Free and Inspired Radio

Philip Watkins

From bloated and tired to free and inspired! An exploration into natural medicine's ability to unlock your physical and mental competency presented by naturopath Philip Watkins. The culmination of 15 years of solving digestive and mental health issues, Free and Inspired Radio is an opportunity to take the information into your own hands and learn about how natural medicine can help you regain your personal health sovereignty. read less
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Episode 60: Serotonin, Dopamine and Norepinephrine
20-03-2023
Episode 60: Serotonin, Dopamine and Norepinephrine
This episode focuses on serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine and how they affect your day.

Episodes

Episode 60: Serotonin, Dopamine and Norepinephrine
20-03-2023
Episode 60: Serotonin, Dopamine and Norepinephrine
This episode focuses on serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine and how they affect your day.
Episode 59: What are spore-based probiotics and how can they help?
03-03-2023
Episode 59: What are spore-based probiotics and how can they help?
Spore-based probiotics may be the answer to your IBS symptoms where other probiotics fail. In this episode, Philip breaks down what they are, what makes them unique and how they might be able to help.
Episode 58: Is Choline missing from your diet?
25-02-2023
Episode 58: Is Choline missing from your diet?
Choline sounds like chlorine; in contrast, it’s a nutrient essential for your brain, cardiovascular system and liver. If ever there was a nutrient that epitomised the “is my diet enough?” question then choline would at least be in the top two.
Episode 57: Get to know your sleep cycles and wake up better
18-02-2023
Episode 57: Get to know your sleep cycles and wake up better
In this episode, we’ll get to know your sleep stages and how they relate to unrefreshed waking, poor cognition during the day and why you might find it difficult to lose weight.
Episode 56: Three ways to use nutrition to help IBD
11-02-2023
Episode 56: Three ways to use nutrition to help IBD
In this episode, Philip focuses on two vital dietary changes and what the first supplement to discuss with your healthcare practitioner should be to help with Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis and IBD.
Episode 55: Mild fatty liver?
04-02-2023
Episode 55: Mild fatty liver?
In this episode, we’ll break down what fatty liver is, how it’s diagnosed, why you need to know about it early, the best tests to do beyond your blood exams, and finally, what the evidence says about how natural medicine can help.
Episode 54: Beginner's guide to using supplements
21-01-2023
Episode 54: Beginner's guide to using supplements
This episode covers how to find the right supplements for you and your health intentions including how to use blood and functional testing to your benefit.
Episode 53: The power of culinary herbs and spices
14-01-2023
Episode 53: The power of culinary herbs and spices
Herbs and spices in your kitchen are powerhouses of health benefits that go way beyond just making your food taste good. In this episode, we'll look at some of the key benefits and some essential tips on how to get the best out of your herbs and spices.
Episode 52: Most Prescribed - Saffron for mental health
07-01-2023
Episode 52: Most Prescribed - Saffron for mental health
Welcome to a new segment on Free and Inspired radio - Most Prescribed. In this segment Philip reviews some of his "most prescribed" herbs and nutrients in the clinic; starting off with saffron for mental health.
Episode 51: Four things to better help your health in 2023
01-01-2023
Episode 51: Four things to better help your health in 2023
Happy 2023! With change on the minds of so many we deviate from our usual programming and look at four things that might help you better help yourself in 2023.
Episode 50: The gut and Hashimoto's disease connection
19-12-2022
Episode 50: The gut and Hashimoto's disease connection
In this episode we look at the four ways that the bacterial environment in your digestive system causes and sustains Hashimoto's disease.
Episode 49: What is the Dietary Inflammatory Index?
10-12-2022
Episode 49: What is the Dietary Inflammatory Index?
The dietary inflammatory index is a way to classify how inflammatory your diet is and may hold the key to your health.
Episode 48: Is your blood sugar making your anxiety and depression worse?
03-12-2022
Episode 48: Is your blood sugar making your anxiety and depression worse?
In this episode, we look at why unstable blood sugar and insulin resistance may be the most overlooked causal and sustaining factor in your mental health journey.
Episode 47: Beginner's Guide to Probiotics - Part 2
19-11-2022
Episode 47: Beginner's Guide to Probiotics - Part 2
Building on one of the most popular episodes of the show, we look deeper into how probiotics might be able to help, allowing you to be more intentional when picking the suitable formulas for you.
Episode 46: Vitamin D for IBS, Sleep and Depression?
12-11-2022
Episode 46: Vitamin D for IBS, Sleep and Depression?
Vitamin D is classified by some as hormone because of the way it works in the body but as well as benefiting bone health in this episode, we look at how it can help your digestion, immunity and mental health.
Episode 45: Neuroinflammation - its symptoms and causes.
05-11-2022
Episode 45: Neuroinflammation - its symptoms and causes.
Neuroinflammation or as I call it a "hot brain" is one of the leading causes of poor cognition, memory, focus and attention difficulties. Not to mention being implicated in depression and many other mental health conditions. In this episode we introduce it and help you work out if it's affecting you.
Episode 44: Three steps to get your IBS under control
02-11-2022
Episode 44: Three steps to get your IBS under control
IBS and gut symptoms can take over your day and life quickly. In this episode, we look ay my top three steps to being to take control of your IBS.
Episode 43: Melatonin isn't just for sleep?
23-10-2022
Episode 43: Melatonin isn't just for sleep?
Melatonin works well for some in sleep but what about IBS, bone strength and even weight loss?
Episode 42: Hydrogen Sulphide and SIBO symptoms that don't go away
15-10-2022
Episode 42: Hydrogen Sulphide and SIBO symptoms that don't go away
What happens if your SIBO test comes back negative but your IBS symptoms are still present? Maybe it's hydrogen sulphide, let's explore what how this gas created by bacteria in your digestion can be help or a hinderance.
Episode 41: Is Coffee good for you?
10-10-2022
Episode 41: Is Coffee good for you?
Coffee is one of the first things people want quit but is that the right move? Let's have a look at how it helps and how it doesn't help!