Confused by midlife nutrition? Nutritionist Aaron Deere joins Liz to set the record straight with simple and effective advice for eating well in midlife to help us age well, lose weight and feel great.

Aaron shares just how much of an impact diet can have on longevity, and the key nutrients we need to prioritise for our muscles, bones and brains.

He also reveals the importance of fibre and plant diversity in our diets - plus why intermittent fasting might even be hindering us here - and the other lifestyle factors that are impacting our midlife nutritional needs, like sleep and stress.

Liz and Aaron also cover menopausal weight gain and exercise for longevity.

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• Visit the Hooke website
• Follow Aaron Deere on Instagram
• Purchase A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
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Does talking about sex make you uncomfortable? Psychodynamic and psychosexual therapist Charlene Douglas joins Liz on this podcast to reveal why we’re so afraid about seeking help for our sex lives.

Charlene, who you may recognise as the therapist from Married At First Sight UK, shares why we should really interrogate our relationship with sex and consider therapy, plus she shares the one thing that will improve your sex life.

Liz and Charlene also discuss why pleasure is often left out of the conversations about sex (especially during sex education), whether there is ever a place for pornography, and common issues couples come up against in their sex lives in midlife.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Purchase Come Closer: Everything You Ever Wanted to Ask a Sex and Relationship Therapist
• Follow Charlene Douglas on Instagram
• Purchase A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
• Email us your questions at [email protected]

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Do you believe in the power of manifestation? Neuroscientist, health psychologist, and author Dr Sabina Brennan joins Liz to share why this ‘woo’ practice might actually have more science to it than expected.

Whether you're looking for love or want to hit your health goals, Sabina shares how the power to manifest our dreams is within us all. Meanwhile, Liz shares her own experiences of manifesting a relationship with the help of her daughters.

Sabina also reveals how visualisation can help us through challenging scenarios and talks Liz through ‘intentional blindness.’

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Follow Dr Sabina Brennan on Instagram
• Purchase The Neuroscience of Manifesting, by Sabrina Brennan
• Listen to Finding love online in midlife, with Garance Doré
• Purchase A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
• Email us your questions at [email protected]

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Do you wear any kind of fitness tracker? On this podcast, Dr Torkil Færø joins Liz to share how wearable pieces of tech can help us better understand our heart rate variability (HRV), and ultimately live a longer and healthier life.

Torkil explains what our HRV can tell us about what's going on in our bodies - and how it this number can even alert you to serious health issues such as heart attacks and disease.

Liz and Torkil discuss how we can optimise our HRV with our diet, exercise and lifestyle tweaks such as cold showers, supplements and fasting - plus, the impact alcohol can have here.

The episode also covers how having a positive attitude to ageing may be able to help you live longer.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Follow Dr Torkil Færø on Instagram
• Learn more about Doctors Without Borders
• Purchase The Pulse Cure
• Purchase A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
• Email us your questions at [email protected]

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With more than half of women experiencing at least one urinary tract infection in their lifetime, Liz chats to urologist and sexual medicine specialist Dr Rachel Rubin to reveal why UTIs must be taken more seriously.

Rachel shares the realities of how dangerous UTIs can be, plus how the lack of knowledge on this common infection is just another example of medical misogyny.

Rachel talks Liz through the symptoms of genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) and how vaginal oestrogen could be lifesaving.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Visit Rachel Rubin's website and subscribe to her newsletter
• Listen to our podcast on Why your UTIs keep coming back, with Kate Stephens
• Purchase A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
• Email us your questions at [email protected]

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Struggle to find the time to fit in your workouts? Award-winning personal trainer Lavina Mehta joins Liz to share how you can get fit with just 11 minutes of exercise every day.

Lavina talks Liz through exercise ‘snacking’ and why this can be a better approach for midlife women, plus why we should exercise for sanity not vanity and prioritise strength over cardio. Liz and Lavina also reveal a simple trick to help mitigate glucose spikes after meals, and try out a live exercise snacking session.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Purchase The Feel Good Fix by Lavina Mehta
• Follow Lavina on Instagram
• Listen to our podcast on The midlife muscle crisis, with Gabrielle Lyon
• Listen to our podcast on Reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease, with Patrick Holford
• Listen to our podcast on Reversing Diabetes, with Eric Edmeades
• Purchase A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
• Email us your questions at [email protected]

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Have you ever used dating apps or websites? Beauty brand founder and author Garance Doré joins Liz to chat about how they both found love in the digital landscape. Garance reveals why she doesn’t fear heartbreak, and how our parents’ behaviour often influences our own with our partners.

Liz and Garance also talk through their experiences of being in relationships with a significant age gap, and how this affects their perception of their own ageing bodies.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Follow Garace Doré on Instagram
• Visit the Doré website
• Purchase A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
• Email us your questions at [email protected]

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Can a 'magic pill' can fix the obesity epidemic - or are we creating even more problems? Author Johann Hari joins Liz on this podcast to discuss the benefits - and 12 potential risks - of new weight loss drugs, such as Ozempic.

Johann reveals his motivations to use weight loss drugs personally, plus talks through shocking statistics on the realities of being overweight on our health.

He also shares some of the positive effects that may come with these anti-obesity drugs beyond fat loss, along with the risks - including malnutrition and eating disorders.

Meanwhile, Liz questions the true cost to our health here and whether we’re opening a Pandora’s box of unknown adverse effects when considering these drugs.

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains bad language and frank chat about suicide, sexual assault, and eating disorders, so please take care while listening.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Purchase Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of New Weight Loss Drugs by Johann Hari
• Purchase A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
• Email us your questions at [email protected]

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Do you struggle with urinary tract infections (UTIs)? Dr Kate Stephens, a doctor of microbiology specialising in the human microbiome, joins Liz to share how we can better support our vaginal microbiome and avoid recurring UTIs.

In this episode, brought to you in partnership with Optibac, Kate and Liz discuss the common causes of UTIs and why perimenopause and menopause often leave us more vulnerable to them.

Liz and Kate talk through the best bacteria strains for intimate health, and address old wives’ tales - like whether cranberry juice can fight a UTI.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Save 15% on the Optibac for Women supplement with code LIZPOD
• Purchase A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
• Email us your questions at [email protected]

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Have we become too shy of the sun or are we right to be extra cautious? Dr Leland Stillman joins Liz to share why he believes current advice about sun exposure is only skin deep.

Leland discusses his perspective on how light impacts our eyes and our overall wellbeing, and Liz questions whether we can really avoid damaging our skin when seeking more sunlight.

Leland shares how he keeps his skin safe in the sun plus how light may impact the gut, while Liz asks whether a vitamin D supplement is the same as getting it from light itself.

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• Follow Dr Leland Stillman on Instagram
• Purchase A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
• Email us your questions at [email protected]

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You’ve likely heard of pre-diabetes. But what about post-diabetes? Serial entrepreneur and Wild Fit founder Eric Edmeades joins Liz to share why we need to change our approach to type 2 diabetes - along with the practical changes needed to reverse it.

Liz and Eric discuss why we should view type 2 diabetes as more of an injury rather than a disease with a life-long sentence, plus why it’s important to distinguish between pre- and post-diabetic in healthcare plans.

They also cover the benefits of ketosis and autophagy, the importance of cutting down on sugar for our health, and other lifestyle changes that we can make to cut the risk of pre-diabetes.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Purchase Postdiabetic: An Easy-to-Follow 9-Week Guide to Reversing Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes
• Visit the Wild Fit website 
• Purchase A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
• Email us your questions at [email protected]

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