonstrates how one person's lived experience can create lasting public benefit on a global scale while being proudly based in Glasgow Hosted with authenticity, curiosity, and a passion for meaningful change, each episode brings together world-leading experts, innovators, advocates, and everyday storytellers to explore why metabolic health truly matters. Blending real-life experiences with science-backed insights, the conversations challenge conventional thinking while inspiring listeners to ask better questions about health and longevity. From insulin resistance and gut health to cancer conversations, migraines, mental clarity, sustainable weight management, and the future of preventative healthcare, Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS creates a space for learning, questioning, and evolving — together. Sponsored by Unicity

June 12, 2026Episode 8532 min

Patients are Individuals

Send us Fan Mail Episode #85 of Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS is now live — and this is a conversation that challenges many of the assumptions surrounding chronic illness, cancer care, nutritional healing, and the future of medicine. I’m honoured to welcome Mary Beth Gonzalez to the award-nominated podcast Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS . Mary Beth is the widow of the late pioneering physician Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez and Founder & President of The Nicholas Gonzalez Foundation , where she continues the important work of preserving and advancing her late husband’s groundbreaking legacy in nutritional and metabolic healing. In this powerful episode, we explore: 🔹 The origins and philosophy behind The Gonzalez Protocol® 🔹 The critical role of nutrition, enzymes, detoxification, and individuality in health 🔹 Why Dr. Gonzalez believed modern medicine overlooked key metabolic and biological principles 🔹 The challenges of protecting innovative medical approaches outside mainstream systems 🔹 Mary Beth’s deeply personal journey working alongside Dr. Gonzalez for 15 years 🔹 The future of physician education and preserving this knowledge for generations to come A particularly fascinating part of the discussion connects the work of Dr. John Beard and his trophoblast theory of cancer — concepts that influenced Dr. Gonzalez’s thinking around pancreatic enzymes, metabolism, and cancer biology. These ideas continue to provoke important conversations about prevention, chronic disease, and the metabolic terrain of health. Mary Beth also shares how, in 2021, she led a physician-led educational initiative to train a new generation of doctors in The Gonzalez Protocol®, helping ensure patients around the world could continue accessing this work. Beyond healthcare, Mary Beth brings remarkable experience from senior leadership roles with companies including Time Inc., NBCUniversal, and Univision — blending strategic insight, education, communication, and advocacy in a truly unique way. This is not just a discussion about medicine. It is a conversation about curiosity, courage, legacy, and asking better questions about human health. 🎧 Episode #85 of Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS is available now on all major podcast and audible platforms. Please listen, share, and join the conversation. Mary Beth does host an incredible podcast Your Way Back. Available in this link: https://linktr.ee/yourwayback #MetabolicHealth #CancerResearch #Nutrition #FunctionalMedicine #IntegrativeMedicine #MetabolicWellbeing #Podcast #HealthLeadership #PreventiveHealth #Wellbeing #NicholasGonzalez #JohnBeard #CancerCare #MetabolicMedicine #ScottishPodcastAwards Support the show Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS Following my own diagnosis with Stage 4 cancer, I created an independent educational platform dedicated to improving metabolic health literacy. Through conversations with world-leading clinicians, researchers and patient advocates, 'Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS' has reached audiences in over 100 countries, helping people make informed lifestyle decisions and promoting prevention, resilience and wellbeing. Entirely self-funded, the initiative demonstrates how one person's lived experience can create lasting public benefit on a global scale while being proudly based in Glasgow Hosted with authenticity, curiosity, and a passion for meaningful change, each episode brings together world-leading experts, innovators, advocates, and everyday storytellers to explore why metabolic health truly matters. Blending real-life experiences with science-backed insights, the conversations challenge conventional thinking while inspiring listeners to ask better questions about health and longevity. From insulin resistance and gut health to cancer conversations, migraines, mental clarity, sustainable weight management, and the future of preventative healthcare, Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS creates a space for learning, questioning, and evolving — together. Sponsored by Unicity

