Age Better with Liz Earle

Fermented foods are a simple, tasty way to support not just our gut microbiome, but also our mood, skin health and mental clarity. Fermentation expert Rachel de Thample joins Liz to explore how adding these powerful foods to our plate can help transform how we feel from the inside out.

They discuss the gut-brain connection, using fermented food to rebalance your gut after a course of antibiotics, and how they can help with brain fog and achy joints.

Rachel also shares tips for making your own ferments – including her simple sauerkraut recipe – and explains why it’s important to introduce them gradually to your diet.

In this episode:
· What counts as a fermented food?
· The four ‘k’s: kefir, kombucha, kimchi and ’kraut
· Eating ferments to rewild your microbiome
· Rebalancing your gut after antibiotics
· Turning leftover veg into sauerkraut to reduce food waste
· How sugar feeds bad bacteria and suppresses good bacteria
· Why it’s important to introduce ferments slowly to your diet
· How your body might respond better to some ferments than others
· How to make your own sauerkraut

Links in the episode:
· Chuckling Goat Kefir
· Food pH meter
· Podcast with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

More from Rachel:
· Pre-order Rachel’s book, The Fermentation Year: Everyday Techniques and Recipes to Rewild your Microbiome
· More on Rachel’s fermentation courses
· Follow Rachel on Instagram

Get in touch with a question for Liz:
· Email: podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com
· WhatsApp: 07518 471 846

More from Liz:
· How To Age
· A Better Second Half
· Follow Liz on Instagram
· Follow Liz Earle Wellbeing on Instagram

Host: Liz Earle
Producer: Anouszka Tate (Fresh Air Production)
Content Writer: Lucy Parley
Head of Brand: Ellie Smith

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If your skin isn't looking as taut and firm as it used to, you’re not alone. Liz explains how skin firmness can be impacted by declining collagen and oestrogen in midlife, as well as changes in muscle and body fat. She shares ways to support skin from the inside out, from strength training to diet tweaks, and talks about the toning body cream ingredients to look out for.

Plus: Tips for preventing and treating mosquito bites, contraception options for over-40s, can antihistamines help with perimenopause symptoms, and should I be wary of fish oils?

In this episode:
· How can I stop being bitten by mosquitoes?
· Are my breakouts caused by too much vitamin B?
· Tips for treating itchy insect bites
· Can antihistamines help with perimenopause symptoms?
· The reasons your skin might be looking more crepey
· Are body creams effective for firming skin texture?
· Can fish oils cause heart problems?
· Contraception options in your 40s

Links in this episode:
· Alfresco anti bug bite perfume
· Bite Away for insect bites
· Beurer insect bite healer
· Podcast on hormones, histamine and mast cells with Dr Clare Ashby
· Collagen
· Red light
· Read Is the contraceptive pill failing young women for information on Zoely and Qlaira
· Read The Power of Hormones by Louise Newson

Get in touch with a question for Liz:
· Email: podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com
· WhatsApp: 07518 471 846

More from Liz:
· How To Age
· A Better Second Half
· Follow Liz on Instagram
· Follow Liz Earle Wellbeing on Instagram

Host: Liz Earle
Producer: Lynnike Swerts (Fresh Air Production)
Content Writer: Lucy Parley
Head of Brand: Ellie Smith

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We often reach automatically for a drink as a way to relax or celebrate, but as we get older, we don’t always recover as easily as we used to. Alcohol mindset coach Anna Donaghey joins Liz to explore why we drink, and how we can make more conscious choices.

They discuss the ways we rely on alcohol to manage our emotions, and why willpower isn’t the most effective strategy when it comes to rethinking our relationship with drinking.

Anna also explains the difference between habit and dependency, and how to recognise what you’re really craving when you go to pour yourself a drink.

In this episode:
· How we use alcohol as a coping tool
· Identifying the feeling you’re hoping the drink will provide
· Why midlife can make us vulnerable to relying on alcohol
· Recognising cultural norms and how we grew up around alcohol
· The difference between habit and dependency
· Why curiosity can be more powerful than willpower
· How alcohol can increase stress
· The link between alcohol and breast cancer
· The impact of alcohol on deep sleep

More from Anna:
· Follow Anna on Instagram
· Read Anna’s book What are you Thirsty For?
· Listen to Anna’s podcast The Big Drink Rethink

Get in touch with a question for Liz:
· Email: podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com
· WhatsApp: 07518 471 846

More from Liz:
· How To Age
· A Better Second Half
· Follow Liz on Instagram
· Follow Liz Earle Wellbeing on Instagram

Host: Liz Earle
Producer: Anouszka Tate (Fresh Air Production)
Content Writer: Lucy Parley
Head of Brand: Ellie Smith

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Could the way you clean your teeth be disrupting your health? Liz explains why she has swapped traditional fluoride toothpaste for hydroxyapatite – and shares the simple cleansing routine she uses to protect the balance of her oral microbiome.

Plus: tackling recurrent thrush, protecting your skin when swimming, whether maca boosts libido and how to spot menopause symptoms if you have PCOS or endometriosis.

In this episode:

· Can fluoride toothpaste disrupt the gut microbiome?
· Simple ways to protect your skin when swimming
· Why might thrush keep coming back?
· Which facial oils are best for my skin?
· Recognising menopause symptoms when you have PCOS or endometriosis
· A quick tip to stop chlorine damaging your hair
· The best time to use a tongue scraper
· Natural ways to support your libido
· Is your mouthwash killing healthy bacteria?

Links mentioned in the episode:

· Omega-3s
· Collagen supplements
· Dimples hydroxyapatite toothpaste
· Copper tongue scraper
· Interdental floss picks
· Podcast with functional dentist Dr Victoria Sampson
· Probiotics
· Podcast with Dr Rebecca Lewis on vaginal dryness
· Podcast with Dr Florence Comite on blood tests
· Newson Clinic treamtent for PCOS/PMOS
· More on maca root
· Read Everything You Need to Know about Face Oils

Get in touch with a question for Liz:
· Email: podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com
· WhatsApp: 07518 471 846

More from Liz:
· How To Age
· A Better Second Half
· Follow Liz on Instagram
· Follow Liz Earle Wellbeing on Instagram

Host: Liz Earle
Producer: Lynnike Swerts (Fresh Air Production)
Content Writer: Lucy Parley
Head of Brand: Ellie Smith

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Journalist and author Sarah Vine joins Liz for a candid conversation about the realities of midlife, from hair loss and body confidence to our evolving relationship with our appearance – and why self-acceptance can be a gift in our second half.

They discuss the emotional impact of hair thinning, the pressures women face to look a certain way and how attitudes towards GLP-1 medications are beginning to shift.

Sarah also reflects on finding confidence after 50, how ageing can bring greater freedom, and why it’s more important to focus on health over perfection.

In this episode:
· The impact of stress on our health
· Different treatments for hair loss
· Sarah's journey with GLP-1 medication
· The link between hair loss and restrictive diets
· Why GLP-1s might be a way to protect our future health
· How menopause can be a time of empowerment and freedom

Links mentioned in the episode:
· Lucinda Ellery Intralace™ System
· Dr Ophelia Veraitch dermatologist
· George Northwood hairdressing
· Minoxidil
· Philip Kingsley hair loss treatments
· Vitamin B12
· Read more about hair loss

More from Sarah:
· Follow Sarah on Instagram
· How Not To Be A Political Wife

Get in touch with a question for Liz:
· Email: podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com
· WhatsApp: 07518 471 846

More from Liz:
· How To Age
· A Better Second Half
· Follow Liz on Instagram
· Follow Liz Earle Wellbeing on Instagram

Host: Liz Earle
Producer: Anouszka Tate (Fresh Air Production)
Content Writer: Lucy Parley
Head of Brand: Ellie Smith

Some links may be affiliate links, which help support the show at no extra cost to you. Read our Affiliate Policy for more information.
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