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Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Clare McKenna looks at ‘health’ in the widest sense of the word. From mindfulness to skin problems, from personal health journeys to tips for better exercise, Clare tries to bring you a dose of happy and healthy living. Listen and subscribe to Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

Latest episodes

Daniel Davey: ‘Some professional athletes’ health falloff after their careers is frightening’

5 days ago - 14 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Dr Larisa Corda: ‘If you’ve had childhood trauma, you have an increased risk of endometriosis’

5 days ago - 18 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

‘Interoception is a massive thing in science that almost nobody knows about’

5 days ago - 16 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Alive and Kicking Full Episode 26/4/25

5 days ago - 48 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Maia Dunphy and IBS: ‘The pain was so severe that you can’t breathe your way through it’

11 days ago - 11 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Cardiologist Robert Kelly: 'The onset of plaque in your arteries can start in your teens'

11 days ago - 20 mins

Alive and Kicking with Clare McKenna

Derval O'Rourke on Rising to the Challenge

This week on Alive and Kicking Clare McKenna chats to Helen Byrne on why Mindfulness became her chosen career and how she set up the Masters in Mindfulness based interventions in UCD. We hear from journalist Jillian Bolger on the health and wellness trends born out out of last year and the ones that are set to soar into the year ahead. Plus Derval O’Rourke on being a part of Ireland’s Fittest Families which is back on the box this week.