The SumUp

#12 - Dr. Frances Pitsilis - Heath and Wellbeing

Dr Frances Pitsilis is New Zealand's “doctor of good health” and has been on television and radio for several years, including the TV show “Is Modern Medicine Killing you?” - Where she helped patients with chronic illnesses, recover using traditional medical and natural therapies. Frances has extensive experience in how stress can effect our health, and has training in Occupational Medicine nutrition, bioidentical hormones (hormonal imbalances) and natural therapies, She is expert in the fields of anti-ageing, Integrative, Preventative and Regenerative medicine and is an international conference speaker in these any may other areas. All of these areas practiced together are what’s called Integrative medicine – The use of anything that has evidence, whether it is a drug or a natural therapy to support people’s health and well-being. In this episode I speak with Frances about her practice, the ways in which our lifestyles are negatively affecting our health and her professional goal to eventually see no chronic illness in New Zealand.

#11 - Jeff Thomson - New Zealand artist and sculptor

Jeff Thomson, a major New Zealand artist and sculptor, works mainly in old corrugated iron and new corrugated steel. His works are displayed in private and public gallery collections in New Zealand and Australia, and he works on commissions in both countries. In this episode we talk with Jeff about his practice and his journey.

#10 - A Time For Change In The Arts

An in-depth discussion panel at Creative Matakana considers how the visual arts world has changed since 2019, discussing a wide range of topics from NFTs to gender representation. Visit the page on Radio New Zealand - RNZ - for more information about his event and the speakers: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/smart_talk/audio/2018803602/a-panel-discussion-at-creative-matakana-considers-how-the-visual-arts-world-has-changed-since-2019