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Saving Lives In Slow Motion — 220 episodes

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1

Walking - our most underrated health intervention?

2

Things I get asked most as a doctor in 2026

3

Lung Health - an essential 101

4

5 Simple Tests To Try at Home This Week - what your body can tell you

5

Miscarriage - pregnancy loss and its impact

6

Rare Diseases - when medicine meets the uncommon

7

Personalised Medicine - using the codes within us to stay well and beat disease

8

Arrogance In Medicine - healthcare’s fine line and its costs

9

Nostalgia - a hidden element of wellbeing?

10

Is your job making you ill?

11

Health & Wellness vs Medicine - where’s the line?

12

Caffeine - friend or foe?

13

Wearables - helpful or harmful?

14

Alcohol - a quiet saboteur?

15

"Could it be something else doctor?" - Pyrroles, PFOs and EDS

16

Rest - why it’s essential to health (and not laziness)

17

Second Opinions: why people seek them, the risks and the benefits

18

Invisible Habits that can sabotage our health - some reflections

19

2026 - the year of discernment and choices

20

Christmas time reflection 2025

21

Episode 200: reflections, precision medicine and the one thing we should all be doing.

22

Traditional Medicine: ancient global healing knowledge in today’s world

23

Anti-ageing - what really works

24

Self diagnosis - the perils and marvels of searching for health and illness

25

Osteoarthritis - its scale, future treatments and prevention

26

Superfoods: the lowdown

27

The Mental Health Crisis: revisiting it with a broader look + 3 daily mind-friendly habits

28

Chat GPT, chest pain, hair loss, odd tastes (and the NHS) - recent themes

29

Sepsis - know the signs, save a life

30

Stress - my personal take on the invisible epidemic and novel ways to handle it

31

Heartburn and Reflux: what it really means and how to manage it

32

5 Ways To Boost Your Energy Quickly

33

Winter illness, our body clock and immunity, ancient beliefs, (and some tips)

34

Parkinson’s Disease: can we prevent a slowly evolving pandemic?

35

Vaccines - an overview

36

What’s the point? (A question we have all heard many times).

37

My doctor or any doctor? How continuity of care could save your life

38

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

39

Metabolic Health - what it is and why it is so important

40

5 top tips for gut health (and they’re not what you might think)

41

Inflammation - the ‘fire’ within that leads to chronic disease and how we can manage it

42

Psychiatry and Surgery - essential specialties which may appear worlds apart but in some ways are similar and deserve more recognition.

43

The Vagus Nerve - what’s all the fuss about and could it be the key to battling chronic disease?

44

Curious cases and mystery symptoms - a swollen knee, pins and needles, an unexplained allergy and the enlarged liver.

45

Collapses, faints, fits and dizziness - a quick 101

46

Why am I so tired all the time? Some causes and solutions

47

Teenage and Adolescent Health - can we avert a looming crisis?

48

HEALTHY HABITS - 1925 vs 2025: same but different

49

Assisted Dying - what it is, what it's not and why it’s so hard to get consensus

50

Fasting - how it works and what you need to know if you are considering it

51

Health fads and trends - cold plunges, IR saunas, hyperbaric oxygen, vagus nerve stimulation and more - do they work?

52

Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine - an evolution, from past, present to the future

53

Ayurvedic Medicine - ahead of it’s time?

54

Inner child work - an intrinsic part of true wellbeing

55

5 signs of hidden illnesses you need to know

56

Work-life balance - the ultimate hot topic and how to get it right

57

Your questions answered! - DNA analyses, bad habits, chronic fatigue, dietary fibre and more

58

Vitamin D - everything you need to know

59

Coeliac Disease and gluten sensitivity - what it is and why it’s on the rise.

60

The end of life - how can we prepare for it?

61

Migraines (and headaches) - the forgotten epidemic?

62

Functional Medicine: a model for addressing health issues today or modern day quackery?

63

How to take stock of your health in just 10 minutes

64

Protein - the essence of our biological life?

