When hearing milk and gut health in one sentence, many would assume gut health ‘problems’ or ‘issues’. Not today my friends! Dr Emma Beckett walks us through why milks role in gut health is overlooked and the early evidence behind milk and gut health. Emma also busts the top milk myths!

We cover:

• Why is milks role in gut health overlooked?
• What are some unintended consequences of self-diagnosing oneself with lactose or dairy intolerance?
• The top milk myths that need busting this year!
• What is a2 milk and what are its benefits?
• The early evidence behind milk and gut health

One-liners you don’t want to miss:

“There is really no data that says avoiding milk helps with weight loss. There is no data that says consuming milk increases weight or causes weight problems.”

“ People don’t feel the impacts of being low in calcium immediately. It’s something where you can go yes I feel better, I cut dairy. It’s not going to catch up on you until later in life when you start having trouble with your bone density. It’s really easy to get caught up in the now and forget about the future when it comes to this food group and food.”

“I would rather be farting in my 30s than have broken bones later in life.”

It’s Men’s Health Week and it's time for you to take the first step to being in charge of your health. Join Dave Monro, Chief Advisor of Food & Nutrition at the NZ Heart Foundation and I as we explore men’s health and provide you with some actions to put you in the drivers seat of your health.

We cover:

• Men’s health in NZ - is it improving?
• What happens with men’s health across the life stages
• The top 5 nutrition changes men should make and the impact they would have on their health
• Dave’s core approaches/philosophies on health & nutrition
• Tips and tricks for busy Dads
• What Dave encourages men to do as part of Men’s Health Week

One-liners you don’t want to miss:

“As a man you don’t want to be told what to do and how to do it.”

“ 1 in 3 adults over the age of 30 have high blood pressure. Men a more likely than women to have high blood pressure and are also less likely to medicate.”

“Your 30s should be a time where, or even late 20s, to get your health assessed and for a lot of guys a really great starting point is just understanding family history.”

Other helpful links:

My Heart Check Tool

Men’s Health Week

Join us as Professor Rachel Brown provides a deep dive on the highly sought after weight loss drugs. So sought after, that there are shortages of these drugs across the globe.

We cover:

• What is GLP-1?
• How is GLP-1 different in obese individuals?
• What are glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) agonists?
• What are some known brands that people may have heard about? Where are these available?
• How long have these injections been around for?
• What are clinical trials showing when it comes to this medication and weight loss?
• Some people do not see weight loss on these drugs, why may this be?
• How do people describe their experience on the drug?
• With the absence of long-term safety data, what is the current recommendation for when individuals should come off the drug?
• What have clinical trials shown once participants stop taking the drug?
• It’s important for people to get an understanding of the different aspects that meals play in impacting GLP-1. What are some key aspects for our listeners?
• Why should someone seriously consider working with a nutritionist alongside taking this drug?
• What does the future of weight loss look like 10, 20, 30 years from now?

One-liners you don’t want to miss:

“It wasn’t until 2014 that we saw that one of the GLP-1 drugs was approved for people with obesity in the US. It didn’t capture the public’s attention so much as there was some wight loss but probably not as large as what we are seeing today.”

“It is quite impressive the weight loss that we are seeing. The Mounjaro (tirzepatide) actually has the highest weight loss that we have seen in clinical trials, up to around 22% of body weight is lost in people without diabetes and about 15% for people living with diabetes.”