Health Unwrapped

In this episode, we're talking to health expert and Osteopath Andrew Petrou, Bioglan’s in-house guru about the importance of body maintenance and what you need to be thinking about to keep your body healthy, especially now as restrictions are easing. 

What we discussed: 

• The challenges over the year and how Andrew struggled with the changes to his exercise routine. 
• How he uses  gratitude in his day to day
• The importance of maintaining perspective when it comes to how you are feeling
• Sleep issues - we discuss a Sky News report from the start of lockdown which said people were initially sleeping better.  In the second lockdown, however, as anxiety levels started to rise, our sleeping habits were affected with more of us having disturbed sleep.
• Andrew  has been having more conversations with patients about an increase in anxiety, stress, and unease
• How when cortisol levels (the stress hormone kick in) it makes sleep harder. 
• How exercise can help reduce chronic pain and how it can help chronic insomnia
• The importance of taking stock - clocking in with ourselves more often, rather than just when something goes wrong. Allowing ourselves to be a bit lazy
• How to think of the body as a unit. Know that you might feel fatigued because you are tired or it could be because you are lacking in B vitamins. 
• The increase in ADHD in adults
• How a lack of concentration is a sign of fatigue. If you are battling to focus on one thing 
• How the Gut can give you a lot of important signs about your health, if you aren’t regular or if you have noticed the smell has changed. 
• Sitting is the new smoking, working from home has meant longer hours being worked and people not having breaks in their day from the commute. 
• Keystone Habits - James Clear’s book Atomic Habits and how it all starts with small incremental changes to what you do. 
• The key pillars for a supplement program and benefits of Magnesium, Chromium, Zinc,  Glutathione, Krill Oil and Adaptogens 
• We discuss Elle Linton and The Mac Twins both guest in Series 2 for you to listen to

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Welcome to series 3 of Health Unwrapped and we've got an amazing lineup for you over the next 12 episodes. We're starting with Olympian, European and World  Champion Jade Jones OBE who we got to speak to exactly 100 days ahead of her trip to Tokyo,  where she is heading for the 'threepeat'. Jade had just returned from the European Championships and had already brought home the first gold. 

What we discussed:

• How the delay of Tokyo impacted her as she was actually injured with a slight tear in her knee, so she had time to recover. 
• How she worked one day at a time with her recovery and how she felt during the pandemic.
• Why the London 2012 Olympics was her best experience and what it was like as a 19-year-old to become an Olympic champion. 
• How she prepared for Brazil and how the pressure really got the better of her before she competed. 
• Competing under pressure and how she motivates herself when she’s feeling down
• How she may not always be motivated but she is always committed. 
• Her daily rituals and how journaling helps including pre and post rituals. 
• The importance of a midday nap.
• How she builds supplements into her routine.
• How she describes her body as a machine and she knows what she is missing from fuel, sleep or supplements and she always checks what she might be missing. 
• Knowing when to back off if your body is fatigued. 
• What her recovery looks like including hydration and ice baths 
• Why it is so important to know your body and find out what it needs and give yourself a pit stop if you need it. 
• Doing your exercise first thing in the morning is key
• The key to maintaining an active lifestyle is to pick something you enjoy. 

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Welcome to the final episode in Series 2 of Health Unwrapped, as we speak with Dr Gemma Newman, a UK GP who has a specialist interest in holistic health, plant-based nutrition and lifestyle medicine and has just published her first book 'The Plant Power Doctor'. We wanted to get some top tips for you to boost your immunity and say fit and well through Winter. 

What you will learn: 

• The importance of getting as much as we can from our food such as getting Vitamin C from Oranges, kiwi, peppers, cauliflowers. 
• How Vitamin C can shorten the length of a cold which is why it’s important to have enough of it
• How Vitamin D also v.important for our immune health and Vitamin D deficiency can contribute to poor distributors function and the health of middle-age adults . Did you know we only get 10% through our diet?
• Skin tone is an important consideration as darker than caucasian skin difficult to get what you need in terms of Vitamin D
• The impact on stress on our immune system and now not getting enough sleep can also affect things like our microbiome in our gut. Did you know that one day of poor sleep can have a big impact? 
• The importance of sleep and how we need to switch off from all the distractions and light sources. Resting in bed is still good, even if you aren’t sleeping.. just leave the phone alone and try not to get stressed about not sleeping. Should you track your sleep or does it cause more stress?  You can get a bit obsessed with sleep patterns but awareness is great. 
• Zinc is really important - data shows it can help viral replication in cells.  We can get it from beans, lentils, tofu, walnuts 
• Movement is also really important for your immune system - for lymph flow ( the fluid that our immune systems use and our muscles help that flow. 
• The importance of exercising to keep your immune health optimised - how an accountability partner can help
• Should you be having a cold shower every day for our immune health - check out Wilm Hoff's cold therapy 
• Did you know - a lot of us eat supplemented food without realising. 
• What vitamins to take if you are eating a plant-based diet, you are over 50 or have diabetes, or celiac disease or other autoimmune conditions. Remember everybody's 
• Algae as a source  for Omega 3 and Iodine and Selenium  - you can also learn about Omega 3 and Krill Oil in this previous episode 
• When it comes to understanding dosages, we talk about what the packages mean and what you should take and whether you can take too much of a supplement also how you know which is a good supplement when you are first buying one  - what should you look for. 
• We discuss the power of Flaxseeds - help keep blood vessels supple, studies show they help reduce blood pressure and they have Omega 3 in them. They are brilliant for them and they can be sprinkled in everything. 
• We also talk about the importance of the mind body connection - your nutrition and your mental health 

