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Saving Lives In Slow Motion — 236 episodes
Your Typical Day - what it says about your health
5 ways to feel better in the morning
Doctors Questions - dementia prevention, muscle pain, bad backs, constipation and more
Being a doctor - what it’s really like and how it has changed in the last 25 years.
The Arts as Medicine: the healing powers of music, dance and drama
People can be the best medicine
Hot weather, climate change and our health - what can we do about it?
Mindset - its importance in health
Why Some Diagnoses Take Years - a challenge for both patient and doctor
Ageing Gracefully - what does it really mean?
Food - how it heals, how it harms and makes ‘noise'
Too Nice vs Too Selfish — Finding the 'Healthy' Middle Ground
Happiness - what’s the secret?
Biomarkers in our blood - measuring what matters
Making Health Fun - could it be as important as any other aspect of health?
Peptides: what’s all the fuss about?
Walking - our most underrated health intervention?
Things I get asked most as a doctor in 2026
Lung Health - an essential 101
5 Simple Tests To Try at Home This Week - what your body can tell you
Miscarriage - pregnancy loss and its impact
Rare Diseases - when medicine meets the uncommon
Personalised Medicine - using the codes within us to stay well and beat disease
Arrogance In Medicine - healthcare’s fine line and its costs
Nostalgia - a hidden element of wellbeing?
Is your job making you ill?
Health & Wellness vs Medicine - where’s the line?
Caffeine - friend or foe?
Wearables - helpful or harmful?
Alcohol - a quiet saboteur?
"Could it be something else doctor?" - Pyrroles, PFOs and EDS
Rest - why it’s essential to health (and not laziness)
Second Opinions: why people seek them, the risks and the benefits
Invisible Habits that can sabotage our health - some reflections
2026 - the year of discernment and choices
Christmas time reflection 2025
Episode 200: reflections, precision medicine and the one thing we should all be doing.
Traditional Medicine: ancient global healing knowledge in today’s world
Anti-ageing - what really works
Self diagnosis - the perils and marvels of searching for health and illness
Osteoarthritis - its scale, future treatments and prevention
Superfoods: the lowdown
The Mental Health Crisis: revisiting it with a broader look + 3 daily mind-friendly habits
Chat GPT, chest pain, hair loss, odd tastes (and the NHS) - recent themes
Sepsis - know the signs, save a life
Stress - my personal take on the invisible epidemic and novel ways to handle it
Heartburn and Reflux: what it really means and how to manage it
5 Ways To Boost Your Energy Quickly
Winter illness, our body clock and immunity, ancient beliefs, (and some tips)
Parkinson’s Disease: can we prevent a slowly evolving pandemic?
Vaccines - an overview
What’s the point? (A question we have all heard many times).
My doctor or any doctor? How continuity of care could save your life
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Metabolic Health - what it is and why it is so important
5 top tips for gut health (and they’re not what you might think)
Inflammation - the ‘fire’ within that leads to chronic disease and how we can manage it
Psychiatry and Surgery - essential specialties which may appear worlds apart but in some ways are similar and deserve more recognition.
The Vagus Nerve - what’s all the fuss about and could it be the key to battling chronic disease?
Curious cases and mystery symptoms - a swollen knee, pins and needles, an unexplained allergy and the enlarged liver.
Collapses, faints, fits and dizziness - a quick 101
Why am I so tired all the time? Some causes and solutions
Teenage and Adolescent Health - can we avert a looming crisis?
HEALTHY HABITS - 1925 vs 2025: same but different
Assisted Dying - what it is, what it's not and why it’s so hard to get consensus
Fasting - how it works and what you need to know if you are considering it
Health fads and trends - cold plunges, IR saunas, hyperbaric oxygen, vagus nerve stimulation and more - do they work?
Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine - an evolution, from past, present to the future
Ayurvedic Medicine - ahead of it’s time?
