Choose Health Podcast

Shownotes:   Pat Divilly is an author, speaker and health and wellness coach who has fast become one of Irelands leading authorities on health and wellness.   He has raised hundreds of thousands of euros through various events for Irish charities including Console and Cystic Fibrosis Ireland.   In this episode we delve into:   How and why Pat got into into health and fitness.   Pat's definition of health.   How can other men take the first steps to help improve their mental health.   What Pat did that helped him when he suffered with poor mental health.   What advice he would give himself back when things weren’t going well.   How important has self awareness been in your journey from adversity to where you are now.   The importance of belief.   How he turned Failure into Success   Inspiration vs Desperation   What caused Pat to commit fully to change?   How getting a balanced life, work and family is so important to Pat.   Being vulnerable and open.   Revealing emotions as a man.   Critics and how he deals w

Declan Coyle is an international motivational speaker and author of the Number 1 bestselling book: The Green Platform a brilliant book on the power of our thoughts in shaping our lives.   He is a thought leader in leadership, personal change and peak performance who has travelled the world working with sports teams, CEOS and individuals.

Today I have Armagh Native Stevey McGeown on the show. He is an entrepreneur, highly sought after motivational speaker, endurance athlete and an incredible inspirational character who has run 100 marathons in 100 days in 2015 being the first person in Ireland to do so and raising monies for charity at the same time This year he looks to take it a step further by running 60 ultra marathons in 60 days, again for some great charities in Ireland running across the 32 counties of Ireland starting on June 1st. He has travelled to the 4 corners of the World to train and work with the leading forces in the results industry and is recognised as one of Ireland’s leading authorities on the development of human potential and personal effectiveness. He is a dynamic and entertaining platform speaker with the ability to captivate and inspire audiences towards peak performance and higher levels of achievement.   Shownotes: Stevey’s Journey from adversity to adventure and achievement How he avoided hitting the mental and ph

Dr. Michael Ruscio is a doctor, clinical researcher, author, and health enthusiast. Dr. Ruscio practices Functional Medicine in California. Dr. Ruscio gives people who are suffering from symptoms of chronic illness simple steps to get better, and get on with life. This episode talks about chronic illnesses and their link to our gut health and how we can address this. Shownotes: Dr. Ruscio’s story and how he got into Healthcare and Functional Medicine. What is Functional Medicine. How he helps people with their health. How important gut health is. Dr Google and why we should avoid paying him a visit. What are the symptoms of poor gut health, what can they manifest as outside the gut? How can we tell for sure if our gut is affecting our health negatively? Biggest contributors to poor gut health? Link between mental health and gut health? My gut health is poor, how do I improve it? Benefits/ stories of people who addressed their gut health? Key take homes? Try Paleo Diet for 30 days. How to develop overall welln

Patrick McKeown discovered breathing re-education when faced with poor health in his own life. He had asthma, sleep apnea and poor mental function. He completely transformed his whole life by addressing his own breathing and starting to see these symptoms and condition no longer affected him.    Since then Patrick has dedicated his life to teaching others of the importance of breathing re education and has helped thousands of people in the process improve their health by addressing their breathing.   In this episode we delve into his own journey, how he helps people and who can benefit from learning to address their own breathing.   We speak about how a simple thing of addressing dysfunctional breathing can hold some fascinating benefits for those who implement it in their own lives.       Shownotes:     Patrick comes on the podcast to discuss   His story, how he came across breathing re education, how he went from having asthma, sleep apnea and poor mental function to transforming his health and

Lois Laynee, Ph.D is a dynamic pioneer and passionate lecturer in the fields of Education, Sleep Apnea, Scar Release Healing and Cranio Facial Neuro development. In this episode we speak about the benefits of Optimal Oxygenation in our bodies including better sleep, more energy and overall increased wellbeing and how we can go about achieving this.

In this Episode I have Nutrition and Lifestyle Expert Danny Lennon from Sigma Nutrition to discuss the habits we have around nutrition and health and how to improve and more importantly maintain them. We also discuss some actionable tips we can employ in our daily lives to improve our body composition, wellbeing and the changes we can make to becoming a healthier version of ourselves.

Danny Penman is an International Bestselling Author and Expert In Mindfulness Meditation. In this episode we delve into how Mindfulness Meditation can help us Reduce Pain, Manage Stress, and allow us to live a Healthier and Happier Life.

This is a short introductory episode for the Choose Health Podcast. A bit about me, your host, Darragh Sheehy. What's my background? Why a podcast? Who will benefit from listening. Who I will interview. Aims of the podcast. Benefits for you the listener. Show format and resources.