The Health Hub

The Health Hub

Live well and live long with Newstalk ZB ‘s Health Hub. Tapping into New Zealand’s leading practitioners, the Health Hub explores all you need to know about food, sleep, health, fitness and mental wellbeing. Live life to the full and add good vibes to your day with the Health Hub.

Episodes

June 8, 2025 40 mins

Tim Beveridge is joined by Dr Libby Weaver to discuss nutrients and stress levels. 

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Pushing yourself to your limit is kind of the whole point of exercise - running just a little longer when you're exhausted, doing that extra rep until you can't lift anymore. 

But sometimes we miss warning signs, and push ourselves too hard - leading to an injury that even once fully recovered, most won't get back into the gym. 

So how hard is too hard to push yourself?

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A range of governments have flip flopped on mental health funding for years. 

No matter how much is put into the sector, it always seems to end up in the wrong place - or not spent at all. 

So where should the money be going? 

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May 11, 2025 40 mins

The older we get, the more important it is to maintain health, but what movements are the true needle-movers for a longer, healthier life?

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We've all heard the rumours that supplements and vitamins are just expensive waste that goes straight through you, but there are some that doctors recommend. 

So which are useless and which can actually improve your health?

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We know how serious heart health is - but what can we actually do to help it? 

At what point should we start to be worries about how our weight is impacting our hearts - and how much does that really matter when heart issues don't discriminate? 

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Neuroscientist Dr Mark Williams partnered with Amazon Kindle and found that kiwis are checking for notifications up to 50 times an hour - a major contributor to 86% of us feeling stressed by bedtime. 

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He was the Director-General of Health leading the country through the hardest health challenges New Zealand has faced in modern history. 

Today, he's a Professor at the University of Auckland's School of Population Health. 

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Menopause is one of the most natural things a woman can go through, so why is it so taboo to speak about? 

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March 23, 2025 40 mins

Training methods, core strength, and footwear. 

Biomechanist Greg Pain joins to discuss how the way people move impacts their results. 

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Dr John Cameron joins The Weekend Collective to discuss more effective pain management methods. 

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Have you done your 10,000 steps today? 

Personal trainer Alex Flint joins to discuss whether 10,000 steps is a fad marketing scheme or truly beneficial to your health. 

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Kate Hall from Ethically Kate joins to discuss living an ethical and sustainable life. 

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February 22, 2025 39 mins

Now more than ever, people are putting a heap of energy into tracking the length and quality of their sleep each night. 

What percentage quality? How many hours? How long spent in each phase of sleep? 

It can be interesting to read the data, but is it really beneficial or does it create too much pressure on sleeping patterns?

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February 16, 2025 40 mins

This week on the Health Hub, expert Greg Pain unpacked the best and worst exercise trends for 2025 - and revealed the top exercises you should be doing.

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February 8, 2025 40 mins

Dealing with endless choices of processed foods is hard at the best of times, but it's even harder when you don't realise the food is processed. 

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February 1, 2025 40 mins

Health and wellness coach Kent Johns joins to discuss the important of variety in workouts. 

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A recent study published in PLO One found that people who's parents divorced when they were under the age of 18 were 61% more likely to experience a stroke later in life. 

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Building a long list of healthy habits and workout routines to start in the new year probably seemed like a great idea in December, but how many haven't been given up yet? 

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As we draw closer to the big day, everyone is preparing to consume exorbitant amounts of delicious food. 

Allyson Gofton joins to discuss Christmas staples and the dishes that should stay off the table this year. 

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