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Microplastics are everywhere - in the food we eat, the water we drink, and even the air we breathe. Increasingly, we hear about the dangers of these tiny particles - but what happens when they make their way into our bodies; and what could it mean for our health, and the environment?
In this episode I speak to microplastics researcher Dana Zhaxylykova, to discover what we should know about micro and nanoplastics, and their effects on the human body and world as a whole - where we’re exposed to them, how the food chain and environment is impacted, and how they may interact with our cells, organs and immune system. We explore what the science tells us so far, what remains uncertain, and whether there are practical steps we can take to reduce our exposure.
Timestamps
(0:00) Intro - What are microplastics?
(1:22) Why are we hearing so much about microplastics now?
(3:06) Environmental worries of plastic pollution
(7:40) Human health impacts
(8:57) The “credit card-sized” ingestion estimate 
(9:34) The main culprits of exposure to microplastics
(12:29) How harm from micro and nano plastics occurs
(15:59) Can microplastics be removed from the body?
(18:30) Research into health effects
(19:45) Impacts of microplastics on the gut
(21:28) How will microplastics shape the planet going forward?
(22:12) How tardigrades are immune and use microplastics to travel
(23:25) How could enzymes and probiotics help?
(26:25) Are particular areas of the world disproportionately affected?
(29:09) What regulations and controls are there?
(32:22) Top tips for people to reduce microplastic burden
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Muscle gain is an essential part of living longer and healthier - but there’s a lot of conflicting advice online. So how do you make resistance training and protein intake easy?
In this episode I speak to Leigh Breen, Professor of Translational Physiology, who breaks down the simple science of optimising muscle health - and explains how muscle affects the health of your whole body. 
Timestamps
(0:00) Intro - What muscle really does for your health
(2:32) What actually happens to your body after you exercise?
(4:30) How muscle and exercise improves brain health
(8:37) The gut-muscle axis
(12:13) Why optimising for protein may be a mistake
(14:24) How much protein do we really need?
(17:25) Can too much protein cause gut problems?
(19:18) How effective is collagen protein?
(28:46) The role of protein in the GLP-1 economy
(31:48) Why plant protein is just as good as animal protein
(35:45) GLP-1 impacts on muscle loss
(42:20) Weight independent benefits of weight loss drugs
(45:22) How age affects muscle strength
(48:08) Can you build back muscle after long periods of inactivity?
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Food allergies are becoming increasingly common, particularly among children. But why is this happening, and what can we do about it?
In this episode I speak to Professor Adam Fox, one of the UK's leading allergy experts, to discover how our gut, skin and immune system work together to determine what we're allergic to - and whether our increasingly Westernised lifestyles and changing microbiomes could be contributing to the rise in allergic disease.
Timestamps
(0:00) Intro - What drives allergies?
(1:35) The birth order effect & clean child theory
(3:08) Does culture affect rises in allergy rates?
(6:36) Are there now more children with food allergies?
(7:07) How does the gut microbiome affect allergies?
(9:01) Exposure to allergens at a young age
(10:43) How the immune system can be supported
(13:42) Seeding the microbiome and the importance of doing it early
(18:15) Dietary and gut intervention examples
(19:47) Should allergies be viewed in isolation from inflammation?
(21:44) What is driving allergy increase in later life?
(23:06) What can be done to avoid allergies in children?
(27:07) How genetics plays a role in allergy formation
(28:13) Can use of anti-histamines have negative effects?
(33:13) How close are we to stopping allergies altogether?
(36:06) Top tips for parents with young children
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From stem cell clinics and longevity gurus to celebrity doctors and viral biohacks, health scams have never been more convincing.
The “monetisation of lying” is big business - and Scott Carney has blown open a huge scam involving a dodgy clinic selling stem cells, which nearly cost one doctor his life. We uncover the shocking world of wellness scams and learn how to spot one yourself.
Timestamps
(0:00) Intro - Grifting and the “monetisation of lying”
(3:59) Why can’t regulation keep up?
(9:19) What’s the actual science of stem cell therapy?
(15:52) Like a modern-day Walter Freeman
(19:07) Why aren’t scammers called out?
(23:33) When longevity science fails
(30:00) Why do smart people fall for these scams?
(34:33) Rapamycin and the risks of chasing longevity
(39:35) How to protect yourself against wellness scams
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