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The Highly Unlikely Podcast Ep. 22

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Episode 22- This is Not a Health & Fitness Podcast

I love cooking and I LOVE to eat…but I don’t love to exercise.  I know I’m not alone in that!  

We often talk about the effect that food and exercise have on our waistline, but today, I want to talk about the effect they have on your mind.  

Today’s episode is all about the big elephant in the room that everyone wants to ignore…mental health.  If you or someone you love has been dealing with mental health issues in the past year, do not miss a minute!  I am going to dig into all kinds of interesting strategies and talk about the physical effects food and exercise have on your brain. 

  • The crisis no one is talking about 1:42
  • Let’s keep the conversation going 2:25
  • Fitness is more than the size of your pants 2:38
  • A big part of our identity 3:28
  • I did the hard thing 4:30
  • Exercise…ugh! 5:11
  • The weirdest weirdo that ever lived 5:44
  • The biggest change 6:54
  • Coping by moving 7:41
  • Good science 8:49
  • Who doesn’t love a big fat hippo 9:53
  • The underlying cause of depression 10:31
  • Endorphins do more than make you feel good 11:15
  • The effectiveness of exercise 12:07
  • Food, drink and your brain 12:41
  • Let me be VERY clear! 13:29
  • How to know it’s time for a change 14:14
  • Food and exercise as a tool 15:10
  • Get stable, then make change 15:39
  • Getting the very best results 16:04
  • Join me and put it to the test 17:10
  • I cannot stress this enough 17:35

Power Quotes

It’s time to talk about food and exercise in relation to our mental health 3:03

Moving your body helps you cope with stress and anxiety 7:41

Exercise physically changes your brain for the good 10:30

If health and fitness has the potential to heal us, shouldn’t we at least try? 13:09

You can choose to use food as a tool to fuel you, rather than to comfort what ails you. 15:14

If you are struggling with thoughts of feelings of suicide, get help now. 17:39

Links from today’s show:

UCLA Study

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306452206003228

Stockholm Study

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15769301/

How Exercise Affects Your Brain

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-exercise-affects-your-brain/#:~:text=A%20study%20from%20Stockholm%20showed,responsible%20for%20learning%20and%20memory.

https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/exercise/how-exercise-affects-your-brain?utm_source=sciam&utm_campaign=sciam

How Exercise Affects Depression

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24026850/

Mood Disorders and Depression

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6266949/

Alcohol and Depression

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3658562/

Suicide Hotline

800-273-8255

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