Aesthetics vs. Health with Sophie Medlin

Sophie Medlin wants you to scrutinize the ingredients of that diet lollipop you bought on Instagram. During her 13 year career as a renowned dietician and nutritionist, Sophie's charted the rapidly shifting perceptions of aesthetic beauty and the impact that has on mental and physical health.

Today on The Braincare Podcast, Sophie shares her wealth of knowledge on the disastrous consequences of our quest for physical perfection. We discuss the perils of distorted body image, the proliferation of pseudoscience on social media, and why we're now seeing an avalanche of disordered eating issues in men.
We talk about:

• Encouraging body positivity without promoting obesity
• Surely setting health goals can't be a bad thing?
• Damaging aesthetics narratives
• Disordered eating in men and women
• The shifting perceptions of Instagram vs. reality
• Physical ramifications of low body fat percentages
• What does physical health really look like?