Speaker 1: Oh yes, it's our Friday ap on Healthy Ish, the
Speaker 1: daily podcast from Body and Soul, and we are chatting
Speaker 1: through the hottest topics in the health and wellness world
Speaker 1: this week. I am the host, Felicity Hallie and joining
Speaker 1: me today is our producer Tabby Wilson. And I think
Speaker 1: you're gonna like what we're talking about today. Tabby, nice
Speaker 1: to have you back on the pod.
Speaker 2: How are you always excited to be behind the microphone
Speaker 2: with you? I've been well, thank good. I've been enjoying
Speaker 2: this winter chill that we've had.
Speaker 1: How's that foot of yours? Because last time you were
Speaker 1: here on the podcast you had a soft fought. Are
Speaker 1: you back running?
Speaker 2: I am back running. I did my first Friend yesterday
Speaker 2: for Sydney listeners. I did a bit of the Bay Run,
Speaker 2: stopped at four kilometers as per Physio's instructions, which I'm
Speaker 2: very proud of myself for following. I think everyone has
Speaker 2: been known to take them where a grain of salt.
Speaker 2: By really did listen and I stopped it for kilometers
Speaker 2: and it feels good. I'm just making sure I'm really
Speaker 2: staying on top of that.
Speaker 1: Stretching, yeap, stretching all the way I also like the
Speaker 1: bay run that's not far from me, so next time
Speaker 1: you're down there, we can do the whole thing when
Speaker 1: you well. Yeah, now, Tabby, we need to talk about
Speaker 1: the most interesting and actually it was also one of
Speaker 1: the most clique stories of the week on Body andsoul
Speaker 1: dot com. I actually couldn't go past this one. Now,
Speaker 1: we all know how important sleep is for our health
Speaker 1: and well being, but according to experts, your sleeping position
Speaker 1: and your habits could be causing or exacerbating a range
Speaker 1: of health issues. So in this story it was called
Speaker 1: your sleeping position could shorten your lifespan. We spoke to
Speaker 1: a bunch of experts about different sleeping positions, and each
Speaker 1: sleeping position has its pros and cons and understanding them
Speaker 1: can help you make those little adjustments for better sleep
Speaker 1: and health outcomes. But before I talk through the positions,
Speaker 1: what's your go to sleeping position?
Speaker 2: Taping? I was nervous about you asking me this because
Speaker 2: I'm fairly sure that mine will be the one that's
Speaker 2: the worst for you.
Speaker 1: What is it?
Speaker 2: I always fall asleep on my back, but I always
Speaker 2: end up kind of on my front, but with one
Speaker 2: leg up, which is the one that they're always like
Speaker 2: this is terrible for your hips. But I'm a deep sleeper.
Speaker 2: I can't adjust in the night.
Speaker 1: It's hard to adjust, isn't it. Okay, well let's start
Speaker 1: with the back. Okay. The cons if you're a back
Speaker 1: sleeper is that you're more inclined to suffer from sleep abnia. Now,
Speaker 1: this is interrupted breathing and also snoring. So I don't
Speaker 1: know if you do either of those, but that comes
Speaker 1: from sleeping on your back. And basically, if you want
Speaker 1: a solution to helping this, the optimal position for spine
Speaker 1: alignment is actually lying on your back with a pillow
Speaker 1: under beneath your knees, which actually softens the back area.
Speaker 1: So this actually preserves the natural contours of the spine.
Speaker 1: So if you start off on your back, maybe put
Speaker 1: the pillow under your knees and then if you flipped to.
Speaker 2: Your I be recommending that. I'll be recommending that to
Speaker 2: my partner who snores. Okay, Yes, that's a good top tip.
Speaker 1: Now if you said on your front, now there are
Speaker 1: actually some pros to this. It can reduce your snoring,
Speaker 1: so yeah, he needs to move on his front, and
Speaker 1: it can open your airways. But the cons are neck
Speaker 1: and back pain because you know, we all know when
Speaker 1: you sleep on your front, you twist your neck to
Speaker 1: the side and that can put strain on your neck
Speaker 1: and stomach. Sleeping can also arch your spine to add
Speaker 1: to that, direct pressure on your face can also contribute
Speaker 1: to wrinkles over time. So oh god, well, your solution
Speaker 1: is to use a thinner pillow if you want to
Speaker 1: sleep on your front.
Speaker 2: Okay, that's another good top tip. This is a good article.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I realized this and just quickly the side position
Speaker 1: this is actually my favorite sleeping position. Now for women,
Speaker 1: it can lead to hip and back issues and men
Speaker 1: sholdy issues. So the sleep experts that we spoke to
Speaker 1: for the story recommends slide sleepers use a thick pillow
Speaker 1: for optimal neck and spine alignment, and also another pillow
Speaker 1: to place between your knees to support the hips and
Speaker 1: lessen the strain on your lower back. Okay, yeah, there
Speaker 1: we go, here we go. And you know, actually, I
Speaker 1: actually do have a pillow that I put between my knees,
Speaker 1: but I call it my hug pillow. And it comes
Speaker 1: to think, I'm like, Tom, have you got my hug pillow?
