Podcast

5 Marathons in 5 Days Fuelled only by Water with Alex McDonald
Veronika Larisova Updated: May 20, 2025
In this episode of Chief Life, we sit down with Alex McDonald, who completed an incredible feat—running 5 marathons in 5 consecutive days while fasted, consuming only water and electrolytes. Alex has been following a low-carb diet for 14 years and a strict carnivore diet for the past five, challenging conventional wisdom on endurance fuelling.
Inside the Life of a World Champion Boxer — Chris Algieri on Mindset, Nutrition, Training and Life
Veronika Larisova Updated: May 15, 2025
In this episode, we dive deep into Chris’s journey — from gruelling fight camps and brutal weight cuts to his current focus on long-term health, brain function, and smart training. He shares hard-earned insights from decades in the fight game, including what’s changed in the way athletes train, eat, and recover today.
Are you being Mind-Controlled by Worms? Break it down with Kim Rodgers, the Worm Queen
Veronika Larisova Updated: May 12, 2025
  After 20+ years in Western medicine and a personal health journey through endometriosis, Lyme,...
Eating more to lose weight with Dr. Jessica Turton
Veronika Larisova Updated: May 12, 2025
We’ve all heard that to lose weight, you need to “eat less and move more.” But what if that advice is completely backwards? In this episode, I chat with Dr. Jessica Turton, Accredited Practising Dietitian and PhD in Nutrition & Dietetics, who challenges conventional weight loss advice with a refreshing and science-backed perspective: you might need to eat MORE to lose weight.
It’s Not the Food: It’s How It’s Made with Dr Pran Yoganathan
Veronika Larisova Updated: May 12, 2025
Gut health has become one of the most talked-about topics in the health and wellness world—but what does it actually mean to have a “healthy gut”? In this episode, we sit down with Dr Pran Yoganathan, Gastroenterologist and Director of The Centre for Gastrointestinal Health in Sydney, to cut through the confusion and get the science-backed answers you need.
Are cow farts bad for the planet? What you need to know about Regenerative Farming
Veronika Larisova Updated: May 12, 2025
In this episode of Chief Life, we unpack the world of regenerative farming—what it really means, how it differs from factory and organic farming, and whether it lives up to the hype. You’ve probably heard terms like carbon sequestration, rotational grazing, and cow burps contributing to climate change, but what’s fact and what’s fiction?