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In this roundtable discussion, Dr. Shan Hussain is with Dr. Haider Al-Hakim host of the ‘Surgical Spirit’ podcast, Dr. Paul Polyvios host of the ‘A Doctor’s View’ podcast and Dr. Suhail Hussain portfolio GP for both the NHS and private sectors and senior tutor at 3 London medical schools. Together they discuss the reality of COVID19 and what it is really like on the frontline along with what it could and should be like for the world as we begin the process of moving on from Lockdown.   KEY TAKEAWAYS There is a fear of ‘this thing’ but how much is real, how much is paranoia and how much is hype? The next 6-12 months in the NHS will be critical. There are a huge backlog of cases that haven’t been brought to the attention of GP’s. Why don’t they talk about improving health through nutrition and activity As human beings, we need to take back responsibility for our own health and wellbeing outside of big institutions There should be many options for people to access healthcare but the key is changing perspectives and helping people to increase health through nutrition and activity The infection rates in this country a reflection of our collective health as a population. It has shown there is a lot more we can be doing to look after ourselves and could kickstart a better way forward. Normal before was not a good place to be. There needs to be a rethink about how we run the world.   BEST MOMENTS ‘The people who decided on the type of PPE to be worn are those that would run with speed in the opposite direction if near a patient with covid19’ ‘We can’t out-medicate chronic conditions’ ‘As humans, we all need our connections with others and we need to continue to build and maintain these’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast Surgical Spirit Podcast A Doctor's View Podcast   ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/       If you would like to support our podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

Dr Joe Delaney is a Consultant Principal Lecturer in Integrative Health Practice, an Associate Lecturer in Postgraduate Medicine and also a recognised teacher of Evolutionary Psychology. He is a Specialist in Integrative Health Practice and creator of the ‘IAM Approach to Health and Wellbeing’. He shares his story as a health professional who has lots of information and has also lived through the experience of stress and anxiety building to a point where it changed his life. There is a difference between living a pretentious life and an authentic life and its vital to look within and find what brings you into balance because what goes on in the body affects the mind and what happens in the mind affects the body.   KEY TAKEAWAYS How we think determines how information is sent through our nervous system to our endocrine glands, these flood the system with various biochemical substances that influence how the cells perform. What goes on in the body affects the mind and what happens in the mind affects the body. What is important is the difference between living a pretentious life and an authentic life. Stress is excessive pressure that takes us out of our wellbeing level. The nervous system kicks in with the flight or fight response, heart rate increases, blood pressure goes up and we go into hypertension. When you are in a continual state of stress you can go into a rapid mind loop as you continually try to cope with the problems. Lots of people also become physically exhausted as they try to cope and this can lead to comfort-seeking behaviours. We become toxic and out of balance. It all begins with self-awareness and being body aware. Learning to put your hand on your heart and breath is the key to achieving balance. At 6 breaths per minute the magic happens, there is a perfect balance between the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems of the heart.   BEST MOMENTS ‘There was a whole load of me that I wasn’t paying attention to’ ‘I’d been living everyone else’s life not my life’ ‘All the choices I had made were based on external information’ ‘I’d never made any choices based on how I felt about myself from a place of authenticity’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast Dr Joe Delaney website   ABOUT THE GUEST Dr Joe Delaney PhD CSci FIBMS PhySoc Joe is a Consultant Principal Lecturer in Integrative Health Practice with Wirral Metropolitan College and an Associate Lecturer in Postgraduate Medicine with Edge Hill University and also a recognised teacher of Evolutionary Psychology with the University of Liverpool. Previously, he worked for many years as a Senior Research Fellow in Medicine at Wirral University Teaching Hospital, exploring the use of non-medical interventions alongside pharmacological methods for treating hypertension in patients suffering with diabetes and chronic kidney disease. In line with the above role, Joe was appointed as the country’s first NHS Specialist in Integrative Health Practice. His role was to help individuals reduce the stress, tension, depression and anxiety arising from living with a long-term condition and to help them find the power and enthusiasm to make healthier choices. He is the creator of the ‘IAM Approach to Health and Wellbeing’ which is a deliberately developmental, mindfulness-based stress re-education (DD-MBSR) programme that helps individuals to focus on what’s strong in them and not what’s going wrong with them. In this way, they become more empowered, emotionally flexible, mentally alert and much more able to flex and flow in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex and often ambiguous world.  ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/       If you would like to support our podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

Since 2012 Ivor Cummins has been intensively researching the root causes of modern chronic disease with a particular focus on cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. His career speciality, leading large worldwide teams in complex problem-solving activity provided the key questions that have helped him to explore the root causes of chronic disease and find the answers. Key nutritional and lifestyle interventions can transform an individual’s health and productivity and Ivor shares the changes that will make the biggest difference and explains why it’s vital to understand the root cause and take the right action to transform your life.   KEY TAKEAWAYS I discovered excessive carbohydrate and refined carbohydrate were almost certainly driving my bad physiology, I had believed my whole adult life that fat was bad but it’s not. I changed my diet removing any processed foods, refined sugar and the majority of carbohydrates and everything transformed. My energy levels and mental acuity also increased dramatically and my weight loss accelerated. There are many illnesses that are preventable through dietary measures. Simple dietary changes such as wholefoods, cutting out the starchy carbs and refined sugars make a difference. Ferritin is an acute-phase reactant and should be the sixth marker for metabolic syndrome. Your A1C is a late-stage indicator for type 2 diabetes but a post-meal glucose test will provide a more accurate indicator of possible problems much earlier on because what gets measured is what gets treated and managed. If you check post-meal glucose levels then you will have more knowledge than most people. A healthy fats based low carbohydrate diet is one of the most important changes you can make. There are some crucial vitamins and minerals such as magnesium, potassium and fish oil and it’s important to eliminate vegetable oils and factory seed oils to lower omega 6 fats.   BEST MOMENTS ‘I cut out the bread, pasta and junk food and my results were dramatically changed’ ‘If the experts in the field don’t really know how to handle the basic measurements then something unusual was afoot’ ‘The answer is carbohydrate metabolism’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast https://thefatemperor.com Ivor Cummins at the Public Health Collaboration VCon 2020 Eat Rich, Live Long by Ivor Cummins & Jeffry Gerber   ABOUT THE GUEST Ivor Cummins BE(Chem) CEng MIEI PMP completed a Biochemical Engineering degree in 1990. He has since spent 30 years in corporate technical leadership positions. His career speciality has been leading large worldwide teams in complex problem-solving activity. Since 2012 Ivor has been intensively researching the root causes of modern chronic disease. A particular focus has been on cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. He shares his research insights at public speaking engagements around the world, revealing the key nutritional and lifestyle interventions which will deliver excellent health and personal productivity. He has recently presented at the British Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) and also at the Irish National Institute of Preventative Cardiology (NIPC) annual conferences. Ivor is currently the Chief Program Officer for Irish Heart Disease Awareness: https://IHDA.ie ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/       If you would like to support our podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth   Support the show.

Do you know how to find happiness and what difference it can make? In this episode, Dr. Shan is in conversation with Gary King who after a near-death experience sought to find the answers about how to be happy. Having worked and travelled the world with Tony Robbins he has interacted with millions of people and researched extensively about how to have an amazing happy life. People can think that happiness is all about money but Gary shares the true formula for happiness and discusses why the core of happiness is to do with a deep human connection. Listen in and hear how you can live an extraordinary life being happy.   KEY TAKEAWAYS No matter what you go through depending on how you process things there is happiness on the other side. Happiness is the opposite of fear and being happy produces endorphins in the body. Stress, fear and anxiety produce cortisol in the body and this depletes the body’s immune system. If you are happy you don’t produce cortisol or very little. Stress works against the immune system and is the biggest killer across the planet. If people refuse to forgive others they are in fact not forgiving themselves. Being honest with yourself is key because lying produces cortisol. Self-acceptance, self-approval and self-appreciation are what we seek as children and what shapes our self-worth as adults. The human constitution forms the basis of strength in any human being. It’s the kindness, integrity, empathy, honesty and self-worth of any individual. We live in a world of cause and effect and no one has immunity. Forgiveness, honesty, truthfulness and self-worth are the keys to happiness. An extraordinary life is based on forgiving yourself and other people, being honest and truthful with others, understanding self-worth and where it comes from.   BEST MOMENTS ‘You can change a person’s behaviour with one word’ ‘Your whole life is a happiness experiment’ ‘There is no such thing as an inconsequential lie’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast Kyngme2@aol.com   ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/       If you would like to support our podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

In this episode, Shan discusses with Vicki Psarias parenting and the challenges of the day to day life where we are all ‘staying at home’ Vicki is a multi-award-winning blogger, vlogger and best-selling author of ‘MumBoss’ and discusses with Shan the joys of a slower pace of life and the things learnt that will change for the better moving forward along with the challenges of being in physical isolation. Vicki shares some great advice on the importance of looking after yourself, keeping to a routine and be social through virtual channels to support well-being, listen and enjoy.   KEY TAKEAWAYS In pregnancy, you need to understand how strong you are and that you are not alone if things don’t work out the way you are hoping they will. There are ways to be mindful and trust the professionals around you when you are facing medical procedure. Early motherhood is challenging and the reality is most people struggle with motherhood because pregnancy brings such a lot of change. In these unusual times we are physically distancing but need to make sure we are reaching out and communicating with others. We can all suffer from a lack of confidence but it’s important to understand its normal but you must also seek help and talk to someone Being social through virtual channels is vital at this time but curate the sites you are connecting with to ensure you are in control of the information. Work really hard on boundaries and recognise you can’t do everything and it’s better to be more focused rather than undertake a higher volume of activities.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Being social through virtual channels is vital, at this time, for well-being’ ‘It’s important to remember it’s not social distancing its physical isolation and distancing’ ‘It’s important to have gratitude but you can also acknowledge finding it difficult’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast Mumboss: The Honest Mum's Guide to Surviving and Thriving at Work and at Home by Vicki Psarias Honest Mum website   ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/       If you would like to support our podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

Shan is with Rob Moore, serial entrepreneur, best-selling author and host of the Disruptive Entrepreneur Podcast. In this fascinating conversation, they discuss the unusual times we are all experiencing and how as imperfectly perfect humans all sharing the planet we need to truly understand our self-worth. We all experience failures and Rob shares why it’s important to make a clear differentiation between the things that have happened and you as a person because you are not your failures, mistakes or flaws and you are also not your successes and wins you are something else and self-worth is vital. In all downsides, there are upsides and conversely, in all upsides there are downsides listen in and hear more, this is a great listen with great content and advice, enjoy.   KEY TAKEAWAYS A lot of stress comes from uncertainty so making a plan can be a productive redirection for anxiety. Uncertainty can perpetuate a lot of illness. Take a deep breath and calm yourself so you can identify how much is reality and how much you are creating. The more you give out the more you get back. The more balanced commentary you put out the more balanced commentary you get back. Uncertainty can affect people’s self-esteem and this can lead to many health issues. You and who you are is not what happens to you. You need to make a clear differentiation between you and the things that happen to you. You are not your failures, mistakes or flaws and you are not your successes and wins you are something very different. You are whole, pure, worthy and imperfectly perfect as is everyone on the planet. Accept yourself and you will understand your self-worth. You need to find self-acceptance and understand that we experience things but these do not define us. Mentors play a vital role in helping you to learn about the difference between perception and reality, this is about mindset. The concept of balance is really about there being an equal opposing set of upsides and downsides in any situation.   BEST MOMENTS ‘It was cathartic for me because it put the potential stress-energy outward rather than inward’ ‘With gratitude, you can love what you didn’t before like’ ‘I had a glass half empty mindset’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast I'm Worth More book by Rob Moore The Disruptive Entrepreneur Podcast Rob Moore   ABOUT THE GUEST Rob Moore   Rob Moore is an entrepreneur, investor, 6-time bestselling author and podcaster Rob lives and loves entrepreneurship and property investing, and is the host of the successful UK podcasts, The “Disruptive Entrepreneur” and “Money”. He is on a mission to change the way people think about business and aims to support people around the globe through the Rob Moore foundation.
 Rob co-founded Progressive Property – the UK’s leading property training company – and Unlimited Success with his business partner, before becoming the host of the wildly successful podcast The “Disruptive Entrepreneur” and now The “Money” Podcast, listened to in 192 countries worldwide. This has grown into a complete digital agency: Progressive Media.
 A self-made multi-millionaire by the age of 30, having risen to riches from being heavily in debt in his 20s, Rob has retired and un-retired countless times, each time creating a new innovation, vision, book or entire company.
 He continues to disrupt as an entrepreneur and businessman, with interests ranging from property development to public speaking and digital media. He is a writer, communicator, social media influencer and philanthropist. His 8 books have been translated into more than a dozen languages and received over 9,000 reviews, and 200 1 stars!
 He is a highly sought-after public speaker, having given 1,200 speeches in the last decade and held 2 separate world records for the longest individual speech marathon. Rob holds his audience captive as an engaging and innovative speaker. He has the rare skill of cutting to the chase, using his personal experience to help others and entertain in a disruptive way.
 Through the Rob Moore Foundation, he provides an opportunity for under-privileged individuals, start-ups and small established businesses to gain valuable support, investment and mentorship from some of the best in the business. All his profits from his book Money go to the foundation.   ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/       If you would like to support our podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

Shan is in conversation with Giles Croft, a psychology graduate and former NHS surgeon who stepped aside from clinical practice for a decade to explore a number of career paths, including health informatics, cycling journalism, public speaking and high street retail with his wife. He is now back in the healing profession, tackling the root cause of stress and its many harmful effects by leading clients to a better understanding of the human experience. When we have a better understanding of where our experiences come from, including stress, then we are able to listen to the inner intuitive voice and look in the right direction. This is a fascinating insight into the human experience and understanding that you just need to take one in-perfect step to change everything. KEY TAKEAWAYS When we start really listening to the quiet voice of intuition and honouring it that’s when we get that sense of ‘shackles off’ We are creative beings and when we let life live us and gently go in the direction we choose then we achieve our true selves. My coaching is completely structureless it’s about being completely present with the other person. We all do have exactly what we need within us, the role of the coach is to help the person find the space to find themselves If you want to hear the intuitive voice you have to quieten the chat. It’s vital to achieve stillness of the mind. Our minds are as homeostatic as the rest of our body we always come back into balance and the only thing that keeps us stuck is ourselves, tinkering around and trying to fix our thinking when it fixes itself with the right environment. A situation can not inherently hold meaning it is our perception. The data goes in via our senses and then our own unique subjective perception is created Look for what is variable and look for what is true, all of experience is variable because all we are ever experiencing is our perception and our perception is variable. The answers we are looking for all lie within; we just need to start looking in the direction.   BEST MOMENTS ‘You need to get out of your head and ask the questions’ ‘If you point yourself in a particular direction and start moving then the opportunities will appear’ ‘The constant is the intuitive voice and the deep drivers’ - wisdom, creativity, common sense and love these can be relied on.    VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast Website: www.gilespcroft.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gpcroft Twitter: ‪@gilespcroft The Inside-Out Revolution book by Michael Neill     ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/       If you would like to support our podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

In this episode, Dr. Shan Hussain is discussing the real drivers behind the current COVID19 lockdown with Dr. Aseem Malhotra, author, cardiologist and honorary professor of evidence-based medicine. They discuss the problems faced by the NHS currently as well as those which have been building over a number of years ,and as positive advocates for the NHS they review the solutions that could build a healthy population for the future. This is an insightful episode with extensive information and listening will help you to understand both the challenges and solutions for us as individuals and as a nation in these unusual and challenging times.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The reason the health service is so overstretched is because of problems that have been building over a period of years; failure to address prevention in connection with lifestyle disease combined with too much medicine – unnecessary treatments and over medication. Lots of people struggle to see the connection between obesity and healthy lifestyle choices. The data strongly indicates that excessive body fat contributes to immune dysregulation. Metabolic disease can be altered through lifestyle choices, it’s about empowering people to remove ultra-processed food from their diet. Anything that is a packaged product and has more than 5 ingredients is likely to be ultra-processed and should be avoided. Wholefoods are the way forward and we can support our immune system through the food choices we make. The public deserves to know that the obesity problem is one of the biggest drivers behind this lockdown because we have failed to deal with the obesity crisis. Less than 1 in 3 people who have a normal BMI are metabolically healthy, there is no such thing as a healthy weight only a healthy person. It’s never too late to change your lifestyle and the impact can be profound in a relatively short amount of time. What you put in your mouth is one of the most important factors in maintaining your health. Prevention is not better than a cure, prevention is the cure.   BEST MOMENTS ‘If the population was healthy and there was preparation in place, it is possible that a lockdown would not have been necessary’ ‘Physical activity has a positive psychological effect and you should try to complete a physical activity daily as part of your routine’ ‘People are suffering from a pandemic of fear alongside the virus pandemic’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast Dr. Aseem Malhotra website    ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/       If you would like to support our podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth                                                               Support the show.

