Functional Medicine Bitesized
Conversations and clinical pearls in Functional Medicine that are accessible to everyone. Functional Medicine expert and founder of Functional Medicine Associates London, Pete Williams, interviews mentors, colleagues and others in the field to share both his own expertise and that of others
Episodes
32 episodes
How Well Do You Know Your Microbiome?
Welcome back to another episode of Functional Medicine Bitesized. This time I welcome a LinkedIn friend of mine Elena Panzeri. Elena is a Naturopath and a Nutritional Therapist with an MSc in Nutrition and Genetics. She has a specif...
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Measuring the Age of Your Immune System
In this episode I chat with Nikolina Lauc, CEO and co-founder of Glycanage. Glycanage is a biological age test paired with expert advice to help guide your wellness. It is a test that I am starting to use more and more in my patient...
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Is your IBS really SIBO?
In this episode Pete speaks with yet another old colleague of his, Tracey Randell, who he fondly refers to as the "SIBO Queen"Recent evidence suggests that two thirds of people who are diagnosed with IBS, have IBS because they have SIBO....
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All You Need to Know about Bodyfat
If you want to understand body fat and what it means for your health, then this is the podcast for you. In this episode I chat with Rob Webster from BodyScan UK which is a company that provides my pati...
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Living Longer & Better -Part 2
In this episode I welcome back my old mate Aaron Deere for the second instalment of our Living Longer and Better series. Aaron is the Health and Performance Director at Hooke - a longevity/healthspan focused medical clinic in central London.
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Nourishing the Neurodiverse Child
In this episode I have a fascinating chat with Lucinda Miller, Naturopath and Functional Medicine Practitioner who specialises in health approaches to help neurodiverse kids. Lucinda is the founder and clinical lead of
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Living Longer & Better - Part 1
In this episode I chat with another of my old mates Aaron Deere. Aaron is the Health and Performance Director at Hooke - a longevity/healthspan focused medical clinic in central London. Aaron discusses the approach they use at Hooke for imp...
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New Ideas on Long Covid Recovery
This month on our podcast I chat to Rachel Jessey, MSc DipNT, of BeNourished. We have a fascinating conversation all about the role of the microbiomes in relation to long covid recov...
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How Stress Impacts the Microbiome
Pete interviews Dr Armine Zorgani for the second time to get his expert view on all things microbiome. Stress is a part of the human condition and some stress is beneficial for health whilst chronic long term stress creates dysfunct...
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The Power of Movement for your Health Part 1 with Gary Stebbing
In this episode I chat with my long time friend and colleague Gary Stebbing. Like myself, Gary is an exercise scientist, with a particular focus on strength and conditioning as well as sports performance psychology. Myself an...
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Conversations with Reed Davis
In this episode I chat with Reed Davis. Reed is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner (BCHH) and Certified Nutritional Therapist (CNT). He is the founder of
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HRT and Hormones Part 2 with Dr Ghazala Aziz-Scott
In this episode I welcome back Dr Ghazala Aziz-Scott, Clinical Director at the Marion Gluck Clinic. We continue our conversation around perimenopause, menopause and HRT and also expand the conversation into women's brain health. Dr Aziz-Sco...
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An Introduction to Bio-identical HRT with Dr Ghazala Aziz-Scott
Peri-menopause and menopause are significant stages in a woman's life. In this first of two episodes on this subject, I speak with Dr Ghazala Aziz-Scott, Clinical Director of the Marion Gluck Clinic. As an expert in a Functional Medicine approa...
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Hormesis - How a Little Bit of Stress Makes you Healthier
In this episode we talk to Alex Kirchin who eloquently discusses the concept of Hormesis. Alex is a Nutritionist who is also a product formulator for the supplement company NORDIQ Nutrition. He has a particular expertise in phytochemis...
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Explaining Autoimmunity and How to Reduce Risk
In this episode I had the pleasure of speaking with an old pal of mine Robyn Puglia who is a recognised Functional Medicine expert in Autoimmunity. Robyn does an incredible job of simplifying the subject of autoimmunity so that we ...
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Immune Hacks for Surviving the Winter
In this first podcast episode of 2024 Pete chats with his favourite Immunologist Dr Jenna Macciochi. January is one of the most challenging times for our immune system and overall health. In this episode, Pete and Jenna chat...
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Female Probiotic Use from Pre-conception to Menopause
In this episode I welcome back Yuwa from Activated Probiotics to discuss specific probiotic use at various stages of a woman's life. In particular we talk about how specific probiotic strains can help with pre-conceptual health, iron status and...
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How Can a Good Airway Promote Good Health
In this episode I interview Caroline Smith, who is one of the co-founders of The British Society Of Myofunctional Therapy. You may not have heard of this society and nor had I until quite recently. When...
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Everything You Didn't Know About the Microbiome
In this episode, I am very privileged to have the opportunity to speak with one of Europe's most forward thinking Microbiome Scientists, Dr Amine Zorgani. Dr Zorgani, who refers to himself as a "microbiome maestro" has over a...
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What Your Dentist Might Not Be Telling You About Your Health
In my latest podcast episode I again have the pleasure of chatting with our resident dental expert Dr John Roberts. This time we are also joined by our resident dental hygienist Annalea Staples. Once more we delve into the fascinating sub...
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1:00:39
Supplements - Do We Need Them?
Can we meet all of our nutritional requirements through diet alone? Should we be using supplements? What is the difference between standard nutrient reference values and optimal nutrient reference values? How do we distinguish between a g...
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APOE4 - The Alzheimer's Gene
In this episode I chat once more with our resident genetics expert Helen Gauche. This episode is dedicated to a discussion of the APOE gene. In particular we will discussing the APOE4 variant of this gene - this variant is most highly associate...
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What Are Probiotics & Why Do We Need Them?
In this episode, Pete chats with Yuwa Astar. Yuwa is a Naturopath and is also a consultant for Australian supplement company, Activated Probiotics. During this episode, you can hear Pete and Yuwa...
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Why Do We Sabotage Our Health Through Bad Habits? | A Functional Thinking Psychologist Explains
In this episode I chat with my long term colleague and friend Richard Moat, the Functional Thinking Psychologist. Rich has helped myself and my colleagues on numerous occasions to overcome difficulties in the clinician/patient relationshi...
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Does Muscle Mass Affect Your Health? | Muscle Mass, Protein & Ageing with Professor Stu Phillips
Pete interviews the world's foremost authority on muscle mass, ageing and protein. Pete questions Professor Stu Phillips on the last 3 decades of muscle research (a lot of it his own research) . He also explores why having good muscle mass as y...
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