What the Health?!

Get ready to crush your health goals with What the Health?! This show keeps it real when it comes to all things beauty, health, fitness, and wellness. We're diving into everything from the latest diet crazes to workout trends and the truth behind those fitness influencers. Each week, celebrity experts to spill the tea on what actually works - and what’s just hype. Whether you’re looking for advice, motivation, or just a straight-up reality check on your health journey, What the Health?! has got you covered. Let’s get fit, have fun, and keep it 100% authentic!

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Episodes 126

Carnivore Diet: Does Eating Only Meat Really Improve Your Health? We Ask @SteakAndButterGal
4d ago · 54:54
Is the carnivore diet actually healthy - or is social media getting ahead of the science? On this episode of What the Health?!, host Claira Hermet gets into one of the most controversial and talked-about diets online: the carnivore diet. The all-meat, animal-product diet has exploded in popularity, with advocates claiming it can improve everything from blood sugar and inflammation to skin, energy and overall wellbeing. But with fruit, vegetables, grains and other plant foods completely removed, questions remain around fibre, essential nutrients, red and processed meat, and potential long-term
“I Couldn't Get Out of Bed for SIX Weeks”: Champion Surfer Lucy Campbell on Burnout, Prioritising Rest and Learning to Slow Down
18d ago · 54:53
This week we're asking what happens when our drive to push ourselves goes too far, and whether we need to rethink our relationship with rest, recovery and our bodies. Claira Hermet is joined by eight-time national women's surfing champion Lucy Campbell to talk about building a career in professional surfing, the changing landscape for women in the sport, and the pressure female surfers face around their appearance. Lucy opens up about experiencing severe burnout in 2024, the self-doubt and chronic fatigue that preceded it, spending six weeks unable to get out of bed, and how the experience com
The Power of Showing Up: How Finding Your Community Can Change the Way We Feel About Fitness
25d ago · 54:52
This week on What The Health?! host Claira Hermet is joined by Minreet Kaur, award winning journalist and founder of Asian Women Run. She shares the story of how running transformed her life; and how her mum’s battle with blood cancer inspired her to help hundreds of other women discover the power of movement. Minreet tells us how she went from someone who never really enjoyed exercise, to becoming someone who now can’t imagine life without it. She explains how it was it was her mum who got her to running during lockdown, and how that shared passion led to the creation of Asian Women Run - a r
ADHD In Women Looks Nothing Like What You Were Taught - Olivia Drewery On Late Diagnosis, Masking & Finding Yourself
1mo ago · 55:01
This week on What The Health?! host Claira Hermet is joined by Olivia Drewery, the creator behind neurodiversing, co-founder of sensory friendly clothing brand Club Neuro, and one of the most honest and relatable voices in the neurodivergent community online. She was diagnosed with ADHD at 23 and autism at 24, and has since built a community of hundreds of thousands of people who finally feel seen because of the content she creates. Olivia talks us through what it actually felt like to grow up not knowing she was neurodivergent. She describes spending years masking, performing, and hiding the
How I Survived a 60ft Wave and a Broken Back - Andrew Cotton on His Horrifying Surfing Accident and the Road to Recovery
1mo ago · 55:03
A 60ft wave, a mid-air fall, and a broken back. This is the story of the day big wave surfing nearly ended Andrew Cotton's career. In this episode presented by host Claira Hermet, Andrew relives the exact moment his line closed out at Nazaré, forcing him to bail and take a pounding that bounced him 40 feet through the air onto his back, fracturing his L2 vertebra. He talks us through the terrifying rescue on the beach, what those first days in hospital were actually like, and the long, uncertain road back to full fitness. We go right back to the beginning of Andrew's story too, including the p
Why Is Everyone Suddenly Running? The UK's Fitness Boom Explained
1mo ago · 54:49
