The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast

Dr Rupy speaks to Immunologist Dr Jenna Macciochi, who specialises in understanding how nutrition & lifestyle interact with the immune system in health & disease. Follow Dr Jenna on

Alexandra is a 4th year medical student at Cardiff University, and is the UK’s first deafblind person training to become a doctor.  An ex-GB athlete in both swimming and alpine skiing, a published poet and a TED talker (TEDxNHS), Alexandra often spends her free time outside of Medicine in public speaking, sharing stories of her life, plus both the challenges and triumphs she has faced in the process.  A lifelong patient of the NHS, having been in hospital for 1.5 years as a teenager, and having had 17 admissions to Intensive Care since the start of medical school, Alexandra also shares her experiences of being a patient and how this has helped her advocate for better patient care through empathy.  In addition, Alexandra also advocates for better equality, diversity and inclusivity in the workforce, having faced ongoing discrimination towards her disabilities through training. She continues to be heavily involved in promoting better wellbeing and positive culture change in the workplace. One way in which she is promoting this is through her nationwide photography campaign, ‘Faces of the NHS’, which hopes to remove stereotypes in the NHS.  Alexandra is near to completing the writing of her first book; a memoir which covers all of her journey above. Outside of medical training and her speaking commitments, Alexandra enjoys cooking, traveling, photography, playing the piano and art. Social Media Links: Instagram:  @alexandraelaineadams and @facesofthenhs Twitter:  @alexandra_DBmed and @FacesoftheNHS Facebook:  Alexandra Adams and Faces of the NHS Blog: 

Rosie is passionate about seeing an end to modern slavery. Over the past 5 years she has fought to transform the healthcare response, promoting the recognition of modern slavery as a major health challenge to individuals and societies. In 2014, she founded VITA, an organisation working to ensure victims presenting in healthcare settings can be safely identified and supported, whilst advancing and facilitating national modern slavery prevention, intervention and survivor care. VITA training has now been delivered to more than 1,200 frontline NHS healthcare professionals and is being rolled out across London with a view to scale nationally. Whilst working as a doctor in the Emergency Department, Rosie advises key Government policy on modern slavery and has drafted the healthcare section of the Home Office “Modern Slavery Act 2015 - Statutory Guidance”. She is a core member of the NHS England Modern Slavery Network driving the national agenda within healthcare and is a member of the Modern Slavery Strategy and Implementation Group shaping Government support for victims. Whilst pursuing a career in General Practice, Rosie will continue growing VITA as a sustainable, evidence-based, survivor-focused organisation, until the NHS represents the gold standard healthcare response. Twitter - @DrRosieRiley @VITA_Network For information regarding your data privacy, visit

AMELIA FREER FdSc, Dip ION, is an experienced Nutritional Therapist. Graduating from the Institute of Optimum Nutrition in 2007 with a 4yr Diploma in Nutritional Therapy, she has furthered her education with leading professional bodies, including the Institute for Functional Medicine. Amelia embarked on a career in nutrition after years of struggling with her own diet and now uses her expertise to transform the lives of her clients and readers. Amongst her success stories are famous names such as Victoria Beckham, James Corden and Sam Smith. Amelia takes a scientific and holistic approach with clients and is vehemently against fad diets and exaggerated food marketing hype. Amelia is the bestselling author of Nourish & Glow: The 10-Day Plan, Eat. Nourish. Glow and Cook. Nourish. Glow and her latest book Simply Good For You is the perfect book for busy people looking for simple, tasty and nutritious meals. Simply Good For You by Amelia Freer is available to buy now:

Dr Rangan Chatterjee is regarded as one of the most influential doctors in the UK. Leading the charge on how healthcare and medicine is understood in the UK, Dr Chatterjee most recently co-created the 'Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine' course with the Royal College of GPs, that has now been delivered to almost 1000 doctors and health care professionals.   He is host of the #1 iTunes podcast,