Live Well Be Well with Sarah Ann Macklin | Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition

Stress, long-term exhaustion and not being kind to our bodies can contribute to crippling emotional weight that can dysregulate our hormones and lead to autoimmune disease.

Sarah is joined by Dr Sara Gottfried to explore how we can assess our hormones, how to tackle trauma and speak about the amazing benefits of MDMA therapy.

Sara Gottfreid is a Harvard-educated MD with 25 years of experience, and author of four New York Times bestselling books.

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You have to change your diet to change your gut health, right? Or maybe not, as we learn in today’s episode. 

Dr. William Bulsciewicz is an American Board Certified Gastroenterologist and author of the New York Times best seller, Fibre Fuelled. He returns to the Live Well Be Well podcast to share an incredible amount of knowledge about the gut, including how even the most recent food you’ve eaten can change the health of your gut microbiome.

We explore how we can put IBS into a permanent state of remission, what exactly SIBO is, and seven must-eat foods for an immediate improvement in your gut health. 

If you have any questions about the gut, they will be answered in this episode! And they might just be the missing piece of the puzzle in your quest for optimal gut health.

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TimeCodes:

00:00 Introduction

02:30 The MOST important factors to keep our gut barrier healthy

07:50 How to increase fibre in your diet

10:35 The importance of resistant starch

14:15 How to increase resistant starch when cooking

15:20 IBD, IBS & struggling with fibre intake

21:15 Exclusion diets: do we or don’t we?

25:50 Your gut microbiome directly affects your immune system

29:20 It’s not just food that affects your gut health

36:40 The effects of social media on the developing brain

39:20 What is SIBO?

43:40 The Gold Standard test that no one uses

48:25 How to manage symptoms of SIBO

52:30 Don’t fear that food!

58:00 Burping: what is happening? 

01:04:10 What Does Live Well Be Well Mean To You?

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Sarah Ann is joined by practitioner and co-founder of Sensate, Stefan Chmelik, to explore how the mind-blowing Vagus Nerve could hold the answer to improving your mental and physical health.

Discover what methods you can use to lower your stress, anxiety and reduce your chances of developing chronic disease.

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Can we really stop the overthinking process? 

According to Neuroscientist Nicole Vignola - yes, we most definitely can. 

As a world-leading Neuroscientist and brain performance coach, Nicole knows how the human mind works. And in this conversation she demonstrates that if you change your brain, you can change your life. 

Through a combination of science and tangible strategies, this episode will teach you how to rewire your brain in just seven easy steps. Learn about the eight core emotions, what the stress & anxiety habit loop is, and why we all need a big physiological sigh.

This conversation is packed with insightful learnings and key takeaways that we can all use to become unstuck from our thoughts once and for all. 

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Timecodes: 

00:00 Introduction

02:30 How Can We Get Unstuck From Our Thoughts? 

05:30 Cognitive Fusion vs Defusion

08:40 The Physiological Sigh

10:30 Different Ways To Visualise Your Thoughts

16:00 Aphantasia: Unable To Visualise Your Thoughts?

19:15 Visualisation Of Thoughts: The Lemon Experiment

21:40 The 8 Core Emotions

25:40 Choose Joy Over Happiness

27:25 Don’t Suppress Your Emotions

30:40 How We Can Stop The Over Thinking Process

35:00 The Habit Loop: Stress Vs Anxiety

38:55 Why Having Breaks Is So Important

46:30 How To Think To Improve Your Self-Worth

54:10 Realigning With Your Core Values

57:40 How Can We Build Self Trust

1:01:40 The One Tool You Need To Rewire Your Brain

1:04:55 What Does Live Well Be Well Mean To You?

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From the moment our periods start, we experience symptoms such as PMS and PMDD - but most of us just DEAL WITH IT.

This can lead to many serious health problems being undiagnosed. Sadly it could be a reason for more severe symptoms during the menopause, leading to an increased risk of heart disease, dementia and even early death.

And doctors are denying us treatment.

Dr Louise Newson. Louise is a GP, world-leading menopause expert and author of the definitive guide to the perimenopause and menopause. Louise reveals the answers your GP won't give you to put an end to severe PMS symptoms which can lead to an early menopause.

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Protein seems to be the most popular nutrient on the block right now.

From debates about plant versus animal protein, to the ongoing question about protein timing and if it really matters - our screens and feeds are full of it. 

But what does the science say about protein?

We cover it all this week with our guest Simon Hill, a Nutritionist, Physiotherapist, author of The Proof Is In The Plants and host of The Proof podcast.