This week we're asking why Britain has become a nation of runners, and whether it's really transforming our physical and mental health. First, host Claira Hermet is joined by model and dancer Scarlett Clarke to talk about living with Congenital Melanocytic Naevi (CMN), the rare skin condition she's been raising awareness of through her work with Caring Matters Now. Scarlett discusses growing up with CMN, the powerful Bare Your Birthmark campaign, seeing her photographs exhibited across London, and what it was like completing the London Landmarks Half Marathon. Later, former Team GB Olympian an
A Dermatologist Reveals the Biggest SPF Mistakes That Age Your Skin Faster
1mo ago · 54:44
Is suncream really the best anti-aging product? Should you wear SPF every day in the UK? Can sunscreen affect Vitamin D, your skin microbiome or even become unsafe if it's stored incorrectly? In this episode, host Claira Hermet is joined by NHS Consultant Dermatologist Dr Ellie Rashid to answer the biggest questions surrounding SPF, skincare, skin cancer prevention and healthy aging. We discuss: Why UV exposure causes premature skin agingThe biggest sunscreen mistakes people makeHow much SPF you should really applySPF under or over makeup?Hats vs sunscreenChemical vs mineral sunscreenNatural s
Am I Already Too Late? A Fertility Expert Answers The Question Millions Of Women Are Asking But Nobody Is Answering
2mo ago · 54:52
This week on What The Health?!, host Claira Hermet is joined by Dr James Hopkisson — one of the UK's leading fertility specialists, UK Medical Director at TFP Fertility, and a doctor who has been working in IVF and reproductive medicine since 1993. If you have ever Googled your fertility at midnight, wondered whether you have left it too late, or just wanted someone to give you straight answers without the sugar coating, this is the episode you have been waiting for. Millions of Brits worry they may already be too late to have children, yet three quarters have never once checked their fertilit
Pelvic Floor, Diastasis Recti, Hormones & Perimenopause - A Women's Health Coach Gets Brutally Honest
2mo ago · 54:49
This week on What The Health?!, host Claira Hermet sat down with Kim Modlinger-Ali, known to her worldwide community as Kimmy Fitness - personal trainer, pre and postnatal specialist, single mum of two, and one of the most refreshingly honest voices in women's health today. This episode covers everything the mainstream fitness world has been getting wrong about women's bodies, and everything your GP probably hasn't told you either. We talk about the snap back culture dominating social media and the very real damage it is doing to new mums who are already running on empty. We get into diastasis
Your Questions, Answered: Gym Anxiety, Body Image, Bad Dates and Everything In Between
2mo ago · 54:50
Host Claira Hermet, a self love and confidence coach and trained PT, is joined by PT Leyla Mehmet for a full episode dedicated entirely to your questions. No topic is off the table. We're covering everything from gym anxiety and how to actually start lifting weights with confidence, to body image struggles and the relationship between how we move and how we feel about ourselves. We get into mental wellbeing and the small daily habits that genuinely make a difference, the truth about meditation and whether it actually works if you're someone who can't sit still, and the relationship dilemmas th
The Teenage Big Wave Surfer Who Went Viral - Plus Why Your Protein Obsession Might Be Making You Fatter
2mo ago · 55:03
This week on What the Health?!, host Claira Hermet sits down with Malakai Hagley, a 19 year old professional surfer from Devon who is quietly becoming one of the most talked about names in big wave surfing. After a video of him taking on one of Mullaghmore's biggest ever waves went viral, the messages came flooding in from some of the most famous athletes on the planet - including Kelly Slater himself. Trained by Andrew Cotty, Britain's leading big wave expert, Malakai talks about what it actually feels like to ride a wave at that size and speed, how he trains himself not to panic when everyth
Grief, Barbells and a Stadium Workout: The Two Women Redefining What Fitness Actually Looks Like
2mo ago · 54:59
This week on What the Health?! with Claira Hermet, we have two guests and two stories that prove fitness is about so much more than how you look. First, Claira is joined by Ifende Ozuko, known to her community as MsFitQueen, a four time bodybuilding champion, fitness coach and someone whose relationship with fitness began in one of the darkest moments imaginable. In 2013, Ifende lost her sister and became a full time carer for her three children overnight. While most people might have crumbled, Ifende picked up a barbell. What followed was four bodybuilding championships, a thriving community
