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The Food Medic

S4 E5 - The Female Brain

The Food Medic

The Food Medic

Health & Fitness

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, Hazel chats to Dr Sarah Mc Kay, a neuroscientist and science communicator. Sarah has written a book titled demystifying the female brain (also called the women's brain book on the other side of the world) - The neuroscience of health, hormones and happiness.They discuss:*The main differences (if any) between male and female brains*Common gender stereotypes when it comes to the brain*How puberty and pregnancy alters the brain*PMS and mood*Why mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety are more common in women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?

0:04.2

Not much to it, is there?

0:06.2

Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich.

0:10.9

Mmm, that is good.

0:12.9

Now that's what Asani should sound like.

0:15.8

Go all crisp in with walkers.

0:19.0

Delicious.

0:20.8

Hello and a very big welcome back to the Food Medic podcast. with walkers. Delicious.

0:24.6

Hello and a very big welcome back to the Food Medic podcast.

0:29.3

For those of you who are new around here, I'm your host, Dr. Hazel Wallace.

0:36.0

I'm a medical doctor working in the NHS in London, and I'm a registered associate nutritionist,

0:39.3

founder and author of the Food Medic. This season I'm a registered associate nutritionist, founder and author of The Food Medic.

0:46.8

This season, I'm keen to learn more about women's health and not just reproductive health, but total body health.

0:57.2

And on this podcast, I chat to Dr. Sarah Mackay, a neuroscientist and science communicator who specialises in translating brain science research into simple, actionable strategies for peak performance, creativity, health and well-being.

1:05.6

Sarah has written a book titled Demystifying the Female Brain, also called The Women's Brain Book on the

1:11.2

other side of the world, which is how I stumbled upon her work in the first place. On this

1:17.2

episode, we chat about the main differences, if any, between male and female brains and some common

1:23.2

gender stereotypes when it comes to the brain. We talk about how puberty and pregnancy alters the brain,

1:29.3

PMS and mood, and mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety, which are much more

1:34.6

common in women. This podcast is kindly sponsored by the Marine Stewardship Council. Many of us are

1:43.3

becoming more conscious of where we source our food from,

1:46.1

and it's not always easy to know if the food that we choose is sustainable and traceable.

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