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Saving Lives In Slow Motion

Saving Lives In Slow Motion

By: Dr Ayan Panja
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 Dr Ayan Panja puts health into context. A lifestyle medicine expert, author and family physician with over 25 years of experience, his unique blend of candour, perspective and knowledge make for a mind-expanding essential weekly bite-sized listen.

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  • 5 Simple Tests To Try at Home This Week - what your body can tell you

    5 Simple Tests To Try at Home This Week - what your body can tell you
    Apr 16 2026

    In this episode I look at some fun free tests you can do at home to take stock of your health and improve it at the same time.


    VO2 max: https://www.health.harvard.edu/healthy-aging-and-longevity/vo2-max-what-is-it-and-how-can-you-improve-it


    Queens College Step Test - how to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySQ5bawZpMo


    Sit to Stand test: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250404-sit-to-stand-the-simple-test-that-reveals-how-youre-ageing


    Buteyko breathing test (control pause): https://buteykoclinic.com/blogs/start-your-breathing-test/start-your-breathing-test


    Reaction time test: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpkhcj6/revision/3


    Stand on one leg with eyes closed: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/35QytBYmkXJ4JnDYl9zYngb/why-you-should-stand-on-one-leg

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    16 mins
  • Miscarriage - pregnancy loss and its impact

    Miscarriage - pregnancy loss and its impact
    Apr 9 2026

    (TW: Sensitive topic).

    In this episode I look at the juxtaposition of the human and clinical side of this topic which is not talked about enough.


    Links:


    Babies drama on BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002qkqt


    Tommy's Research and support: https://www.tommys.org/our-research/our-research-centres/tommys-national-centre-miscarriage-research


    SANDS: https://www.sands.org.uk/


    Early Pregnancy Units: https://aepu.org.uk/units/


    NHS miscarriage information: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/miscarriage/


    Folic acid in pregnancy and MTHFR genes: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7776832/


    Short and basic explanation of methylation: https://www.nutritionist-resource.org.uk/articles/what-is-methylation-and-why-does-it-matter

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    16 mins
  • Rare Diseases - when medicine meets the uncommon

    Rare Diseases - when medicine meets the uncommon
    Apr 2 2026

    I thought in this episode I would acknowledge people living with rare diseases as they can be hard to diagnose and live with.



    Links:


    Batten Disease: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/6018-batten-disease


    Lorenzo's Oil: https://www.healthline.com/health/neurological-health/lorenzos-oil-does-it-work


    Moya Moya Syndrome: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/moyamoya-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20355586


    CRISPR gene technology: https://www.broadinstitute.org/what-broad/areas-focus/project-spotlight/questions-and-answers-about-crispr


    Huntington’s Disease therapy: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cevz13xkxpro

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    15 mins
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Wow, Dr Panja brings his experience and makes health understandable. His voice is so soothing to listen to, telling me about all the stuff I wish I had asked about earlier.
He uses real research to explain things without being patronising, it's a great balanced view.
Health is a priority and this podcast is top of that list.

Real health advice from someone who deeply knows

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My mother passed away suddenly in November and this episode really resonated with me. My sister lives in Auckland and was unable to come home to Ireland for the funeral. I have forwarded her this episode with the hope it will help her. Thank you for this. 😊

Just what I needed at this difficult time

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