What if I told you that two people could eat the exact same meal, with the exact same calories, and have completely different hormonal responses because of what they believed about what they were eating? These aren't fringe findings. A growing body of evidence suggests that the way we think about our health can meaningfully impact our biology. In this episode, I'm joined by nutritionist and Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Ann Macklin to unpack four ways our thoughts can either help or hinder our health. We explore: 00:00 Can your thoughts really change your health? 00:43 The milkshake study: Why identical drinks changed hunger hormones 03:18 Can food labels really affect your blood sugar? 08:16 Why diet foods can leave you feeling less satisfied 10:15 Can believing you're exercising help you lose weight? 14:17 Does everyday movement count as exercise? 16:52 Does thinking you're unfit affect your health? 19:06 Is optimisation culture making us less healthy? 21:39 Why self-compassion is better than self-criticism 37:17 How negative self-talk affects stress, cravings and cortisol 41:24 The thought diary exercise that reveals hidden self-criticism 50:35 Practical tools to change your mindset 53:43 The chocolate bar test that changes your relationship with food 1:00:25 Optimisers vs lapsers: Which one are you? Dr Rupy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEARNING TO EAT WELL EVERY DAY 🥗 Download a FREE 7 day meal plan: https://tdk.link/mealplan_yt 🔥 Learn about Inflammation - FREE 4 part mini-series here: https://tdk.link/infl_series_yt 🥑 Heal yourself with food: https://tdk.link/heal_yt 🎤 Listen to experts on the podcast: https://tdk.link/pod_yt 👨🏽‍💻 Browse articles on the website: https://tdk.link/web_yt 📚 Check out my cookbooks: https://tdk.link/books_yt LET'S BE FRIENDS 📷 Instagram: https://tdk.link/tdk_insta_yt 📹 Subscribe: https://tdk.link/ytsubscribe 🙋🏽‍♂️ Facebook: https://tdk.link/tdk_fb_yt 🐦 Twitter: https://tdk.link/tdk_tw_yt 👔 LinkedIn: https://tdk.link/tdk_li_yt