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This week we are discussing Bioactives, the naturally occurring compounds in fruits and vegetables that quietly influence our health in ways we are only just beginning to understand. We explore what these compounds are, where they come from, how they interact with the human body, and why variety and colour on your plate matter more than you might think. 

This conversation cuts through the hype of supplements and superfoods, and instead offers a grounded approach into the chemistry of the foods we eat every day, and how we should be making choices around the foods that we consume.

If you've ever wondered about the power of produce, what is really going on inside our fruits and vegetables, then this episode is for you! 

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Chapters:

00:00 Travelling Science Intro

04:00 What Are Bioactives?

09:25 Health Benefits of Bioactives

21:30 Making Produce more Bioavailable

31:30 Slowing Down & Balancing Life

35:05 The Issues with Supplements

42:40 Music, Dance & Martial Arts

47:24 Listener Questions & Weekly Charity

50:25 Lightning Round!

54:53 Final Words of Wisdom

58:04 Bonus Secret Ending!

Links:

Fresh Produce Bioactives Website - https://www.freshproducebioactives.com.au/

Plus One Serve Foundation Website - https://www.plusoneserve.com.au/

Guest Socials:

Fresh Produce Bioactives - https://www.instagram.com/freshproducebioactives

Dr. Paul Mason - https://www.instagram.com/sociocerebral

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Are you addicted to something? This podcast delves into questions such as; What is addiction? What causes addiction? What are the symptoms of addiction? And how can we treat addiction? 

Whether you struggle with substance abuse or simply an unhealthy habit, this podcast will explain addiction causes and addiction symptoms so that you can get a better understanding of why you might be dependent on certain substances or activities to help you through your daily life.

Whether your addiction was encouraged by the stress of a busy and emotional life, or perhaps trauma from a dark past, or even your genetics, passed from generation to generation, addiction is very common and you are not alone.

If you or somebody you know is struggling with an addiction, this story might be able to help you better understand and deal with what you are going through. It uses information gathered from peer reviewed journals as well as experts like Gabor Mate, Johann Hari, Anna Lembke and Bessel van der Kolk.

PART 1- Looks into addiction research such as the famous study involving Rat Park.

PART 2- Discusses the underlying causes of addiction and how they can affect us. 

PART 3- Shares 6 methods of treating addiction; cold turkey, medical detox, cognitive behavioural therapy, group therapy, motivational interviewing and rehabilitation.

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 Chapters:

00:00 Travelling Science Intro

00:46 The Science of Addiction

02:08 What is Addiction?

03:07 Addiction Research

05:30 Addiction Biology / Dopamine Nation

08:03 Common Types of Addiction

09:30 Symptoms of Addiction

11:40 What Causes Addiction?

15:56 How to Treat Addiction?

23:07 Recovery vs. Relapse

25:05 Summary and Conclusions

26:02 Bonus Ending Secret!

vvv Cited Articles vvv

Motivational Interviewing: https://urbannaturale.com/using-motivational-interviewing-to-help-friends-and-family/

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for addiction: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2897895/

Group Therapy Information: https://footprintstorecovery.com/addiction-therapy/group-therapy/

Pharmacological Detox: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4014033/

Cold Turkey summary: https://www.healthline.com/health/opioid-withdrawal/quitting-cold-turkey#risks

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This episode of Travelling Science is all about running! What you should be wearing, what you should be eating, how to prepare for a run, how to stretch after a run and most importantly, how to enjoy your run!

Watch the video version of the podcast: https://youtu.be/38FK6w3gOF8

Tom Simak is a qualified running coach and co-founder of Wild Blue Performance Running, a company that helps people to improve every aspect of their running habit, allowing them to reach their true potential!

https://www.runwildblue.com

https://www.instagram.com/runwildblue

https://www.instagram.com/tomsimak

https://www.instagram.com/andybryant_podiatrist

Chronometer App: https://cronometer.com

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During this episode, a donation was made to Rainforest Rescue, a charity that is working hard to protect and revive rainforests around the world! https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au
If you'd like to make a donation as well, that would be incredible.
Thank you for making a positive change in the world!

Chapters:

00:00:00 Travelling Science Intro

00:02:26 Health Benefits of Running

00:06:38 Overcoming Run Procrastination 

00:16:38 Injuries Associated with Running

00:19:50 Footwear for Running

00:25:46 Barefoot Running

00:31:20 We’re Breathing Wrong

00:35:31 Do I Need Coaching?

