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Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

Eat Whole Grains

Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

BBC

Health & Fitness, Science

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Michael discovers incorporating wholegrains into our diet, is a tasty swap that could really benefit our health. Wholegrains such as wholegrain pasta, bread and brown rice contain more fibre, vitamins and minerals, than refined grains. This simple swap can help reduce blood pressure, improve heart health and boost the gut microbiome. Michael talks to Dr Caleigh Sawicki, from the Brigham and Women’s hospital and Harvard Medical School, whose research suggests that the fibre consumption of wholegrains can keep us fuller for longer and this slow digestion could result in a lower increase in blood sugar.

Series Producer: Nija Dalal-Small Science Producer: Catherine Wyler Researcher: Sophie Richardson Researcher: Will Hornbrook Production Manager: Maria Simons Editor: Zoe Heron A BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds / BBC Radio 4.

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0:00.0

If you could have a conversation with your younger self, what would you tell them?

0:06.0

Anonymity is our most valuable gift.

0:09.0

I'm Kristi Young, and in Young again, I'll be asking my guests what honest advice they would give their past self.

0:16.0

Believe it when they say that loving yourself is the answer.

0:20.0

Among those joining me will be Jamie Oliver, Jeda Pinkett Smith and Mel B.

0:24.1

I knew that I had a voice and I knew that I wanted to say certain things and represent certain things.

0:30.0

Young again, with me, Kirstie Young.

0:33.0

Listen on BBC Sounds.

0:35.0

BBC Sounds, BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. We would all like some quick and simple ways to improve our health, but we're inundated

0:51.5

with often conflicting advice.

0:53.2

So if you're going to try just one thing to improve your mental and physical well-being,

0:59.2

what should it be?

1:00.6

Maybe some green tea to boost your brain power or doing a plank to lure your blood pressure.

1:07.0

How about some small acts of kindness to benefit your immune system?

1:12.0

I've Dr Michael Mosley and this is just one thing where each

1:16.8

episode will explore one thing you can start doing today to improve your

1:21.6

health or life in ways you might not expect.

1:25.0

I'm in my kitchen making dinner and I've just finished cooking some rice.

1:29.0

I used to eat a lot of white rice, but that made my blood sugars shoot up and that's really bad

1:36.0

for my health.

1:37.0

So years ago I made a swap, which meant that I could still enjoy rice and improve my heart health as well as giving my gut

1:44.5

my bicrama boost. I'm having brown rice instead of white and to be honest

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