The Mid•Point with Gabby Logan

This episode contains strong language.

Comedian and podcaster, Josh Widdicombe, can’t wait to tell Gabby how happy he is to be eligible for this podcast! Josh shares why he feels so much more comfortable in midlife thanks to all the life changes he made around the time of his fortieth birthday, including becoming sober and re-evaluating his relationship with work. He also talks about his love of podcasting, sporting autobiographies, and late night sourdough toast! 

Grab tickets to Josh’s Not My Cup Of Tea tour here.

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Gabby welcomes wellness coach Adrienne Adhami to the latest episode of The MidPoint's Guide To Hitting Your Health Goals, in

partnership with Lingo by Abbott, as she looks to perfect her approach to training.

The pair discuss the importance of achieving movement throughout the day, strength training and how we can best prepare and

recover from exercise as part of our daily routine.

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This podcast and the guests are part of a paid advertisement for Lingo.

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Latin dance champion and Strictly Come Dancing head judge, Shirley Ballas, cha-cha-cha’s into the studio to chat with Gabby this week. Shirley tells Gabby why her marriage to dance has never faltered, and how attitudes to weight and appearance have changed within the sport but the scars still run deep. They discuss staying fit and healthy beyond the midpoint, and how Shirley is trying to manage a spinal condition with ice baths and an anti-inflammatory diet. She also speaks about dealing with her brother’s suicide; her relationship with her son, Mark, who really helped her when she was struggling with the perimenopause; and of course, this year’s Strictly cast!

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Next up in The MidPoint's Guide To Hitting Your Health Goals, brought to you in partnership with Lingo by Abbot, Gabby sits down with Liz Earle to talk hormones.

Gabby has previously spoken honestly and publicly about her perimenopause experience in the past, but what actions can she take now to help her manage the impact of her hormones?

Liz and Gabby discuss sleep, food choices and what to do with the wealth of data now available to us thanks to devices such as Lingo.

Will this help get Gabby one step closer to completing her health goal?

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Founder of Menopause Care and co-author of Menopausing: The Positive Road Map To Your Second Spring, Dr Naomi Potter is Gabby’s special expert guest this week. They discuss all things menopause and address concerns regarding HRT dosage as well as lifestyle remedies which can help ease symptoms without medical interventions. They also discuss the use of testosterone, some of the strengths and weaknesses of the menopause movement, and why further research needs to be done to help women experiencing surgical menopause after cancer treatment. 

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In this episode of The MidPoint's Guide To Hitting Your Health Goals, brought to you in partnership with Lingo by Abbott, Gabby sits down with Dr Rupy Aujla - the host of The Doctor’s Kitchen podcast.

In her quest to maintain consistent energy levels throughout the day Gabby has decided to take a look at her diet with Dr Rupy; an expert in nutrition and its impact on the body.

The conversation sheds some light on the challenges presented to Gabby by her career and schedule when it comes to making the right food choices. Plus, we discover the impact that even seemingly healthy meals can have on your glucose levels.

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This podcast and the guests are part of a paid advertisement for Lingo. #HelloLingo

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Journalist, broadcaster, and now author, Louise Minchin, overcomes wild weather, technical issues, and a hotel turn-down, to chat to Gabby this week on The Mid•Point! Louise shares her love of swimming, and how finding a passion for triathlon later in life unwittingly helped her to navigate the menopause; she describes it as “self medication”. Louise also talks about big midlife decisions and what it was like when she left BBC Breakfast to pursue her writing career, as well as her obsession with reality TV, and how snacks and naps are two of her favourite things!

Louise’s new novel Isolation Island is out now.

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Welcome to this new mini-series from The MidPoint, this is The MidPoint's Guide To Hitting Your Health Goals, brought to you in partnership with Lingo by Abbott.

In this raw and honest series we follow Gabby as she takes on a five week challenge to hit a personal health goal and in doing so, works out the right way to stay on top of your health when you reach the midpoint.

Within each episode Gabby will be sitting down with an expert from a different field, from nutrition to exercise, to help her make informed decisions about all areas of her life as we track her progress.

In this first episode, Gabby speaks with Dr Amy McKenzie, Director of Clinical Research at Lingo, to get the lowdown on how her Lingo continuous glucose monitor can help her throughout her journey.

Lingo is not for medical use. 18+ only. Lingo, and related trademarks are marks of the Abbott group of companies.

This podcast and the guests are part of a paid advertisement for Lingo.#HelloLingo

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Ahead of Dyslexia Awareness Week in the UK, Gabby and Kenny sit down to talk about Kenny’s experience of dyslexia. Kenny shares some of the emotional turmoil that accompanies the condition and dogged his school days, he explains how dyslexia manifests for him personally and not only affects his ability to read, and the strategies he’s developed over the years to overcome it. They discuss how things have changed for the better as the condition has become more widely understood, and Mark Daniell joins them to shed more light on ways he helps dyslexic children who aren’t being served by the current mainstream education system. Mark is an early-years learning specialist and author at You Are The Star books; keep listening to hear his practical advice on ways to support children with dyslexia with their learning. 

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