Radical Wellness Executive Medicine of Texas

Bracha Goetz is a Harvard-educated wellbeing expert and the author of 40 books that help children's souls shine. She is also the author of a candid memoir about overcoming food addications joyfully and the spiritual journey back to her roots.
 
3:30 The Pound-Demic
 
5:00 How to Nurture the “Hungry Soul” and the “Pleasure Ladder.”
 
12:00 Why eating is so addictive
 
16:00 Eating seasonally
 
19:00 Children’s Books
 
22:00 What does it mean to have Radical Wellness in your life?
 
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Hey guys it’s your girl Britt and today we’ll be taking a closer look at some of the studies cluttering your news feed. It’s almost summer time which means swimming pools may be in your near future. So when I came across an article that claimed that urinating in a pool is bad for your heart, I had to do some digging. The actual study, well more like hypothesis, was pretty cool. Researchers are suggesting that a sweetener commonly found in diet sodas secreted through urine called acesulfame (ass-a-soul-fame)potassium, or Ace-K for short can interact with the chlorine in pools to create toxic compounds. The good news is that scientists have found a way to quantify how much urine are in pools so they can start to track the effects. So in short, just don’t pee in the pool. 
 
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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/03/01/517785902/just-how-much-pee-is-in-that-pool
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.estlett.7b00043

This is Britt and you’re listening to Radical Wellness’s segment Fun Fact Friday. Did you know that using certain fish scales could help heal severe burns? In Brazil, doctors are testing this theory on patients who have suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns. They’ve been using the skin of tilapia, a widely farmed fish in the area. Scientists were shocked when they found collagen proteins, type 1 and 2 in the skin. It had more collagen protein than human skin. These collagen proteins are necessary for proper healing. Using tilapia skin as treatment has cut down treatment time and pain medication use. 
 
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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/brazilian-city-uses-tilapia-fish-skin-treat-burn-victims

Hey guys it’s your girl Britt and today we’ll be taking a closer look at some of the studies cluttering your news feed. Today, let's talk about how chewing gum can sharpen focus. I’ve been hearing this for years and I finally decided to look into it. To my surprise, it may be true. A scientific article  from 2015, which is linked in the show notes, discussed 4 separate studies testing this hypothesis. The first study investigated gum and mood. The second study investigated force of chewing on mood and performance. The third study investigated the effects of chewing gum a full work day on performance and post work mood. The fourth study, investigated performance during the work-day, overall well being, and measurements of cortisol and heart rate at the end of the day. All four study findings suggested that chewing gum while working can increase alertness and productivity. Now, I am going to point out a problem with the studies. The first study only consisted of 100 participants, 81 of those were female. The second study consisted of 56 adults, 42 of those were female. The third study consisted of 126 participants, 87 were female. The fourth study consisted of 30 university students, 23 of those were females. So not only are the study numbers low, but the participants were mostly female. That’s not to say their findings were incorrect, just skewed toward a specific demographic. Personally I feel like this is a great starter study. 
 
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4449949/#:~:text=Consistent%20with%20multiple%20studies%20examining,be%20increased%20by%20chewing%20gum.

This is Britt and you’re listening to Radical Welness’s segment Fun Fact Friday. Have you ever heard of a fabella? Me neither. Well at least until I found out anywhere between 10 to 30% of the population have one. The fabella is a small bone found in the tendon behind the Fibula. Why is it important? It’s most commonly found  in non-human animals, yet some humans are still born with them. The bone wasn’t even discovered until 1918. 
 
Now you might be thinking, well that’s a cool fact, but why is it important? While most people with a fabella might not even know they have it, some develop fabella syndrome, which is characterized by sharp pain while extending the knee. People with this problem may also have pain while doing simple activities such as going up the stairs.
 
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joa.12994

Hey guys it’s your girl Britt and today we’ll be taking a closer look at some of the studies cluttering your news feed. Summer is upon us and so are the mosquitos. So when I came across an article claiming that electronic music kept mosquitos away, I knew I had to do some digging. Turns out there may be some truth to it. Music has been known to disrupt flight and mating patterns of mosquitoes. So for this study, participants were put into two groups. One group, had no music, while the other had “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” by Skrillex playing in the background. The group without the music were more likely to get bit by the mosquitos than the group playing Skrillex. The electronic music also caused delayed response time in the mosquitos. So if you’re looking to keep the mosquitoes at bay this year, be sure to update your playlist.
This Under The Microscope  has been brought to you by Executive Medicine of Texas. If you would like to become a patient of one of our awesome providers, check out emtexas.com.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001706X19301202?via=ihub