Real Health with Karl Henry

Real Health with Karl Henry

One of the nation’s favourite health and wellness experts, Karl Henry brings an insightful weekly podcast to cut through the nonsense about health Dos and Don’ts. Every week Karl is joined by experts for valuable conversations on all things physical and mental health as well as and lifestyle tips to make health easy and accessible.

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August 13, 2025 34 mins

Professor Donal O’Shea, HSE Lead for Obesity, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast.

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Ciara Turley, Nutrition and Health coach AKA The Tummy Fairy joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast. Title

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Ciara Turley, Nutrition and Health coach AKA The Tummy Fairy joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast.

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How to get your kid to eat more vegetables? What can you do to reduce prep time for meals? And how do you create gut...

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Professor Colin O’Gara, Head of Addiction at St. John of God’s Hospital and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCD, joins Karl Henry on the Real Health podcast.

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How do you make less processed and family friendly food without spending too cooking? What are some chef’s tips? And how do you make healthy meals tasty? 

Lou Robbie AKA Little Lou Cooks, chef and author of Make and Freeze: The ultimate guide to family-friendly meal prep, joins me on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast. 


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Sabina Brennan, neuroscientist, psychologist and author of Still Me: A neuroscientist’s guide to caring for someone with dementia, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast.

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How should you respond to a loved one getting a diagnosis of Dementia? Are there ways to cognitively stimulate the person suffering from the disease? And how should you treat yourself as a caregiver?

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July 9, 2025 25 mins

John Kane, who used the weight loss drug liraglutide better known as Ozempic or Wegovy to go from 19 stone to just under 14 stone, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast.

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Mairead Furlong and Fergal McLoughlin, psychologists, married couple and authors of The 50 best family hikes in Ireland, join Karl Henry on this week’s episode of the Real Health podcast.

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Producer, JJ Clarke, joins Karl Henry on this week’s bonus episode of The Real Health podcast where Karl answers the most common listener questions on health and fitness.

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Producer, JJ Clarke, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast to discuss the five ways to age healthier.

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Sophie Pratt, registered dietitian, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of the Real Health podcast.

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Dr Lauren Colenso-Semple, muscle physiology researcher specialising in ovarian hormones and exercise induced adaptations, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of the Real Health podcast.

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JJ Clarke, producer, joins the Real Health podcast this week with Karl Henry for another round of listener questions.

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Are saunas and cold plunges healthy? Who should and shouldn’t be using them? And what does the research say?

Dr Tadhg Crowley, GP, chair of the IMO GP committee and associate professor at University College Dublin, joins me on this week’s episode of the Real Health podcast.

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Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan, consultant neurologist, neurophysiologist, and author of the Age of Diagnosis, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of the Real Health podcast.

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Jenny Branigan, chartered Physio and territory manager of parkrun Ireland joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast.

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Mairéad O'Driscoll, professional tax advisor AKA The Tax Nerd joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast to demystify tax.

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Producer, JJ Clarke, joins Karl Henry on this week’s bonus episode of The Real Health podcast where he answers the most common listener questions on health and fitness.

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Caroline Idiens,  bestselling author of Fit at 50, fitness in midlife expert and personal trainer joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast.

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Financial planner from Castle Capital Limited, Leah McMahon, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast.

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TJ Power, neuroscientist at the Dose Lab and Sunday Times best-selling author of The DOSE Effect, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast.

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