Self-Obsessed or Happy? Plus Chocolate & Heart Health

Wellness with Ella

The Wellness Scoop

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Mental Health

4.7 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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This week, we’re asking if all this self-monitoring, self-optimising and endless tracking is actually helping us — or just making us more stressed and less happy. With over half of UK adults now owning some kind of wearable, we dig into whether chasing perfect sleep scores and stress metrics is doing more harm than good. Because decades of research still shows that happiness often comes when we look outward — being kind, connected and empathetic — not by obsessing over every tiny detail of ourselves. We also break down some of the biggest health stories right now. We look at new research on magic mushrooms being used to treat depression, why the results are genuinely promising, and why it’s still not a miracle fix. Then we tackle the confusion around butter, steak, cheese and heart health. Is saturated fat really as bad as we’ve been told, or are the headlines just muddying the waters? We unpack what actually matters — from fat swaps to overall diet patterns. Then we take on the language of “guilt-free pleasures.” Whether it’s dark chocolate, low-alcohol wine or high-fibre cereals, do we really need guilt in the food conversation at all? We think it’s time to change how we talk about food. We also touch on the new nursery nutrition guidelines rolling out this September to help kids build better habits early on. Recommendations: Baked strawberries! Coat in either honey, maple syrup and sugar, pop in the oven for 15-20 mins at 180 and enjoy how much flavour you get Walking! Quick and easy way to feel great and bust stress Leaving your phone downstairs at night and feel better for not having the temptation to do late-night doom scrolling Please vote for us to win the Listener's Choice award at the British Podcast Awards: ⁠https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of The Wellness Scoop is sponsored by Tails.com, 100% tailored dog food.
0:05.8	As some of you guys might know, we have got a lovely, lovely dog called Austin.
0:09.8	He's a 10-year-old Cocker Spaniel and very much part of our family.
0:13.9	And actually, when we moved to the countryside this autumn, we are looking to get a new puppy that the girls want to call cookie.
0:19.9	So we've been thinking a lot about routines, nutrition, just making sure we've got them both
0:24.0	very, very well looked after.
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0:47.3	Exactly. So that's then full of everything your dog needs. Maybe that's support with digestion, weight management, even coat shine, which I love. And it's made
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