Health Curious Health Curious
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- Health & Fitness
A single, audience-suggested topic every episode! We discuss the healthy, the unhealthy, the wacky, and the weird. Hosted by Master of Public Health (MUN) students, Kris Bursey and Asia Holloway.
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Episode 5 - Wine
Are you a wine drinker?? Come with us and find out what's healthy and unhealthy about wine! Cheers! :)
Articles referenced
Vive la Difference! (2019). Ferrero et al.
18 Benefits of wine (info graph) - Reformedhealth.net
Wine and Cardiovascular Health (2017). Haseeb, Alexander, & Baranchuk.
Better psychological functioning and higher social status may largely explain the apparent health benefits of drinking wine
Is red wine actually good for your heart? - Julie Corliss
Listen to the sounds of every planet in our solar system, as recorded by NASA
We'd love to hear from you!
email: healthcuriouspodcast@gmail.com
twitter: @krisbursey8 @asiaraelyn #HealthCuriousPod -
Episode 4 - Houseplants
Do you own any houseplants? Are they making you healthier, or more unhealthy? Find out, in this weeks' episode of Health Curious.
Articles Discussed:
Using Houseplants To Clean Indoor Air
Could houseplants improve indoor air quality in schools?
Factors favoring houseplant container infestation with Aedes aegypti larvae in Marília, São Paulo, Brazil.
Can Houseplants Be Unhealthy for Humans?
P.S. The researcher that Kris was discussing? His name is Mussie Habteselassie.
The basic roles of indoor plants in human health and comfort -
Episode 3 - Chickens
Look at all those chickens!!!
Asia & Kris chat about the healthy & unhealthy aspects of owning chickens
Articles:
Reducing health risks associated with backyard chickens
Centre for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) - Backyard Poultry
USA Today - 5 surprising benefits of owning chickens
Info on Avian flu outbreak
Eggs in the cupboard or refrigerator?
Funny, funny video clip of chickens being funny and frightening on Friends. (mentioned at ~7:50)
Get in touch with us!!!
healthcuriouspodcast@gmail.com
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Episode 2: Airplanes/Airports/Travel
Let's chat about airplanes and travel! Kris and Asia dive into the healthy and the unhealthy about airplanes and travel, and solve the problem of airplane emissions and high travel costs! Check it out!
We'd love to hear from you! To give us feedback, comments, questions, or to recommend a topic for next week:
Email: healthcuriouspodcast@gmail.com
Twitter: @krisbursey8, @asiaraelyn, #healthcuriouspod
Articles Referenced
Health Issues of Air Travel
Unhealthy Airports
Pathogens on a Plane: How to Stay Healthy in Flight
Airplane Air: Not as Bad as you Think
World Health Organization- International Travel and Health -
Episode 1 - Podcasts
On our first episode of Health Curious, Kris & Asia chat about podcasting! Suggested by classmate Kim, they discuss the healthy, unhealthy, and interesting health implications of podcasts on their listeners.
Podcasts and Shows Mentioned
Jenna + Julien Podcast
3 Books With Neil Pasricha podcast
Ologies with Alie Ward podcast
ASAP Science Podcast
Ask a Mortician YouTube Channel
Articles Discussed
Academic Reference - Vogt, M., Schaffner, B., Ribar, A., & Chavez, R. (2010). The impact of podcasting on the learning and satisfaction of undergraduate nursing students. Nurse Education in Practice, 10(1), 38-42.
Article - BRAIN MAPS LOOK ALIKE FOR PODCASTS AND READING
Article - CBC Radio: Is podcast listening good for you?
Article - This Is Your Brain on Podcasts
Article - I Listen to 35 Hours of Podcasts Every Week. Is That … Bad?
Article - Meet The People Who Listen to Podcasts Crazy-Fast
Podcast Episode - Freakonomics Episode 262: This Is Your Brain on Podcasts
Academics and Researchers Discussed
- Dr. Jack Gallant – professor of cognitive, computational, and systems neuroscience at University of California Berkeley.
- Dr. Steve Schlozman - psychiatrist and assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School
** I forgot to mention his name, but I learnt about the importance of silence from brain cell development from Dr. - Michael Grabowski – professor of communication at Manhattan College in New York. -
Health Curious Trailer
This short episode will introduce you to Health Curious, and its two hosts, Asia and Kris. Get a glimpse of what you can expect from Health Curious!