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WIDLIMS #25 – From midwife to medic with Dr Rumbi
In this week’s episode, I sat down and spoke with Rumbi, behind @rumbithemedic on Instagram and TikTok. She has an interesting background, having qualified and worked first as a midwife, then as a medical doctor in the UK. She has an interest in educating others and often does so through accessible clips and posts on social media, which is where we first connected. This episode covers a few different topics, including: Rumbi’s journey into medicine via midwivery different routes into doing a medical degree/becoming a doctor increasing accessibility to people from a range of different backgrounds, who may typically be in a worse position than middle class kids when applying…
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WIDLIMS ep #22 – Better health? Sleep on it!
In this week’s episode, I welcome the brilliant Dr Mike Farquhar (he/him) who works as a consultant paediatric sleep physician in London. This means he works with children and adolescents who have sleep difficulties! We discuss why sleep should receive more attention, how to improve sleep and challenges night shift workers face which I find is often not discussed. So what do we cover? A lot, including alien abductions and ‘caffeine naps’… But broadly, this episode covers: what sleep is, how much we need, and how to tell what your sleep quality is like ‘hacks’ for better sleep – and the role of caffeine sleep routines for night shift workers,…
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WIDLIMS ep #15 – Time for Plant-based Nutrition in Medicine with Dr Shireen Kassam
In this week's episode, I chat to the amazing Dr Shireen Kassam (she/her) who is a consultant haematologist, as well as founder and president of Plant-Based Health Professionals (a CIC in the UK) and facilitator of the UK's first university-based Plant-based nutrition course (and she regularly reviews and updates it!). We talk about... why plant-based nutrition education is needed the evidence behind consuming more plants and less animal products how she counsels her patients, including those recently diagnosed with cancer, to make lifestyle changes wider issues: human and planetary health, social inequalities, the NHS and some of the problems with how our governments and healthcare systems are structured Find out…
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WIDLIMS ep #12 – We need to understand this about carbohydrates
In this week's episode, host and final year medical student Linda (she/her) discusses carbohydrates and dispels carb-phobic myths. We discuss... what carbohydrates are, and why ‘carbohydrates’ is a term encompassing a vast amount of foods and is not specific enough when talking about ‘cutting carbs’ insulin resistance and diabetes – what most people misunderstand how insulin resistance comes about and can be reversed, including the role of dietary fat, stored fat and intramyocellular lipids how insulin resistance can be managed and improved, and type 2 diabetes reversed with plant-based diets high in carbohydrates (!) but low in fat, according to the science Mentioned in the episode Please note that all…
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WIDLIMS episode #10 – Being active bystanders when witnessing injustice
In today's Solo Sunday Short, host Linda goes over some top tips she learned at an Active Bystander training session, which may prove useful in any situation where you witness discrimination. We cover... the 4 D’s framework and when and how to use it Mentioned in the episode Active Bystander training http://www.activebystander.co.uk/ iHollaBack website with resources 4D framework description https://www.ihollaback.org/resources/ further resources https://www.ihollaback.org/bystander-resources/ Useful do’s and don’ts leaflet https://www.afsc.org/sites/default/files/documents/bystander%20intervention%20infographic.pdf I think we have come across some uncomfortable truths as part of topics discussed so far in various episodes of WIDLIMS, such as pain of womxn and BIPOC people being dismissed or normalized and racial discrimination and microagressions. We all know…
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WIDLIMS podcast ep #7 – Weight stigma and obesity: what is known vs what is done – Dr Stuart Flint, Professor of the Psychology of Obesity
In this week's episode, I was delighted to talk to Dr Stuart Flint, an expert on weight stigma and obesity. This discussion was super interesting, and raised points I had not even considered myself. You can expect to hear us talk about... what weight stigma is and how it manifests whether weight stigma is justified to ‘tackle’ obesity – is obesity not a ‘problem’ after all? how language and attitudes when it comes to higher weight status differs to those in for example cancer what the science has shown (for years!) about approaches to managing health the UK government’s ‘wake-up call’ obesity strategy launched in July 2020 You can find…
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WIDLIMS podcast ep #6 – Intuitive Eating 101
In this short solo Sunday episode, I attempt to define intuitive eating for you by covering its 10 principles. We talk about how: intuitive eating was coined by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch (two white middle class women basing it on their practice as dieticians in the US) intuitive eating is an alternative to dieting and mindless eating many find themselves engaging in intuitive eating principles matter for medical doctors too the 10 principles as defined by its founders Mentioned in the episode Intuitive Eating official website: click HERE for intuitiveeating.org 10 principles here evidence-base supporting intuitive eating here Intuitive Eating book by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch (I highly…
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WIDLIMS Podcast ep #2 – Behind the microphone with host Linda
This is the first solo Sunday episode with me, Linda (she/her), the host and creator of WIDLIMS - What I Didn't Learn in Medical School. I chat about... who I am, where I am from and my reasons for creating WIDLIMS my “biases” and outlook on health the show format going forward how to get in touch with me for feedback and general comments DISCLAIMER: I am not a qualified doctor, and any information given in the podcast is for educational & entertainment purposes only. Seek medical advice that is tailored to your situation from a qualified healthcare professional! Remember to follow me @widlims on Instagram and Twitter. This website…
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WIDLIMS Podcast ep #1 – Why Lifestyle Medicine should be mainstream with Dr Rob Lawson
New podcast episode with Dr Rob Lawson from the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine In this episode, I chat to Dr Rob Lawson (he/him) about... what lifestyle medicine is lifestyle medicine and Covid-19 why we should all care about it how the current model of teaching in medical school is missing out crucial information to tomorrow’s doctors his vision for a lifestyle medicine curriculum – soon reality? Dr Rob Lawson is a retired GP heavily involved in various lifestyle medicine organisations – you can find out more about him and his work here. The British Society of Lifestyle Medicine website may be accessed here, and they are also on Facebook…
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The WIDLIMS concept
Are you tired of struggling with your health? Do you feel poorly understood or judged by friends & family, the general public or healthcare professionals? In this episode, final year medical student Linda introduces her WIDLIMS concept. My name is Linda, I’m a final year medical student and the host of WIDLIMS – What I Didn’t Learn in Medical School. In a nutshell, this is a platform for discussing topics which are crucial to health, but simply not taught, glossed over or approached from the wrong angles in medicine and public discourse. My own knowledge combined with valuable input from guests provides you with accessible and most importantly empowering evidence-based…