In this conversation we explore the nuances of protein consumption, covering everything from protein sources and optimal intake to how protein can impact strength training, and how this affects women in particular.

This episode will help you understand fact from fiction, and empower you with the knowledge to make the best choices for your diet.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Introduction

02:30 Plant vs Meat Based Protein

13:14 How To Map Your Protein Intake

19:50 Protein Shakes: Good or Bad?

23:10 What To Look For In Your Protein Powder

25:15 How Does Strength Change With Protein Intake?

29:30 Why Is Resistance Training So Important For Women?

33:00 Menopause and Resistance Training

35:00 Creatine: What Is It, And Should We Be Using It?

41:00 Is Soy A Good Source of Protein?

43:40 How Soy Protein Affects Sex Hormones

49:00 Fatty Fish, Should We Be Eating It? 

58:00 The Mediterranean Diet Vs the Danish Diet

01:03:00 Should We Be Scared Of Seed Oils?

01:09:00 Self Compassion & Nutrition

01:14:30 Turning Points in Nutrition

01:20:00 Self Compassion Leads To A Better You

01:25:30 What Does Live Well Be Well Mean To You?

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Hailed as the Godfather of Nutrition, Professor Christopher Gardner reveals if the Keto diet can have an effect on your mental health to help you understand the best way to fuel your body.

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If you’ve ever been confused by the amount of nutrition information (and misinformation) online, you’re not alone.  

Dr. William Li, the New York Times bestselling author of Eat To Beat Disease and Eat To Beat Your Diet, returns to Live Well Be Well to discuss how we can truly use food as medicine.

With science-backed data about what foods we should be consuming - and importantly, why - Dr. Li shares the key insights and learnings from his career as a Physician and Scientist.

From why you need to know what angiogenesis is and why we should be consuming natural sugars, to the fact that ‘antinutrients’ do not exist (despite what social media may say), this episode will have you saying no to supposed quick-fix solutions and saying yes to the power of food.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Introduction

02:50 Intermittent Fasting: Weighing Risks and Benefits

11:00 GLP-1 Antagonist: Exploring Weight Management

21:00 Debunking Health Myths: Fact vs Fiction & Weight Loss Drugs

42:15 What Are Antinutrients

53:40 Understanding Angiogenesis

1:08:40 Cancer Prevention Strategies: Top 5 Super Foods

1:22:20 The Role Of Sugar in the Body 

1:33:00 How We Can Navigate Health Misconceptions

1:35:50 What Does Live Well Be Well Mean To You?

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Your relationship doesn't have to be toxic for it to be a bad one. In fact there are millions of men and women who feel stuck in their relationship, not because their partner is the problem, but because their attachment styles don't fit.

Tinder’s Head of Global Insight and co-host of Married at First Sight Paul Brunson joins me to explore the evolution of romance, how you can identify if your relationship isn't working and how to find true, lasting love.

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If you search ‘Mo Gawdat’ online, the most popular result that appears time and time again is ‘AI is going to kill us’. As the former Chief Business Officer of Google’s innovation lab, Google X, where they work on new ideas such as self-driving cars and robots, Mo had a deep insight into what the future could hold.

But this is just one side of Mo. He is also the author of the bestselling book, Solve For Happy, which he wrote after discovering the equation for permanent happiness. And his follow-up book, Unstressable, shows us that chronic stress is a predictable and preventable part of modern life. 

In this conversation, we discuss the essence of what makes us human. From parenting to fitting in, Mo shares his personal insights about how we can move beyond the conventional definitions of success and happiness, to something more profound and accessible.

This is such an impactful and emotional conversation which will help you to not only understand how to stop stress taking over, but also uncover the secret weapon in navigating modern society’s challenges.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Intro

02:40 How our relationships influence our understanding of success and happiness

11:40 Masculine and feminine sexuality

14:40 Finding the balance between your masculine and feminine qualities

18:30 How we learn from our mistakes, particularly as parents

27:50 Religion and ‘fitting in’

30:30 Be who YOU are

36:20 Success, unhappiness and a loss of identity 

44:00 Finding your resonance 

46:15 You never really fail

50:00 Society and failure

58:00 How A.I. evolves the world we live in

1:02:00 The essence of what makes us human

1:06:30 Can some companies become more powerful than some countries?

1:11:00 Everyone needs to take responsibility to prevent an A.I. takeover

1:15:00 The negativity bias and why we are conditioned to do the wrong things

1:24:00 Chat GPT and social media are distracting you from the truth

1:29:00 How do we move more into our feminine

1:40:00 Pre-set categories in  society

1:48:00 What does Live Well Be Well mean to you?

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