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Why do our bodies need magnesium? Do you suffer from twitching eyes, muscle spasms, restless sleep and irritability? If so, there’s a chance it might just be down to a magnesium deficiency. Indeed, that was the case for as many as 70% of the 8,000 Brits who took part in an 18-month study by testing company Mineral Check from August 2014 to January 2016. And it’s something of a big deal. Magnesium is an essential nutrient which is needed for over 300 biochemical reactions in the human body, contributing to a wide range of muscle and nerve functions, as well as building strong bones and regulating blood sugar. An adult human body contains around 25 grams of magnesium, which is mostly stored in the bones, muscles and nerve cells.How can I know if I’m low on magnesium? What’s the best way to treat a deficiency? In that case, do we need to be taking supplements? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the last episodes, you can click here :Am I in a situationship?Why should I eat more fermented foods?What is trauma dumping, the toxic equivalent of oversharing?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is begpacking ?Begpacking is a portmanteau word, combining the words ‘begging’ and ‘backpacking’. It essentially means begging in order to fund a journey, and the practice has come in for criticism from many quarters. Begpackers are mainly young Westerners travelling around the world, particularly in Asia. Some offer hugs or play music in exchange for money. Others simply sit in the street behind a sign reading “Help us to travel around the world”. Each begpacker has their own personal situation. Some may be broke, others simply craving further adventures. So basically, it’s like that show Lost from the early 2000s? What about rich people begging for money in poor countries? Isn't it unethical? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the last episodes, you can click here :Am I in a situationship?Why should I eat more fermented foods?What is trauma dumping, the toxic equivalent of oversharing?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Am I in a situationship? Sometimes there’s a very thin line between friendship and love. You spend time with someone, you’ve got things in common, you make each other laugh.Things can easily get blurry. Imagine you’ve recently met someone and really hit it off; you’re at each other’s places all the time, maybe you’ve even kissed once or twice on a night out. Maybe it’s gone further than that. A Define the Relationship conversation or DTR for short, is a useful, if sometimes awkward chat that many people have when in a blossoming relationship.What are the telltale signs? Why are more and more people winding up in situationships? How can I avoid a situationship? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the last episodes, you can click here :Why should I eat more fermented foods?What is trauma dumping, the toxic equivalent of oversharing?How did Feta cheese end up causing an international legal battle?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the offside rule? Now, now, let’s not get carried away. England may have beaten old rivals Germany on Tuesday evening to seal a place in the Euro 2020 quarter finals, but they still need to win three more matches to lift the trophy at Wembley on July 11th. In the meantime, let’s talk about one of football’s oldest and yet still most confusing rules: law 11, more commonly known as offside. It’s the first time that video refereeing is being used at a European Championships tournament, and it’s been used to confirm or reverse a number of crucial offside decisions.So how does the offside rule work then? How has the offside rule evolved over the years? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here :Why should I eat more fermented foods?What is trauma dumping, the toxic equivalent of oversharing?How did Feta cheese end up causing an international legal battle?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s the best sleeping position? Side, stomach or back; what kind of sleeper are you? Some people say that our sleeping position reflects what kind of person we are. While we can’t really comment on how much truth there is to that, we can say for sure that it has an impact on sleep quality and consequently our mood in the morning. Let’s take a few minutes to talk about our personal favourites.Well I usually sleep on my back with my arms over my head! Is that good or bad? What about stomach sleeping? What about the snorers out there? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the last episodes, you can click here :Why should I eat more fermented foods?What is trauma dumping, the toxic equivalent of oversharing?How did Feta cheese end up causing an international legal battle?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why should I eat more fermented foods? Each year, International Beer Day is celebrated on the first Friday of August. As you may know, beer is produced using only four ingredients: water, hops, malt and yeast, through a process called fermentation. Of course beer is harmful in excessive quantities, but don’t let that give you any misconceptions about fermented foods. Generally speaking, they play an important role in boosting gut health. There are many other alcohol-free alternatives too, if you’re looking for a fermented beverage. These include kombucha, a fermented tea which contains B vitamins and vitamin C, and kefir, which is a kind of fermented milk.How do fermented foods interact with our bodies? How does fermentation actually work? How can I get started producing homemade fermented foods?  In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the last episodes, you can click here :What is trauma dumping, the toxic equivalent of oversharing?How did Feta cheese end up causing an international legal battle?Why is Y2K style coming back into fashion?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is trauma dumping, the toxic equivalent of oversharing? It’s common for good friends to tell each other about pretty much everything going on in their lives. Within healthy friendships, it’s a way of bonding and supporting one another, especially when one of the friends is struggling. But sometimes this goes drastically overboard, and someone shares something really personal and traumatic without prior warning or getting permission. That kind of unsolicited oversharing has been labelled trauma dumping. Bear in mind trauma dumping is not a clinical term. It caught on online, after a woman, apparently a therapist, posted a video on Tiktok deriding one of her patients. She used the caption “When a client wants to trauma dump first session”.Wait a minute, aren’t therapists supposed to be there to listen to your problems? What are the negative consequences of trauma dumping? What’s the best way to deal with trauma dumping? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the last episodes, you can click here :How did Feta cheese end up causing an international legal battle?Why is Y2K style coming back into fashion?Do I have generalised anxiety disorder?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did Feta cheese end up causing an international legal battle? Feta cheese is undoubtedly a star ingredient when it comes to summer salads. It goes without saying it plays a starring role in the Greek salad, but it can also add a savoury taste to other recipes like the watermelon salad for example. That’s one of Kate Middleton’s favourites. But this summer feta isn’t only getting attention by featuring in salad recipes. It’s also made headlines in European political news, due to what was lightheartedly labelled the “feta battle” between Greece and Denmark.What are the characteristics of feta? So what’s the feta battle all about? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the last episodes, you can click here :Why is Y2K style coming back into fashion?Do I have generalised anxiety disorder?Why do friend breakups hurt so much?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is Y2K style coming back into fashion?If you’re a millennial, you may feel like you’ve been transported back to your teens in recent times, given what young people are wearing. Rest assured, you’re not going crazy. The early 2020s have indeed seen a revival of what’s known as Y2K style. It’s been influenced by celebs like Bella Hadid, Dua Lipa and Rihanna, who have made frequent nods to the look with their outfits. And of course the trend has spread via social media too. At the time of recording, the hashtags #y2Kaesthetic and #y2Kfashion had over 1.7bn views combined on Tiktok.Refresh my memory, what actually is Y2K fashion? Why has the Y2K revival happened? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions !To listen to the last episodes, you can click here :Do I have generalised anxiety disorder?Why do friend breakups hurt so much?Who are the RMT, the organisation creating massive travel disruption across the UK?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the three-finger salute? Since the start of February, protesters in Myanmar have been pictured making a three-finger gesture as a symbol of opposition to the country’s recent coup d’état. They’ve taken to the streets to protest against what they see as an attack on democracy. Well it might look like a scout salute but it actually comes from the Hunger Games series of books and films.So why are the protesters using the three-finger salute? Are you saying we can compare what’s going on in Myanmar to Hunger Games? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions!To listen to the last episodes, you can click here :What are parasocial relationships, the one-sided connections between celebs and their fans?Do I have generalised anxiety disorder?Why do friend breakups hurt so much?A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance.In partnership with upday UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices