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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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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. - 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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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. - 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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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. - 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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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 10 Lifestyle Medicine Hacks - evidence-based medicine vs biohacking and their common ground.
2026/09/10 | 22 mins.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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Dr Ayan Panja puts health into context. A lifestyle medicine expert, author and family physician with over 25 years of experience, his unique blend of candour, perspective and knowledge make for a mind-expanding essential weekly bite-sized listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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