Inner child work - an intrinsic part of true wellbeing
5 signs of hidden illnesses you need to know
Work-life balance - the ultimate hot topic and how to get it right
Your questions answered! - DNA analyses, bad habits, chronic fatigue, dietary fibre and more
Vitamin D - everything you need to know
Coeliac Disease and gluten sensitivity - what it is and why it’s on the rise.
The end of life - how can we prepare for it?
Migraines (and headaches) - the forgotten epidemic?
Functional Medicine: a model for addressing health issues today or modern day quackery?
How to take stock of your health in just 10 minutes
Protein - the essence of our biological life?
Air Pollution - a serious "invisible" threat to our health both in and outdoors and what we can do about it
Magnesium - why it’s so important for our health
How to get the most out of your GP appointment
Urinary Tract Health - a 101:
Wellness - a trillion dollar cult or an essential part of healthy living?
The 8 habits that might help you live 20 years longer
2025 - the year of letting go
Reflection - why it’s good for us
Anaemia 101
Liver health - fatty liver disease, jaundice, preventive measures and more
Winter Health 101
Back Pain
The Mental Heath Crisis: why it is so severe and will it ever get better?
Hydration - how to get it right: the life saving power and perils of fluid balance
Thyroid Health - a deep dive on how it works, what it does, how it goes wrong and what to do to keep it healthy
Prostate Cancer - 101
Who should you trust with your health?
Narrative Medicine - how storytelling helps us heal
Community as a cure - the stunning power of groups in health and wellbeing
Autoimmunity - its alarming rise and what we can do about it
Biomechanics - a key to health, hiding in plain sight
'Your typical day" - how it can give you clues to unresolved symptoms
Big Pharma - friend or foe?
Decluttering your home - how it could have multiple benefits for your health
Can some of our ‘bad' habits actually be good for us?
Role models and their impact on health (good and bad)
Race and Racism in Medicine
Breathing and Breathwork - how getting the basics right can improve your health and wellbeing
Healthy ageing - what ageing is as a biological process and what we can do daily to age well.
Your questions answered! Fasting and insomnia, extreme diets, thyroid health, cancer, recurrent illness and more
Eye health - it’s link to our overall health and how to preserve it.
B12 deficiency - the truth about it and the latest NICE guidance behind this all-important public health issue
Biohacking - a path to longevity or waste of time and money?
Hormonal Health 101 - what our hormones do for us and how to keep them happy
Yoga - the ultimate mind-body practice?
Perfectionism - strength or weakness?
Food as Medicine - is it or isn't it?
High Blood Pressure - the biggest silent killer?
Mind Body Medicine - a new and old frontier
Weight loss drugs - are the new blockbuster medicines really a solution for obesity?
Continuous Glucose Monitoring: life saver or wellbeing fad?
Smart phones - the hidden addiction that affects us all
Addiction - where and how it starts and how we manage it
Parenting - navigating the joys and challenges
Skin Health - a 101
Health screening - worth it or a waste of time?
Food Intolerances - how to work out if you have one and why many people don't believe they exist
Lyme Disease, tick-borne illnesses and mystery symptoms
High cholesterol - the myth and reality
Infertility - it's causes, how we tackle it and the impact on individuals and society
“Minor" Illness - why little ailments matter
ADHD - the myth and the reality (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder)
Frailty - how to manage it and how to delay it
Child health - it’s rise and fall
Sexual Health - evolution or revolution?
EPISODE 100 - revealed: my take on the NUMBER 1 most important aspect of our health
Is medicine being dumbed down?
Guided Meditation - and... relax....
Ideas and Health Hacks for 2024
The Essence of Health & Quality of Life - what's it all about?
