How does a teenager pushed into a toxic diet culture by the modelling industry end up a three-time Number 1 bestselling nutritionist on a mission to make healthy eating feel normal again?

Em the Nutritionist aka Emily English, joins John Vincent live to make the case that nutrition has been made far more complicated, frightening and expensive than it ever needed to be. She shares how a single comment from a modelling agency sent her spiralling into an eating disorder as a teenager, how recovery led her to study nutrition at King's, and why she now believes "your body is not a maths equation."

In this episode you'll learn:

◼ Why "we don't eat nutrients, we eat food", and how to translate nutrition science into meals you'll actually look forward to

◼ The four everyday pillars she'd give anyone who wants to feel better, starting with sleep and a daily walk

◼ Why your body "isn't a maths equation", and how obsessive tracking can quietly take more from your life than it gives

◼ "Protein diversity is king": how to build meals that leave you fuller and more satisfied without just piling on meat

◼ What the Blue Zones get right that has nothing to do with what's on the plate, and everything to do with how, and who, you eat with

◼ Why she calls it "criminal" to prey on people's insecurities to sell health, and her take on the personalised-nutrition and glucose-monitor boom

◼ How pressure from the modelling industry led to an eating disorder in her teens, and the realisation that set her on the path to recovery and a career in nutrition

◼ Why nutrition should feel normal, joyful and unintimidating, not a source of fear

Key Moments:

0:00 Intro

01:02 Starting with the book: So Good Express, her third Number 1 in a row

01:31 The lost romance of cookbooks (and her mum's cocoa-dusted Nigella)

03:40 Recipes that actually work, and the chefs who sabotage theirs on purpose

05:00 Why nutrition doesn't need reinventing at every corner

05:34 Her own story: when food stopped being simple

06:56 The agency photoshoot that changed everything

08:18 Falling into toxic diet culture, and the eating disorder

09:25 "If your goals take more than they give, it's not health"

10:00 Therapy, King's, and turning pain into purpose

12:26 "We don't eat nutrients, we eat food"

14:03 Why nutrition research is so hard: we're all unique

15:27 Why she calls fear-based wellness marketing "criminal"

16:23 The four everyday pillars: sleep, move, whole foods, hydration

17:54 How food makes you feel, during and after

18:30 Being present at the table, and the Blue Zones

20:12 The most important ingredient in health: purpose

22:31 "Your body is not a maths equation"

23:00 The protein question: why "protein diversity is king"

26:29 Rapid fire: meat-only diets, fasts and "your body, your choice"

29:08 What she most wants people to remember: nutrition should be normal

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How does someone go from homelessness, poverty and violence to selling over 3 million books worldwide?

Number 1 Sunday Times bestselling author Vex King reveals the single mindset shift that ended his victim story, why your sense of purpose only ever exists in the present moment, and the "spiritual ego" trap that keeps so many seekers stuck. Recorded live, this is one of the most honest conversations John Vincent has had on self-love, healing, manifestation and what it really means to live a whole life.

Vex King is the Number 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Good Vibes, Good Life, Healing Is the New High, Closer to Love and Things No One Taught Us About Love. A mind coach and one of the leading voices in modern personal development, Vex rose to fame on Instagram before his debut, Good Vibes, Good Life, went on to sell over 2.5 million copies, get translated into 40 languages, spend 132 weeks on the Sunday Times bestseller list and land at number 18 on the Sunday Times Top 100 books of the past 50 years. Born into hardship after losing his father as a baby, he turned his life around to build an audience of millions.

In this episode you'll learn:

◼ The mindset shift that ended his victim story, and why seeing yourself as a victim keeps your life stuck

◼ Why your purpose only exists in the present moment, and how chasing it in the future is the reason you can't find it

◼ The "sunshine" truth that means nothing inside you is ever actually missing

◼ Why he walked away from TV shows, lucrative courses and even an approach from OnlyFans to stay aligned with who he is

◼ How to tell genuine, nourishing excitement apart from the empty dopamine spike

◼ The difference between passion and anger, and why anger never takes you anywhere good

◼ How to spot the "spiritual ego" in yourself before it traps you

Key Moments:

0:00 Intro

1:33 The second-ever live John Vincent Podcast

2:44 Vex's story begins: a blank canvas

3:22 Growing up with homelessness, poverty, violence and racism

5:35 The book that changed his life (and how he got hold of it)

6:59 Was there a mentor? His mum's visit to the guru

10:47 The seed that was planted, and the vanishing woman on the train platform

14:59 Synchronicities, omens and deciding to trust the path

16:43 Quitting his corporate job with no backup plan

17:18 The hustles: clothing lines, the music industry and "Good Vibes Only"

21:50 "What are you doing with your life?"

22:48 Anger, Wing Chun and the true self

25:15 The sunshine analogy: why nothing in you is missing

29:21 Why every wisdom tradition points to the same truth

30:11 Why you should never take anything personally

32:37 The Four Agreements, the Enneagram and our hidden fears

36:28 Passion vs anger: "What happened to you?"

38:24 Making a living without selling your soul

38:47 Turning down TV, courses and OnlyFans to stay aligned

42:20 The real price we pay for clinging on

43:33 The conversation that changed everything

49:22 Why purpose only exists in the present moment

51:31 The trap of the spiritual ego

55:09 Can a nurse or a bus driver really live this way?

56:05 Finding purpose in everyday interactions

57:55 The miserable ticket seller who could change lives

59:22 Why real change starts small (and starting from zero)

1:00:55 How trust compounds over time

1:02:23 True excitement vs the dopamine spike

1:04:06 Final reflections

Welcome to The John Vincent Podcast, where we explore ancient healing and modern medicine, and the best ways, both old and new, to help people enjoy naturally healthy lives. Hosted by John Vincent, co-founder of LEON, the podcast brings together the world's leading doctors, scientists, nutritionists, healers and practitioners of indigenous wisdom to explore health in body, mind, spirit and emotion, and to pin down what we can actually do to live and heal well.

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