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

We spend three quarters of a billion pounds on probiotic products that promise to balance our microbiome. We sip on kombucha and pickle kimchi. The evidence stacks when we discuss the connection between our brain and gut. With two out 10 people in the UK suffering with IBS, and no cure for those who suffer with IBS, severe IBS symptoms can heavily implode on peoples lives.  In this episode I speak to Dr Jane Muir, lead dietitian at Monash university. Researchers at Monash discovered certain short chain carbohydrates could not be digested and caused aggravation for many people with IBS, naming these, FODMAPs.  Although research suggests that there is not one single cause for IBS, there are a variety of treatments, including that can help improve symptoms and thus quality of life. We discuss how a low FODMAP diet may help improve symptoms of IBS, alongside other treatments such as CBT, hypnotherapy and movement.  Follow @sarahannmacklin | @be_well_collective Show notes  Patient course code: BWC10 https://www.monashfodmap.com/online-training/patients-course/ More information about Monash  Website https://www.monashfodmap.com/ App  https://www.monashfodmap.com/ibs-central/i-have-ibs/get-the-app/ Blogs  https://www.monashfodmap.com/blog/

Understanding how your body responds to stress can be key to managing stressful situations and reducing the impact it has on your health, but are we coping with stress? Stress seems to be one of the greatest public health challenges of our time. Stress is a significant factor in mental health problems including anxiety and depression. It is also linked to physical health problems like heart disease, problems with our immune system, insomnia and digestive problems, but what if I told you, you could make yourself stress proof?  I speak to Dr Mithu Storoni, a neuroscientists who has written a fantastic book aimed to stress proof our daily lives.

We all have an emotional connection with food, and for some during lockdown this has been emphasized more than others. Disruption to many of our carefully planned routines, lack of access to social networks and increased anxiety means food has become a comfort in time of need. Alongside the current media pressure to “transform yourself” during lockdown, these messages can amplify the internal dialogue and make the struggle with poor body image and a difficult relationship with food even harder. For many of us who rely on the gym or struggles with exercise addiction, seeing the nation’s newfound fitness craze under lockdown has also proved triggering. To help make sense of it all is Renee Mcgregor is a leading Sports and Eating disorder specialist dietitian with 20 years’ experience working in clinical and performance nutrition. Follow: @sarahannmacklin | @be_well_collective Join: The free 30 day challenge of the GREAT BRITISH VEG OUT www.sarahannmacklin.com/gbvo    

It can be extremely hard to not compare ourselves to one another, yet this holds a negative impact in how we view ourselves. Changing your thoughts and beliefs because someone else either approves or disapproves, and ascribing your self-worth to the approval of others can become tiresome. It can also lead to anxiety, depression and eating disorders, among other mental health illnesses. I speak to Caggie Dunlop, who felt the pressures which fame brought, and opens up about her personal struggles.  Follow: @sarahannmackin | @be_well_collective To help support the oceans with L'OCCITAINE: From the 14th-16th August, purchase one of L’OCCITANE’s eco-refills and £5 from each sale will be donated to UK charity Surfers Against Sewage who work to protect our oceans and beaches from pollution. Use the code GREENDAY online at uk.loccitane.com for FREE delivery until 31st August. Click here: https://uk.loccitane.com/eco-refills-collection,83,1,96296,1398254.htm?utm_source=Sarah_Macklin&utm_medium=PR&utm_campaign=Reducing_Waste

Science is full of people who disagree with one another . If we all thought exactly the same way, we could retire and call the status quo truth. But when theories have no scientific backing behind them, and when people start to fear food which has no scientific evidence, we have to challenge that.  Following on from last weeks episode with Dr Izzy Smith, we help to clarify some of nutrition myths. Celery juice has been tipped to cure digestive and immune disorders, fluoride use has been linked to autism and the oral conceptive has been linked to an increase risk of breast cancer. What is the truth and the facts? Find out in today's episode.  Show Notes Host: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.com Mental Health: @be_well_collective | www.be_well_collective.com

The UK is now drinking 50% less milk than they were in 1974, and almost a quarter of Britons are consuming plant-based milk alternatives as the popularity of vegan diets continues to grow. Yet there is still a lot confusion about dairy and soy milk when it comes to our health. Does soy affect our breast cancer risk? Does soy interfere with our hormones? We've heard many times dairy leaches calcium from our bones, is this true?  With so many misconceptions between soy and dairy, it's hard to differentiate between fact and fiction. In the first series of season 2, I speak to Dr Izzy Smith who is a medical doctor working in Sydney Australia, specialising in general internal medicine and endocrinology aka the study of hormone health. She is also a qualified personal trainer and ambassador for the Men’s health charity Movember and a passionate runner and athlete herself. #LiveWellBeWell @Sarahannmacklin

A live episode from the Be Well 2020 summit  What is the real science behind what we eat? We are all increasingly bewildered by the simple question of what to eat. Despite advice from experts, governments and dieticians about the dangers of too much fat, sugar, protein and lack of exercise, our nutrition, and the global obesity crisis, is getting worse. There is one area which scientists do agree on, and that is the importance of our gut health.  In this episode, Dr Tim Spector speaks live at Sarah Ann's Be Well Collective wellbeing event. Tim is a Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at Guys and St Thomas Hospital. Tm has published over 900 scientific journals, and leads the largest microbiome project in the UK, the Twin Study. Tim explains his wealth of knowledge relating to the gut microbiome, the facts behind what we eat, why people gain weight, fail to lose weight, and why allergy seems to be everywhere.  Show Notes Host: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.com Mental Health: @be_well_collective | www.be_well_collective.com

This week Sarah Ann Macklin speaks to double Olympic gold medalist, Victoria Pendleton CBE. Mental health problems are one of the world’s most common conditions, with behavioural patterns such as depression and anxiety affecting millions of people every year. Startlingly, 1 in 6 people experience a common mental health problem every week. Victoria shares her personal experience with mental health, relaying the dark times that she experienced at her deepest lows with depression and battling thoughts of suicide. Victoria shares for the first time about her eating disorder, of her struggle with anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Victoria explains how her depression and ultimately extremely low self worth and warped body image lead to her to use food as a control mechanism to regain the power that she felt she had lost. Please note, that for some the content in this podcast may be triggering. For anyone who has been affected by the content in this week's episode, information regarding support and helplines can be found on the Be Well Collective website.  For more information visit @sarahannmacklin | @be_well_collective #LiveWellBeWell

Can we really boost our immune health? This week Sarah Ann Macklin speaks with Immunologist Dr Jenna Macchioci, who specialises and has 20 years experience in understanding how nutrition & lifestyle interact with our immune system in health & disease. How does diet and interestingly fibre play an important role in immune functioning? We find out why the immune system acts like our second brain, and sort fact from fiction in recent misconceptions regarding certain nutrients.  For more information, please visit www.sarahannmacklin.com and follow @sarahannmacklin and @be_well_collective

This episode features Kimberley Wilson, a psychologist and author specialising in how to build a healthy brain, an area I firmly believe in when it comes to nutrition and brain health. In the last four weeks we have all been thrown into an unfamiliar and daunting world. Therefore, it isn’t entirely surprising that two thirds of Britons are reporting that it is harder to stay positive about the future and over half of us find it a struggle to stay positive day-to-day. In this episode we uncover why we may be struggling to cope with a mixture of emotions at present, what strategies we can implement to help and what foods may help support our brains. You will soon be able to tell, Kimberley and I had a lot of fun throughout this podcast and I hope it helps bring some laughter as well as important information to you all too.  Show Notes Host: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.com Mental Health: @be_well_collective | www.be_well_collective.com