Coronavirus – Getting Accurate Information  – Interview with Dr Shan Hussain Community GP & host of the ‘Enduring Health’ podcast   ‘It’s not about you and me it’s about all of us, we need to protect everybody’  In this episode packed with information, Jay is checking in with Dr Shan Hussain host of the Enduring Health podcast and community GP with 20 years of professional experience. They discuss the vital importance of getting accurate and legitimate information in a time where social media is a part of everyone’s lives and can be the source of much misinformation. There is great practical advice and tips that everyone can implement in this podcast, listen in and find out more.   KEY TAKEAWAYS If someone has an underlying narrative and see something that supports it, it’s very easy to share without fact-checking or thinking about it first. If you see something on social media from an unofficial source,  check it and see if it’s accurate before sharing. Coronavirus is a type of flu virus there is no actual treatment or vaccine for it at this time. It’s spreading much faster than anticipated. There will be people walking around with no symptoms who can pass it on to someone else. Most people who get it will have mild to moderate symptoms and will fight it off. It is those vulnerable groups, for whom it is potentially much more serious, that the current restrictions are seeking to protect. We have to do everything we can reasonably do to slow the spread. People should not panic; you need to do everything you reasonably can to protect yourself without causing yourself increased anxiety and stress. A difference between coronavirus and seasonal flu is the mortality rate, with the mortality rate for coronavirus being much higher. There is no definitive evidence currently about whether you are immune after you have had it or if it will reoccur in the coming years. There is no cure so it’s about how to protect yourself, and if you get it, what you can do to fight it. Good nutrition through real foods is key to keeping healthy and this is something everyone can do. What we do now will potentially determine how long it lasts into the future. Everyone needs to do what they can to look themselves and each other.   BEST MOMENTS ‘I think testing should be rolled out for all health workers because they are treating others’ ‘Panic buying is a reflection of how fearful people are, but that fear doesn’t serve anyone’ ‘Everybody is working so hard and it makes you proud to be part of the health profession’ ‘It’s great to have a resource such as the NHS to hand’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Recruitment Boss http://Jay@jay-dhillon.com Enduring Health Podcast   ABOUT THE HOST Jay Dhillon is a serial entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist based in the UK with a proven track record of growing businesses from start-up to success- and helping others do the same. From humble beginnings, Jay grew his first business from 0 to 500 employees and three locations, racking up sales of over £30 million – all without any investment other than a small amount of savings. The business went on to acquire major clients such as Landrover, Jaguar, Toyota and New Look, to name a few. Its huge success inevitably brought about outside interest, and at the age of 33, Jay eventually sold the company to a London investment firm in Doyen Resources. Today, Jay owns several businesses in different sectors and helps entrepreneurs achieve success. A calling to give back and help others led to Jay being chosen for the highly coveted role as a Prince’s Trust mentor, where his achievements were marked by a personal invitation to Buckingham Palace to meet Prince Charles. After helping several young entrepreneurs to success as a mentor for the Trust, Jay’s burning desire to bring his wisdom and knowledge to a wider audience ultimately triggered the concept of The Business Mentor Podcast. Jay feels that anyone can achieve success in business with the right advice and mentoring and is now sharing his knowledge with his growing audience via his podcast. In the UK alone, 95% of business fail within the first five years, and Jay’s aim is to reduce that number. Backed with the hard-earned knowledge and experience from his time in business, The Business Mentor Podcast will share Jay’s personal business lessons as well those of other successful entrepreneur guests who share their wisdom and secrets on the show.   CONTACT METHOD  https://www.jay-dhillon.com/  https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jaydhillon  https://www.instagram.com/jaydhillonuk/  https://www.facebook.com/JaydhillonUK/  http://Jay@jay-dhillon.com Support the show.

‘Top-down, bottom-up, sideways in - the changes need to come from all ways and we need to look after each other’ Dr. Shan Hussain is in conversation with Amandip Sidhu, Founder of Doctors in Distress. His brother, a consultant cardiologist, worked to the point of burn out and ultimately felt he only had one way out. This personal tragedy led Amandip to create Doctors in Distress; to raise awareness of the importance of looking after the health and well-being of those medical professionals who dedicate their lives to caring for everyone. Amandip shares the key messages for change that need to be embraced in order for everyone to be able to move forward together and the ways change can be facilitated in this thought-provoking episode. KEY TAKEAWAYS There is huge pressure on doctors institutionally but there is also a failure to give them the right level of support and ensure the right amount of oversight exists and is in place. Doctors work with an obligation and moral pressure to do their best for their patients, this can make it very hard to walk away even if you are exhausted. There needs to be change, so that people feel they can speak up say that they need help Professionals in the system need to challenge themselves to look at the teamwork and ask themselves is the best way for everyone within the team? rather than allow individuals to pick up high workloads. Doctors in distress Doctors in Distress was created as a vehicle to raise issues around doctors mental health and facilitate the learnings from my brother’s experience. Stigma Stigma prevents doctors from speaking out.There must be routes through which people can ask for help without fear of it impacting on their careers or feeling they are failing. Good Leadership We advocate that there is good and effective leadership for doctors and healthcare workers to make sure that the right systems are in place to monitor workload. Good leadership involves treating doctors with dignity and respect and remembering that when doctors feel they can do no more for a patient it is very destructive mentally for them as individuals. Culture and behaviours The culture within the medical profession is a competitive one and this ethos has driven medicine to where it is now but is it the right culture moving forward? It’s now time to rethink the dynamics within the medical profession. Its currently very fragmented with different ‘tribes’ such as GPs, the surgeons, the anaesthetists and in some areas there are even sub-tribes. There needs to be a change in culture and a move towards looking after each other. BEST MOMENTS ‘The culture is focused on the patient comes first in absolutely everything even if it’s at the expense of your own health and  well-being – you should just be able to get on with it’ ‘Being signed off sick can be perceived by a medical professional as the ultimate level of failure as a doctor’ ‘The NHS and health systems have not really expanded in relation to the population explosion’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast Doctors in Distress website   ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/       If you would like to support our podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth         Support the show.

Steven Bennett is a serial entrepreneur, founder of Primal Living health products, and author of several books including Fat And Furious. We catch up with Steve after our first interview in Episode 4 of Enduring Health to find out what’s new, and talk about his latest book and podcast “Fat And Furious” devoted to supporting optimal health through natural means. KEY TAKEAWAYS Fat And Furious is a collaborative effort between Steve and numerous medical contributors, with the format seeing Steve asking questions of how to improve certain facets of his health, and the doctors giving multiple answers, so as to provide a real depth of knowledge. We should be eating the foods that our bodies were designed to eat. We should be moving and exercising in a consistent way with our body’s design. We can achieve optimal conditions for our bodies using the LEON method: L - Lifestyle - Ensuring we get enough sleep, rest, exercise. E - Environment - Reducing the amount of toxicity in our everyday surroundings. ON - Optimal Nutrition - Ensuring that our dietary intake is designed in accordance with our body’s natural needs. Science evolves at a breakneck speed. Findings that are accepted today may be outdated and refuted within a few years. As students of science, we must always be prepared to have our expectations confounded as more information is known. Incredibly, life expectancy has begun to fall. Subsequent generations are expected to live for ten years less than us. Steve credits this to a large-scale deception by big corporations. We have over 40 trillion human cells in our bodies, and each one has a cell membrane comprised of fatty acids that we cannot produce on our own. We need fats in order to exist. In order to save the human race, companies will have to change the root of what drives them. At present it’s money, but this is ultimately unsustainable. Consumers will eventually drive the key factors behind company growth. Ethical factors will be a selling point that soon becomes harder to ignore. Steve advocates a vegan and vegetarian diet, but only for the right reasons. If you choose to eat that way because of animal cruelty, then you are to be praised. If you are doing it because you believe that it will save the planet, he believes this to be wrong.  BEST MOMENTS ‘I’m a bit annoyed because I had this idea myself!’ ‘We should be living a lifestyle that the body wants us to live’ ‘Follow the logic and not the money’ ‘I’m furious that the truth is so simple’ ‘Making money doesn’t have to be your key driver’ ‘I haven’t found a doctor yet who’s said that being a vegan is healthier’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Steve Bennett Twitter - https://twitter.com/thehealthdaddy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Fat And Furious by Steve Bennett (Amazon) Fat And Furious Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fat-furious/id1495158540 ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work CONTACT METHOD       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/       If you would like to support our podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth         Support the show.

‘As doctors and physicians ultimately, our main goal is the well-being, health and wellness of our patients. We all entered medicine for that reason.' In this fascinating roundtable discussion, Dr. Shan Hussain is with Dr. Haidar Al-Hakim host of the ‘Surgical Spirit’ podcast, Dr. Paul Polyvios host of the ‘A Doctor’s View’ podcast and Dr. Suhail Hussain portfolio GP for both the NHS and private sectors and senior tutor at 3 London medical schools. Together they discuss wide-ranging topics in a very honest dialogue that is both refreshing and entertaining. In bringing together their experiences they provide an enthralling insight into the issues faced by doctors and physicians every day across the NHS and private practice.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Hidden racism There is a subjective perception about racism, but it’s the hidden and insidious racism that needs to be called out. Evidence shows that British medical graduates who are minority ethnics and of black heritage are 3 times more likely to fail the RCGP exam than white Caucasian British graduates. We have to meet certain expectations, but still be ourselves and connect with others. Any institution mirrors the thoughts of society and there is inherent bias moving down from above, but there are steps being made towards change. The important thing is that we do our jobs to the best of our ability. Racism is everywhere and it’s a reality that we don’t have enough doctors. It’s vital that a way is found to accommodate everyone’s beliefs. Being human It’s impossible to be on top of everything all of the time but as doctors, the expectation is for perfection all of the time. We are all human, and that human connection with our patients is a vital part of the work.  It’s a very fine balance, and it seems to be moving away from being human and more towards being algorithmic and protocol-driven. Being human is ultimately what is going to save the medical profession.  There is not enough time, personnel, or support for struggling doctors and there is still a stigma about coming forward and asking for help. The fear lies in being adversely judged or having your fitness-to-practise questioned. The unsustainable model of healthcare practice and the well-paid institutions that supposedly support practitioners must be effectively reviewed. Change needs to happen. Recruitment and retention is a huge issue. Early retirement alongside the lack of commitment to long term contracts has led to a fractured and disjointed workforce that doesn’t know colleagues or most importantly patients. The End of the NHS? The mechanism of healthcare is very complicated and the stress of the logistics is huge, making life much more difficult within hospitals. It’s the variables that throw people – the protocols in place and the fear of doing something wrong. If something is not part of a pathway then trainees can find it more challenging to deal with in today’s practice. There has never been a more important time for us to look after our own health. It’s about coming together and looking after ourselves and each other.   BEST MOMENTS ‘The official line is they (British-trained BAME candidates) are not working as hard as their white counterparts.’ ‘If people don’t want to see me on the basis of my skin colour, then I’m not the doctor for them. I would rather help people who want my help.’ ‘We are all human and we suffer the same problems our patients do.’ ‘An overstretched ED unit is one of the last places you can practice common sense medicine.’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast Surgical Spirit Podcast A Doctor's View Podcast   ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/       If you would like to support our podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth   Support the show.

This week we’re joined by the inspiring Professor Tim Noakes of The Noakes Foundation, author of over 750 books and articles, and a member of the National Research Foundation in South Africa. Professor Noakes is dedicated to educating the world about the benefits of optimum nutrition, mainly through advocating a low carb diet, and has in the past faced-off against the establishment in order to do so.  In this very special show, Professor Noakes discusses the factors that made him determined to change the way the world eats, the benefits of following his nutritional advice, and the incredible battle that led to his vindication.    KEY TAKEAWAYS   Athletes don’t die of dehydration - they die of over-hydration. Professor Noakes and his team were among the first to recognise this, and began to advise the health industry, who were fixed on selling hydrating products to athletes. The court case that almost destroyed Professor Noakes’ career was painful and arduous, but he is now glad he endured it, as it allowed him to prove, legally, that the low carb diet was safe and effective. Obesity, Type II Diabetes and Insulin Resistance all share one common symptom: hunger. If you don’t beat the food cravings, you can’t beat the problems that come as a result. You get hungry, but what drives that hunger, and the subsequent problems, are high-carbohydrate, sugary foods that are being perpetually sold to us by corporations in search of profits. What you eat determines what you eat next. Carbohydrates stimulate our need for more, which increases our sugar intake and causes us to pile on the weight. Diabetes is a disease of behaviour, and so if we don’t treat the behaviour, we cannot control the disease. The incidence of Type II Diabetes have increased four-fold in the past 35 years. Current treatment costs in the US are around 245 billion dollars per year. Within the next ten years, this has the potential bankrupt nations. On the back of his huge best-seller, Professor Noakes realised that he could use his newfound means to invest in low-carb research, and so was born The Noakes Foundation. Academia is unfortunately beset by a bullying culture. In Professor Noakes’ opinion, we must do all we can to eradicate bullying and agenda, in order to clearly see the truth behind each argument without prejudice.   BEST MOMENTS ‘I could tell you where every molecule of glucose went, from your mouth to your muscles.’ ‘I had to do this or face the consequences’ ‘It took me forty years to build up Sports Science. Sports Science no longer exists at the University’ ‘I just want you to drown (the prosecution) in science’ ‘It’s difficult to get a man to understand something if his salary depends on his not understanding it’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Lore of Nutrition: Challenging Conventional Dietary Beliefs by Tim Noakes   ABOUT THE GUEST Professor Tim Noakes Professor Noakes has published more than 750 scientific books and articles. He has been cited more than 19 000 times in scientific literature, has an H-index of 71 and is rated an A1 scientist by the National Research Foundation of South Africa. After coming across research which denounced current international dietary guidelines as fallacy, Prof Noakes started researching the effects of carbohydrates, proteins and fats on the human race. His research convinced him that a high fat, low carb diet is the healthiest option for many. After being left frustrated by a decline in his personal health, Prof Noakes has made it his mission to reverse the global trend and redefine the dietary guidelines. The Noakes Foundation is the catalyst for this change. It seeks to reveal what genuine healthy nutrition looks like and, in doing so, make a difference in the lives of millions of people. The Noakes Foundation The Noakes Foundation is a Public Benefit Organization founded for public benefit which aims to advance medical science’s understanding of the benefits of a low-carbohydrate healthy high fat (LCHF) diet by providing evidence-based information on optimum nutrition. The Foundation’s key goal is to change the way South Africa eats because the epidemics of obesity and type 2 diabetes are set to cripple national healthcare within the next 10 years. The Foundation purely relies on funding to carry out this mandate, visit our website to find out how you can help: www.thenoakesfoundation.org/donate Connect with Professor Noakes Website: www.thenoakesfoundation.org Facebook: The Noakes Foundation, Eat Better South Africa and Nutrition Network. Twitter: @ProfTimNoakes For any media enquiries please contact jana@thenoakesfoundation.org For more information about Nutrition Network please contact candice@nutrition-network.org     ABOUT THE HOST   Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 20 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work   CONTACT METHOD ·       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/ ·       If you would like to support our podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

Shan is in conversation with Stephanie Webster a Nutritional Therapist who specialises in fat loss, gut health and hormone optimisation. They talk about the complex relationships we have with food, created early on in life and the addictive nature of the fat, sugar and salt combination that is part of the many people’s diet through the processed food we are surrounded by. This is a thought-provoking episode that explores the links between our nutrition and the health problems many face as part of daily life in the modern world. Listen in and find out more about what you can do to make the changes to a diet that nourishes your body.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Nutrition I help people understand their bodies better and work on nutrition, working with individuals to create their own instruction manual to treat their bodies. It’s about having a sense of what’s right for you and understanding what your body needs at a particular time. Body composition matters, it’s about your belief system and values. To change you need to become a different person who is doing want’s right for your body. Is it good for me? should be the question you are always asking We can be very emotionally involved with food, it can mean love, connection, guilt, shame and processed foods stimulate dopamine in ways that a food such as spinach doesn’t Gut health Your gut is the main place in your body where you absorb your nutrition without gut health you cannot rebuild, repair and restore tissue properly. The gut is affected by what you eat and levels of stress No processed food – it doesn’t provide anything that is needed No processed thought -no negative self-talk as it affects levels of stress, the gut-brain axis is real No processed people – review the tribe around you and make sure they are supportive of you in the best possible way, they emotionally nourish you Hormone optimisation After the age of 40, hormone levels can drop providing challenges for keeping lean. We don’t live lives designed for the human condition. The human body is not designed for the world most of us live in every day. Taking small steps can be part of the journey that over time make a difference. Each day is an opportunity to get closer to a healthier version of you. We are all built differently and it’s about knowing your own body and understanding what works for you and your body. It’s about getting a balanced diet in the right way.   BEST MOMENTS ‘The right combination of sugar,  salt and fat stimulates you and is addictive’ ‘Processed food doesn’t nourish you or give you anything you need’ ‘If you do not optimise your gut health you will not be well overall’ ‘If you are emotionally nourished by your tribe you will not look to food for emotional soothing’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast Urban Health Method website   ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD ·       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/ ·       If you would like to support our podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

Shan is joined this week by James Goolnik BDS MSc, a UK dentist and author, who has made it his mission in life to help the world realise that sugar does more damage to our bodies than we realise, and that it’s easier to remove it from our diet than we think. By following James’s guidelines and advice, people can reboot their health and see instant benefits to their wellbeing, and more importantly, to their children’s wellbeing. Key Takeaways Schools and nurseries have an inherent problem, in that they tend to reward good behaviour with sugar. This leads to behavioural patterns that continue throughout life, whereby sugar is associated with positivity.   Stickers and other physical items are a much healthier, and prized, form of reward. James has even developed a series of adult stickers for use in his practice, which has been a huge hit.   People trust their health and wellbeing to professionals, and so we have a responsibility to ensure that we are doing the best we can with it. We should be optimising their treatment at all times, including aftercare and pre-emptive treatments.   Teeth and enamel do not regenerate. You can harden the enamel with products, and you can reverse early decay, but once they’re gone, it’s impossible to get them back.   If you have sensitive teeth, you need to talk to a dentist to find out the cause. It might be a dietary problem, and can be easily solved. It’s about neutralising the acid, and fixing the problem pre-emptively.   Fruit and fruit juices have long been touted as excellent sources of nutrition, but contain high amounts of acid and sugar. In many cases they can be more harmful than colas and sodas.   After six days of cutting down on carbohydrates and added sugars, your taste buds recalibrate, meaning that sweet things often taste sweeter. It’s a useful tool in demonstrating how accustomed we are to sweeter things.   Often we snack because we’re bored, not because we’re hungry. Analyse the difference when you feel the urge to eat something. Are you hungry, or do you just want to east? If it’s the latter, try moving, or occupying your mind in some other way. The need to eat will be greatly reduced. Best Moments ‘Enamel is the hardest substance in our bodies, and we’re destroying it’ ’There must be a better way’ ’None of the toothpaste out there will restore the enamel. Once it’s gone, it’s gone’ ‘Food isn’t just nutritious. It’s supposed to be fun’ ’Sugar is not for breakfast, lunch and dinner’ ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   HOST CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain • Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. • If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/enduringhealth   ABOUT THE GUEST: James Goolnik BDS MSc is a UK dentist and founder of the Bow Lane Dental Group which is based in the City of London, England. James is past-president of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He qualified from Kings' College Dental School in 1992 and went to study his Masters degree in Conservative Dentistry at the Eastman Dental Institute. James lectures internationally and has delivered over 1000 seminars and authored two books. His first book Brush is a number one best seller on Amazon in 2011 with all the profits go to Dentaid. The first project was in Malawi where James installed a two surgery dental practice and lead a dental team to deliver a skills transfer workshop. His second book 'Kick Sugar' is a collaboration to help people reboot their health by kicking sugar over a 14 days challenge.All profits go to The Rewards Project, a charity founded to help tackle sugar being used as a reward for children www.rewardsproject.org Follow James on Twitter Learn more about James Valuable Resources Purchase “Kick Sugar” on Amazon Download the Insight Timer App Purchase “Fat And Furious” by Steve Bennett Support the show.

