Hardiness with Dr Paul Taylor

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Wisdom Wednesdays - another reason to avoid ultra-processed foods Aug 02, 2022

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In this week's WW, I talk about some new research linking ultra-processed food consumption to both faster cognitive decline and the risk of dementia.

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Ancient Wisdom for Everyday Life with Dr Elvir causevic Jul 29, 2022

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My guest today is one very impressive individual with an interesting and eclectic background. Originally from Yugoslavia, Dr Elvir Causevic moved to the US, where he gained a doctorate in engineering. He then serves as Professor of Applied Math at Yale, founded 3 biotech companies and sold two of them, invented and patented brain imagery devices and then Graduated from Law school in 2016.

His latest venture is Upend, which is a new school of living wisdoms which teaches people how to practically incorporate ancient wisdom into modern day life.
Make sure you check out Upend.com as well as Elvir's personal website.

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Wisdom Wednesdays: Do sleep herbs actually work? Jul 26, 2022

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In this week's podcast, I look at the evidence for some commonly used natural herbs for sleep.
Here are the research studies.
1. Hattesohl, M., Feistel, B., Sievers, H., Lehnfeld, R., Hegger, M., & Winterhoff, H. (2008). Extracts of Valeriana officinalis L. s.l. show anxiolytic and antidepressant effects but neither sedative nor myorelaxant properties. Phytomedicine, 15(1–2), 2–15. PMID: 18160026

2. Taavoni, S., Ekbatani, N., Kashaniyan, M., & Haghani, H. (2011). Effect of valerian on sleep quality in postmenopausal women: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Menopause (New York, N.Y.), 18(9), 951–955. PMID: 21775910

3. Becker, A., Felgentreff, F., Schröder, H., Meier, B., & Brattström, A. (2014). The anxiolytic effects of a Valerian extract is based on valerenic acid. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 14(267), 1–5. PMID: 25066015

4. Liu, L., Liu, C., Wang, Y., Wang, P., Li, Y., & Li, B. (2015). Herbal Medicine for Anxiety, Depression and Insomnia. Current Neuropharmacology, 13(4), 481–93. PMID: 26412068

5. Amsterdam, J. D., Shults, J., Soeller, I., M., Rockwell, K., & Newbwerg, A. (2012). Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) May Have Antidepressant Activity in Anxious Depressed Humans – An Exploratory Study. Alternative Therapies In Health And Medicine, 18(5), 44–49. PMID: 21959306

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How to improve your gut health with Dr Josephine Muir Jul 22, 2022

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Josephine is the co-founder of Noisy Guts, a company formed in collaboration with Nobel Prize winner, professor barry Marshall, who showed that stomach ulcers were created by a bacteria called H Pilori. Noisy Guts is driven to create a non-invasive and accurate diagnostic test for one of the world’s most common gut disorders - Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
In this episode we discuss common gut disorders and how to improve your gut health.
Check out Noisy Guts for their blogs, recipes, testing recommendations and gut-healthy superflora shakes.

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Wisdom Wednesdays: The wide array of health benefits from Apple Cider Vinegar Jul 19, 2022

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Today I dig into what the research tells us about ACV, to see if Hippocrates was justified in prescribing it for many ailments.

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Everyday Ethics & Philosophy with Dr Simon Longsatff Jul 15, 2022

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In todays’ podcast, I’m excited to be joined by a bona fide philosopher and ethicist. Dr Simon Longstaff has been Executive Director of The Ethics Centre for 30 years, working across business, government and society. He has a PhD in philosophy from Cambridge University, is a Fellow of CPA Australia and of the Royal Society of NSW, and an Honorary Professor at ANU National Centre for Indigenous Studies. Simon was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2013.

Simon says that he is inspired by the opportunity to continue learning about our brilliant, troubling, contradictory, maddeningly beautiful form of being – simultaneously the most creative and destructive creature on earth; a source of wonder and dread. If he can help people to fall ‘just the right side’ of each question, then he can play a small role in making a better future.

Today, we dig into those ethical questions and everyday philosophy.
You can find out more by visiting www.ethics.org.au and you can order Simon's book here.

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Part 2 of The devil's cooking oil, with David Gillespie Jul 08, 2022

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Welcome to part 2, which is definitely worth the wait.
The arch-disruptor, David Gillespie is back and this time he goes into the eye-opening dangers of commercial seed oils, which are marketed and sold to us as 'healthy' vegetable oils.
Here's the link to the graph
Here's the link to the research paper

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Wisdom Wednesdays: The elixir of life - Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Jul 05, 2022

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EVOO is some seriously good stuff and today I explore exactly why and how that is.

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The Devil's cooking oil, with David Gillespie Jul 01, 2022

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The arch-disruptor, David Gillespie is back and this time he goes into the eye-opening dangers of commercial seed oils, which are marketed and sold to us as 'healthy' vegetable oils.
Here's the link to the graph
Here's the link to the research paper

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Wisdom Wednesdays: A surprising way to curb your appetite Jun 28, 2022

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Check out the new science that shows how we can all significantly reduce our appetite and the amount of calories that we consume - and what's more, it's not a drug and has only positive effects!

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