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Thinking Nutrition — 147 episodes

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How berries help build a better brain

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Pickle juice for muscle cramps: effective remedy or sports myth?

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Mushroom power: can fungi give athletes an edge?

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Beet that: why athletes are turning to beetroot juice

5

Spice science: exploring cinnamon’s role in blood sugar control

6

Powering cellular energy and healthy ageing: behind the hype of NAD, NMN and NR supplements

7

Beyond exercise: creatine’s growing role in brain, bone and women’s health

8

Plant-based protein: can it match animal protein for athletic performance?

9

From gut to glucose: the potential of probiotics in diabetes care

10

From FODMAPs to fibre: navigating dietary treatments for IBS

11

Strength in ageing: the role of protein and resistance training

12

Maximising muscle gains with creatine: how well does it work?

13

Is hydrogen water healthy or a hoax?

14

Maximising muscle: the role of protein type and timing

15

Can probiotics help fight age-related muscle loss?

16

Arthritis relief: can collagen supplements help?

17

Are probiotics effective in IBS?

18

Maternal probiotics and their effect on infant health

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Can the humble cranberry reduce the risk of UTIs?

20

Tendon troubles: can collagen supplements help with tendon repair?

21

Lemon water: is it worth the squeeze or just sour hype?

22

The lectin lowdown: time to counter the fear campaign about these plant proteins

23

Exercise recovery: the role of protein in post-workout muscle soreness and damage

24

Olive oil: a true ‘essential oil’

25

Enough of the ‘seed oils are toxic’ rubbish

26

Nightshade vegetables: friend or foe for your health?

27

Can probiotics or prebiotics prevent or treat respiratory tract infections?

28

Foods and fertility: how dietary patterns can influence fertility

29

This is your brain on food porn (and how it can promote healthier eating)

30

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): what role does diet play?

31

Keto for athletes: its effect on performance and body composition

32

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD): can nutrition supplements slow its progression?

33

Can probiotics help treat eczema in adults?

34

Intermittent fasting: an update on the weight and metabolic health benefits

35

‘Eat the rainbow’ really is good health advice

36

Turning up the heat on chillies and their health benefits

37

Will BCAAs give you the muscle gainz?

38

How the Mediterranean diet benefits mental health

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How beetroot juice lowers blood pressure and improves sports performance

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Managing IBS with the low-FODMAP diet and probiotics

41

Will magnesium help you sleep better?

42

Caffeine and resistance exercise: how much do you need?

43

Go nuts for nuts: why they’re great for your heart and weight

44

Nutrient wins and losses on a plant-based diet

45

Focussing on eating healthier is better than trying to eat less

46

Want a healthy heart? Eat more of these flavonoid foods

47

Nut allergies: causes, consequences and emerging treatments

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How probiotics can help people with bowel cancer

49

The weird way that body posture changes taste

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Is a keto diet effective for strength training?

51

Alcohol facts and fallacies

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Can curcumin help with PCOS?

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Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO): symptoms, causes and treatment

54

Why bitter foods are better for you

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Cutting back on sugar? Here’s why fruit should stay on the menu

56

Episode rewind: Inflammation – the good, the bad and the ugly

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Episode rewind: Is it better to exercise fasted or fed?

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Inflammatory bowel disease: the latest nutrition research for helping to manage it

59

What sorcery is this? How carbohydrate mouth rinses improve sports performance

60

Collagen supplements: an update on the evidence for health benefits

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Blue is the new black: berries, anthocyanins and your brain health

62

Weight loss supplements: how hype triumphs over substance

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Are chromium supplements helpful for people with diabetes?

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Can you really ‘boost your metabolism’?

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Can you be addicted to food?

66

How the MIND diet keeps the mind sharp

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Let food be thy sunscreen

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Plant vs animal protein for the muscle gainz

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Turmeric: super spice or super overhyped?

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Is adrenal fatigue a thing?

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Why I do this podcast

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‘Feed a cold, starve a fever’: fact or fiction?

73

Episode rewind: Protein supplements

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Episode rewind: Collagen supplements

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Are tart cherries the Holy Grail of exercise recovery supplements?

76

Sports drinks: a user’s guide

77

Lactose intolerance: symptoms, diagnosis and treatments

78

Nutrition for healthy ageing: fighting sarcopenia and inflammageing

79

Hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s disease: what role for diet?

80

Can keto cure cancer?

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Is it safe to drink coffee during pregnancy?

82

Can micronutrient supplements prevent or treat respiratory tract infections?

83

Inflammation: the good, the bad and the ugly

84

Apple cider vinegar: superfood or super scam?

85

Improving cancer survival with diet and lifestyle choices

86

Lifestyle keys to cutting cancer risk

87

The carnivore diet raises the middle finger to the plant-based trend

88

Calcium: foods, functions and supplemental forms

89

Collagen supplements: legit or Insta influencer fairy dust?

90

Alkaline diets: the antithesis of how human physiology works

91

Coeliac disease, gluten sensitivity and the rise of gluten-free diets

92

The rise of meatless meat

93

How do the plant-based milks stack up?

94

2020's most popular: what makes nutrition so confusing?

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2020's most popular: coffee and its surprising health benefits

96

2020's most popular: intermittent fasting

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2020's most popular: food, mood and mental health

98

A Christmas Carol of vitamin D deficiency

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More nutrition myth busting

100

Folate: more than a pregnancy vitamin

101

Is organic food healthier?

102

The Mediterranean diet: the health benefits keep growing

103

Vitamin B12: foods, functions and deficiencies

104

Low-carb diets: are they the best way to manage diabetes?

105

Iodine: why you need it and where you find it

106

Sleeping your way to better health

107

Can you cure a hangover?

108

Food comas: why overeating makes you sleepy

109

Do multivitamins make you healthier?

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Five ways to cut your risk of bowel cancer

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Is it better to exercise fasted or fed?

112

How useful is body mass index (BMI)?

113

Is cinnamon a super spice for blood sugar control?

114

Chocolate and its many health benefits

115

Detox diets: their pros and cons

116

The perils of highly processed foods

117

This is your brain on blueberries

118

Treating IBS with diet and supplements: what does the evidence say?

119

How to keep up with nutrition research

120

How to decipher a research paper

121

Got zinc? Foods, functions and deficiencies

122

Tracking diet trends with Google Trends

123

My top nutrition myths

124

How what you eat affects your mental health

125

Why antioxidants in food are overrated

126

Magnesium: foods, functions and supplemental forms

127

Are raw food diet claims overcooked?

128

Sports supplements essentials: beta-alanine

129

Sports supplements essentials: sodium bicarbonate

130

Sports supplements essentials: beetroot juice

131

Sports supplements essentials: caffeine

132

Sports supplements essentials: creatine

133

Water, water everywhere

134

Your guide to vitamin C

135

Reasons to love your legumes

136

Drink tea and carry on

137

Shedding light on vitamin D and your immune system

138

All things sweet: sugar and your health

139

The science of soy: health, harms and hyperbole

140

Do you need that protein supplement?

141

Got iron? Foods, functions and insufficiencies

142

Eating for two: you and your gut bacteria

143

How fermented foods benefit your health

144

Coffee and its surprising health benefits

145

Blue Zones: secrets of the world’s long-lived

146

The user's guide to intermittent fasting

147

Making sense of nutrition confusion