Stronger Minds

This episode is all about microbes. Specifically, the ones in your gut that we are discovering play important roles in supporting your overall health, including your brain and mental health. But there is a lot of noise out there, and a lot of grand claims being made. In this episode I want to help you cut through the noise and make sense of this fascinating but complex area of research and to know...

This episode is all about Ozempic or, more specifically, the GLP-1 receptor agonist medications that have, far beyond their original medical use, taken the dieting and weight loss world like an absolute hurricane and now clinical trials are recruiting children aged 6-18.   In the episode I give a very brief outline of their physical targets and actions, but really I want to talk about the psy...

This is part two of the brain health Q&A and I’ll be covering binge eating and the links between stress and dementia. Newsletter sign up How to Build a Healthy Brain * Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain * Patreon *Affiliate links Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Q&A episode, I answer your questions including: Does sugar cause anxiety symptoms? What does magnesium do for the brain? What foods support brain health Newsletter sign up How to Build a Healthy Brain * Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain * Patreon *Affiliate links Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

The concept of Love languages, the five ways we give and receive love, is hugely popular, spawning thousands of posts and articles where people confidently proclaim what their or their spouses primary love languages are. But is it real? In this episode I look at the science - and pseudoscience - behind Love Languages and ask when will there be justice for Ann? Instagram post for this episode....

Hyper independence is described as a trauma-related response that includes behaviours like a fear of relying on others and a reluctance to ask for help even when it is needed. But...says who? Where's the evidence? And what are the harms? Instagram post for this episode. Newsletter sign up How to Build a Healthy Brain * Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain * Patreon *Affiliate links S...

In this episode I describe the phenomenon of regret: the different types of regret, how it is generated in the brain, what our biggest regrets are, and how to reduce the amount of regret you experience in the future. Newsletter sign up How to Build a Healthy Brain * Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain * Patreon *Affiliate links Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongermi...

There is a growing ideological chasm between the men and women of Gen Z, which is unlike anything we have seen before. What's behind it, what are the implications for society. And what has Joe Rogan got to do with it? Refs King's College Survey https://www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-institute/assets/emerging-tensions.pdf Change Research Survey https://changeresearch.com/post/young-women-are-more-liberal-tha...

In this short episode I share some thoughts on understanding and managing a particularly harmful aspect of envy. Newsletter sign up How to Build a Healthy Brain * Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain * Patreon *Affiliate links Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Audio from the November 2020 book club Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Audio from the October 2020 book club. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Audio from the September 2020 book club. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Audio from the September 2020 book club. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Audio from the April 2020 book club. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Audio from the March 2020 Book Club. P.s. The transition you hear 10 minutes in is my microphone, not your device! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good relationships are one of the most important resources for psychological resilience. But toxic relationships can do real harm and seriously undermine mental wellbeing. In this first of two episodes I want to talk about a particularly unhealthy and unhelpful type of friendship: The Frenemy - someone with whom you are friendly or consider a friend but who does not have your best interests at hea...

The evidence of improved behaviour and academic outcomes for children with access to breakfast clubs, of reduced violence with improved nutrition in prison populations, as well as other research from around the world on nutrition, brain and behaviour, is well-established. But we’re still no closer to answering on key question. Why aren’t we doing anything with this information? In this final episo...

In this episode we move away, temporarily, from the prison studies to consider other research being conducted around the world showing the profound effects of nutrition on behaviour and mental health including decision-making and protection from stress and PTSD. Contributors Prof. Dr. Soyoung Park - Head of department of Decision Neuroscience & Nutrition and Joint professor of Charité – Univer...

In 2002, a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial showed that nutritional supplementation could reduce violence in prison by 37%. This study has since been replicated in prison populations in the UK, The Netherlands and Singapore. So why, when violence in UK prisons, including assaults on staff, is at an all time high are we not using this cheap, low-risk, accessible intervention? In t...

This episode examines the evidence that shows a beneficial effect of nutrition on childhood behavioural disorders, and the surprising and worrying link between hunger and school exclusions. Contributors Dr. Alex Richardson - Founder Director of Food and Behaviour Research, Research Associate, Dept of  Physiology, Anatomy Genetics, University of Oxford Carmel McConnell MBE - Activist and...

In 2019 acts of self-harm and violence in prisons across England and Wales hit an all time high. There were nearly 60,000 acts of self harm, over 34,000 assaults, and more than 10,000 assaults on staff. There is something going very, very wrong in the prison system. But what if I told that there is already a scientifically proven way of reducing violence in prison by 30%? At current rates that cou...

How to Build a Healthy Brain - I realised that while those of you who follow on Instagram will know where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to I hadn’t officially announced it on the podcast. So, in case you didn’t know I have spent the last year writing a book all about taking care of your brain and I thought I would give you a quick audio overview of it. Support this show http://supporter.acast.co...