The Method - Health in the Real World

There’s no shortage of health advice out there, but how much of it actually works? Cold plunges, glucose monitors, protein timing, strength training, avoiding microplastics… How do we figure out what’s worth our time? Now there’s a method. The Method – Health in the Real World unpacks the science and real-world application behind modern-day health. We speak with leading voices to help you make sense of your health, and we find out how we can live better now, and for longer. Each episode, long-time friends Greg Potter and Charlie Edmondson will interview leading experts to put key health topics under the microscope, and unpack health questions through three lenses: - The science: What the experts, data, and scientific research say. - The practice: How to turn theory into habit and sustainable behaviour change. - The experience: How the practice lives up to expectation in real life. In an often chaotic world, we want to keep an eye on the long game: maximising your healthspan, not just your lifespan. Whether it’s eating better, moving with intention, or getting quality sleep… We help you build good, evidence-based habits that stick. Let’s find out what works for you. The Method gives you the tools to chart your own path towards health confidence. Expect deep dives into the science of health. We’ll cover topics like: supplements, brain health, personalised nutrition, biomarker tracking, zone 2 training, stress management, but also explore psychological wellness, the power of social connection, and good emotional resilience. Whether you’re new to proactive health, or already experienced and looking for nuanced conversations and fresh insights, The Method will empower you to push what really matters when it comes to your health. About your hosts: Dr Greg Potter is a health consultant with a PhD in sleep, nutrition, and metabolic health, and a master’s in exercise physiology. A real chameleon in the health world, he works across product development, coaching, scientific advisory, and science communication. He also loves meeting people, exploring new places, and spending an unreasonable amount of money on specialty coffee. On this show, Greg is here to cut through the noise of the wellness world and help listeners focus on what truly moves the needle for long-term health. Charlie Edmondson is a proudly Northern outdoors lover, with a growing passion for what it means to live well. She spent years firing her health questions at Greg over voice notes; a habit she now conveniently brings to the show. A real sports addict, Charlie has tried everything from swimming, to hockey, and cycling, to endurance racing representing Team GB in triathlon and duathlon across the globe. She is also a dog mum and doesn’t say no to the occasional Guinness. She brings her warmth to the Method to champion the voice of the everyday listener, who might not be an expert in health, but is brimming with questions. About Thriva The Method is brought to you by Thriva, a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan – how long we're living – and healthspan – how well we're living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what’s going on inside your body - and what to do about it - before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions. To learn more about Thriva’s values and services, visit https://thriva.co/.

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  Episode #17

  Ep.16 - Body & mind: what yoga can do for your health, with Tina Cartwright

  Aug 10, 202643 min

  Downward dog, warrior pauses, vinyasa flows, hatha breathing, or the calming and restorative shyvasana… Is that all foreign to you? Then time to dive into the world of yoga. This week, Greg and Charlie sit down with Dr. Tina Cartwright, reader in Health Psychology at the University of Westminster, leader of the Applied Yoga Research Group, and a qualified yoga teacher with over 20 years of practice. Tina is known for evaluating the first yoga social prescribing programme in the NHS, and has spent her career asking a simple but underrated question: what can yoga actually do for us, and who is it for? Starting with the science, Tina walks us through what a yoga practice is made of and why the combination matters of breath work, mindfulness and movement is beneficial for us. She explains how yoga interacts with the nervous system, and what the research shows about the mental and physical changes people experience over time. Greg will also dig into the details on hot yoga and injury rates, to compare and contrast yoga to other sports. In the practice segment, we get into what a yoga practice looks like for real people. You’ll get to hear about: A breathing practice you can do at home or on the go (22:07) Why men don’t pick up yoga and how we can lift barriers to access (25:39) Which styles of yoga are best for stress and nervous system regulation (30:55) Finally, in the experience section, we hear from listeners with a wonderful range of questions: someone who's lost their yoga mojo after years of practice and wants it back; a 60-year-old who is "yoga curious" but intimidated by walking into that first class; and questions about yoga with hypermobility or conditions like osteoporosis. Namaste everyone! Enjoy this week’s episode, and as always if you'd like to send us your health questions or voice notes for future episodes, email us a voice note or write in at themethod@thriva.co Tina’s research: Yoga in the UK survey (BMJ Open, 2020) Yoga on social prescription in the NHS (2022) Online yoga during COVID-19 (PLoS ONE, 2026) Links: Tina Cartwright’s Website Tina Cartwright’s University of Westminster profile Greg Potter’s Website Greg Potter’s Instagram Thriva’s Website About Thriva Thriva is a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan — how long we're living — and healthspan — how well we're living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what's going on inside your body — and what to do about it — before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions. To learn more about Thriva's values and services, visit thriva.co

