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

At any one time IBS affects between 10-20% of the UK. You may have endured weeks, months or even years of anxiety, embarrassment and crippling stomach symptoms, and many people can be lead down a path of google searches which prove baffling in treatments and food anxiety. Nutrition plays a huge part in IBS symptoms, but it is only one piece of the puzzle. In today’s episode I am thrilled to speak to consultant gastroenterology dietician and founder of the food treatment clinic, Kirsten Jackson also known as the IBS dietitian on Instagram who shares her valuable knowledge on how to tackle and support IBS. This podcast was sponsored by Biomeal a delicious and effective way to a healthy gut, backed by science. Check out their new range complete gut, which contains a blend of live cultures, prebiotic fibres, digestive enzymes and vitamins and minerals.  Follow the host @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmackin.com Mental health and nutrition @be_well_collective | www.bewellcollective.co.uk Show notes: Follow Kirsten on IG: https://www.instagram.com/the.ibsdietitian/?hl=en Free IBS webinar from Kirsten Jackson:  https://event.webinarjam.com/register/1/yv6w2tq   

The fashion industry has portrayed a large influence on society for decades. It defines how we as human beings perceive reality and the outlook we have on body image.  Victoria Secret models symbolises beauty and perfection with their flawless figures, for many young girls, women and men. The Victoria Secret angels are looked too as role models,  but are these images affecting how we critique our bodies? What is the truth that lies behind being flawless? In today's episode I speak to supermodel and entrepreneur Alicia Rountree. We discuss how Alicia felt being a Victoria Secret model with the world fixed on every inch of her body, how it affected her mentally as well as discussing Alicia career into entrepreneurship.  Follow the host @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmackin.com Mental health and nutrition @be_well_collective.co.uk | www.bewellcollective.co.uk  

How can we achieve a dietary intake which protects our health and our planet at the same time? One that is affordable and equitable? When we look at food sustainability, we need to include protecting populations from non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, producing our food with fewer resources, such as land, water and fuel to help feed to fast growing population. And it doesn't stop there, ethical food labelling can be a minefield of who to trust and not to trust.  To help me uncover this important topic, I speak to registered dietitian Louise Symington, aka the sustainable dietitian. With over 15 years experience, Louise has advised the Green Food Project and worked in food policy and worked with Sustain to provide schools and local authorities on providing good food quality. Follow @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.com Show notes. https://www.vegansociety.com/lifestyle/recipes   https://theflexitarian.co.uk/   https://www.bda.uk.com/food-health/your-health/sustainable-diets/sustainable-eats.html    Find Louise @ https://www.sustainabledietitian.co.uk/

Food is complex. It doesn't just effect our health and general wellbeing, it also effects how we farm, how accessible it is to us and the affordability as well as political issues such as the recent agriculture bill. Yet, how could we help create a more sustainable and attainable food system? Will this begin with the children of today?  George Lamb shares his personal story of leaving his celebrity life, after a realisation that it was no longer serving him.  Growing an innate interest in how he could help shape a healthy world, his path lead him into education. Today he has created GROW. GROW works in schools and communities to promote mental well-being, physical health and a more hands-on relationship with the natural world. 

With 2.5 million in the UK living with cancer, and breast cancer is the number one cancer for women, affecting 1 in 8 women in the UK. Yet, with 23% of breast cancers preventable in the UK, what could we be eating more and less of to help reduce our risk? Why is it that black women have the poorest health outcomes when it comes to breast cancer? Why are health inequalities still so prevalent in 2020? What do we need to change and how can we educate ourselves more on these health inequalities? To help me explore this further, I speak to Toral Shah, chef and nutritional scientist with a BSc in Cell Biology from UCL and an MSc in Nutritional Medicine from the University of Surrey, as well as the founder of Urban Kitchen.  - Toral asked me to apologised for abbreviating her name to Tor at the end of the podcast.  Show notes and resources   Stats on health inequalities along with the link to the feminist paper re WHO.  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30110-0/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32069-9/fulltext Anti-racism resources: https://www.theurbankitchen.co.uk/pages/anti-racism-resources

With children’s free school meals being taken away for October half term, and the country going into a second lockdown, how can we eat well on a budget? This pandemic has highlighted pre-existing health, socio-economic, and ethnic and racial inequalities. Diet is currently the biggest risk factor for disease in England, accounting for 10.8% of the total disease burden. There is an emerging association between the risk of more severe outcomes from COVID-19 and nutrition-related chronic diseases. In this episode I speak to Dale Pinnock, aka the medicinal chef. With 19 books under his belt and a TV series on how to shop smart. Dale shares his knowledge on how to eat well on a budget. Follow me on instagram: @sarahannmacklin Great British Veg Out e-book: https://www.sarahannmacklin.com/gbvo

A 2019 study from Nottingham university claims that 7 in 10 workers in the UK had suffered from complex ‘imposter’ feelings that can sabotage careers and harm our mental health. Sadly, 7 in 10 (71 percent) of those who have found themselves furloughed, laid off, or made redundant this year are experiencing this feeling.  In this weeks episode, I speak to Henry Holland, legendary British fashion designer. Henry opens up about his struggles with imposter syndrome, why men need to talk more about mental wellbeing and how he succumbed to drastic dieting due to the pressures of body image. 

Understanding how and why we suffer with mental health, is critical to supporting it. Do you often feel fear, stressed or anxious? You are not alone. Anxiety can persist; whether you know the root cause or not. It can make you imagine that things in your life are worse than they really are, and can prevent you from confronting your fears – you might even think you’re going mad.   Jodie Kidd, international supermodel speaks to me with her devastating time battling anxiety and how it ultimately led to her hanging up her shoes for her successful modelling career. Jodie suffered with serve anxiety for many years which affected both her physical health and mental health so drastically, that she was beaten down by the press as a poor role model as well as her own self-worth and self-esteem.   Listen to Jodie’s personal story and follow @be_well_collective for further help and information regarding anxiety disorders. #livewellbewell

It is not very often that we get to hear an agents view on models health. Many times people compare models to athletes. Needing to be strict with their diets and vigorous exercise regime, a short career in a high pressured environment. Mental health is known to suffer from daily comparisons of high standards and rejection. In the last of the LFW special season, I speak to Karen Dimond, owner and director of Models 1, a leading modelling agency in the heart of London. Karen speaks very openly acknowledging the press that agents get is absolutely dreadful - especially during London Fashion Week because there's a huge spotlight on models. Highlighting there's always going to be a front page picture of a slim model who has been shot at an angle to look incredibly thin, which then becomes something which is being celebrated, but the reality is you do have to be strong and healthy to be a model. Follow more via @sarahannmacklin | @be_well_collective Models 1: @models1

We all become caught up in our thoughts, and can feel trapped in. Meditation can feel overwhelming for many and out of grasp, but it shouldn’t be.  Meditation has been part ancient history, increasing calmness and physical relaxation, and is now recognised a topic of modern science improving physical health such as blood pressure and irritable bowel syndrome as well as easing symptoms of anxiety and depression. In this episode, Cornelius O'Shaughnessy,  experienced physical and emotional suffering for over 10 years. In 2007, on a trip to India, Cornelius had an awakening experience of how he was suffering with the thoughts in his mind. Cornelius shares his teachings and journey in this very powerful episode, on self-knowledge and knowing your own mind. Follow @sarahannmacklin | @be_well_collective