This week, we’re diving into the foods that could help you live longer — and the wellness habits that might be doing more harm than good.

We start with the science behind the 14 foods linked to better brain, gut, and heart health. From oats and olive oil to beetroot, berries and black tea, this is one list that’s actually worth paying attention to — backed by major new research from Harvard and the World Cancer Research Fund.

Then we get into the wellness trend that’s costing Gen Z nearly £2,000 a year — with most people admitting the products don’t even work. We break down what’s behind the spending spike, which supplements are trending, and why more than half of buyers feel misled.

Elsewhere in the episode, we unpack the growing concern around forever chemicals in beer, the banned food additive still showing up in thousands of snacks, and the viral “Dubai chocolate” just recalled by the FSA.

We also answer your listener question on soy and hormones — what’s fact, what’s myth, and what the science really says.

Recommendations:

• Ginny and Georgia on Netflix
• The 30 Plan a book about gut health by friend of the show, Catherine Rabess
• Breast milk jewellery - Rhi had hers made at Mothers Love Jewellery
• ⁠The Unprocessed Plate by Rhiannon Lambert

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