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  Ep.15 - The case for compassion: why social connection is an underrated health hack, with Dr. Julian Abel

  Jul 26, 202653 min

  Conversations on health often centre around what to eat, how to move, when to sleep… But there’s a health lever most of us tend to overlook: social connection. In 2016, the Frome Project, a Somerset-based research initiative, found that we could reduce emergency hospital admissions by 14%, not with a miracle drug, but with more intentional community connections. This week, Greg and Charlie sit down with one of the minds behind this project: Dr. Julian Abel. Julian has spent his clinical career as a palliative care consultant, sitting with people at the very end of their lives, an experience that set him on a path to lead remarkable research into how relationships can measurably improve our health. Today, he is the director of a charity called Compassionate Communities UK and a public health specialist on the science of social connection. In this conversation, Julian shares the story behind the Frome Project, and helps us understand how compassion can be a tool to improve the healthcare system and our social life more broadly. The science section takes us deep into the biology of social connection: how loneliness and social isolation change our gene expression, suppress our immune systems, and drive inflammation. You’ll also find out how relationships can reverse that process. In the practice segment, Julian turns the tables and asks Charlie and Greg what their relationship to community is. They discuss the every day activities that bring them joy, and Julian demonstrates how new connections can be woven into existing routines. We get into: What connection feels like and how to magnify it in existing habits (25:53) Is modern life getting in the way of building meaningful relationships? (30:18) Why third spaces and organised group activities are fertile grounds for social connection (32:35) Finally, in the experience section, we hear from listeners navigating some of the most sensitive versions of this challenge. A mum in London who has watched her social world shrink since the pandemic; a full-time carer who is struggling to maintain a social life; and how to reconnect with community during a period of grief. If you’d like to send us your health questions for future episodes, remember to email us a voice note or write in at themethod@thriva.co . Sources Julian Abel’s Book - The Compassion Project The Frome Project Research - British Journal of General Practice Julianne Holt-Lunstad’s Meta-analytic Review: Loneliness and social isolation as risk factors for mortality Steve Cole’s Research on Human Social Genomics Greg Potter’s Website Greg Potter’s Instagram Thriva’s Website About Thriva Thriva is a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan – how long we’re living – and healthspan – how well we’re living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what’s going on inside your body – and what to do about it – before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions. To learn more about Thriva’s values and services, visit thriva.co .

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  Ep. 14 - Night owl or early bird? Hacking your body clock, with Professor Russell Foster

