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Saving Lives In Slow Motion — 229 episodes

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Mindset - its importance in health

2

Why Some Diagnoses Take Years - a challenge for both patient and doctor

3

Ageing Gracefully - what does it really mean?

4

Food - how it heals, how it harms and makes ‘noise'

5

Too Nice vs Too Selfish — Finding the 'Healthy' Middle Ground

6

Happiness - what’s the secret?

7

Biomarkers in our blood - measuring what matters

8

Making Health Fun - could it be as important as any other aspect of health?

9

Peptides: what’s all the fuss about?

10

Walking - our most underrated health intervention?

11

Things I get asked most as a doctor in 2026

12

Lung Health - an essential 101

13

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

14

Miscarriage - pregnancy loss and its impact

15

Rare Diseases - when medicine meets the uncommon

16

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

17

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

18

Nostalgia - a hidden element of wellbeing?

19

Is your job making you ill?

20

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

21

Caffeine - friend or foe?

22

Wearables - helpful or harmful?

23

Alcohol - a quiet saboteur?

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

Invisible Habits that can sabotage our health - some reflections

28

2026 - the year of discernment and choices

29

Christmas time reflection 2025

30

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

31

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

32

Anti-ageing - what really works

33

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

34

Osteoarthritis - its scale, future treatments and prevention

35

Superfoods: the lowdown

36

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

37

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

38

Sepsis - know the signs, save a life

39

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

40

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

41

5 Ways To Boost Your Energy Quickly

42

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

43

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

44

Vaccines - an overview

45

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

46

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

47

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

48

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

49

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

50

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

51

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

52

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

53

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

54

Collapses, faints, fits and dizziness - a quick 101

55

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

56

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

57

HEALTHY HABITS - 1925 vs 2025: same but different

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

Ayurvedic Medicine - ahead of it’s time?

63

Inner child work - an intrinsic part of true wellbeing

64

5 signs of hidden illnesses you need to know

65

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

66

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

67

Vitamin D - everything you need to know

68

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

69

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

70

Migraines (and headaches) - the forgotten epidemic?

71

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

72

How to take stock of your health in just 10 minutes

73

Protein - the essence of our biological life?

74

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

75

Magnesium - why it’s so important for our health

76

How to get the most out of your GP appointment

77

Urinary Tract Health - a 101:

78

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

79

The 8 habits that might help you live 20 years longer

80

2025 - the year of letting go

81

Reflection - why it’s good for us

82

Anaemia 101

83

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

84

Winter Health 101

85

Back Pain

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

Prostate Cancer - 101

90

Who should you trust with your health?

91

Narrative Medicine - how storytelling helps us heal

92

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

93

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

94

Biomechanics - a key to health, hiding in plain sight

95

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

96

Big Pharma - friend or foe?

97

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

98

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

99

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

100

Race and Racism in Medicine

101

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

102

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

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

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

107

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

108

Yoga - the ultimate mind-body practice?

109

Perfectionism - strength or weakness?

110

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

111

High Blood Pressure - the biggest silent killer?

112

Mind Body Medicine - a new and old frontier

113

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

114

Continuous Glucose Monitoring: life saver or wellbeing fad?

115

Smart phones - the hidden addiction that affects us all

116

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

117

Parenting - navigating the joys and challenges

118

Skin Health - a 101

119

Health screening - worth it or a waste of time?

120

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

121

Lyme Disease, tick-borne illnesses and mystery symptoms

122

High cholesterol - the myth and reality

123

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

124

“Minor" Illness - why little ailments matter

125

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

126

Frailty - how to manage it and how to delay it

127

Child health - it’s rise and fall

128

Sexual Health - evolution or revolution?

129

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

130

Is medicine being dumbed down?

131

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

132

Ideas and Health Hacks for 2024

133

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

134

Genetics, epigenetics and inherited diseases

135

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

136

Narcissists and Psychopaths - spotting them and dealing with them

137

Medicalisation - how we medicalise normal life

138

Integrity in the modern world

139

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

140

Faith and Health

141

Type 2 Diabetes - it's rise and rise

142

Travel and Tropical Health & Medicine

143

Coughs - a deep dive

144

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

145

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

146

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

147

Health Inequalities - the journey towards health equity

148

Polypharmacy - too much medicine?

149

Insomnia - exploring solutions to getting good sleep

150

Tiredness and Fatigue - a framework to approach it

151

Down time - why it is crucial to our health

152

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

153

Bloating - 101

154

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

155

Artificial Intelligence in medicine

156

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

157

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

158

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

159

Medical Ethics - why it is a cornerstone of medical practice

160

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

161

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

162

Neurodiversity - an overview

163

Pain - 101

164

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

165

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

166

The Hypochondriac - health anxiety unwrapped

167

Exercise - the daily medicine we all need

168

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

169

Friendships - why true friends are so important

170

Kindness - the health boost for all that costs nothing

171

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

172

Online diagnosis & Internet medicine - a double edged sword

173

Learned helplessness - what it is and why it affects us

174

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

175

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

176

Longevity - the art of living well for a long time

177

The Placebo Effect - the safest drug in the world?

178

Motivation - how to get going

179

Monkey Brain - our inner child and how to control it

180

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

181

Managing change - an important skill for life

182

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

183

2023 - hopes and fears

184

Antibiotics - life saving double edged sword

185

Cancer - 101

186

Prevention - making it easy

187

Personalised Medicine - it's already here

188

Teamwork - the secrets of great teamship

189

Toxic people

190

Allergies

191

Depression and anxiety

192

Jealousy

193

Self-care

194

A good death

195

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

196

Failure - an essential part of success?

197

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

198

Mentoring - the power of giving back through a magical relationship

199

Singing - the healthy hobby?

200

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

201

Gut symptoms - how to make sense of them

202

Prejudice and inclusion

203

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

204

Brain health and Alzheimer’s Disease

205

Drill down, Diary up

206

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

207

Overwhelm - how to deal with it

208

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

209

How? What? When?

210

Small changes - the power of adding in and removing

211

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

212

Relationships - keeping them healthy

213

Loneliness - the epidemic no-one talks about

214

Empathy - why it is so important in healthcare

215

Time - commodity, luxury or burden?

216

Language and meaning - more important now than ever

217

The power of perspective - without it we lose context

218

Wellbeing - what's it all about?

219

Medical Myths - busted and validated

220

Diagnosis (and overdiagnosis) - the challenges and pitfalls

221

Impostor Syndrome - sound familiar? You are probably not alone

222

Medical Errors - why they happen and how we prevent them

223

Grief and Bereavement - can anything prepare us for it?

224

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

225

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

226

Consultations - the sacred zone of the doctor-patient relationship

227

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

228

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

229

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