Body Talk 15/5/13

Are you getting enough nutrients? Malnutrition is normally something we’d associate with a third world country but it’s reckoned that around 2 million Brits are malnourished, and another 3 million are borderline. Very few

Body Talk 17/4/13

This week I was joined by Dr Charlot Grech, Consultant Dermatologistat Spire Hartswood Hospital. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Member of the British Association of Dermatology and Royal

Body Talk 10/4/13

Did you know how much of your personality is revealed by your face? It is also good for helping you to draw on your strengths and minimise you weaknesses. Big bushy eyebrows or a

Body Talk 13/3/13

This week I was joined by Mr Niaz Islam, Consultant Opthalmologist at Spire Hartswood Hospital. He is a member of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons and the Royal College of Opthalmologists.

Body Talk 12/2/13

Have you ever tried acupuncture? Acupuncturists have first- degree level qualifications and adhere to strict codes of practise. According to research, it can be helpful for a number of different conditions sch as acne,

Body Talk 6/2/13

This week I was joined by Mr Jonathan Benjamin, Consultant Neurosurgeon at Spire Hartswood Hospital. He is a member of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons. Tonight we were discussing arm pain. Most people

Cosmetic surgery and the TOWIE effect

This week on Bodytalk, in association with Spire Hartswood hospital, Jules Bottazzi chatted to Mr Manu Sood, consultant plastic surgeon at Spire Hartswood Hospital, about cosmetic surgery and, in particular, breast augmentation and uplift

Body Talk 12/6/12

Coming up to Christmas we need to stay as healthy as possible and try to avoid those christmas hangovers. Eating asparagus is supposed to help. A study found that extracts from the shoots and

Body Talk 28/11/12

Tonight’s guest was oculoplastic surgeon Sabrina Shah-Desai from Spire Hartswood Hospital. Sabrina was talking about the specialist work she does for patients with a condition called dry eye.This is when the eye doesn’t produce

Podiatry and Physical Fitness

I was joined in the studio by Shulagh Jacobs, a veteran physical training professional who has developed  a successful program dedicated to weight loss and fitness training. She spoke about her program and other

Body Talk 6/11/12

Why do we get cravings? What’s your body trying to tell you? If you’re craving salt you could be zinc deficient. If you haven’t got enough zinc you can’t taste your food properly and

Body Talk 31/10/12

Tonight’s guest was Mr AK Salih, consultant breast surgeon at Spire Hartswood Hospital. Although his first love is the care and treatment of women with breast disease or concerns, he is also a consultant

Body Talk 24/10/12

My guest this evening was Lois Shilton, Yoga Teacher. There are many different types of yoga and Lois teaches Iyengar yoga. This is a system of exercise using classical yoga postures  working on both

Body Talk 17/10/12

Tonight my guest was the inspirational Sheila Steptoe, Motivational speaker and Author. Sheila works in ways to improve the lives of her clients and to help remove blocks that are holding them back.She works

Body Talk 3/10/12 – interview with Mike Conyers

Click here to listen again to the interview: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Tonight my guest was Mike Conyers, Physiotherapist, talking to us about back problems. The average age of people with

Body Talk 10/10/12

This evening we welcomed back Mr Ali Al-Sabti, one of the consultant orthopaedic surgeons at Spire Hartswood Hospital. Ali specialises in shoulder problems. Apparently it’s the most mobile joint in the body, and one

Body Talk 12/9/12

Tonight my guest was the very colourful Wilma Seston, talking about Chakras and their meanings. Each colour of the rainbow relates to a different chakra or energy centre in the body. If one of

Body Talk 5/9/12

What a great time we had tonight with my special guest Clare Gale, Naturopath. One of Clare’s specialist areas is food intolerance testing. Unsuitable foods can be the cause of  physical discomforts such as

Body Talk 29/8/12

Tonight my guest was Chrissie Astell, Spiritual educator. Chrissie runs celebrated angel workshops and spiritual development courses. She is the author of Advice from Angels, Discovering Angels, Gifts From Angels and The Angel Insight

Body Talk 22/8/12

Joining me on the show this evening were Deputy matron and Breast Care Nurse Specialist alex edghill and one of Spire Hartswood’s patients Graham Willingale. Alex and Graham were talking about Spire hartswood Hospital’s

Body Talk 15/8/12

It was great to have Keith Sparling, Osteopath on the show this evening. I had the opportunity to ask him about the difference betwen an osteopath and a chiropractor. As I now understand it,

