Saving Lives In Slow Motion

In this episode I look at a question that is pondered by many people and
sits at the cross section of both science and humanity.

(TW: covers topics related to death)

Links:

Ho’oponoono prayer: https://www.inwardboundnetwork.com/meditation-blog/hooponopono-mantra

The medical take on death: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/23144-what-happens-when-you-die

The neuroscience of consciousness: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-consciousness/

Near Death Experiences: https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/what-is-it-like-to-die-the-reassuring-science-of-near-death-experiences

Dr Christopher Kerr TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbnBe-vXGQM

Interview with Dr Kerr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlaSnROMqRY
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In this episode I look at the potential benefits of pet ownership and whether there are any
effects on health or our lives in general.

Links:

The power of pets: https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2018/02/power-pets

Cortisol and pet stroking: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2332858419852592

The biology of pet ownership and oxytocin: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/biology/the-biology-loving-our-pets

Pets and mirror neurons: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/your-personal-renaissance/202609/new-research-shows-why-dogs-are-good-for-our-health

Pets and depression: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41194144/

Dogs and students: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29528189/

Pets and heart disease: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31815850/
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In this episode I look at the rise of consumer medicine with increasing requests
for tests or interventions driven by people themselves. It has boomed in recent years and
I want to look at how we can draw the line between consumer healthcare and retail.

Cortisol: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22187-cortisol

SIBO: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21820-small-intestinal-bacterial-overgrowth-sibo

MCAS info: https://www.mastcellaction.org/

Rationing in the NHS: https://www.bmj.com/content/394/bmj-2026-100765?__cf_chl_tk=uuJmA7dbhxE43HI9RQLpTvgHCLNftcClYbNGxOydJXA-1791977808-1.0.1.1-9e6v98b4Up72vzAkwWPVhO5SOqdZIHpORi8_LUdAFJA

Buying medication abroad - an example: https://www.discoverbkk.com/what-to-do-in-an-emergency/where-can-i-buy-medicine-in-bangkok

Origins and harms of consumer medicine: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9297484/
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In this episode I look at the concept of P4 Medicine: predictive, preventive, personalised and participatory and how
it will change the way we look proactively at our health.

Leroy Hood is seen as the thought leader of this model of medicine as a visionary doctor and scientist.

I passionately believe in the concept if health systems can afford it.

Links:

Leroy Hood lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sinVPvW_ikE

P4 medicine a 2013 paper: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4204402/

Alzheimer’s Disease modifiable risk factors: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34101789/

SCORE2 and QRISK3: https://www.gptools.org/2023/01/13/qrisk3-whats-has-changed/

Predictive medicine articles in Nature: https://www.nature.com/subjects/predictive-medicine

Evidence for health coaching: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11954133/

THE HEALTH FIX: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Dr-Ayan-Panja/dp/1914239326/
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Every week I meet people whose lives are changed by illness or events which make their
life go in a direction they were not expecting. In this episode I look at what we can do to
prepare for the unexpected.

Links:

The life of Mike Tetley MBE: https://www.bigredbook.info/mike_tetley.html

Adjusting to long term conditions: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10237456/

Eckhart Tolle - The Power of Now: https://eckharttolle.com/power-of-now-excerpt/

Hedonic adaptation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJr-43grEzw

Affective forecasting: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/affective-forecasting
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