In this episode I look at why across much of the world mental health is in crisis. What are the reasons for this? What can we do about it?

TW: mentions suicide.

Systems biology in medicine: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/metabolism-digestion-reproduction/research/systems-medicine/

COVID and mental health: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8758130/#

Trauma and mental health: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/sep/20/trauma-trust-and-triumph-psychiatrist-bessel-van-der-kolk-on-how-to-recover-from-our-deepest-pain

Antipsychotic medication: https://www.bap.org.uk/articles/chlorpromazine-the-first-antipsychotic/

The coal gas story, UK: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC478945/

Suicide and means restriction: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(24)00157-9/fulltext

Golden Gate Bridge stories and learnings: https://ennyman.medium.com/a-lesson-from-29-golden-gate-suicide-attempts-a42f4ef3f970

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/19/us/golden-gate-bridge-suicide-safety-net/index.html

Jonny Benjamin: https://jonnybenjamin.co.uk/

The Hoffman Process: https://www.hoffmaninstitute.co.uk/about-the-process/

Early Years resources: https://www.annafreud.org/services/services-for-children-and-young-people/for-under-fives/early-years-in-mind/

Leafyard - one of many mental health AI apps: https://www.leafyard.com/healthfix

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Hydration is something many of us take for granted but in this episode I bust some myths around hydration, cover why it is important to give it some thought and why urine colour is not the best measure of how hydrated we are.

Too much vs too little: https://www.instagram.com/drayanpanja/p/C16g1vfI3ZP/

BUY THE HEALTH FIX NOW: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Transform-Your-Weeks/dp/1914239296/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=1ba53367-030f-4f3f-ad09-4a1fc81eadf5

Plethysmography: https://www.healthline.com/health/plethysmography

Water intoxication: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/water-intoxication

Diarrhoeal disease and oral rehydration therapy (ORT): https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/diarrhoeal-disease

ORT: https://ourworldindata.org/oral-rehydration-therapy

8 glasses of water a day?: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-63755475#

Overhydration dangers: https://www.healthline.com/health/overhydration

Delirium: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/delirium/symptoms-causes/syc-20371386

What hydrates us: https://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/healthy-beverages

Excessive thirst: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/thirst/

Tap water: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/tap-water-uk-safe-to-drink-b2600254.html

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The thyroid is an important gland and with many functions. Up to 10% of people have a thyroid disorder and in this episode I look at common presentations and how to keep your thyroid healthy.

How thyroid hormone is made: https://www.ezmedlearning.com/blog/thyroid-hormone-synthesis-steps-pathway

Hashimoto’s Disease - a common cause of hypothyroidism (underactive): https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hashimotos-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20351855

Derbyshire goitre: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15719162/

Nutritional factors and the thyroid: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/multiple-nutritional-factors-and-thyroid-disease-with-particular-reference-to-autoimmune-thyroid-disease/DBA9BAD5847376FA5E099B7ACC7556A2

Iodine - a double edged sword: https://www.healthline.com/health/iodine-uses

Selenium and the thyroid: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37033262/

Ashwagandha: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/acm.2017.0183

Heavy metals and the thyroid: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3569681/

Lioyhyronine (T3): Many people cannot convert T4 to T3 (a defect in the de-iodinase enzyme that loses the iodine molecule): https://thyroiduk.org/if-you-are-hypothyroid/treatment-options-for-hypothyroidism/treatment-options-for-hypothyroidism/liothyronine-t3/

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