Body Talk 8/8/12

Hints and tips on a few quick fixes to keep you going when there’s no time to rest. For puffy late night party eyes, try placing a slice of avocado over each eye for

Body talk 1/8/12

Hi. Great to be back with you again on Body Talk. Sharing with you all of the latest news and views on health issues. A great start talking about how mangoes can help with

Lung cancer & respiratory disease: what you need to know

This week on Body Talk, in association with Spire Hartswood hospital, Jules Bottazzi talked to consultant chest physician Dr Dipak Mukherjee about respiratory disease. Dr Mukherjee treats chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), tuberculosis, pleural

New advances in eye treatment

This week on Body Talk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules Bottazzi chatted to Mr Jag Chawla, consultant ophthalmologist and oculo-plastic surgeon at Spire Hartswood Hospital. Jag talked about cataracts and how we’ll

Interview with Malcolm Bigg of Diabetes UK

This week on Bodytalk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules Bottazzi chatted to Malcolm Bigg, Chair of the Diabetes UK Voluntary Group in Brentwood. There are 3,000 people living with diabetes in Brentwood

Knees and knee replacement surgery

This week on Bodytalk, Jules Bottazzi was joined by Mr Iain Lennox, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Spire Hartswood Hospital. Mr Lennox specialises in ankle replacement surgery, sports injuries, cruciate ligament reconstruction, the treatment of

Fundraising for health

Tonight on Body Talk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules Bottazzi chatted to 12-year-old Stanley Jopson from Pilgrim’s Hatch. Stanley was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes a year ago and on Wednesday, he’s

Trigeminal neuralgia and other facial pain

Tonight on Bodytalk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules Bottazzi chatted to consultant neurosurgeon Jonathan Pollock about facial pain and particularly trigeminal neuralgia – a surprisingly common condition, with 15,000 people diagnosed in

Dementia: the “quiet crisis”

This week on Body Talk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules Bottazzi talked to Jo Coughlan, manager of Anisha Grange care home in Billericay about what David Cameron recently described as the “quiet

Fabrice Muamba and the cardiologist

This week on Bodytalk, Jules Bottazzi talked about the shocking story of Bolton Wanderers’ Fabrice Muamba’s heart attack while playing at White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon. It’s been widely reported in the press

Health news this week

Tonight on Bodytalk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules Bottazzi rounded up all the news from the world of health this week, including: …The nappy cream that TOWIE stars swear by – for

This week on Bodytalk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules Bottazzi was joined by consultant cardiologist Dr Javed Akhtar to talk about fainting, blood pressure and the heart. Dr Akhtar set out the

And now for something completely different

This week on Bodytalk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules Bottazzi looked at easy ways to start your fitness kick (get off the bus one stop early; walk up the escalators; get up

Blue January

This week on Bodytalk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, the subject was the January blues – why we get them and what we can do about it! Jules Bottazzi was joined by psychotherapist

Focus on: children’s eye problems

This week on Bodytalk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules Bottazzi chatted to consultant ophthalmologist Mr Dawidek about children’s eye problems. Mr Dawidek explained the causes and symptoms of lazy eye, sticky eye,

A festive Bodytalk

This week on Bodytalk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules Bottazzi presented a Christmas-themed edition rounding up all the health tips for the Christmas season – from taking milk thistle for hangovers (who

Obesity and the British woman

This week on Bodytalk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules Bottazzi focused on the recent report that highlighted UK women are the most obese in Europe. A shocking 23.9% of us are clinically

Reflux surgery – a patient’s story

Click here to listen to the interview again This week on Bodytalk, Jules Bottazzi was joined by consultant general surgeon Mr Dip Mukherjee and one of his patients Mr Richard Lehman, who shared his

Round-up from the world of health

This week on Bodytalk, in association with Spire Hartswood hospital, Jules Bottazzi rounded up all the top stories from the world of health, including: The 8-month-old baby whose life was saved by pioneering “artificial

This week’s health news

This week on Bodytalk, in association with Spire Hartswood hospital, Jules Bottazzi rounded up all the main stories from the world of health this week – from Michael Jackson’s doctor deciding not to testify

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Click here to listen to the interview again This week on Bodytalk, Jules Bottazzi chatted to Dr Emma Staples, a consultant clinical oncologist at Spire Hartswood Hospital in Brentwood, who specialises in treating breast

