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In this episode I speak with Chris Sloan.

Chris and I first met on Instagram.  We are both on health improvement / body transformation / weight loss journeys.  

Chris and I break down what is working well for us and what we are struggling with.  We hope that listening to this conversation will help listeners and perhaps answer some questions you may have about your own journeys.

Chris talks about how food prep is really helping him.  Chris is using a calorie controlled approach to weight loss.  He takes lots of his meal prep receipe inspiration from @jalalsamfit on Instagram.

At the time of recording Chris had lost an incredible 15KGs since the start of 2025.  At the time of publishing his total weight loss now exceeds 20KGs.

You can follow Chris's journey on Instagram and Tiktok where he can be found via @chrisfitnessjourney12

Enjoy!

Best wishes,

Bill

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In this episode I speak with Heather Foley.

Heather is a recently retired Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist who previously worked within the NHS, the Military and the private sector. 

Due to a series of major traumas early in Heather’s life, including 10 concussions, PTSD (Post traumatic stress disorder) and EDS (Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome), (which lead to increased anxiety, hyper reactivity and an inability to self regulate), she went down a rabbit hole of mental health and diet research.  Listening to Dr Michael Lewis was one of her first “aha” moments regarding the importance of diet; specifically brain food, relative to her ongoing mental health issues. This led to Heather exploring and starting the Ketogenic diet around 2010 and subsequently the carnivore way of eating in May 2018. The results were remarkable.  Heather is now focused on researching the Ketogenic diet in more depth, as well as working with individuals and groups to inspire them on their own ketogenic journey. Heather also teaches yoga, emotional freedom technique (EFT) and breath work (Oxygen advantage instructor).

Heather has completed training with both Dr Georgia Ede on Ketogenic diets for mental health in clinical training and the Nutrition Network Medical Certification Pathway training, via the Professor Tim Noakes foundation. She has discovered that there are a lot of conferences and trainings for the academic in this space, but nothing like Keto Brain Health for the people who need it most. 

She therefore feels very honoured to be able to offer listeners the knowledge and inspiration they deserve by founding the World’s first 2-day Keto Brain Health Clinic. Her aim is to Inspire, Reassure and Educate (I.R.E) anyone interested in exploring and starting this journey and those looking for support, by giving them access to experienced specialist speakers within this health space. 

The Keto Brain Health clinic will take place 4th - 5th of October 2025 in Edinburgh.  (Further details can be found via the link below).

Heather is the Founder and Director of Keto Brain Health Ltd.

Links:

www.heatherfoley.co.uk

www.ketobrainhealth.co.uk

Instagram:   @ketobrainhealth 

Other videos / books mentioned in this podcast:

Bessel van der Kolk: The Body holds the score: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Body-Keeps-Score-Transformation-Trauma/dp/0141978619 

Benjamin Bickman - Why we get sick: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-We-Get-Sick-Epidemic/dp/1953295770 

Michel Deladoey: Dry Fasting Revolution - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dry-Fasting-Revolution-Practical-Guide/dp/1917329180

Sergey Filanov: Dry Fasting - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Questions-Answers-About-Dry-Fasting/dp/B09JRTTVCS 

Enjoy!!

 Bill

 @move_the_dirt

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 THE INFORMATION IN THIS PODCAST IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  IT IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL, LEGAL OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.  YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE FROM AN APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED AND TRAINED PROFESSIONAL. 

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In this episode I speak with Phil Escott.  

 Phil and I first met at the War on Health Conference, where Phil was one of the organisers.  Phil is a very charismatic, humorous character, with a warm infectious personality. 

 Phil is a lifestyle / health coach. Previously a vegan, Phil later adopted a carnivore diet to cure various health problems, such as autoimmunity and severe arthritis, which had left him in chronic pain.  Interested in health for many years, Phil started a journey of discovery by throwing out all he knew about human nutrition and starting again from scratch.

 Phil credits a combination of a carnivore diet, EMF and artificial light avoidance, cold thermogenesis and a range of other health enhancing practices, with reversing what are commonly viewed as ‘incurable diseases’.  In this podcast Phil talks us through many of the practices he adopted on his road to health and wellbeing.  His remarkable recovery led to his Amazon Kindle bestselling book, “Arthritis, The Best Thing that Ever Happened to Me” with forward by the renowned, Dr Jack Kruz.  https://www.amazon.co.uk/ARTHRITIS-Psoriatic-Rheumatoid-Arthritis-Autoimmunity/dp/1976938945 

 Phil talks from personal experience about contemporary lifestyle, diet choices, disconnection from our ancestral heritage, emotional balancing and the simple, but often misunderstood, spiritual awakening.  He now consults with clients worldwide, helping them to reverse their metabolic and autoimmune issues.  

 For more information on Phil’s work, please visit his Substack: https://philescott.substack.com

 For other information, including booking of personal consultations, The Big Fat Challenge, online courses, books, podcast, YouTube channel, Facebook groups etc, please see Phil’s linktree:

 https://linktr.ee/philescott

 For further Information on Phil’s August Ancestral Health Festival, (I hope to see you there!!) please visit: https://ancestralhealthfestival.com/ 

 Other videos / books mentioned in this podcast:

 Dr Anthony Chaffee – Plants are trying to kill you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1cqNDDG4aA 

 Sally Norton: Toxic Superfoods: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Toxic-Superfoods-Oxalate-Overload-Sick/dp/0593139585 

 Dr James DiNicolantonio: The Salt Fix: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Salt-Fix-Experts-Wrong-Eating/dp/0349417385 

 Enjoy!!

 Bill

 @move_the_dirt

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THE INFORMATION IN THIS PODCAST IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.  IT IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL, LEGAL OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF PROFESSIONAL ADVICE.  YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE FROM AN APPROPRIATELY QUALIFIED AND TRAINED PROFESSIONAL. 

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