Happy Habit Podcast

Mar 10 2025 494 ep. 20 mins
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A motivational exploration of all things health, science and wellbeing with presenter and biochemistry graduate Mathieu Norry. We look at psychology, philosophy, neuroscience and human biology amongst other subjects. New episodes are published every Monday and Thursday. Music credit goes to Purple Planet Music www.happyhabitpodcast.wordpress.com

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# 496 - How theres probably plastic in your BRAIN

Mar 10 2025 10 mins  
SUBSCRIBE HERE - https://www.youtube.com/@happyhabitpodcast?sub_confirmation=1We are swimming in plastic. What started out as a convenience of modern living has become an addiction to plastic that is negatively affecting the environment AND our health. Plastic has now been found in our bodies, in our organs, our blood, our brain and our sexual organs. In this episode I discuss how

# 495 - Three signs you're lacking magnesium

Mar 05 2025 11 mins  
Magnesium is a nutrient that is involved in over 300 bodily processes. Its impact is crucial for everything from heart health to nerve function, to sleep regulation and lots more. In this episode, I discuss magnesiums role in these important body processes. I also examine the reasons why magnesium levels are falling in peoples diets, and I explore the ways in which people can incre

# 494 - Breakfast - is it really necessary for health ?

Mar 02 2025 9 mins  
Breakfast as we know it today is a fairly recent invention, our ancestors often didn't have the luxury of sitting down for a meal after waking. In this episode I examine the origins of eating breakfast and examine the impact of skipping breakfast when you wake. I explore the health benefits of circadian eating and discuss the problem with a one size fits all approach to timing

# 493 - Why you might NOT live as long as your parents

Feb 26 2025 13 mins  
In this episode I explore why western / first world countries are seeing a decline in life expectancies. There is the very real possibility that people in their 30s / 40s / 50s will die at a younger age than their parents. Why? Here's a clue, diet and lifestyle are huge culprits, we'll discuss exactly how. The dangers of high carbohyrate foods : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis

# 492 - 16 incredible facts about your body

Feb 23 2025 11 mins  
The human body is the most extraordinary feat of biological engineering, from the trillions of processes per second occuring in the billions of neurons of our brain, to the relentless beating of our hearts from birth to death, to the almost limitless capacity of our immune system to defend our bodies from an infinite variety of invading pathogens. In this episode I delve into 16 wo

# 491 - Saturated fat, healthy or not ?

Feb 19 2025 18 mins  
For decades we were told dietary fat was harmful for our health and contributed to a variety of health issues including cardiac problems, including weight gain. Since then scientific research has evolved which means the conversation about consuming dietary fat is more complicated than first thought. In this episode I discuss this evolution in the science and show that the tradition

# 490 - How checking your NAILS could SAVE your life

Feb 16 2025 14 mins  
Nails, we cut them, paint, polish and bite them, but did you know your nails can tell you lots about your overall health?In this episode I dive deep into why we have nails in the first place, how they grow and I highlight 10 nail conditions that tell us different things about our internal health, everything from the oxygen levels in our blood, to nutritional deficiencies and even c

# 489 - Chocolate and your risk of stroke, it's not what you think.

Feb 12 2025 13 mins  
People have been eating chocolate for thousands of years. Today there's every kind of chocolate, from regular milk chocolate, and white chocolate to dark chocolate with varying amounts of cocoa. In today's episode I examine if chocolate can actually help prevent strokes. We will look at the constituents of chocolate that might have a beneficial effect on our cardiovascular health a

# 488 - Busting 9 common weight loss myths

Feb 09 2025 18 mins  
There are so many weightloss myths out there that it is so easy to become distracted and disillusioned. In this episode, I draw on the advice of many of the scientists and doctors I have interviewed on this channel about nutrition, metabolism and weightloss, and I detail 9 commonly held misconceptions about weightloss which is hampering peoples' weight loss goals .For example,

# 487 - The benefits of hydration and how to drink more water

Feb 05 2025 7 mins  
The human body is made of of mostly water and so its logical that we need to consume water to function and to thrive. Water helps us digest food, it helps our organs like our kidneys to function, it improves the quality and look of our skin. When we dont get enough water we ca suffer frok tiredness, feeling foggy headed and constipated. BUT the problem is, water generally tas