May 29, 2026Episode 8434 min

No Salt No Metabolism

Send us Fan Mail MIGRAINES, SALT & METABOLIC HEALTH… WHAT IF WE’VE BEEN GETTING IT WRONG? Episode #84 of Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS is one of the most thought-provoking and myth-busting conversations yet. This episode features the incredible Angela Stanton — a globally recognised researcher whose work challenges conventional thinking around migraines, electrolytes, brain health and metabolism. 🎙️ In this deeply insightful discussion, we explore: ⚡ Why the brain NEEDS salt ⚡ The metabolic importance of sodium ⚡ The critical balance between potassium and sodium ⚡ How electrolytes impact blood pressure, kidney function and cellular health ⚡ The misunderstood relationship between migraines, vertigo and “chemical imbalances” ⚡ Why many migraine sufferers may have been given incomplete answers for years ⚡ Nutritional and electrolyte approaches to prevention and recovery Angela’s academic background is extraordinary: 🎓 PhD in NeuroEconomics with neuroscience research 🎓 fMRI certified through Harvard University 🎓 MS from Stanford University 🎓 BSc Mathematics from University of California, Los Angeles Yet what makes this conversation especially powerful is that Angela’s work is not just academic. As a lifelong migraine sufferer herself, her research journey became deeply personal — leading her to develop globally recognised nutritional and electrolyte-based approaches helping thousands around the world. This episode will challenge assumptions. It will spark debate. And it may completely reshape how you think about metabolic wellbeing and brain health. 📢 Whether you are: ✔️ A healthcare professional ✔️ A migraine sufferer ✔️ Interested in nutrition and metabolism ✔️ Curious about electrolyte balance and performance ✔️ Exploring preventative health approaches …this is an episode worth hearing. 🎧 Listen now and join the conversation. Support the show Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS Following my own diagnosis with Stage 4 cancer, I created an independent educational platform dedicated to improving metabolic health literacy. Through conversations with world-leading clinicians, researchers and patient advocates, 'Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS' has reached audiences in over 100 countries, helping people make informed lifestyle decisions and promoting prevention, resilience and wellbeing. Entirely self-funded, the initiative demonstrates how one person's lived experience can create lasting public benefit on a global scale while being proudly based in Glasgow Hosted with authenticity, curiosity, and a passion for meaningful change, each episode brings together world-leading experts, innovators, advocates, and everyday storytellers to explore why metabolic health truly matters. Blending real-life experiences with science-backed insights, the conversations challenge conventional thinking while inspiring listeners to ask better questions about health and longevity. From insulin resistance and gut health to cancer conversations, migraines, mental clarity, sustainable weight management, and the future of preventative healthcare, Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS creates a space for learning, questioning, and evolving — together. Sponsored by Unicity

May 15, 2026Episode 8330 min

Autoimmune Struggles to Metabolic Healing

Send us Fan Mail EPISODE #83 – Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS Podcast From Autoimmune Struggles to Metabolic Healing with Dr Jocelyn Foran What happens when a doctor becomes the patient? In Episode #83, I had the privilege of speaking with the incredible Dr Jocelyn Foran: mother, wife, medical doctor, anaesthesiologist, Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, and Metabolic Health Practitioner. This is not just another health conversation. It is a deeply personal, courageous and eye-opening discussion about inflammation, autoimmune disease, nutrition, resilience and metabolic healing. Diagnosed with ulcerative colitis the very month she graduated from medical school, Jocelyn shares the reality of navigating life as both physician and patient. 🔹 Growing up with a single parent battling multiple autoimmune disorders 🔹 Managing the pressure of becoming a doctor while struggling with her own autoimmune condition 🔹 Showing up for work during debilitating flare-ups 🔹 Following the “healthy” Standard Western Diet guidance for years including nearly two decades as a vegan and vegetarian, only to discover it was fuelling inflammation rather than healing 🔹 Why insulin resistance is now impacting younger generations at alarming levels 🔹 The truth about nutrient density and why the real “superfoods” may actually be organ meats especially liver 🔹 How shifting to a ketogenic lifestyle in 2016, and later an animal-based carnivore approach, transformed her health and allowed her to stop medications This episode challenges many conventional narratives around nutrition, chronic disease and metabolic wellbeing. One of the most powerful reminders from this conversation: 👉 Sometimes the foods we are told are “healthy” may be the very things keeping us unwell. For over two decades, Jocelyn has worked in acute care medicine while continuing her own journey of healing and now coaches’ people around the world on metabolic health using a species appropriate, animal-based approach. An authentic conversation. No scripts. No filters. No BS. 🎧 Episode #83 is now available on all major audible podcast channels. Support the show Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS Following my own diagnosis with Stage 4 cancer, I created an independent educational platform dedicated to improving metabolic health literacy. Through conversations with world-leading clinicians, researchers and patient advocates, 'Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS' has reached audiences in over 100 countries, helping people make informed lifestyle decisions and promoting prevention, resilience and wellbeing. Entirely self-funded, the initiative demonstrates how one person's lived experience can create lasting public benefit on a global scale while being proudly based in Glasgow Hosted with authenticity, curiosity, and a passion for meaningful change, each episode brings together world-leading experts, innovators, advocates, and everyday storytellers to explore why metabolic health truly matters. Blending real-life experiences with science-backed insights, the conversations challenge conventional thinking while inspiring listeners to ask better questions about health and longevity. From insulin resistance and gut health to cancer conversations, migraines, mental clarity, sustainable weight management, and the future of preventative healthcare, Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS creates a space for learning, questioning, and evolving — together. Sponsored by Unicity

