Saving Lives In Slow Motion

In this episode I look at the myriad benefits of walking, why it is often overlooked and the benefits in terms of how it makes us feel and what
It does for us.

Links:

Bill Bowerman’s Jogging: https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/performance/features/how-the-co-founder-of-nike-invented-jogging-bill-bowerman

Stephen Fry’s story: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2019/aug/stephen-fry-proud-and-relieved-over-five-stone-weight-loss-92021820.html#google_vignette

Walking and mental health: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6064756/

The leg power and brain health link: https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2018/06/07/neuroscience-leg-exercise-brain-nervous-system-health

Zone 2 training: https://www.healthline.com/health/heart-health/heart-rate-zones-workout

Recovery: https://www.healthline.com/health/active-recovery

Ramblers: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/

10000 steps: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42864061

Walking speed: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/walking-speed-survival/

23 and a half hours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInS6HIGo

Walk Yourself Happy: https://amzn.eu/d/0ifCGKpV
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This is an episode based on what I get asked online and in the consulting room by patients. Hopefully you will find it useful and helpful.

THE HEALTH FIX: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Dr-Ayan-Panja/dp/1914239326/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

Tiredness: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion/id1573742958?i=1000714723319

Vitamin D: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion/id1573742958?i=1000702121829

Kidney cysts: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/kidney-cysts/symptoms-causes/syc-20374134

Cholesterol: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion/id1573742958?i=1000649268967

Supplements: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion/id1573742958?i=1000562693449

Magnesium: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion/id1573742958?i=1000689788093

Food intolerances: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion/id1573742958?i=1000650788957

Elimination diets: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/elimination-diet
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I feel that our lungs more than other organs are taken for granted. In this episode I look at how to keep them healthy and hazards that can affect them.


Air hunger: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/16942-dyspnea

FVC - lung capacity: https://www.verywellhealth.com/forced-expiratory-capacity-measurement-914900

Workings of the lungs - https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bronchiolitis/multimedia/bronchioles-and-alveoli/img-20008702

Muttley’s wheezy laugh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuxDBX1ogms

Asthma and Lung UK Charity: https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/

Quit Smoking now: https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/

Royal Castle Foundation: https://roycastle.org/

Yul Brynner advert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNjunlWUJJI

Air pollution: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41416-025-02999-2

Dr Louise Oliver: https://www.drlouiseolivertherapeuticlifecoaching.com/

Douglas Heel activation therapy: https://douglasheel.com/

My book THE HEALTH FIX: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Dr-Ayan-Panja/dp/1914239326/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0
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In this episode I look at some fun free tests you can do at home to take stock of your health and improve it at the same time.

VO2 max: https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthy-aging-and-longevity/vo2-max-what-is-it-and-how-can-you-improve-it

Queens College Step Test - how to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySQ5bawZpMo

Sit to Stand test: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250404-sit-to-stand-the-simple-test-that-reveals-how-youre-ageing

Buteyko breathing test (control pause): https://buteykoclinic.com/blogs/start-your-breathing-test/start-your-breathing-test

Reaction time test: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpkhcj6/revision/3

Stand on one leg with eyes closed: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/35QytBYmkXJ4JnDYl9zYngb/why-you-should-stand-on-one-leg
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(TW: Sensitive topic).
In this episode I look at the juxtaposition of the human and clinical side of this topic which is not talked about enough.

Links:

Babies drama on BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002qkqt

Tommy's Research and support: https://www.tommys.org/our-research/our-research-centres/tommys-national-centre-miscarriage-research

SANDS: https://www.sands.org.uk/

Early Pregnancy Units: https://aepu.org.uk/units/

Hughes Syndrome: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/antiphospholipid-syndrome/

NHS miscarriage information: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/miscarriage/

Folic acid in pregnancy and MTHFR genes: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7776832/

Short and basic explanation of methylation: https://www.nutritionist-resource.org.uk/articles/what-is-methylation-and-why-does-it-matter
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