Coaching, Acne Lasers, Women Health & Fertility — A Personal Update

Coaching, Acne Lasers, Women Health & Fertility — A Personal Update

This one is a little different. No guest, just me — with some updates I've been wanting to share for a while and a look ahead at what's coming on The Health Review this summer. This is a solo episode and a personal one. I talk about completing my six-month coaching diploma with Andy Ramage at Coach Business School — what coaching actually is, why it surprised me so much, and how I'm now working with clients. Also, something I haven't mentioned on the show before — a fertility journey I'm on (early days), and the nervous system and lifestyle work I've been doing alongside it. I also share an honest update on my acne journey, including trying AviClear — a laser treatment that was significantly more painful than I expected and whether I think it's worth it so far. I also answer some of your questions from Instagram — on future podcast themes, whether I'm still working in news, non-toxic product swaps and longevity protocols — and run through the health news stories that have caught my attention recently, including the new non-invasive endometriosis tests getting NICE backing, the Bryan Johnson vaginal microbiome moment and what's really going on with GLP-1 drugs beyond weight loss. And I share what's coming this summer — a full women's health series covering: * Egg freezing and fertility with the UK's leading embryologist * Perimenopause and hormones with Dr Rima Shake * The vaginal microbiome with the founder of Pelvic Relief * UTIs, cystitis and intimate health * Women's nutrition and mental health If you have questions for any of these guests — nothing is too personal or too embarrassing — send them to hello@thehealthreview.com [hello@thehealthreview.com] or drop them in the DMs. Topics covered: solo episode | women's health series | fertility journey | nervous system health | acne laser treatment | AviClear review | positive psychology coaching | Coach Business School | Andy Ramage | wellness toolkit | non-toxic swaps | endometriosis diagnosis | vaginal microbiome | GLP-1 drugs | Ozempic news | longevity basics | methylation testing | health news UK | The Health Review summer series This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult your own clinician before making changes to your health. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Oral Microbiome — Why What's Living In Your Mouth Is Affecting Your Whole Body | Dr Daniel Sutcliffe

We're spending billions on supplements, gut health, longevity tracking and biological age testing. And yet one of the most powerful windows into our overall health — one that's been right there the whole time — is something most of us think about for a few minutes a day. The mouth. In this episode of The Health Review I sit down with Dr Daniel Sutcliffe — founder of The Bespoke Dentist, one of London's leading holistic and biological dental practices, and one of a growing number of clinicians making the case that the mouth and the body are not separate systems. The oral microbiome, gum disease, how we breathe, the position of our jaw, whether our wisdom teeth are impacted — all of it connects to our cardiovascular health, our gut, our sleep, our cognitive function and potentially even our future risk of dementia. As Daniel puts it — medicine and dentistry used to be married. Now they're divorced. We cover: * What biological and holistic dentistry actually means — and why every dentist could be practising it * The mouth as the front door to the gut — why 45% of gut bacteria is fed from the mouth * The oral microbiome — the second largest biome in the body and what we're doing to it every day without realising * Why aggressive mouthwashes are the oral equivalent of spraying weed killer on your garden * The dementia link — P. gingivalis DNA found in 90% of Alzheimer's brains in one study and what that means * The two-way relationship between gum disease and diabetes — and why treating one affects the other * Fluoride — why Daniel doesn't use it and what hydroxyapatite toothpaste actually does instead * Amalgam fillings — the safe removal protocol and why most dentists are still drilling straight through * Sleep apnoea and snoring — how what's happening in your mouth and airway connects to cardiovascular health, cognitive function and energy levels * Wisdom teeth — when to remove them, when to leave them and the nerve damage risk nobody tells you about * Mouth breathing versus nasal breathing — and the wonder molecule nitric oxide that nasal breathing delivers * Tongue scraping — why Daniel is massively for it and what it's doing for your oral microbiome * Why looking after your mouth could be the single most effective thing you do for the rest of your body About Dr Daniel Sutcliffe: Dr Daniel Sutcliffe is the founder of The Bespoke Dentist on Harley Street and UK mentor for the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. He specialises in biological dentistry, safe amalgam removal, sleep apnoea treatment and the oral-systemic health connection. His book Heal Your Mouth, Heal Your Body is due for publication in February 2027. This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult your own clinician before making changes to your health. Topics: biological dentistry | holistic dentistry | oral microbiome | gum disease and dementia | oral health and gut health | fluoride alternatives | hydroxyapatite toothpaste | amalgam removal | safe amalgam removal | sleep apnoea treatment | snoring and health | mouth breathing | nasal breathing | nitric oxide | wisdom teeth | tongue scraping | oral health and diabetes | oral health and heart disease | P gingivalis | Dr Daniel Sutcliffe | Bespoke Dentist | IAOMT | mouth body connection | dental health UK | oral probiotics | waterpik | flossing This week's sponsor, vagus nerve stimulator SONA has offered The Health Review listeners 15% off SONA. Use code THR at checkout or access the discount automatically here: https://sona.help/?im_ref=SkfXugw-kxyZWz0TwYRUY2%3AdUkuReuR-SzLO0Q0&sharedid&irpid=7022575&irgwc=1&afsrc=1 Dr Daniel's website: https://thebespokedentist.co.uk/ Follow The Health Review: https://www.instagram.com/the.health.review/ ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Wheelchair-Bound at 18 to Holistic Health Expert — Lauren Vaknine's Extraordinary Healing Journey

