Integrative Medicine Matters

About Integrative Medicine Matters

Integrative Medicine Matters is a show that explores the science & practice of whole-person health. Join Dr Elizabeth Thompson, founder of the National Centre for Integrative Medicine (NCIM), as she interviews leading experts in lifestyle, functional & integrative medicine. She will discuss topics like nutrition, herbal medicine, fasting, movement, mindfulness & much more. NCIM is transforming healthcare through Integrative Medicine education for healthcare providers, clinical appointments for patients & a membership to learn & connect with like-minded professionals. Visit www.ncim.org.uk

Publisher

Integrative Medicine Matters

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Jun 2025

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 31 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Medicine Rooted in Nature: Jayn Sterland on Biodynamic Farming, Integrative Health and the Wisdom of Weleda

   In this richly inspiring conversation, Dr Elizabeth Thompson welcomes Jayn Sterland, Managing Director of Weleda, to explore what happens when business, nature and integrative health collide. Jayn shares her journey from a high-flying global career in fashion to leading one of the world's most purpose-driven natural health and skincare companies, a path shaped by a pivotal moment at her son's hospital bedside. Together they explore the philosophy of anthroposophy, the science and soul of biodynamic farming, and Weleda's extraordinary global work with farming communities from Moldova to Morocco. With warmth, honesty and hard-won wisdom, Jayn makes a compelling case that integrative health isn't radical or alternative, it's simply common sense. Key Takeaways: Mind, body and emotions are inseparable, health is whole A midlife values crisis can be your greatest turning point Biodynamic farming works with nature, not against it Sustainability means putting back as much as you take out Ethical business and commercial success can go hand in hand Fair partnerships with global farming communities create lasting change Lived experience in integrative health is as valuable as clinical training Trust your instincts and stop making yourself small To celebrate Jayn's podcast, ⁠Weleda⁠ (https://www.weleda.co.uk/) have given NCIM podcast listeners 25% discount when using the code: NCIM25.⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/podcast-jayn-sterland)READ THE FULL SHOW NOTES HERE⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/podcast-jayn-sterland) About our guest: Jayn Sterland is Managing Director of Weleda UK and was ranked No.1 in 2023’s Who’s Who of Natural Beauty. She serves on the Advisory Board of the British Beauty Council, where she chairs the Sustainable Beauty Coalition, and is also on the board of the global B Corp Beauty Coalition. Recognised for her leadership in sustainability, Jayn has received multiple industry awards, including an Outstanding Achievement Award at NOPEX and honours from the CEO Today Awards. With over a decade at Weleda, she continues to champion socially and environmentally responsible business practices as a speaker and columnist. If you’re interested in learning more about Integrative Medicine, you can: 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our free newsletter Integrative Medicine Matters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/news-blog) 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our NCIM Membership, just £4.99 per month⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/membership) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 ⁠Sign up for our free Introduction to Integrative Medicine course⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.healthelearning.online/courses/introduction-to-integrative-medicine-taster)⁠ 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore our 10 CPD Point Discovery Course in Integrative Medicine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.healthelearning.online/courses/introduction-to-integrative-medicine-part-1-accredited) 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find out more about our master’s Level 7 Diploma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/diploma), including ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠single modules⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/diploma#singlemodule) you can enrol in today! NCIM also offers an Integrative Medicine Clinic, where our expert team of Integrative Medicine Doctors and Integrative Clinical Team work collaboratively to support your health and wellbeing. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more and book an appointment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/wellbeing-2). We would love to get your feedback on the topics and conversations we feature. Follow and connect with us on social media – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/ncimorguk), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/ncimorguk), and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/ncimorguk) –and let us know your thoughts. Don’t forget to subscribe and share if you enjoyed this episode! Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional before making any changes to your health or treatment plan.

2. 

