Saving Lives In Slow Motion

What exactly is resilience? Is it more than being able to recover from adversity or stresses?It’s a term that has annoyed me in the past so I wanted to get under it’s belly and explore where it came from beyond flexibility and adaptability in thinking orhandling stressful situations.The work of Emmy Werner fascinates me and I try to draw out her key findings.Summary article by Dr Werner: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/1054139X92901577Dr Werner’s longitudinal study: https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1111%2Fj.1939-0025.1989.tb01636.xResilience in healthcare: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/1/e031765Mayo Clinic tips on resilence: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/resilience-training/in-depth/resilience/art-20046311Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I’ll be talking about Lifestyle Prescriptions, covering what they are and how you can make a start on generating them for yourself starting with The Symptom Web® - a really simple concept which I devised and continue to teach on Prescribing Lifestyle MedicinePrescribing Lifestyle Medicine: https://www.practiceunbound.org.uk/product/prescribinglifestylemedicine/homeGut flora and antibiotics: https://atlasbiomed.com/blog/probiotics-after-antibiotics/Caffeine and migraines: https://www.healthline.com/health/migraine/caffeine-migraineSave your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is all about consultations, their history, evolution and how to get the most out of them with your health care practitioners.Dr Michael Balint: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1464079/Dr Milton Erickson: https://www.erickson-foundation.org/ Continuity of care: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/6/e021161 The Patient Revolution: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q8YTYTG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1Consulting models for GPs: https://www.gponline.com/consultation-models-practice/article/988629Person centred care and social prescribing: https://www.rcgp.org.uk/clinical-and-research/our-programmes/about-person-centred-care.aspxSave your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're talking all about invisible illnesses, in particular long covid and the explosion in the need for mental health support.Here are some links that might be of interest:Mental health information: mind.org.ukZOE: https://covid.joinzoe.com/Long Covid: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng188A ‘pacing’ resource: https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk/uploads/24053.pdfHigh blood pressure: https://www.healthline.com/health/high-blood-pressure-hypertension#overviewRolling with resistance - https://sbirt.publichealthcloud.com/resources/images/MI%20Strategy%20-%20Roll%20with%20Resistance%20-%20Updated.pdfSave your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to episode one of Saving Lives In Slow Motion.Today I'll be talking about behaviour change, whether it's giving up smoking, exercising more or just spending less time on your phone - making a change can be difficult.I share the real reasons people change their behaviours and how you can too.Show notes: Here are some links that might be on interest.  BJ Fogg’s simple but effective method on behaviour change: https://tinyhabits.com/start-tiny/Experts, including myself, talking about behaviour change during the pandemic: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000mzm7 Neuroplasticity - how the brain changes as your behaviours change: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-brain-plasticity-2794886For more from me click hereSave your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Ayan Panja shares his perspective on the most important themes which impact our health & wellbeing and ponders on what we can do to improve our own health journeys. Bite-sized enriching episodes with an informal laid back tone which to make you sit back, think and create change.Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.