This Week In Wellness

This Week In Wellness

Brett Hill brings you This Week In Wellness, the health news highlights you need. Every week Brett scours the globe to find the most relevant and important health news highlight to bring to his tribe. In just 5 minutes he will get you up to date with the news and share his opinion of what this means for you. So tune in to stay up to date on the wellness world in just 5 minutes a week. Brett Hill brings you This Week In Wellness, the health news highlights you need. Every week Brett scours the globe to find the most relevant and important health news highlight to bring to his tribe. In just 5 minutes he will get you up to date with the news and share his opinion of what this means for you. So tune in to stay up to date on the wellness world in just 5 minutes a week.

Episodes

January 7, 2024 6 mins

This Week In Wellness I have decided to hang up the microphone (at least for the time being) and record the last ever episode of This Week In Wellness.

Thank you for all your support over the years and thank you to all those who have supported this journey.

You can keep following me at drbretthill on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok at my private practice at www.healthychoiceschiropractic.com.au and inside my Healthy Lifestyle Choice...

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This Week In Wellness a Norwegian University of Science and Technology has suggested that the costs associated with overweight individuals in the Norwegian population are even greater than those associated with obesity. And given that 75 percent of men and 61 percent of women were overweight or obese these costs are not insignificant.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231214/Overweight-not-just-obesity-drives-higher-healthcare-co...

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This Week In Wellness a study of 22 pairs of identical twins by Stanford Medicine researchers has found that a vegan diet may improve cardiovascular health in as little as eight weeks.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/11/231130113042.htm

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2812392

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December 4, 2023 7 mins

This Week In Wellness eating red meat and dairy could help to fight cancer according to a new study published in Nature.

https://metro.co.uk/2023/11/22/eating-red-meat-dairy-reduces-cancer-risk-scientists-discover-19862991/amp/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06749-3

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This Week In Wellness a paper in the web based peer review journal Cureus, shows that up to 80% of US citizens may be suffering from vertebral subluxation and its side effects.

https://www.cureus.com/articles/195837-secondary-analysis-of-a-dataset-to-estimate-the-prevalence-of-vertebral-subluxation-and-its-implications-for-health-promotion-and-prevention?fbclid=IwAR2QrB6HIFdUIjdNhH5z1PLnvonjWMwrCjdON44rhZkCLLtPsCtyagQ-ugQ#!/

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This Week In Wellness a report published in Frontiers of Endocrinology has suggested that use of the Oral Contraceptive Pill may enhance women’s susceptibility to stress-related illness and anxiety.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231109/How-do-sex-hormones-and-birth-control-affect-brain-fear-circuits.aspx

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2023.1228504/full

https://events.humanitix.com/de-stress-body-mind

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This Week In Wellness research published in the journal Fertility and Sterility has found that EMF radiation caused by the increased use of mobile phones may be associated with a reduced sperm concentration and total sperm count (TSC) in the semen.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231102/Study-links-heavy-mobile-phone-use-to-lower-sperm-count.aspx

https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(23)01875-7/fulltext#articleInformatio...

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This Week In Wellness high levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, long demonised for their potential role in heart disease and stroke, may contribute to a lower risk of dementia and a slower cognitive decline over time compared to people who have lower levels. 

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231025/Older-adults-with-higher-levels-of-triglycerides-may-have-lower-dementia-risk.aspx

https://n.neurology.org/content/early/2023/10/...

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October 22, 2023 5 mins

This Week In Wellness a new study published in Nutrients has confirmed what many parents and health experts alike have long feared, namely that the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) was associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms.  

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231019/Sugar-sweetened-beverages-pose-a-potential-risk-of-ADHD.aspx

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/20/4395

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October 8, 2023 5 mins

This Week In Wellness a study published in Scientific Reports has shown that black, green and matcha tea were all effective at inactivating the Omnicron subvariant of SARS Coronavirus 2.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231005/Green-matcha-and-black-tea-Effective-weapons-against-Omicron-subvariants-research-reveals.aspx

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-43563-3

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This Week In Wellness just 3000 steps a day may be enough to reduce blood pressure according to a new study in the Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230927003032.htm

https://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/10/8/317

https://www.chiro.org.au/resources/health-initiatives/just-start-walking

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This Week In Wellness research from the Journal of the Endocrine Society has shown that the ketogenic (or keto) diet may lower testosterone levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), potentially influencing their fertility. 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230907105759.htm

https://academic.oup.com/jes/article/7/10/bvad112/7259972

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This Week In Wellness a study published in Nature Mental Health has shown that 7 different lifestyle habits can all lower the risk of depression. The most impactful of these habits being adequate sleep which was able to lower depression by a whopping 22%. 

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/09/230911141148.htm

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44220-023-00120-1

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This Week In Wellness the class action lawsuits against Monsanto (the makers of Round-Up now owned by Bayer) previously reported overseas on this podcast have now come to Australia with an Australian man now claiming the weed killer has caused him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/sep/04/roundup-class-action-weedkiller-non-hodgkin-lymphoma

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September 3, 2023 6 mins

This Week In Wellness research published in the journal Scientific Reports showed that infants who spent most of their first year of life during the pandemic have fewer types of bacteria in their gut than infants born prior to the pandemic.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230831/Pandemic-may-have-altered-gut-microbiome-of-infants-study-finds.aspx

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-40102-y

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This Week In Wellness peoples self assessments of their own bodies potential to fight off a pathogen was compared with the actual levels of antibodies in their blood for that same pathogen and the results were surprisingly accurate.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230816114132.htm

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301051123001540?via%3Dihub

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August 13, 2023 5 mins

This Week In Wellness a large meta-analysis has shown that yoga, breathing exercises and aerobic training have been shown to improve lung function in asthmatics.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230811/Key-exercises-for-asthmatic-people-help-improve-their-lung-function-finds-study.aspx

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07853890.2023.2237031

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This Week In Wellness the British medical Journal has reported that peppermint oil may ease people’s pain, reduce the need for drugs and enhance their sleep after open heart surgery.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230803/Peppermint-oil-may-be-new-option-for-pain-relief-after-open-heart-surgery.aspx

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This Week In Wellness researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have uncovered a potential mechanism for the increased diabetes risk seen in those who do not get enough sleep. 

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230707/Research-uncovers-mechanism-linking-deep-sleep-to-blood-sugar-control.aspx

https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2666379123002197

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This Week In Wellness a new study has shown that commonly used birth-control pills can negatively impact women’s stress response, in particular the ability to reduce their levels of the stress hormone ACTH when the stress has been removed.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230707/Birth-control-pills-disrupt-womens-stress-response-study-shows.aspx

https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0166432823002681

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