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A Face For RadioA Face For RadioFrom Civil Engineer to Asking the Important Questions About Health - Mike DilkeMike Dilke from UK Health Radio and Mix 92.6 FM is our latest guest! Mark Murphy chats to Mike about how he went from being a Civil Engineer to broadcasting on both stations. They also discuss his new book, which you can buy now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cut-Crap-Questions-Matter-Health/dp/1786456516/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.olW9msbCJ3T3GvQNZiJ2e48fgy07K7lRUDWBb1rICM7C2Sv22VdO6nI6gCsJsccvWt0Ev2kI3ecxd5mFpKmKDAyf19rqwp8yOe8-5G-buULJks8JCs6TTU9cdS3t8DyC8N753-IdTAdg-9X6_jI8pjPqS-sS-5Q5BojorcRU1qlnrG4-lrY9BaRIikXqzFRT.gdYN7WFl0aKj4yUmOGwrGT9fXKyTHG9xr-Z8CrtW7...2024-12-1037 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowSafi has endured civil war, extreme hunger, obesity and bariatric surgery.Safi's experiences as a child with civil war, hunger and being a refugee contributed to her disordered eating habits. She went through bariatric surgery and a prolonged battle to control her weight. She was successful and now helps others. 2024-07-0340 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowHappy Hormones Happy You - Help With Balancing Hormones From Dr MilliDr Milli gives advice on balancing your hormones to help with weight loss, energy, brain fog, lobido, menopause - all kinds of things. 2024-06-2632 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowBOSH Talk About Sustainable FoodThe guys from BOSH provide plenty of ideas on vegan food. In this show we discuss their career, their name, food sustainability and plenty more. 2024-06-1233 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowWhat Is The Cancer Ethnicity Treatment Gap and Then Being An Elite SprinterIs there an ethnicity treatment gap when it comes to cancer and what might be the causes? Then I chat with an olympic hopeful and elite sprinter Desiree Henry. 2024-06-0533 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowTracee Stanley Used To Produce Action Movies - Now She Teaches Meditation and RestTracee Stanley is a wonderful guest - great stories of life as a film producer. You will WANT to work on getting more rest and just feel a bit more relaxed after listening to her. 2024-05-2942 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowConcerned about food intolerances? Then listen hereFood intolerance testing is now quite accessible to many people. See if it may help you with issues such as grumbling guts, bloating, IBS and excema. 2024-05-2233 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowSpot and avoid skin cancer with Dr Christian Jessen, then does obesity matter?With more sunshine on the way keeping aware of our skin and possible cancers is very important. Dr Christian Jessen talks about an easy way to do that. Then dietitian, Helen Bond has a suggestion to lose weight. 2024-05-1545 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowWhat is digital health and is it good for us with Dr Rachael KentWe can get apps for lots of things to do with our health, wearables measure all kinds of health related things and symptom analysis tells us what we ailments we have. Is the end result good for us? 2024-05-0835 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowTyler West on e-waste and Dr Zoe Willims on exercise watches - lots of chat from them both as well!Tyler and I talk about e-waste and his London Marathon hopes (beating my time mainly!) and lots more, then what an exercise watch can help you with plus her new lifestyle with Dr Zoe Williams. 2024-05-0143 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowIs Manuka Honey Really Good For You? Find Out HereWhat is it that makes manuka honey good for you and is there any proof? Listen here to find out. 2024-04-2436 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowA Way To Detect Skin Cancers Early And Exhibitors I Met At The Everything Electric ShowSkin Vision is an app that uses your smart phone to analyse marks, moles, freckles etc to see if they are cancerous and require a visit to a doctor. Then I chat to some of the people I met at the Everything Electric Show in London. 2024-04-1746 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowA Chat With A General Practitioner From My Local SurgeryEver wanted a long chat with your GP about a wide range range of health topics but it wasn't possible - listen to this. We talk about staying healthier, digital health, symptom trackers, transforming behaviours, health resources etc 2024-04-1038 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowCan Tech Really Make Health Provision More Effective And Help The NHS?I talk with an NHS surgeon who is literally at the sharp end of providing care in the NHS. He gives some example where technology can help to save a lot of time and money and make things more efficient. 2024-04-0339 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowExperimental Treatment For A Brain TumourProfessor Richard Scolyer AO is a world renowned melanoma researcher and medic. Last year he was diagnosed with a brain tumout that is usually fatal in six months. He has undergone novel treatment with the objective of improving outcomes for all patients. 