Skip to content

Health Whys

Decoding the science behind the fads

  • Blog
  • About The Blog
  • Who Am I?
  • Categories
    • Food
    • Supplements
    • Drugs

Words you may not know

Glossary.jpg

 

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Email

Like this:

Like Loading...

About Me

Sophie McGregor

Sophie McGregor

Hey there! I love health and science. This is a place where I explore the intersection between the two.

View Full Profile →

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Search

Instagram

Before today’s half marathon I did a whole bunch of research on the nitty-gritty of getting your nutrition right during a long(ish) run. I wrote a blog all about the optimal energy sources and how our body fuels itself while we’re exercising 🏃‍♀️ So did following my own advice work on the big day of the run? Well... not quite!! I may have made a slight electrolyte miscalculation when it really mattered... Anyways, my blog is up and you can read all about my mishap and some good science!
Guess who’s signed up to run a half marathon this Saturday... This gal 👋🏼 🏃‍♀️. I’m not a runner and I haven’t done much training😅but I am writing a BLOG POST about what to eat while you run! It’ll be up in the next couple days, so keep your eyes out for something sweet 🍭 😺🙏🏻 In the meantime, any tips on how to slay race day are welcome!
Can you tell I love spice?? These are a few of my faves... I pour a good dousing of hot sauce or chilli flakes on just about everything I eat! There's something about the spicy sensation that seems to make all my meals taste that much yummier. * I knew that the spicy sensation we feel is caused by a little molecule called capsaicin and that there are health claims linked to it’s properties. But I was baffled when a quick google search of "health" and "spicy" brought me to articles claiming that spicy food can make you SKINNY?! * Wait, what! My first reaction was, "I am SO over the false claim I see everywhere that skinnier is healthier!" These two words are not synonyms. Our society is full of fatphobic propoganda that appears everywhere, even in the spice aisle. I am constantly reminded how important it is to pay attention to how much misinformation the media feeds us-- even when it is written between the lines. * My second reaction was curious about the science behind these claims, though. While not quite a health trend and more of a niche diet fad, I have written a new post about capsaicin and it's influence on metabolism. The evidence was pretty slim, to say the least…. I guess I'll just stick to spicy food for it's fabulous taste for now. * The post is up on my blog now!! #health #science #evidencebasedscience #sciencecommunication #healthscience #skinny #fatphobia #thinnerisnotbetter #healthblog #scicomm #medstudent #capsaicin #spicyfood #spice #chilli #healthwhys #health #healthystudent #healthcomm
Taking advantage of this beautiful sunny day to understand the effects of blue light blocking glasses and our sleep cycles! Stay tuned for a much requested blog on all things sleep 🛏 💤 😴 In the meantime, do you have any sleep questions that you want answered??
Oregano! Not just for pizza? Oil of oregano is often used as an all natural remedy for all types of ailments... but does it work? I’ll let the science speak for itself! Check out this weeks post, on the blog now 🍕 🌱 🌱 🌱 #oregano #oiloforegano #health #evidencebasedhealth #stem #scicomm #womeninstem #science #virus #antimicrobial #sciencelove #coldandflu #healthygal #healthgoals
New blog post coming tomorrow! Here's a hint: it's about the health benefits of a certain herb goes well on pizza... can you guess what? 🌱 🌱 🌱 #blog #health #healthwhys #evidencebased #herb #plantbased #womeninstem #scicomm #plant #healthremedy #evidence #sciencecommunication

Contact Me

  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Email
WordPress.com.
Cancel
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
%d bloggers like this: