The Relaxback UK Show

Technology, continuous glucose monitors and type 2 diabetes followed by how well will antibiotics continue to work?

All about IVF and egg donation with Dr James Hopkisson of TFP Fertility and Rachael Alison who has donated eggs 

There is a problem with cancer misinformation online - hear how it spreads, who spreads it and how to protect yourself from it from Alex Ruani of University College London.

If you become ill on holiday it is vital to have all your health info, prescriptions, current issues readily available to doctors - here is a way to do it. Then junk food really does seem to be advertised to ur children - is that right?

Here is a way to remember and to understand all aspects of your doctors appointment.

We have all heard aobut the 10k daily steps -I chat with olympian and exercise acadenic Prof Greg Whyte and it might not be correct! Allos why is Greg on a treadmill up Snowdon? Then would you know how to use a defibrilator in an emergency? The medical director of St Johns Ambulance, Prof Andrew Hartle, tells us what we need to know.

Dermatologist, Dr Amy Perkins, talks about how damage to skin in early life can lead to significant problems later in life. Many teens are using sun beds which will cause them problems when they get older. Then how we are surrounded by microplastics and what each of use can do to reduce the amount we cause.

Heart health with the Superintendent Pharmacist at Pharmacy2U, Phil Day, followed by getting comfy on the sofa with back pain.

Many people suffer from not being able to sleep properly and it can ruin lives. Medicines derived from cannabis could be able to help.

Dr Rupy of The Doctor's Kitchen chats to me about our modern diet and its lack of fibre.

Sarah-Jane Butler explains aspects of the new UK emplyment laws and Millie Lawrence of Sedus talks about office design for neurodivergent people.

Sometimes there is no space at hospital, sometimes people prefer to be at home and sometimes treatment needed is too complex to be done at home. There is a lot to talk about with Sir Jonathan Ashbridge and Dr Sherif Raouf of The Sciensus Group.

Sometimes all the digital wearables and massive amounts of data just don't work. Dr Chatterjee has an alternative - it's called Do Health.

Should we be more proactive with our health with dietitian, Dr Carrie Ruxton? Then convenience food versus home cooked food with nutritionist, Alex Clarke.

Can shining different light wavelengths at your gut and head really help with anything? Sarah Turner has carried out some preliminary work and plans to do more.

Hear how you can look after your kidneys to help keep them working well. Also news on treatment to freeze kidney tumours and kill them.

Dr Sasha Philbert is a neuroscientist at Manchester University and is working on diagnosing dementia early. He is using data from the Our Future Health programme which anyone can join in with.

Clinical psychologist, Dr Martha Collado, talks about a course developed by Tesco to educate children on how to spot what is true and what is not when online.

Dr Zoe Williams talks about the different ways to take nicotine but more importantly how to stop using it.

Miranda Pascucci, Head of Clinical Education and Dental Therapist at TePe, explains the links between oral health care and some significant health issues.  

I chat about different aspects of weight loss jabs with nutritional therapist Claire Sambolino - we cover both positives and negatives

Two rugby playing friends decided to row over The Atlantic - it wasn't easy! Thet did it to raise money to supply heart defibrilators to sports centres.

Compliments can be good for you but we don't give and receive them as much anymore - an explanantion from Dr Linda Papadopoulos. Then our eating habits with Sarah Stannard.

There are weight loss injection hacks about but are they a good idea? Dr Mitra Dutt and Dr Kieran Seyen from Lloyds Pharmacy say that they are not. Listen and find out the dangers.

Grace Gimson has launcehd the Live Better Platfrom and Babry Oren talks about a supplemt called folium px

Vicky is a very experienced dietitiian and calls out some of the more peculiar nutrition advice that exists online. She also mentions where to find good advice.

Leon Almashan of Mans Matters talks about erectile dysfunction–the causes and the treatments

Professor Sir Simon Wessely is a senior academic and his thoughts on our mental health may surprise you. He is a fantstic guest and you should tune in. This show is from a while ago but definitely worth another listen.

Professor Dave Nutt has developed drinks that use the brain's GABA system to help you relax and socialise without the negative effects of alcohol.

Amy Tapper and a pharmacist talk about the plusses and the minuses of weight loss jabs and how they have changed Amy's life for the better.

This is a show from a while ago but an interesting one. We are all built the same and suffer from the same aches and pains but does an ergonomist in Mumbai face different issues to one in London.

From flu to covid respiratory diseases can be very serious. Dr Ellie gives simple advice to void them. Then ex prostate cancer patient, Kenny Logan, tells his health story and gives his thoughts on a screening program.

Digital health can take many forms - this form looks to make the everyday running of hospitals much smoother.

I talk to the people from Wattbike about how to use them, the elite athletes that use them, the different types etc I am following a beginner training programme and you can join me on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 12.30 on my You Tube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@relaxbackuk/streams

Help with putting off chores that we really should do followed by a talk about all things prostate cancer with a patient including his thoughts on screening.

Peyronie's affects a surprising number of men. Mr Leon Almashan explains what Peyronie's is and what to do about it.

Do you know your blood type? There is some medical info that we really should know about ourselves and Dr Dawn Harper tells us a way to keep it close to hand. Then how to recognise burnout and what to do about it with Dr Claire Ashley.

Dr Haley Ponsford covers ADHD and eating habits in children and Matt Allwright talks about his love of walking and his camper van.

Sleep and how the clock change can affect us with Dr Ritz Birah followed by sleep and the connection to mental health with the CEO of The Mental Health Foundation, Mark Rowland.

Fibre is essentail in our diet but why - what does it do for us with Dr Allan Desmond. Then what do we like to talk about - what are our obsessions as a nation?

Dr Anand Patel talks about sexual anxiety in men often brought about by pornography.  Then specialist prostate cancer nurse talks about the treatments available for the condition and the potential for over treatment.

I am about to start an exercise programme for 13 weeks in the hope to get fitter and lose some weight. I get some expert advice before I start. Then Rhona Lloyd chats about the popularity of the women's game, injury avoidance, training regime etc. Please join me for a great show.

I chat with Robert Llewelyn about Scrapheap Challenge and the new version, Zapheap, where everything is electric powered. It sounds excellent. We also talk about electric cars and all kinds of other things - we even touch on Red Dwarf!

Hear about an implant that is put in the neck and stimulates the vagus nerve that helps patients with rheumatoid arthritis. This really is a fascinating discussion with Prof Kevin Tracey.

There is a prediction that 1 in 2 people in Europe will suffer from an allergy by 2026. Can that really be true? Listen to Simone Miles and Amina Warner of Allergy UK about the issue and what can be done.

Stuart Grice of Fitness Genes provides fascinating insight into how genes affect our lives - sometimes for good and sometimes for bad.

The return to school nearly always produces a spate of coughs and colds etc when children mix with their classmates and bring their illnesses home. Here are some suggestions from H & B to help reduce this. Then do you have a teenager who is worried about acnes - some advice for them from a consultant dermatologist.

Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli has created a method to get all out health information in one place. This includes our medical history, drugs we are on now, GP visits etc, even our latest workout results from our wearables. We talk about how he managed this, how it can be used and the health predictions it can make for us.

Hear what the most popular online searches are this summer from Matt Cooke of Google. He also talks about how they try to ensure search results provide sensible information. Then GP, Nancy Allen talks about how to safely stop using the various skinny jabs.

Suicide prevention for young people with Joanna Johnson of Grassroots Suicide and Lucy Skillan from Holy Family High School.