Dr Tara EXPOSES The Biggest Sex Myths We Still Believe
3mo ago · 54:49
This week, Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn, the resident sex expert from Celebs Go Dating, joins host Claira Hermet to answer the questions people are too embarrassed to ask out loud. Expect unfiltered conversation about sex, relationships, libido, orgasms, periods, pornography, sexual compatibility, fantasies and the biggest myths people still believe about intimacy. Nothing is off limits! Claira Hermet: https://www.instagram.com/missclairahermet/?hl=en Dr Tara: https://www.instagram.com/luvbites.co/?hl=en
The Fastest Female Wingsuit Pilot on Fear, Near Death and Flying Across the English Channel
3mo ago · 52:01
This week on What the Health?! with Claira Hermet, we sit down with one of the most extraordinary humans we have ever had on this show. Amber Forte is a Red Bull athlete, world record holder, stunt performer and the fastest female wingsuit pilot on the planet. She jumps off mountains for a living, treks solo across remote Norwegian coastlines carrying everything she needs, and is currently preparing to fly across the English Channel. But this is not just a story about adrenaline. In 2019, Amber had an accident that forced her to relearn how to walk. She talks about what those days actually loo
Bounce Back Culture, Broken Pelvic Floors and Postnatal Mental Health
3mo ago · 55:13
Kat Suchet is a women's health physiotherapist, former competitive CrossFit athlete, founder of Hatch Athletic and mum of two. She has spent her career sitting at the intersection of intense training and female physiology. Which is exactly what makes her story so important. Because despite all of that knowledge, all of that training and all of that expertise, the postnatal period still brought her to one of the darkest places of her life. With it being Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, Kat joins host Claira Hermet to talk honestly about what that darkness actually looked like, why materna
Told She'd Never Walk Again at 18 - Now She's Running the Entire Length of the UK
3mo ago · 55:02
At just 18 years old, on the cusp of a professional dance career, Esmee Gummer was told she would never walk again. This week on What the Health?! with Claira Hermet, she joins us in the studio to talk about everything that came after that moment - the dark days, the mental battle that was harder than any physical challenge, the resentment and jealousy nobody talks about when everyone else's life carries on without you, and the moment fitness stopped being something she had lost and became the thing that was putting her back together. She also talks about SAS: Who Dares Wins, where she complet
Medically Gaslit for 13 Years - Plus the Woman Told She Had Six Months to Live Who Just Ran a Half Marathon
4mo ago · 54:59
This week on What the Health?! with Claira Hermet, we have two guests and two stories that will make you angry, move you to tears and leave you feeling genuinely inspired. First, Amy Peckham-Driver joins Claira to talk about an infuriating and heart-breaking example of medical dismissal. At just 14 years old, Amy was passing out from period pain so severe she could barely function. She asked her doctor if it could be endometriosis. She was told she was too young and given the pill. For the next 13 years, she was told it was anxiety. It was IBS. It was in her head. It wasn't. When she was final
The Breakdancer Who Woke Up Paralysed, Competed 7 Months Pregnant and Still Made It to the Olympics
4mo ago · 54:59
Some stories are so extraordinary you have to hear them twice to believe them. This is one of those stories. Anna Ponomarenko, known in the breaking world as B-Girl Stefani, is a Ukrainian Olympic breakdancer who in 2017 woke up in a hotel room in Turkey completely unable to move. Paralysed from the neck down, she was told surgery was her only option. The catch? She would never dance again. She refused. What followed is one of the most remarkable stories of resilience, physical courage and sheer refusal to accept the impossible that you will ever hear. This week on What the Health?! with Clair
Why Skincare is Destroying Young Girls' Skin: Leading Dermatologist on What We're Doing Wrong
4mo ago · 54:57
One in four British girls aged 9 to 12 are using retinol. Primary school children are turning up to dermatology clinics with skin damage caused by products designed for women in their late twenties. And Sephora and Benefit Cosmetics are currently under investigation for how they market skincare to children. This week on What the Health?! with Claira Hermet, we're getting into the skincare crisis that's quietly playing out in bathrooms across the UK and we brought one of the best in the business to break it down. Dr Emma Wedgeworth is a consultant dermatologist, British Skin Foundation spokeswo
The Truth About Getting Fit, Losing Weight and Why Your Mindset Is the Real Problem
4mo ago · 55:02
This week on What the Health?! with Claira Hermet, we have two guests who between them cover every angle of the fitness and weight loss conversation. First up, Sanchez Brown, personal trainer, actor and founder of Get Up Get It Done, a fitness brand built on one simple belief: movement is for everyone. Sanchez gets into the biggest mistakes people make when they start training, why most people quit before they see results and how to stay motivated when the novelty completely wears off. He also opens up about the link between fitness and mental health, whether exercise can become unhealthy, and
From Rock Bottom to World's Strongest Woman: Expelled, Addicted and Back Fighting
5mo ago · 55:03
This week on What the Health?! with Claira Hermet, we have Meg Robson-Austin, a triple world record holder and was crowned World's Strongest Woman in 2024. But that headline only tells a fraction of the story. Meg didn't start lifting until her 30s. Before that, she was expelled from school at 13, became emotionally reliant on drugs and had to find her own way back from rock bottom - a journey that eventually led her not only to the world stage in strength sport, but to qualifying as a trauma-informed therapist and founding her own coaching business. In an incredibly honest conversation, Meg o
Katie Piper OBE: The Beauty Risks Nobody's Warning You About
5mo ago · 54:53
This week, host Claira Hermet is joined by Katie Piper OBE - presenter, activist, author and one of the most recognisable voices in conversations about beauty, resilience and self-acceptance. Katie spoke about Britain's growing obsession with extreme skincare hacks, from salmon sperm injections to egg yolk facials, and why chasing the perfect fix could be doing more harm than good. But the conversation goes much deeper than skincare. Katie opens up about her faith, what recovery really looked like, the loneliness nobody talks about, and why she believes aging is a gift rather than something to
Contraceptives, UTIs and Everything You're Too Embarrassed To Ask Your Doctor
5mo ago · 55:01
This week we're covering the topics that don't get nearly enough airtime. First up, we're joined by Dr Amber and Dr Becca, the doctors behind the Taboo Topics podcast. There's a mass exodus happening right now of women coming off hormonal contraception - but why? We dig into what's actually driving it, break down every contraceptive method from best to worst, and answer the questions most people are too awkward to ask outright. Vaginal rings, copper coils, fertility apps, the pill and breast cancer risk. Plus, is PCOS genuinely on the rise, why are kids hitting puberty earlier, and why can't y
Born Without a Uterus: Living With MRKH
5mo ago · 55:02
Two powerful conversations about the body, identity, and the realities many people are living with but rarely talk about. First, we’re joined by Talia Cecchele, a specialist nutritionist who works with people struggling with eating disorders, breaking down the psychological and physical realities behind conditions like anorexia, bulimia, and disordered eating. From the early warning signs to the long road to recovery, we unpack how social media, body image pressure and diet culture continue to shape the way we see ourselves. Then we hear from Betty Mukherjee, star of Race Across the World Seri
The Death of Body Positivity? Ozempic, ‘Shrinking Girl Summer’ and the Return of Skinny Worship
5mo ago · 55:00
For a decade, we were told to love our curves and celebrate our "flaws". But almost overnight, the cultural tide has turned. From A-list celebrities seemingly shrinking before our eyes to the quiet removal of plus-size ranges from high-street racks, "Shrinking Girl Summer" has arrived -and with it, a resurging worship of the noughties-level skinny. Journalist Rose Stokes joins host Claira Hermet for a chat about what happens when the "safe spaces" of body positivity begin to vanish. Rose opens up about the "unhealthy ritual" of scrolling through Instagram to spot who is using GLP-1 inhibitors,