00:45:11 The Importance of Diet

00:52:42 Track Yourself 

00:59:21 Listener Questions & Weekly Charity

01:06:25 The Lightning Round

01:08:51 Final Words of Wisdom

01:13:05 Bonus Secret Ending

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This week we are discussing the science of muscles, massage and body healing through a variety of techniques such as; Needling, Lymph Draining, Calibrated Stretching, Cupping and more. Learn all about the science behind Myotherapy and how it can help with various health issues in the body.

Check out the video of this episode here:
https://youtu.be/XZsbGx60e6c

Elyse Zandegu is a myotherapist and remedial massage therapist who treats everything from neck, shoulder and back pain to multiple sclerosis, endometriosis and lipodema. Her knowledge and experience in the field of healing is extraordinary and she shares a number of tips that you can use to  prevent and treat damage done to your body!

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During this episode, a donation was made to The Cancer Council: https://www.cancer.org.au 
If you'd like to make a donation as well, that would be incredible, thank you for making a positive change in the world!

Elyse’s Instagram recommendations:
BodyMotion Therapy @teambodymotion
Dr. Perry Nickelston @stopchasingpain 

Book recommendation:
“Trail Guide to the Body” by Andrew Beal 

App recommendation:
Essential Anatomy (paid)

Chapters:

00:00 Travelling Science Intro

01:50 What is Myotherapy

07:56 Myotherapy vs. Physiotherapy

09:23 Myotherapy Techniques

12:15 When to Visit a Myotherapist 

13:55 Dealing with Back Pain

19:50 Getting into Myotherapy

26:06 Weekly Charity / Listener Questions

28:15 Endometriosis & Lipodema

32:30 The Lightning Round!

35:00 Final Words of Wisdom

36:56 Bonus Secret Ending!

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Where does our tap water come from, and what does it actually contain? Todays discussion with Katie Vanderespt uncovers how waste water is treated, how drinking water is disinfected, how water filtration works, and how to determine what is actually in your drinking water…

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https://youtu.be/w5IgKmdwnCo

Katie Vanderespt is a Chemical Engineer who worked in oil, coal and gas  before doing a Fulbright fellowship at the Jozef Stefan Institute in Slovenia where she researched plasma reactors for water contaminants.
Her current role involves water treatment, floating solar and environmental aspects of decarbonization.

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During this episode, a donation was made to the Navajo Water Project, a group that is working to improve access to clean running water for hundreds of families across America who otherwise wouldn’t be able to survive without it.
https://www.navajowaterproject.org/project-specifics
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Drinking water information
https://www.epa.gov/ccr 

How to read water quality reports
https://www.springwellwater.com/how-to-read-water-quality-report/ 

More on drinking water reports
https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/drinking-water-data-and-reports 

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Chapters:

00:00:00 Travelling Science Intro

00:01:48 Katie Vanderespt

00:08:26 Waste Water Treatment

00:17:38 Drinking Water Treatment

00:23:03 Actionable Water Advice

00:32:06 Should You Filter Your Water

00:37:26 Katies Story

00:46:18 Listener Questions and Weekly Charity

00:53:02 Fluoride in Drinking Water

00:56:11 Medication in Drinking Water

01:02:00 Microplastics in our Water

01:05:40 The Lightning Round

01:09:50 Final Words of Wisdom

01:12:30 Bonus Secret Ending!

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Should you get vaccinated against the flu this year? That is the question we are trying to answer in this episode of Travelling Science!

We will be discussing how the influenza virus spreads between us and what you can do to protect yourself from getting sick this winter, vaccinated or not.

We will also talk about how the flu vaccine works, what it contains, and why we need a new influenza vaccination every single year.

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/dLGkPRxIywA

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Influenza B Breakthrough Research
https://www.doherty.edu.au/news-events/news/influenza-b-breakthrough-unveils-promising-targets-vaccine-development

How Influenza Spreads
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/spread.htm

Vaccine History
https://www.historyofvaccines.org/content/articles/different-types-vaccines

Centre for Disease Control Flu Vaccine Advice
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm

How Flu Vaccines Are Made
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/how-fluvaccine-made.htm

Live Attenuated Vaccines vs. Inactivated Vaccines
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa065368

2018-19 Vaccine Efficacy Statistics
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciz1244/5697292

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Chapters:
00:00 Travelling Science Intro
02:14 The Influenza Virus
04:31 How to Protect Yourself
06:59 When are people most infectious?
08:37 The Flu Vaccine
10:09 Cutting Edge Influenza Discovery
11:56 Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness
13:13 TAKE AWAY MESSAGE!
13:53 The Flu vs. The Common Cold
15:07 How The Flu Vaccine Works
17:14 Are Vaccines Safe?
19:31 Influenza Vaccine Conclusion
21:00 Bonus Secret Ending!

