S9 Ep9: Dr Xand on his drastic weight loss, getting married and the effects of Ultra-Processed food

This week on the #MondayMile podcast I’m joined by my first EVER return guest - doctor and TV presenter Xand Van Tulleken. In the last year and a half, my pal Xand has undergone a huge transformation after reaching an epiphany about his diet. We discuss his bold new attitude towards health, and how this new lifestyle was influenced by meeting his partner Dolly. We go deep on diet culture, fitness, and the dire effects of consuming ultra-processed foods that go hand in hand with toxic marketing techniques. We also talk about his podcast series with his brother @doctorchrisvt and the difficulties of navigating the topic of health and wellbeing within family relationships. It was so great to link up with Xand again! We had a fascinating chat as always and I am over the moon seeing how happy he is. I’m also ecstatic I’ve managed to convince another guest into a doubles game of Padel! See you and Dolly on the court Available now on all podcast platforms! #mondaymilepodcast #drxand #operationouch #morninglive

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Former Team GB double winter Olympian, and no broadcaster and author Aimee Fuller is on a mission to find the secrets for Monday motivation from some of the most successful sports men and women of our time and other well-known celebrities which will drop every week. Aimee will be probing for answers from the full spectrum of routines; the early birds who have finely tuned Monday mornings, to the late risers who struggle to get up before 11am. How do elite athletes find the motivation to kick start their week come rain or shine? How do celebrities deliver no matter what the time of day? What knowledge can they pass on?’ Each episode will drop on a Monday morning and plays out in real time. Aimee will meet each of her guests for a walk and a chat and over the course of the mile she will find out how they cope on a Monday morning - their idiosyncrasies, breakfast routines, alarm noises - and how, when they need to, find the motivation to kick-on through the week. Dropping every Monday as a bitesize 23-35 minute piece of content and weekly dose of motivation - right when you need it - sharing some of Britain's greatest athletes’ secrets on self-motivation, candid thoughts on what they struggle with and a sideways look at some of their more unusual morning habits.