In this episode I cover my own personal tips from the view point of a GP and lifestyle medicine doctor. Gut symptoms Around 86% of us in the UK have experienced gut symptoms at some point. My tips are simple, for everyone and hopefully make sense.

Parasympathetic drive for digestion: https://www.livescience.com/parasympathetic-nervous-system-rest-and-digest

Digestive enzymes: https://www.webmd.com/diet/what-are-digestive-enzymes

Blue Zones eating habits: https://www.bluezones.com/2020/07/blue-zones-diet-food-secrets-of-the-worlds-longest-lived-people/

Mediterranean Diet: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/16037-mediterranean-diet

Late night eating: https://hms.harvard.edu/news/late-night-eating-impact

Time restricted eating: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/time-restricted-eating

Ileo-caecal valve issues: https://www.carygastro.com/blog/what-are-the-symptoms-of-a-faulty-ileocecal-valve

Hydration and the gut (an academic paper): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004224011258

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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 so harmful.

Links: 

Age-related end glycation products: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/advanced-glycation-end-products#what-they-are

'Leaky gut’ syndrome: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8305009/

Depression as an inflammatory condition: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043661824002676

Probitoics after antibiotics?: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190124-is-it-worth-taking-probiotics-after-antibiotics

Diabetes and inflammation: https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/inflammation-and-diabetes

Inflammation from toxins (metals and brain inflammation): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468202021000127

Anti-inflammatory diet: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/anti-inflammatory-diet

Fibre: https://dremilyleeming.substack.com/p/is-fibre-the-missing-link-to-true

Omega-3 and inflammation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37606147/

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What do surgery and psychiatry have in common? They are both demanding specialties, occasionally of last resort, that save lives acutely and help people back to better health.

Links

Antipsychotic drug discovery: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.903156/full

Pyrrole Disorder: https://www.healthline.com/health/pyrrole-disorder#diagnosis

Rationing in the NHS: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/blogs/nhs-rationing-under-the-radar

An example of risks vs benefit in surgery: https://www.neurosurgeonsofnewjersey.com/blog/spinal-fusion-surgery-risks/

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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 key to future treatments with advances vagus nerve stimulation.

Links: 

Quick overview: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/vagus-nerve-stimulation/about/pac-20384565

Polyvagal Theory: https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/whatispolyvagaltheory

The Great Nerve: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Nerve-Science-Harness-Reflexes/dp/059371699X

Research on the vagus and rheumatoid arthritis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27382171/

Ear stimulation: https://medicine.ouhsc.edu/news/article/ear-clip-stimulation-of-vagus-nerve-shows-promise-as-pots-treatment-according-to-ou-college-of-medicine-study

Vasovagal attacks: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23325-vasovagal-syncope

Crohn’s Disease and vagus nerve stimulation: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32515156/

Vagus nerver and inflammation: https://bioelecmed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42234-022-00100-3

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Medicine is an inexact science. My patients who are engineers find it frustrating that there is so much conjecture and educated guess work in medicine. But this episode highlights why diagnoses can take time. It’s a mix of detective work, bias and listening to the patient story.

Links:

Chilblains: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chilblains/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20351103

STI and painful knee: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/gonococcal-arthritis

Carpal tunnel syndrome: https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/carpal-tunnel-syndrome/

Psychodermatology (the mind-skin link): https://www.psychodermatology.co.uk/

Liver inflammation and glandular fever: https://www.healthline.com/health/mono-hepatitis

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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 preventable, some not. I look at some of the syndromes that lead to these issues.

Links:

Fainting: https://www.healthline.com/health/fainting#causes

Pseudoseizures (non-eplieptic seizures): https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24517-psychogenic-nonepileptic-seizure-pnes

Absence seizures: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/petit-mal-seizure/symptoms-causes/syc-20359683

Epilepsy and driving: https://www.gov.uk/epilepsy-and-driving

BPPV (a type of vertigo): https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/11858-benign-paroxysmal-positional-vertigo-bppv

Patient perspective of Mal de Debarquement syndrome: https://www.rarediseaseday.org/heroes/a-uk-patient-perspective-on-mal-de-debarquement-syndrome/

Heartblock: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/heart-block/

Gluten ataxia: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320730

Proprioception: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/proprioception

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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. 

Hydration - if you’re feeling thirsty you’re partly dehydrated: 

https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/nutritional/dehydration/

Sleep apnoea: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/sleep-apnea/symptoms-causes/syc-20377631

Breathing to help some root causes of fatigue: https://buteykoclinic.com/blogs/buteyko-breathing-technique/buteyko-breathing-technique

Mycotoxin illness: https://www.parsleyhealth.com/blog/mold-toxicity-symptoms/

Co-enzyme Q10: https://bjcardio.co.uk/2015/10/coenzyme-q10-and-cardiovascular-disease-an-overview/

Antibiotic tiredness: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/do-antibiotics-make-you-tired

Burnout: https://mentalhealth-uk.org/burnout/

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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 written a follow up which paints a slightly concerning picture.

In this episode I look at health in this group of people, the challenges they face and what, if anything, can be done about it.

Links:

The Lancet Commission report summary: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00863-3/fulltext

Barriers to healthcare for adolescents: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8070789/

Global numbers: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/adolescents-health-risks-and-solutions

Omega-3 and brain health: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35960396/

Climate Stress: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10154789/

Free tips from Annette Du Bois (teenage coach): https://www.champs-academy.co.uk/free-help-and-support/

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In this episode I look at our health compared to 100 years ago. I was pleasantly surprised at some similarities having stumbled across something online but then also appreciate that we live in a different world now. 

Links: 

Donald Moore’s health habits in 1925: https://archive.org/details/health.habits.moore.1925/page/n1/mode/2up

Adventist health: https://www.bluezones.com/explorations/loma-linda-california/

Health in the 1920s: https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/culture-magazines/1920s-medicine-and-health-overview

Tech neck: https://sharpphysiotherapy.co.uk/the-hidden-dangers-of-tech-neck/

Pesticides and human health: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11426366/

Mycotoxin illness: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8619365/

Toxic productivity: https://hbr.org/2024/11/lets-end-toxic-productivity

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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 the ethics around it and what it might mean on an individual and societal level.

Palliative Care: https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/end-of-life-care/what-it-involves-and-when-it-starts/

Dr Florian Willett’s death: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/suicide-pod-activist-euthanasia-sarco-b2762514.html

Locked-in syndrome: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22462-locked-in-syndrome-lis

How assisted dying works in The Netherlands: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/sep/11/assisted-dying-dutch-end-of-life-netherlands-unbearable-suffering

Talking about death and dying: https://www.hospiceuk.org/information-and-support/death-and-dying-what-expect/about-death-and-dying

The Humanists view: https://humanists.uk/2023/10/03/six-reasons-we-need-an-assisted-dying-law/

The current state of affairs in the UK regarding the assisted dying bill: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y5d2g3wgxo

My new website: https://drayan.co.uk/

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