2024-03-2741 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowSocial Prescribing - A Voluntary Organisation Attached To A Busy GP PracticeThis show is from a few years ago but still very relevant. I spoke with a volunterr running a social prescribing network at a busy GP in St Albans. It really did seem to be helping a lot of people. 2024-03-1444 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowEverything Electric - This Is A Show About Electric Transport And Electric HomesMy guest is Dan Caesar who runs The Everything Electric Show - the next one is in London at the end of March.  You can see and try out electric cars, electric micro transport of all kinds, different ways to heat and cool your house etc. Listen here to find out how to get free tickets. 2024-03-1343 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowActor Sam Kane Needed Plastic Surgery On His Eyes - Find Out WhySam Kane has been in Coronation Street, Brookside and much else besides. After a very sressful time where his wife, Linda Lusardi, nearly died from covid he developed a problem where his eyelids became droopy which caused constant headaches. He had plastic surgery to sort it out. Hear all about that and join us for a chat. 2024-03-0632 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Future Of Electric Cars With Quentin Wilson And La Dolce Vita With Gio Renzo FiorasoThe blockages to the adoption of electric cars, the type of EVs available and the future with Quentin and then does anyone fancy some of La Dolce Vita? 2024-02-2835 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowA Trial On Professional Footballers Testing A Turmeric Shot To Help With Game RecoveryThe trial took blood from professional footballers to check on markers for inflammation- the turmeric shot helped them recover faster 2024-02-2134 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Allen Carr Way To Stop Smoking and Social CareThis show is from 2021 but still very relevant to smokers that want to stop. Then social care - do you remember that Borris Johnson was going to get journalist to use a captial C when writing about care and promote the idea of a musical about carers. Have things improved since then? 2024-02-1947 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowSports Bras and Leprosy Are Both Topics This WeekGetting the right sports bra is a barrier to many women and girls enjoying sports. Also leprosy is a very misunderstood disease. 2024-02-1446 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowOnline Yoga With Kassandra Reinhardt And One Way I Made Myself Feel GoodI start off quickly describing how I gave blood recently - it is very easy to do and can really help people. Then I chat with Kassandra Reinhardt about online yoga, how she got into yoga, how it helps people etc 2024-02-0736 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowMeasles And Vaccinations With Dr Zoe WilliamsThis is an old episode from a couple of years ago but contains some very relevant info about measles so is worth repeating. I also go on about the invasion of Ukraine - it is an old show! 2024-02-0451 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowThe State Of The Nations TeethPeoples teeth are generally in a poor way. I talk with a dentist about the reasons why and why it is so hard to get an NHS dental appointment. 2024-01-3129 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowNeuroscience For Making A Relaxing Home Then Disease Related MalnutritionNeuroscience can help with the layout and decoration of your home - see if you can get any tips to make things more relaxing. Then disease related malnutrition is a surprsing issue in the UK. 2024-01-2435 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowGut Health - How Your Guts Help You And How You Can Help ThemThere is more to it than just feeling or bit bloated or having the runs! Good guts do a lot for us - find out some of the things they do and how we can help keep our guts in good order. 2024-01-1747 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowFREE BEER - actually alcohol free beer!Alcohol free beer can be really rather good - hear about it from Bill Shufelt of The Athletic Brewing Company 2024-01-1025 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Mind Your Back Expert HubBack pain is a common, sometimes irritating and sometimes very serious problem. Sammy Margo is a physiotherapist from The Mind Your Back Expert Hub and gives some useful advice on the subject. 2024-01-0333 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowDo You Feel A Bit Out Of Sorts? Maybe You Have Low Testosterone - Listen To Find Out MoreLow testosterone levels are surprisingly common. The symptoms can include just feeling tired all the time with less get up and go to more serious issues. 2023-12-2741 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Future Of Social Care Followed By Symptoms, Screening And Treatment For Breast CancerSocial care is under intense pressure at the moment - hear from someone who runs a social care company and really knows the situation. Then a breast surgeon and a patient talk about breast cancer. 