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Farmer Charles and Doctor Rachel discuss with guests about their lifestyle, their diet and their understanding about where their food comes from, how its produced and the impact that can have on the environment as well as for their health and general wellbeing.

  1. 23 mars

    Fat

    Fats - Charlie and Rachel welcome Kerry Lock, nutritional therapist from @SOFEAUK to discuss fats. From good fats, bad fats, cholesterol and eggs, it's all packed in. Kerry's deep knowledge of nutrition and how to eat well allows a deeper dive into which fats we should eat, what to aim for if you have high cholesterol levels and how to approach weight loss.

  2. 2024-10-23

    Episode 17: John Hartley, Levidian, decarbonising farming.

    Rachel and Charlie speak to John Hartley, CEO of Levidian, a decarbonisation tech company, founded and based in UK. https://www.levidian.com/ Their tech deals with the issue, so frequently discussed, of methane production by cattle and is already in place at Worthy Farm, Somerset. Is this the answer to decarbonising agriculture while maintaining a viable business model for farmers?

  3. 2024-06-28

    Election Special

    The Election Special: Charlie and Rachel review the main political manifestos in advance of the 2024 General Election.  They review what each party is promising and how they believe this stacks up against the reality on the ground for Health, Farming and Food. If your health, what you eat and British Farming is important to you, then this is a mandatory listen before 4th July! 1:15 Introduction to the Election Special 3:00 The last 14 years under the Conservatives and what they are promising. 11:50 The Labour Manifesto 22:20 Liberal Democrats manifesto 27:15 The Green Party manifesto and The Reform Party 30:00 Our take home thoughts

  4. 2024-04-18

    Episode 15 The Food Foundation

    Episode 15: Rachel and Charlie speak to Hannah Brinsden, Head of policy and advocacy of The Food Foundation; Home (foodfoundation.org.uk), @food.foundation. Their vision is "A sustainable food system which delivers health and wellbeing for all." They discuss, Nourishing the Nation, their manifesto for the next government term, asking for policy change around food and health. Election 2024: Nourishing the Nation | Food Foundation. They ask for a cross party approach to food sustainability, affordability and health, recognising the importance of food is so many policy areas.  1:00 Introduction  3:00 Introducing The Food Foundation 4:05 Hannah's introduction to The Food Foundation 5:50 Nourishing the Nation - the policy asks regarding food for the next government term. 8:40 Childhood obesity and health inequalities 10:10 Food affordability 12:45 Healthy Start 14:40 Reliance on food imports and food security 17:00 Horticulture strategy 18:00 The National Food Strategy 19:40 Stop the Junk Food Cycle 27:50 Soft drink industry levy 30:00 Food price inflation 32:40 Free School Meals  39:45 Food insecurity data

  5. 2024-04-03

    Episode 14: Childhood Obesity with Dr Shamila Wanninayake

    Episode 14: Childhood Obesity with Dr Shamila Wanninayake, @DrShamilaW. Charlie and Rachel speak to Shamila, an NHS GP who has been interested in obesity her entire career. She currently represents Primary Care on the Oxfordshire County Council ‘Healthy weight in childhood’ multidisciplinary group and she also sits on the National Child Measurement Programme Board (NCMP). She lobby’s central government for change in policy through a number of means including her role on Council at the Royal College of General Practitioners and also through the Child Alliance group – an All Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Health Childhood. They discuss the complexity of obesity and why it is crucial that we start addressing it and preventing it in children. 1:30 Introduction and Lambing update 5:10 Introduction to Dr Shamila Wanninayake 6:30 The importance of childhood obesity in Shamila's own words 11:50 How big is the issue of childhood Obesity? 15:10 Why is childhood obesity a problem? 16:20 The relation to poverty and ethnic minority 18:30 The Child Alliance Group 20:30 Policy requestions including Free school meals for all and National school breakfast scheme 24:25 The School and Nursery Milk alliance, https://www.snma.org.uk/ 31:45 Ultra-processed food 34:20 The World Obesity tables 37:20 Talking about weight with children 39:55 Malnutrition obesity 28:00 The benefit of universal free school meals

