Stronger Minds
Welcome to the Stronger Minds Podcast where I bring you everything you need to know to build a healthier brain and a stronger mind, including food and nutrition, psychology, lifestyle, mental habits and debating big ideas. From Chartered Psychologist Kimberley Wilson. Support this show at http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Dementia is the disease that most adults are frightened of and global rates are set to triple by 2050. But too few of us know that there is anything we can do reduce our chances of developing the condition. Yet, research indicates that around 40% of global dementia cases could be delayed or prevented through changes in lifestyle.
In this episode I overview the 12 known modifiable risk factors for dementia and how you can start t...
The Five Factor Model of Personality is the most empirically supported paradigm for personality assessment, with five traits that have been identified universally – across sex, age, geography and culture.
In this episode I outline the five factors and how they link to physical and mental health.
Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain*
&nb...
Over 50 million people have taken the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to profile their personality. What can it tell you about yourself and is it worth the money?
Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain*
*Affiliate links
MBTI website quotes accurate on 29th April 2024.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/stron...
The world’s largest food and drink company, Nestlé, hit the headlines recently due to unethical practices with baby foods in countries in the global south: Asia, Africa and Latin America. But this isn’t their first rodeo. In this episode I discuss the original baby food scandal from the 1970s, which caused millions of excess infant deaths, and their latest moral failings.
Links
This episode is a follow-up to the previous episode: Prebiotics, Probiotics, Postbiotics & Psychobiotics. This time I want to talk to you about leaky gut.
- What is it?
- How much of a problem is it?
- And what, if anything, can we do about it?
Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain*
*Affiliate links
Support this show http://suppo...
This episode is all about microbes. Specifically, the ones in your gut that we are discovering play important roles in supporting your overall health, including your brain and mental health. But there is a lot of noise out there, and a lot of grand claims being made. In this episode I want to help you cut through the noise and make sense of this fascinating but complex area of research and to know, when it comes to gut health, wher...
This episode is all about Ozempic or, more specifically, the GLP-1 receptor agonist medications that have, far beyond their original medical use, taken the dieting and weight loss world like an absolute hurricane and now clinical trials are recruiting children aged 6-18.
In the episode I give a very brief outline of their physical targets and actions, but really I want to talk about the psychology of these drugs and to specula...
This is part two of the brain health Q&A and I’ll be covering binge eating and the links between stress and dementia.
Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain*
*Affiliate links
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this Q&A episode, I answer your questions including:
- Does sugar cause anxiety symptoms?
- What does magnesium do for the brain?
- What foods support brain health
Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain*
*Affiliate links
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds.
The concept of Love languages, the five ways we give and receive love, is hugely popular, spawning thousands of posts and articles where people confidently proclaim what their or their spouses primary love languages are. But is it real? In this episode I look at the science - and pseudoscience - behind Love Languages and ask when will there be justice for Ann?
Instagram post for this episode.
Hyper independence is described as a trauma-related response that includes behaviours like a fear of relying on others and a reluctance to ask for help even when it is needed. But...says who? Where's the evidence? And what are the harms?
Instagram post for this episode.
Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain*
*Affiliate links
Support this show htt...
In this episode I describe the phenomenon of regret: the different types of regret, how it is generated in the brain, what our biggest regrets are, and how to reduce the amount of regret you experience in the future.
Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain*
*Affiliate links
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds.
There is a growing ideological chasm between the men and women of Gen Z, which is unlike anything we have seen before. What's behind it, what are the implications for society. And what has Joe Rogan got to do with it?
Refs
King's College Survey https://www.kcl.ac.uk/policy-institute/assets/emerging-tensions.pdf
Change Research Survey https://changeresearch.com/post/young-women-are-more-liberal-than-young-men/
In this short episode I share some thoughts on understanding and managing a particularly harmful aspect of envy.
Unprocessed: What Your Diet is Doing to Your Brain*
*Affiliate links
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Audio from the November 2020 book club
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Audio from the October 2020 book club.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Audio from the September 2020 book club.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Audio from the September 2020 book club.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Audio from the July 2020 book club.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Audio from the May 2020 book club.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/strongerminds.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Popular Podcasts
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations.
Every week comedian and infamous roaster Nikki Glaser provides a fun, fast-paced, and brutally honest look into current pop-culture and her own personal life.
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people.
A straightforward look at the day's top news in 20 minutes. Powered by ABC News. Hosted by Brad Mielke.