Giving pain the elbow

Click here to listen to the interview again This week on Bodytalk, Jules Bottazzi was joined by Mr Sunil Auplish, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Spire Hartswood Hospital in Brentwood. Sunil is an upper limb

This week’s health news round-up

This week on Bodytalk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules Bottazzi looked at the big stories in the world of health this week – from the news that chocolate is officially good for

Thyroid disease – questions and answers

Click here to listen again to the interview This week on Bodytalk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules Bottazzi chatted to two consultants – Dr Eltayeb Marouf, consultant endocrinologist, and Mr Mrinal Saharay,

Varicose veins on Bodytalk, 5/7/11

Click here to listen again to the interview This week on Bodytalk, Jules chatted to Mr Taleb Jeddy, one of the consultant general and vascular surgeons at Spire Hartswood Hospital. Taleb works across various

Bodytalk 28/6/2011

This week on Bodytalk, Jules Bottazzi chatted to Jane Horti about the charity challenge she is about to take on with her family – walking 1,000 miles around the coast of Ireland to raise

Bodytalk 14th June – ENT

Click here to listen again to the interview This week on Bodytalk, Jules Bottazzi chatted to Mr Christopher Dunn, a consultant ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat) surgeon at Spire Hartswood Hospital. Christopher talked about

Diabetes Awareness Week on Bodytalk

This week on Bodytalk, Jules Bottazzi was joined by Una and Jo, nurses from  South West Essex Community Services, to talk about Diabetes Awareness Week next week. Una and Jo will be running a

Bodytalk 10th May – weight loss surgery

Click here to listen again to the interview This week on Bodytalk in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules spoke to Mr Farrukh Khan, a general surgeon at Spire Hartswood Hospital in Brentwood, about

Bodytalk 19th April

Click here to listen again to the interview This week on Bodytalk, Jules Bottazzi chatted to Mr Karoly David, a consultant neurosurgeon at Spire Hartswood Hospital and one of his patients, Shaun, who shared his experiences

Bodytalk 5th April 2011

Tonight on Bodytalk I covered all the health news of the day, including the story this week that the government are using the break to canvas opinion on their NHS reforms; Nicola MacLean admitting

Mr Mrinal Saharay on Body Talk

Click here to listen again to the interview This week on Body Talk, in association with Spire Hartswood Hospital, Jules Bottazzi talked to Mr Mrinal Saharay, one of the consultant general surgeons at Spire

Male infertility – Qs and As

Click here to listen again to the interview On this week’s Body Talk, Jules Bottazzi chatted to Mr Sandy Gujral, one of the consultant urologists at Spire Hartswood Hospital. He is also works at

Reynaud’s syndrome and scleroderma

Click here to listen again to the interview Tonight on Body Talk I talked to Professor Chakravarty from Spire Hartswood hospital about Reynaud’s syndrome and the associated condition scleroderma. Professor Chakravarty explained the causes,

Health news round-up – 4 January

Tonight on Bodytalk Jules Bottazzi presented a round-up of the week’s health news, including: The latest on seasonal flu and why this week will see the number of cases shoot up as kids go

Health Round-up – 29 December

On this week’s show Jules Bottazzi did her round-up of this week’s health news, including: * Shocking statistics on how the average weight of a UK male has shot up in 15 years *

A chat with Dr Marouf about late-onset diabetes

Click here to listen again to the interview This week on Bodytalk I interviewed Dr Eltayeb Marouf, consultant endocrinologist and general medical specialist at Spire Hartswood Hospital. Dr Marouf is a regular guest on

Self-help group for people affected by depression

This week on Bodytalk I chatted to Sue, who has just set up a self-help group in Billericay for people affected by depression. The group is called DASH and it meets fortnightly in Billericay

Ankle injuries and how to avoid them

Click here to listen again to the interview On Bodytalk this week, Jules Bottazzi chatted to Mr Krishna Vemulapalli, one of the consultant orthopaedic surgeons at Spire Hartswood Hospital. He specialises in foot and

A talk about cervical cancer with Mr Yatin Thakur

Click here to listen again to the interview On Monday 25th October Jules Bottazzi interviewed Mr Yatin Thakur MD, DNBE, MRCOG, who specialises in gynaecology and obstetrics at Spire Hartswood Hospital, about cervical cancer