Most of us approach our health the same way. We get a symptom, we find a treatment, we manage the condition. What we rarely ask is why — why is the body doing this, what is it trying to tell us, and what would it mean to actually heal rather than just cope? In this episode of The Health Review I sit down with Lauren Vaknine — holistic health expert, author and chronic illness advocate whose own healing journey is one of the most extraordinary I've encountered. Diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis just before her second birthday, Lauren spent her childhood navigating the medical system, and by the age of 18 was completely wheelchair-bound — unable to grip cutlery, bend her elbows or sit up straight — after while being on a chemo-based drug, her arthritis spread to every joint in her body within ten months. It was in that moment, at 18, sitting in the rheumatologist's office, that she made a decision that changed everything. Disability wasn't going to be her story. Wellness was. What followed was a decade-long healing journey — through nutrition, meditation, somatic work, inner child healing and nervous system regulation — that not only transformed her own health but became the foundation for the work she now does with thousands of women through her Rise membership. We cover: Lauren's extraordinary personal story — from diagnosis at two years old to wheelchair-bound at 18 to holistic health expert Her mother's instinct to reject conventional steroids in 1986 The moment in the rheumatologist's office that changed everything — and the decision she made at 18 that set the course of her life Why nervous system regulation has to come before everything else — supplements, protocols, nutrition — everything What chronic stress is actually doing to your body — the predator response explained in a way that will change how you think about your gut health, your immune system and your sleep Food as medicine — where to start and what Lauren changed first on her healing journey What somatic healing actually is and how to begin — breathwork, movement and processing emotions through the body The difference between existing in trauma and processing it Meditation and the corpus callosum — the neuroscience behind why meditation is the only practice shown to strengthen the bridge between the two sides of the brain Identity work — why shifting out of the identity of your illness or your problem is the missing piece most people never address Why you can't hear guidance through the noise — and what sitting in silence every day actually does Intuition as a health tool — how Lauren now makes decisions about food, movement and her body without any tracking or testing This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult your own clinician before making changes to your health. Lauren has kindly offered The Health Review audience a discount on her Rise membership: Just use the code RISEIS45 to get it for £45 instead of £75. https://www.laurenvaknine.co.uk/risemembership This week's sponsor, vagus nerve stimulator SONA has offered The Health Review listeners 15% off SONA. Use code THR at checkout or access the discount automatically here: https://sona.help/?im_ref=SkfXugw-kxyZWz0TwYRUY2%3AdUkuReuR-SzLO0Q0&sharedid&irpid=7022575&irgwc=1&afsrc=1 Lauren's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenvaknine Follow The Health Review: https://www.instagram.com/the.health.review ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Longevity, Biological Age & How to Live to 114 in Great Health | Dr Alka Patel