May 1, 2026Episode 8233 min

Seeing Dad Progressing

Send us Fan Mail Episode #82 is LIVE — Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS This one hits differently. In a powerful and deeply honest conversation with Chetan Trivedi, we unpack what real change looks like — not the filtered, quick-fix version… but the disciplined, uncomfortable, life-changing kind. It all started with a single photograph. A moment that forced a hard truth: “I barely recognised the person staring back at me.” Tired. Unhealthy. Older than expected. Prediabetic. Six tablets a day. And then came the decision: “Enough. The change starts today… not tomorrow.” 🚨 Here’s the reality we explore in this episode: There are no shortcuts to metabolic health. No miracle injections. No overnight transformations. But there is something far more powerful: ➡️ Your body’s ability to respond when you finally give it the right inputs. 💥 In this episode, we dive into: • Why sleep is the #1 foundation of wellbeing (and why most people ignore it) • The power of protein in reshaping body composition and metabolism • The hidden cost of long hours, workplace environments, and daily temptations • What happens when your body changes… and suddenly your wardrobe doesn’t fit (in the best way possible — without medication) • The ripple effect of change on family, identity, and leadership at home • Why being a “work in progress” is the most powerful example you can set ⚡ The results? In just 11 months: • 13kg lost • Blood markers back to healthy ranges • Metabolic age reduced by 10 years • ZERO medications No hacks. No shortcuts. Just consistency, discipline, and ownership. 🔑 The six habits that changed everything: Sleep. Protein. Hydration. Strength. Walking. Self-prioritisation. Simple? Yes. Easy? Not even close. But worth it? Absolutely. 👊 If you're in your 40s, 50s, or beyond… this episode is your reminder: It is NOT too late. Your body is more capable than you think. 🎧 Listen now and ask yourself the only question that matters: Are you giving your health a real chance… or still waiting for the “right time”? Support the show Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS Following my own diagnosis with Stage 4 cancer, I created an independent educational platform dedicated to improving metabolic health literacy. Through conversations with world-leading clinicians, researchers and patient advocates, 'Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS' has reached audiences in over 100 countries, helping people make informed lifestyle decisions and promoting prevention, resilience and wellbeing. Entirely self-funded, the initiative demonstrates how one person's lived experience can create lasting public benefit on a global scale while being proudly based in Glasgow Hosted with authenticity, curiosity, and a passion for meaningful change, each episode brings together world-leading experts, innovators, advocates, and everyday storytellers to explore why metabolic health truly matters. Blending real-life experiences with science-backed insights, the conversations challenge conventional thinking while inspiring listeners to ask better questions about health and longevity. From insulin resistance and gut health to cancer conversations, migraines, mental clarity, sustainable weight management, and the future of preventative healthcare, Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS creates a space for learning, questioning, and evolving — together. Sponsored by Unicity

