This week on Alive and Kicking Clare McKenna talks to Dr. Helena Boschi about her book 'Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Our Brain To Get The Best Out of Ourselves and Others'.

Eoin McCluskey of Bread 41 in Dublin stops in to chat to Clare about the benefits of simple ingredients and sourdough bread.

Dr. Laura Lenihan joins Clare to talk about skincare and the ever evolving wolrd of skincare medicine.

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