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The Wellness Wire
Join me, Wellness educator, Jonathan Pittam, for The Wellness Wire Podcast, where we'll be discussing all things workplace wellbeing. My show is the go-to-destination for organisations and leaders looking to reduce health-related absenteeism, presenteeism and staff turnover, through the strategy of preventative wellness. I'm a firm believer 'prevention' is the future of workplace wellbeing, so join me on my mission to re-orient businesses away from the reactive (aka 'firefighting') approach and towards the exciting direction that is preventative wellness...
Episodes
58 episodes
#58: Why most new years resolutions fail & what to do about it
In this episode I talk about one of the main reasons why so many new years resolutions fail and what to do about itwww.mindbodyconsulting.co.uk
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#57: Should workplaces incentivise healthy behaviours?
Nudges are all around us, from encouraging us to drive carefully, pick up our litter and train stations asking us to "See it, say it, sorted", we're surrounded with these messagesIn this episode I'm discussing the question of whether wo...
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#56: Should society be focused on Healthspan instead of Lifespan?
In this episode of the Wellness Wire I define what healthspan is and contrast it with LifespanHealthspan is the relatively less well known of the two concepts, but definitely the more important in my viewI give a real life examp...
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#55: 12 months without a smartphone
In this episode of the Wellness Wire I take you through my 12 month experiment of living without a smartphoneI explain what motivated me (or rather terrified me) into doing this, hiccups along the way, what I gained, what I lost and muc...
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#54: A workplace wellbeing gamechanger!
Holy cow!This is really interesting stuff. A May 2024 study in the journal 'Psychiatry Research' into the 'Psychiatric and metabolic effects of a ketogenic diet'The results were truly outstanding21 adults all with ...
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#53: The dark side of social media - with Donna Preece-Jones
Of the 7.88 billion people in the world 4.95 billion of us use social media. That's 61% of the global population, and the global number is predicted to reach 5.17 billion by the end of this year (2024) In this episode of the ...
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#51: What are organisations getting wrong when it comes workplace wellbeing?
In this episode I'm joined by Wellbeing Officer Kay Buckby, to discuss the question of the dayWe cover 3 key areas:1. What does a Wellbeing Officer do?ModelsPlanningStrategy2. What are ...
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#52: Is lifestyle medicine compatible with conventional medicine? With Pharmacist Kelly Chizlett
Today I was joined by Kelly Chizlett to discuss the question of whether conventional medicine and lifestyle medicine can ever be compatible with one anotherWe discuss the following:1. How do we define 'Lifestyle Medicicne'?<...
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#50: Should we be paying as much attention to our mental diet as our physical diet?
What do you think, is our mental diet something that we should be paying attention to?Is there a connection between the quality of our mental diet and our mental wellbeing? Are the social media, news, and reality tv produc...
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#49: Can Mindfulness improve our quality of life? - With Kay Buckby
In this episode of the Wellbeing Wire, I'm joined by Mindfulness instructor Kay BuckbyWe discuss the question: 'Can Mindfulness improve our quality of life', and cover 3 key areas:1. Why is Mindfulness beneficial across so ma...
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#48: How to enjoy the art of walking - with Dave Askew
In today's episode I'm joined by Northamptonshire's very own walking wizard Dave Askew. Dave is the founder of Northamptonshire Walks, the go-to group for walking enthusiasts and newbies, with over 34,000 followers, and lots of engaging w...
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#47: Does the 'Skinny jab' deserve all the hype?
In this episode I discuss the Wegovy skinny jab and whether it truly deserves all of the hype its gettingI've read through the STEP trial (published in JAMA, in 2021), which was the basis for it being approved in the UK by N.I.C.E in Se...
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#46: Is focusing on your mental health a good idea?
Its currently Mental Health Awareness Week, and in this short episode I give two reasons why I think focusing on your mental health might not be a good ideaThere may be some benefits to it as a focus, but I think these cons may outweigh...
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#45: Can Vegans & Meat-eaters ever see eye to eye?
In this episode of the Wellbeing Wire I'm joined by Ashley Samuel-McKenzie to find out about his journey into Veganism, and most importantly to discuss today's question, 'Can vegans & meat-eaters ever see eye to eye?We discuss the f...
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#44: What is 'Calisthenics'?
In this episode I'm joined by Personal Trainer and Calisthenics expert Paul Wignell, to answer the question, 'What is Calisthenics'?We delve into the subject of body-weight strength training and cover 3 key areas:1. What exactly...
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#43: What is the future of 'Social Prescribing'?
In this episode I'm joined by two Social Prescribing Link Workers (SPLW's) to discuss how Social Prescribing currently works, and ideas for its future evolutionToday's two guests are Sarah Borondy and Sharon Douglas, both Social Prescri...
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#42: Can lifestyle changes improve the menopause?
Can lifestyle changes improve the menopause?I’m joined by Pamela Ann Windle to discuss this questionWe cover lots of ground today:Symptoms of menopause (& should we call them ‘symptoms?’) Medication – pros &...
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#41: What are we getting wrong when it comes to sleep?
In this episode we discuss the following question: ‘what are we getting wrong when it comes to sleep?To answer this I’m joined by Dr Katharina Lederle, better known as Dr Kat. Dr Kat, is a sleep and body clock specialist, who is p...
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#40: Should we all be growing more of our own food?
Im joined by Al Nastase, owner of Trigon Farm in Devon to discuss this questionOur food environmentGMO's (Genetically modified foods)Pesticides & chemicals in our foodsCSA's (Community Supported Agriculture)Organic/c...
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#39: How can each of us improve our micro-health environment?
Our micro-health environment is the things we can directly influence on a daily basis, such as what goes in our fridge, what we eat at work, and where we exercise etc, as opposed to the 'macro-environment' which is made up of things we can't di...
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#38: How walking saved one man's life
I'm joined by Dave Askew from Northamptonshire Walks to hear his story of corporate burnout and how walking brought him back from the brinkWe cover the following areas:Benefits of walkingCommunityMatching your walks to y...
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#37: How to manage your financial wellbeing in a cost of living crisis
I'm joined by Conor O'Sullivan to discuss today's topicConor O’Sullivan has worked in financial services in 2003 in several advisory and supervisory roles. He is a Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Planner, Chartered Weal...
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#36: Can strength training improve our metabolic health?
In today's episode we discuss the question of whether strength training can improve our metabolic health. Metabolic health being related to blood pressure, blood sugar, BMI, blood triglycerides and cholesterol.To discuss this, I'm...
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#35: Should we be focusing on 'Health-span' instead of 'Life-span'?
In this episode we're discussing the question of whether as a society we should move our focus away from increasing our 'lifespan' (duration of life) and onto a focus on increasing our 'healthspan' (duration of life lived without disease)
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