2023-12-2048 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowSaving Money At Christmas Time With Patricia Bright and Packaging Made From FungiListen to some tips on saving money at Christmas time with Patricia Bright. There can be a lot of packaging at this time of year which can be very wasteful and lead to a lot of plastic pollution. Lavanya Bhandari, founder of Ecoroots, is making packaging from fungi to help reduce this problem.  2023-12-1339 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowEver Thought Of Plastic Surgery? Then Listen Here. Also Hi Tech Management Of DiabetesThe show starts with looking at ways to manage diabetes and how the life of diabetics can be made easier. Then it is the world of plastic surgery and the considerations to take before emabarking on it. 2023-12-0648 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowProstate Cancer - Symptoms, Tests and Treatment From A Patient And OncologistProstate cancer is the most common cancer for men - listening to this may just save your life 2023-11-2932 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Pain Gap Then How Customers Use PharmaciesDr Marieke Bigg looks at The Pain Gap which is what she calls the difference in time it takes men and women to get diagnosed. Then I speak to a pharmacist  on the different services available at the pharmacy. 2023-11-2240 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowTrials for Vaccines and Treatment for Covid 19 During The PandemicProfessor Nick Lemoine CBE was instrumental in conducting the important trials to find treatments and vaccines for covid 19. This is an account of an extraordinary time when amazing people were working to try and keep the rest of us safe. This is an amazing listen. 2023-11-1534 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowAdaptogenic Coffee With London Nootropics and then exhibitors at the OM Yoga ShowCoffee with additional benefits from London Nootropics and then hear from exhbitors at the OM Yoga Show in London 2023-11-0841 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowDr Milli is the guest today - she has written a book ’Happy Hormones Happy You’Dr Milli is a GP and has written a book on how to hack your hormones for a better life - Happy Hormones Happy You 2023-11-0140 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowProf Greg Whyte Helps Comics Achieve Outside Their Comfort Zone For Comic Relief - He Can Help You As WellProfessor Greg Whyte is an olympian, sports academic, author, extreme athlete and coach for comic relief.  As such he is perfectly postioned to help people achieve things that they might have thought they couldn't do. 2023-10-1842 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowEamonn Holmes and Janet Street-Porter Have Both Had Shingles- Then Skin With Dr Roger HendersonHear the experiences of Eamonn Holmes and Janet Street-Porter with shingles - it is really worth avoiding if you can. There is now a vaccination. Then Dr Roger Henderson talks about skin and in particular excema and psoriasis. 2023-10-1143 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowThe OM Yoga Show And Heart Valve DiseaseHear how to get free tickets for the OM Yoga Show and how heart valve disease can go undetected. 2023-10-0444 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowHear What A Shaman Is And DoesTammy Adams is known as the Life Purpose Shaman and says she has lived many past lives which enables her to help people in all kinds if ways. She is definately a great guest. 2023-09-2749 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Different Ways High Blood Pressure Can Kill You Followed By Some Pseudo Scientific Nutrition CuresI have high blood pressure - it is pretty common. This show looks at what it does to you, finding out if you have it and what to do if you discover you do. Then some odd pseudo scientific nutrition type cures.  2023-09-2047 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowHad A Tattoo? - Maybe You Need To Check For Hepatitis C. Then Advances In CancerTreatmentIf you have ever had any kind of medical procedure overseas - dental, plastic surgery, tatoo etc there is a chance you could have hepatitis C. Then a look at how cancer treatments have improved life expectanct over the years. 2023-09-1342 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowGetting A Hair Transplant With Thomas Forrester Of Bargain HuntAre you worried about your thinning hair? Thomas Forrester of Bargain Hunt was and decided to do something about it. Hear about his decision to go ahead with it, the actual process and if it worked for him. 2023-09-0630 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowPathology Using Tech And AI - Also Tech In The Care IndustryPathologists are a vital part of the medical world - find out exactly what they do and ways in which the shortage of pathologists can be countered using technology and AI. Then a shortage of carers and low pay are a care industry problem - hear how tech can help with this as well. 2023-08-3047 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowEddie The EagleThis show is from a couple of years ago but is one of my favourites - I spoke with Michael Edwards otherwise known as Eddie The Eagle.  He was a fantastic guest. 