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    WIDLIMS ep #16 – The skinny on cholesterol and diet

    October 18, 2020 /

    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 podcast ep #3 – Racism in medicine with BAME Medics

    July 19, 2020
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    WIDLIMS ep #22 – Better health? Sleep on it!

    August 22, 2021
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    WIDLIMS ep #15 – Time for Plant-based Nutrition in Medicine with Dr Shireen Kassam

    October 11, 2020 /

    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

    September 27, 2020 /

    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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    August 16, 2020
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    WIDLIMS ep #11 – Powerlifting, building muscle and body image

    September 13, 2020
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