65

Air Pollution - a serious "invisible" threat to our health both in and outdoors and what we can do about it

66

Magnesium - why it’s so important for our health

67

How to get the most out of your GP appointment

68

Urinary Tract Health - a 101:

69

Wellness - a trillion dollar cult or an essential part of healthy living?

70

The 8 habits that might help you live 20 years longer

71

2025 - the year of letting go

72

Reflection - why it’s good for us

73

Anaemia 101

74

Liver health - fatty liver disease, jaundice, preventive measures and more

75

Winter Health 101

76

Back Pain

77

The Mental Heath Crisis: why it is so severe and will it ever get better?

78

Hydration - how to get it right: the life saving power and perils of fluid balance

79

Thyroid Health - a deep dive on how it works, what it does, how it goes wrong and what to do to keep it healthy

80

Prostate Cancer - 101

81

Who should you trust with your health?

82

Narrative Medicine - how storytelling helps us heal

83

Community as a cure - the stunning power of groups in health and wellbeing

84

Autoimmunity - its alarming rise and what we can do about it

85

Biomechanics - a key to health, hiding in plain sight

86

'Your typical day" - how it can give you clues to unresolved symptoms

87

Big Pharma - friend or foe?

88

Decluttering your home - how it could have multiple benefits for your health

89

Can some of our ‘bad' habits actually be good for us?

90

Role models and their impact on health (good and bad)

91

Race and Racism in Medicine

92

Breathing and Breathwork - how getting the basics right can improve your health and wellbeing

93

Healthy ageing - what ageing is as a biological process and what we can do daily to age well.

94

Your questions answered! Fasting and insomnia, extreme diets, thyroid health, cancer, recurrent illness and more

95

Eye health - it’s link to our overall health and how to preserve it.

96

B12 deficiency - the truth about it and the latest NICE guidance behind this all-important public health issue

97

Biohacking - a path to longevity or waste of time and money?

98

Hormonal Health 101 - what our hormones do for us and how to keep them happy

99

Yoga - the ultimate mind-body practice?

100

Perfectionism - strength or weakness?

101

Food as Medicine - is it or isn't it?

102

High Blood Pressure - the biggest silent killer?

103

Mind Body Medicine - a new and old frontier

104

Weight loss drugs - are the new blockbuster medicines really a solution for obesity?

105

Continuous Glucose Monitoring: life saver or wellbeing fad?

106

Smart phones - the hidden addiction that affects us all

107

Addiction - where and how it starts and how we manage it

108

Parenting - navigating the joys and challenges

109

Skin Health - a 101

110

Health screening - worth it or a waste of time?

111

Food Intolerances - how to work out if you have one and why many people don't believe they exist

112

Lyme Disease, tick-borne illnesses and mystery symptoms

113

High cholesterol - the myth and reality

114

Infertility - it's causes, how we tackle it and the impact on individuals and society

115

“Minor" Illness - why little ailments matter

116

ADHD - the myth and the reality (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)

117

Frailty - how to manage it and how to delay it

118

Child health - it’s rise and fall

119

Sexual Health - evolution or revolution?

120

EPISODE 100 - revealed: my take on the NUMBER 1 most important aspect of our health

121

Is medicine being dumbed down?

122

Guided Meditation - and... relax....

123

Ideas and Health Hacks for 2024

124

The Essence of Health & Quality of Life - what's it all about?

125

Genetics, epigenetics and inherited diseases

126

Trauma - how our emotional responses to life events can shape our entire health journey

127

Narcissists and Psychopaths - spotting them and dealing with them

128

Medicalisation - how we medicalise normal life

129

Integrity in the modern world

130

Musculoskeletal Health - a 101 for your joints, muscles and tissues

131

Faith and Health

132

Type 2 Diabetes - it's rise and rise

133

Travel and Tropical Health & Medicine

134

Coughs - a deep dive

135

Medical Information - why it can be hard to work out what's reliable and what isn't

136

Lifestyle Medicine - what it is, what it isn't and why it is so important to us all to get involved

137

General Practice - the jewel in the crown of health care systems

138

Health Inequalities - the journey towards health equity

139

Polypharmacy - too much medicine?