   17 Sept 2026

   Homeopathy and the Human Side of Oncology with Dr Jean Lionel Bagot

   Dr Jean-Lionel Bagot, founder of France's first outpatient integrative oncology centre in Strasbourg, joins Dr Elizabeth Thompson to share his vision of a medicine that was never meant to be divided. Drawing on decades of clinical experience in oncology, palliative care, and homeopathy, Dr Bagot makes a passionate case that Integrative Medicine is not a new idea, it is simply good medicine, with the patient at its centre. He takes us inside his remarkable day clinic model, now replicated across six French cities, where cancer patients receive free, multidisciplinary integrative care, from homeopathy and acupuncture to mindfulness and a shared therapeutic meal. The conversation ranges from the practicalities of reducing chemotherapy side effects with homeopathy, to the profound importance of listening, examining, and sending every patient home with a smile. Key Takeaways • Integrative oncology is simply good medicine — conventional and complementary care united around the patient • France now has six free integrative oncology day clinics offering homeopathy, acupuncture, mindfulness and more • Homeopathy does not interfere with chemotherapy — over 10,000 isotherapic prescriptions with zero cases of interference • Isotherapy (homeopathic potency of the patient's own drug) significantly reduces chemotherapy side effects • Start homeopathy at diagnosis, not after side effects develop — prevention is far more effective than cure • Ascending potencies of Phosphoricum Acidum offer real relief for cancer-related fatigue • Organotherapy supports organs and nerves damaged by treatment, including chemo-induced peripheral neuropathy Deep listening and thorough examination are not just clinical tools — they are acts of healing in themselves READ THE FULL SHOW NOTES HERE (https://ncim.org.uk/podcast-jeanlionel-bagot) About the guest: Dr Jean-Lionel Bagot is a medical doctor and internationally recognised leader in integrative oncology, with over 30 years of clinical experience in Strasbourg, France. He specialises in homeopathic supportive care alongside conventional cancer treatment, with a focus on quality of life and managing treatment-related side effects. He is founder and president of the International Homeopathic Society for Supportive Care in Oncology (SHISSO), coordinating physician at the Saint Vincent Hospital Group's Integrative Care Department, and has taught at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Strasbourg for over two decades. Dr Bagot is the author of Cancer and Homeopathy, a practical guide for patients and professionals, and has 65 peer-reviewed publications to his name. He serves on the scientific board of the French Society of Integrative Oncology (SFOI). If you’re interested in learning more about Integrative Medicine, you can: 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our free newsletter Integrative Medicine Matters⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/news-blog) 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our NCIM Membership, just £4.99 per month⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/membership) ⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 ⁠Sign up for our free Introduction to Integrative Medicine course⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.healthelearning.online/courses/introduction-to-integrative-medicine-taster)⁠ 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore our 10 CPD Point Discovery Course in Integrative Medicine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.healthelearning.online/courses/introduction-to-integrative-medicine-part-1-accredited) 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find out more about our master’s Level 7 Diploma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/diploma), including ⁠⁠⁠⁠single modules⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/diploma#singlemodule) you can enrol in today! NCIM also offers an Integrative Medicine Clinic, where our expert team of Integrative Medicine Doctors and Integrative Clinical Team work collaboratively to support your health and wellbeing. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more and book an appointment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/wellbeing-2). We would love to get your feedback on the topics and conversations we feature. Follow and connect with us on social media – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/ncimorguk), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/ncimorguk), and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/ncimorguk) –and let us know your thoughts. Don’t forget to subscribe and share if you enjoyed this episode! Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional before making any changes to your health or treatment plan.

3. 