This week, Dr Hussain is joined by choir director and Liberty singer, Kari Olsen-Porthouse, who also runs workplace wellbeing initiatives with singing workshops. Kari has joined the discussion today to discuss the many health benefits of singing, as well as the difference it can make to individuals, to businesses, and to communities. Key Takeaways Singing as a group promotes teamwork, good feeling and camaraderie, which in turn brings happiness and comfort. In Kari’s eyes, the singing comes secondary in many cases, and a “good singing voice” is certainly not a prerequisite for joining. Kari has begun to shy away from using the term “choir” as it makes prospective members believe that some level of expertise or experience is required in order to join. This is not the case. People seem to learn better when music is involved. This is especially true of children, who find it much easier to absorb information if it is in the form of a song, such as the alphabet song, or times tables. Scientific studies have shown that singing has a positive effect upon health in numerous ways such as improved posture, inducing a better quality of sleep, strengthening the immune system, and c an act as a natural anti-depressant. One of Kari’s members has reported that her heart condition is improved since becoming part of the singing group. Her breathing, also, has drastically improved. Workplace singing is something Kari is a passionate advocate of, as she feels that it promotes wellbeing, communication and team spirit. It also gives the sometimes lesser-spotted talents a chance to shine. Best Moments ‘When people say to me “I can’t sing”, I say “Who says?”' ‘I do everything by ear’ ‘If you can speak, you can sing’ ‘All I ever want to do is share it’ ‘Are you woodwind players, or are you singers?'   ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   HOST CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain • Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. • If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/enduringhealth   ABOUT THE GUEST: Kari is a freelance choir director who graduated from Middlesex University with a Performance Art degree in music and technical theatre. After a period of time working to edit commercials for television, she went on to complete a psychology degree moved into a career in primary school teaching. As a specialist music teacher, she ran five different school choirs for junior school children and began a community choir for the parents. She left teaching in 2017 to fully devote her time to choral singing. Operating out of Nottingham she now runs a hugely successful community choir, and also runs workplace singing workshops as part of wellbeing initiatives. Her clients have included NutraCheck, NHS Digital, The University of Nottingham, Hillarys and the Post Office. She believes that everyone can sing and that we can all learn and make improvements to our vocal sound. She teaches singing in a way which aims to be accessible for everyone. Most of all, she helps deliver confidence to singers through informal teaching methods and great sense of fun. She believes in the power of choral singing, and the sense of community and good feeling it creates, and the proven associated health benefits we can derive Valuable Resources Liberty Singer: www.libertysinger.com Liberty Singer Facebook: www.facebook.com/libertysinger Kari Olsen-Porthouse Twitter: @libertysinger73 Email Kari at: libertysinger@gmail.com     Support the show.

After a brief hiatus, Dr Shan Hussain returns with a fascinating conversation with Cian Foley, the author of ‘Don’t Eat For Winter’. Cian recently went viral after sharing an incredible time-lapse video showing his weight loss of 90lbs (6.4 stone), which he achieved by using his revolutionary “Anti-Autumnal Diet”. Cian joins Dr Hussain today to discuss this ground-breaking new dietary plan; the choices that led to its creation, and the role that nature itself should play in our year-long food choices. Key Takeaways Cian’s background is not in nutrition or wellbeing but in business and computing. However, the sedentary nature of his lifestyle and career forced him to re-evaluate his health, when it became clear that it was declining. Even though Cian’s lifestyle left him obese at almost 18 stone in weight, he still kept up with keep-fit exercises, such as squash and home exercise. However, it was never enough. It wasn’t until Cian took an interest in nutrition, and not in the “one size fits all” approach of low-calorie dieting, that change began to take effect. Different foods affect the body in different ways. One of the most effective ways that Cian credits with nutritional education, is the socialising and interaction with people who are interested in the same thing. By constantly associating with nutritional-minded people, Cian was able to absorb more of the information and adjust his lifestyle accordingly. Cian is against the demonisation of carbohydrates but feels that they are becoming far too prevalent in today’s food industry. Carbohydrates are created by photosynthesis in nature and do not tend to appear unnaturally out of season, in such things as apples and corn. The growth in refined foods, the importing of foods from various harvests around the world, and the constant need to satisfy our desires for every type of food have led to a condition that Cian calls “Infinite Autumn”, an autumn on steroids; a state in which our bodies are out of time with the natural harvest cycles and seasonal changes. If we look to the animal kingdom, we see that during the autumn months, they naturally take on more fats and carbohydrates, in order to prepare for winter. Nature seems to respond to this by providing more of these food groups. Cian’s approach to eating is to have a diet that sticks to the nutritional guidelines but also avoids the combination of carbohydrates and fats that leads to obesity and avoids insulin issues. Cian’s golden rule is to keep fats as low as possible when eating carbohydrates and keep carbohydrates as low as possible when eating fats. In between this, try to eat high protein, and avoid carbs and fats. We must remember that junk foods are not created to make people healthy. They’re created to make companies wealthy. It’s up to us as individuals to make the decision to not buy into this scheme and to invest instead in making ourselves as healthy as possible. Best Moments ‘I was a chubby kid in school. That was my nickname!’ ‘I just couldn’t out-run, or out-train, the obesity’ ’I was shocked to be losing weight, even though I was eating foods that were high in fat’ ‘Carbohydrates are created in nature through sunshine’ ‘We’re a dynamic species. We’re a seasonal species’ ’The 50-40-10 is the hyperphagic autumnal formula’ ’The world we live in is highly artificial'   ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   HOST CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain • Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. • If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/enduringhealth   ABOUT THE GUEST: Cian Foley has had a remarkable turnaround with his health and fitness. At 39 years of age, having lost 90lbs, Cian became a world amateur kettlebell champion. Now, at 43, he is competing in natural bodybuilding competitions.  Cian wrote a book sharing his insight into exercise and nutrition called "Don't Eat for Winter”, which encourages people to eat and live more like our ancestors. In the book, he suggests we should be cognisant of our continuous exposure to an unnatural autumnal food environment, and to be mindful of the foods that drive us to overeat and, as a result, store fat for a winter that never comes. Valuable Resources Don’t Eat For Winter - https://www.donteatforwinter.com Cian Foley Twitter - https://twitter.com/wellboy Cian Foley YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRQbvckbT6xPENZD_vz5ZYg Support the show.

In this episode, Shan talks to Dr. Mohan Sekeram about Social Prescribing and the positive impact of having the social prescriber embedded as a part of the primary care team. This engaging episode provides an invaluable insight into the social prescribing pilot that has been running in Merton, and the positive data set and evidence confirming the benefits of embedding a link worker within a practice.   ABOUT OUR GUEST Dr. Mohan Sekeram has been working as a GP for over 10 years in East Merton, London, and is the Clinical Lead for Social Prescribing for Merton and Wandsworth CCGs. Mohan led on the development and implantation of the Merton Model of Social Prescribing which aims to address the social determinants of health. This model has resulted in significant reductions in GP and Accident and Emergency attendances, and has demonstrated a positive impact on patient measures of wellbeing. He is passionate about harnessing the opportunities in the local community and wants to ensure the local voluntary sector receives adequate support to help empower them and build resilience. Mohan is also a member of Merton LMC and a GP trainer. He grew up in South West London and in his spare time enjoys many types of exercise and is a keen AFC Wimbledon fan.    KEY TAKEAWAYS A person's health and well-being are affected by many factors, including social factors such as employment, education, bereavement, relationships and isolation. Social factors can manifest as physical symptoms resulting in individuals being in primary care. Social Prescribing enables a social prescriber working within the practice to spend time exploring the root cause with the patient and finding out what services in the community can be effectively targeted to support their need and get them on the right journey. Often patients who have their social root cause issue identified and tackled appropriately, find the physical symptoms are also resolved. Having a GP endorsement makes it easier for individuals to take up the opportunity of the link worker. Getting the link worker, the social prescriber, embedded in the practice is a new model. They have an understanding and knowledge of social factors, health coaching, and are able to find out what support the patient requires.  In the Merton pilot study, 77% of patients reported an improvement following social prescribing, GP appointments dropped by a third, and hospital admissions halved. This data correlates with similar work being done in Rotherham and Bexley. The NHS has pledged to fund a link worker for every practice by 2021 It will be within the scope of the practice to decide how best to utilise the link worker within the demographic of the practice.   FURTHER INFORMATION What Is Social Prescribing? Social prescribing: a GP’s perspective Social Prescribing Project: The Patients’ Story Follow Dr. Mohan Sekeram on Twitter   ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/       If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth   Support the show.

Over 25,000 words in a minute… This is what the fastest reader in the world (according to the Guinness Book of World Records), Howard Berg, can do. Today on Enduring Health, Shan interviews Howard and talks about how we can learn to tap into the power of our minds and ignite our genius. Discover how you can practice speed learning (not just speed reading), how reading affects your life expectancy, and how you can create more significance out of what you read. KEY TAKEAWAYS Techniques on how to read and comprehend faster: Use your finger to trace the lines where you are reading to let your eyes focused. Trace as fast as you can without losing comprehension Look for Schemas makes the page makes sense. Switch from speed reading to speed learning. Find new words in your vocabulary. Look for names. Note any number or statistical data. Find the key takeaways. Note all the questions that pop up in your mind. Reading reduces the risk of dementia. There was also a 12-year study performed in Yale which showed that at least 30 minutes of daily book-reading was associated with a 20 percent lower mortality rate compared to non-readers. 3 Levels to learning: Literal (what you see is what you get), Implied (what the author assumes that you know), and Inferential (the significance, the deeper meaning). How do we get valuable inferences out of what we’re reading? Our unconscious mind is more powerful than our conscious. It can process everything at once, but it only uses visual images, dreams, feelings, emotions, etc. Ask a question of emotional significance to get the most significant information for you. BEST MOMENTS “We waste a lot of time because we get distracted.” “The problem with speed reading is it didn’t work. You read so fast, you remember nothing or learn, so I fixed it. I redefined what I need and use other skills.” “We can teach people to relax, to focus, to concentrate, and to ignite your genius. We create a state, an anchor, a trigger…over time, they hit the trigger and they create the state.” VALUABLE RESOURCES https://www.berglearning.com/ Coupon code for discount on all courses: SHAN10 ABOUT THE GUEST Howard Stephen Berg is recognised as the world’s fastest reader thanks to the cutting-edge accelerated learning techniques he developed. These learning techniques have been proven over decades to turn information overload into information assets. Respected internationally for his contribution to the learning process, he has the unique distinction of being listed in the 1990 Guinness Book of World Records for reading at over 25,000 words per minute and writing over 100 words a minute. He is a graduate of S.U.N.Y Binghamton. Using his brain-based learning strategies, this biology major completed a four-year psychology degree program in one year. His graduate studies at several New York City colleges focused on the psychology of reading. He also has created other accelerated learning programs including creative writing, infinite memory and mind math. He is mentioned in a number of books as a leading expert on brain-based learning and has been honoured in more than nine books that track outstanding professional performance including Who’s Who Among Emerging Leaders and 2,000 Notable American Men, Red Book, Bottom Line, Forbes’s FYI, and Selling. His book Speed Reading the Easy Way is now in its 28th reprint. The book continues to be a valued resource to individuals looking to manage the overwhelming glut of information coming their way each day. Find out more about Howard’s work Coupon code for discount on all courses: SHAN10 ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 20 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

In this episode, Shan interviews Dr Samanta Nagpal, a consultant psychiatrist with the NHS and host of 'The Therapy Suite' with UK Health Radio. Today, we highlight the importance of maintaining brain health and function. According to Dr Nagpal, we can prevent (and combat) many mental health ailments through mindfulness, nutrition and exercise. Being mindful is a powerful skill which can be done anywhere regardless of whatever you’re doing. Certain nutritional deficiencies can also result to illness that can improve once recognised and addressed. Discover also how your gut bacteria is linked to mental health and why exercising should be done no matter how busy life gets.. KEY TAKEAWAYS According to World Health Organisation (WHO), depression and heart disease will be among the most common illnesses in 2020. When we or anything in our environment undergo a sudden stressful change, our body’s adrenal glands release cortisol, the stress hormone. High levels of cortisol can result to anxiety, depression, fatigue, etc. Stress resilience can be practised through: Mindfulness Healthy Diet Exercise Mindfulness does not clear your thoughts; it helps you become present and aware. “Observe your thoughts and allow them to pass. Don’t give them energy.” Mental health issues can sometimes be linked to nutritional deficiencies: Low B12 and folate is associated with depression and poor cognition.  Magnesium is an element which can be found in leafy greens, seeds, and fibre-rich carbohydrates. Deficiency of magnesium has been linked with depression and anxiety. Low iodine can cause thyroid problems and subsequent mood changes. Low Vitamin D has recently been linked to autism. Omega-3, an essential fatty acid which can be found in fish oil, can treat and prevent depression. Gut bacteria can play a role in supporting our mood and mental state. The more diverse the bacteria are, the heathier the gut is. Exercising might be a difficult habit to fit in our daily schedule if you’re too busy, but it can prevent and improve many different mental illnesses. BEST MOMENTS “As psychiatrists, we’re taught to look at the person not just the illness.” “Lives are different these days. Pressures are different, expectations are different. People’s finances are not in the way they used to be.” “When we’re stressed, we make poor choices.” “Mindfulness might bring stuff from the past. But that’s good, just let it go.” “Exercise is a natural antidepressant. It can boost the natural 'happy hormones' – serotonin, dopamine, and adrenaline.” VALUABLE RESOURCES Move Nourish Change UK Health Radio ABOUT THE GUEST Dr Samanta Nagpal is a consultant psychiatrist working in the NHS. Graduating as a doctor from Imperial College, London, Dr Nagpal started her training in psychiatry in New Zealand, and then moved back to London where she continued her training mainly in South London, on the Guys, Kings and St. Thomas’s hospital training scheme and then the St George’s training Scheme. Dr Nagpal has worked as a consultant for several years both in London and the north west of England. She has experience of a range of specialities within psychiatry and has worked in various departments including the community, on inpatient wards, psychiatric intensive care units, early intervention services, old age and child psychiatry, addictions, forensic, eating disorders plus others. She has also worked in Ghana in a psychiatric hospital, to train mental health professionals and also help set up mental health services. Dr Nagpal also has a keen interest in holistic and alternative therapies and the role they can play in treating mental health conditions. She has trained in energy healing, and regularly practices meditation and yoga. Email: samnagpal375@gmail.com Twitter: @NagpalSamanta Facebook: Dr. Samanta Nagpal Consultant Psychiatrist and Presenter UK Health Radio ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

‘You don’t know what you can be, just take the first step and see where the journey takes you. Sooner or later, you will feel better ‘  Dr. Shan Hussain is discussing the benefits of dynamic running and movement therapy with William Pullen, psychotherapist and specialist in dynamic running therapy. They discuss the importance of movement for all humans and the ways we can all move actively towards feeling better and achieving empowerment and confidence.     KEY TAKEAWAYS  What drew you towards running as a therapy?  Running is something you can do almost anywhere at any time; it is amongst the most accessible of all exercises.  There are many proven studies showing how running can be beneficial to our health.  The physical body is designed to move, but with the advent and continuing progress of technology we have less reasons to move.  Depressed people develop rigidity about themselves, it’s part of the condition and the opposite of moving.  If you want to feel better, get moving. It can be anything from intellectual movement, emotional movement, musical movement or physical movement.  It’s important to have social connections around us that help us take the next step.  I’ve developed empathy walks and runs – this technique focuses on one person talking for ten minutes whilst the other individual simply listens.  If you give someone a chance to talk uninterrupted, then it’s likely that you will find out the reason for their emotions and their validity. It's about taking the time.  Tell me about your day to day work in psychotherapy?  I have my practice as a dynamic running therapist, this is therapy but on the move,  its approach is fundamentally humanistic so there is a focus on the quality of the relationship between the therapist and the client.  There are many, many upsides to doing therapy outdoors, when you take people and move with them from A to B. It’s not just the movement - there is a sense of accomplishment and empowerment.  I also have a regular practice where I see adults facing challenges across areas such as depression and low confidence.  No matter how stuck you are, no matter how big your dream is, don’t be intimidated by the journey to get better or to get to where you want to be.  All you need to do is something very simple, just take the first step and keep moving no matter what it looks like.     BEST MOMENTS  ‘There are lots of proven ways about how running is beneficial to our health’  ‘The only things that don’t move in life are dead things’  ‘It’s great to talk, but it's also about the action you take’  ‘We can craft the world into whatever we want it to be’  ‘Just one simple healthy activity incorporated into our daily lives can help transform our emotional well-being’  ABOUT OUR GUEST  William Pullen B.Sc., M.A., MBACP (Accred) is a London-based psychotherapist, author, and founder of Dynamic Running Therapy. His approach uses a fusion of movement, mindfulness and talk therapy. He is also the developer of the app “Dynamic Running Therapy”. His book, “Running For Your Life“ has been published in 8 countries. William is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. He provides short and long-term psychotherapy to adults and young people on an individual basis. He works with people suffering from difficulties including depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, negative childhood experiences, relationship and work related issues and substance abuse as well as many others. VALUABLE RESOURCES AND LINKS  Download the Dynamic Running Therapy App “Run for Your Life: Mindful Running for a Happy Life” by William Pullen Watch  William’s TEDx talk: “Movement Is Medicine” Follow William Pullen on Twitter Learn more about William Pullen    ABOUT THE HOST  Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit.  As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner.  Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems.  His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.    CONTACT METHOD       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/       If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth  Support the show.

