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Chew On This with Dr Anna Colton

Dr Anna Colton

Health & Fitness

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 15

Food is never just food. It’s emotional, learned, cultural, and deeply personal. Chew on This is a podcast hosted by clinical psychologist and author Dr Anna Colton, exploring the psychology behind how and why we eat. Through conversations with experts and people with lived experience, each episode looks beyond diet culture to unpack the habits, beliefs, and patterns that shape our relationship with food - from childhood to adulthood. If you’ve ever felt confused, conflicted, or curious about eating, this podcast is for you.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - nutrition
21/07/2026
#74
🇬🇧 Great Britain - nutrition
20/07/2026
#55
🇬🇧 Great Britain - nutrition
09/07/2026
#96
🇬🇧 Great Britain - nutrition
06/07/2026
#81

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https://www.srnutrition.co.uk/
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https://www.instagram.com/drannacolton
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https://www.instagram.com/the_thomas_connection
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Welcome to Chew On This

Monday, December 29, 2025 • Duration 00:34

Welcome to Chew on This. I’m Dr Anna Colton. For years, in my work as a psychologist, I’ve sat with people trying to understand why food can feel so complicated - why it can be soothing one moment and overwhelming the next, why family patterns stick, and why changing our habits is so hard, even when we desperately want to.

This podcast is an invitation to explore those questions together. We’ll look at the psychology behind eating, the personal stories that shape our choices, and the social and cultural forces we don’t always notice but that deeply affect how we relate to food.

Each week, you’ll hear from people bringing their expertise, their lived experience, or both - and we’ll try to unpack the reality of eating in a world that makes it anything but simple.

I’m so glad to have you with me. Follow and subscribe to never miss an episode!

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Dr Liz O’Riordan on Cancer and Food: Separating Myths from Medicine

Season 1 · Episode 2

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 • Duration 47:12

In this episode of Chew On This, I sit down with the brilliant Dr Liz O’Riordan, former consultant breast surgeon, three time breast cancer patient and all round myth buster, to talk about one of the most confusing topics out there: the link between cancer and food. Together we unpack the claims that flood social media, from “sugar feeds cancer” and alkaline diets to fasting before chemo, clean eating, detoxes, parasite cleanses and the fear around ultra processed foods.

Liz explains what the evidence actually shows, why no diet can cure cancer, and how extreme restriction can do real harm when your body is already under strain. We talk about alcohol, processed meat, exercise as powerful treatment support, and why basic balanced eating is far more effective than any supplement or protocol sold online. If you or someone you love is navigating cancer, or you are simply confused by the endless nutrition noise, I hope this conversation feels grounding, reassuring and genuinely useful.

Find Liz:

Website: https://liz.oriordan.co.uk

Instagram: @oriordanliz

Buy Her Latest Book 'The Cancer Roadmap': https://amzn.eu/d/iOis606

Sourdough study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4131439/

Find Anna:

Website: https://www.dranna.co.uk/about

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When Burnout Hijacks Your Hunger with Dr Claire Plumbly

Season 1 · Episode 3

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 • Duration 36:28

In this episode of Chew On This, I’m joined by clinical psychologist and burnout specialist Dr Claire Plumbly, author of Burnout: How to Manage Your Nervous System Before It Manages You. Claire and I dive into what is actually happening inside your nervous system when you’re burnt out – and how it can quietly disrupt your hunger, appetite and eating patterns long before you realise something is going on.

Claire and I talk about why stress sometimes shuts my appetite down completely, and why at other times it sends me straight to the biscuit tin. We explore how blood sugar swings and decision fatigue can affect the way we eat, and why so many of us end up eating “al desco” on autopilot. We also break down the three nervous system states (green/rest and digest, amber/fight or flight, red/shutdown), co-regulation, and the small but realistic tweaks that make a real difference – from hot lunches and slowing down to micro-breaks, grounding, movement and even creating your own “soothing kit.” It is a truly supportive, practical conversation about coming back into your body and rebuilding a calmer relationship with food.

00:47 Claire's Background and Expertise

01:22 Understanding Burnout and Eating Habits

02:15 The Nervous System's Role in Burnout

03:27 Personal Experiences with Stress Eating

04:35 Strategies for Managing Stress and Eating

15:45 Parenting and Food Stress

18:45 The Importance of Co-Regulation

20:16 The Power of a Hug: Co-Regulation with Your Child

20:55 Micro Moments and Breaks: Managing Stress Throughout the Day

22:15 Tuning into Your Body: The Importance of Physical Awareness

23:01 Movement and Exercise: Regulating Mood and Stress

Why Nutrition Advice Is So Confusing and How to Eat Without Fear with Dr Federica Amati

Season 1 · Episode 4

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 • Duration 40:00

In this episode of Chew On This, I’m joined by nutritional scientist and public health expert Dr Federica Amati for a deeply clarifying conversation about nutrition, gut health, and why food advice has become so confusing. We unpack how misinformation spreads online, why nuance and evidence struggle to compete with punchy wellness trends, and what nutrition science actually tells us about health, risk, and the microbiome. Federica shares her journey into public health and nutrition, and explains why population-level science so often gets misunderstood when it’s applied to individuals.

We also explore gut health without fear or rigidity, discussing the microbiome, fermented foods, fibre, and why focusing on abundance rather than restriction matters. Federica offers grounded, practical guidance on eating well without slipping into diet culture or anxiety, including how to think about whole foods, consistency, and flexibility. This episode is a powerful reminder that good nutrition isn’t about perfection or extremes, but about evidence, context, and building a calmer, more trusting relationship with food.

00:51 The Rise of Public Health Awareness

01:35 Challenges in Health Communication

04:54 Federica's Journey into Public Health

10:39 Personalized Medicine and Public Health

15:00 The Importance of Accurate Nutrition Science

19:14 The Microbiome Revolution

20:07 The Gut-Brain Connection: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science

22:30 The Science Behind Gut Microbiome and Health Outcomes

23:48 Dietary Interventions and Gut Health

24:13 Balancing Diet and Mental Health

25:49 Elasticity of the Gut Microbiome

27:51 Top Foods for a Healthy Gut Microbiome

Fixing Your Relationship With Food: Why Diet Culture Isn’t the Answer with Dr Joshua Wolrich

Season 1 · Episode 5

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 • Duration 43:12

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr Joshua Wolrich, a NHS doctor, nutrition counsellor and author of Food Isn’t Medicine. We talk about why food has become such a fraught subject, including the rise of shame and “shoulds”, weight stigma in everyday life and in healthcare, and the way diet culture can start far earlier than we imagine. Joshua shares his own journey from dieting and public “accountability” online to a weight neutral, evidence led approach. We explore why dieting is not risk free, why intuitive eating is so often misunderstood, and how fear rather than science drives so much of what we’re told about sugar, health and body size.

If you have ever felt tension around food, whether that is eating in secret, feeling judged in a doctor’s room, worrying you are “doing it wrong”, or panicking about what you might pass on to your children, this conversation is for you. Joshua’s closing thought is beautifully simple: do one thing that brings more joy to eating, what you love, how you love to eat, and who you love to eat with, because a peaceful relationship with food is not a luxury, it is part of living.

00:36 Debunking Food Myths

01:44 Early Childhood and Food Relationships

03:11 Impact of Food Scarcity on Health

06:07 Navigating Diet Culture and Parenting

11:24 Personal Journey into Nutrition and Medicine

13:49 The Role of Social Media in Dieting

15:11 Challenging Diet Culture and Embracing Intuitive Eating

20:34 Reflecting on Problematic Dieting

21:08 Accidental Social Media U-Turn

21:30 Exploring Intuitive Eating

22:40 Transition to Nutritional Science

25:00 Challenging Dieting Risks

31:43 Weight Stigma in Healthcare

The Body–Mind Loop: Why Stress Changes How You Eat with Joanna Rodriguez

Season 1 · Episode 6

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 • Duration 39:03

In this week’s episode of Chew On This, I’m joined by Joanna Rodriguez, a health psychologist who works with the nervous system, stress, and trauma and who describes her work as helping people feel less shit. We talk about why the mind and body aren’t separate, how that false divide creates unnecessary suffering and shame, and why so many struggles with food aren’t about willpower or control at all. Jo explains how our nervous system shapes appetite, hunger, and eating patterns through fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses, and why behaviours like restricting, binging, emotional eating, or eating to please others are often physiological survival adaptations rather than personal failures. We explore what it means to slow down in a world that doesn’t encourage it, how micro pauses, grounding, breathwork, and tapping can help the body feel safer, and why compassion is not about being soft or indulgent but about understanding what’s actually going on beneath the behaviour. We also talk about living well with difficult feelings instead of trying to get rid of them, the impact of chronic stress and pain on eating, and how learning to work with the body rather than fighting it can begin to shift long standing patterns around food, emotions, and self trust.

Find Jo:

Instagram: @straightforwardpsychology

Find Anna:

Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.dranna.co.uk/about⁠⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/drannacolton⁠⁠⁠

Book (Amazon): ⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Children-About-Food/dp/1785120557

Food Doesn’t Need to Be This Complicated with Dr Emily Leeming

Season 1 · Episode 7

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 • Duration 36:18

This week on Chew On This, I’m joined by Dr Emily Leeming — registered dietitian, nutrition scientist at King’s College London, former chef, and self-confessed gut microbiome nerd. Emily is the author of Genius Gut and she’s back to talk about her new book Fibre Power, plus why gut health doesn’t need to be extreme, expensive, or obsessed-over to actually make a difference.

We get into the real-world basics that move the needle: the difference between a nutritionist and a dietitian, what your gut microbiome actually does (beyond digestion), the emerging gut–brain research, and why restriction so often backfires. Emily shares her simple “B-G-B-G-S” framework (beans, greens, berries, grains & seeds), why most of us are seriously under-eating fibre, and how to build a healthier plate that still leaves room for joy, connection, and the foods you genuinely love.

Find Emily:

Website: https://www.emilyleeming.com

Instagram: @dremilyleeming

Buy her book: https://amzn.eu/d/0ambScHs

Find Anna:

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dranna.co.uk/about⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/drannacolton⁠⁠⁠⁠

Book (Amazon): ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Children-About-Food/dp/1785120557

Fussy Eating Is Not a Parenting Failure with Charlotte Stirling-Reed

Season 1 · Episode 8

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 • Duration 43:26

In this episode of Chew On This, I’m joined by Charlotte Stirling-Reed - registered nutritionist, bestselling author, and one of the UK’s most trusted voices on feeding babies and children. We talk about the pressure parents are under at mealtimes, why “high-stakes feeding” backfires, and how building a healthy relationship with food starts way earlier than most of us realise. Charlotte shares the simple mindset shift that changes everything: make the table a place kids actually want to be -because enjoyment comes before exposure, and exposure comes before variety.

We get practical too: buffet-style “fridge raid” dinners, how to handle the dreaded beige plate, why food hierarchy (aka “eat this to get pudding”) can cause more problems long-term, and what to do when you catch yourself coaxing, bribing, or taking refusal personally. If you’re navigating fussy eating, portion anxiety, snack stress, or just want calmer, more confident mealtimes, this is your reminder that feeding is a long game - and you’re not failing.

Find Charlotte:

Website: https://www.srnutrition.co.uk/

Instagram: @sr_nutrition

Books: https://www.srnutrition.co.uk/2023/08/which-charlotte-stirling-reed-book-should-i-buy/

Find Anna:

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dranna.co.uk/about⁠⁠⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/drannacolton⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Truth About Weight, Appetite and GLP-1 Medications with Professor Giles Yeo

Season 1 · Episode 10

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 • Duration 48:09

In this episode of Chew on This, I’m joined by Professor Giles Yeo — Cambridge geneticist, obesity researcher, and one of the leading scientific voices in the conversation around weight, appetite, and GLP-1 medications. We unpack what it really means to describe obesity as a brain-based, genetically influenced chronic disease, and why the narrative of “just eat less and move more” doesn’t come close to explaining the complexity of hunger, fullness, reward, and emotional eating. Giles explains how our biology, environment and internal wiring intersect — and why judging someone at the point of “fork to mouth” ignores the deeply individual pathways that drive eating behaviour.

We also dive into GLP-1 medications — what they actually do, what they don’t do, who they’re for, and why the biggest risk may not be side effects, but access without proper guardrails. Giles shares a personal perspective on his son’s experience, and together we explore the tension between health and weight, stigma and science, and how we might shift the conversation away from blame and towards a more nuanced, compassionate understanding of bodies and health.

Find Giles:

Instagram: @gilesyeo

Website: https://www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/people/giles-yeo

Listen to The Hunger Game: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002r3kd

Read Why Calories Don't Count: https://amzn.eu/d/06GC0a1k

Find Anna:

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dranna.co.uk/about⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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