Podcasts are a fantastic way to consume and learn new information from credible sources, often in chunks of 1-2 hours. Pretty efficient! As we know most of this information is literally at our fingertips, the only thing slowing us down is the rate at which we are able to search and process this information. Who knows, this may change some day with Elon Musk’s proposed neural-link, (you will understand that reference if you catch Elon’s first Joe Rogan podcast).

As a Podiatrist, it is my job to be an expert in a small area of the body (the lower leg and foot). As a profession we complete professional development every year to keep ourselves up to date with the latest research and treatments. 

That’s all well and good when it comes to the foot, but what about the rest of the body? Surely we need to educate ourselves on the broader aspects of health and the human body right? 

Of course. 

Not only does this broaden our knowledge on how the foot relates to the rest of the body but I have found this invaluable when referring to other professions for help, because we can’t fix everything ourselves.

Over the past 2 years I have collated a list of my favourite podcasts and resources, with the goal of improving as a foot specialist but improving on my overall health knowledge.

 The podcasts and resources in this library have either; 

• Changed my clinical practice in a positive way
• Had a positive impact on clients that I have seen
• Had a positive impact on my own health
• Sparked interest and further reading in areas related and unrelated to my profession

Starting with THE most impactful podcast I believe I have ever listened to. The topic is “sleep”. We do it every day but do we get enough? HOW do we get enough? The way Matthew Walker breaks down the importance of sleep in this podcast is truly powerful. I have not treated sleep the same since.

Good quality and quantity of sleep has been shown to improve:

• Injury rehab/recovery
• Injury prevention
• Weight loss 
• Muscle building

The podcast explains HOW these are influenced. 

Sleep is undoubtedly the most important pillar of health. So much so that I truly believe and as Matthew Walker explains: the other 2 pillars of health (nutrition and exercise) only have their maximum benefit if sleep is done well. Throughout the 2 hour podcast, Matt gives great pointers on how to improve your sleep instantly and practically, in small achievable steps.

This JRE episode is a great start to sleep education. It’s not too heavy and not too hard to listen to. 

Joe Rogan Experience #1109 – Matthew Walker 

If this blows you away as much as it did me, Matt has clocked up around 10 more hours worth of free podcasts/audiobooks on:

• The Peter Attia Drive Part I, II, III with Matthew Walker (8 hours) 
• Found my fitness podcast with Rhonda Patrick & Matthew Walker (2.5hours) 
• Audiobook (Audible) – Why We Sleep (Sign up get a free credit to purchase book)

You may notice as you look through the list below that I’m a big fan of Joe Rogan. He swears a lot, but if you can look past that he’s an intelligent and open minded host that gets the most out of his ultra intellectual guests and makes it understandable for you and I!

I will add to this list as I find new great content and build a well rounded library of information for anyone to get ideas on how to perhaps improve their overall health. The health section of this podcast library is not to be construed as medical advice. One should not delay seeking medical advice for a medical issue related to any of these topics. It is purely to build interest, build the conversation and learn to invest in your health. And the other half that’s not health? – just some other people I find very interesting.

Tom’s podcast library

 

Sleep

• Joe Rogan Experience #1109 – Matthew Walker  
• The Peter Attia Drive Part I, II, III IV with Matthew Walker (10 hours)
• Found my fitness with Rhonda Patrick & Matthew Walker (2.5hours) 
• Audiobook (Audible) – Why We Sleep (Sign up get a free credit to purchase book) 

Health/Longevity/Nutrition

• Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) & Rhonda Patrick – I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX
• Low carb podcast & GP show – David Unwin  Low Carb For Diabetes Part 1, Part 2, see also our ‘LCHF library’
• Rhonda Patrick – Found my fitness podcast – Episodes
• Tim Ferris – Dom D’Agistino – The Ketogenic Diet 
• Peter Attia Drive – Dom D’Agostino, Ph.D.: ketosis, n=1, exogenous ketones, HBOT, seizures, and cancer
• Joe Rogan – episode #1108 – Peter Attia
• The Tim Ferris Show – Peter Attia – Fasting, Metformin, Athletic performance and more
• The Tim Ferris Show – Dom D’agistino – Disease prevention, Cancer and living longer
• Medicinal Mushrooms & Optimising your health – The Movement Fix Podcast
• Joe Rogan & David Sinclair Biology of ageing I, II
• The Foot Collective – Health Conversations Ep. 10 – Jeff Shub

Feet/Shoes

• The Foot Collective + Ray Mclanahan
• The Foot Collective – #shoptalk Ep. 4 | Orthotics
• The Foot Collective – #shoptalk Ep. 10 | Debunking Common Foot Myths
• ReWild yourself + Ray Mclanahan
• The Running For Real Podcast + Ray Mclanahan
• The Movement Fix + Jay Dichary I, II
• The Barefoot Movement Podcast + Clinton Ober (Earthing)
• The Foot Collective – #shoptalk Ep. 13 | The Vibram Lawsuit
• The Foot Collective – Nerd Conversations Ep. 1 – Mike Filipovic

Movement

• The Foot Collective – Movement based lifestyle
• Move your DNA (Audiobook) – Katy Bowman
• Katy Bowman – Move your DNA Podcast #106 Alignment Matters : Your feet through the years
• Mobility and Flexibility: Whats the difference? – The Movement Fix Podcast

Training/ Load management

• Workload management and Injuries – Tim Gabbett PhD – The Movement Fix Podcast
• The Young Athlete Podcast – Who’s journey is it? – A parents perspective

Mindfulness

• How to master your mind – Sam Harris
• Sam Harris – The Waking Up Podcast
• Waking up – App

Other

 

Evolution

• JRE Bret Weinstein + Heather Heying – Former professors of Evolutionary Biology at Evergreen State College
• JRE + Bret Weinstein I, II, III
• JRE + Geoffrey Miller – Geoffrey Miller is an evolutionary psychologist, serving as an associate professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico and known for his expertise in sexual selection in human evolution.
• JRE + Richard Dawkins – FRS FRSL is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author.
• JRE + Steven Pinker – A cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author. He is Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, and is known for his advocacy of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind.

Space

• JRE + Bob Lazar – Bob Lazar is a physicist who worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, and also on reverse engineering extraterrestrial technology at a site called S-4 near the Area 51 Groom Lake operating location.
• JRE + Cmndr Fravor – Commander David Fravor is a retired US Navy pilot, who has a close encounter in 2004 with the so-called Tic Tac UFO
• JRE + George Knapp – George Knapp is an author, speaker, and the chief investigative reporter at KLAS TV in Las Vegas, NV
• JRE + Neil deGrasse Tyson I, II, III – Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator.
• JRE + Brian Cox I, II – Professor Brian Cox is an English physicist and Professor of Particle Physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester in the UK.
• JRE + Garret Riseman – Garrett Reisman is a former NASA Astronaut. He is currently a Professor of Astronautical Engineering at USC and a Senior Advisor at SpaceX.
• JRE + Cmndr Chris Hadfield – Chris Hadfield is a retired Canadian astronaut who was the first Canadian to walk in space. He also authored the New York Times Bestseller “An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth”

Motivation

• JRE + Kevin Hart I, II

Tech

• JRE + Elon Musk I, II – Elon Musk is a business magnet, investor and engineer.
• JRE + Edward Snowden – Edward Snowden is an American whistleblower who copied and leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013 when he was a Central Intelligence Agency employee and subcontractor.

Sustainable hunting

• JRE + Steve Rinella I, II – Steven Rinella is an outdoorsman, author, and television host. He currently hosts “MeatEater” on the Sportsman Channel & Netflix, and a podcast also called “MeatEater”.

 

Tom Davey

Podiatrist Shepparton

GV Sportscare

 

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