Saving Lives In Slow Motion

Oct 31 2024 141 ep. 16 mins 88
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Dr Ayan Panja puts health into context. A lifestyle medicine expert, author and family physician with 25 years of experience, his unique blend of candour, perspective and knowledge make for a mind-expanding essential weekly bite-sized listen.
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Prostate Cancer - 101

Oct 31 2024 21 mins  
It’s the second commonest cancer in men across the world and increasing in incidence.In this episode I look at why it occurs and what we can do prevent it, manage risk and raise awareness.Hormones and their roles in prostate cancer: https://www.ceu.ox.ac.uk/news/largest-study-to-date-confirms-role-of-two-hormones-in-aggressive-prostate-cancer-risk#Benign prostatic hypertroph

Who should you trust with your health?

Oct 24 2024 16 mins  
The amount of health information and practitioners are constantly growing and we have a choice about where we search for this information and advice.But how do you know who is reliable? How do you decide who to trust?I explore this and more in the episode. Gen Z and their health: https://www.healthline.com/health-news/tiktok-main-source-health-information-gen-z#56%25-of-G

Narrative Medicine - how storytelling helps us heal

Oct 17 2024 16 mins  
Narrative Medicine is an important art in a consultation involving both talking and listening. In this episode I look at why it is important and how it can help our health outcomes. AI in consultations: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13169325/GP-AI-listening-auto-generate-patient-notes-confidential-medical-information-wrong-hands.htmlNeurodivergence: http

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

Oct 10 2024 17 mins  
Community as a cure? We often think of healthcare being a relationship between a clinician and a patient but amazing things can occur through the power of community and using it as sociological therapy. I look at why groups can be so powerful and how you might run one.Parkrun: home | parkrun UKWeight Watchers: How The WeightWatchers Weight-Loss Program WorksStanley Schach

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

Oct 03 2024 19 mins  
Autoimmunity and autoimmune diseases are on the rise. In this episode I look at why this is the case, the mechanisms behind autoimmunity and what we can do to prevent and manage it.Innate vs adaptive immunity (including B and T cells): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279396/#Molecular mimicry in autoimmunity: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0

Biomechanics - a key to health, hiding in plain sight

Sep 26 2024 16 mins  
Our biomechanics affect us all the time, each and every day and is often ignored when it comes to its impact on health. From hip pain to heartburn, our anatomy and the way we move can have impacts on our health on a daily basis.Leg length discrepancy: https://www.thebiomechanicsmethod.com/2021/06/01/how-a-leg-length-discrepancy-affects-the-body/Podiatry and foot biomechanics:&

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

Sep 19 2024 18 mins  
In my book The Health Fix I talk about how I ask patients about their typical day and why that is a great question to ask in order to generate a 'Lifestyle Prescription’.Looking at your typical day may not be something you’ve done recently or in any detail but it can give you clues to why you may be contributing to some of your symptoms or how you feel. Carpal tunnel syndr

Big Pharma - friend or foe?

Sep 12 2024 18 mins  
Big Pharma gets a lot of bad press, yet most of us have needed to take medication for something at some point in our lives. How do we minimise the risk of our coming to harm from drugs and what can industry do to work more openly with us?Diuretic drugs: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-79565-7_4Ben Goldacre - a review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

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

Sep 05 2024 15 mins  
The evidence is compelling. Clutter can be harmful to our health in many ways from poor sleep, stress, anxiety and even physical pain. Why is this the case and what can we do about it? Graham Hill - less stuff, more happiness: https://www.ted.com/talks/graham_hill_less_stuff_more_happiness?subtitle=enMarie Kondo and her work: https://konmari.com/Attention a

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

Aug 29 2024 15 mins  
I got thinking about this recently whilst on holiday recently where I was having a lot of lie-ins anddoing a lot of daydreaming. Coffee: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/top-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-coffeeChewing and alertness: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4449949/Chewing and effects on the immune system: https://www.manchester.ac.uk