Hello and welcome to the FoodMedic podcast. I'm Dr. Hazel Wallace, founder of the Food Medic. I'm a qualified doctor,

personal trainer, blogger and bestselling author of the books of Food Medic and the Food Medic for life.

I'm passionate about maximising our health through how we live our lives, including the food that we eat,

physical activity and stress management.

We will hear from leading experts in their field who will be sharing evidence-based advice

on how we can live healthier lives, and we will cut through the confusing information that we find

online.

I like to think of myself as one of the first of a new generation of doctors.

Thank you. I like to think of myself as one of the first of a new generation of doctors. Hello and welcome to the Food Medic podcast. I'm your host, Dr. Hazel Wallace, and today I'm delighted to be joined by fellow Irish person, Alan Flanagan. Alan is a lawyer and nutritionist based in Dublin. In addition to his legal practice, Alan is currently finishing a master's in nutritional

medicine at the University of Surrey. Alan has a very logical, no-nonsense approach to nutrition, which he

keeps sharp as a practicing barrister. He brings together these skills to help translate the often

complicated world of nutrition science and is dedicated to guiding healthcare professionals

in evidence-based nutrition. Alan, welcome to the podcast. Thank you for having me. It's really

nice to have someone with a lovely Irish accent on the podcast. Very nice to listen. Yeah, absolutely.

Now, I'm going to tell the story of how we met. So Alan and I actually met through Instagram over a debate surrounding a study on processed foods a couple of months ago.

And after what was quite a heated discussion, we actually ended up having many conversations since around nutrition and public health. So this is why I invited Alan on

because I know he's extremely well researched in this field,

but he's also not afraid to hold back.

But first of all, your kind of skill sets very interesting.

I don't think many lawyers can kind of tend to go into

masters in nutrition.

So can you first tell us how you fell into this?

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