Do you consider your brain health when doing your weekly food shop? Clinical nutritionist Stephanie Moore joins Liz to share how we can better nourish our brains through what we eat.

Liz and Stephanie talk through the extent that diet may be impacting our poor mental health, plus they discuss how recovery from stress and trauma may be linked to nutritional deficiencies.

They also cover the chemical imbalance theory of depression, share practical advice on improving digestion and cleaning up our diet, and why our brains need cholesterol.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Purchase Eat Your Brain Happy by Stephanie Moore
• Follow Stephanie on Instagram
• Purchase A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
• Email us your questions at podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com

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How much time do you spend on your phone or a computer each day? With one in five people in the UK hitting burnout, leading cyber psychologist Elaine Kasket joins Liz to reveal what social media and technology are really doing to our health.

Elaine talks Liz through how technology may be impacting our mental health and relationships, and how we can maximise our social connections, plus shares advice on how we can reboot our relationship with the digital world.

The episode also covers some of the positives of modern technology, how to avoid comparison stealing your joy on social media, setting healthy boundaries with tech in the workplace, and our digital footprint after death.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Purchase Reset: Rethinking Your Digital World for a Happier Life, by Elaine Kasket
• Purchase A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
• Email us your questions at podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com

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Do you manage to get out in nature every day for just 20 minutes? Biodiversity professor Kathy Willis joins Liz on this podcast to question whether not spending enough time outdoors is making us sick.

Kathy reveals the links between the amount of green space in our lives and better health, mood and longevity, and shares practical advice on how we can get more nature into our homes to reap these benefits, too.

Plus, Kathy and Liz discuss whether a lack of trees may be causing certain health conditions, how plants can enhance our lives (even helping us to fight cancer!), and why you might want to swap your carpets for wooden floors in your home.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Purchase Good Nature by Kathy Willis
• Purchase A Better Second Half by Liz Earle
• Email us your questions at podcast@lizearlewellbeing.com

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