Fitter Food Radio is a to the point, no BS fortnightly podcast series presented by the authors of "Paleo Primer” - Matt Whitmore and Keris Marsden. It’s dedicated to health, fat loss, nutrition, training, performance and other lifestyle factors all in the name of helping you become awesome. All this along with a bit of banter, good laughs and stories of our own personal journeys we aim to change the quality of as many peoples lives as possible. Both coffee lovers hugely passionate about real ...
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Keris Marsden is a nutritional therapist and personal trainer with Fitter Food. Sarah Doyle is a life coach and motivational speaker with the The Better Life Project and together they make up Fit Girls Talk - a weekly podcast dedicated to helping you live and love a healthy and fit life. Each week, Keris and Sarah dish on current topics in health, nutrition, fitness and happiness as well as provide insights in response to listener questions.
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Raising Healthy Mothers is a podcast for mothers, whether you're pregnant, just given birth, or are two years postpartum. If you’re looking for a natural, calm, healthy start to motherhood and you’re after some inspiration to help you get started, then you’re in the right place. I believe the first 1000 days of motherhood - from conception to 2 years postpartum - is vitally important to get right from a health point of view. But it's so easy to get overwhelmed! This podcast is about feeling ...
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{12.8} The Empowered Menopause: Talking HRT, Perimenopause and Nutrition with Keris Marsden, Nutritional Therapist
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This week I welcome Keris Marsden onto the show. Keris is a nutritional therapist, personal trainer and yoga teacher and she is probably the person that completely inspired my journey to becoming a nutritional therapist. I invited Keris on to talk about perimenopause after she experienced early menopause in her late 30s and went on a journey of dis…
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{12.7} How to Feed a Fussy Toddler and a Hungry Baby
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Today I answer a question from a mum who feels guilty that her younger baby is not getting a good exposure and variety to food at mealtimes because of her toddler's fussy eating. I totally sympathise, because this is exactly the experience I'm having with my younger child. I offer some tips to help expand her toddler's exposure to food in a safe an…
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197 - Building a Strong Mindset for Marathons, Menopause & More
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This week on Fitter Food Radio, Matt and Keris talk about building a strong mindset for whatever challenge you're approaching and the positive impact of having the right people in your corner.Plus, there's a long discussion on the exploitation of women during perimenopause and menopause (hello - menopause chocolate!) and why some of the best things…
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{12.6} How to Support Loved Ones Recover from an Eating Disorder with Deirdre Reddan of SupportED Families
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TRIGGER WARNING: In this episode of Raising Healthy Mothers we discuss eating disorders and disordered eating patterns. This may be upsetting or triggering for you if this is in your or your family's recent history. If you are not ready to listen to a discussion on eating disorders then please do not listen to this episode. What do you do as a pare…
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196 - Psychedelic Mushroom's Part 2 (Matt's Psilocybin Journey)
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Welcome back to Fitter Food Radio, this week Matt and Keris revisit psychedelic mushrooms. Matt shares his experience taking Psilocybin, plus why we all need to be better at prioritising our own health needs.Please note: Matt, Keris and Fitter Food do not recommend taking psychedelic mushrooms without first consulting a medical professional.Show No…
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{12.5} When Gentle Parenting Is Far From Gentle on Mums: My Honest Experience
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In today's episode, I bare my soul on my experience on gentle parenting after nearly six years of being a mum. I explore the wonderful aspects of this approach but also the immense pressure it can place on mums. I discuss... The core principles of gentle parenting that drew me in the first place The one mind-blowing fact about brain development tha…
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{12.4} How to Grow a Human and Build a Business with Amy Crumpton of Social Cactus Coaching
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When I was pregnant with my first baby I was determined to do business 'right'. I wanted to set things up so that I could take a year's maternity and have something to come back to. I had no idea what I was doing, and in the end didn't set things up the way I thought. So when Amy Crumpton of Social Cactus Coaching started posting about her later-in…
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195 - Why We Tried the Psychedelic Mushroom Psilocybin & The Power of Doing What Makes You Happy
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This week on Fitter Food Radio Matt and Keris share their experience taking the psychedelic mushroom Psilocybin at a recent health retreat. Plus, why doing what makes you feel happy is so important for your overall health.Please note: Matt, Keris and Fitter Food do not recommend taking psychedelic mushrooms without first consulting a medical profes…
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{12.3} Gut Health 101: The Key to Immunity, Mood, and Wellbeing
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Gut health is at the heart of overall well-being, playing a crucial role in supporting our immune system, mental health, and resilience to stress. The gut is often called the “second brain” because of its powerful impact on mental health as well as immunity. But there's so much more to the gut than taking a probiotic supplement! In this episode I w…
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{12.2} Stuck in a Cooking Rut? Here’s How to Get Out of It
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A couple of years ago I found myself sobbing into my husband's shoulder saying 'I'm so SICK of cooking dinner every day!' It was SUCH a wake up call. Because that wasn't me. Cooking is my language of love. Cooking is how I relax. Cooking is my creative outlet. And cooking good food for my family was always my greatest mission in life. But given a f…
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194 - 3 Things That Cause Negative Health Habits & the Power of Visualisation
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This week Matt and Keris discuss creating an awareness around your coping mechanisms, showing compassion to self and having a healthy "bounce back rate".Plus the three things that cause negative health habits and the power of visualisation.Show Notes:Film - This is 40Book - Joe Dispense, Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself Meditation - Burgs (also…
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{12.1} How to (Finally) Get Healthy: 7 Steps to Transform Your Habits
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Is it ever possible to stick to a resolution and actually change for the better? If you're anythign like me, you're seeing the start of the new school year as a way to finally knuckle down and change some habits that aren't serving you. But we've been here before haven't we? Broken New Year resolutions and promises of change are no match for our la…
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193 - How to Adapt Your Training & Nutrition As You Age
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Do you ever wonder how to adapt your training and nutrition as you get older?This week on Fitter Food Radio Matt and Keris discuss some important considerations when it comes to your training and nutrition as you age.We'll be back with a more detailed episode on aging very soon. We hope you enjoy the conversation.Remember to rate, review and subscr…
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192 - How to Prioritise Mental Wellbeing & the Power of Reframing Things
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This week Matt and Keris discuss mental wellness and the steps you can take to start prioritising your mental health. Plus, why having a release is hugely beneficial and it's ok to feel the feels.Remember to rate, review and subscribe.Autor: Matt Whitmore and Keris Marsden
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191 - Emotions & Conditions for Happiness
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In this episode of Fitter Food Radio Keris & Matt discuss emotions, but more importantly what you do with them knowing that it's ok to feel and how trying to suppress your emotions can be quite destructive.Remember to rate, review and subscribe.Autor: Matt Whitmore and Keris Marsden
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190 - Is Your Healthy Lifestyle too Stressful?
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This week on Fitter Food Radio, Keris and Matt discuss the impact of stress on health. Plus, how your health journey can become a stressor with excessive dietary restrictions, wearable data and complex self care routines.Remember to rate, review and subscribe.Autor: Matt Whitmore and Keris Marsden
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{11.12} What to Eat to Recover from a C-Section
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It's the final episode in this season of Raising Healthy Mothers. I am looking forward to a much-needed break over summer ANDDDD I'm excited to meet a new baby nephew! My sister is having her third child, and for the first time I am able to support her as a mother myself! Although I did my best when her first two were born, I truly had NO IDEA exac…
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{11.11} Making Motherhood Matter with Marci Carroll, Psychotherapist
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Does the idea of having therapy scare you? I've always struggled with the concept. As a very private person with people pleasing tendencies, admitting I need help feels like failure. And then the worry of finding the right therapy with the right person and knowing whether I'm going to get what I need out of it. Feels. So. Exhausting. But I've alway…
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189 - How to Optimise Sleep with Dr Greg Potter
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This week on Fitter Food Radio Matt and Keris welcome Dr Greg Potter who specialises in circadian biology, sleep, diet, and metabolism.We chat about the benefits of sleep when it comes to weight loss, tips for anyone struggling with sleep apnea, insomnia or a poor sleep routine and Greg's thoughts on blood sugar monitoring and wearable tech. Rememb…
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{11.10} Breastfeeding and Returning to Work with Sally Rickard, IBCLC
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How long should you breastfeed for? What happens when your baby is eating solids? And how do you prepare to return to work if you don't want to stop breastfeeding? In this episode of Raising Healthy Mothers I talk to Sally Rickard, IBCLC, who specialises in helping families maintain a breastfeeding relationship as they transition back to work or st…
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188 - Time Management & Healthy Decisions
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In this episode we discuss numerous health and wellness topics with a focus on making time for ourselves and the knock on effects of our daily decisions.Show Notes:Book Recommendation - Big Magic (Elizabeth Gilbert)Autor: Matt Whitmore and Keris Marsden
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{11.9} 3 Things I No Longer Believe About Healthy Eating
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For most of my mid-to-late 20s I followed a fairly strict Paleo diet. In many ways, it worked for me. I looked and felt my best. But things changed drastically for me when I became a mother. Suddenly I didn't have TIME to cook all the food from scratch. Suddenly I had a fussy toddler who refused most of the food I believed was best for him. Suddenl…
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{11.8} What to Eat for Good Gut Health
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Is good gut health the key to feeling more energised and healthier? This week on Raising Healthy Mothers I dive into why gut health is the foundation to more energy and good health, especially in motherhood. I discuss... How stress and sleep impact your digestion Why mindful eating is key for a happy gut What to look for in your poo The 5R programm…
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{11.7} Boobs, Bras and Body Love with Chantelle Garrood, The Bra Expert
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Ever wondered if you're wearing the correct bra size? Have your boobs changed since becoming a mother but you can't face going to get properly fitted? And have you started to avoid the mirror because you struggle with how your body has changed? This is the episode for you. This week I talk to Chantelle Garood, an expert lingerie fitter who shares h…
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{11.6} Redefining Nutrition Support for Busy Mums: Lifting the Lid on What I ACTUALLY Do as a Nutritional Therapist
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What does a nutritional therapist actually do? If you think we sit around reading food diaries and telling you off for eating cake, think again. In fact I celebrate cake in the diet! In today's episode of Raising Healthy Mothers, I'm doing something a bit different and lifting the lid on how I support the mums who come to me for help with their exh…
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{11.5} Crafting Veg-Focused Meals with Ceri Jones, Writer and Chef
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How adventurous are you with veg? Would you know what to do if you got a kohlrabi in your veg box? And what do you do with the REST of the celery once you're sick of dipping it in hummus? This week's guest on Raising Healthy Mothers is writer, food educator and chef Ceri Jones, whose cookbook It Starts with Veg has just been published. In this epis…
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{11.4} How to Design your Time for a Fulfilling Day with Louisa Daubney, The Time Design Coach
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How fulfilling are your days? Do you feel like you run around like a headless chicken, rushing from one thing to another, never feeling like you actually finish anything? The further I get into motherhood the more I notice my mind becoming scattered and my life becoming less organised. And the net result is rarely feeling like I've 'finished', that…
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{11.3} How and Why We Sleep (Sneak peek into my sleep workshop!)
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This week I am running a workshop on sleep for mums called Get Better Sleep and so I thought I would give you a little sneak peek into what I will talk about at the start of the workshop. I will get a bit technical and science-y here so bear with me – I think it's important to understand how incredible our bodies are when it comes to creating sleep…
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{11.2} Calming the Mind Using Calligraphy with Laura Edralin of Laura Letters Life
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One of the things I've always struggled with is getting to grips with mindfulness. The concept makes sense to me - when you practice being in the moment you are able to be more present in your everyday life. But the reality is I struggle to make time for those 10 minutes of practice! So it was a huge lightbulb moment when today's guest on Raising H…
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Matt and Keris (and Hamish) are back and this week share an insight into our WHY behind moving to Portugal, the power of environment and breaking away from "the norm".We hope you enjoy the episode - let us know what you think on socials @fitterfood.To be the first to hear about Fitter Food retreats leave your email here: https://fitterfood.com/sign…
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{11.1} 5 Reasons You Need to Stop Counting Calories
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Welcome to season 11 of Raising Healthy Mothers! This episode was recorded on Monday 6 May, which was International No Diet Day, and I wanted to mark the day by telling you exactly why I NEVER tell my clients to count their calories. In this episode I lay out 5 reasons I stopped counting calories, and what I tell my clients to focus on instead, eve…
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{MMHA Special} Day 7: The Feel-Good Jar
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Welcome to my special series Rediscovering You, a 7-day special running in conjunction with Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2024. It's our final day together in this special and we're finishing this week with my favourite little to-do because it's something that will give you a mindful boost while you're doing it, and it will take you through…
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Welcome to my special series Rediscovering You, a 7-day special running in conjunction with Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2024. It's Day 6 and we are lightening things up a bit by finding a project to sink your teeth into. A hobby, some decluttering or a project that gets you in the flow and pulls you out of your head, clears your mental lo…
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{MMHA Special} Day 5: Love Your Body
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Welcome to my special series Rediscovering You, a 7-day special running in conjunction with Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2024. Today on Day 5 we are learning the importance of loving your body and embracing it with kindness – for our benefit and that of our children Download your free workbook to accompany this special series - journal pro…
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{MMHA Special} Day 4: Food for Mood and Energy
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Welcome to my special series Rediscovering You, a 7-day special running in conjunction with Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2024. Today on Day 4 we are finding out how what you eat affects your mood and energy, why mothers often end up struggling with food, and what to eat to keep your mood steady and give you the energy you need as a mother.…
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{MMHA Special} Day 3: Self-Care Strategies
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Welcome to my special series Rediscovering You, a 7-day special running in conjunction with Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2024. Today on Day 3 we are diving into self-care. This is such a tricky concept for so many of us, and I think one of the biggest problems is we lose sight of what self-care truly means to us. So in this episode I offer…
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{MMHA Special} Day 2: Where Do I Want To Be?
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Welcome to my special series Rediscovering You, a 7-day special running in conjunction with Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2024. Today on Day 2 we are looking to the future to work out the sort of mother you want to be and what family life needs to look like by working out what's the most important thing to you. By the end of the episode you…
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Welcome to my special series Rediscovering You, a 7-day special running in conjunction with Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week 2024. Today on Day 1 we are establishing where you are right now. We can't re-discover yourself if we don't know where you are today! Using the Wheel of Motherhood we will assess which area of your life needs most attent…
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{10.12} The 8 Energy Leaks You Need to Plug for Effortless Energy in Motherhood
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A short and sweet episode from me today asking: Where are you leaking your energy in motherhood? In my workshop on cycle tracking and energy in motherhood, I go into the concept of Energy Leaks and how you can find more energy if you plug where it's leaking away from you and instead invest it more wisely. It's a brilliant concept I've borrowed from…
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{10.11} Should You Track Your Cycles If They Are Irregular?
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Cycle tracking can offer incredible insight into your body's response to changing moods and energy, allowing you to harness it in a way that means you can be productive at the right time – and cut yourself some slack when you simply can't be gung ho. However, what do you do if your cycles are irregular, you don't have a cycle at all or are on contr…
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{10.10) 3 Reasons Tracking Your Cycle Can Transform Your Motherhood
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I am currently in the ovulation phase of my menstrual cycle, also known as the summer phase. This when oestrogen is at its highest. I am correspondingly full of energy, I am feeling sociable and confident I am feeling strong and choose heavier weights when doing a workout. And... obviously... my libido is high. But just three weeks ago though, I wa…
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{10.9} Do Children Need Toys? Learning to Play, Playing to Learn with Alexis Ralphs of 100 Toys
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How many toys do children really need? Is independent play a good thing? What effect does screentime have on our children? This and many more questions came up during this week's episode on Raising Healthy Mothers when I chatted to Alexis Ralphs of 100 Toys, ex-primary school teacher, turned stay-at-home-dad, turned toy seller, turned course creato…
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{10.8) Breaking Free of Martyrdom in Motherhood with Kristy Mia
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What does it mean to be an empowered mother? Why do women often feel helpless and disempowered in their motherhood? This week on Raising Healthy Mothers I'm talking to Kristy Mia – doula, yoga teacher, nutritionist and motherhood coach – all about her definition of empowerment in motherhood. We discuss: Walking the fine line between setting boundar…
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186 - Health, Nutrition & Training: Things We Have Changed Our Stance On & Why (Part 2 - Keris)
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As health and fitness professionals we are always learning and evolving our approach to help people in the best way we can.In episode 185, Matt discussed health, nutrition and training trends he had revisited his approach to and why. This week it's Keris' turn to share where her approach has evolved.We hope you enjoy the podcast, please remember to…
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{10.7} How to Talk to Kids About Where Meat Comes From
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How much do you talk to your children about where food comes from? This was a question I hadn't thought about much until someone posed a question about separating the imagery of an idyllic farm in the books we read to our children from the realities of animal husbandry. It got me thinking hard - because as a passionate sustainable meat advocate, I …
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{10.6} Do You Really Not Have Enough Time?
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I recently ran a survey on my mailing list to find out what the main struggles are with low energy in motherhood. The results didn't surprise me - the no.1 issue that comes up is TIME. Getting to bed early enough, fitting in the activities, procrastination. And many who did the survey reported these all had a knock on effect on how much they were a…
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{10.5} 3 Toxic Lies About Motherhood that Lead to Burnout, Stress and Anxiety
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Why do we feel so on the go constantly as mothers? How is it that we just feel so busy all the time... yet still find the time to spend 20 minutes scrolling on Instagram? And what do we do when we're scrolling on Instagram? We're enviously watching other mums on Insta who somehow manage to fit in a full 1 hour morning routine before their kids wake…
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185 - Health, Nutrition & Training: Things We Have Changed Our Stance On & Why (Part 1 - Matt)
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As health and fitness professionals we are always learning and evolving our approach in order to help people in the best way we can. In this episode we discuss some health, nutrition and training things that Matt and I have changed our stance on and why.This week Matt shares his, next week it's Keris' turn.Would you like news and updates from Fitte…
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{10.4} What the Heck is Ultra Processed Food and What Should I Do About It?
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How much choice do you really have over what you eat and what you buy for food? Although I've always had an awareness of the importance of eating food tha thas been minimally processed, ideally cooked from scratch, I hadn't considered the role that marketing, advertising and packaging plays in making a food impossible to resist and stop consuming. …
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{10.3} Should You Track and Test Your Health and Wellbeing in 2024?
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Almost 10 years ago I bought my first Fitbit. I bought it because I wanted to track whether I was doing 10k steps a day. It worked really well - I would often find myself heading out for an extra walk at lunchtime. But I found all the options for tracking overwhelming, and I especially found the sleep information disturbing. I would sometimes wake …
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