In this episode I am going to explore what it means to be healthy, and how it might be possible to be healthy despite having a serious disease, and even in the face of imminent death. 

Despite how it feels when we experience ill health, stressful situations, or physical discomfort; our mental and emotional responses to these are not a foregone conclusion. They are learnt behaviours and patterns of thinking. And because they are learnt they can be unlearnt and relearnt.  

We can learn to consciously influence the way we respond to external stimuli, situations and circumstances. To change on purpose how we react, how we feel and what we do. We can train ourselves to feel joyful both in the sunshine and in the rain.

If we can learn to do that, good health and happiness won't be far behind.

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A very common symptom I encounter in my day to day practice is feeling tired all the time. It is so common we have an acronym for it. TATT or Tat. 

To explore this with my patients I ask them to tell me about their lives. One of the great privileges I have as a GP is that I get to hear people’s stories. People are living frantic, stressful, crazy lives.  

Sometimes it can feel like we are battling life, rather than living it.  When we are not living life on purpose, when life is something that is happening to us, and we firefight and battle our way through from day to day, this will always lead to exhaustion.  

But people are sometimes reluctant to accept that the reason they feel tired is because they are exhausted. They feel like there must be more to it, that there must be some underlying disease. 

In this episode we explore why this is, and how we can move beyond a diagnosis to good health. 

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Are you fed up of feeling tired all the time? Do you struggle with poor sleep, anxiety and low mood; or physical symptoms such as headaches, abdominal pain or nausea? Have you waited weeks to see your GP, only to find that they don't seem to know whats wrong? Then this podcast is for you.  At Cambridge progressive medicine we assist you in taking control of your own health, wellbeing and happiness, using a combination of western medicine, psychotherapy, thought work and lifestyle.   

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