Shan talks to Dr Shawn Baker, a doctor, athlete, father, and proponent of a carnivorous lifestyle. Dr Baker is a world-class athlete, with several titles of Championships and National Records to his name. He has managed to break three world records after turning to a full carnivore diet. He talks about this diet in detail, about its nutrition and health benefits. He talks about the sleep benefits he has received from the diet and an overall feeling of well-being. His upcoming book contains in-depth information about adapting and living a Carnivore diet lifestyle.   KEY TAKEAWAYS A conventional doctor who has done a lot of work in Orthopaedics talks about his work beyond that. I trained as an Orthopaedic surgeon in the United States. I definitely was a conventionally trained allopathic doctor, MD. I did that for a number of years, quite enjoyed that, and had some interesting experiences. I practiced military surgery, spent a lot of time doing war trauma in places like Afghanistan. I have been a nuclear weapons officer, and an athlete for most of my life. I was World Champion in Highland Games for the Masters Class, All American Masters Athlete Track and Fuel Athlete, I was National Record Holder and Powerlifter. So I have had a different background than a lot of people. In my 40s my health started to go not in the way I wanted it to with regards to putting on weight, blood pressure, metabolism and so forth. Despite the fact that I was still training intensely, being in athletics I started running in issues with health, nutrition, lifestyle and that's what has brought me to where I am today, nearly a decade later.  Journey around nutrition. You learn about vitamin nutrient deficiencies, you learn the basics about macronutrients, amino acids and essential fats. In medical school, you don't really get much as far as how nutrition potentially has a role in mitigating, treating or even potentially curing certain diseases. You are told people eat junk food, they eat too much, you're lazy, no exercise. That's the kind of background information you take away from medical school. As I came to find out with myself that nutrition has a much greater role in not just maintaining some healthy body weight but in every single disease process we deal with. In even acute diseases, nutrition plays a role in healing surgical patients. Nutrition plays a tremendous role with chronic diseases, and even some genetic disorders seem to respond to nutrition.  Nutrition led to carnivorism. That was being objective about what was going on with my personal health. It was experimenting to see what actually works for me and be open enough to explore what things are out there and what things I can try. It was not like one day I decided I'm gonna eat a bunch of meat. This is an evolutionary process. It took 7, 8 years. I was never happy with a low-fat diet, I was hungry constantly, never satisfied with the food. Therefore I thought this is not sustainable for the long term. With my desire to compete athletically I started to look into the potential benefits of animal source nutrition. I started looking into how the weightlifters and bodybuilders had done it. I came across a community of people who were doing a carnivore style diet. They have been doing it for close to two decades. They were seemingly doing extremely well in exhibiting vitamin health and had no medical issues. I thought I would try it for a short period of time, for a couple of days a steak and eggs diet. In late, 2016 I thought I would do it for 30 days. I went back to my standard diet after 30 days and after a day or two, and I did not feel as good. I felt fatigued, I felt pains started to come back. So I went back to the meat-based diet. For me, it is 98% meat, some eggs, a little bit of dairy, seafood. It's been almost 3 years now since I switched to a carnivore diet, and my athletic performance went up. I could see an 8 to 10% increase in power output. Without any changes in training, I was able to set three world records shortly after I turned 50 years of age as a full carnivore.  30 days of an all-out carnivore for the first time. My blood pressure was normal, I just had a mild headache for about a week to 10 days. My digestion was wonderful, no problem with bowel movements. It was a very pleasant experience, great energy. I saw the mild aches and pains I had to go away.  How is your sleep in the carnivore diet? I fall asleep usually within 10 minutes. 90% of the time I sleep straight through without interruption for about 6 to 7 hours. I generally always wake up before the sun comes up. I wake up naturally and do not usually require an alarm clock. As a part of the community, I have realised that your sleep quality improves and your sleep volume drops by about 10 to 15%.  The Carnivore diet is deficient in carbohydrates and essential vitamins like Vitamin C, how do we make up for that? When I wanted to do this I was curious about this as well. You will see a number of potential deficiencies around this diet. There is no role of fibre in this diet. With Vitamin C we know there are some transporters across different cell membranes. In a higher glucose environment, Vitamin C is competitively inhibited and therefore we see less absorption of Vitamin C. We also see that interestingly human red blood cells do have the capacity to actually recycle Vitamin C which is something that not many people are aware of. One of the major function of Vitamin C is that it is an antioxidant. In low carbohydrate states our antioxidants systems particularly things like glutathione are regulated. We may obviate some of the need of antioxidants of the Vitamin C by regulating around systems in a low carb diet. Also, Vitamin C is very important in the function of carnitine which is part of the fat cycle. When we are ingesting carnitine we have actual transporters in the gut which can take up full carnosine. It is a misconception that we can only take amino acids, a number of di and tripeptide transporters that are contained within our gut. The other function of Vitamin C is when we don't have sufficient Vitamin C relative to our needs, we start to develop symptoms of scurvy, bleeding gum problems, teeth falling out, sores and cuts won't heal. This is all due to the collagen synthesis. If we look at Vitamin C's role in collagen synthesis, it helps to take proline and lysine, hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine. In meat-based diet, we are getting that in ample amount. Even a steak has 3% of its content as collagen. There are all kinds of compensatory mechanisms.  Quality of meat. If you are trying to make a diet of salami and spam, you are going to fail. You need to have fresh primal cut meat or maybe ground beef.  Vegan movement supposedly saving the planet. As a cynic, I see this plant-based movement has been co-opted by these processed food companies. They are trying to greenwash or health wash their products because they contain plants in them, but really they are these cheap ingredients that are highly profitable. A typical day in Shawn Baker's life. I eat a fully carnivorous diet. I am 6 foot 5 inches and about 240 to 250 pounds. I am putting away a close to about 4 pounds of food a day. I take two meals a day. If I want to lose weight I will eat a little less and if I want to put on weight I will eat a little more. Usually, it is breakfast and an early dinner. 95% of my food comes from red meat, typically I eat steaks and burgers. I would eat eggs a couple of times, I might eat seafood a couple of times, I have a little bit of dairy here and there although for me if I eat too much dairy it turns negative. I try to limit that. The nice thing is I do not have cravings to eat other kinds of food.  New book by Shawn Baker - 'The Carnivore Diet.' It's going to be a lot of peoples' first exposure to carnivorism. I talk about my background, and then we go into the theoretical stuff, the evolutionary, historical stuff, and the science behind it. We talk about some of the success stories, and then how to implement a diet. I do talk about the general philosophy and some of the psychology that goes behind it.  Absolute favourite meat dish of Shawn Baker. I am pretty partial to rib eye. I think the reason for that is if we look at human evolution, humans went through this evolutionary process and somewhere around the period of homo erectus they became very good hunters and they became very good at killing things like mammoth, elephants and so on. That was their food of choice. Those animals had a lot of fat and that fat led to human brain development. That is why that appeals to us. Humans got very good at killing those animals and once our easy source of energy went away, now we have to compensate that with cuts of meat like cows.   Best Moments  "Nutrition has a much greater role in not just maintaining some healthy body weight but in every single disease process we deal with." "Nutrition plays a tremendous role with chronic diseases." "I was never happy with a low-fat diet, I was hungry constantly, never satisfied with the food." "Without any changes in training, I was able to set three world records, shortly after I turned 50 years of age as a full carnivore." "They are trying to greenwash or health wash their products because they contain plants in them, but really they are these cheap ingredients that are highly profitable. " "If you are trying to make a diet of salami and spam, you are going to fail." "Your sleep quality improves and your sleep volume drops by about 10 to 15%."   VALUABLE RESOURCES Learn more about the Carnivore Training System Order ‘The Carnivore Diet’ by Shawn Baker, MD Follow Dr. Shawn Baker on Twitter   ABOUT THE GUEST Shawn Baker  Shawn Baker is a doctor, athlete, father, and proponent of a carnivorous lifestyle.  Notable achievements: - Bachelor Of Arts University Of Texas At Austin - Biology 1989 - Doctor Of Medicine Texas Tech Health Science University - 2001 (Graduated With Honours) - Completed 5 Year Orthopaedic Surgical Residency - University Of Texas 2006  - Chief Of Orthopaedics Kirtland Air Force Base - Chief Of Orthopaedics Luke Air Force Base - Chief Of Orthopaedic Trauma - Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan 2007 - 600 Surgeries - Lead Surgeon Of 12 Provider Orthopaedic Surgical Group Private Practice Until 2016  - Nuclear Weapons Launch Officer USAF X 5 Years - Distinguished Graduate US Air Force Officer Training School - Nuclear Weapons Combat Commander Of The Year 90 Operation Group 1996 - Luke Air Force Base Air Force Athlete Of The Year 2010  - Semi-Professional Rugby, Cambridge New Zealand (played In Waikato Premiere League And Faced Off Against Several New Zealand All Blacks) - Selected All US Air Force And Combined Military Services Rugby Squads - All Western USA Rugby Select Side - Texas Rugby Select Side  - 1st Place Texas Strongest Man (300lb Class 2004) - 5th Place USA Strongest Man Contest (North American Strongman Society) (300lb Class)  - American Record Deadlift 772lbs (350kg) Natural Association Of Strength Athletes (pure Division - Lifetime Drug-Free Class) 2000 - Sub-master World Record Deadlift 738lbs World Association Of Benchpress AndDeadlift - Masters American Record Deadlift (40+ Category) 711lb USA Powerlifting 2007  - Highland Games US Invitational Masters National Champion 2009 - Highland Games Masters World Champion 2010  - USA Track And Field Masters All American Status Discus, Weight Throw, Superweight Throw 2009  - Set Concept 2 Indoor Rowing World Records For 1min (40+) 100m (50+),1 Min (50+), 500m All Of This Accomplished As A Life Time Drug-Free Athlete ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. HOST CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/enduringhealth   Support the show.

Shan interviews Sam Feltham, founder and director of the Public Health Collaboration, a registered charity based in the UK since 2016. Sam talks about his journey from starting out as a fitness trainer, to his endeavours that led to creating the Public Health Collaboration. He also shares three of his experiences with different food types and how each of them demonstrated interesting and insightful results.   Self-experiments on diets, nutrition and exercise. In 2013, I was trying to think of a way on how to help people connect the dots of how a body expresses different foods. I decided to do some self-experiments to overeat twice as much as I usually would. I did it on three different diets, I did it for three weeks and I would have three months in between to biochemically reset.   First experiment was low carb real food diet. I ate almost 6,000 calories a day. Over those three weeks, after the protein thermogenic effect of food, loss of calories from fibre, and also any exercise I did, I ended up in a 47,000 calorie surplus. According to the calorie formula, I should have put on 6.1 kgs. But by the end, I had actually put on only 1.3 kgs. I lost 3 cms from my waist. That was an incredible and interesting finding. What is more interesting is the follow-up experiment.  Low-fat fake food diet. Three months after I biochemically reset I decided to do low-fat fake food. My calculator said it will be the same number of calories. I ended up in the same calorie surplus of 47,000 calories. I should have put on 6.1 kgs according to the calorie formula but in reality, I put on 7.1 kgs. I actually put on 9.3 cms around my waist. That was rather disconcerting. Those were two very interesting examples that you can have the same calorie surplus but two very different results depending on the type of food you eat. Very low-fat vegan diet. On that one, because I was eating 175 grams of fibre per day, I ended up with 40,000 calorie surplus. 7,000 calories less than my previous two experiments. According to the calorie formula, I should have put on 5.2 kgs but I ended up putting on 4.7 kgs. I put on 7.75 cms around my waist. The experiments were a powerful demonstration of the quality and types of food you eat can effect the body a lot more than the quantity.   Real Food Rocks. “This event will be running up in the Lake district on Saturday, the 20th of July. That will be organised by Dr. Jen Unwin. She is one of our scientific advisory board members. She's a clinical psychologist but newly retired. She offered to put this festival together. She has done an outstanding job. It is a family-friendly day that focuses on real food, real music and real fun. So if people want to check that out you can buy tickets on the website www.realfoodrocks.co.uk  Adult tickets are £10, child tickets are £5, and children that are five and under go for free.”  Real Food Day on the 19th of June, Wednesday. “It is an awareness day that is dedicated to highlighting the power of real food. I mean, really trying to demonstrate to the public that real food lifestyles have a huge impact on our daily lives. If you are living with diseases and conditions like Type II Diabetes, Obesity and conditions like that, it is possible to reverse those through a real food lifestyle. On the website, we have got lots of examples of real food stories of people.” Future of Public Health Collaboration. “One of our focuses at the moment is our Ambassadors Programme. That is a network of volunteers/representatives of PHC at the local level. Now we have about 150 ambassadors across the country. They have all gone through an interview process and training. They try to inform local health care professionals about the PHC, what we are trying to achieve, why we are doing it, how we can help them. One of the main ways we are trying to help them is by helping set up free public monthly meetings for the patients to attend. So that they can find out all the information about real food lifestyles and then implement it in conjunction with the health care professionals in the NHS. Down the line, we would have hopefully reversed the obesity and Type II Diabetes epidemics. In this country that is really the bottom line of it all, and it would massively reduce the amount of money we are spending on drugs for these conditions. It is a long road ahead but we are starting to make a headway.”   BEST MOMENTS "We have been trying to inform and implement healthier decisions for better public health." "On the whole there is a big shift to strength training as well as the focus on nutrition." "Anybody who is a fitness trainer knows that essentially the six pack is made in the kitchen." "The old saying that you can't out exercise a bad diet is certainly ringing true." "It is a powerful demonstration on the fact that food quality and the types of foods that we eat can affect our body a lot more than the quantity." "A real food lifestyle can help to treat and reverse conditions like Type II Diabetes and Obesity.”   ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   HOST CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain • Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. • If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/enduringhealth   ABOUT THE GUEST Sam Feltham is the founder and director of the Public Health Collaboration, a registered charity based in the UK since 2016. Sam has been in the health and fitness industry for over a decade after studying at the European Institute of Fitness and qualifying as a Master Personal Trainer. During 5 years of running a fitness boot camp business, Sam noticed an increasing number of doctors coming out to support real food and smart exercise to treat and prevent diseases and conditions, instead of just prescribing drugs and pushing fake food.  He decided to move away from that business in order to fully focus on improving public health by setting up and directing the Public Health Collaboration, a singular organisation to help inform the public and empower the medical community on the science and solutions of health.   RESOURCES Purchase “Why We Get Fat: And What To Do About It” by Gary Taubes Learn more about Real Food Rocks Learn more about Real Food Day Learn more about The Public Health Collaboration Follow Sam Feltham on Twitter Support the show.

‘The only way to lose weight is to work with your body not against it, to provide it with the macronutrients it needs’ Dr. Shan is in conversation with Dr. Zoë Harcombe who provides a fascinating insight into the research and trials that have shaped policy and the evidence for the key advice to eat real food and choose foods that provide the nutrients we need. This episode explains the importance of macronutrients and the groups of nutrients that are vital for us to stay healthy and fit. KEY TAKEAWAYS • The only way to lose weight is to work with your body not against it. • Somewhere along the line, we misapplied the laws of thermodynamics to the body. • There is not a single law that states that energy in equals energy out. • Carbohydrates are good for energy, but not for much else. • You do not need any more carbohydrate than you require for energy in a day. This varies for individuals but can be as little as 500 calories a day. • The body can make carbohydrate if needed, through a process called gluconeogenesis. • Focusing on eating real food and choosing real food for the nutrients it provides will get most people to where they need to be. • It's not easy, but food diaries are the best way to work out what you can and can not eat. • The impact we can have with diet is even more dramatic than what we can achieve with medication. • Fibre may be a marker of health but is not a maker of health, there is a really big difference. • There are many things that make for fantastic gut flora and none of them has anything to do with fibre. • Gut Flora - If you want a fantastic gut flora – choose super healthy parents, be born naturally, be breastfed for as long as possible, have no antibiotics in childhood, eat good food healthy food and avoid junk food.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Focusing on eating better and living your life doing as you please’ ‘Why are we drawn to carbohydrates, and in particular the combination of carbohydrates and fat which does not appear in nature except in nuts?’ ‘It was piecing all the bits together to understand what could be eaten and the combination’ ‘I can spot a carb addict in the street, the puffy face, the water retention the almost closed eyes’ ‘We are being told that the stuff that we can’t digest is what’s making us healthy’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast   ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Zoë Harcombe   Dr. Zoë Harcombe is a researcher, author, blogger and public speaker in the field of diet and health. Her particular areas of interest and expertise are public health dietary guidelines (especially dietary fat), nutrition and obesity.   Zoë graduated from Cambridge University with a BA and MA in economics and mathematics. In 2016, she was awarded a Ph.D. in public health nutrition after struggling to find anything that was being taught in 'conventional' nutritional worlds that was true or evidence-based. Her thesis was entitled was “An examination of the randomised controlled trial and epidemiological evidence for the introduction of dietary fat recommendations in 1977 and 1983: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” The full document is available on her website www.zoeharcombe.com She has authored several books including: • The Harcombe DIet • The Diet Fix • The Real Food Cookbook • The Obesity Epidemic • An Apple A Day Won’t Keep The Doctor Away • Diet And Health Today Zoë's personal values are health, relationships, personal development, mutuality and integrity. The order of the first two has not changed in 20 years. Her personal goal is two-fold and complementary - to do whatever can be done to reverse the horrific, man-made, obesity epidemic and to make a difference in the lives of others. Zoë's dietary advice can be summed up as follows: • Eat real food • Eat a maximum of three times a day • Manage carbohydrate intake Follow Dr. Zoë Harcombe on Twitter Website and contact information         ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD ·       Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/ ·       If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

