Health, Happiness & Human Kind
Each week Steph Lowe speaks with experts from all over the world in the areas of nutrition, microbiome health, environmental sustainability, psychology, meditation and more. Together we’ll teach you the answers to becoming healthy, happy and a more conscious human, and why your contribution to the planet truly matters.
Episodes

Thursday Jan 07, 2016
RFR 55: Natural hormone balancing with Belinda Reynolds
Thursday Jan 07, 2016
Thursday Jan 07, 2016
In Episode 55 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Belinda Reynolds, Dietician with over ten years of experience in Integrative Medicine. Belinda and I chat all things hormonal balancing. Men, you can also learn a lot for yourself and your loved ones today.
Show Notes:
Follow Belinda on Facebook here.
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Thursday Dec 24, 2015
Thursday Dec 24, 2015
Hi team, in episode 35 of The Real Food Reel we spoke with Peter Defty and dissected the FASTER study by Jeff Volek and colleagues. Today in episode 54, Pete and I discuss its publication in Metabolism Journal this year and what’s next in the world of fat adaptation and endurance athletes.
Show Notes:
Access the full study here.
RFR 35: http://thewellnesscouch.com/rfr/rfr-35-dissecting-the-faster-study-with-peter-defty-from-vespa-power
Louise Burke’s response to FASTER: “Fat adaptation” for athletic performance: the nail in the coffin?”
This is our last podcast for 2015 team, so kick back and enjoy and we’ll see you back on The Real Food Reel on January 7th!
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Thursday Dec 17, 2015
Thursday Dec 17, 2015
In Episode 53 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by John Croft, one of the world’s leading experts on the life cycle, farming methods and therapeutic uses of marine extracts, including the New Zealand native shellfish, green lipped mussel. This is a really interesting show team, but we had a couple of minor audio problems I hope you will forgive.
Show Notes:
Find out more about John and his recommendations here: http://www.biolane.co.nz/the-mussel-man/
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Thursday Dec 10, 2015
Thursday Dec 10, 2015
In Episode 52 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Jonni Pollard from 1 Giant Mind. Jonni Pollard is an internationally recognised meditation teacher who has dedicated his life to sharing the knowledge gained from some of the great living masters of our time. Today on the show Jonni and chat all things mediation and mindfulness, for CEOs, elite athletes and everyone in between.
Show Notes:
http://www.1giantmind.org
Download the app:
App Store
Google Play
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Thursday Dec 03, 2015
RFR 51: Generation UCAN and the science behind SuperStarch
Thursday Dec 03, 2015
Thursday Dec 03, 2015
In Episode 51 of The Real Food Reel I speak with Varun Sriram, from Generation UCAN. For those of you that don’t know, their product SuperStarch is sweeping the endurance world by storm, but it wasn’t originally developed for this niche. Let’s find out about Generation UCAN, their products and the science behind Super Starch.
Show Notes:
Find out more and purchase your SuperStarch here: http://bit.ly/tnn_superstarch
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Thursday Nov 26, 2015
RFR 50: Metabolic Efficiency with Bob Seebohar
Thursday Nov 26, 2015
Thursday Nov 26, 2015
This week on The Real Food Reel we celebrate our 50th episode with none other than Bob Seebohar. Bob is a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, the former Director of Sports Nutrition for the University of Florida and sport dietitian for the US Olympic Committee. Bob coined the term ‘metabolic efficiency’ over a decade ago, and today Bob and I chat all things sports nutrition and physiology, and what it means to be a metabolically efficient athlete.
You are going to love this one team.
Show Notes:
Bob’s online home: http://www.enrgperformance.com
Facebook: /enrgperformance
Twitter: @eNRGperformance
Instagram: @eNRGperformance
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Thursday Nov 19, 2015
RFR 49: Holistic Strength and Conditioning with Ash Bedford
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
In Episode 49 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Ash Bedford, Holistic Performance Coach from ashbedford.com. Today on the show Ash and I discuss holistic strength and conditioning.
Show Notes:
http://ashbedford.com
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Thursday Nov 12, 2015
RFR 48 : Fermentation with Bacteria Barista Alexis Goertz
Thursday Nov 12, 2015
Thursday Nov 12, 2015
In Episode 48 of The Real Food Reel with speak with Alexis Goertz, self-proclaimed Bacteria Barista from Edible Alchemy. Alexis sees her goal to be to educate people on probiotics, healthy living and eating, and to make words like ‘bacteria’, ‘yeast’ and ‘fermentation’ less scary. Let’s talk fermentation with Alexis.
Show Notes
Edible Alchemy https://ediblealchemy.co
Edible Alchemy ‘Zines’ https://ediblealchemy.co/zines/
Edible Alchemy Webinars https://ediblealchemy.co/webinars/
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Thursday Nov 05, 2015
RFR 47 : The natural management of depression and anxiety with Jad Patrick
Thursday Nov 05, 2015
Thursday Nov 05, 2015
In Episode 47 of The Real Food Reel we are joined again by Naturopath Jad Patrick, who we met for the first time back in Episode 29. Today on the show Jad and I are discussing mental health and the nutrition and lifestyle interactions with depression and anxiety.
Show Notes:
Follow Jad on Facebook: @jadpatricknaturaltherapies
Follow Jad on Instagram: @jadpatricknaturopathy
Follow Jad on Twitter: @jadpatrick
Email Jad and book your appointment here.
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Thursday Oct 29, 2015
RFR 46 : From LFHC and 21 gels in an Ironman to real food and natural fuelling
Thursday Oct 29, 2015
Thursday Oct 29, 2015
In Episode 46 of The Real Food Reel we have the next instalment of our Real Food Athlete and speak with Sarah Grove from Melbourne. Sarah is a triathlete and triathlon coach, and the other half of Holistic Endurance Tri Coaching. Sarah and I chat all things real food and share with you her story.
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Thursday Oct 22, 2015
Thursday Oct 22, 2015
In Episode 45 of The Real Food Reel we are joined by Dr Phil Maffetone. Phil is an internationally recognized expert on health, nutrition, and human performance and today on the show we discuss the evolution of the endurance world, his thoughts on race day fuelling, slowing down to go faster and much more. Press Listen In
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Thursday Oct 15, 2015
RFR 44: Adrenal Health with Katee Pedicini from Holistic Endurance
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
Thursday Oct 15, 2015
In Episode 44 of The Real Food Reel we speak with Katee Pedicini from Holistic Endurance. Katee and I discuss adrenal dysfunction and fatigue, relevant to everyone and with specific case studies and information for athletes. This is a huge area, and one we will come back to on the show, but for now, let’s dive in.
Press play and enjoy the show.
Show Notes:
HRV with Stress Check (App Store)
Meditation with 1 Giant Mind: http://www.1giantmind.org
Purchase your copy of Healing the Grumpy Athlete here. Discount Code: teamtnn
Find out more about Holistic Endurance’s Training Camp here.
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