Medicine Unravelled
by Rads
Medicine Unravelled is a daily podcast that delves into the root causes of illnesses. Rads shares her passion for helping others achieve their body’s and life’s potential by optimising their health with simple daily changes. This podcast will make you a health nut!
Episodes
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#46: The Truth About Weight Loss Injections - Do They Really Work?
Weight loss injections like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are taking the world by storm. But do they actually work? Are they safe? And what happens when you stop taking them? In this episode of Medicine Unravelled, I break down everything you need to know about GLP-1 receptor agonists—no fluff,...
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#45: Boost Your Stamina & Supercharge Your Immune System—The Natural Way!
Feeling sluggish? Getting sick too often? It’s time to upgrade your energy and immune system—without relying on caffeine or pills! In this episode of Medicine Unravelled, I break down exactly how to: 🔥 Build rock-solid stamina so you can keep going without burning out 🦠 Strengthen your immune...
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#44 - Fasting: The Ultimate Reset Button for Your Body and Mind
What if the secret to more energy, better focus, and effortless fat burning wasn’t in a pill—but in NOT eating? 🤯 In this episode of Medicine Unravelled, I break down the science behind intermittent fasting and why giving your body a break from food can unlock: ✅ Powerful fat burning 🔥 ✅...
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#43: Why We Get Weak After 65 (And How to Stay Strong for Life!)
Did you know that after 40, we start losing 1% of our muscle mass every year—and by 70, that number can jump to 50% muscle loss if we’re not careful? In this episode of Medicine Unravelled, Dr. Radha breaks down why muscle loss and frailty happen—and why it’s NOT just a normal part of aging.…
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#42: The Truth About Coaching: Why You Need One (Even If You Think You Don’t)
Think coaching is only for struggling CEOs or celebrities? Think again. In this episode of Medicine Unravelled, I break down what a coach really does and how they’re different from therapists, mentors, and teachers. Coaching isn’t about fixing problems - it’s about prevention, accountability, and...
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#41 The Sleep Revolution: Fix Your Sleep, Fix Your Life (World Sleep Day Special!)
Happy World Sleep Day! 💤 Did you know that fixing your sleep can improve your mood, energy, weight, and focus - all without changing anything else? Yet, most of us prioritise sleep last. In this episode I break down: 1. The real reasons you can’t fall or stay asleep. 2. How good, light, movement...
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#40 Day 3 - The Ultimate Hormone Reset: Rebuild Your Body and Thrive in Menopause.
Struggling with weight gain, low energy, or mood swings in menopause? In today’s episode, we dive into science-backed lifestyle shifts to balance hormones, regulate blood sugar, improve sleep, and boost metabolism. Learn how strength training, stress management, and the Be-Do-Have mindset can...
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#39: Day 2-Breaking Free from the Symptom Spiral. The Simple Shift for More Energy and Less Stress.
Struggling with weight gain, joint pain, gut issues, or mood swings? You’re not alone - 80% of women experience perimenopause symptoms that disrupt their daily lives, yet most never get the right support. In today’s episode of Medicine Unravelled, we’re diving deep into why your body feels out of...
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#38 Day 1- The Real Reason You’re Tired, Foggy and Gaining Weight - It’s NOT Just Ageing!
Hot flashes, weight gain, brain fog, exhaustion? You’ve been told “it’s just ageing” or “it’s normal”. But here’s the truth - your hormones are shifting, and modern stress is making it 10x worse. In this episode Dr Radha unpacks: how oestrogen and progesterone affect your energy, brain, sleep and...