April 17, 2026Episode 8131 min

Daily choices impact Risks

Send us Fan Mail Episode #81 of Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS is one that really stays with you. In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Martina Meyer zu Selhausen —a former corporate banker whose life took a profound turn after facing autoimmune neuro-degeneration. Raised in Germany and building a successful career in the UK’s corporate banking world, Martina’s story initially follows a familiar path of ambition and achievement. But beneath that trajectory came a pivotal realisation: What are we truly investing in—and at what cost to our health? That question sparked a complete shift. From finance to functional health, Martina pursued an MSc in Functional Medicine and Personalised Nutrition (CNELM), driven not just by curiosity—but by necessity. Her recovery journey led her deep into the science of brain health, including advanced research into lithium and its relationship with Alzheimer’s disease. Today, she channels that knowledge into her work through Viatitude Health , where she is developing innovative, data-driven tools to support brain health—particularly for women navigating peri- and post-menopause, and in the age group 35 plus What makes this episode so compelling isn’t just Martina’s expertise—it’s the questions it raises for all of us: What daily risks are we taking with our health, often unknowingly? Are we prioritising the right “investments” in our lives? And how much control do we actually have over our long-term brain health? Martina’s message is both sobering and empowering: The risk of Alzheimer’s disease can be significantly reduced through the choices we make every single day. This episode is insightful, thought-provoking, and deeply human. If you care about your health—or the health of those around you—this is a conversation worth your time. 🎧 Listen now to Episode #81 of Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS on your favourite podcast platform. Support the show Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS Following my own diagnosis with Stage 4 cancer, I created an independent educational platform dedicated to improving metabolic health literacy. Through conversations with world-leading clinicians, researchers and patient advocates, 'Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS' has reached audiences in over 100 countries, helping people make informed lifestyle decisions and promoting prevention, resilience and wellbeing. Entirely self-funded, the initiative demonstrates how one person's lived experience can create lasting public benefit on a global scale while being proudly based in Glasgow Hosted with authenticity, curiosity, and a passion for meaningful change, each episode brings together world-leading experts, innovators, advocates, and everyday storytellers to explore why metabolic health truly matters. Blending real-life experiences with science-backed insights, the conversations challenge conventional thinking while inspiring listeners to ask better questions about health and longevity. From insulin resistance and gut health to cancer conversations, migraines, mental clarity, sustainable weight management, and the future of preventative healthcare, Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS creates a space for learning, questioning, and evolving — together. Sponsored by Unicity

April 3, 2026Episode 8030 min

Real Leadership. Real Life. Real Health

Send us Fan Mail Episode #80: Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS Real Leadership. Real Life. Real Health. In this powerful episode, we’re joined by Kamila Hutchison—an experienced global leader working at the intersection of technology, finance, and go-to-market strategy—bringing over 20 years of insight across marketing, sales, and business transformation. But this conversation goes far beyond business. It’s an honest, refreshing look at what it really takes to balance ambition, leadership, and wellbeing in today’s world. 💡 In this episode, we explore: Returning to work after maternity leave – the identity shift, emotional load, and redefining priorities Stepping into a global role – the hidden impact on health, energy, family life, and communication The power of failure – why embracing it is essential for growth, resilience, and long-term success Managing energy, not just time – and why this is critical for sustainable performance Alcohol and workplace culture – challenging norms and understanding its impact on metabolic health and daily function Building a life that works – where career success, family, and wellbeing can coexist (without burnout) Kamila also shares her passion for collaboration, inclusive leadership, and creating sustainable growth—both in business and in life. This episode is a must-listen for leaders, parents, and anyone striving to perform at a high level without compromising their health. 👉 If you’re navigating career growth, family life, and your own wellbeing—this conversation will resonate. 🎧 Listen now and rethink how you lead, live, and look after your health. Support the show Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS Following my own diagnosis with Stage 4 cancer, I created an independent educational platform dedicated to improving metabolic health literacy. Through conversations with world-leading clinicians, researchers and patient advocates, 'Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS' has reached audiences in over 100 countries, helping people make informed lifestyle decisions and promoting prevention, resilience and wellbeing. Entirely self-funded, the initiative demonstrates how one person's lived experience can create lasting public benefit on a global scale while being proudly based in Glasgow Hosted with authenticity, curiosity, and a passion for meaningful change, each episode brings together world-leading experts, innovators, advocates, and everyday storytellers to explore why metabolic health truly matters. Blending real-life experiences with science-backed insights, the conversations challenge conventional thinking while inspiring listeners to ask better questions about health and longevity. From insulin resistance and gut health to cancer conversations, migraines, mental clarity, sustainable weight management, and the future of preventative healthcare, Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS creates a space for learning, questioning, and evolving — together. Sponsored by Unicity