We've all heard of the super agers — centenarians living well into their hundreds in the villages of Sardinia, the islands of Okinawa, regions of the world where reaching 100 in great health is almost the norm. Increasingly, longevity scientists believe that kind of lifespan could be within reach for many more of us — if we can fend off the age-related diseases that currently cut lives short. Nearly half of all UK adults already have at least one longstanding health condition. So the question is — how much of that is inevitable, and how much is actually within our control? In this episode of The Health Review I sit down with Dr Alka Patel — GP, longevity doctor, TEDx speaker and founder of the Million Hour Club, whose mission is to help one million people live a one million hour life. With over 25 years of clinical experience and a quarter of a million patients, Dr Alka works at the fascinating intersection of cutting-edge biohacking and lifestyle medicine — and she brings a perspective on longevity that is both rigorously evidence-based and deeply personal. The conversation that stayed with me most was a patient she described — a 29-year-old whose biological age tested at 78. Not because of genetics or illness, but because of stress. The grind, the hustle, the pressure of doing it all. And the fact that nobody had told them what it was doing to their body. We cover: Why Dr Alka went from being a GP in conventional medicine to pioneering longevity care Her own health crisis — the birthday that ended with multiple organ failure and the question it forced her to ask Health is a verb not a noun — what that TEDx talk with over half a million views actually means in practice How much of our health is really down to genetics — and why the answer is more hopeful than most people think The hierarchy of health — why mastering the basics has to come before peptides, IV drips and biological age testing What biological age testing actually measures and why it's one of the most motivating tests Dr Alka does The 29-year-old with a biological age of 78 — and what stress is really doing to the body over time The cortisol curve — why most of her high-performing patients don't have one, and what that means for sleep, energy and burnout Biohacking for women — why we are not little men and what a female-specific approach to optimisation actually looks like Biosynchrony — aligning your lifestyle with your biology, your hormones and your circadian rhythm Perimenopause, cycle tracking and why variety might matter more than routine for women at this life stage The Blue Zones debate — what the research actually shows even if the specific data is being questioned Why beauty begins in your biology — and the coffin line that stopped me in my tracks Cautious curiosity — how to approach peptides, rapamycin and novel longevity interventions safely What longevity medicine will look like in ten years This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult your own clinician before making changes to your health. Topics: longevity medicine | biological age testing | biohacking for women | Dr Alka Patel | million hour club | female biohacking | perimenopause health | cortisol testing | stress and ageing | epigenetics | Blue Zones | health is a verb | continuous glucose monitor | Oura Ring | HRV | biosynchrony | circadian rhythm | longevity supplements | peptides | rapamycin | NAD longevity | lifestyle medicine | functional medicine UK | how to live longer | healthy ageing women | burnout and ageing | superagers | centenarians | biological clock Dr Alka's website: https://www.dralkapatel.com/ Follow The Health Review: https://www.instagram.com/the.health.review ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Self-Compassion Expert on Why Coming Home to Yourself is The Key to Happiness | Suzy Reading

When did you last feel totally safe in your body? When did you last connect with yourself on a deep level? For most of us, those questions sound almost foreign — and that, according to today's guest, is precisely the problem. In this episode of The Health Review I sit down with Suzy Reading — chartered psychologist, yoga teacher, coach and author of ten books, including her latest How to Be Selfish. Suzy has spent two decades at the intersection of neuroscience, somatic therapy and psychology, and her work keeps coming back to one simple idea: that caring for yourself isn't selfish. It's the foundation of everything else. This is one of the most warm, honest and moving conversations I've had on the show — and one that I think will stay with you. Suzy shares her own deeply personal story of reaching what she calls energetic bankruptcy — becoming a new mother at the same time as losing her father to motor neuron disease, and what happened when she gave everything to everyone else and had nothing left. What she found her way back to became the heart of this book. We cover: Why mental health is not just something that happens in our head — it's a function of our nervous system, our breathing and our bodies What somatic therapy actually is and why it reaches places that talking alone can't The hand on heart practice — a 30-second somatic hold that shifts your nervous system out of stress response Why we've been systematically distracted from ourselves — and why sitting with yourself can feel genuinely terrifying The difference between guilt and shame — and why shame is the hidden current running beneath so much of our exhaustion and self-criticism Why the most successful people are often running hardest from their own sense of not-enoughness Energetic bankruptcy — what it feels like and how to find your way back The seven steps to coming home to yourself from How to Be Selfish Why a healed nervous system doesn't mean being calm all the time — it means being responsive Awe hunting — Suzy's favourite spiritual practice and why it's more accessible than you think Why self-compassion is the single most important thing for being a healthy and whole human being This episode is for you if: You've been giving everything to everyone else and feel like you have very little left. You feel disconnected from yourself and don't quite know where to start. You feel guilty every time you try to prioritise yourself. Or you simply want permission — backed by psychology and neuroscience — to finally stop abandoning yourself. About Suzy Reading: Suzy Reading is a chartered psychologist, yoga teacher, coach and the author of ten books on self-care and mental health, including How to Be Selfish, The Self-Care Revolution and Stand Tall Like a Mountain. She is one of the UK's most trusted voices on wellbeing and has spent two decades helping people build sustainable habits for head, heart and body. This episode is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult your own clinician before making changes to your health. Topics: self-care | self-compassion | somatic therapy | nervous system healing | burnout recovery | energetic bankruptcy | shame | self-abandonment | coming home to yourself | inner child | how to be selfish | Suzy Reading | somatic holds | awe hunting | perimenopause mental health | self-worth | emotional numbness | self-limiting beliefs | yoga therapy | psychologist self-care | seven steps self-care | nervous system regulation | hand on heart practice | wellbeing psychology Suzy's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzyreading Suzy's website: https://www.suzyreading.co.uk Follow The Health Review: https://www.instagram.com/the.health.review ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.