Fads, Fasting & Finding Calm

The Wellness Scoop

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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This week on The Wellness Scoop, we’re answering your questions on fasting trends, supplements, junk food advertising, and the beauty and wellness advice filling our feeds. Plus Ella deep dives into our time off social media and how she stopped doom scrolling to find more calm. We also talk about low iron and how to support iron intakes without relying on red meat, genetically high cholesterol and why diet alone doesn’t always change the numbers, and whether viral trends like sardine fasts or sea moss actually offer benefits or unnecessary risk. We also unpack magnesium for sleep, red light face masks, and how to approach supplements and beauty tech without getting pulled in by marketing. We zoom out to the wider food environment too, including junk food advertising bans, celebrity endorsements of ultra-processed food, and whether these policies are likely to shape children’s health in a meaningful way. Along the way, we cover warm, nourishing meals that are easier to digest, budget-friendly shopping, and how to eat well without slipping into restriction. Send your questions for our weekly Q&A to hello@wellness-scoop.com. Recommendations: Brick⁠ - win back a bit of presence in your day Emily In Paris⁠ on Netflix The White Princess⁠ on Channel 4 Loved Before⁠ - Eco-friendly toys! The Great Escaper⁠ (find it on the BBC iPlayer) Order your copy of Ella's new book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quick Wins: Healthy Cooking for Busy Lives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pre-order your copy of Rhi's upcoming book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Fibre Formula⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:39.0	I'm Ella Males.
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