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What the Health?!

Episodes 126

Carnivore Diet: Does Eating Only Meat Really Improve Your Health? We Ask @SteakAndButterGal

“I Couldn't Get Out of Bed for SIX Weeks”: Champion Surfer Lucy Campbell on Burnout, Prioritising Rest and Learning to Slow Down

The Power of Showing Up: How Finding Your Community Can Change the Way We Feel About Fitness

ADHD In Women Looks Nothing Like What You Were Taught - Olivia Drewery On Late Diagnosis, Masking & Finding Yourself

How I Survived a 60ft Wave and a Broken Back - Andrew Cotton on His Horrifying Surfing Accident and the Road to Recovery

Why Is Everyone Suddenly Running? The UK's Fitness Boom Explained

A Dermatologist Reveals the Biggest SPF Mistakes That Age Your Skin Faster

Am I Already Too Late? A Fertility Expert Answers The Question Millions Of Women Are Asking But Nobody Is Answering

Pelvic Floor, Diastasis Recti, Hormones & Perimenopause - A Women's Health Coach Gets Brutally Honest

Your Questions, Answered: Gym Anxiety, Body Image, Bad Dates and Everything In Between

The Teenage Big Wave Surfer Who Went Viral - Plus Why Your Protein Obsession Might Be Making You Fatter

Grief, Barbells and a Stadium Workout: The Two Women Redefining What Fitness Actually Looks Like

Dr Tara EXPOSES The Biggest Sex Myths We Still Believe

The Fastest Female Wingsuit Pilot on Fear, Near Death and Flying Across the English Channel

Bounce Back Culture, Broken Pelvic Floors and Postnatal Mental Health

Told She'd Never Walk Again at 18 - Now She's Running the Entire Length of the UK

Medically Gaslit for 13 Years - Plus the Woman Told She Had Six Months to Live Who Just Ran a Half Marathon

The Breakdancer Who Woke Up Paralysed, Competed 7 Months Pregnant and Still Made It to the Olympics

Why Skincare is Destroying Young Girls' Skin: Leading Dermatologist on What We're Doing Wrong

The Truth About Getting Fit, Losing Weight and Why Your Mindset Is the Real Problem

From Rock Bottom to World's Strongest Woman: Expelled, Addicted and Back Fighting

Katie Piper OBE: The Beauty Risks Nobody's Warning You About

Contraceptives, UTIs and Everything You're Too Embarrassed To Ask Your Doctor

Born Without a Uterus: Living With MRKH

The Death of Body Positivity? Ozempic, ‘Shrinking Girl Summer’ and the Return of Skinny Worship

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Carnivore Diet: Does Eating Only Meat Really Improve Your Health? We Ask @SteakAndButterGal

“I Couldn't Get Out of Bed for SIX Weeks”: Champion Surfer Lucy Campbell on Burnout, Prioritising Rest and Learning to Slow Down

The Power of Showing Up: How Finding Your Community Can Change the Way We Feel About Fitness

ADHD In Women Looks Nothing Like What You Were Taught - Olivia Drewery On Late Diagnosis, Masking & Finding Yourself

How I Survived a 60ft Wave and a Broken Back - Andrew Cotton on His Horrifying Surfing Accident and the Road to Recovery

Why Is Everyone Suddenly Running? The UK's Fitness Boom Explained

A Dermatologist Reveals the Biggest SPF Mistakes That Age Your Skin Faster

Am I Already Too Late? A Fertility Expert Answers The Question Millions Of Women Are Asking But Nobody Is Answering

Pelvic Floor, Diastasis Recti, Hormones & Perimenopause - A Women's Health Coach Gets Brutally Honest

Your Questions, Answered: Gym Anxiety, Body Image, Bad Dates and Everything In Between

The Teenage Big Wave Surfer Who Went Viral - Plus Why Your Protein Obsession Might Be Making You Fatter

Grief, Barbells and a Stadium Workout: The Two Women Redefining What Fitness Actually Looks Like

Dr Tara EXPOSES The Biggest Sex Myths We Still Believe

The Fastest Female Wingsuit Pilot on Fear, Near Death and Flying Across the English Channel

Bounce Back Culture, Broken Pelvic Floors and Postnatal Mental Health

Told She'd Never Walk Again at 18 - Now She's Running the Entire Length of the UK

Medically Gaslit for 13 Years - Plus the Woman Told She Had Six Months to Live Who Just Ran a Half Marathon

The Breakdancer Who Woke Up Paralysed, Competed 7 Months Pregnant and Still Made It to the Olympics

Why Skincare is Destroying Young Girls' Skin: Leading Dermatologist on What We're Doing Wrong

The Truth About Getting Fit, Losing Weight and Why Your Mindset Is the Real Problem

From Rock Bottom to World's Strongest Woman: Expelled, Addicted and Back Fighting

Katie Piper OBE: The Beauty Risks Nobody's Warning You About

Contraceptives, UTIs and Everything You're Too Embarrassed To Ask Your Doctor

Born Without a Uterus: Living With MRKH

The Death of Body Positivity? Ozempic, ‘Shrinking Girl Summer’ and the Return of Skinny Worship