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Ancient Wisdom: Modern Science

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Michelle Hammond is an integrative health and wellbeing consultant, Chinese medicine practitioner and multi-award-winning educator with over 30 years’ experience in clinical practice, spa and wellness leadership and professional training. Drawing on ancient medical traditions alongside modern health science, Michelle is known for translating complex ideas into practical, intelligent insights that help people live with greater balance, resilience and vitality. She is the host of Ancient Wisdom: Modern

Ancient Wisdom: Modern Science on UK Health Radio – a weekly programme exploring the enduring principles that support human health and wellbeing.

Through thoughtful conversations with scientists, clinicians, pioneers, and practitioners, the show explores where ancient medical traditions and modern research intersect. From the microbiome and nervous system regulation to sleep, longevity, emotional health, connection, and the healing power of touch, each episode invites listeners to rethink health not as a battle against disease, but as a process of cultivating balance within the living systems of the body, and aligned with the natural world.

At its heart, Ancient Wisdom: Modern Science is about bridging insight with action – helping listeners understand their bodies more deeply and make simple, meaningful shifts that support resilience, vitality, and long-term wellbeing.

Because living well is rarely about doing more.

It’s about understanding what truly matters – and supporting it consistently.

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