“Honest doctors can no longer practice honest medicine. There is an epidemic of misinformation rooted in biased research that is funded for profit rather than patient benefit.” In this episode, Shan is in conversation with Dr. Aseem Malhotra who is successfully leading the campaign against excess sugar and overprescribing in our society. They discuss Dr. Aseem’s journey and passion as a cardiologist, change activist and public health advocate.   This informative and inspiring episode highlights the change we need and how making injustice visible is making the difference.  KEY TAKEAWAYS I am proud to have trained and work in a system that has the ethical care of the patient at its heart. The NHS is based upon the founding principles that it is available for everybody and free at the point of delivery. We treat patients according to clinical need not ability to pay which I believe makes us better clinicians. Since I have qualified I have seen an increase in chronic diseases and the workload and stress on doctors has increased. The question we must ask – is food education effective when the food environment is working against you? I mend hearts, then I see our hospitals serve junk food to our patients. If you want to change things you have to make the injustice visible, and that is at the heart of what I do. The roots of the health care crisis are poor diet and lifestyle driving many chronic illnesses along with over medication. There has been an increase in commercial interest in medicine. There is a lack of transparency in the system, including the ways in which data is translated and interpreted for discussion with patients. It is imperative that we are transparent with patients, not only because it is ethical, but also so that it does not distract from other things they can be doing to increase longevity and improve quality of life. Dietary changes are not just about increasing longevity. There are rapid short-term gains in health, and it is not until we make the changes that we realise how different life can be. The Pioppi diet and lifestyle plan is a result of studying the lifestyle of people living in the Mediterranean village of Pioppi. We reviewed the lifestyles of the people in the village recognising it was relatively stress-free, people were fairly active, and there was a strong sense of community. We created a low refined carbohydrate Mediterranean diet and lifestyle plan based upon these components. It’s imperative that we learn to think about diet and eating more whole foods is vital. Currently, over 50% of our diet consists of ultra-processed foods. The current obesity epidemic cannot be solved through education alone. The food environment will also have to change through regulation. It is politicians who have the power to improve the food environment, so everybody has access to healthy food.   BEST MOMENTS “Possibly half of all published literature is untrue.”  “If you want to change things, make the injustice visible” “Is dietary education effective when the food industry is working against us?” “Half of our British diet is ultra-processed foods” “An unhealthy population is an unhappy population.” “One of the reasons we’re not changing the system is because of lack of knowledge of the system amongst doctors.” “30 minutes a day of brisk walking is just as good for longevity as being an endurance athlete” “We as doctors want to do the best for our patients, that’s at the core of all of this. And as long as we stay true to that, then we will win.”   VALUABLE RESOURCES Enduring Health Podcast The Pioppi Diet Dr. Aseem Malhotra’s Website Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram Happier book by Tal Ben-Shahar   ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Aseem Malhotra Known as one of the most influential cardiologists in Britain and a world-leading expert in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease, Dr. Aseem Malhotra is successfully leading the campaign against excess sugar consumption and overmedication. An award-winning NHS cardiologist, he has successfully motivated leading academics, the media and politicians to make sugar reduction a health priority in the UK by publishing commentaries in the BMJ and mainstream media.  When he is not working as a doctor in the National Health Service, Dr. Malhotra continues in his fight to raise awareness about the health benefits of a sugar-free diet, maintaining that sugar deserves its reputation as "Public Health Enemy Number 1". His no-holds-barred approach to challenging common health beliefs is proving highly effective in getting medical professionals and social authorities from around the world to sit up and take notice. He is regularly invited to speak at national and international conferences.  Dr. Malhotra has become one of the most influential and effective campaigning doctors in the world on issues that affect obesity, heart disease and population health. This is not just a cardiologist. This is a man who wants to change the world one meal at a time, not by rocking the system, but by rebuilding it.   ABOUT THE HOST Dr. Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr. Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD Connect with Dr. Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/ If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth    Support the show.

What is that you want to achieve in life? How do you want to live your life? These are the questions at the core of Dr Paul Arciero’s work into helping people live longer, and live healthier. Shan interviews Dr Arciero about his newly released book ‘The Protein Pacing Diet’, on how he came into the field following a career as an athlete, and why taking time out for yourself each day can add seven years to your life. If you’re looking for practical key strategies for improving your overall health from nutrition, to emotional wellbeing this is the episode for you.   Key Takeaways How did you get into this area? I grew up in a close-knit large Italian family. Early on I had a really close connection with my family. When I first saw my parents and grandparents getting ill, it hit me hard. I knew then, that I wanted to go into a career where I was helping people live a healthier life.   My grandmother suffered from heart disease. There were things that she could have changed that would have helped her health like being a little bit more active. My grandfather developed type two diabetes, a disease where lifestyle is a contributing factor. Consequently, as an adult researcher, my focus has been on diabetes and heart disease.   Taking time alone for yourself each day. One of the biggest factors in terms of gaining high blood pressure is stress, so even a five minute daily ‘body-visit’ which can be prayer or mindfulness can be effective in reducing your blood pressure. Even 15-20 minutes outside in nature can reduce your cortisol levels, without even moving. Of all of our lifestyle choices diet is the biggest factor but simple things like being in nature can help.   I was not a good student growing up. I was held back twice until I went to middle school. I had to find something that I could create self-worth around. Just out of survival I gravitated towards using my physical body. It led to having a positive connection to my dad through Hockey. With my mum, the connection was through gardening which was physical as well as connected to food.   What were the specific things that you were doing that other athlete’s weren’t? For me, it was the way I trained in a multidisciplinary way, as a lot of people were training in relation to quantity back then. More and more cardio or more and more weights rather than stretching for example. I was exposed to things like yoga early on, in the ’70s, which was almost unheard of back then. I very much focused on the quality of the experience in training. So I would take the time to have a yoga session while I was a Tennis player.   There are around four exercises that you should be doing to improve your health. Engage in some sort of resistance training, which can be anything from weights to modified exercises. Completing some higher intensity exercise where you push yourself a little further than you would do normally, for a short space of time, including a full recovery for 4-5 minutes. The third is stretching, so this could be Yoga or a different modified form. Our bodies are nothing more than a series of pulleys and levers. This is more important as you get older and when you do more exercise. The fourth is endurance exercise, such as a bike ride, or swim. There is great research to back up doing every one of these areas.   The majority of people know exactly what they need to do to be healthier. This isn’t motivating, however, finding something that is motivating can be difficult. We have to make sure that we focus on what motivates us. What is that people want to achieve and do in their life?   Why would someone consider going into the Prise Life Programme? I’m a scientist and want to go into something based on data. I want to provide information to people to help, that is based on facts. There is so much anecdotal information that is not based on facts or research. Starting with things that are scientifically proven is a good starting point. This approach to comprehensive not compartmentalised. Some have a nutritional component, and others have an exercise but not emotional well-being. This is an overarching approach to wellbeing.   Any pyramid structure has a great foundation and everything else is built on it. The protein pacing lifestyle is the process of consuming high-quality protein from plant and animal sources at certain intervals in the day. Protein is the most vital and important area of nutrition. This isn’t a high-protein diet, it’s about eating the right amount and the right quality of protein. Timing of when you are consuming is important. Our bodies work best when we consume it every 3-4 hours and the amounts should be 20-40g of servings. This is critical as it's based on science.   Best Moments ‘We developed this close-knit family.’ ‘It hit me hard when I first saw my parents and grandparents get ill.’ ‘I want to help others live a healthier life.’ ‘This raw gut feeling that these people I really love, and their struggling.’ ‘The heart is a fascinating organ.’ ‘Caffeine is a known stressor on our blood pressure.’ ‘We are exposing ourselves to things we aren’t aware of that can impact our health.’ ‘I’m on a mission to help people create easy lifestyle.’ ‘We have to keep it simple for people.’ ‘Stress is a big factor in high blood pressure.’ ‘A five-minute break, mindfulness can be an effective way of reducing blood pressure.’ ‘Just being in nature can be great for you.’ ‘I found an identity in my physical body.’ ‘I found a connection with my mom through gardening.’ ‘All of a sudden, some people were asking me as the expert how to train properly.’ ‘It was so much meaningful helping others as a life purpose.’ ‘I focused on the quality, and multidisciplinary approach to training.’ ‘It’s important to adapt your exercises to you.’ ‘Start off with something easy on your body like walking.’ ‘Make sure it’s something sustainable.’ ‘Variety is really important for people in terms of exercise.’ ‘Put people in more in touch with the life that they want to live.’ ‘Do things that are sustainable and you find fun.’ ‘Make sure all the things that you take on board in terms of advice is based on evidence.’ ‘I think we have compartmentalized too much.’ ‘I’ve been able to create a wellbeing lifestyle with a nutritional, physical and emotional that work  in synergy.’ ‘Protein is the most important aspect of nutrition.’ ‘The brain is a really major consumer of high-quality protein.’ ‘Nuritioning your body that makes you feel good.’   Valuable Resources Buy ‘The Protein Pacing Diet’ here www.paularciero.com   ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. HOST CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain • Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. • If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/enduringhealth ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Paul J. Arciero is a leading international nutrition and applied physiology scientist, keynote speaker, consultant, and author. He has served as a performance physiology and nutrition expert for some of the nation’s most elite, including; Special Operation Forces soldiers (Green Berets), Olympic medalists, world-class professional athletes (National Hockey League, American Hockey League, boxing, cycling, and rowing), as well as thousands of collegiate, high school and masters athletes of all sports and fitness routines.   He’s been inducted as a Fellow of three leading health organizations in the world -- American College of Sports Medicine, The Obesity Society, and International Society of Sports Nutrition. He serves as a Senior Consultant and Scientific Advisory Board member to the nutrition, fitness, and wellness industries and was appointed to the 15-member International Protein Board, composed of the leading protein scientists in the world.   Dr. Paul is an expert in nutrition, fitness, and mind-body lifestyle interventions to optimize health and physical performance and has published more than 60 peer-reviewed research studies and 80 published abstracts on performance nutrition and exercise training in the world’s most respected scientific journals. His work has been published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Journal of Clinical Medicine, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, Frontiers in Physiology, American Journal of Physiology, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience and he created Protein Pacing® and the PRISE® Life Protocol.   GUEST CONTACT METHOD For more information about Dr. Paul visit: www.paularciero.com; www.priselife.com; www.prisewell.com, and on Facebook, PRISE Life; Twitter, @paularciero; and Instagram, @drpaularciero. Support the show.

In this episode of Enduring Health, Dr. Shan talks to Dr. Ramya Mohan about how creativity and arts can greatly improve our emotional well-being and mental health. Aside from being a psychiatrist, Dr. Ramya is also a musician and artist. She developed ‘CAPE: Creative Arts for Processing Emotions’, a self-guided music-based therapy which can be used by everyone, not just patients, who want to de-stress, calm, and support emotional well-being. Podcoin KEY TAKEAWAYS • Incorporating music and arts to improve mental health and emotional well-being works well since it increases the engagement among individuals and invites more expression of thought, feelings, and ideas. • Through her organisation iMANAS London, they’re able to promote positive mental health through creativity by various innovative events in communities. • CAPE is a self-guided and self-motivating technique where music is used to engage and empower individuals. Dr. Ramya developed ‘CAPE: Creative Arts for Processing Emotions’ as she wanted to find a solution to the capacity imbalance demand within the NHS. She wanted to figure out what kind of techniques with work even in large groups, not just on a one-to-one approach. So, she tried her technique with different populations of kids, and found that it can help them to improve both resilience and self-esteem. • CAPE applies to anyone, even the people who don’t have a mental illness. It does not interfere with any therapeutic planning. It also helps people on how to manage and face their own challenges. BEST MOMENTS • “It can be used for engagement, communication, sustenance, or recovery. It can be used at every step of the therapeutic process.” • “The idea is really that creativity is accessible to as many people as possible and that there should be no barriers in terms of culture, language, or any when one tries to be creative.” • “If in our own ways, we are able to contribute, how small it might be, to a young person’s development in such a positive way, it’s a very satisfying experience.” VALUABLE RESOURCES • iMANAS London ABOUT THE GUEST Dr Ramya Mohan is a British doctor, psychiatrist, educator, musician and artist of Indian descent. She studied at Bangalore Medical College (BMC) in Bangalore, India and later worked as a senior consultant in the UK for the National Health Service. Dr Ramya was involved in art before going to medical college. She's an alumna of Bangalore Medical College where she obtained her medical degree. In 1993, she on the Prime Minister’s medal for creating a marble art mural for Republic Day. The award was presented to her by then Prime Minister of India, P.V. Narasimha Rao. She later discovered during her psychiatric training she could use art to aid recovery and communication in children. She is known for her work in the field of Clinical Psychiatry by integrating Neuroscience with the Creative Arts. Since 2008, she has been with National Health Service as a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist and a Medical Educator. She employs her self-developed therapeutic technique ‘CAPE: Creative Arts for Processing Emotions’ where she uses music & art as media to support emotional well-being, cure mental illnesses and aid personality development. In 2015, she founded iMANAS London, an organisation created to promote the integration of medicine, arts and neuroscience. In May 2016, she released her self-guided therapeutic technique ‘CAPE: Creative Arts for Processing Emotions’ in collaboration with the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, musicians and linguists. This technique has a basis in her Neuroscience research on music, emotions and the brain, bringing together Eastern and Western music and well-evidenced therapeutic techniques like mindfulness, guided imagery and CBT to support self-guided emotional processing and regulation. Dr Mohan has composed the vocals and lent her voice to this project; a collaborative effort with well-known musicians and linguists. CAPE has been referenced and featured in various media publications namely The Huffington Post and Deccan Herald. • www.ramyamohan.com • www.imanaslondon.com ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain • Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. • If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

Diabetes is a global epidemic. The number has been increasing, and the age group has been getting younger each year.  So, in this episode of the Enduring Health Podcast, Dr Shan Hussain talks to Dr David Unwin about another way to help treat type II diabetes – the low carb diet. Dr David Unwin has been working with patients with type II diabetes for many years. For so long, he’d prescribed medications alongside additional insulin. However, he thought that there should be other ways on how to reverse this disease and help patients improve their everyday lives. Thus, he introduced the low carb approach to his type II diabetes patients. Discover today how the low carb diet can drastically improve a patient’s health. KEY TAKEAWAYS In 2012, Dr Unwin had to call in a patient who stopped taking her prescription (Metformin). But instead of worry, it was astonishment that he felt when he saw his patient. She was fitter and more energetic. Moreover, according to the blood results, her type II diabetes went into remission. He started learning about the low carb diet through reading books and joining communities. Then, he started building a group that he could help reverse type II diabetes through the low-carb diet. He saw great results from the participants, and so he continued learning week-by-week with them. o His partners were sceptical about his initiative at first, so he started collecting data to find and prove to his partners how effective it is. But when they saw results, they startedconsidering the low carb diet.  Low Carb Diet benefits: o Improvements in liver function. o Losing extra weight and getting fit. o Controlling blood pressure. o Improvements in joint pains. o Improvements in skin conditions  Last January, Dr Unwin’s practice returned almost £57,000 from their prescribing budget to NHS. Because of the low carb diet, they are now spending less every year on drugs for diabetes. According to Dr Unwin, there is evidence that linked insulin to high blood pressure. Insulin causes the body to retain sodium in the kidneys. High carb diets lead to high insulinlevels, causing the body holds on to salt, which can lead to high blood pressure. Glycaemic Index is the relative ranking of carbohydrate in foods with glucose, which is 100 in the scale. o “The different carbohydrates in foods vary in how much sugar they’re digested down into.” Starchy foods are concentrated sugars. Do we need carbs in our diet? According to Dr Unwin, we don’t need carbohydrates. We do need sugar, but we can make sugar out of fats and proteins.  GRIN by Dr Jen Unwin o Goals – What are you hoping to achieve? What would it mean for you? o Resources - You have experience and resources, what are they? How could they help? o Increments - What would be the first small step you could take to move towards your goal? o Noticing - Do you notice what works for you? BEST MOMENTS “I wanted to be a doctor that makes a difference.” “I was dismissive of patients’ ability to cure themselves. I didn’t know they were interested. I saw them as passive recipients of my cleverness, and yet it wasn’t working. But this lady [her patient] … wow. What really got me were the stories of how they were really cured. It was worrying, and I thought these people need help.” “Insulin pushes sugars into cells.” “The important thing is to give them support with their choices and relevant information so they can understand how to help themselves.” “We keep using drugs for things, while we haven’t sorted out the cause.” “Before there were any drugs for diabetes, there was no other way to handle type II diabetes other than restricting carbohydrates.” VALUABLE RESOURCES Escape the Diet Trap by Dr John Briffa Public Health Collaboration Conference 2019 | May 11-12, 2019 | Royal College of General Practitioners, London https://www.dietdoctor.com/member/courses/unwin Useful Infographics: Common Foods - Sugar Equivalent Infographic Fruits - Sugar Equivalent Infographic Cereals - Sugar Equivalent Infographic Sugar Burden Infographic Bread - Sugar Equivalent Infographic Common Breakfast - Sugar Equivalent Infographic Vegetables vs Fruit - Sugar Equivalent Infographic ABOUT THE GUEST Dr David Unwin is an award-winning GP for the National Health Service and an advocate of the low carb diet. Over the last six years, his approach has helped patients reverse type II diabetes and many associated conditions through simple dietary changes and support. David holds several notable positions, including National Champion for Collaborative Care and Support Planning in Obesity & Diabetes for the RCGP. He is also an ambassador for the All Party Parliamentary Group on Diabetes, senior medical advisor for Diabetes.co.uk and founder member of The Public Health Collaboration. He works primarily as a GP partner at the Norwood Surgery in Southport near Liverpool, UK. Find out more about the Public Health Collaboration Event in London, May 2019. Find out more about Real Food Rocksin Ambleside, Cumbria, July 2019. Follow Dr David Unwin’s course on DietDoctor. Follow Dr David Unwin on Twitter. ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