Genetics, epigenetics and inherited diseases
Trauma - how our emotional responses to life events can shape our entire health journey
Narcissists and Psychopaths - spotting them and dealing with them
Medicalisation - how we medicalise normal life
Integrity in the modern world
Musculoskeletal Health - a 101 for your joints, muscles and tissues
Faith and Health
Type 2 Diabetes - it's rise and rise
Travel and Tropical Health & Medicine
Coughs - a deep dive
Medical Information - why it can be hard to work out what's reliable and what isn't
Lifestyle Medicine - what it is, what it isn't and why it is so important to us all to get involved
General Practice - the jewel in the crown of health care systems
Health Inequalities - the journey towards health equity
Polypharmacy - too much medicine?
Insomnia - exploring solutions to getting good sleep
Tiredness and Fatigue - a framework to approach it
Down time - why it is crucial to our health
Blood tests - why we do them and what they tell us
Bloating - 101
Coaching - how it works and is it all that it's cracked up to be?
Artificial Intelligence in medicine
Therapy - the types, the rationale and why you may need it
NHS @ 75 - a look back at the world's most coveted free at point of access healthcare system
Midlife - why it can be so hard and how to navigate it
Medical Ethics - why it is a cornerstone of medical practice
Types of Intelligence - think you're not that clever? Think again
The Pandemic Effect - how people, society and the world have changed
Neurodiversity - an overview
Pain - 101
Rejection - why it hurts and what we can do about it
The Power of Listening - could it be our most important skill?
The Hypochondriac - health anxiety unwrapped
Exercise - the daily medicine we all need
Stress - strategies to avoid the invisible factor that can silently kill us
Friendships - why true friends are so important
Kindness - the health boost for all that costs nothing
Circadian Rhythm - the rhythm of life and why mastering our body clock can help prevent illness
Online diagnosis & Internet medicine - a double edged sword
Learned helplessness - what it is and why it affects us
Self-control - why it isn't always easy and tips to improve it quickly
Environment and health - how our surroundings can help or hinder our minds and bodies
Longevity - the art of living well for a long time
The Placebo Effect - the safest drug in the world?
Motivation - how to get going
Monkey Brain - our inner child and how to control it
Leadership - why it matters in modern society and what makes a good one
Managing change - an important skill for life
THE HEALTH FIX - out now: the only health manual you will ever need
2023 - hopes and fears
Antibiotics - life saving double edged sword
Cancer - 101
Prevention - making it easy
Personalised Medicine - it's already here
Teamwork - the secrets of great teamship
Toxic people
Allergies
Depression and anxiety
Jealousy
Self-care
A good death
Feedback - how to give it, how to take it and what to do with it
Failure - an essential part of success?
Burnout - spot the signs and stop it in it's tracks
Mentoring - the power of giving back through a magical relationship
Singing - the healthy hobby?
Triage - how we work out who needs healthcare and attention first and foremost
Gut symptoms - how to make sense of them
Prejudice and inclusion
Behaviour Change 2 - the IDEAL framework from my book THE HEALTH FIX
Brain health and Alzheimer’s Disease
Drill down, Diary up
Self talk - why it's so important in our daily lives
Overwhelm - how to deal with it
Supplements - how they work and do we actually need them?
How? What? When?
Small changes - the power of adding in and removing
Introducing The Health Fix - my book that will change your life for the better
Relationships - keeping them healthy
Loneliness - the epidemic no-one talks about
Empathy - why it is so important in healthcare
Time - commodity, luxury or burden?
Language and meaning - more important now than ever
The power of perspective - without it we lose context
Wellbeing - what's it all about?
Medical Myths - busted and validated
Diagnosis (and overdiagnosis) - the challenges and pitfalls
Impostor Syndrome - sound familiar? You are probably not alone
Medical Errors - why they happen and how we prevent them
Grief and Bereavement - can anything prepare us for it?
R*silience in the modern world - what it really means
Lifestyle Prescriptions - learn how to change your life by prescribing lifestyle medicine
Consultations - the sacred zone of the doctor-patient relationship
Invisible illnesses - they are real even if we can't see them
Behaviour Change - using the tools we need to make the changes we want
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