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#37 I’m only 47% human…
Every Wednesday I share 3 health insights in my free Newsletter, to help you regain your routine, passion and momentum in health. You can sign up to receive these by going to: rpmlist-mailerpage.io I’ve had a request to share these newsletters as audios, so that even in your busy days you can…
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#36 Wednesday Inspiration - Creating your Health RPM: Routine, Passion and Momentum
Every Wednesday I share 3 health insights in my free Newsletter, to help you regain your routine, passion and momentum in health. You can sign up to receive these by going to: rpmlist-mailerpage.io I’ve had a request to share these newsletters as audios, so that even in your busy days you can…
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#35 Rooted conversations #3: Getting through Medical school with an illness or disability + LTFT
In today’s episode, the wonderful Dr Jess (also an author for passmed), will be sharing her insights and tips on getting through medical school with an illness or disability and how that impacts your future career as a Doctor. She has also provided some great tips and resources on for working…
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#34 Rooted Conversations #2 with Di Parker: Confronting Grief, Dispelling Myths & Finding Solace.
In this insightful episode, I am joined by The Good Grief Coach, Diane Parker, to explore the significance of grief in both daily life and the unique experiences of Doctors. Grief isn't just about loss; it's a fundamental part of human EMOTION, impacting how we navigate the world. Together, we...
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#33 Rooted conversations #1: Digging Deep with Ann Hsu on the Importance of Finding Your Purpose.
I am so excited to bring you the first rooted conversation. These are slightly longer episodes where I invite guests to the show to dig deep in certain topics and help unearth insights from different perspectives. Ann is such a fitting first guest. She is an educator and life coach who helps...
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#32 Think Big Thursday- Perfection, the Un-Live-Able Goal
We’re keeping it short and sweet today. With the pressures of this world, including social media, telling us how to dress, eat, walk, sleep, it’s hard to not feel like you need to be perfect. Yet what in this world is truly perfect? So many of us, myself included, get trapped in this vicious…
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#31 Why all the Hype for Adaptogens and Nootropics?
You may have heard me mention adaptogens and nootropics in previous episodes. Well nows the time to truly understand what I’ve been raving on about. These natural life altering products are a great addition to your daily routines and will give you the energy boost, focus and stress relief we’re…
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#30 Silenzio Bruno- 9 Strategies to combat fear
Today’s episode is inspired by the movie Luca and touches on the techniques for quietening the inner voice of fear that stops us from making progress in our daily lives, projects and for reaching our goals. Fear is a powerful emotion that can present in many different ways for everyone. For the...
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#29 The 21 day week: a simple method to triple your time.
Are you fed up of constantly feeling overloaded, busy and just needing more time? Then you’re in the right place. Today, I’ll be giving you a simple method to triple your time. Time is one of our most precious commodities and one that is equal for us all. What separates us, is the way we…
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#28 Have you become fully pro-caffeinated?
In today’s episode I take a brief look at some of the commonly and perhaps less commonly known down sides of caffeine and coffee. However, stay tuned for the rest of the week to find out some of their benefits too. If you’re looking for a some additional support and accountability then let’s...
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#27 Medic Mondays: My top habits for regaining and maintaining high energy levels daily
Energy slumps are inevitable. For whatever reason, we’ve all experienced those moments in the day or perhaps whole days, when we can’t seem to get ourselves going and feel exhausted and drained. Today I’ll share my top, tried and tested habits, for dealing with that. Make sure you stay to the end...
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#26 Are you feeling stuck? Change your focus and get back on track.
Are you wading through quicksand, feeling like every effort to get out just pulls you in further? Feel like you’ve tried everything to get back on track and into happiness? We’ve all been there. Listen in to todays episode to find how a simple trick can change your whole outlook on how you…
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#25 Medic Mondays: The 5 Mistakes Doctors Make
The way the professional world and economy is changing, has lead to more pressure on everyone. Doctors are no exception. Working long hours in windowless hospitals without the appropriate support and guidance can feeling like swimming in custard. Today I’ll discuss the 5 main mistakes Medica make...
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#24 Self care: Protect the skin you live in
We pay a lot of attention to our skin because it’s what everyone else can see. We know plenty about protecting from UV rays and moisturising. But how much do we truly know about the function of this incredible organ? Are we giving it the attention it truly deserves when it comes to caring for our...