  Jul 12, 202649 min

  Ever woken up exactly one minute before your alarm? Or landed on the other side of the world with a very accurate sense of what time it is back home? Our bodies have fine-tuned internal clocks that set the pace for our circadian rhythm. But why did we evolve to work like this? And what happens to our health when we’re out of sync? This week, as a follow up from our conversation with Kathryn Pinkham, Greg and Charlie sit down with Dr. Russell Foster, for a crash course on circadian biology. Russell is a Professor of Circadian Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, Head of the Department of Ophthalmology, and one of the science world’s leading voices on how our internal clocks work. Russell was instrumental in discovering a previously unknown light-sensing system in the eye that helps regulate our circadian rhythms. He is also the author of Life Time: The New Science of the Body Clock . In our science section, Russell explains what the biological clock is and why we evolved to have one. He walks us through how our clocks are reset each day by time cues - and why light is chief amongst them. Russell also discusses the concept of chronotypes: why some of us are larks while others are owls, and why that difference is biological, not simply a lifestyle choice. We also delve into why our modern environments can put us out of sync. In the practice segment, Russell, Greg, and Charlie get into what we can do to readjust our clocks, or better work with our natural day-night rhythm. We talk about: What night owls can actually do when they’re forced into a 9-5 world - and how light and exercise can help (22:06) Why seeking bright light the moment you wake up is not a good tip for early birds ( 24:30 ) What shift workers can do to support their clocks despite inconsistent schedules (26:19) Finally, we turn to your listener questions in the experience section. Russell shares his own technique for falling back asleep in the middle of the night (a hint: it involves BBC Radio 4), explains why sleep tends to get harder as we age and whether that’s reversible. Charlie and Russell also get into a healthy debate about whether snoring partners should be banished to the spare room, and we take a deep dive into delayed sleep phase disorder, which involves answering Greg’s life conundrums – but not just. Ultimately, Russell shows us that when it comes to our sleep-wake cycle, different isn't necessarily bad. Tune in to find out what your biological clock is trying to tell you . If you’d like to send us your health questions for future episodes, remember to email us a voice note or write in at themethod@thriva.co . Links: Russell Foster - Life Time: The New Science of the Body Clock Russell Foster - University of Oxford profile Greg Potter - Website Greg Potter - Instagram Thriva - Website About Thriva: Thriva is a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan – how long we’re living – and healthspan – how well we’re living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what’s going on inside your body – and what to do about it – before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions. To learn more about Thriva’s values and services, visit thriva.co .

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  Ep. 14 - Night owl or early bird? Hacking your body clock, with Professor Russell Foster

  Jul 12, 202649 minS0

  <p>Ever woken up exactly one minute before your alarm? Or landed on the other side of the world with a very accurate sense of what time it is back home? Our bodies have fine-tuned internal clocks that set the pace for our circadian rhythm. But why did we evolve to work like this? And what happens to our health when we’re out of sync?</p><p><br>This week, as a follow up from our conversation with Kathryn Pinkham, Greg and Charlie sit down with Dr. Russell Foster, for a crash course on circadian biology. </p><p>Russell is...

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  Ep.13 - Why can't I sleep? Tips to fix insomnia beyond sleep hygiene, with Kathryn Pinkham

  Jun 28, 202652 min

  Most of us have had a bad night’s sleep. But when insomnia becomes chronic, a whole new world of lifestyle advice seems to open up – one that is confusing, and sometimes fails to fix the problem. So this week, Greg and Charlie take a deep dive into chronic insomnia with a new guest: Kathryn Pinkham. Kathryn is the founder of The Insomnia Clinic and one of the UK’s leading experts in treating chronic insomnia. Kathryn has helped over 5,000 people sleep better using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) - the NHS-recommended, gold-standard treatment that outperforms sleeping pills for long-term outcomes. Her message: insomnia is very curable, however long or severely someone has been struggling. Starting with the science, Kathryn walks us through what sleep actually is and how it goes wrong. She explains the two biological systems that drive sleep: the circadian rhythm and sleep drive. She also makes the case for why standard sleep hygiene advice (the dark room, no caffeine after 2pm, a lengthy wind-down routine) often falls short. And yes, it can even add to the problem. In the practice segment, Kathryn, Greg, and Charlie get into what CBT-I actually involves. Including: Why spending less time in bed can cure insomnia and why that works How your bed becomes a source of anxiety and how to fix that association What to do when your mind won’t stop racing at bedtime Finally, in the experience section, we turn to your listener questions. We hear from a parent navigating sleep disruption with a toddler and a newborn on the way, and tackle questions about whether the 8-hour rule is real, and whether deep sleep really matters as much as we’re told. Enjoy this conversation, and if you’d like to send us your health questions for future episodes, remember to email us a voice note or write in at themethod@thriva.co To Explore Further Kathryn Pinkham’s Insomnia Clinic: theinsomniaclinic.co.uk Sleep Well, Live Better course: theinsomniaclinic.co.uk/sleep-well-live-better Kathryn Pinkham’s Instagram: @theinsomniaclinic Greg Potter’s Website: gregpotterphd.com Greg Potter’s Instagram: @gregpotterphd Thriva’s Website: thriva.co About Thriva Thriva is a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan – how long we’re living – and healthspan – how well we’re living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what’s going on inside your body – and what to do about it – before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions. To learn more about Thriva’s values and services, visit thriva.co .

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