In this episode, Dr Shan and Richard talk about how to create the right mindset to help maintain good health. Discover how having a positive outlook, and a fresh perspective on life can actually make you perform better. Richard also advises you, if in pursuit of happiness, to not be afraid making changes in your life if you have to, to always have a time out to rest, and to be grateful for everyone else around you. To be a better person, we need to maintain good health, so tune in to get great tips today. KEY TAKEAWAYS • Richard Nicholls is a hypno-psychotherapist in the Midlands, UK. He works with people who suffer from mental issues (including anxiety and depression) and people who want behavioural changes. • Accept that having anxiety at times is normal. There is nothing to be upset about it because it is part of being a human.• Deep breathing exercises helps lessen anxiety. It takes a while to master the approach and learn how to feel calm. Breathe with the diaphragm. When you pull the diaphragm down, the stomach comes out. Proper breathing can also increase lung capacity by 30%.•  We should stop comparing our worst to the best of others. We will never be satisfied with the efforts we’re giving if we go by others’ standards. • Some people aren’t happy because they have the wrong approach to pursuing happiness.• It turns out that merely visualising the perfect life is not good for us. According to studies, it’s better to visualise performing the steps we need to take to get there.• It’s important that there is a balance in everything we do. Make sure you give yourself a time out after a long day of work. Do activities that can help nuture your well-being and your relationships with others. • Sometimes, it will be too late for you to realise that dream you’ve invested in is not really what will bring you happiness. Accept that and stop thinking about the past; think about what you can do to be happy.• When goal-setting, we have to know where our motivation lies. Is it intrinsic or extrinsic? Extrinsic relies more on external factors (i.e. your doctor tells you that you should be eating healthily.) Intrinsic comes from yourself (i.e. “I want to be fitter so I can live longer.”) BEST MOMENTS  “Their idea of confidence is being calm all the time… that’s not realistic.” “If we fear ‘fear’, then it just generates itself… it simply doubles up.” “When we've got a strategy of dealing things in the moment no matter how severe our anxiety and panic attacks might be, if we can get ourselves in the present moment – noticing our body, slowing it down, and doing something better with our attention, we genuinely can learn over time to be a better person.” “Exercising has come up a lot as well. Using your body is very good not just for your physical health, but your mental health." “We all want to be happy, but we don’t always know what will make us happy.” “Once we get results, then we don’t need a lot of motivation… we become mostly addicted to the results.” VALUABLE RESOURCES The Richard Nicholls Podcast 15 Minutes to Happiness: Easy, Everyday Exercises to Help You Be the Best You Can Be by Richard Nicholls ABOUT THE GUEST For decades, Richard Nicholls has been helping people find happiness. Through his No. 1 podcast and in practice as a registered psychotherapist, he specialises in offering effective solutions to real-life problems. Richard is a practising UKCP registered psychotherapist with a diploma in hypnotherapy awarded by the Essex Institute of Clinical Hypnosis and a hypno-psychotherapy diploma through the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. He has also been given a Hypnos Award by the National Society of Hypnosis, Psychotherapy and Mindfulness and has held various directorial positions within his field. He has always had a great enthusiasm for personal development and started his podcast in 2010to help show people that just because they've always been a certain way, doesn't mean that's how they will always be. As well as working as a one-to-one therapist, Richard is also known for his iTunes No. 1 podcast series “The Richard Nicholls Podcast” and his book “15 Minutes to Happiness”. Richard's innovative approach shows you exactly how the smallest of changes to our thoughts, lifestyle and interaction with others can dramatically improve your life forever. Join us as we cut through the myths and misconceptions created by self-help guides, and look at the science behind what works and what doesn't when it comes to making ourselves happy.   ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

Not every suggested-diet you find online will work for you. Find out in this latest episode of the Enduring Health Podcast why you should be wary of the diet you choose. Today Dr Shan talks to Patrick Holford, the author of The Hybrid Diet. Patrick describes the many health benefits you get from trying this simple approach to healthy eating. KEY TAKEAWAYS The cell’s energy house, the mitochondrion, runs on glucose which we get from carbohydrates, or ketones which we get from fats. Muscle cells can burn fats but the brain and neurones can’t, so we need both. When your body undergoes ketogenesis, it undergoes a cellular repair process which cleans up the mitochondria. Taking supplements is very effective to get enough amount of nutrients for your body. If it is not balanced, you’ll need more nutrients to make it balanced. Low carb, high-fat diet can hugely help people with Type II Diabetes and even people with multiple sclerosis. Our diet and nutrition have evolved ever since the pre-historic area. Our diet right now is a high seafood diet containing selenium, b12, omega-3, etc. For people experiencing dementia, they may have degenerating cells because they’ve been eating a lot of carbs and sugar. If you reduce carbs and stick to fats that produce ketones, the nugget cells come back to life. To ensure that your brain is in a healthy condition, one must get checked if he’s getting the right nutrients (e.g. omega-3, phospholipids, etc.) 4 primary underlying processes that go wrong: -Blood sugar -Fats   -Antioxidants -Methylation of B vitamins How long do you have to avoid carbohydrates to start getting any sort of effects? 18 hours minimum. The Hybrid Diet makes the individual the master of his own metabolism instead of sticking to the available diet. BEST MOMENTS “It is not only the diet is quite important. For conditions, it’s diet and also supplements is the most effective to release side effects.” “Neurones – brain cells and nerve cells – have the ability to run only on ketones.” “There’s plenty of places where diabetes, heart disease, cancer don’t exist.” “I’ve done an 18-hour carb fast. It’s a phenomenally easy way to lose weight. You do get a consistently high energy level, clear brain function, and so on.”   VALUABLE RESOURCES What is HbA1c? NHS Food For The Brain The Hacking of the American Mind: The Science Behind by Robert Lustig Institute of Optimum Nutrition ABOUT THE GUEST Patrick Holford, BSc, DipION, FBANT, NTCRP, is a pioneer in new approaches to health and nutrition. He is a leading spokesman on nutrition in the media, specialising in the field of mental health. He is the author of 37 books, translated into over 30 languages and selling millions of copies worldwide, including The Optimum Nutrition Bible, The Low GL-Diet Bible, Optimum Nutrition for the Mind and The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People. His most recent book ‘The Hybrid Diet’ can be purchased here. To learn more about Patrick’s upcoming events click here.   ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

Is cutting back on fat really going to help you live healthily and prevent chronic diseases? In this episode of the Enduring Health Podcast, Dr Shan invites Nina Teicholz, the author of The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet, to challenge mainstream conceptions about having a healthy diet.  Discover today how to choose the optimal diet, what’s the best & worst for your body, and most importantly, why fat is perfectly healthy for your body. Nina urges you to look at the available evidence presented before starting any new diet regime. You might be avoiding foods that are perfectly healthy for you and consuming the food that can deprive you of the needed nutrients. KEY TAKEAWAYS In this episode, Nina breaks down: how to effortlessly lose weight and enjoy food how to burn fat instead of sugar the benefits, risks and myths behind the Keto diet the lack of evidence behind low fat diets why saturated fats and cholesterol are not the enemy a systematic takedown of the EAT Lancet paper how real science has been suppressed by pharmaceutical companies how corporate lobbyists and political influence have shaped nutritional policy BEST MOMENTS • “People need to know the science of it to get healthy.” • “Once you become a fat-burner, you can burn your own fat.” • “Your body is smart. Your body needs nutrients to live… to do everything it needs to be healthy. And your body will keep being hungry until you did what it needs to survive.” • “Being a really overweight person in modern society is painful.” • “The Nutrition Coalition does not promote one diet. We’re just saying… where’s the evidence? If you’re gonna promote diet or dietary patterns, they must be based on rigorous evidence.” VALUABLE RESOURCES • The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholz • Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems | The Lancet • Wellcome • The Nutrition Coalition ABOUT THE GUEST Nina Teicholz is a professor (adjunct) at NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, the Executive Director of The Nutrition Coalition, an investigative science journalist and author. Her international bestseller, The Big Fat Surprise has upended the conventional wisdom on dietary fat–especially saturated fat–and challenged the very core of our nutrition policy. The Big Fat Surprise was named a 2014 *Best Book* by The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Mother Jones, Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal. Teicholz’s writing has also been published in The BMJ, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The Independent, The New Yorker, and The Los Angeles Times among others. In addition, Teicholz has emerged was a thought leader in the field of evidence-based nutrition policy. Towards this end, she is the executive director of The Nutrition Coalition, a nonprofit, non-partisan group that is free from industry funding. • Purchase ‘The Big Fat Surprise’ here. ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.  CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain • Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. • If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/enduringhealth   Support the show.

In this episode of the Enduring Health Podcast, we talk to Dr Raja Gangopadhyay about how to support mental health and emotional wellbeing during pregnancy. Dr Raja is the Founder of the International Forum for Wellbeing in Pregnancy, a global initiative that raises awareness on a pregnant woman’s mental wellbeing. Discover today what should healthy wellbeing means for every individual. Dr Raja also discusses the complications that can happen if we don’t ensure a healthy and positive environment for a pregnant woman. It’s time to know how you can help promote a healthy emotional wellbeing during pregnancy for the woman and her family by learning about Dr Raja’s 4 approaches so make sure to tune in. Find out more about Dr Raja’s work with the International Forum for Wellbeing In Pregnancy here. KEY TAKEAWAYS According to Dr Raja, ‘wellbeing’ should have 3 components: More frequent positive emotions Less negative emotions Happiness and satisfaction with the quality of life Parenthood, from planning a pregnancy to 2-3 years after childbirth, can be very challenging. There will be different kind of stress that can cause pregnancy problems so it is vital that we address the wellbeing and mental health of mothers and their partners. 4 Approaches towards Healthier emotional wellbeing: Diet – The structure of the brain improves if you have a nutrient-rich and vitamin-rich. The brain does its function faultlessly. Hydration is also important. Exercise – There are various physical activities everywhere that you can do and it can be tailor-made depending on your situation and what you need. Rest – When you make sure you get adequate sleep, you’re actually moving away from mental illnesses. It can be quite challenging to get enough sleep when you have a newborn baby so it’s best to ask help from your partner also. Relaxation –This is different from sleep – you also need deep relaxation of your body and mind. Practice mindfulness through meditation. BEST MOMENTS “It is not anything different from any healthy food habit but specifically focusing on avoiding unhealthy food is the commonsense approach.” “Adequate sleep is absolutely vital and taking a break from whatever you’re doing… specifically, if you’re at work, it’s absolutely vital that you take a break on great levels.” “Unless we educate the entire society and encourage them to seek help, we might lose a lot of cases.” “We, as healthcare professionals, should encourage them to talk about their emotional and mental difficulties each and every consultation.” VALUABLE RESOURCES International Forum for Wellbeing In Pregnancy The Big Prescription: Balancing The Three Principles of Enduring Health by Dr Shan Hussain ABOUT THE GUEST Dr Raja Gangopadhyay is a consultant obstetrician and founder of the International Forum for Wellbeing In Pregnancy. He has been passionately campaigning to help provide comprehensive obstetric care for women with perinatal mental health illnesses during pregnancy and after childbirth. In conjunction with his multidisciplinary team, Dr Raja has been championing joint approaches to support perinatal mental health that also take into account infant mental health. He also organises training and educational events for Obstetricians, Midwives, GPs and other healthcare professionals around his area of expertise. He is a renowned speaker and has been invited to talk at many national and international events, conferences and universities. He was recently invited to the House of Lords as a member of an expert panel on perinatal mental health and has also organised and chaired events at the House of Commons in British Parliament. ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

In this episode, Arman Sadeghi shares his inspiring fitness journey and reveals how you can say no to cardio whilst discovering your six pack. Listen in to find out about the successful programme used by Arman and how it could work for you. KEY TAKEAWAYS Say no to cardio Cardio should be used as exercise but not as a way of burning calories. It’s not that cardio is wrong for you, there’s nothing wrong with riding a bike for exercise just say no to it as a way to burn calories as its not effective. Being in the gym As an adult with business commitments and a young family, I didn’t have the time to be at the gym for 2 hours every day. I didn’t have the time, but I craved the body. I did start at the gym but challenged myself to do my workout in 25 minutes. I got the strength training I needed and was really pumped. I traded with myself to never do more than 25minutes in the gym but to go every day, so the commitment was for all 365 days of the year. The hardest part was getting myself there then it was about building momentum. Agree with yourself to make a small time commitment but ensure you stick to it. What do you do in the 25 minutes? I have divided the body into 8 different muscle groups and have a rolling programme over 4 days. On each of those days, I hit 2 of the muscle groups. As I don’t have time to have resting periods I work opposing muscle groups. Is there a magic number? The magic number for most people is somewhere between 8 and 12 reps. If I do 12 and still feel ok then it means I have chosen a weight that is too light and so I’ll do more reps. I have no interest in hurting myself, if start to exercise and I can't do more than 5 then I have selected a weight that is too heavy The number of reps also depends on your goals E.g. to avoid gaining muscle bulk you need to use lighter weights and do more reps. Being ready physically, mentally and emotionally Feeling good physically can make a difference to your mindset and how successful you are in other areas of your life. Sometimes the physical activities hurt, and you might not want to complete them, then it's about mentally getting yourself there and the outcome will be increased energy for the rest of the day. Weight is not determined by what you do at the gym It’s about bringing things back into balance and eliminating processed foods as much as possible. For 99.9 % of our history, we have not had processed foods it's very new to us and our bodies are not designed to handle it. When you put garbage into your body that’s all your body has to work with. Foods that are naturally sourced are always going to be better for you. BEST MOMENTS ‘Every one of us has a 6 pack, its hidden underneath layers of fat’ ‘Discomfort is a requirement when going through growth’ ‘Life would happen, I had no time to be in the gym for 2 hours every day’ ‘I had no time, but I craved that body’ ‘The best possible shape I can be and with the most energy’ ‘Those 5 days touch all the different areas of my body’ ‘The gym is where I go to get mentally strong’ ‘You don’t need a personal trainer or to go for hours and hours, you can stick to the basics and succeed’ VALUABLE RESOURCES https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/enduring-health/id1442268572?mt=2  https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=the+big+perscription+ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/titanium-life-with-arman-sadeghi-success-down-to-a-science/id1034653778?mt=2 ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work.   CONTACT METHOD Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/ If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth GUEST CONTACT METHOD https://www.facebook.com/arman.sadeghi https://instagram.com/armanioc/ https://twitter.com/arman1234 https://www.linkedin.com/pub/arman-sadeghi/27/766/8b1 https://titaniumsuccess.com/https://titaniumsuccess.com/ Support the show.

In this episode, I speak with Anna Pinkerton, renowned psychotherapist, author and speaker with over 25 years’ experience helping people recover from chronic stress, trauma, PTSD, burnout and breakdown. Anna works worldwide with business leaders, senior executives, professionals and people in the public eye. Anna differs from other therapists, where she works closely with clients to provide tailored therapy solutions built around individual need. This means clients get the supportive care they need to help them recover more quickly. To learn more about Anna’s incredible work, do visit her website here. Learn more about Anna’s recent book 'Smile Again' here. KEY TAKEAWAYS Background I ‘m in my 26th year of practice and very early on became interested in the long-life effects of trauma. I started to specialise in trauma and recognised that lots of people are ‘walking wounded’ as they don’t even realise they are suffering. I began to look at how I could make a difference. My work has evolved to studying what’s getting in the way of recovery and what speeds it up. PTSD I often see someone who has been poorly for a couple of decades.  There are multiple symptoms and if they have persisted over a long period of time then it is likely they have been suffering from PTSD for all of that time. There are 2 ways of becoming traumatised The stacking of multiple traumatic events A single significant trauma Getting in the way of Recovery People form an opinion of themselves, they internalise it and make a decision that the fault is theirs. With a core belief such as ‘I am bad,’ the psych turns itself against itself creating inner brutality of thought, inner brutality of action or both. Once you educate people about what they have been through and what they are not, then they can ask themselves if I’m not those things who am I? this begins the process of transforming that inner brutality into something useful. Companionability is the medicine for the psych if you want a lifelong recovery you have to have the companionability in place for the self. Companionability, Consideration, Care Companionability – if you have a companionable relationship with yourself it means you can’t fall out with yourself or let yourself down. Consideration of experience, and yourself – once you have a companionable relationship you can then consider who you are Care – how do you care about what you find in the consideration stage. How do you care about who you are and who you want to be? Range of Emotions There are 10 emotions we should be experiencing but mostly we emerge from childhood with just two or three. The range of emotions can be limited as a result of PTSD with people not experiencing highs and lows just a moderate range Someone can be overwhelmed with shame and guilt, but these are the defences to the emotion of grief. Dive into it then you’ve got the chance to dissipate it and move through it. Smile Again This book is the culmination of 25 years of practice. I share with people the elements of recovery that I use every day with my clients.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Feedback for the brain when you move is that things are ok’ ‘You can never cry the same tear twice’ ‘If you have them, feel them you can move through them’ ‘You come out with only half a toolkit’ ‘People can lose everything in an instant, the power is to prevent the break’ ‘We are all at the mercy of our neurology’ ‘It’s helping them get to know themselves in a companionable way’ VALUABLE RESOURCES https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Smile-Again-Anna-Pinkerton/dp/1326166638 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/enduring-health/id1442268572?mt=2 ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. CONTACT METHOD Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/ If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth GUEST CONTACT METHOD https://annapinkerton.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-pinkerton-kindness-incorporated%E2%84%A2-39414647/?originalSubdomain=uk https://twitter.com/AnnaPinkertonKI/status/1044513885880025089 Support the show.