Speaker 1: Where's hug pillow. I need my hug pillow.
Speaker 2: Part of that intensive sleeping routine that he loves so much.
Speaker 1: Exactly, Tabby, share with us what piqued your interest this week?
Speaker 2: Well, I have another one from Body and so they
Speaker 2: have been putting out some bangers in the past couple
Speaker 2: of weeks, and this one is all about castor oil,
Speaker 2: which you may have seen on your TikTok feed. As
Speaker 2: you know, I love a TikTok trend, but this one
Speaker 2: perhaps has some dangerous side effects. So creators on TikTok,
Speaker 2: I've been claiming that caster oil can detol the body.
Speaker 2: And I would say that our first red flag here
Speaker 2: is the word detox in all TikTok trends. When we
Speaker 2: have detox in there, it normally ends with diarrhea, which
Speaker 2: is what has happened with this, which is what has
Speaker 2: happened with this castor oil trend. So expects have jumped
Speaker 2: on to quickly kind of combat this trend and explain
Speaker 2: that castor oil activates certain receptors in your intestines which
Speaker 2: kind of pushes your food through really quickly. All negative
Speaker 2: side effects here, and it can really inhibit fluid absorption
Speaker 2: in the gut. Which is what's causing those accelerated bowl movements.
Speaker 2: So obviously nobody wants that A and B. It results
Speaker 2: in things like dehydration, malnutrition, and electrolyte imbalance. So I
Speaker 2: think it's another example of when we need to kind
Speaker 2: of give these TikTok trends a benefit of the doubt.
Speaker 2: The one that comes to mind for me is the
Speaker 2: internal shower. Similar kind of energy from that one, and
Speaker 2: just always take these trends with a pinch of salt
Speaker 2: and do your research from actual registered medical and health
Speaker 2: experts before you embark on regular castor oil ingestion.
Speaker 1: Oh my gosh, it must taste revolting. And by the way,
Speaker 1: just go and eat some fruit, Like, just go and
Speaker 1: eat a packet of blueberries. It that'll give you the same.
Speaker 2: So cheer Sea, it's exactly.
Speaker 1: I'll give you the same kind of flush through that
Speaker 1: castor all does.
Speaker 2: Exactly.
Speaker 1: Now, just quickly before we go, I want to share
Speaker 1: some research which came out last week which I thought
Speaker 1: was really pertinent to all of us on the podcast.
Speaker 1: We talk a lot about tech and mental health on
Speaker 1: this podcast, and a new report from Anglia Ruskin Universe
Speaker 1: in the UK came out. It was published in the
Speaker 1: journal World Psychiatry, and basically it was a comprehensive examination
Speaker 1: of the latest scientific evidence on screen time and mental health,
Speaker 1: and it confirmed it's what we are looking at, rather
Speaker 1: than how much time we spend online that influences our
Speaker 1: health and well being. So I thought that was really interesting.
Speaker 1: So perhaps instead of scrolling on TikTok about castoral and
Speaker 1: watching carstoral videos for thirty minutes, you might be better
Speaker 1: off reading some literature I don't know, or some research
Speaker 1: or something that's going to help enhance your health and
Speaker 1: well being. So what the author's really emphasized out of
Speaker 1: this study was the importance of taking an individualized and
Speaker 1: multi dimensional approach to how the internet affects mental health.
Speaker 1: And really this is about knowing what your triggers are. So,
Speaker 1: for example, if you know that unrealistic body shapes may
Speaker 1: trigger you, or if people working out the gym and
Speaker 1: getting buff may trigger you, will then stop looking at
Speaker 1: that content. I know that sounds simple, but it's amazing
Speaker 1: how sometimes we get on that bandwagon. We know it
Speaker 1: triggers us, we keep on looking looking and we don't stop.
Speaker 1: So I just quite like this because I thought it
Speaker 1: was more. It wasn't saying stop your screen time, which
Speaker 1: many studies obviously do for mental health and well being.
Speaker 1: It's more saying curate what you look at to help
Speaker 1: enhance your well being.
Speaker 2: And I was going to say curating your Instagram feed
Speaker 2: is something that we can all do. I think all
Speaker 2: of us can go through and delete some of those
Speaker 2: creators who, perhaps you feel, if not a directly detrimental
Speaker 2: to your mental health, people who you don't really gain
Speaker 2: any value from. I think that's a nice, tantible step
Speaker 2: that we can all take.
Speaker 1: A good reminder, Tabby, thanks for joining us. We'll see
Speaker 1: you soon. See you soon. If you do want to
Speaker 1: read any of those stories from today, especially the sleepy one,
Speaker 1: that's a goody. I will leave a link to it
Speaker 1: in the show notes. If you did enjoy this chat,
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