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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 #24 – Tips for new doctors from a new doctor
Hello listeners and readers, and welcome back for another solo episode. My name is Linda (she/her) and I am working as a junior doctor. I started this podcast in the summer of 2020 while I was a medical student, and it covers all things not covered in medical school. I normally focus on health and illness, but it is important to consider those who try to improve health as well – i.e. doctors and healthcare professionals! This is an episode with tips for new junior doctors/FY1/F1 doctors in the UK! Listen to the episode below, but be sure to scroll down and read more about the different topics and find…
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WIDLIMS ep #23 – Plant-based diets in childhood and beyond with Dr Yami
I had the pleasure of welcoming Dr Yami Cazorla-Lancaster (she/her), a pediatrician in the US, to discuss the evidence around plant-based eating for children! I feel like this can be a controversial topic, in part due to the media coverage of horror stories where vegan diets go wrong and children suffer. This is episode 23 of WIDLIMS – What I Didn’t Learn in Medical School. I wanted to get Dr Yami's expertise for some of the common questions and considerations when it comes to raising little ones in a plant-forward way. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it! This episode covers... Benefits of plant-based…
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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 #20 – Nutrition in medical education with Nutritank
In today's interview, I spoke to Ally Jaffee (she/her) and Dr Iain Broadley (he/him) who founded Nutritank, a well-known UK hub for making lifestyle medicine and nutrition incorporated in medical education. We discuss.. when Ally and Iain first came across the concept of lifestyle medicine what Nutritank is, as well as their mission and previous successes and highlights why it is so difficult to get lifestyle medicine in medical school curricula in the United Kingdom why it is important for medical students and doctors to learn about nutrition, despite there being dedicated dieticians and nutritionists in our healthcare system what the concepts of culinary medicine and social prescribing involve how…
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WIDLIMS podcast ep #19 – Approaching anorexia with Best of Bettina
In this week's episode, host and final year medical student Linda is joined by Bettina from Best of Bettina, who blogs and podcasts about mental health and eating disorder recovery. This episode covers... Bettina’s own story: anorexia, diagnosis and treatment Her current attitudes and ways of coping Tips for healthcare professionals: what should they and what shouldn’t they do? As always: this is a podcast for educational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended as individual medical advice. Above is my episode. Below, is the episode where Bettina interviewed me (cool right? I felt cool). Find Bettina on her socials HERE Instagram – Best of Bettina Podcast – Best…
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WIDLIMS ep #16 – The skinny on cholesterol and diet
Listen to this episode and read the short article below to get the skinny on cholesterol and how to lower it, featuring host and final year medical student Linda (she/her). PLEASE NOTE this is a podcast episode and article for educational purposes only and should not be taken as individual medical advice. Listen to learn about... what cholesterol is what foods increase “bad” cholesterol levels what foods reduce “bad” cholesterol levels and some extra points regarding fish, triglycerides and apolipoprotein! I promise it is all in accessible language, with non-medical jargon. Consider this an overview of the topic. I would encourage further reading around this by credible organisations such as…
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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 #13: Anti-diet lifestyle approaches to PCOS with Dr Nitu Bajekal
In this week's episode, I was honoured to talk to an inspiration of mine, Dr Nitu Bajekal (she/her) about... what PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) is and how it manifests lifestyle approaches to managing PCOS symptoms AGEs, anti-inflammatory foods, benefits of a whole food plant-based dietary pattern the importance of sustainable, non-restrictive diets the role of soya in PCOS and women’s health in general why lifestyle medicine is so important to have in our toolkits Dr Nitu Bajekal’s website is absolutely brimming with resources for people with a uterus/who menstruate/are post-menopausal, and you can find it here. You can also follow her on Instagram and Twitter, where she regularly updates followers…
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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…
