Saving Lives In Slow Motion

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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It means different things to different people and in this episode
I look at what makes for good workplace wellbeing.

Links:

Wellbeing at work: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12579173/#section8-11786329251387227

Belonging at work: https://www.forbes.com/sites/biancabarratt/2024/02/27/why-feeling-a-sense-of-belonging-at-work-matters-and-how-to-cultivate-it/

Psychological safety: https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-psychological-safety

Making mistakes at work: https://uk.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/making-mistakes-at-work

Hybrid working: https://www.circles.com/resources/blurred-work-life-balance-why-hybrid-employees-struggle-to-switch-off
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In this episode I look t the possibility that most disease might be curable by 2100.
It sounds great but there are multiple knock on effects from this possible reality.

Yamanaka factors: https://iscrm.uw.edu/what-is-cell-reprogramming/

Stem cells: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/bone-marrow-transplant/in-depth/stem-cells/art-20048117

Predictive medicine: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590098625000223

Population growth: https://ourworldindata.org/population-growth
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They are often at loggerheads but in this episode I discuss how lifestyle medicine encapsulates
elements of both and how we can incorporate them into everyday life.

Links to studies

Walking after meals: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36715875/

Interrupting sitting for long periods: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42070794/

Resistance training and weights: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35599175/

Sleep regularity: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41259946/

Timing and eating: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41586347/

Benefits of the great outdoors: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29982151/

Breathing: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35623448/

Saunas: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30077204/

Cold exposure and wellbeing: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11778651/

Learning something new: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31020777/
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This is such an important issue for us in the modern world. Where to seek health
and medical advice is broader than ever these days and it’s important to know how
to filter.

Links:

Cyberchondria: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30419526/

Use of online search tools: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/8/e027743

WHO regulation for AI: https://www.who.int/news/item/19-10-2023-who-outlines-considerations-for-regulation-of-artificial-intelligence-for-health

A day in the life of a GP: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/nhs-gp-doctors-surgery-appointments-37597121
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