What is metabolism? Can you change it? Does it matter? These are all questions we’ll be helping to answer in this week’s episode of Weight Loss 360° with Boots Online Doctor. 

Our host, comedian and author Helen Thorn, will be joined by our resident Boots Online Doctor weight loss team: Lifestyle Medicine Lead GP Dr Sam Wellappili and nutritionist and nurse Ruth Taylor. Together, they’ll break down the myths around metabolism, what happens to our bodies during crash diets, the importance of movement and how to improve your metabolism, no matter what stage of the journey you’re at. 

Timecodes: 

00:00 Welcome to Weight Loss 360
00:22 Meet the experts
00:41 Intro to today’s topic
01:25 What is metabolism?
02:38 The problem with crash-dieting
05:48 How our metabolic rates change
07:15 How movement can improve metabolism
11:48 Making time to get moving
14:08 Helen’s personal journey with fitness
16:03 How much should you aim to lose?
19:22 What to do if you have limited mobility
21:20Top tips for success

Free resources from Boots Online Doctor: 

Weekly live webinars on weight loss from our friendly, expert team https://tinyurl.com/WL-webinars 

Online 10-week weight loss programme https://onlinedoctor.boots.com/weight-loss/10-week-weight-loss-programme/

Credits: 

Host: Helen Thorn 
Co-host: Dr Sam Wellappili 
In-house nutritionist: Ruth Taylor 
Boots Online Doctor Producer: Leah Sienna Williams 
Producer: Oli Seymour
Executive Producer: Izzie Clarke
Music composed by: Leah Sienna Williams

Boots Online Doctor offers access to confidential, expert advice and prescription treatment, all without the need for an appointment or trip to the doctor.

Access to treatment is subject to an online questionnaire reviewed by a clinician to assess suitability. Subject to availability. Charges apply.

The Boots Online Doctor Service is provided by Boots Digital Health, company number 12561320, with registered address 1 Thane Road West, Nottingham, England, NG2 3AA. Boots Digital Health is registered with the Care Quality Commission with Provider ID 1-10153778719.

What is metabolism? Can you change it? Does it matter? These are all questions we’ll be helping to answer in this week’s episode of Weight Loss 360° with Boots Online Doctor. 
Our host, comedian and author Helen Thorn, will be joined by our resident Boots Online Doctor weight loss team: Lifestyle Medicine Lead GP Dr Sam Wellappili and nutritionist and nurse Ruth Taylor. Together, they’ll break down the myths around metabolism, what happens to our bodies during crash diets, the importance of movement and how to improve your metabolism, no matter what stage of the journey you’re at. 
Timecodes: 
00:00 Welcome to Weight Loss 360 00:22 Meet the experts 00:41 Intro to today’s topic 01:25 What is metabolism? 02:38 The problem with crash-dieting 05:48 How our metabolic rates change 07:15 How movement can improve metabolism 11:48 Making time to get moving 14:08 Helen’s personal journey with fitness 16:03 How much should you aim to lose? 19:22 What to do if you have limited mobility 21:20Top tips for success
Free resources from Boots Online Doctor: 
Weekly live webinars on weight loss from our friendly, expert team https://tinyurl.com/WL-webinars 
Online 10-week weight loss programme https://onlinedoctor.boots.com/weight-loss/10-week-weight-loss-programme/
Credits: 
Host: Helen Thorn  Co-host: Dr Sam Wellappili  In-house nutritionist: Ruth Taylor  Boots Online Doctor Producer: Leah Sienna Williams  Producer: Oli Seymour Executive Producer: Izzie Clarke Music composed by: Leah Sienna Williams
Boots Online Doctor offers access to confidential, expert advice and prescription treatment, all without the need for an appointment or trip to the doctor. Access to treatment is subject to an online questionnaire reviewed by a clinician to assess suitability. Subject to availability. Charges apply. The Boots Online Doctor Service is provided by Boots Digital Health, company number 12561320, with registered address 1 Thane Road West, Nottingham, England, NG2 3AA. Boots Digital Health is registered with the Care Quality Commission with Provider ID 1-10153778719.

If you're trying to lose weight, you're probably fed up of all the noise out there. Maybe you don’t know where to start or feel like you’ve tried everything and haven’t seen the long-term success you’re hoping for.

That's why we've created Weight Loss 360° with Boots Online Doctor. Get straightforward evidence-based tips, advice and information from experts you can trust. We'll demystify weight loss and give you practical, realistic tools to help you lose weight long term for a healthier, happier you.

Join host, Helen Thorn – comedian, author and host of the Scummy Mummies podcast – as she talks to our experts about everything from diet culture and mindset to sleep and stress. She’ll also share her own experiences of a successful journey to long-lasting weight loss. 

Full episodes will be released every Wednesday from 9 October, with bitesize shorts following each Friday from 11 October.

If you're trying to lose weight, you're probably fed up of all the noise out there. Maybe you don’t know where to start or feel like you’ve tried everything and haven’t seen the long-term success you’re hoping for.
That's why we've created Weight Loss 360° with Boots Online Doctor. Get straightforward evidence-based tips, advice and information from experts you can trust. We'll demystify weight loss and give you practical, realistic tools to help you lose weight long term for a healthier, happier you.
Join host, Helen Thorn – comedian, author and host of the Scummy Mummies podcast – as she talks to our experts about everything from diet culture and mindset to sleep and stress. She’ll also share her own experiences of a successful journey to long-lasting weight loss. 
Full episodes will be released every Wednesday from 9 October, with bitesize shorts following each Friday from 11 October.