Anti-Ageing Foods, The Science of Food Preferences & Stacey Face

The Wellness Scoop

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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This week we’re discussing whether children’s taste preferences actually begin developing before birth, after a fascinating study found babies exposed to vegetables in the womb appeared more accepting of those flavours years later. We also unpack new research suggesting olive oil, berries and coffee may help support healthier ageing at a cellular level through their impact on telomeres, the protective caps linked to biological ageing. We also dive into the surprising old wives’ tales science says may actually be true, from cranberry juice helping prevent UTIs to why hot tea can cool you down and whether an apple a day really does help keep the doctor away. And in What’s Trending in Wellness, we explore the rise of “Stacey Face” and female looksmaxxing: the growing world of AI beauty-rating apps, teenage girls uploading selfies for attractiveness scores, and the increasingly dystopian collision of beauty culture, algorithms and artificial intelligence. For more from Rhi and Ella: Order your copy of Ella's new book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quick Wins: Healthy Cooking for Busy Lives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Order your copy of Rhi's new book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Fibre Formula⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to ⁠⁠Rhitrition+⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.7	Welcome to the Wellness Scoop, your weekly dose of health and wellness inspiration.
1:07.9	And as always, we are both here as your host.
1:10.4	I'm Ella Mills and I'm
1:11.8	Rihanna Labbert and after a decade in the wellness industry we know how
1:16.1	overwhelming and confusing health advice can be and that's why we're both here
1:20.5	with this podcast to cut through the noise make healthier living simple fun and
1:24.7	very personal.
1:35.3	I just want to say, we are so appreciative of your support, guys.
1:37.8	Like, just neither of us take it lightly.
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