The Wellness Edit Series 1

02/10/20222 min read

Most of us probably feel we’d like to be a bit healthier, but it isn’t always easy to know how. Advice can be confusing, contradictory – and, let’s face it, difficult to stick to.

Wellness. It’s yours for the taking, if you know how.

Introducing the brand new Holland & Barrett Podcast series, The Wellness Edit, launching Thursday 29th October. Most of us probably feel we’d like to be a bit healthier, but it isn’t always easy to know how. Advice can be confusing, contradictory – and, let’s face it, difficult to stick to.

Dr Gemma Newman, also known as the Plant Power Doctor, is a medical GP and also has a huge belief that health is holistic. Through Gemma's work, she knows that body, mind and soul are connected. You have to look at them together if you want to truly achieve wellness – the state of being healthy in both body and mind.

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There's no denying that 2020 was a strange and challenging year and a lot of us will be feeling uncertain about our futures. But the good news there is so much we can do to feel happier, even when things are difficult.

In this final episode of the series, host Dr Gemma Newman, AKA The Plant Power Doctor, is joined by Owen O'Kane. Owen is a motivational mental health speaker and therapist who specialises in helping people deal with anxiety and stress so that they can live happy lives.

If you're looking for some new flavours and simple techniques to make your cooking more delicious – or just some easy ideas for dinner tonight – then Anna Jones is your woman.In this mouth-watering episode, Anna talks to Dr Gemma and Holland & Barrett nutritionist Merilyn Muradzi about her favourite ways to put more veg on your table, even if getting to the shops is a bit more tricky these days.

Did you know that 70% of our immune system is housed in the gut? Or that our gut has been called our 'second brain' and is linked to everything from skin health to heart health.

In fact, gut health is one of the most exciting health topics around at the moment. In this episode, nutritionist and author Eve Kalinik talks to Dr Gemma about her mission to help people to discover that a healthy gut and happy mind are linked.

If you've lost your fitness mojo, Adrienne will definitely help you find it and get you moving in a way you love! Adrienne is the author of the soon-to-be released Power Hour book and also hosts her own podcast under the same name.

In this episode, plant-based skin care expert Hanna Sillitoe talks to host Dr Gemma Newman, the Plant Power Doctor, about her own struggles with her problem skin and offers plenty of solutions, helped by Romi Olley, Holland & Barrett beauty expert.

Hanna has written two books; Radiant, Eat Your Way To Healthy Skin and Skin Healing Expert, Your 5 Pillar Plan For Calm, Clear Skin. Hanna's vegan skincare brand is stocked at Holland & Barrett.

Sometimes we can all feel rundown, lacking a bit of get-up-and-go, or just plain exhausted. With the days getting steadily darker and shorter as we head into winter, host Dr Gemma Newman catches up with Dr Sohere Roked, GP and specialist in integrative medicine, and Alex Glover, Holland & Barrett nutritionist. What's causing that dip in energy and, from nutrition, to stress and lifestyle, what are the healthier ways of getting some energy back that don't rely on the traditional coffee and biscuit?

With 75% of us not reaching our sleep goals, it's time to make sleep a priority. In episode 2 of The Wellness Edit, Gemma talks to the sleep physiologists Dr Guy Meadows, co-founder of The Sleep School, and Dr Nerina Ramlakhan, the author of Tired But Wired: How to Overcome Your Sleep Problems.They discuss why we're having such problems sleeping right now and offer a host of different suggestions to get you sleeping better every night.

As we head into winter 2020, we are focussed on our immunity as never before. In this fascinating chat with leading immunologist and the author of Immunity: The Science of Staying Well, Dr Jenna Macciochi, podcast host Gemma Newman, AKA The Plant Power Doctor, finds out some of the biggest myths about our immunity and learns some surprising, but simple, things we can all do to help our immune systems to be as strong as possible – from reducing our stress levels to eating well and getting out in nature.