Why is sleep so important for our health?

How regular exercise can help our mental health and help us cope with Lockdown better.

"We've all got mental health just as we've all got physical health and we're on a spectrum from good mental health to poor mental health. And sometimes that means having a mental health problem. So I think it's fair to say we have good days and bad days, during this year, I think even sometimes a day, you can go through all sorts of different emotions in one day; so we're always going up and down that scale all of the time." This week's Healthy Conversation with Ben Mescam features Hayley Jarvis, Head of physical activity at MIND - a Mental Health Charity and a volunteer for Dudley Mind where she runs a group called "Jolly Joggers". Today we hear how exercise activates all of the key areas which help us deal with low moods and other mental health problems. Best of all, most of these benefits are immediate. Physical activity, three times a week for 45 minutes is the dosage that is prescribed by some doctors for people with mild to moderate depression. Furthermore, there's a discussion about people who face resistance when considering exercising. How do we get beyond the garden gate and over those various barriers? Please contact Hayley Jarvis via any of these social media channels: Mental Health Support  For support for your mental health contact Mind www.mind.org.uk [http://www.mind.org.uk/?fbclid=IwAR17XNGz7mecrXdcKlUZue1kfFqUF2Aw2PjTb1efWwzWrlgRZDJCMtZK7cg]  Our Infoline provides an information and signposting service. We're open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays)  0300 123 3393 For ideas to help you to get active to feel good visit www.mind.org.uk/getactive [https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mind.org.uk%2Fgetactive%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3QvL-Y8O5c0_ivqV-GkXWV6J8ZmzRdONsePO67Q8QnIGFxRkqZOLt4eGk&h=AT1_P-dky589opDZ3S97xo1Cy9rerdIa9RxuktpaxTt-GoXZqq2S8SdA7Ko4ugieB8zTanHw4uDnwCSNrYxAR0QRwIo9XCKJwAG75ilr9tLIGKLIUJBUYQuHuVt3E1TvXoM]    Twitter: @HayleyJarvis7 @MindCharity www.mind.org.uk/getactive [http://www.mind.org.uk/getactive?fbclid=IwAR2VQJ8ATsvaXxkiLgaKyhdEPMentAg3N3QxFB68m5yKw5DaQPUI8lCI90U] has resources aimed at the public www.mind.org.uk/sport [http://www.mind.org.uk/sport?fbclid=IwAR1KqqHfZbHpJt9YnvIxtTmTWkiXE7C38pRc-CXzcaeeFN0GVuH7N_IoAF8] is aimed at professionals in sport. You can find more about Ben Mescam here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpmpersonaltrainer [https://www.facebook.com/bpmpersonaltrainer] Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/_ben_mescam__pt/ [https://www.instagram.com/_ben_mescam__pt/] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dadsingreatshape/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dadsingreatshape/] Email: ben@bpmpersonaltraining.co.uk Copyright-free music composed and produced by Adam Vitovsky: https://www.adamvitovsky.com/stratosphere [https://www.adamvitovsky.com/stratosphere]

Staying fit and healthy in your 40's and 50's (and how to stay pain free)

This week's Healthy Conversation with Ben Mescam features Jim Thorp who runs JT Ethos, Master Personal Trainers who specialize in helping 40-60-year-olds who suffer from long-term back and neck pain, diabetes, IBS, and middle age ache, pain, and spread. This piece looks at how our bodies age and why healthy activity at a certain age can be both more rewarding, and more important and yet also require more planning than just throwing yourself into the gym. How do we cultivate a mindset that sets us up for success in this area? Then, bearing in mind 90% of all chronic injuries have no specific onset, how do we deal with the inevitable aches and pains everyone over a certain age expects to suffer? Also, what about weight loss; how do we distinguish truth from fiction in an area where vested interests play a large part in the information people put out? We wrap on a conversation about "long COVID". Please contact Jim Thorp via any of these social media channels: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jtethos [https://www.facebook.com/jtethos] LinkedIn -   https://www.linkedin.com/in/jthorp/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jthorp/]                - https://www.linkedin.com/company/jt-ethos/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/jt-ethos/] You can find more about Ben Mescam here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpmpersonaltrainer [https://www.facebook.com/bpmpersonaltrainer] Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/_ben_mescam__pt/ [https://www.instagram.com/_ben_mescam__pt/] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dadsingreatshape/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dadsingreatshape/] Email: ben@bpmpersonaltraining.co.uk Copyright-free music composed and produced by Adam Vitovsky: https://www.adamvitovsky.com/stratosphere [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dadsingreatshape/]

Let Food Be Thy Medicine: A Conversation with a Self-Confessed Aloe Addict about Healthy Eating

