Live Longer: The Podcast

S1 E12: Penny Ericson; Cancer Cookbook Author

Join me in conversation with food writer & author of 'Chemo Cookery Club' Penny Ericson. Penny writes from the heart and embraces art and science with her recipes, focusing on creating healthy and tasty meals, especially for those suffering with cancer.

"Food is the key to healthy longevity." Penny Ericson

S1 E13: Prof Tim Spector OBE; Academic & Author

Join me in conversation with my friend, colleague and mentor, Professor Tim Spector, who is a world renowned Rheumatologist, academic and author.

 

Tim has extensively studied twins, the microbiome and food science and published academic papers and books in these areas. He has co-founded JoinZoe, a digital app that will enable us to personalise food selections to beat disease and live longer, healthier lives.

 

Tim was recognised for his public service during the pandemic in the Queen's Honours List. He has published a number of books including The Diet Myth and more recently Spoon-Fed that will dispel the myths around food science and fundamentally change our philosophy towards food, health and longevity.

 

"You can change your destiny with your food choices" Tim Spector

S1 E14: Suraj Thakrar; Healthy Eating Entrepreneur

Join me in conversation with fellow entrepreneur & classmate Suraj Thakrar, who runs a sustainable food distribution business called Turnells.
His mission is to bring healthy food to all at affordable prices. In our stimulating discussion we touch on purpose, family values, sustainability and how to make changes to your life.

"I would like people to think of the impact of what they are eating" Suraj Thakrar

S1 E15: Sundar Kanta Walker; Art Therapist & Poet

Join me in conversation with art therapist, poet and artist Sundar Kanta Walker. Imagine a world with personalised medicine and nutrition, where people heal themselves through science and good food. In this podcast I learn how creative writing gives us food for thought and change by bringing together innovation, health and art to make our world a better place. 

“Meditation can put us in touch with our inner selves and enable us to live better” Sundar Kanta Walker

S1 E16: Prof Fergus Shanahan; Researcher & Author

Join me in conversation with Prof Fergus Shanahan, a leading Irish researcher in gut health and the microbiome, curious and passionate to find answers to questions that really matter to patients and author of 'The Language of Illness', a book recently published, that all clinicians and anybody affected by an illness should read!  

‘A healthy microbiome is the key to living a longer healthier life’ Prof Fergus Shanahan

S1 E17: Penny Horne; Landscape artist and Art Therapy

Join me in conversation with Penny Horne to discuss the garden of her dreams; a beautiful and artistically constructed safe haven to heal after life throws a curve ball. From relationship problems to family crises, a visit to her oasis in Somerset is a truly restorative experience cherished by many and showcased recently in Landscape magazine. Her garden is a lesson in transforming suffering into beauty and the perfect place to visit for anyone struggling to find themselves or simply wishing to optimise their mental well-being.

“I didn’t have a breakdown, I had a breakthrough because of art.”

Penny Horne.

S1 E18: Graham Knuttel; Sculptor & Painter

Join me in conversation with esteemed Irish artist Graham Knuttel for an entertaining discussion on how art impacts our health. Graham’s sense of humour is infectious! He has overcome many health challenges himself and he sets a stage with his art for us to participate.

Pre-transplant: “Going into hospital terrified me let alone the thought of having my insides cut up.” Graham Knuttel
Post-transplant: “Thank God for doctors.” Graham Knuttel

S1 E19: Dan White; The Picture of Health

A photograph captures a moment in time preserving a memory forever. The photographic exhibit Hold Still by HRH Duchess of Cambridge is an example of how photography can ensure we don’t forget what’s important in life.

As we emerge from the pandemic, we bring our first series of Live Longer: The Podcast to a close, with conversations with a Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist and eminent doctors and surgeons who use photography to enhance their own lives and that of their patients.

In episode 11 of the series, Prof Furnham told us that of all the various artistic disciplines, photographers live longest. In my conversation with Dan White, I discover why this is so. This episode also sets us up for the finale of season 1 of Live Longer: The Podcast.

S1 E20: Mr Masoud Teimory; Eye Surgeon Photographer; envisioning a better world

Join me in conversation with Mr Masoud Teimory, a consultant eye surgeon, a visionary poet, photographer and entrepreneur.

His resilience in the face of life’s challenges is truly remarkable. From revolution to illness, to struggles as an immigrant in a foreign country, he tells us that having a purpose in life propelled him to do good and live by his Iranian culture of giving; something he frequently does with patients and friends alike. 

He combines art, empathy, science and photography to bring his patients a better experience.

"Creation's purpose is to make Man see, the beauty and purpose of chaos." Mr Masoud Teimory

S2 E1: Paul Monaghan: Architecting a better world

Paul Monaghan is an award winning architect of international acclaim. His attentive, caring and compassionate characteristics translate the brief of his clients into reality and preserve the value to the end user. Within his healthcare projects, these traits reflect onto patients and clinicians alike.

He is insightful about what the working world needs in terms of infrastructure to maintain quality of life at work and he always puts the goal of living a longer healthier life into action. His artful approach to creating projects that help us all lead a longer healthier life is inspiring and motivational.

"Room with a view means everything, in the design of health buildings." Paul Monaghan