140

Insomnia - exploring solutions to getting good sleep

141

Tiredness and Fatigue - a framework to approach it

142

Down time - why it is crucial to our health

143

Blood tests - why we do them and what they tell us

144

Bloating - 101

145

Coaching - how it works and is it all that it's cracked up to be?

146

Artificial Intelligence in medicine

147

Therapy - the types, the rationale and why you may need it

148

NHS @ 75 - a look back at the world's most coveted free at point of access healthcare system

149

Midlife - why it can be so hard and how to navigate it

150

Medical Ethics - why it is a cornerstone of medical practice

151

Types of Intelligence - think you're not that clever? Think again

152

The Pandemic Effect - how people, society and the world have changed

153

Neurodiversity - an overview

154

Pain - 101

155

Rejection - why it hurts and what we can do about it

156

The Power of Listening - could it be our most important skill?

157

The Hypochondriac - health anxiety unwrapped

158

Exercise - the daily medicine we all need

159

Stress - strategies to avoid the invisible factor that can silently kill us

160

Friendships - why true friends are so important

161

Kindness - the health boost for all that costs nothing

162

Circadian Rhythm - the rhythm of life and why mastering our body clock can help prevent illness

163

Online diagnosis & Internet medicine - a double edged sword

164

Learned helplessness - what it is and why it affects us

165

Self-control - why it isn't always easy and tips to improve it quickly

166

Environment and health - how our surroundings can help or hinder our minds and bodies

167

Longevity - the art of living well for a long time

168

The Placebo Effect - the safest drug in the world?

169

Motivation - how to get going

170

Monkey Brain - our inner child and how to control it

171

Leadership - why it matters in modern society and what makes a good one

172

Managing change - an important skill for life

173

THE HEALTH FIX - out now: the only health manual you will ever need

174

2023 - hopes and fears

175

Antibiotics - life saving double edged sword

176

Cancer - 101

177

Prevention - making it easy

178

Personalised Medicine - it's already here

179

Teamwork - the secrets of great teamship

180

Toxic people

181

Allergies

182

Depression and anxiety

183

Jealousy

184

Self-care

185

A good death

186

Feedback - how to give it, how to take it and what to do with it

187

Failure - an essential part of success?

188

Burnout - spot the signs and stop it in it's tracks

189

Mentoring - the power of giving back through a magical relationship

190

Singing - the healthy hobby?

191

Triage - how we work out who needs healthcare and attention first and foremost

192

Gut symptoms - how to make sense of them

193

Prejudice and inclusion

194

Behaviour Change 2 - the IDEAL framework from my book THE HEALTH FIX

195

Brain health and Alzheimer’s Disease

196

Drill down, Diary up

197

Self talk - why it's so important in our daily lives

198

Overwhelm - how to deal with it

199

Supplements - how they work and do we actually need them?

200

How? What? When?

201

Small changes - the power of adding in and removing

202

Introducing The Health Fix - my book that will change your life for the better

203

Relationships - keeping them healthy

204

Loneliness - the epidemic no-one talks about

205

Empathy - why it is so important in healthcare

206

Time - commodity, luxury or burden?

207

Language and meaning - more important now than ever

208

The power of perspective - without it we lose context

209

Wellbeing - what's it all about?

210

Medical Myths - busted and validated

211

Diagnosis (and overdiagnosis) - the challenges and pitfalls

212

Impostor Syndrome - sound familiar? You are probably not alone

213

Medical Errors - why they happen and how we prevent them

214

Grief and Bereavement - can anything prepare us for it?

215

R*silience in the modern world - what it really means

216

Lifestyle Prescriptions - learn how to change your life by prescribing lifestyle medicine

217

Consultations - the sacred zone of the doctor-patient relationship

218

Invisible illnesses - they are real even if we can't see them

219

Behaviour Change - using the tools we need to make the changes we want

220

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