06 - Is food the best medicine? Dr Rupy breaks down the science of protein, fibre and more

The Dr Louise Newson Podcast

Dr Louise Newson

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Medicine

4.8 • 798 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by her good friend Dr Rupy Aujla, a medical doctor, nutritionist, and founder of The Doctor’s Kitchen for a deep dive into his new book, Healthy High Protein. Together, they explore how our relationship with food evolves over time, and why protein and fibre play a far more essential role in our health than many of us realise. Dr Rupy shares how inflammation acts like your body’s ‘internal campfire’, providing warmth and protection when in balance, but becoming harmful if it burns too intensely. Whilst working as a newly qualified junior doctor, Dr Rupy faced a life-changing health scare when he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that prompted him to reassess his lifestyle and approach to nutrition. Although diet is not a standalone treatment, the conversation between the experts emphasises the meaningful role diet can play in supporting overall health and restoring balance. Additionally, Dr Rupy shares practical tips on becoming a “good guesstimator” of your protein needs at each meal, along with three simple questions to ask yourself daily to support overall wellbeing. Available to watch on YouTube To learn more about Dr Rupy, visit his Instagram: here and check out The Doctor’s Kitchen Podcast, here and to listen to his previous conversation with Dr Louise in 2022, click here. His Doctor’s Kitchen app has lots of science backed recipes, all designed with the latest research in nutrition, and you can even choose specific health goals to focus on, such as to supporting gut health, brain health and lower inflammation. Dr Rupy has kindly offered all of my listeners £5 off if you follow this link: https://tdk.link/louise* We hope you're loving the new series! Share your thoughts with us on the feedback form here and if you enjoyed today's episode, don't forget to leave a 5-star rating on your podcast platform. Email [email protected] with suggestions for new guests! LET'S CONNECT Website: Dr Louise Newson Instagram: The Dr Louise Newson Podcast (@drlouisenewsonpodcast) • Instagram photos and videos LinkedIn: Louise Newson | LinkedIn Spotify: The Dr Louise Newson Podcast | Podcast on Spotify YouTube: Dr Louise Newson - YouTube CONNECT WITH DR RUPY Website: The Doctor’s Kitchen Instagram: Dr Rupy Aujla (@doctors_kitchen) • Instagram photos and videos LinkedIn: Dr Rupy Aujla | LinkedIn Spotify: The Doctor’s Kitchen Podcast | Podcast on Spotify YouTube: The Doctor’s Kitchen - Youtube *This is an affiliate link, which means I’ll earn a small commission if you sign up — at no extra cost to you. This is an app I genuinely love and use!

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr Louise Newsom and welcome to my podcast. I'm a GP, menopause specialist and founder of the free balance app.
0:12.0	My mission, to break the taboos around women's health and hormones, shining a light on the issues we've been too afraid to talk about.
0:20.6	From contraception, sex and testosterone to menopause-related addictions and beyond, we're covering it all.
0:28.5	I'll also be joined by experts and inspiring guests, sharing insights and real stories,
0:33.8	as well as answering your questions and tackling the topics that matter to you the most.
0:42.3	So on the podcast today, I've got with me one of my really dear friends, Dr. Rupi, who's brought
0:47.7	out this great new book, Healthy High Protein. We talk about protein, of course, but we also talk
0:53.2	about fibre and most exciting that we talk about
0:56.4	inflammation and the important role of reducing inflammation in our bodies for our health and our
1:02.5	future health as well. It's a great, warm, friendly chat, so hope you enjoy it.
1:12.2	So I'm super excited, Rufi, to have you back.
1:15.6	You haven't been here before and I'm quite excited because you have a bit of podcast
1:19.7	studio envy.
1:21.3	Yeah, I do.
1:22.0	This space is great, isn't it?
1:23.1	Yeah, it's gorgeous.
1:24.3	I feel like I'm in your living room, which is exactly how I put I should be.
1:28.6	Yeah. So you're here. I am, I'm also very delighted that you've chosen the colours to like,
1:34.6	my website's got this exact sort of green on. Has it? Really? Part of it's got lime green. So you could
1:39.4	have maybe changed this to lime green. Okay. Well, there's always room for the second and fourth room. But otherwise, it's like blending pretty well. So you've made this book for me. Yeah. It does suit the
1:48.5	aesthetic very well. I would like to say it was intentional, but I had to pick those colors like over a
1:53.3	year ago. Well, there you go. We obviously think the same. But the other reason that you've,
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