2023-08-2842 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowKeeping Your Children Active And A Harmonious WorkplaceThis is an old show but worth repeating. Paula Radcliffe, marathin runner shares how she keeps her children interested in being active and then Rachel Morris from the You Are Not A Frog Podcast talks about keeping positive at work. 2023-08-2348 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowAre Opioids Helping Or Hindering Your Pain?Dr Andrea Furlan is a doctor who specialises in pain - she prescribes opioids when they are appropriate and helps people stop using them if they don't work for their pain anymore. 2023-08-2139 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowA New Method To Help With Depression And Then A Hospital Offering Some Free CareThis method is in some ways a bit of a throw back to older methods - it gives small electrical stimuli to the brain. Then a hospital in Kingston, London is offering some free treatments to those who apply. 2023-08-0238 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowUsing AI For Cancer Research And The Always On CultureHear how AI is being used to analyse proteins in blood prior to cancer forming - the objective is to make a simple blood test for early diagnosis. Then do you suffer from modern communication technology meaning your work can always contact you? Is that fair or healthy? Here are some ideas on what to do about it. 2023-07-2643 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowAni Haykuni Had Cancer Herself And Has Now Developed An App To Help Others With The DiseaseHear the story how Ani had cancer twice and has produced an app to help those suffering the same sort of problems she experienced. 2023-07-1947 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowHow To Have A Healthy Holiday And All About Supplements From A DietitianThis is a show from a while ago but still very relevant - advice from Dr Hilary on how to keep healthy and happy when going on holiday. Also I speak with dietitian, Sophie Medlin, about the work she does, supplements, the difference between nutritionists and dietitians and a lot more. 2023-07-1841 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowIvana Daniell - Movement And Posture ExpertIvana Daniell started her career as a professional ballet dancer and injured herself terribly. Through pilates she got back to full health and started a long career of helping others with their posture and movement. Everyone either has back pain or knows someone who does so listen in! 2023-07-0535 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowAre You IN Pain Now? Listen To This For Sensible Advice And HelpDr Andrea Furlan is a medical doctor who specialises in helping those with chronic pain. Living with pain is surprisingly common so she can help many people. 2023-06-2840 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowDo You Look At Food Contents Labels? Maybe You Should!I first came across my guest this week on his social media videos looking at food labels while in the supermarket aisles. We should all sped a bit more time reading these! 2023-06-2131 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowAre You Really Engaged With Your Health? Being Given 12 Months To Live Concentrates The Mind.Johann Ilgenfritz got very engaged with his health when doctors gave him 12 months to live 12 years ago. He is fitter than he has been ever and runs a radio station. 2023-06-1449 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowAs We Age We Lose Muscle Mass - What To Do About It?After 30 years old or so we all start to lose muscle. Older people can become frail and this leads to other health issues. So it is better to take action to slow down this inevitable muscle loss - it isn't that hard really! 2023-06-0734 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowMelanoma And A Gene MutationThis show is from a while ago but is worth repeating I think. Some melanomas have a gene mutation as a contributing factor - hear from a doctor and a patient about the treatment in one such case. 2023-06-0235 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowMedical Trial DistortionThere are thousands of medical trials carried out  each year to test out new drugs, medical devices and procedures. Their aim is to increase the body of medical knowledge but this isn't always what happens. Find out why and also what is being done about it. 2023-05-3133 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowDiabetes Is A Huge World Problem - What Can be Done?Many countries have increasing levels of diabetes. There are also many people at risk who may not be aware of it. Hear some facts on the current state of play of diabetes in the world and what to do if you thnk you might be one of those at risk. 2023-05-2333 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowWhat Melanoma Is, From Cancer Scientists And Advice If You Get That Diagnosis, From PatientsMelanoma is an aggressive from of skin cancer. Research scientists explain this in more detail and outline their current research. Cancer patients give advice on what steps to take if you have a diagnosis of cancer. 