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Antarctica is suffering. Temperatures are heating up, the ice is melting, penguins are getting sick, whale numbers are dropping, krill are being overfished…and it impacts us more than we might realise.

In this weeks episode of Travelling Science, Dr. Jarrod McKenna shares the good, the bad and the ugly of Antarctica. We discuss the importance of krill, ice albedo, whale babies, avian flu, ocean currents, sea ice, overfishing, climate change and what you can do to help Antarctica!

Watch the video version of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/yJTXCSDGDeE

Dr. Jarrod McKenna is a Reproductive Biologist, a Science Communicator and a Ted Ex Speaker! His PhD research focused on female reproductive health, but Dr. McKenna has a broad range of scientific knowledge and he loves making the difficult and inaccessible scientific concepts fun and interesting!

He’s been on the podcast before in Ep#3, “Periods, Penises and Pregnancy”, definitely check that out if you haven’t already! Recently, Jarrod has just returned from an expedition to Antarctica and he has some chilling science to share with us!

You can follow Dr. McKenna on Instagram and Twitter @its_drmac
Or check out his website: https://drjarrodmckenna.com/

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During this episode, a donation was made to Sea Shepherd.
https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/
If you'd like to make a donation as well you could be helping to save all marine life. Thank you for making a positive change in the world!

Also discussed during this episode:
World Wildlife Fund (WWF): https://www.worldwildlife.org/
Greenpeace: https://www.greenpeace.org/international/
Australian Marine Conservation Society: https://www.marineconservation.org.au/

Citizen Science:
Sea Dragon Search: https://seadragonsearch.org/
Happy Whale: https://happywhale.com/home

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Travelling Science Intro
00:02:00 Dr. Jarrod McKenna
00:05:43 Antarctica Wildlife
00:09:35 Antarctica Weather
00:14:25 How Antarctica Impacts Us
00:17:54 The Most Important Creature
00:21:30 How to Help Antarctica
00:33:19 Whale Tales
00:37:40 Penguin Pals
00:42:04 A Ted Ex Speaker
00:48:20 Weekly Charity / Listener Questions
00:55:25 The Lightning Round!
00:58:17 Final Words of Wisdom
01:00:17 Bonus Secret Ending

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Today we’re talking all about epigenetics! What is it, how does it work and how can we use that information to protect our DNA and reduce our risk of diseases such as cancer.

Watch the video version here:  https://youtu.be/yJTXCSDGDeE

Dr. Amanda Khoury is a Cancer Epigeneticist who is driven by a deep curiosity to work out how our bodies work and how a breakdown in our epigenetic processes can give rise to disease. Dr. Khoury’s work focuses on preventing DNA damage and developing therapies that could potentially repair our DNA and reduce the incidence of disease.

You can follow Amanda on Twitter @Amandakhoury9

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During this episode, a donation was made to Ardoch, a children’s education charity that aims to improve learning outcomes for children in disadvantaged communities across Australia: https://www.ardoch.org.au/about-ardoch/
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This episode shares some valuable PhD advice from Dr. Eva Lantsoght, host of the podcast “PhD Talk”. Our discussion focuses on the benefits and challenges of doing a PhD, and why you might consider doing (or not doing) a PhD.

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/Fjb3xKDEmns

Dr. Lantsoght is a Professor of Structural Engineering at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador and a part-time tenured assistant professor at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Her field of research is the design and analysis of concrete structures and analysis of existing bridges. She has over 140 indexed publications and serves on various international technical committees and editorial boards in her field. She is also interested in doctoral education, and runs the PhD Talk blog and is co-host of the PhD Talk podcast.

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During this episode, a donation was made to the Engineers Without Borders foundation: https://www.ewb-international.org/. If you'd like to support them as well, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for making a positive change in the world!

Links: You can follow Eva on Instagram & Twitter @evalantsoght
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I recently travelled to India and participated in a 10-day Vipassana meditation course. In this episode I’m going to discuss what it involved, how it worked and the results that I observed after taking the course. 

Topics covered include:

-Noble Silence, 10 days without speaking to another human

-giving up all personal electronic devices

-waking up at 4am every morning

-meditating for 12 hours every day

-being stuck with nothing but your thoughts all day, every day

Ultimately, the course focused on the concepts of impermanence and constant change, but throughout the 10 days a lot more was learned about one’s self and one’s reality. Listen in to hear all about it.

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