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Welcome to another episode of Health Unwrapped from Bioglan where we're talking to Elisa Rossi, a recipe developer and blogger. Elisa explains how she changed her diet after suffering from hormonal acne and not getting on with the medication she was given. The results have been life-changing and here Elisa shares her tips and advice on how you can make the changes, which you need to do gradually. 

What you will learn: 

How Elisa started to experience hormonal breakouts after coming off the pill 

She went down a medical route, dermatologists gave her medication and antibiotics which didn’t work for her

Where she started her research on her diet and lifestyle

How she gradually made changes into her lifestyle she was seeing the changes over time

How sleep has an impact and how stress can affect your skin

How to implement the changes into your day to day

Why you need to cook from scratch - stop relying on processed food

How you can make the changes from meat and dairy to a vegan diet, how it is hard and needs to be done gradually to sustain it. 

Her research into links between dairy and skin problems 

How reducing sugar in her diet and stopping the dairy was when she first started to see improvements

The impact skin problems can your confidence when you are dealing with acne

How to focus on simple whole food - tips on 'veganifying' classic dishes and also how to convert your partner

What she learnt from the 'Bioglan’s Tummy Diaries' campaign and the 'Atlas B' test

What research is being done into probiotics and skincare health 

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In this episode of Health Unwrapped we have a good old chin wag with Fitness Pro Elle Linton. Elle has been championing exercising from home during the pandemic and coming up with innovative ways to keep her audience entertained including her popular 'Rolling with my Foamies' session. We talk about the importance of recovery as Elle explains how she looks after herself, gives great tips for staying motivated during the winter months, highlights the importance of sleep and she and talks us through the supplements she uses. 

What we discuss: 

• Exercising online has given another level of inclusivity
• Barriers around exercise and going to the gym or group classes
• People are valuing the flexibility of exercising online as you don’t need to go into the office
• Exercising outside  and how there’s "No such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes"
• Getting a SAD clock to help you wake up better in the darker months
• How to be disciplined when exercising at home
• Why consistency is key with exercise
• Why using a foam roller is so important for your recovery
• The benefits of sleep when you are training hard. 
• Listen to your body when deciding how often you train 
• How a woman’s cycle can affect when she trains
• The biggest myth is that every training session has to mean you crawl out of it unable to walk. It doesn’t have to be the norm - a Yin Yoga session or a weight session taking time with your reps are as valuable. 
• The benefits of magnesium supplements including: sleep benefits, period pain, muscle recovery
• Elle has created an exercise guide with Bioglan which you can access here 
• Supplementation - Elle talks about Active Curcumin 
• Tips for joint discomfort from cycling including supplements, the importance of a bike fit and overall fitness
• Keep moving, eat anti-inflammatory foods, enjoy looking after yourself 
• Prevention is better than cure with joint issues 
• Counter exercise low to high impact to protect joints 
• How to get started if you’re still not moving
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Welcome to Series 2 of Health Unwrapped as we go beneath the sea with Aker Marine, biotech innovator and Antarctic krill-harvesting company, who explain the incredible benefits of Krill Oil and why you should take it. We speak to Thomas Repstad and Tone Gjertsen who explain the nutrients you can get from Krill Oil to support the heart, liver, brain and eye and the difference between Omega fish oil and Krill Oil and we talk about the fishy after taste that puts so many of us off from taking Omega-3.


What we discuss: 

• Health benefits of Krill and why take it
• What is Choline and why it is essential and it functions in the body as it’s vital in helping our body, work efficiently 
• Choline is a vitamin-like nutrient that we need  - in 90% of the Western diet we don’t get it enough 
• How it can help the liver as choline is a precursor for lipo-proteins 
• Krill Oil also contains Astaxanthin - an antioxidant 
• Understanding your Omega 3 levels - we’re not eating enough fish on a regular basis
• The sustainability of Krill  - the fishery takes just shy of 1% of the biomass in that area
• How Krill doesn’t have the after taste that you might expect in a fish oil tablet - due to the phospholipids, which we explain!
• One of the biggest reasons people stop taking omega 3 is because of the fishy aftertaste
• How to find out if a product is reliable - there should be info on the label, you can ask in store and you can also contact the supplier - Aker Biomarine hear a lot from their consumers
• Sustainability and traceability to where the Krill was harvested and how you can see via bioglan.co.uk where the Krill oil was actually sourced 
• Did you know you can see Krill from space!
• Long term benefits - there is now proof from 3 clinical trials of how Krill can help hydration and elasticity of your skin
• Personal individual effects of supplements 