2023-05-1742 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowEverything You Need To Know About Cold Water SwimmingOlympian and academic Prof. Greg Whyte along with surgeon Liz O'Riordan discuss all many aspects of cold water swimming. Liz was a breast surgeon and got breast cancer herself. They are both very knowledgeable and entertaining guests - please join us.  2023-05-1044 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowYou Are Invited To A Water TastingThe Bearded Water Sommelier, Doran Binder, takes me through a water tasting. This is a real surprise - the range of tastes and qualities of the different waters! 2023-05-0331 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Bearded Water Sommelier Runs A Pub That Has Its Own Water SupplyDoran Binder owns a pub that serves very little beer - mostly water. Hear the story of how it happened and how Doran became a water expert and how water 'isn't just water.' 2023-04-2637 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowCould You Have Coeliac Disease And Not Know? Then How Good Is Manuka Honey?There could be 500k people in the UK with Coeliac who are unaware. This could have consequences for the their future. Then is manuka honey worth all the hype? 2023-04-1943 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowHome Medical Testing Kits and Gut HealthMaybe one good thing from covid was that it got many people used to doing home medical tests. Many are now avaialble to easily test for a growing number of conditions. Are they a good idea? Do they just cause people to get anxious or can they be a very useful early warning meaning things can be dealt with more quickly and hence more easily? Then a chat about gut health - what your gut does for you and to keep it healthy. 2023-04-1245 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowNot The Usual Take On Work Life Balance For You And Your StaffRichie Jones is founder and managing director of VVast.  Richie explains his approach to work life balance for himself and his staff and how this is bound up with company values. 2023-04-0539 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowA Strong Link Between Diabetes AndTestosterone - Then Some Sleeping HelpMany men diagnosed with diabetes have low testosterone levels - this was the case with the gold medal rower Sir Steve Redgrave. Then some general help with sleep - preparation for a good nights sleep and some thoughts on mattress type. 2023-03-2949 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowYour Next Poo Could Save Your Life, Then Are You Sure You Are Eating Well?In the UK there is a drive to get people to return their bowel cancer tests when they get them. Also from official UK government data it seems that a lot of us really aren't eating properly. 2023-03-2251 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowJessamyn Stanley Is Co-Founder of The Underbelly Yoga School And Spoke At Fortune Most Powerful Women Next GenJessamyn Stanley is a yoga teacher but not a typical one. She is co-founder of the online yoga teaching site , The Underbelly and was invited to  speak at The Fortune Most Powerful Women Next Gen event. I enjoyed talking with her and I think you will enjoy listening to her. 2023-03-1536 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowElectric Muscle Stimulation For Strength Training And Antibiotic ResistanceEMS training is a way to decrease the amount of time you need to spend in the gym. Then The World Health Organisation puts anitbiotic resistance in the top ten of dangers facing mankind. 2023-03-0851 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowEarly Cancer Detection Is VitalWhy do we go for cancer screening when invited - or not? Do we go and get checked if we are worried about something?  This show has insight from a behavioural scientist and a patient advocate. 2023-03-0136 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Bearded Water Sommelier And An App For TeenagersDoran Binder is The Bearded Water Sommelier - he loves water and will let you know which he thinks tastes best and why. This is fascinating stuff. Then Jo Goodhall and Jasmine Schembri have launched an app called Luna which is aimed at teenage girls. 2023-02-2245 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowDr Stephen Barrett Investigates Medical Ethics And Health Fraud On The Quackwatch WebsiteThere are many medical products and techniques that have little or no evidence that they work. Dr Stephen Barrett is a retired phychiatrist who has for many years called these out.  2023-02-1542 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowWhat Cold Remedies Work And Which Don’t With Dr Zoe Then How Pharmacies Can Help YouThere are many cough and cold remedies. Some are old family recipes and some are old wives' tales, some work and some don't. In addition some are expensive and a waste of money. Dr Zoe Williams gives some help on advice on the subject. Then the pharmacy John Bell and Croyden is 225 years old this year. Learn about what has changed, what hasn't and how a modern day pharmacy can help you with their chief pharmacist, Reshma Malde. 