   3 Sept 2026

   Intensive Care to Aromatherapy: One Nurse's Journey to the Heart of Healing with Rhiannon Lewis

   In this brilliant episode of Integrative Medicine Matters, Dr Elizabeth Thompson sits down with Rhiannon Lewis, a former intensive care nurse turned clinical aromatherapist, educator and founder of the International Clinical AromatherapyNetwork, a global community of over 2000 practitioners in more than 90 countries. Rhiannon brings a rare combination of clinical rigour, deep botanical knowledge and genuine passion for the therapeutic potential of essential oils, and the conversation that unfolds is one of the most practically rich and scientifically grounded explorations of aromatherapy we have had on this podcast. Together Elizabeth and Rhiannon explore the history and science of essential oils, the growing evidence base across anxiety, sleep, pain management and cancer care, the remarkable emerging research on antimicrobial resistance and biofilm disruption, and why something as simple as the smell of a rose or a sprig of lavender can produce measurable changes in our neuroendocrine system and skin inflammation. What emerges is a compelling case for why aromatherapy deserves a much more prominent place in modern integrative healthcare, and a powerful reminder that nature has been offering us its medicine for a very long time. Key Takeaways 🌿 Essential oils are concentrated chemical cocktailswith measurable therapeutic effects, not just pleasant smells 🧪 The strongest evidence for aromatherapy is in anxiety, sleep, nausea and pain management 💊 Peppermint and menthol are showing remarkableresults for chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy 🦠 Essential oils can disrupt biofilm and bacterialcommunication making them a powerful tool in the fight against antibiotic resistance 🌹 Choice and personalisation are built into every aromatherapy treatment giving patients genuine agency in their care 🌿 The goal is always self care, equipping patients with their own tools to use between and beyond therapy sessions 🌸 Simply inhaling a pleasant familiar scent can measurably reduce skin inflammation and enhance the body's own healing capacity About our guest: Rhiannon Lewis is a practising aromatherapist, educator, author, conference organiser and host of the professional online International Clinical Aromatherapy Network (ICAN). A former nurse, Rhiannon’s effective teaching style and passion for making an aromatic difference at the bedside of sick patients has taken her all over the world as a speaker atconferences and as facilitator of numerous advanced clinical aromatherapy programs, both online and in-person. She is an initiator of several important advances in the clinical aromatherapy world including the introduction of personalised aromatherapy inhalers in settings such as cancer and palliative care. SEE FULL SHOW NOTES HERE (https://ncim.org.uk/podcast-rhiannon-lewis) If you’re interested in learning more about Integrative Medicine, you can: 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our free newsletter Integrative Medicine Matters⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/news-blog) 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our NCIM Membership, just £4.99 per month⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/membership) ⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 ⁠Sign up for our free Introduction to Integrative Medicine course⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.healthelearning.online/courses/introduction-to-integrative-medicine-taster)⁠ 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Explore our 10 CPD Point Discovery Course in Integrative Medicine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.healthelearning.online/courses/introduction-to-integrative-medicine-part-1-accredited) 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find out more about our master’s Level 7 Diploma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/diploma), including ⁠⁠⁠⁠single modules⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/diploma#singlemodule) you can enrol in today! NCIM also offers an Integrative Medicine Clinic. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learnmore and book an appointment⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://ncim.org.uk/wellbeing-2). We would love to get your feedback on the topics and conversations we feature. Follow and connect with us on social media – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/ncimorguk), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/ncimorguk), and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/ncimorguk) and let us know your thoughts. Don’t forget to subscribe and share if you enjoyed this episode! Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare professional before making any changes to your health or treatment plan.

Inside a recent episode

The Healing Power of Voice: Where Art Meets Medicine with Christina Shewell

Published 19 Mar 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It's beautiful and this marrying of art and science comes through a lot of whole system approaches that and I guess relates also to this kind of left brain there's logical sequential part of our brains and then this right brain which is complex how we make sense of things, how we recognise patterns and it and there's research emerging you know that when we can activate both sides of the brain we're healthier happier we live longer so it seems to me that medicine should do that as well bringing those elements through and also I guess the unknown which the arts bring you know the idea that sometimes we'll need something that takes us beyond facts into something deeper. […]

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• Christina Shewell
• Valter Longo
• Kirsten Chick
• Victoria Maizes
• Dr Marion Steiner

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