I invite fellow doctor and friend Dr Ailsa Lumsden - a training oncologist in London - onto the podcast. I met Ailsa a couple of years ago at a lifestyle medicine conference and since then we’ve become really good friends.

On this episode, we discuss

• What is Cancer?
• The evidence on how lifestyle factors can help prevent and manage cancers of various types.
• An insight into the duty of a cancer doctor and the importance of maintaining a patient centered approach
• The importance of normalising the conversation around cancer and treatment options
• Sugar and cancer
• Who’s fault is cancer
• The link with Obesity
• The biochemical effects of vegetables, fruits and nuts on cancer
• Exercise and cancer, during and after treatment

Follow Dr Ailsa on Instagram: @dr_ailsa.

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On this episode, I invite fellow doctor and friend Dr Ayan Panja, General Practitioner, super generalist, lifestyle medicine enthusiast and co-founder of Lobe Medical to talk about eating for our mind - with specific regard to neurodegenerative disease.

We talk through:

• What we mean by the concept of Eating for your brain
• How food is such an important consideration in brain health
• What we discuss with patients in regard to cognitive decline
• How many listeners in their 30-40s might be thinking that this topic is only relevant for an older generation - but actually, looking after your brain is a lifelong process
• The impact of stress, sleep and exercise on your brain
• What neurogenesis is
• The burden of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
• The factors that have been proven to reduce the effects of disease

If I was to suggest one recipe from my cookbook The Doctor's Kitchen that pretty much sums up our conversation - it would be the Elegant Flavanol Porridge - it has whole oats in it and also includes berries and cacao - which is a lovely chocolate spice that adds a wealth of aroma to your foods.

You can find Dr Ayan at the social medial links below and at Lobe Medical - where you can find out more about his amazing project, teaching GP's and other practitioners how to improve their lifestyle medical consultations.

Follow Dr Panja on Twitter @Dr_Ayan and Instagram @drayanpanja.

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I invite good friend and fellow medic, Doctor Anita Mitra to talk about the concept of eating the rainbow. What does this mean? What benefits do plants actually give us? How phytochemicals could be important in measuring in the future (alongside vitamins and minerals) as well as actionable tips for how you can eat more colours right now. 

We talk about:

• What is a phytochemical?
• Why do plants have different colours and smells?
• The difference between micronutrients and phytochemicals
• What is plant hormesis?
• The benefits of consuming plant chemicals, spices and herbs with specific reference to popular spices turmeric and matcha tea

You can find my lovely guest @gynaegeek, www.gynaegeek.com.

Don't forget you can get my cookbooks The Doctor's Kitchen and The Doctor's Kitchen: Eat To Beat Illness are available now.

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I invite fellow colleague and friend Dr Chatterjee to talk about a fascinating subject that he has an amazing amount of experience in - Diabetes.

We chat about:

• We explain what diabetes is
• What factors influence the condition
• We introduce simple interventions for this problems
• How what we eat as well as sleep and how we move can have an impact on a variety of medical problems
• It spans further than just sugar control and further than just our plates.
• Eating for diabetes is an important consideration in endocrine health and really we’ll be talking about much more than just ‘eating’
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Follow Rangan on Twitter @drchatterjeeuk, Instagram @drchatterjee and at www.drchatterjee.com.

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Sleep is one of the most important activities of daily living so on this episode I invite sleep medicine expert Dr Michael Farquhar to discuss the impact of eating (and what time we eat) on sleep quality.

We also delve into a discussion about fasting, the effect of poor sleep on health (particularly shift workers) and why defining when you choose to eat could have health benefits. We round up with actionable tips on how you can ‘Eat on Time’ every day.

We talk about:

• What happens when we sleep, what are the mechanisms, do we still not know why we sleep
• How eating can positively or negatively affect our sleep pattern
• Does it affect circadian rhythm? Cortisol, melatonin, Noradrenalin
• What kind of hormonal effects do we see when we sleep?
• How long does it take to reset the clock

Fasting:

• What is fasting?
• Different types of fasting that are most popular
• Are we meant to fast from an evolutionary point of view?
• What happens during a fast at a physiological level and will the effects be different depending on the person fasting?
• Health effects of fasting
• Why is fasting becoming popular?
• Why constant eating could be harmful and related to lifestyle diseases
• How to fast responsibly and what things to look out for if you do?

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My guest on this really fun episode is one of the most knowledgeable nutrition experts in the UK.

He’s written his own book on digestive health, co-authored chapters in textbooks on cardiovascular health and has worked as clinical lead for education in a number of institutions.

We have a chat about plant focused diets, the actual similarities between all dietary strategies available and the bigger picture for most of the population which is to EAT MORE PLANTS.

We talk about:

• Diet types including Paleo, Vegan, Atkins and Mediterranean - and their similarities
• Why diets largely consistent of plants are the healthiest
• Studies that demonstrate protection against major diseases
• Research into Mediterranean diet
• Inclusion of meat in diets
• Is red meat harmful
• What should I be eating?
• Should I become Vegetarian or Vegan for health reasons?
• Inclusion of dairy in diets
• Plant based protein and inclusion in diet

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Today's show features my good friend Gut health researcher Dr Megan Rossi from Kings College London who has a specialist interest in the gut.

We discuss what gut health refers to, the microbes lining our digestive system and what effects these have on general health.

In essence the perfect person to give us the lowdown on gut health and what we need to be doing.

We talk about:

• What’s the deal with gut health, is it a real thing and should you be bothered
• An introduction to the microbiome – the population of microbes that live in and around our bodies, largely concentrated in our large intestines
• A whistle stop tour through the research that lead to the microbiome
• What types of microbes are there?
• The difference in microbe populations and associations with diseases
• What are the the future applications of microbiome focused treatments in emergency, community care and autoimmune disease
• Testing our microbiome
• How fibre, rather than protein, is actually much more lacking in diets
• How to spot fibre on the supermarket shelves and where to get sources
• Key ways of enhancing your diet including additional fibre rich foods, approach to medication and lifestyle factors

You can find Megan @guthealthdoctor on Instagram and at https://www.drmeganrossi.com/

In my book there is a whole section on fibre plus I teach you more about the science behind gut health as well as lots of delicious recipes! amzn.to/2yHihb5

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I invite Public health researcher from the “WHO collaboration centre for public health training and education at Imperial College London”, Alexandra Swaka to discuss the concept of eating more whole foods. What does eating 'whole' actually mean? Are there clear health benefits for eating more whole foods? Could this be the answer to our public health crisis of lifestyle disease as well as actionable tips for how you can eat more 'whole' every day.

We discuss the concept of eating more whole foods. What does eating whole actually mean?

Are there clear health benefits for eating more whole foods? Could this be the answer to our public health crisis of lifestyle disease as well as some actionable tips for how you can eat more ‘whole’; every day.

We talk about:

• What does eating whole actually mean?
• What are the benefits of eating less processed and convenience foods?
• Supplements
• Why convenience food is not always the best
• Health powders, sprinkles, bars, juices, smoothies, teas - are they beneficial?
• What alternatives are just as good if not BETTER than the expensive stuff?
• Fibre and micronutrient content
• How do we do this on a budget?
• Preparing food from scratch and easy time saving hacks
• What is the difference between eating Whole cooked vs Raw?
• To food prep or not to food prep?

You can find the amazing Alexandra Swaka @alexandra.swaka on Instagram and more about her work at Imperial https://www.imperial.ac.uk/school-public-health/primary-care-and-public-health/teaching/whocc/

In my cookbook I teach you a multitude of ways to cook whole foods and explain the benefits of them too! amzn.to/2yHihb5

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