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Welcome to Series 2 of Health Unwrapped and part 2 of our chat with Alana and Lisa Macfarlane, founders of The Gut Stuff. In our first conversation with the ladies, we talked about how their lifestyle working crazy hours as DJ's which involved a lot of travel, had lead them to pay more attention to their gut health. As twins, they were often having tests and realised that despite sharing 100% of their DNA, they only shared 30% of the same gut bacteria.  So in this conversation, we're myth-busting.
 
 What we discuss: 

• Explaining what Pre and Probiotics are 
• Which ones work and which ones don't
• What the different strains mean and how you should focus on them
• How to find out more about pre and probiotics (Pubmed)
• Which supplements do they take
• How the twins use Biolgan’s Inulin powder to get fibre, especially if they are on the move and how they take it 
• Why you should squat when you poo!
• Why more of us are talking about Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS conversation) but we still don't like telling the Doctor. 
• How the twins maintained good health during the winter months and you can do the same 
• What they cover in their YouTube series
  
   
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Welcome to Series 2 of Health Unwrapped. We're so pleased that you enjoyed our first series of expert advice and have been using some of their tips in your day to day. We all know, now, more than ever before how important it is to look after ourselves so we are keen to continue to bring you more useful conversation which you can incorporate into your every day. We want to help you get your head around what can seem overwhelming, and know that these kinds of changes don't have to cost the earth. Today we join Alana and Lisa Macfarlane aka The Mac Twins to talk about their work creating The Gut Stuff. We'll be chatting to the Ladies over two episodes as they had so much handy info to share, so be sure to listen to the next episode after this one.

What we discuss: 

• How the Gut Stuff came to be - Alana and Lisa were going for tests being identical twins
• How 'wellbeing is an aspirational industry' that should be for everyone
• Eating healthily is a lifestyle change and about consistency, not 2 weeks before holiday 
• The realisation that they share 100% of DNA but only 30% gut bacteria
• What is microbiome - eg. all the bacteria, viruses, pathogens that live within us and how clever they are and what they do 
• The most common questions people ask - can I eat gluten or dairy, bloating, IBS. 
• How our awareness of Gut Health has changed since the pandemic started
  
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Welcome to episode nine and the final part of series 1 of Health Unwrapped. We really hope you've found our expert advice useful and it has given you some handy tips that you can incorporate into your everyday without it costing the earth or seeming to hard to achieve. We're catching up once again with Nutritionist Emma Hanton to get more advice on how you can maximise your nutrition.

What we discuss: 

• Her amazing looking food on Instagram and how does she come up with her recipes
• Normalising food - how to mix it up especially if you are cooking for a family 
• How to step out of your comfort food to get a variety of nutrients. 
• Try a different protein source or carbs.. change rice for spelt
• Why use Buckwheat -  banana bread, pancakes
• Why use raw cacao powder- instead of coco powder 
• How to get more plant, fibre and protein in your diet 
• Don’t be scared of mixing veg and meat together - eg. shepherds pie with half meat or lentils
• What are the benefits of Tumeric and how you can use it in your cooking? 
• Why you should consider a Curcumin supplement
• Most people in the UK aren’t getting enough fibre - the best place to start 
• How to switch to leaner protein sources
• How to get more fibre in your diet
• How to get your head around good and bad bacteria - it’s linked with our mood, our fertility and we need to understand it better
• How to incorporate natural probiotic food

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Welcome to episode eight of Health Unwrapped, where we rejoin Chloe Madely to talk about the importance of rest and recovery in your training. This was another episode recorded before lockdown and who knew how much our exercise routines would have to change, however it has been amazing to see the range of resources that are available for us to continue to maintain our fitness despite all the restrictions. Chloe was keen to talk about the importance of understanding what is happening to your body when you are training and why rest and recovery are so important and what nutrition does to help. 

What we discuss: 

• If muscle growth is your goal what you need to do 
• How to best manage your among DOMS and JOINT PAIN 
• How long to train for
• Hydration and how it helps your organs  - 70/80% of your body is water
• What you should eat before and after your train including warming up and cooling down. 
• Importance of stretching before and after 
• Explanation of mitochondria and how you can help it to be restored with supplements
• Why Sleep is so important for you body 
• Why rest days are essential - to let your body recover
• Join inflammation - how tumeric  can help
• Thermogenesis - How heat and cold helps your body perform and recover
• Protein supplements and how they help  - but what is a decent protein bar.
• How you should be mindful of the macro nutrient breakdown is
• The window of when you need to eat after training or optimal recovery 

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