Healthy eating and aloe vera "I've used Garcinia plus, which is a supplement to help you naturally suppress your appetite. I've also used one called Forever Therm; this is another supplement that helps you increase your metabolism naturally. So it helps you to process the food more effectively." On this week's Healthy Conversation with Ben Mescam we speak to Michelle James about how important it is we incorporate nutrition and healthy eating into our routines. We begin with the famous Hippocrates quote "let food be thy medicine". Why is chicken soup good for you if you've got a cold? Where do most 'Western diets' go wrong? What are the negative consequences of processed foods? Exactly how unhealthy is "fast food"? How does aloe vera help? Why is water also important? Here are some Social Media links to Michelle James www.thealoeveraco.shop/jc8 [http://www.thealoeveraco.shop/jc8?fbclid=IwAR2GpDju7Uc7soKqAH5wT3LBx0ghkbGzuHygoXJnnAgs8Uw2HEyUonrWM4M]  Email: iloveme@flp.com  Telephone: 07739 806649  Facebook @ilovemeltd Ben Mescam can be contacted here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpmpersonaltrainer [https://www.facebook.com/bpmpersonaltrainer] Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/_ben_mescam__pt/ [https://www.instagram.com/_ben_mescam__pt/] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dadsingreatshape/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dadsingreatshape/] Email: ben@bpmpersonaltraining.co.uk Copyright-free music composed and produced by Adam Vitovsky: https://www.adamvitovsky.com/stratosphere [https://www.adamvitovsky.com/stratosphere]

How can we stay active and pain free during Lockdown?

Welcome to A Healthy Conversation with Ben Mescam. This podcast is motivating us all toward a healthier lifestyle, in it, we speak with experts in various fields, all of whom impart useful knowledge for anyone looking at getting healthier and fitter this year. In this episode, we chat to Gary Jones, Clinic Director & Consultant Physiotherapist at Physio 206. We find out what a Physiotherapist does? As more of us now find ourselves working from home do we need to think about how we are arranging our 'office space'. Could you benefit from a "cue to move" timer on your phone, that goes off every 30 to 45 minutes? Also, learn about the importance of warming up before exercise, hear about our guest's work with people suffering from "long-COVID" and take a seat for our big chair debate; what do you need in a decent chair? More about Gary Jones: Co-Author of #1 Best Seller on Amazon, "Back Pain - 21 Secrets to Resolving Back Pain" https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838006192 [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1838006192] Website: www.physio206.co.uk [http://www.physio206.co.uk/] Email: garyjones@physio206.co.uk [garyjones@physio206.co.uk] Tel: 07512 203536 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/garyjonesphysio206 [https://www.facebook.com/garyjonesphysio206] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-jones-681a99151/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-jones-681a99151/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/garyjonesphysio206 [https://www.instagram.com/garyjonesphysio206] Ben Mescam can be contacted here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpmpersonaltrainer [https://www.facebook.com/bpmpersonaltrainer] Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/_ben_mescam__pt/ [https://www.instagram.com/_ben_mescam__pt/] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dadsingreatshape/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dadsingreatshape/] Email: ben@bpmpersonaltraining.co.uk Copyright-free music composed and produced by Adam Vitovsky: https://www.adamvitovsky.com/stratosphere [https://www.adamvitovsky.com/stratosphere]

Why is sleep so important for our health?

Welcome to A Healthy Conversation with Ben Mescam. This podcast is designed to motivate us all toward a healthier lifestyle. In it we will be speaking with experts in various fields, all of whom will be imparting useful knowledge for anyone looking at getting healthier and fitter this year. This week we speak with Janet Dowling, a solutions-focused clinical hypnotherapist. What is hypnosis and how is a "solutions-focused hypnotherapist" different? Why is sleep so important and what are the different stages of it? How do we stop our "stress bucket" from overflowing? What are some of the most common reasons that people don't get enough sleep and how do we combat them? How do we avoid "blue light" and what effect does watching a screen have before trying to sleep? Also Janet offers listeners a free MP3, an exclusive 'relaxation recording'. More about Janet Dowling: Janet Dowling is a Solution Focused Clinical Hypnotherapist based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire working on-line to support you wherever you are. She currently provides free ‘mini’ classes through a FB group.  Website : https://www.janetdowling.co.uk/ [https://www.janetdowling.co.uk/ ]Facebook :https://www.facebook.com/JanetDowlingClinicalHypnotherapy/ [https://www.facebook.com/JanetDowlingClinicalHypnotherapy/ ]                    https://www.facebook.com/groups/JanetDowlingMindManagementandGuidedRelaxation/  [https://www.facebook.com/groups/JanetDowlingMindManagementandGuidedRelaxation/]                     https://www.facebook.com/Mumsstories/ [ https://www.facebook.com/Mumsstories/]Stories for children to listen to, to help cope with life. Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/janet-dowling-hypnotherapist [//www.linkedin.com/in/janet-dowling-hypnotherapist ]Facebook:  Ben Mescam can be contacted here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpmpersonaltrainer [https://www.facebook.com/bpmpersonaltrainer] Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/_ben_mescam__pt/ [https://www.instagram.com/_ben_mescam__pt/] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dadsingreatshape/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dadsingreatshape/] Email: ben@bpmpersonaltraining.co.uk Copyright-free music composed and produced by Adam Vitovsky: https://www.adamvitovsky.com/stratosphere [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dadsingreatshape/]