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

Many of us drink to relax and socialise, but are we aware of how much we are drinking on a daily basis and what affects it may be having on our health?  During January this year, alcohol sales surged by 30%. This significant jump in sales has been linked to stress, boredom, anxiety and loneliness caused by the pandemic. When we look at our relationship with alcohol, do we consider the health implications regarding our physical and mental health? What are the health harms linked to drinking alcohol? At what point does it become a problem? The word alcoholic may not directly resonate with many people,  but does that imply that you have a healthy relationship with it?  In this weeks episode I speak with Nick Hickmott, Early Intervention Lead at drug, alcohol and mental health charity, We Are With You. Nick works with young adults on a daily basis,  aiming to provide young people with all the information they need to make sensible choices whilst offering a friendly ear to those who need it. In today's episode we do exactly that, opening up a conversation surrounding alcohol, how it can affect us mentally and physically, and what we can do when we starts to become problematic.  Show notes Host: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.com Be Well Collective: @be_well_collective | www.bewellcollective.co.uk We Are With You Charity Alcohol and Drug Addiction support   

Imposter syndrome is defined as doubting your own abilities and feeling like a fraud. A google search yields more than 5 million responses.  Imposter syndrome has been said to people such as, Sheryl Sandberg the COO of Facebook and even first lady Michelle Obama. What I feel seems to be less explored is why does imposter syndrome exist in the first place and what role does our surroundings and workplace play? Is it that we change and re evaluate our thought processes as individuals? Maybe. But how much is our external environment and society influencing us? Imposter phenomenon is associated with impaired job performance, decreased satisfaction at work and burnout.  To help me explore this further, I speak to phenomenal Dr. Valerie Young. Dr Young is an internationally-known expert on imposter syndrome and author of award-winning book The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Imposter Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It.  Handles: The host @sarahannmacklin Be Well @be_well_collective  Valerie Young website: www.impostorsyndrome. com  Valerie's book can be purchase here

Can we transform our food system and fix the double burden of malnutrition? In recent decades we have seen food become one of our greatest public health threats. Around two billion people on the planet are overweight or obese. The highest mortality rate comes from non-communicable diseases, with a poor diet playing one of the five main risk factors. Our planet is overwhelmed by food waste, with 1 in 3 mouthfuls of food wasted. What are the solutions to help feed 10 billion people sustainability by 2050, and how can policy play an active role in reshaping our failing food systems. Join me in this weeks episode where I speak to Dr Sandro Demaio to uncover how the food system is playing a large part in failing our health and what we need to do to fix it.  This podcast was sponsored by OHMG water . Every can of OHMG contains 56mg of Magnesium.  Follow the host www.sarahannmacklin.com | @sarahannmacklin www.bewellcollective.co.uk | @be_well_collective  Follow Dr Sandro @SandroDemaio Twitter  Show notes: Eat Lancet report: https://eatforum.org/eat-lancet-commission/eat-lancet-commission-summary-report/ Dr Sandro Demaio book: The Doctors Diet https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/176055670X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=176055670X&linkCode=as2&tag=bewellcolle00-21&linkId=d7b62356ab9b5e4bcfdc7a5ef8967b79  

Want to know how to embrace feeling uncomfortable? Life is tough, but you are tougher and you only discover that you are tougher by stepping into the discomfort zone and challenging yourself.  "discomfort is never as bad as we think it will be…. It also never lasts as long as we think it will… discomfort is not a constant; it is fleeting. Neither is discomfort debilitating; on the contrary, it is empowering” Farrah Storr, the Discomfort zone.  Farrah Storr is the Editor in Chief of Elle UK. She launched Women's Health Magazine in 2012 with no budget and six weeks to make it happen. It became one of the most successful women's magazines of the millennium. In 2015 Farrah became the editor in chief of Cosmopolitan magazine and increased sales by 59%, taking the magazine back to number one position on 16 years. Farrah has learnt herself how to unlock constraints and harness failure to empower a very successful career.  Join me in conversation with Farrah on how we can use the discomfort of failure and criticism as a turning point in our lives.  Just for my listeners, MooGoo have given an exclusive 15% off to Live Well, Be Well listeners. Head to moogooskincare.co.uk and enter LIVEWELL15 at checkout. Show notes: For more information please visit www.sarahannmacklin.com | @sarahannmacklin www.bewellcollective.co.uk | @be_well_collective Follow @farrahstorr and by Farrah's book the discomfort zone here 

Opening up the conversation surrounding sobriety can feel daunting for many people. In the UK we have an ingrained drinking culture and you can feel ostracised if you don’t drink. People quickly form the opinion that you have a “problem”.  Reevaluating our relationship with alcohol and becoming sober curious shouldn’t need a reason. Alcohol is classed as a pharmacological drug and can heavily impact our mental and physical health. Deaths from alcohol reached a record high during 2020. In today’s episode I speak to Millie Gooch, one of the female voices pioneering the sobriety movement in the UK today. In February 2018, Millie Gooch gave up alcohol after it started to take a toll of her mental health and wellbeing. Seven months later she founded the Sober Girl Society, an online and real life space for women who don’t drink booze. We cover how you can make the first move to becoming sober curious, where do you start and how you live your life to the fullest without alcohol. Show notes: Follow the host: @sarahannmacklin | www.sarahannmacklin.com For mental health support follow @be_well_collective | www.bewellcollective.co.uk NHS alcohol support: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-support/ The guest today: @milliegooch | @sobergirlsociety  Sponsors: Days Brewing 0.0%ABV I am thrilled to have partnered with Days Brewing for this episode. My listeners can receive 20% off their purchase of Days Brewing by entering the code: BE WELL in checkout Head over to https://daysbrewing.com/ to purchase yours! 

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