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#23 Saturday Shoutout: Mr Miyagi
There’s not much needed to be said about this episode. The suave Mr Miyagi has said it all for me. Today I’ll share some of the favourite lessons I’ve learnt from the movie series The Karate Kid and how we can apply these lessons to our daily lives to not only improve ourselves but the lives and...
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#22 Fact Friday: 7 great reasons to line up some weekend dates
Sitting in the sun with the air thick with the aromas of spices, sweets and incense, it’s easy to get embraced and whisked away by the Dubai lifestyle. But there’s more to Dubai than it’s opulence and luxuries. Although it could be said that dates are one of the luxuries here. The Arabs have long...
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#21 Self-care: 7 reasons why you should go Coco-loco about Coconut oil
Coconut is one of the most efficient and effective fruits around. Every part of it can be and is used, from the husk for making baskets or the cream and water for cooking or skin care. The health benefits have been known for centuries in the tropics, however the Western world has only recently...
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#20 What’s so Funky about Vitamins?
Today we’ll be unravelling the genius of Casimir Funk, the Father of the Vitamin. We’re all great at looking at the past and many of us enjoy History: learning about the events that have changed our lives today. But how often do we consider how healthy foods and nutrients came about? I’ll be the...
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#19 Friday Funday: Easy ways to a Better Life
Make 2023 the best year yet. It doesn’t have to be difficult, hard work and time-consuming to have a better life. By taking simple steps and making small shifts and improvements, you’ll soon notice how things have changed. Imagine in our health: the high blood pressure or arthritis or weight…
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#18 Wisdom for Women: Give a round of applause for the Menopause
The menopause. The second biggest secret women have kept for years.
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#9 Wisdom for Women: resolve to get hormonally balanced this New Year
A few weeks ago I did the ‘A week for the Ladies’ episodes, unravelling the truths about female hormones, the menstrual cycle and taking contraceptive pills. With the ongoing interest in these episodes, the Wednesday episodes have blossomed to be focused on Women’s health. Starting with today’s...
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#17 Mondays with Medics: Sailing through night shifts
Whether you’re anxious about embarking on your first Night Shift or are fed up of doing your 100th one, now is the time to stop fretting. By making a few small adjustments and adding in a few tricks, you’ll be sailing through these shifts with ease in no time. Unfortunately we’re not given enough...
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#16 Feel Good Friday: Get yourself feeling so Matcha better
I have so Matcha to tell you about my favourite drink. In today’s episode I’ll be unraveling the amazing health benefits that just 1 cup of matcha green tea per day can have on your overall physical and mental health.
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#15 Wisdom for Women: How to avoid the New Year’s PMS
PMS affects so many women worldwide and many have been made to believe that this is just their bad luck or genes and that they’ve pulled the short straw of womanhood. But that is far from the truth. PMS is not the norm. For many, coming into January is daunting for even more reasons. It brings…
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#14 Monday Medics: Getting home safely after a Night Shift
As trainees, we can’t escape the Night Shift in Medicine. It is one of the most dreaded parts of the job. Sadly, we have all heard of and possibly even know someone who has had some form of road traffic incident after a Night Shift. Yet, when was the last time you had a seminar or teaching…
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#13 Self-care Sunday: Welcome to 2023!
Happy New Year to you all. In today’s society it’s almost expected of us to create New Year’s resolutions. As great as they are, the ongoing joke that we these resolutions never last is not helping us to grow and develop the life we truly want. In today’s episode, I’ll start challenging you to...
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#12 Saturday Shoutout: Healthy Brain- Happy Brain
Today’s shout out goes to the Brain coach, Jim Kwik. I have learnt and implemented so much of what he teaches into my daily routine and have seen massive impact on my memory and general brain function. I couldn’t hold back from sharing with you. This mega computer that we carry around with us has...
