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The Experts in Health podcast, brought to you by Loughborough University, highlights the latest research and trends in health, as we welcome a variety of guests across a host of different disciplines.
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TV’s Gregg Wallace talks about his career journey from greengrocer to TV personality to weight loss adviser. Gregg shares how he lost 5 stone and kept it off, as well as his thoughts on the viral track ‘buttery biscuit base’.0.00-2.13 - Intro2.14-3.59 - Loughborough University and Gregg Wallace Health collaboration4.00-11.51 - Background and career based around TV11.52- 16.02 - Work on MasterChef16.03-20.09 - Habits outside of work and making healthier choices20.10-22.36 Considering cultural ...
Professor Lauren Sherar talks about how children are less active now than ever before and how a whole-school approach is needed – even in lessons like maths and science – to reimagine the school day to get children more physically active.0.00-2.38 - Intro2.39-5.33 - Career background5.34-13.01 - Children’s physical activity and benefits of sports13.02-17.09 - Interventions in schools to increase activity levels17.10-24.12 - Teachers implementing active education24.13-28.25 - How to target les...
Health entrepreneur Lavina Mehta MBE talks about how a career change, short-bursts physical activity and exercising for sanity not vanity took her from a corporate career to being a national ambassador for health and fitness.0.00-2.13 - Intro2.14-6.55 - Background and career6.56-15.02 - ‘Sanity, not vanity’, self-care, and social connection15.03-25.33 - Asian heritage and its role in predicting health25.34-35.30 - Improving activity levels among populations35.31-40.14 - Implementing movement ...
Dr Hibbah Osei-Kwasi talks about how a different approach is needed to support healthy eating for UK-based ethnic minorities and how migration presents unique challenges to promoting health diets.0.00-3.36 - Intro3.37-9.56 - Research and background of career9.57-14.20 - Dietary behaviours and observations within communities14.21-18.30 - Role of processed food and small changes 18.31-23.40 - Nutritional profile of Ghanaian food and applications to populations23.41-29.09 - Discourse around...
Professor Eef Hogervorst, Professor of Biological Psychology at Loughborough University, sits down to discuss the factors influencing the menopause, what the best treatment options are, the relationship between oestrogen and dementia, and the controversies surrounding the andropause (the ‘male menopause’).Time Stamps:00:00 - 06:22 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background06:23 - 07:45 - Oestrogen and its effect on dementia07:46 - 11:32 - Menopause discussion11:33 - 16:52 - Treatment v...
Dr Elisa Becker, Researcher in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, discusses the role of disgust in protecting our health through the behavioural immune system, our relationship with eating meat and whether food packaging on animal products should go down the same path as cigarettes.Time Stamps: 00:00 - 02:56 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background 04:43 - 08:30 - What is the behavioural immune system? 08:31 - 14:01 - How does the behavioural immu...
Dr Ben Roberts, Lecturer in Building Energy at Loughborough University, discusses how our houses can help or hinder our health, why air conditioning isn’t always the best answer to reduce indoor heat, and how systemic building changes could transform our wellbeing.Time Stamps:00:00 - 09:27 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background09:28 - 18:45 - Loughborough University test houses and how are they being used18:46 - 23:25 - Night ventilation and ventilation maps23:26 - 28:12 - Abroad v...
Varun Shivdasani, Performance Chef at Loughborough University's Elite Athlete Centre, discusses how he prepares nutritious meals on a budget, the importance of making cooking a family-friendly activity, and the future of precision nutrition.Time Stamps: 00:00 - 03:53 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background 03:54 - 05:56 - An average week as a performance chef 05:57 - 10:09 - Performance and nutrition 10:10 - 11:52 - Setting the menu 1:53 - 16:53 - Do you nee...
Dr Catherine Rees, Reader in Drama at Loughborough University, discusses the various ways that applied theatre and the arts are making an unexpected but significant impact in improving the public’s health and wellbeing.Time Stamps:00:00 - 03:39 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background04:55 - 07:15 - Drama and health: How are these linked?07:16 - 12:00 - How can drama help our health and wellbeing?12:01 - 17:40 - Previous uses of drama to support health and wellbeing17:41 - 21:20 - Dr...
Professor Amanda Daley, Professor of Behavioural Medicine at Loughborough University, breaks down the problem with current food labelling, the potential for P.A.C.E (physical activity calorie equivalent) labelling to provide a solution, and what she thinks about all the controversies surrounding this idea.Time Stamps:0:00 - 07:20 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background07:21 - 11:50 - Current strategy on food labelling in the UK11:51 - 17:02 - Does the current strategy work or is it ...
Decorated athlete and sports broadcaster Colin Jackson CBE discusses his mental health struggles, his experience after coming out as gay, and the difficulties he faced when retiring from international athletics.Time Stamps:00:00 - 04:12 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background06:02 - 09:25 - Mindset as a professional athlete09:26 - 12:23 - Physical requirements required as a professional athlete12:24 - 14:00 - Managing the mental health side of being a professional athlete14:01 - 15:...
Launching in January 2024...The Experts in Health podcast, brought to you by Loughborough University, highlights the latest research and trends in health, as we welcome a variety of guests across a host of different disciplines.
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