2023-02-0842 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowInjury Recovery and Age Related Performance With GB Elite Pentathlete James GreenwellJames Greenwell ruptured his achilles tendon in an agonising training injury. The team doctor told him that was the end of his sporting career - it wasn't! Find out what he did to beat this awful injury. Also if you find that you suffer from aches and pains as you age or it takes longer to recover from exercise this can provide some help. 2023-02-0136 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowHelp With Long Covid SymptomsLong Covid has many really awful symptoms. My guest, Dr Buasek, talks about exercises to encourage diaphragmatic breathing and the trial currently underway to see if this helps long covid sufferers. Breathing exercises have a track record of helping with a host of toher things and I am currently doing an experiment on myself to see if the programme helps with my high blood pressure and anxious breathing. 2023-01-2545 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowUsing Our Immune System To Cure CancerUsing the immune system to help cure cancer is an idea that has been around for quite a while. However in the relatively recent past it has started to show some real progress. Listen to cancer research scientists discuss their work in this fascinating episode of the Relaxback UK Show. 2023-01-1837 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowFind Out How The Head Of Primary Care At Nuffield Health Strives To Improve HealthMarc Holl is Head Of Primary Care at Nuffield Health. Find out what that means and how he influences the gyms, the hospitals and all that happens at Nuffield. 2023-01-1135 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowNeed Help to Stop Talking And Start Doing Then Listen Here. Then Help With AddictionShaa Wasmund has done an awful lot of interesting things so far. She has been a manager for boxer Chris Eubanks, done PR for James Dyson when his business was just starting and set up many new businesses but she finds she sometimes needs help to get something going. She is a fun and inspiring guest. Then Chris Hill from Beat My Addictions talks about how he can help people with problems with alcohol and other substances. 2023-01-0452 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowAdvice From A Recovered Alcoholic on Stopping DrinkingRecovered alcoholic, Julian Morgan, talks about his life on the drink. He tells how he managed to break the cycle and has written a book to help others who are dependent on alcohol or drugs. 2022-12-2952 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowWhat Cannabis Meds Can Help With Then A Bus That Could Save Your LifeI speak with Dr Callie Seaman about a recent conference in London covering cannabis meds. Prescriptions are now legal in the UK but there continue to be blockages for those that need them. Then a bus that has been touring the UK - not a rock band but full of medical staff to check your heart for heart valve disease. 2022-12-2147 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowHelp For Pre-Diabetics And Then How Technology Can Help The Full DiseaseIt is possible to control pre-diabetes and prevent the onset of the full condition - but it is hard. Hear about some help to do that with somethig that is really quite tasty! Then those that have the full condition need to manage it carefully. Hear about how technology can help wit that. 2022-12-1439 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowAre We Ever Going Back To The Office After Covid? How Some Workplaces Might Persuade Us.Good workplace design can affect our willingness to be there and also our health and wellbeing. Hear how from seating to art on the walls. 2022-12-0752 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowTom Hopper’s Stem Cell Treatment And Women’s YogaTom Hopper has played Billy Bones in Black Sails and Dickon Tarley in Game of Thrones amongst much else. A lot of what he does is full of action and he likes to do his own stunts. This has led to some quite serious injuries that he has used stem cell treatment to overcome.  Then Libby Stevenson is a yoga teacher who specialises in helping women during pregnancy, after pregnancy and menopause. 2022-11-3050 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowCancer Research Scientists at Conference and Fixing Arthritic Knees With Regenerative MedicineThe City of London Centre is made up of leading cancer research scientists from London based research centres. They have come together to pool their expertise - hear what their research is all about. Then Dr Zbig Kirkor explains how he can alleviate arthritis and joint pain in general, but in this discussion specificly in knees. 2022-11-2344 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowWhat is Shingles and What To Do If You Get It?Find out some of the things that broadcaster Eamon Holmes and \strictly dancer James Jordan have in common. One of them is shingles which is a really nasty disease. Find out how to spot it and what to do if you think you have it.   