Live Well Be Well with Sarah Ann Macklin | Health, Lifestyle, Nutrition

In this clip we hear Maude share what meditation is, how to find your own practice and make it fit your lifestyle, plus we discuss the physiological change you can see after just 8 weeks of a regular practice.Click here to catch the whole episode with Maude, plus you can watch the rest of Series 9 wherever you get your podcasts from.www.livewellbewell.io #LiveWellBeWellHost: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.comBrought to you by: @be_well_collective | www.bewellcollective.co.uk

In this clip Arizona shares a defining moment for her in her climate activism journey and where she found her community.Don’t forget you can catch the whole episode with Arizona plus the rest of Series 9 wherever you get your podcasts from.Happy Listening!www.livewellbewell.io#LiveWellBeWellHost: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.comBrought to you by: @be_well_collective | www.bewellcollective.co.ukThe Live Well Be Well Podcast produced by: The Podcast Guys

In this clip Ari talks about tools and techniques you can use to help with stress and anxiety Don’t forget you can catch the whole episode with Ari plus the rest of Series 9 wherever you get your podcasts from. Happy Listening! www.livewellbewell.io#LiveWellBeWell Host: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.com Brought to you by: @be_well_collective | www.bewellcollective.co.uk The Live Well Be Well Podcast produced by: The Podcast Guys

Being happy, is surely what most of us want, right? We’re all on our own journeys to achieve it, but is there a real science behind it that we could all follow? That’s what we discuss with Paul a behavioural scientist at LSE, who has been called the Professor of Happiness having written books including Happiness by Design” and “Happy Ever After”.  Paul’s work focuses on the measurement of happiness, its causes and consequences  and the implications for public policy. He was appointed Chief Academic Advisor to the UK Government Economic Service on Economic appraisal aka he advises governments on behavioural science and wrote the questions that are being used to monitor happiness in the UK. We explore how finding the one, having more money, education and career success is in fact not the route to happiness and why. How single, childfree women are happiest and actually how it is the balance of purpose and pleasure is of utmost importance, when it comes to happiness. Topics we cover: What is happiness? How is it measured? Is happiness a choice? Social Narratives Is happiness subjective? Four common myths of happiness Past experiences Purpose vs pleasure How can we design our environment to impact happiness? How can we retrain our mindset around happiness? What does LWBW mean to Paul? This weeks sponsors  MINAMI I am a huge believer in the importance of Omega 3 for our health, and if you do not consume oily fish, you should be thinking about taking a supplement to avoid deficiency of long chain fatty acids. MINAMI® is one of the highest-concentrated and pure Omega-3s available in the market, of 90-95% per capsule, they are free from solvents and fillers and they have a low environmental impact, sourcing sustainable fish species from the unpolluted waters of the south pacific You can find the Minami products online at www.revital.co.uk to keep your mental and physical wellbeing in check! www.livewellbewell.io #LiveWellBeWell Host: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.com Brought to you by: @be_well_collective | www.bewellcollective.co.uk This series is produced by The Podcast Guys

Welcome to this week’s slice of your wellbeing! This week is National Sugar Awareness Week. Check these stats out. 56% of the UK diet comes from ultra-processed foods. 62% of the sugar we eat is found in the ultra-processed category. With sugar rising in our diets, today we shine the spotlight on sugar, for good or for worse, we find out the facts. We’re joined by two guests who we had on last season separately - Dr Tim Spector & Dr Sarah Berry. Tim is professor of Epidemiology at King’s College London whose current work focuses on the microbiome and nutrition. He is co-founder of ZOE and the lead researcher behind the world's biggest citizen science health project - the ZOE Health Study. Sarah is a Reader in Nutritional Sciences at King’s College London and is the Chief Scientist at ZOE. There is a lot of information around sugar and how it can affect us which can be overwhelming, so we’ve got Tim & Sarah on the show to help break down some of that information as well as debunking some myths. They explain what sugar is, how to spot it in your foods, the impact it has on our blood glucose and wider health. We also discuss sweeteners, whether natural is better than artificial, intermittent fasting, the Big IF Study undertaken by ZOE which looks at intermittent fasting and how you can get involved. www.livewellbewell.io #LiveWellBeWell Host: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.com Brought to you by: @be_well_collective | www.bewellcollective.co.uk

In this clip Alex talks about the health aspect part of diet culture and food fads. Don’t forget you can catch the whole episode with Alex plus the rest of Series 9 wherever you get your podcasts from. Happy Listening! www.livewellbewell.io#LiveWellBeWell Host: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.com Brought to you by: @be_well_collective | www.bewellcollective.co.uk The Live Well Be Well Podcast produced by: The Podcast Guys

