Our sleep phases all vary, some of us jump out of bed with boundless energy early in the morning whilst others are able to party long into the night. What used to be referred to as morning larks and night owls is now described as sleep phase, the extremes of which are labelled sleep phase disorder. Judicious use of melatonin and light exposure can help manage these problems.

This week I talk with Zoe Lance about the importance of skin integrity.

The skin is the largest organ of the body and serves to protect us from the external environment. But we need to look after it. The three golden rules of skin care are

1. Moisturise daily
2. Off load pressure areas
3. Manage urinary incontinence.

 In this episode, Zoe and I discuss all these issues and more.

This week I talk with Aileen Thoms about health promotion. As Aileen says, “an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure”

So what is health promotion, how do we maintain our health, and what can we do to overcome barriers to enjoying good health. Learn the answers to these questions and more in this video.

Sleep cannot be considered a passive absence of function but is an essential process during which our brains and bodies regenerate. It is characterised by many disparate active processes referred to as rem sleep and non-rem sleep that occurs in ninety-minute cycles. 

We need about five cycles of sleep per night which equates to seven to nine hours of sleep per night.  Melatonin from the pineal gland triggers our sleep, but there are many other factors that contribute to our sleep-wake cycle. 

Today I chat with Dr Andrew Rees about solution focussed therapy. This therapy does not dwell on the past but rather works on the premise that the future is negotiable. By knowing the patient and by asking the miracle question the therapist can unlock a patient’s recovery potential.

This week on Lifestyle Matters, Ferghal & Saveena talk about the hormonal regulation of the fed and fasted state.

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Today on MedHeads we talk with Zoe Lance, a registered nurse who works as a case manager for a transition care program in the public health sector.
We navigate the ins and outs of transition care, why it happens, how it works, and who pays for it?

This week on MedHeads we begin a new series called Lifestyle Matters.
Saveena and Ferghal introduce lifestyle medicine and describe how the six pillars of lifestyle medicine can be used to manage any chronic disease. 
They are Ferghals Three F's and Saveenas Three S's. Listen the show to learn more.
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Shining the light on School refusal.
Have you ever wondered what may be going on every time one of your students voices their need to visit ‘the sick bay’…? Or perhaps you are curious about how often you do the roll call only to notice one (or perhaps a couple of your students) are continually absent from school….Today I would like to lift the veil on the complex interplay known as ‘school refusal’, which affects up to around 2% of the school population.
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