Prevention is Cure PREKURE

In this episode, Prof Grant Schofield speaks with Jess Dyson, founder of specialised eating disorder recovery coaching clinic Redefined Coaching.

The pair discuss Jess's own lived experience and personal journey from being diagnosed with Anorexia at 14 to where she is today. They also talk about the range, types and common misconceptions of disordered eating, the psychology behind it all and how the coaching model can play a role in inspiring hope and equipping people with the tools for recovery. 

"I remember being so hopeless, because I just didn't see a way out. I wanted to recover but the fear of recovery outweighed staying where I was... Today I am passionate about bringing hope into the battle of eating disorders because I believe that recovery is possible for everyone." – Jess Dyson

PREKURE provides university level online and interactive short courses and certificates in lifestyle medicine for individuals and professionals. Internationally certified in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, PREKURE courses are taught by recognised world experts and academics who share only evidence-based knowledge and tools and is led by Chief Science Officer and Professor of Public Health, Prof Grant Schofield.

Learn more about PREKURE and our mission of 'Extending the Human Healthspan' at www.prekure.com

In this episode, Prof Grant Schofield speaks with clinical and research neurologist, Dr Matthew Phillips.

The pair discuss Matt's passion for exploring the potential feasibility, safety, and efficacy of 'metabolic' therapies, such as fasting and ketogenic diets in order to improve the quality of life for people with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and a variety of additional neurological disorders.

"Ultimately, I wish to help create a new field of Metabolic Neurology that emphasises applying metabolic strategies in healthcare so as to potentially heal many difficult disorders at their core, with the overarching goal being the improved health and enhanced nobility of humanity." – Dr Matt Phillips

PREKURE provides university level online and interactive short courses and certificates in lifestyle medicine for individuals and professionals. Internationally certified in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, PREKURE courses are taught by recognised world experts and academics who share only evidence-based knowledge and tools and is led by Chief Science Officer and Professor of Public Health, Prof Grant Schofield.

Learn more about PREKURE and our mission of 'Extending the Human Healthspan' at www.prekure.com

MENTAL HEALTH SERIES Episode 11: In this episode, Prof Grant Schofield speaks with Josh Darby, a senior firefighter and trauma and psychological injury researcher.

Grant and Josh discuss Josh’s journey as a career firefighter from the early age of 16 and his own personal experience dealing with psychological trauma and injury on the job. The two also cover Josh's pathway into academia and his extensive work in health & wellbeing research. 

"If you think about resilience, if I go into the gym and I don't expose my muscles to a stressor, then to some degree I'm going to atrophy and there's not going to be growth. By the same token, if I completely overload my muscle's ability to cope with that weight, that stressor, then I'm going to get injured. 

We've got these two extremes. Can we negotiate some type of compromise, some type of middle ground, where you're being exposed to a stressor, but you're being exposed in such a way where, it's not completely overwhelming and won't lead to injury. Psychologically or physically." – Josh Darby

PREKURE provides university level online & interactive short courses & certificates in lifestyle medicine for individuals and professionals. Internationally certified in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, PREKURE courses are taught by recognised world experts and academics who share only evidence-based knowledge and tools. Learn more about PREKURE and our Mental Health Solutions. www.prekure.com

MENTAL HEALTH SERIES Episode 10: In this episode, Prof Grant Schofield speaks with Dr Robin Youngson, a Trauma Therapist, Certified Havening Practitioner and retired Anesthesiologist.

Grant and Robin discuss Robin’s journey initially as an engineer and then into medicine as an anesthesiologist and his disillusionment and drive for change at a really high level in the medical system. Robin has since become a central figure in the field of trauma therapy and is bringing about real change with tools such as the Havening technique as part of his approach to use the latest science to treat psychological ill-health.

"I'm talking about really serious major trauma and extremely disordered lives and whatever is presenting I start to work with and it's like archeology, we gradually dig down the layers and get down to the older and older stuff and it just emerges out of the subconscious bit by bit... we just quietly and patiently work our way and you see the client gradually build more and more resilience, letting go of trauma, losing symptoms ad physical health improving bit by bit." – Dr Robin Youngson

PREKURE provides university level online & interactive short courses & certificates in lifestyle medicine for individuals and professionals. Internationally certified in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, PREKURE courses are taught by recognised world experts and academics who share only evidence-based knowledge and tools. Learn more about PREKURE and our Mental Health Solutions. www.prekure.com

MENTAL HEALTH SERIES Episode 9: In this episode, Prof Grant Schofield speaks with Lisa Burch, a PREKURE Health Coach and substance misuse and addictions expert.

Grant and Lisa talk about Lisa's own battle with alcohol over many decades as well as the thought patterns that people struggling with addiction have. They cover the initial hopelessness that comes with addiction as well as the learnings, especially around neuro-plasticity, dopamine and how the brain functions in regards to addictive substances. Lisa's story is powerful, personal and real and shares a unique point of view of someone who not only understands the latest research as a certified Health Coach, but who also carries with her a lifetime of lived experience.

"A third path opened up. I had 'dying' or 'miserable recovering alcoholic' and then suddenly I had this little glimmer of hope that actually, maybe there was another way. Maybe there's life without alcohol. And I can do it, I can get there... And it was tough you know, I had bad days. But certainly I knew I had gained enough that there was no way I was ever, ever going to go back. Life began to get progressively better." – Lisa Burch

PREKURE provides university level online & interactive short courses & certificates in lifestyle medicine for individuals and professionals. Internationally certified in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, PREKURE courses are taught by recognised world experts and academics who share only evidence-based knowledge and tools. Learn more about PREKURE and our Mental Health Solutions. www.prekure.com

MENTAL HEALTH SERIES Episode 8: In this episode Prof Grant Schofield speaks with Dr. Katie Holton a nutritional neuroscientist and professor at American University in Washington, DC.

Grant and Katie discuss how she became interested in nutrition and neuroscience and her work on optimising neurological health through diet, particularly her research on the effects of a low glutamate diet on the neurological symptoms of Gulf War Illness.

"Not only are we not seeing any negative side-affects, we see some other positive benefits like blood pressure being reduced even though we weren't aiming to reduce blood pressure, or people losing weight who weren't trying to lose weight at all." – Dr. Katie Holton

PREKURE provides university level online & interactive short courses & certificates in lifestyle medicine for individuals and professionals. Internationally certified in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, PREKURE courses are taught by recognised world experts and academics who share only evidence-based knowledge and tools. Learn more about PREKURE and our Mental Health Solutions. www.prekure.com