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Inflammation - the ‘fire’ within that leads to chronic disease and how we can manage it
Season 1 Episode 180
Chronic inflammation is a key process which is linked to almost all non-communicable disease. In this episode I look at how it arises and why it is s…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Psychiatry and Surgery - essential specialties which may appear worlds apart but in some ways are similar and deserve more recognition.
Season 1 Episode 179
What do surgery and psychiatry have in common? They are both demanding specialties, occasionally of last resort, that save lives acutely and help peo…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Vagus Nerve - what’s all the fuss about and could it be the key to battling chronic disease?
Season 1 Episode 178
There are so many posts, papers and publications about the vagus nerve.
In this episode I look at why it’s so popular and whether it really can be a k…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Curious cases and mystery symptoms - a swollen knee, pins and needles, an unexplained allergy and the enlarged liver.
Season 1 Episode 177
Medicine is an inexact science. My patients who are engineers find it frustrating that there is so much conjecture and educated guess work in medicin…
1 year ago
Collapses, faints, fits and dizziness - a quick 101
Season 1 Episode 176
Not a week goes by in practice where I don’t see a patient who hasn’t collapsed or had a dizzy spell.
There are so many reasons for this, some prevent…
1 year ago
Why am I so tired all the time? Some causes and solutions
Season 1 Episode 175
5-15% of GP consultations are linked to tiredness. And the number is growing. In this episode I look at common and rarer reasons for tiredness.
Hydra…
1 year ago
Teenage and Adolescent Health - can we avert a looming crisis?
Season 1 Episode 174
Teenage and adolescent health offers us a glimpse into the future health of the world. The Lancet Commission wrote a report in 2016 and have recently…
1 year ago
HEALTHY HABITS - 1925 vs 2025: same but different
Season 1 Episode 173
In this episode I look at our health compared to 100 years ago. I was pleasantly surprised at some similarities having stumbled across something onli…
1 year, 1 month ago
Assisted Dying - what it is, what it's not and why it’s so hard to get consensus
Season 1 Episode 172
In the UK, there is much discussion around assisted dying with a bill that is being voted on in government at the moment.
In this episode I look at th…
1 year, 1 month ago
Fasting - how it works and what you need to know if you are considering it
Season 1 Episode 171
Fasting is a hot but contentious topic.
It has been practised for thousands of years and is now
purported to be a way of tackling or preventing certa…
1 year, 1 month ago