Also Tom Palladino talks about what he calls scalar light 2022-11-1652 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowHow Exercise Can Help With Cancer Treatment and AvoidanceThis show has two fantastic guests Liz O'Riordan is a breast surgeon who was herself diagnosed with breast cancer. She then went through the surgery and treatment that she had done for many others and realised the importance of exercise as part of a treatment programme. Professor Greg Whyte represented Great Britain at the olympics competing in the modern pentathlon. He is now an academic and has a lot to say about the benefits of exercise. 2022-11-0947 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowCheck Your Symptoms On Ada Health And Info On IBS with Dr Amir KhanAda Health is an app that you input your symptoms into and it gives you a diagnosis and an appropriate course of action. The Dr Amir Khan give some advice on irritable bowel syndrome - what to do if you have it and how to avoid it in the first place. 2022-11-0252 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowWill Mellor Talks Keeping Kids Off Phones and Brainsurgeon Dr Jandial Talks PainA show from a while ago but a great one. Dr Rahul Jandial is a nuerosurgeon and we talk what it is like to see a living brain, depressed people have a higher perception of pain and how pain differs from person to person and much else. The Will Mellor, from before his strictly appearance, gives some thoughts on how he stops his children spending too much time on their phones. 2022-10-3142 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowListenTo Cancer Research Scientists Explain Their WorkHear how cancer research scientists are discovering more about the way in which cells, including cancer cells, communicate with each other, how they interact with their environment and how this might help potential future treatments. Also hear from a couple of patients who have survived cancer and now work as patient advocates. 2022-10-2851 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowCauses And Cures For Swallowing Problems And Health Problems Brought On By Climate ChangeThe Relaxback UK Show this week talks with  speech and language therapist, Sandra Robinson about dysphagia or difficulties swallowing. Then it is Melissa Jones from Action For Global Health and the subject is health issues that are brought on or made worse by climate change. Lastly I have just finished a month of going to the gym - hear how it went from my personal trainer. 2022-10-1953 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowDeborah Forsyth Advises Women About The Menopause - Also Info on CBD ProductsThis is a show from a while ago but is still very relevant espeically during World Menopuase Moth Deborah Forsyth helps women who are dealing with the sometimes difficult issues of the menopause. Also Clifton Flack of CiiTECH tals about some of the things that CBD products can help with. 2022-10-1741 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowMenopause Advice From Dietician, Sohpie Medlin and Also Breast Cancer NewsThis is a show from a while ago and the intro sound is slightly odd - however the guests are fantastic so please persevere. Sophie Medlin is a dietician and explains things simply and precisely. She talks about the menopause, what some of the issues are and how they can be mitigated. Then some news about breast cancer. 2022-10-1635 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowControl Menopause Symptoms with Maryon StewartThis interview is from a while ago but is very relevant and it is World Menopause Month. 2022-10-1542 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowWearable Tech - How Can It Help Us?I start off talking with Dr Punam Krishan about heart health and how we can all keep an eye on our own health - with or without a wearable but also how one might help. She uses a Fitbit herself. Then I speak with Anne Rees from MyZone about fitness and health in general and again how wearables might help. 2022-10-1252 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowSwearing For Pain Reduction and CBD Oil With England Rugby International George KruisThis is a show recorded around three years ago but it is still very relevant. Hear how swearing really can help with reducing pain.  Then England Rugby International, George Kruis, talks about his CBD oil business.   2022-10-1044 minThe Relaxback UK ShowThe Relaxback UK ShowFantastic Innovations And A New Fabric For SportswearI attended the Codex conference where world leading innovations in many areas were presented - I spoke with some of the presenters and attendees. There were adavances in medicine, computing, driverless vehicles and much else. Then I speak to an inventor of a new fabric that has many applications from space travel to sports. 2022-10-0551 minThe Good Listening To Show: Stories of Distinction & GeniusThe Good Listening To Show: Stories of Distinction & Genius99 Welcome To The Clearing: Mike Dilke Host Of "The Relaxback UK Show" on UK Health Radio!Send us a textPlease welcome Mike Dilke - Back & Ergonomic Products Expert & host of "The Relaxback Show" on UK Health Radio.As we share a relaxed bit of back-chat (see what we're doing here?!) about all things healthy back!Do you have back pain? Or would you like to know more about how to avoid it in the first place? If so, then "sit back - relax - and enjoy the show!" as Mike Dilke and I  “blow a bit of reciprocal smoke” at each other to share audiences from o...2022-01-2642 min