In this episode, Dr Shan Hussain is in conversation with Dr Juan Rivera about his ‘Mojito Diet’ and its underlying principles. If you are interested in not only losing weight and achieving a healthy lifestyle but also understanding the key elements that really make it happen then listening in will provide you with comprehensive answers. KEY TAKEAWAYS What Brought You Into Prevention? I wanted to understand and make changes for people before the heart attack happens. In the USA, the focus has previously been on treating the event but not on its prevention. This led to very skilled responses to a cardiovascular event but fewer skills and expertise in the area of prevention. What Is The Mojito Diet? The diet is based on 2 alternating weeks, the first week is a ‘grain dropping’ week where carbohydrates are significantly decreased, and the diet is very high in protein. The second week focuses on alternate fasting. For 3 days of the week you only consume food over an 8-hour period during each day e.g. there is no eating after 8 pm and the fast continues through to 12 noon the following day. What Does Intermittent Fasting Do? In the process of fasting, you are going from a glucose metabolism to ketosis. Studies show that 16-hour periods of fasting can help you to lose weight and decrease your insulin resistance. Previously breakfast has been perceived as the most important meal of the day as it is breaking your overnight fast. This is correct but it is necessary to understand that breaking the fast can be done at any time and what you eat for this meal is key to your health. The Losing Weight Mindset To begin a successful weight loss regime, you need to have access to A doctor – to help you understand your physiology and how weight loss will your body A Nutritionist – to help plan what you eat A Trainer – to design an exercise programme A psychologist – to change your mindset, the way you feel about food Your diet and mindset are key to weight loss and the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle Steps To Follow Think about your health from a preventive standpoint You have to be proactive, not reactive Don’t wait until you are obese before trying to get to an ideal body weight Whatever time you invest now in preventing disease is the time you're going to enjoy with your family in the future Prevention is key Establish a good lifestyle plan for your health BEST MOMENTS ‘As a preventative doctor part of my practice is getting patients to lose weight’ ‘Be selective about what you eat’ ‘Teach yourself to eat things that are ok for you- select the right things’ ‘70% of weight loss can be attributed to diet’ ‘Physical exercise can help to relieve stress, but you need to find activities you like so that they are sustainable’ ‘You need to connect your motivation to eat with health goals then it becomes motivation for life’ ‘Carbohydrates are required as a part of our diet. It is a balance that is important’ VALUABLE RESOURCES https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/enduring-health/id1442268572?mt=2  https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=the+big+perscription+ ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. CONTACT METHOD Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at https://thehealthstudio.net/ If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth ABOUT THE GUEST Dr Juan Rivera is fast becoming one of today’s most respected, recognised, and sought after medical experts, authors and TV personalities. As a frequent guest on Good Morning America and the co-creator and host of WebMD’s video series My Abuelita Told Me, Dr Juan is a young and trusted bilingual voice whose revered academic and scientific background makes him a leading authority on wellness, diet, exercise, stress, sleep patterns, and the prevention of heart attacks. A board-certified Internist and Cardiologist who trained at Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Dr Juan specialises in the prevention, early detection and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. In addition to his best selling books and frequent TV appearances, Dr Juan has his successful private concierge medical practice at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach where he treats not only his valued clientele within the community, but high profile thought leaders, celebrities and dignitaries. He also holds a voluntary academic appointment in the Department of Medicine at John Hopkins University, and has fast become one of the most powerful and coveted pillars in the world’s medical community.  Dr Juan’s new book The Mojito Diet is based on the latest science, yet designed for real-world results. Combining principles from the most effective diets—low-carb and intermittent fasting—into a unique and powerful 14-day plan, it targets fat without causing carb cravings or hunger pangs. Complete with motivating tips, inspiring success stories, an easy-to-follow meal plan, and 75 delicious recipes bursting with Latin flavour, The Mojito Diet will transform your health, one sip at a time.    Support the show.

In today’s episode of Enduring Health, Dr Shan interviews medicial expert and author of ‘The Great Cholesterol Con’ and ‘A Statin Nation’, Dr Malcolm Kendrick. Dr Kendrick lives by the philosophy of enjoy life, enjoy friends and family, do a bit of exercise, and don't worry too much.  Hear about the main factors that can contribute to heart disease and cardiovascular disease and the changes you can make to avoid them. If you’re looking to understand more about heart and how it can affect you, tune in today. KEY TAKEAWAYS   Factors that cause death from heart disease or cardiovascular disease Smoking cigarettes is another factor that causes heart diseases. Age is also a factor that can cause death from heart diseases. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This is also a factor that causes heart diseases. Use of steroids. This is another factor that causes heart diseases. Another factor that can cause heart diseases is sociopsychological factors. Stress is also another factor that causes heart diseases. Social upheaval. This is yet another factor that leads to heart diseases. If you consume more of A, the body produces less of A, or there's a feedback loop to reduce it back down to normal Endothelial layer. This is a protective layer found in the blood vessels which protect any harmful stuff from getting into the blood and damaging the whole body system and also it is slippery which means that no harmful stuff can stick itself there. The cholesterol from outside sources can't get into the brain because the brain manufactures its own cholesterol since it has glial cells, they manufacture cholesterol and that's one of their functions. If you lower the LDL level, it reduces the risk of stroke by a small amount. Primary prevention, you haven't already had a heart attack stroke and or something else like angina there is no increase in life expectancy for men or women and for women this has no impact on cardiovascular disease.   BEST MOMENTS “Don’t eat saturated fat as your cholesterol level is the most important factor behind heart diseases.” “1% fall in cholesterol level leads to a 2% drop in cardiovascular diseases.” “Cholesterol doesn't cause heart disease.” “The higher your LDL level was, the less likely you were to get cardiovascular disease and the longer you are likely to live.” “Saturated fat and cholesterol are unrelated chemicals.” “If you consume more of A, the body produces less of A, or there's a feedback loop to reduce it back down to normal.” “America was the first country to suffer the first, apparently the first epidemic of heart disease.” VALUABLE RESOURCES The Great Cholesterol Con A Statin Nation blog  ABOUT THE GUEST Dr Malcolm Kendrick graduated in medicine and now lives and works in sunny Cheshire as a General Practitioner. He has always tried to question received wisdom where it seems flawed which, to him, seems to be all over the place. He wrote The Great Cholesterol Con and more recently, A Statin Nation as it became clear that the accepted ideas on diet, cholesterol and heart disease were bunk. He has his own blog where he discusses a wide range of health issues. He tries to live according to his own philosophy on health which is simple. Enjoy life, enjoy friends and family, do a bit of exercise, and don't worry too much.  Learn more about The Great Cholesterol Con here Learn more about A Statin Nation here ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. CONTACT METHOD Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net/ If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

In this inspirational episode from Enduring Health, Dr Shan Hussain speaks with James Wells about his amazing life journey and the links between his approach to martial arts and dominating cancer. James Wells, international karate athlete and two-time cancer survivor has competed for major titles both domestically and overseas since he was a teenager, winning silverware at world level. Before his exploits in business or his successes as an athlete and fighter, James is proud most of all to call himself a survivor.  James describes how he defied the odds, regaining his physical prowess and representing his country again less than 18 months later.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Karate is a martial art that requires not just physical strength but also emotional and mental strength. The discipline required is huge and demands considerable mental fortitude.   Karate is an individual sport, in a competition fight it’s just you and the man opposite you. There are a number of variables which need to be solved and this requires mental strength.   There’s a lot to gain from winning, a lot to learn from defeat Being taught to review every  performance, look back, evaluate and rectify what you’ve done wrong and make sure it doesn’t happen again is vitally important. There is a stigma attached to failure and defeat and as a result we miss out on learning.   You are influenced by the people that surround you. Character in a person is everything and you need people with strength of character around you when you are going through cancer.   Support from family and friends is essential when fighting cancer and as an athlete support is vital to good performance. The best athletes have amazing support networks and family. Mental fortitude and having something to live for makes a huge difference family and friends provide the strength and make it possible to look forward.   It’s important to set short term and long term goals. Write them down so they are there and can be ticked off clearly showing progress. People can forget how to grow and  don’t acknowledge the stimulus around them or take on board its role in their growth.   Competing with cancer is a movement with the long term goal of implementing exercise structures  for cancer patients. It seeks to include exercise therapy as a treatment for every cancer patient.   The processes that can be used to dominate cancer are essentially the same processes as those used by athletes and can be used by any one.     BEST MOMENTS   “What I did have was tremendous determination.”   “I looked at it (cancer) as a challenge, a fight.”   “I’d go again, I’d keep going and when I failed twice in a row I kept going and went again.”   “Surrounded myself with the right sort of people.”   “Mental fortitude and having something to live for makes a huge difference.”   “I had the mental and emotion strength of  an athlete.”     VALUABLE RESOURCES   The Primal Cure: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Primal-Cure-Avoid-Being-Statistic/dp/1999907132/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1544980820&sr=8-2&keywords=primal+cure   Competing With Cancer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1h97Gz8JOI   ABOUT THE HOST Enduring Health: Our mission is to empower our listeners to learn more about how to easily improve wellbeing, energy, vitality and performance.   GUEST BIOGRAPHY James was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia at the age of 21 and twice battled the disease, first in 2010 and again 2011. He spent a staggering 286 days in hospital in just 15 months as an inpatient and beat the illness when a stem-cell transplant from his younger sister saved his life.  After total body irradiation and 11 courses of chemotherapy, he was told he might never be fit to fight again due to the effects of intensive treatment. Seven years on, James is still competing for England, is an inspiring motivational speaker and is at the forefront of the Primal Cure movement: believing in the power of good exercise and a healthy diet to promote a healthy lifestyle.   CONTACT METHOD HOST – Enduring Health  www.patreon.com/enduringhealth   Dr Shan Hussain interviewer https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-shan-hussain/?originalSubdomain=uk   https://twitter.com/drshanhussain?lang=en   https://en-gb.facebook.com/drshanhussain/   https://www.amazon.com/Dr.-Shan-Hussain/e/B01NBYO8MJ     INTERVIEWEE –James Wells LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-wells-2807/?originalSubdom   Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/JamesWellsKarate/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesCRWells/media?lang=en   Website:www.jameswellsspeaking.com   Follow The Primal Cure movement @theprimalcure and www.primalcure.com  Support the show.

Welcome back to another episode of Enduring Health with your host Dr Shan Hussain. In this episode, Shan talks with Ice Cold Chef John Joyce about his personal journey where he lost 3 stone in 6 months. Their conversation takes them from the origins of the Ice Cold Chef, to how his change in diet has dramatically helped Johns wife’s with her MS. John goes on to share some wonderful recipes which could help you too eat healthy over the Christmas period. Tune in now, to hear more.   Key Takeaways Where did Ice Cold Chef come from? Ten years ago my wife was diagnosed the MS, which meant that she no longer could cook. Because of this, my wife taught me to cook. I failed to make lasagne and we had a little argument so my wife then told me to get a cold beer out of the fridge. I then launched the twitter account and chose Ice Cold Chef as my handle. From those humble beginnings, that’s where the project came from. What Did You Learn From Your Wife? My wife's food was amazing so the standard of cooking I was used to was very high. I could only cook cheese on toast beforehand. I started with the slow cooker and then moving onto lasagne and soups. Over a few months in the Spring, my wife said that you were ok and could be left on my own. I felt like I had cracked it. What Are The Health Benefits of the Diet That You Are Cooking? Six months ago we were eating lots of bread, pasta, and other carbs. At that time I was diagnosed with prediabetes. Because of that, I needed to sort my diet out, to beat the diagnosis. That night I put a tweet out for recipes from some of my mentor chefs. From then I started on a low carb diet which has almost cured diabetes. It’s also really helped my wife's MS. For years we have had disturbed sleep every night, but with the low carb diet, we have had a good night’s sleep for over 200 continuous nights for the first time. Losing Three Stone In Weight In Six Months. Both my wife and I have lost 3 stone in six months by eating the low carb diet. We start each day with a smoothie and that keeps us going until lunch. At lunch we have leftovers. We have found that our plate sizes have shrunk dramatically and we don’t eat like we used to. The good fats we are eating mean we are fuller quicker. Which Symptoms Of Your Wifes MS Have Improved? The MS fatigue has reduced drastically, the night tremors have ended, the strength of her body core has now been improved. She can sit up now without the MS band which she has worn around her waist for years. Small things like she has movement in her right foot and the dry flaking skin has stopped. She is now the picture of health. What Is Your Advice In Approaching Christmas, Which Can Be An Unhealthy Time Of Year? It’s all about preparation, you have to prep ahead. You won’t be able to get to Christmas eve and get it all done then. I make my own chocolates using dark chocolate with almonds. I’m going to use celeriac instead of potato. Decide what you are going to eat beforehand and use a slow cooker to free up space in your oven. How Do You Make Green Cabbage Interesting? These simple steps can make your cabbage both healthy and really tasty. Remove the stalks. Pan over medium heat with extra virgin olive oil. Season this up with Basil, Oregano, and Coriander Add garlic and butter five minutes before the end. Maybe add some bacon a the end. What Would You Say To A Cynic? I do sometimes get some brutal opinions on social media. My answer is always that nothing has helped as much ten years as changing our diet. It’s taken 27 years to get the medicine to make the MS relapsing and remit and it’s going to take another 27 years to cure it. We had nothing to lose at this point, the cards had been dealt. There is nothing that we have done in the ten years previous that has changed things so drastically than the diet change in the last 6 months Can You Share A Simple Recipe? As a replacement for bread which is something that a lot of people crave when they give it up. Wraps can be a really great healthy replacement. Whisk together almond flour and one egg with grated parmesan Add Parsley, Basil and any other herb that you want to use. Add a teaspoon of flat-seed. Have your pan on medium heat and treat this like a pancake. Add some extra virgin oil. Add to the pan with some grated parmesan on top When there is air bubbles place the pan underneath the grill Then slide onto the plate when brown. You can make a batch together and place them in the freezer for a quick meal later. What Does the future hold? We have big plans for the website, bringing different experts on board such as a Mindfulness Coach, and other chefs. There will be lots more video content on the site to try and help others. Everything we do is trying to help others. Best Moments ‘I can cook anything now.’ ‘I lost 3 stones in 6 months.’ ‘My energy levels went through the roof.’ ‘My wife’s MS fatigue has drastically reduced.’ ‘Small changes in your diet can have huge improvements.’ ‘Simple as eating real foods.’ ‘Get your veg first on your plate, and make room for the other stuff.’ ‘I don’t boil any vegetables, only use the pan.’ ‘We use a positive mindset to have the ability to get off the hamsters wheel.’ ‘Give people a little tip to change their lives for the better.’ About the Host: Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. Contact Method Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website athttp://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth About The Guest: John Joyce Around 10 years ago my wife Bev (MrsJ as she is known across social media) was diagnosed with secondary progressive MS. It soon became apparent I would have to learn to cook as the progressive MS condition was taking hold. I had never cooked before, Bev had always done it and was exceptional at it, as we enjoyed foods from all around the world. That's when my lessons started in the home, Bev teaching me at weekends as I prepared meals for the coming week.   One Saturday afternoon I was trying to make a lasagne, it just wasn't happening for me, looking back now I know I wanted to achieve it quicker but couldn't I didn't have the knowledge. Bev and I had a disagreement over how it should be cooked. A lager and glass of wine later, we finished the lasagne that night and enjoyed the meal. At this time, Twitter had just started and I had the idea of updating the food I was cooking, and keeping in touch with the outside world to share my new found passion for cooking. Within a couple of weeks, professional chefs had picked up my tweets along with other restaurant/supplier contacts and then the real mentoring started. Chefs sending me knowledge and pictures of food to try, always pushing me out from my comfort zone and into a new area of cooking. The end result, being a greater control of our lives and food choices. It wasn't long after that many carers started to contact me about my meals and asking for advice. That's when Ice Cold Chef was born, a passion for the Ketogenic diet and my desire to share my meals which are simple and achievable by all of us. Contact Method Website: https://www.icecoldchef.com Support the show.

Welcome back to another episode of Enduring Health with your host Dr. Shan Hussain. In this week's episode Shan interviews TV doctor and founder of Carb Dodging, Dr. Dan Maggs. They talk through the journey of how Dan made small changes in his life and diet to drastically improve his health and wellbeing. The conversation takes them from Dan’s background to how he came to found Carb Dodging. Learn how you can help to improve your health and wellbeing with some simple lifestyle changes. Key Takeaways “Something changed when I went skiing. I saw a man spooning butter into his coffee.” Dan was always taught at medical school how saturated fats were really bad for us and spoke to this gentleman about his diet, but ended up learning about how weight loss is less about calories, and more about insulin. “Having A Low Carb-High Fat Diet really helped me.” After 6 weeks of this diet, Dan felt more energised and because it felt different to the other diets, he continued with it. He lost an incredible 23 kg in six months, and a total of 30kg to date. “Are doctors taught effectively about nutrition? There were certainly lectures around malnutrition but never to the same degree about good nutrition.” Dan highlights that doctors need to spend more time in prevention and less on firefighting illness. Nutrition is a great place to start. “We need a global change to dietary approaches.” There are serious forces against good nutrition in the case of big business and pharmacy who have billion dollar advertising budgets. But there seems to be a change in mindset and a creation of a movement at the moment. There are improvements that can be made, and with better diets we can stop certain medications including statins. Some people just need more help and education. Dan highlights how this can be difficult within his day to day job. So he started writing an internet course, and feels the internet will be a massive disrupter in this area through sharing of information. Dan is working with a recipe creator in developing nutritious meals that are all low in carbohydrates. Best Moments: ‘50% of what you learn in medical school changes by the time your graduate.’ ‘I tried every almost diet going.’ ‘Weight loss is less about calories and more about hormones.’ ‘Don’t fear the fat.’ ‘The National Health Service is more like a national illness service.’ ‘I wish that we as doctors could be having that nutrition conversation with patients.’ ‘Always keep things as simple as possible.’ ‘Higher cholesterol in older patients may be positive according to some research.’ ‘We have to rediscover our cooking skills again.’ ‘We are in absolute control of what goes into the pan if we home cook.’ About the Host: Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. Contact Method Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/enduringhealth About The Guest In this episode, I speak with Dr. Dan Maggs, general practitioner, television doctor and founder of Carb Dodging, helping people live longer, leaner, healthier lives. Dan struggled with his weight throughout his life and by the time he qualified as a GP in his early 30s, he was officially obese. Despite feeling embarrassed about this (“after all, who wants to take advice from an fat doctor!”) he had tried all the standard advice on weight loss without any lasting effect. A chance encounter in 2016 led Dan to look at weight loss in an entirely different way. Within 6 months he’d normalised his weight and changed his view of medicine as a whole. He now hopes to help others have the same life-changing transformation by sharing his knowledge via his YouTube channel and his website www.carbdodging.com. Dan describes his experience through medical school, explaining how the half-life of our medical knowledge is rapidly falling in light of so many advances in science and medicine. He talks about a simple approach that he took after learning more about insulin, carbohydrates and essential fatty acids that enabled him to release 26lbs (12kg) of excess weight in just six weeks. Whilst Dan is a qualified doctor, the information here is not a substitute for the medical advice of your general practitioner. Please regularly consult with your physician in matters relating to your health, particularly with respect to any symptoms that may require diagnosis or immediate medical attention. Due to the variance of individuals’ lifestyles and bodies, the methods elaborated on here are not guaranteed to produce your desired result; therefore, the podcast creators, host and guest do not assume any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by the choice to implement any of the described health strategies. All opinions are our own and not representative of any other institution, organisation or governing body. Contact Method Dan can be contacted through @drdanmaggs on all social media. Web Links: www.carbdoding.com www.youtube.com/drdanmaggs Support the show. Support the show.

This episode features an interview with Gareth Presch, CEO and Founder of The World Health Innovation Summit. We discuss how taking a salutogenic approach to person-centred health really is the key to supporting wellbeing across individuals, organisations and communities. Gareth describes his story about how a single Tweet in 2014 led to a global movement today with the support of the United Nations to: Help grow our economies (globally, nationally and locally) Take pressures off our health and social services (staff and resources) Create healthier and happier populations (improve people’s health and wellbeing) Restore the balance to the environment Create equal and safe opportunities Support the most vulnerable people in our society Aside from all these, discover also what’s the future for the World Health Innovation Summit. Gareth is excited to share their future plans to do more and reach more people. KEY TAKEAWAYS What is the salutogenic approach? “Salutogenesis is Aaron Antonovsky’s health tier goals. In contrast to pathogenic, we look for wellness factors instead of risk.” It started with a tweet. It was already 3 years ago when he tweeted and invited people if they would be interested in coming to Carlisle, Cumbria o share knowledge. He got a surprising response from the community. World Health Innovation System (WHIS) is broken down into 5 areas: kids, workplace, elderly, technology, and environmental. What do kids learn about health and wellness? Kids learn about looking after themselves and managing their emotions. There are so many programs that hone the physical health of kids, but this time, WHIS wanna concentrate on teaching kids be in touch & take care of their emotional side. WHIS has become an international global movement which grew through social media. He prides on their business plan which helps them develop as an organisation. Also, 20% of their revenue is reinvested in the community directly. What’s the future for WHIS? Gareth envisions them to be a global platform for health and social care. He wants WHIS to be worldwide-known in the next 5 years and continuously help people. BEST MOMENTS “Work with people that work well with you. Understand the concepts to join & help others in a collaborative way… The further you collaborate, the further you go.” “The whole idea is to create new opportunities, generate income streams, and reinvest those income streams back to the community.” VALUABLE RESOURCES World Health Innovation Summit (WHIS) 17 Sustainable Development Goals World Economic Forum National Health Service (NHS) ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. ABOUT THE GUEST Gareth Presch is a social entrepreneur who believes in sharing knowledge. He is the CEO and Founder of The World Health Innovation Summit (#WHIS) which aims to inspire, innovate, and share knowledge to improve healthcare while stimulating vibrant communities. He has experience working in public, private, and voluntary healthcare settings in the NHS and abroad. He is also the former Chief Officer of the National Haemophilia Council, a statutory body in Ireland. He was the winner of the Carlisle Living Innovation award (2016), Special Recognition Award Zenith Global Healthcare (2016), and is the Leadership Fellow St. George’s House, Windsor Castle (UK). CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/enduringhealth Gareth Presch Gareth’s Twitter Gareth’s LinkedIn Support the show.

It’s essential you create yourself a stress-free environment. Why so? In the first-ever episode of the Enduring Health Podcast, learn from Dr Shan Hussain about the importance of social health alongside the physical and mental health of each. He also shares how his book, “The Big Prescription”, can help you have excellent overall health. Learn the three simple principles that can help us to improve physical, mental and social health. We look at lifestyle factors from diet and exercise to mindfulness and environmental interactions, and how these can all potentially show up in our overall health and wellbeing. Our social environment is also what shapes who we are, especially our attitudes, behaviours, and beliefs. The content is from an interview held by Steve Bennett, CEO of Primal Cure TV, and you can watch the full interview on our website www.thehealthstudio.net. KEY TAKEAWAYS The three areas that need to look for in our health are physical, mental, and social – basically your body, mind, and environment. If there’s an imbalance in one of the areas, our health can decline. We can prevent chronic diseases if we consider improving our environmental conditions. Stress is NOT the problem; the problem is how we handle it. Switch to a healthier diet and lifestyle. Exercise and surround yourself with supportive people. Do mindful activities like meditation, cooking, reading, etc. How do you avoid stress-free workplaces? You, yourself, should be conscious & responsible for how you respond or communicate with your co-workers. People easily detect the vibration of someone who’s continuously stressed or emotionally overwhelmed. According to a Harvard Medical School Study conducted in 2013, 96% of senior leaders report burnout. Dr Hussain recommends 7-9 hours of sleep. Having too little and too much sleep is bad for your health. He also suggests that you have a cut-off time on technology from 8 pm onwards. BEST MOMENTS “Only in maybe the last decade or two that mental health has really started to get the attention it deserves, and I think social health will be the one that people will start to talk about and really recognize how and who we’re interacting within our environment and how that shows up in our overall health and well-being.” “Stress is associated with so many chronic conditions.” “Great healthcare doesn’t start with doctors and nurses. It starts with the US and how we’re looking after ourselves.” “Just taking a walk out in nature getting in the environment and just being present and mindful in that situation… That’s really the emphasis that I would want to give.” VALUABLE RESOURCES The Big Prescription: Balancing The Three Principles of Enduring Health by Dr Shan Hussain World Health Organization (WHO) National Health Service (NHS) Primal Cure ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. CONTACT METHOD Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/enduringhealth Support the show.

In today’s episode of the Enduring Health Podcast, our guest, Mark Bryant, the CEO of Energise Academy, lets us into his secret on how he beat cancer. Mark was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Since then, he decided he wants to take control of his health, not only for himself but also his family. And after seeing immense progress in his health ever since, he also wants to share how he did it to you. One of the takeaways from the discussion is to focus on a healthy natural approach regarding your diet and lifestyle. Of course, this isn’t a substitute for the medical advice for your doctor, but this is always an excellent add-on to your medications. You can improve your quality of life by choosing to stay away from toxins, eating natural foods, and exercising daily. KEY TAKEAWAYS His healing journey: Physical – eating healthy foods, removing toxins by cleansing, doing sensible exercise, having good restorative rest, hydrate, taking supplements Dr Shan believes that stress is one of the root causes of non-genetic diseases. It’s best that we learn how to manage and release stress when it comes. Having a healthy lifestyle can help. What tough decisions did Mark make? Choosing to make the holistic approach: changing his lifestyle Wanting to stay with his doctor in the UK rather than get treatments in the US Don’t just stick into medical procedures, also explore what the natural approach can offer. There are limitations that medications can achieve. Having a positive mindset, healthy diet & lifestyle can significantly help. Mark started Energise Academy to accompany people in their different journeys, not necessarily through illnesses. People can also directly experience on healthy diet & lifestyle. BEST MOMENTS “We gotta mimic some of those communities that have got a high number of centenarians… It’s looking at how we can make almost the lifestyle choices they get naturally in their environment.” “When somebody believes they will get well, they will get well. Those people with a positive mindset tend to recover faster.” “Sometimes, NO is a complete sentence.” VALUABLE RESOURCES Energise Academy The Big Prescription: Balancing The Three Principles of Enduring Health by Dr Shan Hussain ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. ABOUT THE GUEST Back in 2015, Mark Bryant went from being a successful CEO to suddenly receiving a cancer diagnosis with an outlook of six months. At the age of 37, he embarked upon one of the most toxic cancer treatments humans are exposed to, a full intensity stem cell transplant involving high dose chemotherapy and full body radiotherapy. To support his recovery, he began a journey of education around natural health, exploring nutrition, fitness and stress control, and he began to realise how he had played a significant part in creating this cancer. Three years later, Mark is in remission and has also founded the Energise Academy to help share what he has learned on his journey in the hope that it will enrich the lives of others. His goal is to provide the guidance and support to over 1 million families within the next 3 years. CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/enduringhealth Mark Bryant Mark’s LinkedIn Energise Academy   Support the show.

You’ve bought every diet book, studied every ingredient of your food, and followed every step in the recipe, but nothing is happening – you’re not losing weight and still feeling weak. It’s time to learn about the 12 Core Principles of Mother Nature’s Diet in today’s episode of the Enduring Health Podcast. Dr Shan talks to Karl Whitfield, the CEO of Mother Nature’s Diet. Before Karl became satisfied with his healthy diet & lifestyle, he also was following what the ‘experts’ in the media are telling. So, what worked for him? It’s important to note that what works for him might not work for you. What he advises you to do is to learn about the 12 Core Principles, try them out, and stick with what works for you. As they, one size does not fit all! Alongside a healthy natural diet, a good lifestyle also is helpful. Stay away from vices, toxins, and other negativities. Do physical activities every day and learn to enjoy them. KEY TAKEAWAYS Managing stress better is the key to maintain better health & well-being. When you’re stressed, your immune system goes into a state where it tries to fight everything. According to Karl, we are living in a tidal wave of auto-immune conditions. It can be attributed to our inner environment. Generally, we’re eating a diet higher in unnatural substances. The 12 Cores of Mother Nature’s Diet are not specific. Karl suggests to try them out and observe what works for you. One size does not fit all. Group 1: Taking out the things that aren’t serving you. Refined sugar is a mild poison. It contains anti-nutrient substances. Group 2: Consume natural foods. Group 3: Spend time outdoors and get a dose of sunshine. The healthcare & nutrition industry should agree on the things that people should eat and shouldn’t eat. The contradicting claims around the media are making the people confused. So, they resort to not caring at all most of the time. BEST MOMENTS “When I teach people about healthy living… I’m not the credentialed expert in that way; I’m the guy with the life experience that actually did it.” “It’s different for everyone depending on where there’s starting from, what their end goals are & that unique person’s makeup history genetic.” “You’ll die faster if you eat nothing but sugar than if you allow yourself to starve to death.” “Find something you do enjoy and enjoy doing it daily.” “Weight loss isn’t always a physical problem; sometimes, it’s an emotional problem.” “Stay away from your dementors… Avoid them, they’re not good for your energy.” VALUABLE RESOURCES 12 Core Principles To learn more about Karl’s story and incredible work, please visit mothernaturesdiet.com. To watch Robert Waldinger’s Ted Talk as referenced by Karl, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI. ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. ABOUT THE GUEST “Take your health seriously, before something serious takes your health.” Mother Nature's Diet was started by Karl Whitfield in 2011, borne out of a combination of his passion for healthy living, his own personal health transformation and his frustration with the endless confusion and complexity that pervades the worlds of weight loss, health and well-being. Karl fought with excess weight for over 20 years, yo-yo dieting in and out of obesity for two decades. He smoked for 20 years, was a heavy drinker for 26 years and suffered nasal conditions and skin conditions that had him taking prescription medications for 17 years. Karl turned his poor health around, lost 101 pounds of fat (that's 46 kilos, or 7 stone 3), quit smoking and drinking, cleaned up his life, came off his medications, cured his own health problems and became passionately obsessed with all things health and nutrition. He got fit, ran a dozen marathons, became a qualified Personal Trainer and read over 840 books and research papers on all aspects of health, disease prevention, nutrition, ageing and longevity. In all that reading, it was Karl's frustration at the mass of seemingly-contradictory opinions on almost every aspect of health and fitness, that led him to develop the 12 Core Principles of Mother Nature's Diet. CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/enduringhealth Karl Whitfield Mother Nature’s Diet Karl’s Twitter Support the show.

It’s better to understand everything about food first rather than follow what everyone else is telling you to eat. This episode of the Enduring Health Podcast features an interview with Steve Bennett, serial entrepreneur, author and founder of Primal Cure TV, the UK’s only televised health channel. Steve shares his personal journey from obesity to successfully losing over 40lbs in a few months after discovering a natural approach to health as documented in his new book “The Primal Cure”. He quickly developed a passionate interest and fascination around all matters relating to health after realising that much of the conventional advice we receive around health is inaccurate. Steve's describes how we can drastically reduce our chances of suffering from diabetes, heart disease and mental illness by adopting a simple holistic approach to health, wellbeing and happiness. KEY TAKEAWAYS Steve believes he’s being cheated by the system. No matter how much he follows every way of losing fat – exercising, competing in sports, etc., he remained overweight. “Big companies have an obligation to their shareholders to make profit… Your obligation is to maximise profit regardless of health.” It’s diet, environment, and lifestyle that affects our health. Have a good diet. Avoid toxins as much as you can. Live as natural as you can. Do mindful breathing. It’s not true that it’s bad for your health that you skip meals or do fasting. When the body’s not eating, the body goes into a self-repairing state. Metabolism actually speeds up to make sure we eat the next day. If you’re planning to do any kind of fasting, make sure to consult your doctor. Primal Cure is about allowing the body to do what it’s designed to do. Treat your body like a car so to make the engine run smoothly, you have to put in the right kind of fuel. “The Primal Cure" will be published on 5th December 2018 and features an introduction from Sir Richard Branson, foreword by Dr David Unwin and several endorsements by many practising doctors. To discover more about "The Primal Cure", please visit: https://bit.ly/2PK1uB4 BEST MOMENTS “Eat what the body’s designed to eat, not what corporate organisations are trying to make you eat.” “25 minutes of walking every day can add 7 years to your life.” “We’re designed to miss meals. You’re designed to fast. How you choose how to fast should be around your lifestyle.” “Think about what’s your body is designed to run on.” VALUABLE RESOURCES Primal Cure Primal Cure: The secret to weight loss & a healthy long life that government, food & pharmaceutical corporations might not want us to know. By Steve Bennett Double The Goodness Campaign National Health Service (NHS) ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. ABOUT THE GUEST Steve Bennett is the co-founder of Gems TV and the CEO of Primal Cure TV. Primal Cure is a natural approach towards healthy living just by looking at an individual’s diet and lifestyle. He is also the author of “The Primal Cure” which can help you attain a natural diet and lifestyle. CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/enduringhealth Steve Bennett Primal Cure Support the show.

When you’re in the healthcare sector, i.e. a doctor, you’re always on call and on shifting schedules with so many responsibilities. It becomes stressful. Unfortunately, no pill that can help you remove stress. In this episode of the Enduring Health Podcast, I speak with The Third Eye Doctor, also known as Dr. Haidar Al-Hakim. Haidar has been relieving doctors of burnout for almost one and a half years now. Haidar and I talk in a very candid manner about our own experiences of stress after working in healthcare for almost two decades each, and he describes several different approaches that people can quickly adapt to manage and avoid burnout. Remember that there’s a difference between releasing and escaping stress. Always choose to release stress whenever possible. While enjoyable, please note this conversation may involve the use of language that has the potential to offend. If you are of fragile disposition concerning the use of profanities, please skip over this episode. All opinions are our own and not representative of any other institution, organisation or governing body. KEY TAKEAWAYS Haidar shares that despite all the trauma he experienced, the stress and challenges he faces as a doctor still surprises him sometimes. It’s vital that there is someone who can help you get you the rough times – someone who can listen to your stories and push you to keep going. You can be physically or psychologically burnt-out, but for Haidar, it was the spiritual burnout that’s difficult for him. His purpose and passion change in life. Introspection is important to check in with your energy levels. You know the roots and causes of everything that’s happening internally & externally. Exercise is a MUST. It’s not just to keep your body healthy and fit, but also to have clarity of mind. For Haidar, new ideas come whenever he’s, for example, on the treadmill. He gets so much inspiration after he does these kinds of physical activities. “Humility is a powerful way to reduce stress and burnout. And the humbler you are, the more successful you are.” – Haidar From a stressed-out senior registrar to the Third Eye Doctor. It wasn’t his purpose anymore to be in the field, then he got interested in being a life coach. BEST MOMENTS “We need to be self-aware. You need to be aware of your energy levels and aware of what the other person is doing to your energy levels. It does take a bit of practice of introspection.” “Quality sleep is actually going to bed happy.” “There’s no shame in apologising. What’s important is focusing on who you are and how you’re serving.” VALUABLE RESOURCES Surgical Spirit Podcast iTunes Physician On Fire by Dr Haidar Al-hakim Brendon Burchard ABOUT THE HOST Dr Shan Hussain is an author, general practitioner, health coach, wellness advisor and ambassador to the World Health Innovation Summit. As Founder of The Health Studio and a medical doctor of 18 years, he has a special interest in health promotion and disease prevention. He works with individuals and organisations to help naturally improve health in a sustainable, holistic manner. Dr Hussain has developed several coaching and mentorship programmes designed to help reverse the symptoms of many stress-related health problems. His best-selling book, 'The Big Prescription' serves as a guide for readers to learn about evidence-based holistic health practices that create the foundation of his work. ABOUT THE GUEST Dr Haidar Al-Hakim is a practising ophthalmic surgeon who also provides coaching, mentorship, support and guidance for professionals experiencing stress-related health problems, overwhelm and burnout. He is the author of "Physician On Fire: How to Banish Burnout and Regain Control of Your Mind, Your Body, and Your Life in Just 30 Days” and he runs a successful practice in Knightsbridge, London. CONTACT METHOD Dr Shan Hussain Connect with Dr Shan Hussain through his website at http://www.thehealthstudio.net. If you would like to support our Podcast, please visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/enduringhealth Dr Haidar Al-Hakim The Third Eye Doctor Haidar’s LinkedIn Support the show.