This Week In Wellness
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TWIW 214: 3000 steps a day as good as blood pressure meds
This Week In Wellnessjust 3000 steps a day may be enough to reduce blood pressure according to a new study in the Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease.https://www.sciencedaily.com/relea
TWIW 213: Keto diets may help women with PCOS conceive
This Week In Wellnessresearch from the Journal of the Endocrine Society has shown that the ketogenic (or keto) diet may lower testosterone levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), poten
TWIW 212: Healthy lifestyle helps to prevent depression by 57%
This Week In Wellnessa study published in Nature Mental Health has shown that 7 different lifestyle habits can all lower the risk of depression. The most impactful of these habits being adequate slee
TWIW 211: Round Up class actions come to Australia
This Week In Wellness the class action lawsuits against Monsanto (the makers of Round-Up now owned by Bayer) previously reported overseas on this podcast have now come to Australia with an Australian
TWIW 210: Lockdown and gut health
This Week In Wellness research published in the journal Scientific Reports showed that infants who spent most of their first year of life during the pandemic have fewer types of bacteria in their gut
TWIW 209: Your brain knows your immunity levels
This Week In Wellness peoples self assessments of their own bodies potential to fight off a pathogen was compared with the actual levels of antibodies in their blood for that same pathogen and the res
TWIW 208: Yoga good for asthma
This Week In Wellness a large meta-analysis has shown that yoga, breathing exercises and aerobic training have been shown to improve lung function in asthmatics.https://www.news-medical.net/news/2023
TWIW 207: Peppermint oil for open heart surgery
This Week In Wellness the British medical Journal has reported that peppermint oil may ease peoples pain, reduce the need for drugs and enhance their sleep after open heart surgery.https://www.news-
TWIW 206: Lack of sleep increases diabetes risk
This Week In Wellness researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have uncovered a potential mechanism for the increased diabetes risk seen in those who do not get enough sleep.https://
TWIW 205: Birth-control pills negatively impacts women’s stress response
This Week In Wellness a new study has shown that commonly used birth-control pills can negatively impact womens stress response, in particular the ability to reduce their levels of the stress hormone