The House of Wellness

Thanks to Elizabeth Arden Red Door and Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Le Bubbly, this week's episode features Kiwi music icon Debbie Harwood, Carmel Bennett from MusicHelps, the show's pharamacist Piyara Perera, and columnist, content creator, and radio host on The Edge, Meg Mansell. Debbie Harwood has a candid and open chat about her music career, what life is like on tour and how she protected her mental health through that time. She also talks about her heart issues, what it was like to suffer a stroke and the small steps she is taking now for her own wellness. Carmel Bennett talks to us about what MusicHelps is, how they help people, and more importantly how music has the power to change lives and help your wellness for the better. Resident pharmacist, Piyara Perera, speaks about something you may have seen on food and health supplement packaging, L-Theanine. Piyara explains what L-Theanine is, how it works, and also how it's found in matcha. And columnist, content creator, and radio host on The Edge, Meg Mansell, delves into her wellness journey. From being a mum trying to juggle life and work, to her husband's mental health journey, and some of her daily non-negotiables when it comes to being healthy. If you do need help or someone to chat to please call or text 1737, the 24/7 confidential support line.

Thanks to Elizabeth Arden Red Door and Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Le Bubbly, here is our extended chat with kiwi music icon Debbie Harwood. Debbie speaks candidly about her music career, how she protected her mental health when touring, her own heart issues and what it is like to have stroke, and how she is now recovering one step at a time. She also gives us a few juicy stories she's experienced through her 43 year music career.

Thanks to Chemist Warehouse, this weeks episode we joined by The Editor of The House of Wellness Magazine Vanessa Marshall, Author and Speaker Jess Stuart, the show's Pharmacist Piyara Perera, and former Snowboarder, Dancer, and TV presenter and the cover of the May edition of The House of Wellness Magazine Hayley Holt. Editor of The House of Wellness Magazine Vanessa Marshall gives you a preview of the upcoming House of Wellness Magazine including articles in the Mag on Gut Health, Mothers Day and more. Author and Speaker Jess Stuart goes into something that has seemingly become more common these days, Burnout. Jess chats about their journey from a corporate life of Burnout to living a fulfilled life now and how you could do the same thing by living a life by Design rather than by Default. The Show's Pharmacist Piyara Perera talks about the benefits of deep breathing. How it can not only help our Blood Pressure, but also your cortisol levels, heart rate, and stress. And one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most iconic figures Hayley Holt chats about her wellness journey, the deep personal challenges shes had to injure through her life in the public eye and how she overcame then, and also how life has changed since becoming a Mum.

Thanks to Chemist Warehouse, here is our extended chat with one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most iconic names and figures and the latest person to grace The Cover of The House of Wellness Magazine, Hayley Holt. Hayley chats about the challenges she has had to face while being in The Public Eye, how her perspective has changed on life since becoming a Mum, and what she is doing now.

Thanks to Chemist Warehouse, we re-visit some of our favourite chats we've had so far on the show. We re-visit chats from Dr Stacy Sims, Kanoa Lloyd, Dame Lisa Carrington, Tom Robinson, Morgan Penn and more. We also chat with our resident Pharmacist Piyara Perera about how you can keep yourself healthy with the weather getting colder and flu season approaching.

Thanks to GlowLabs Ceramide Range, here is our Extended chat with Dr Ben Gonzalez. Dr Ben Gonzalez reiterates the idea that "Muscle is Metabolism" and dives even further into not only Insulin Resistance but how you can better deal with it. Mel and Ben also have a conversation about GLP-1 Drugs like Ozempic that have seemingly grown in popularity that last 5 years.  

Thanks to GlowLabs Ceramide Range, this weeks episode we have all the way from the United States a leader in Metabolic and Obesity Medicine Dr Ben Gonzalez as well as Beauty and Skincare expert and founder of Kumo Kate Michelmore, and the Show's Pharmacist and GP Piyara Perera and Dr John Cameron. Dr Ben Gonzalez goes in depth about Metabolism and how important that is when it comes to weight loss and keeping the fat off, his systems biology approach to medicine and also explains what insulin resistance really is. The Show's Pharmacist Piyara chats about Nicotine Replacement Therapy and how pharmacists can support it and gives you great tips on how to deal with Low Blood Pressure. Kate Michelmore, Founder of Kumo, chats about their career in beauty and skincare, how they incorporate wellness into that. Kate also talks about the connection between our brain and our skin. You can find Kate and Kumo here: https://www.kumo.co.nz/ And our resident GP Dr John Cameron talks about Burnout, what it actually looks like, the symptoms of it, and the best ways that you can deal with it.      

Thanks to NovaTears Eyedrops, this weeks episode we talk to Joanna Wallace, Kimberly White from Kennards Hire , Rebecca Papprill the founder of WithLoveED and a Eating Disorder recovery coach, and our resident pharmacist Piyara Perera. Joanna Wallace is an Audiologist and expert in Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) who chats with us about what Auditory Processing Disorder is, how we can best help people with APD and how to notice when someone you may know has APD. You can find Joanna here: https://apdspecialists.co.nz/ Kimberly White from Kennards Hire chats about how the Sound Sensitivity Stations that you can now find at Eden Park and Forsyth Barr  Stadium, how the idea came about, as well as Kimberly's personal connection to them. Rebecca Papprill, the founder of WithLoveED and a Eating Disorder recovery coach, joins us in the studio to talk about Eating Disorders, how we can best care for them, and  how they became a key part in getting funding from the Government for better Eating Disorder Care in the Public Health System. You can see more about WithLoveED and Rebecca here: https://withloveed.com/ And our show's pharmacist Piyara Perera chats to us about Eye Strain and the best ways we can deal with that especially when we are surrounded by so many screens nowadays. We also get an answer for a question from you from last weeks guest Dr Stacy Sims.

Thanks to Chemist Warehouse, here is our extended chat with Dr Stacy Sims. Stacy talks about such things as how jumping can be good for your bone health, the importance of protein, her thoughts on fasting for women, and how to improve your overall wellness.  

Thanks to Chemist Warehouse, this weeks episode we have visits from Dr Frances Pitsilis, Emma from The Cancer Society, and the Dr Stacy Sims Dr Frances gives you great tips and advice on how to help recover from surgery, how diet impacts recovery from surgery, as well as other supplements that can aid in that journey. You can find Dr Frances here: https://www.drfrances.co.nz/ Emma from The Cancer Society talks to us about their End Cervical Cancer campaign, how Cervical Cancer can be prevented, and how you can get involved and help. You can help out the campaign here: https://www.endcervicalcancer.org.nz/ And we have Dr Stacy Sims. Stacy has been a featured guest on many of the biggest podcasts in the world including The Diary of a CEO and The Hubermann Lab. Stacy is an exercise physiologist and nutritionist who talks to you about Exercising in your 50s, hot and cold therapy, and the benefits of lifting heavy weights for women. Here is Stacy's official site: https://www.drstacysims.com/