Podcast Episodes - Stress-Free Longevity

Episode Overview Professor John Cryan — Vice President for Research at University College Cork and a pioneer of microbiome-gut-brain science — reveals how trillions of gut microbes directly influence your mood, stress resilience, and long-term brain health. From coining the term "psychobiotic" to leading research linking gut bacteria to social behaviour and neurodegenerative disease, Prof. […]

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Episode Overview In this evidence-rich conversation, Professor Luc Van Loon, one of the world's leading researchers on protein and muscle metabolism at Maastricht University, cuts through the noise to reveal what the science actually shows. With over three decades of research spanning elite athletes to intensive care patients—and approximately 40 million euros of research investment—Prof. […]

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Episode Overview In this eye-opening conversation, Dr Euridice Martinez-Steele, who has spent 12 years researching ultra processed foods at NUPENS (University of Sao Paulo), explains how these industrial food formulations are driving chronic disease worldwide. Drawing on evidence from almost 10 million participants and the gold-standard randomised controlled trials, Dr Martinez-Steele reveals how ultra processed […]

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Episode Overview In this essential conversation, Professor Bernadette Moore, a nutritional biochemist at the University of Liverpool with over two decades researching obesity and liver health, explains why fatty liver disease has become a silent epidemic affecting nearly one in three people globally. Prof. Moore reveals how this condition—now renamed metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease—dramatically […]

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Episode Overview In this groundbreaking conversation, Professor Mike Lean, the only doctor in the UK on the GMC Specialist Register for Human Nutrition, reveals how type 2 diabetes can be reversed through targeted weight loss. With over 40 years of medical experience and as lead investigator of the landmark DiRECT trial, Prof. Lean explains why […]

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