Christmas Menus, Intolerance Tests and the Wellness Trends to Ignore

The Wellness Scoop

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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In this Extra Scoop we’re tackling your brilliant listener questions, from the confusion around food intolerance tests to what to cook for a summer Christmas lunch. We break down why IgG tests aren’t reliable, how to get a proper diagnosis and why unnecessary restriction can do more harm than good. Rhi shares her clinical insight into navigating misinformation online, from the rise of the AIP diet to the red flags around unregulated “women’s health practitioners.” We also answer your questions on omega-3 supplements, skincare ingredients like BHT and phenoxyethanol, and whether lots of small meals or three bigger ones best support digestion and sleep. Plus, we share your latest dark chocolate recommendations and talk through what a Deliciously Ella–style summer Christmas menu might look like. It’s a practical, myth-busting episode designed to bring a bit of clarity, calm and common sense to the world of everyday wellness. Recommendations: The best dark chocolates (so far!): Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Madagascan 80%, M&S 75%, Tesco 85%, Divine 85%, Hu Kitchen, Ombar 80% Ella’s book event: https://www.bookbaruk.com/event-details/meet-ella-mills-exclusive-pre-publication-signing-and-meet-greet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:07.9	And that offers only available to new UK customers. Welcome to the Wellness
1:15.7	Scoop, your weekly dose of health and wellness inspiration. And as always, we're here as your
1:20.5	host. I'm Melam Mills. And I'm Rihanna Lambert. And today we are so excited to be diving
1:25.9	into so many wonderful questions that have come from you.
1:32.2	I love our Thursday episodes. I love we get to talk about so many different things and that we
1:37.7	get to do our recommendations. And I'm also loving that you guys are sharing so many recommendations.
1:42.7	We last week shared some chocolate
1:45.3	recommendations and we have got more, which is so fun. Because we might do an actual chocolate
1:51.0	tasting. Oh, I think we have to, really. Like, you know, if our work insists that we do a chocolate
1:57.4	I agree. I think you all want to hear the crunch of the chocolate. I certainly do. Okay, so Anna has written in to say in the dark chocolate front, the M&S, 75% dark is really good, not too bitter and no emulsifiers in it. Also, the brand Hugh H.U, is divine and also no amulsifiers. Their USP is clean, simple, responsible ingredients.
2:20.3	That's delicious. I've tried that one before. Oh my goodness. Really good.
2:24.2	Things in them. So like cashew butter, there's a crunchy one with like puff quinoa. I think it sounds weird.
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