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#11 Feel Good Friday: How to relax and unwind…
Relaxation has become a skill in itself. When we’re feeling uptight or getting irritated and stressed, on of the first things our family, friends or colleagues will likely say to us is: ‘relax’. How many of us actually know what it means to relax? How many of us wait until we are fully exhausted...
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#10 A thought for Thursday: Perfection, the Un-Live-able goal
In my books, perfection doesn’t exist. If it does, then it means I have no more room for growth, development and discovery. And that just bodes for a life of pressure and stress and missing out on the beautiful journey. Delaying things until the ‘perfect’ moment or having the ‘perfect’ figure and...
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#29 Christmas all year round
We’ve all experienced that change in the atmosphere as the Christmas festivities begin. Everyone around us appears lighter and brighter. There is a renewed warmth in the interactions we have with each other. What if we could have that feeling all year round? Listen in to today’s Christmas Special...
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Change your perspective on life with just one 3-letter word
I have spoken before about the power of our internal talk to ourselves. It has a great power over us. The same goes for the language and choice of words we use. In this podcast I talk about the small changes you can make every day and start applying to your life immediately with incredible…
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#28 Mg- My goodness, it’s magnesium!- 10 benefits of magnesium for a health heart, brain and body.
I am so excited to be sharing about my favourite element, magnesium. By the end of this episode, you’ll not only understand but also share my excitement about magnesium. Such a simple mineral and supplement, but by far under rated. So many systems in our body require it for optimal performance…
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Benefits of Vitamin B12
Rads is back with some more nutrition tips for Season 1. Vitamin B12 seems to be the new trend. So many people are supplementing with it to combat lethargy and fatigue. It plays a vital role in many different systems in our body and a deficiency can therefore present with anything from tiredness…
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Become the Master Medic and Rediscover your passion
Being a master in something means being aligned mentally, emotionally and physically to the goal. How can we become the Master Medic? How will that help you to regain your passion for medicine so that you can stop feeling exhausted, demotivated and fulfilled. Today I will go through the insights…
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Pillar 3 of the 5 pillars to Flow and Freedom Framework: Believe
Have you lost passion in your career? Have no idea how to bring it back? Today I’ll be going through how to rediscover your passion by looking at it from and outcome focused and purpose driven point of view rather than the actions needed. Once you’re clear on your what and why the how becomes…
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Pillar 2 of the 5 pillars to Flow and Freedom Framework: Seize
Today I’ll be taking you through the 2 key components of the 2nd pillar in the framework: the importance of setting intentions and getting into an optimal state for achieving your goals. To join my FREE 3 day Masterclass starting on 12th December, simple follow this link:...
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Pillar 1: Relieve- Throw out your stress
In this ever changing world, stress is inevitable. However it has been getting a lot more negative press than it deserves. With stress comes great responsibility! Managed in the right way, a little stress can drive and push us to challenge ourselves, try new things and push out of our comfort...
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Is building more “Resilience” really the answer?
Throughout my medical training I remember having to attend resilience training. The sessions would take us through team building exercises, methods for reducing stress, such as going for walks, meditating, spending time with friends and family. However these were never methods that would help me…
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Welcome to Season 2
Medicine unravelled takes a deep dive into the medical career. In this season Rads will be providing hints and tips for students looking at applying for medicine, for medical students in their studies and optimising their time and efforts in medical school, junior doctors applying for speciality...
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Goal setting made simple and achievable
Get SMART with your goal setting. Today Rads will go through the stages of setting goals which will guarantee you visible results. Take the time to listen, follow the steps in order and you will be reaching your goals in no time. If you’d like help with any of the process, please reach out by...
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Medicine Unravelled is a daily podcast that delves into the root causes of illnesses. Rads shares her passion for helping others achieve their body’s and life’s potential by optimising their health with simple daily changes. This podcast will make you a health nut!
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