Age Better with Liz Earle

What if some of the simplest ingredients in your kitchen could help support healthier ageing? Nutritionist Karen Newby joins Liz to explore the foods that deliver the greatest longevity benefits – and what to eat to support our cardiovascular, brain and bone health.

They discuss the merits of polyphenol-rich foods, fibre, omega-3s and antioxidants, and why ingredients such as extra virgin olive oil, leafy greens, pulses and berries should play a starring role in a nourishing, pro-ageing diet.

Karen also explains the importance of a healthy gut as we age, and shares simple, budget-friendly ways to add more longevity-supporting foods to everyday meals.

In this episode:
The benefits of social eating
How turmeric is a natural anti inflammatory
Why extra virgin olive oil is almost medicinal
Juicing your greens for an easy diet hack
The importance of a healthy gut for nutrient absorption
Why your IBS needs prebiotics, not probiotics
Low-FODMAP eating to alleviate digestive discomfort
Supporting cardiovascular health with fibre and pulses
The natural antihistamine found in onions, apples and green tea
How cruciferous veg can help with liver detoxification

Links mentioned in the episode:
BioCare Curcumin Turmeric Complex – save 15%
Astaxanthin
The Governor Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil – save 10%
Read IBS and the FODMAP diet
Invivo prebiotic supplement

More from Karen:
Follow Karen on Instagram
Read Karen’s book, The Post-Menopause Method: A Nutritional Guide to Ageing Well

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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Facing surgery? Liz explains how the weeks beforehand can be an opportunity for ‘pre-habilitation’ – building strength and optimising nutrition, getting plenty of sleep and checking for underlying health conditions. She also shares tips for preparing your home, supporting recovery with supplements and knowing when to accept help.

Plus: Dealing with female hair loss, considerations for varicose vein treatment, painful periods on HRT and advice for a mysterious recurrent skin condition.

Also in this episode:

What causes varicose veins and treatment advice
How to best prepare your body for surgery
Why female hair loss occurs and how to help
What might be causing painful periods on HRT
Supplements that might aid recovery after an operation
Explaining oestrogen dominance
Why do I keep getting skin flare-ups?

Links in this episode:

More on the NHS teledermatology referral service
My Skin Doctor
Skindoc
Instaderm dermatology consultations
Uk Vein Clinic
Details for consultant vascular surgeon Mr Ediri Sideso
Read Menopause and hair loss – what you need to know
Hair Gain products for hair loss – save 25%
Follow Katie Brindle on Instagram
Protein powder
ARTAH Essential Creatine – save 25%
BioCare Curcumin Turmeric Complex – save 15%
Omega-3

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 think of cortisol as the big, bad stress hormone we need to keep as low as possible. But what if too little is just as bad for your health? Naturopathic doctor Erin Kinney joins Liz to explain why cortisol is an essential hormone for energy, focus, inflammation and resilience – and why our levels can become depleted in midlife.

They discuss how chronic stress can leave us stuck in a cycle of using up more cortisol than we can replenish, and how this can impact everything from sleep and mood to digestion and weight loss.

Erin also shares practical ways to support a healthy cortisol rhythm, including morning sunlight, regular mealtimes and learning to activate our 'relaxing muscles'.

In this episode:
Why cortisol is essential for our health
Signs and symptoms of a cortisol imbalance
The connection between blood sugar and stress
Why your tension headache and joint pain might be down to low cortisol
Are your harder workouts and low-calorie meals stopping you losing weight?
Why it’s better to learn to manage stress than fear it
The importance of sunlight and good sleep for healthy cortisol production
How declining hormones disrupt sleep and stress resilience
The impact of nutritional deficiencies on cortisol levels
How fasting and eating too little can stall weight loss
Why low mood and apathy can be a sign of depleted cortisol
The adaptogenic herbs that can help calm your nervous system
The importance of lifestyle, healthy boundaries and putting yourself first

More from Erin:
Follow Erin on Instagram
Read Erin’s book The Cortisol Cure

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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Liz discusses the importance of looking after our bone health as we get older and explains the difference between osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. She also shares how she supports her own bone density and joint health, from HRT and strength training to impact exercise, high-protein foods and supplements.

Plus: How salt can be used to hydrate, ways to treat seborrheic dermatitis, hormonal changes after coming off contraceptives and can grapeseed oil boost skin collagen?

Also in this episode:

•Create your own hydrating electrolytes
•Can grapeseed oil boost collagen or prevent varicose veins?
•Ways to calm a seborrheic dermatitis flare-up
•The difference between osteoporosis and osteoarthritis
•Why HRT might be more effective for osteoporosis than osteoarthritis
•Signs it might be time to consider HRT
•Post-contraceptive pill hormonal changes or perimenopause?

Links in this episode:

•Read Simple ways to future proof your joints
•Glucosamine Sulphate + Chondroitin
•Collagen peptides
•15% off BioCare Curcumin Turmeric Complex
•Omega-3
•Vitamin D
•Tea tree shampoo
•More on the NHS teledermatology referral service
•My Skin Doctor
•Skindoc
•Boots online doctor: skin health
•Use code LIZLOVES for 15% off at Neal’s Yard Remedies
•Use code LIZLOVES for 15% off at Fushi
•Himalayan shilajit – save 15%
•Ancient + Brave True Hydration – save 20%
•ARTAH Cellular Hydration – save 25%
•Liz’s homemade electrolyte drink

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

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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What can we do to stay strong, healthy and adaptable as we age? Olympian Dame Denise Lewis joins Liz to share how movement, mindset and challenging ourselves can help us thrive in midlife and beyond.

They discuss the importance of strength training, finding exercise you enjoy, and how setting new goals can help us maintain physical and mental resilience as our bodies change.
Denise also shares her approach to sleep, nutrition and managing stress, and explains how she connects lifting heavy weights with pushing through difficult life moments.

In this episode:
· How Denise maintains fitness since retiring from professional athletics
· The connection between lifting weights and mental resilience
· The importance of finding exercise you enjoy
· Ideas for making movement more social
· Denise’s experience of menopause and HRT
· How to become your own life coach
· Simple strategies for managing stress
· Why self-acceptance and adaptability are key skills for healthy ageing

Links mentioned in the episode:
· Use code LIZLOVES for 15% off butyrate

More from Denise:
· Follow Denise on Instagram
· Read Denise’s book, Adaptability: Seven Lessons To Thrive in a World of Competing Demands

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
Image: The Fold

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