Health Geeks Book Club Podcast

Have you passed gas (farted) lately? How does smell affect your interactions? Let’s talk about human smells and what does smell have to do with our health and wellness? Can Kristen and Eleanor make that jump? We laugh it up as we complete our review of Harold McGee’s comprehensive text NOSE DIVE: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells (2020). Listen in, then share your thoughts and reactions @healthgeekspodcast. Leave a message on the TLD Network Hotline 336-422-NUMB (6862)

Do you enjoy the smells around you? Do you even notice them? Why do they smell the way they do? Eleanor and Kristen are introduced to the intricate details of the chemistry behind the smells of the “osmocosm” and the volatiles that are involved. A very surprising read of Harold McGee’s text – NOSE DIVE: A Field Guide to the World’s Smells (2020). Listen in, then share your thoughts and reactions @healthgeekspodcast. Leave a message on the TLD Network Hotline 336-422-NUMB (6862)

Do you eat foods from other countries? March is National Nutrition month and the theme this year is: Celebrate a World of Flavors! Kristen, Eleanor and Producer Tim started talking about Mardi Gras traditions and "foreign" foods we have sampled from different regions of the US and other countries. We even found ways to tie our chat into the reading we have been doing about wellness. We loved our chat--hope you do too! Listen in, then share your thoughts and reactions @healthgeekspodcast. Leave a message on the TLD Network Hotline 336-422-NUMB (6862)

What does the research say about the popular diets in the headlines? Diet culture abounds. Which diet REALLY works? Should we count calories? Health journalist, and author, Robert J. Davis, PhD joins Kristen and Eleanor to discuss his latest book SUPERSIZED LIES: How Myths about Weight Loss Are Keeping Us Fat- and the Truth About What Really Works. Listen in, then share your thoughts and reactions @healthgeekspodcast. Leave a message on the TLD Network Hotline 336-422-NUMB (6862)

We love reading books together. When we finish a book, it’s not over! The books provoke us and encourage us to pursue the ideas confronted. We keep the conversation going, sharing more of our personal stories and reactions. Maybe it is too much coffee, but Eleanor and Kristen had more to say about ATLAS OF THE HEART by Brené Brown. Listen in, then share your thoughts and reactions @healthgeekspodcast. Leave a message on the TLD Network Hotline 336-422-NUMB (6862)

Brene Brown has written a reference book exploring the “language” of our hearts. Kristen and Eleanor had different reactions to “ATLAS OF THE HEART: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience." They select some of Dr. Brown's itemized emotions and discuss nuances in the language we use to talk about how we feel. Listen in, then share your thoughts and reactions @healthgeekspodcast. Leave a message on the TLD Network Hotline 336-422-NUMB (6862)

Celebrating a major milestone-- 50 episodes! We take some time and reflect on our break. We share what we did, based on our reading, to restore our spirits for this upcoming year of podcasting. Tim joined in and offered help to those new to podcast listening. Take a break from your routine and get to know us better on this podcast! We love company!

Eleanor and Kristen revisit The Telomere Effect: If you haven't heard of Telomeres yet-- you will be blown away! This week's chat is about THE TELOMERE EFFECT: A revolutionary approach to living younger, healthier, longer by Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD and Elissa Epel, PhD.

Eleanor and Kristen revisit The Switch: Should you eat breakfast, eat small meals all day long, drink milk, eat nuts, give up alcohol and never ever smoke a cigar? Listen in while Eleanor and Kristen talk about just a few of the provocative and maybe even radical ideas that challenge current nutritional recommendations presented in the book THE SWITCH by James W. Clement.

Eleanor and Kristen talk about Spark: Can your muscles take care of your brain? Listen in while The Health Geeks, Kristen and Eleanor, highlight concepts presented in “Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain” by John J Ratey, MD