Climate change is happening, and it can feel frightening when we read about it, but in today’s conversation Arizona helps us all understand that we have the power to take action and just how we can do it! This week’s slice of wellbeing is with activist, model and founder of Dirt charity, Arizona Muse. She’s one of the fashion sectors most highly regarded champions for sustainability. DIRT works to regenerate soil by supporting the Biodynamic Farming movement, and has already partnered with brands such as Vrai, Anya Hindmarch and Weleda on projects around the world. Soil isn’t really thought of as a particularly interesting or sexy topic, however, you might change your mind after this week’s episode of The Live Well Be Well Podcast. Alongside this we cover Arizona’s childhood, the moment that sparked her interest in activism, and what biodynamic farming and greenwashing are.  After this you’ll feel a huge leap into becoming more conscious consumers. A really interesting episode, one not to be missed. All Plants, will help you not only make a positive impact on your health but also the planet! I have found a frozen plant based meal, which is not full of preservatives but actually jam packed with real nutrient packed food and it delivers between 2-4 of your 5 a day! As said by GQ, 'Vegan or otherwise, you’ll be hard-pushed to find a frozen meal that tastes quite as nice as AllPlants.’ They are not only good for you but great for the planet and make your life quick and easy when it comes to meal times. If you order online via www.allplants.com and use the code LWBW you get 25% off your order. The website is so flexible and you can either sign up to a subscription, or just place a one-off order to fit around your schedule. The code is LWBW, make sure you head online to check them out, you or your health won’t regret it! Place your order now!  Happy Listening! www.livewellbewell.io#LiveWellBeWell Host: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.com Brought to you by: @be_well_collective | www.bewellcollective.co.uk #LiveWellBeWell

Here’s a snippet from the episode on something we’ve probably all experienced at least once in our lives – people pleasing! Don’t forget you can catch the whole episode with David plus the rest of Series 9 wherever you get your podcasts from. Happy Listening! www.livewellbewell.io#LiveWellBeWell Host: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.com Brought to you by: @be_well_collective | www.bewellcollective.co.uk The Live Well Be Well Podcast produced by: The Podcast Guys

For this week’s slice of wellbeing, we speak to Maude Hirst, who has transition from a high flying acting career into unlocking the power of breathwork and meditation to soothe anxiety. 74% of adults in the UK are suffering with some form of anxiety, so what better way to start this week’s episode than with a short meditation led by Maude herself? If you think you don’t have the time for meditation, you’re probably someone who needs it the most, so we’ve absolutely got you covered. Do you find it hard to sit still with your eyes closed? Join the club! Body scans? Visual? Yoga Nidra? There’s so many types of meditation. Where do you start?! Maude shares some tips and advice on finding the right type and style of meditation for you and your life. Hint: it can be different for each of us. In this episode, we also cover how feeling the societal pressures to hit certain milestones in life can define who we are, Vipasana, breath work and how changing your breath can change how you feel. We discuss the difference between mindfulness and meditation and delve into Maude’s journey from the acting world to the world of meditation and everything in between. By the end of this episode you’ll have tools and techniques that you can turn to when you feel stressed, anxious or overwhelmed, you’ll know the difference between mindfulness and meditation and you’ll have a strong starting point for your meditation practice. I have found a frozen plant based meal, which is not full of preservatives but actually jam packed with real nutrient packed food and it delivers between 2-4 of your 5 a day! As said by GQ, 'Vegan or otherwise, you’ll be hard-pushed to find a frozen meal that tastes quite as nice as AllPlants.’ They are not only good for you but great for the planet and make your life quick and easy when it comes to meal times. If you order online via www.allplants.com and use the code LWBW you get 25% off your order. The website is so flexible and you can either sign up to a subscription, or just place a one-off order to fit around your schedule. The code is LWBW, make sure you head online to check them out, you or your health won’t regret it! Place your order now!  Happy Listening! www.livewellbewell.io#LiveWellBeWell Host: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.com Brought to you by: @be_well_collective | www.bewellcollective.co.uk The Live Well Be Well Podcast produced by: The Podcast Guys

Have you heard the term Sensory Wellness? Do you know how to connect to your inverse? How many senses other than sight, smell, sound, touch and taste do you know? Ari Peralta is a neuroscientist, a Forbes recognised innovator and award-winning sensory designer. Ari transitioned into neuroscience after his own trauma lead him to pivot his whole career to where he’s at now - working alongside others to create wellness-led sensory initiatives across a wide range of industries. What is sensory wellness, you might ask? It’s going beyond the usual 5 senses and looking at how we can create healthier and happier environments,  enrich experiences and also promote self-awareness in the real world and web3 aka the Metaverse. Research shows that engaging the senses can help strengthen patients emotional wellbeing and support healing, including easing feelings of depression and anxiety. In this episode we discuss how we can go beyond our usual 5 senses to improve our own wellbeing, what a sensory reset is and how we can create it for ourselves. Ari shares how he and his team created personalised art installations of people’s genes in relation to chronotypes, how we can reframe our brains to be more creative, Ari also gives us tools to help us navigate stress and anxiety by changing the frame around a situation you not only change your perception of it, but it's meaning to you.  This is a seriously interesting conversation, one not to be missed! ALL PLANTS 25% discount using the code LWBW, an offer to not miss if you want to I personally have been enjoying these convenient chef based frozen meals to my door since September, and it has been game changing for my  busy lifestyle. All plants deliver delicious, healthy, plant-based, chef-made meals to your door, ready to heat, eat and enjoy whenever you need them. All plants are subscription based - totally flexible, cancel anytime and you can choose what days you get delivered. All boxes are fully recyclable. The more plant-based plates there are, the better for our planet. Order yours today with LWBW for 25% off www.allplants.com  MINAMI I am a huge believer in the importance of Omega 3 for our health, and if you do not consume oily fish, you should be thinking about taking a supplement to avoid deficiency of long chain fatty acids. MINAMI® is one of the highest-concentrated and pure Omega-3s available in the market, of 90-95% per capsule, they are free from solvents and fillers and they have a low environmental impact, sourcing sustainable fish species from the unpolluted waters of the south pacific You can find the Minami products online at www.revital.co.uk to keep your mental and physical wellbeing in check!