Metagenics Institute Podcast

This is your brain on birth control with Professor Sarah Hill

October 18th, 2022  |  57 mins 33 secs

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Professor Hill joins the podcast to discuss the potentially powerful influence the oral contraceptive pill can have on the brain.

New and emerging treatment targets for endometriosis with Prof Sun-Wei Guo

September 27th, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins

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Endometriosis is a common and debilitating condition that has proven difficult to treat. In this episode, Sun-Wei Guo, a geneticist turned Professor of Gynaecology, reveals his eye-opening research into the pathophysiology of endometriosis.

The Power and the Potential of the Vagus Nerve to Combat Inflammation with Prof Paul Peter Tak

September 6th, 2022  |  1 hr 9 mins

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Professor Paul Peter Tak, a pioneering researcher and transformational innovator, joins the podcast to describe the power and potential of a little-known homeostatic pathway, known as the cholinergeric anti-inflammatory pathway (CAP)

Brain-gut Therapies with GI Psychologist Dr Megan Riehl

August 16th, 2022  |  46 mins 7 secs

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Dr. Megan Riehl is one of only a small number of specialists in the world who practices as a Gastrointestinal Psychologist! Dr Reihl discusses the connection between factors such as early life stress, catastrophising and symptom hypervigilance with the incidence and severity of IBS.

Gut Microbes as Frenemies with Dr Joe Alcock

July 26th, 2022  |  1 hr 20 mins

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In this episode, Dr Alcock explains how, since time immemorial, our gut microbes have had a love/hate relationship with us, and how this concept of ‘conflict and co-operation’ can explain the trials and tribulations of research on microbiome composition in disease states, probiotic successes and failures and a new approach to feeding ourselves and our resident microbiome.

What the research is telling us about time-restricted feeding, caloric restriction and fasting, with Greg Potter

July 5th, 2022  |  1 hr 40 mins

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Back by popular demand, Greg Potter joins Nathan to discuss time-restricted feeding. Potter shares his thoughts on recent research, including early time-restricted eating compared with daily caloric restriction, the 5:2 diet and fasting-mimicking diet.

Iron insights: homeostasis, deficiency and repletion with Professor Toby Richards

June 14th, 2022  |  1 hr 33 secs

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This week’s guest, Professor Toby Richards delivers a schooling on all things iron, including the mechanisms in place to maintain iron homeostasis, signs and symptoms of deficiency, pathology interpretation tips, and the role this essential nutrient plays in health and physical fitness.

Resilience in the Face of Trauma with Professor George Bonanno

May 17th, 2022  |  55 mins 12 secs

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In this episode, Nathan speaks with George A. Bonanno, a Professor of Clinical Psychology at Columbia University, Teachers College. His research focuses on how people respond to potentially traumatic events, such as disaster, war, assault and life-threatening injury, whether they present with post-traumatic stress disorder or not

Life through the lens of evolutionary psychology with Professor Glenn Geher

April 26th, 2022  |  1 hr 12 mins

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This episode serves as a brilliant introduction to evolutionary psychology, as Professor Geher explains how an evolutionary perspective can shed light on modern-day issues, such as mental health conditions.

Optimal Breathing with Patrick McKeown

April 5th, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins

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Patrick McKeown is a world-renowned author and breathing practitioner who is deeply passionate about helping people restore functional breathing patterns.

COVID-19: Your Questions Answered

March 17th, 2022  |  44 mins 48 secs

covid-19, long covid, nicholas breen

The pandemic continues to evolve, bringing with it new challenges for clinicians and patients alike. We put a call out to you, our Practitioner community, to submit questions around COVID-19 and immune health. This webinar aims to provide some answers.

Discussing Ultra Processed Foods and Weight Loss Drugs with Stephan Guyenet

March 15th, 2022  |  1 hr 27 mins

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*The information in this podcast is intended for Healthcare Practitioners.

In this episode, Nathan speaks with noted researcher, science consultant, and science communicator Stephan Guyenet. They discuss contributors to weight gain and management, including genetic influences and ultra-processed foods, as well as the new antidiabetic and weight management drug, semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist.