Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS
Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS
Martin Gillespie
 Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS is more than a podcast — it’s a growing global movement challenging outdated health narratives and empowering people to take control of their wellbeing.Launched in March 2024, the podcast has now surpassed 80 episodes, achieved more than 8,000 downloads, reached listeners across 100+ countries and over 1,200 locations worldwide, and has proudly been nominated for the inaugural 2026 Scottish Podcast of the Year Awards.Hosted with authenticity, curiosity, and a passion for meaningful change, each episode brings together world-leading experts, innovators, advocates, and everyday storytellers to explore why metabolic health truly matters. Blending real-life experiences with science-backed insights, the conversations challenge conventional thinking while inspiring listeners to ask better questions about health and longevity.From insulin resistance and gut health to cancer conversations, migraines, mental clarity, sustainable weight management, and the future of preventative healthcare, Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS creates a space for learning, questioning, and evolving — together.Join the movement. Learn, listen, subscribe, and take action — because your health starts with YOU.
Loving Through Alzheimer's
Send us Fan Mail WHEN ALZHEIMERS ENTERS A FAMILY, WHO LOOKS AFTER THE PEOPLE WHO CARE? EPISODE #94 - METABOLIC WELLBEING WITHOUT THE BS This episode is personal. Its raw, honest and filled with love. Meet Danielle Upson, an Australian ICU nurse, wife and mother whose world changed three years ago when her husband, Trevor, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at just 60. Married for 20 years, with two teenage boys, Danielle shares what life really looks like when the person you love face...
Oct 16
30 min
Rebounding one's health
Send us Fan Mail From Fashion to Fanatical about fitness and wellbeing. (Helen Nuttall. @instyle_helen ) A journey that started at the beginning of menopause. I wish I knew then what know now. How many people say that, as an off the cuff remark, but I really mean it. I am determined to age well with purpose and vitality. I do not want to drift mindlessly into aches, pains and permanent tiredness, finding it a struggle to complete everyday tasks. I am mindful of my nutrition, movement, ...
Oct 2
30 min
Entrepreneurs - Value YOUR health First
Send us Fan Mail EPISODE #92 — ENTREPRENEUR HEALTH MATTERS We talk endlessly about business growth, funding, scale and performance. But we don't talk enough about the health of the person making it all happen. Because what happens when your business grows faster than you do? When the stress becomes normal. When sleep becomes optional. When your health gets pushed to the bottom of the priority list. When you become so focused on building the company that you forget you are the most important a...
Sep 18
28 min
Fertility -  masterclass
Send us Fan Mail Episode #91: Fertility — The Conversation We Need to Have What a gift this episode is. ❤️ Episode #91 of the multi-award nominated podcast Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS is here — and for the first time, we dive into a topic that is deeply sensitive, incredibly emotional, and hugely important: FERTILITY. And wow… what a conversation. I’m joined by the incredible Gabriela Rosa, DrPH (Harvard University) — Harvard-awarded fertility specialist, founder of The Rosa Institute,...
Sep 4
29 min
I am a Dr living with cancer
Send us Fan Mail EPISODE #90 IS LIVE! “I AM A DR LIVING WITH CANCER” 90 episodes. Thousands of conversations. Listeners across the globe. And somehow, the conversations keep getting more interesting… and more important. I’m incredibly excited to launch Episode #90 of the award-nominated podcast, Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS, featuring the remarkable Dr Jennifer Ron, MD. And this is a must-listen episode. Why? Because Jennifer isn’t just a medical practitioner talking about cancer. She i...
Aug 21
30 min
Always be your own scientist
Send us Fan Mail Episode #89 is now LIVE! Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS continues to challenge conventional thinking, and this latest episode is no exception. It was an absolute privilege to welcome the remarkable Dr Sara Pugh to the podcast for a conversation that ventures well beyond traditional health discussions and encourages us all to become more curious about how we understand human health. Dr Sara Pugh is a biochemistry and genetics graduate with a PhD in molecular mechanisms and...
Aug 7
34 min
Healthcare Starts with Better Conversations
Send us Fan Mail Episode #88 is LIVE | Healthcare Starts with Better Conversations Medicine is built on the noble intention of helping people heal. So why are so many patients leaving consultations feeling unheard, unsupported and simply handed another prescription? This week on Metabolic Wellbeing without the BS, I had the privilege of sitting down with the wonderful Dr Liz Fraser from Canberra, Australia—a recently retired GP who spent decades working within the medical system while c...
Jul 24
33 min
It's NOT about the Science!
Send us Fan Mail EPISODE #87 IS LIVE! Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS is back with another thought-provoking conversation. This week I'm joined by Belinda Fettke for an episode titled: "It's NOT About the Science!!!" Together, we explore some of the biggest questions surrounding nutrition and public health... Who is Gary Fettke? Why has sugar become so deeply embedded in our food system? What vested interests have shaped nutritional guidelines? Why are ancestral lifestyles ofte...
Jul 10
31 min
A Real Dietitian
Send us Fan Mail Episode #86 is now live — Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS 🎙️ The award-nominated Scottish Podcast in Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing This episode is a conversation that challenges the noise, confusion, and overwhelm surrounding modern health. I’m delighted to welcome Shannon Davis — A Real Dietitian — a Registered Dietitian with over 20 years of experience and a leading voice in metabolic health. Shannon’s journey is anything but conventional. After years working across...
Jun 26
31 min
Patients are Individuals
Send us Fan Mail Episode #85 of Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS is now live — and this is a conversation that challenges many of the assumptions surrounding chronic illness, cancer care, nutritional healing, and the future of medicine. I’m honoured to welcome Mary Beth Gonzalez to the award-nominated podcast Metabolic Wellbeing Without the BS. Mary Beth is the widow of the late pioneering physician Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez and Founder & President of The Nicholas Gonzalez Foundation , wher...
Jun 12
32 min
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