Real Health with Karl Henry

On this week’s Real Health podcast, Karl Henry chats to the hugely popular Food Medic, Dr. Hazel Wallace. Louth-born Wallace started her blog on healthy eating and exercise whilst studying medicine and in the years since, from her UK base, her unique blend of expertise and knowledge has proven to be a big hit.Her focus is on preventative medicine with the importance of lifestyle the key and she wants doctors to be looking more at patients’ nutrition, exercise, sleep and stress management.“It’s more difficult for GPs to prescribe exercise rather than a pill,” she says. On the podcast, Dr. Wallace has some great tips for those wanting to improve their lifestyle and she also advises not to avoid small treats and use them as a means of rewarding yourself for reaching your milestones.To contact Karl with any health and fitness questions you can email realhealth@independent.ie or reach him on Twitter @karlhenrypt.The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week’s show, I’m focusing on tech – on the gadgets, apps, gear and devices that can help you improve your health and fitness lifestyle.And to guide me through the maze of kit that’s out there, I’ve two experts – Newstalk’s Tech Editor, Jess Kelly and tech journalist Alex Meehan joining me on the show.If you want to get fit and active and find out what's the best tech to help you, we'll give you the best advice.If you want to ask me any health and fitness questions, email the show on realhealth@independent.ie or get me on Twitter @karlhenrypt.The Real Health podcast is in association with Laya Healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first episode of the Real Health podcast with Karl Henry is celebrating Workplace Wellbeing Day recorded live from Easons on O’Connell St.Karl was joined by TV presenter and Emmy award-winner, Baz Ashmawy, psychologist and broadcaster, David Coleman and Laya’s Health & Wellbeing Manager, Patricia Hyland to find out how you can be healthier and happier at work, not just today but every single day. After all, we spend most of our waking lives at work so why not make it somewhere that we can be feeling better about ourselves as well? Karl gets some great tips and advice from his panel of experts that you can use starting today.The Real Health podcast with Karl Henry is in association with Laya Healthcare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Real Health podcast with Karl Henry in association with Laya Healthcare launches on Friday 13th April. We are broadcasting live from Easons O'Connell St from 1-1.30pm and on Independent.ie where Karl will be celebrating Workplace Wellness Day with TV presenter and Emmy award-winner, Baz Ashmawy, psychologist and broadcaster, David Coleman, and Laya Healthcare's Patricia Hyland finding out some great tips and advice to keep yourself fit and healthy at work. The Real Health podcast will cut through the BS about healthy living and tell you what you need to be doing to live healthier each and every day.Each week Karl will be joined by experts and celebrities as we find out the science behind the advice and get some inspirational and honest stories from celebs about their healthy living tips.Plus if you want to ask Karl and his guests any health and well-being questions just contact the show on realhealth@independent.ie.The Real Health podcast with Karl Henry launching Fri 13th.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.