  6. 2024-03-18

    Episode 13: Claire Thomson @5oclockapron

    Episode 13: Claire Thomson @5oclockapron, chef, food writer and author chat to Rachel and Charlie about her passion for family cooking and food. She talks about her own new podcast "The 5 o'clock apron podcast" and upcoming Veggie family cookbook. The mainstay of her cooking is vegetables and believes that meat should, be an occasional treat. We discuss the importance of eating together and educating children about food, cooking and culture. 1:30 Introduction and catch up - Welsh farmers' protests and Junior doctor strikes 3:20 Introduction to Claire Thomson and her upcoming ne vegie family cookbook. 6:40 Claire talks about her new podcast "The 5 o'clock apron podcast" - cooking with every profession other than her own. 9:30 Family cooking, world cuisine and culture 13:00 The importance of cooking as a family 14:20 Managing fussy eaters 16:40 Maxing out your chicken 19:30 The family meal 20:30 Claire's approach to meat, eating nose to tail 26:00 Claire's Top 3 vegetables 28:30 Buying Veg locally and in season 31:30 The downside of cooking on social media

  7. 2024-03-01

    Alexia Robinson - Love British Food

    Episode 12: Love British Food.  Rachel and Charlie speak to Alexia Robinson, Director of Love British Food. https://www.lovebritishfood.co.uk/. Love British Food is a grassroots organisation which promotes British food and also forges links between suppliers and the public sector to improve access to nutritious local food for everyone. In the episode we focus on the work that Alexia has been doing with NHS hospitals, trying to improve food for patients. 1:15 Introduction 3:14 Introducing Alexia Robinson, Love British Food and British Food Fortnight 10:00 Working with the NHS, how it started. 12:30 Cost Vs benefit approach of the NHS. Is good food worth it? 16:35 Dairy in NHS hospitals, developing links with local producers 20:45 Meal budgets for hospital patients 24:30 The importance of good food when unwell 27:15 Feeding hospital staff, The Hospital Food review 31:15 Dairy exports to USA. 33:30 The benefits of supplying the public sector and changes post Brexit 36:30 Love British Food in schools 44.15 Summary and close

  8. 2024-02-01

    Bowel Cancer with Dr Anisha Patel, @doctorsgetcancertoo.

    Episode 11:   Charlie and Rachel speak to GP, author and Bowel Cancer expert and campaigner, Dr Anisha Patel. They review Anisha's personal story of being diagnosed with bowel cancer and how this has led her to writing an invaluable bowel cancer "manual" and becoming a media GP and campaigner. They revisit the discussion about meat and bowel cancer risk and discuss everything that you need to know about fibre. Dr Anisha tells us, "we need to make fibre sexy". 1:30 Introduction 2:30 Introducing Dr Anisha Patel, NHS GP, Regular GP on "Lorraine", Author and campaigner for Bowel Cancer awareness, supporting Bowel Cancer Uk and the No Butts Campaign .5:15 Blogging and social media @doctorsgetcancerstoo and Writing "Everything you hoped you'd never need to know about Bowel Cancer", https://www.amazon.co.uk/everything-hoped-never-about-cancer/dp/1399807064 9:05 Bowel Cancer in UK and the increase in cases in young people. 12:10 FIT testing 13:00 Early onset of other cancers 14:00 The symptoms of bowel cancer 17:00 The Dame Deborah James effect @bowelbabe @bowelbabefund #nobuttscampaign 19:15 Diet and bowel cancer risk - red meat and processed meat, and the NHS recommendation on red meat intake. 28:45 Fibre and it's importance in our diet 33:30 Probiotics

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Farmer Charles and Doctor Rachel discuss with guests about their lifestyle, their diet and their understanding about where their food comes from, how its produced and the impact that can have on the environment as well as for their health and general wellbeing.

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    The Farmacy
  • Aktiva år
    2023 - 2026
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