Are you interested in your health or the health of a loved one? Mike Dilke speaks to experts in all kinds of health related fields covering topics such as smoking, vaping, medicines derived from cannabis, mental health, sleep, exercise, joint pain, back pain, nutrition and many others. Keep up with important health news and issues by listening to the Relaxback UK Show.
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I Have Decided To Get Thinner And Fitter Using A Wattbike - Come and Join Me!
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27:30I talk to the people from Wattbike about how to use them, the elite athletes that use them, the different types etc I am following a beginner training programme and you can join me on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 12.30 on my You Tube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@relaxbackuk/streamsBy Mike Dilke
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Help With Putting Off Important Jobs and Chores Followed By A Prostate Cancer Patient On Screening etc
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47:35Help with putting off chores that we really should do followed by a talk about all things prostate cancer with a patient including his thoughts on screening.By Mike Dilke
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Peyronie's And Impotency - Causes And Treatments With Mr Leon Almashan Of Mans Matters Clinic
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36:52Peyronie's affects a surprising number of men. Mr Leon Almashan explains what Peyronie's is and what to do about it.By Mike Dilke
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Dr Dawn Harper from Embarrassing Bodies talks about our medical info that we should know then its burnout with Dr Claire Ashley
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43:01Do you know your blood type? There is some medical info that we really should know about ourselves and Dr Dawn Harper tells us a way to keep it close to hand. Then how to recognise burnout and what to do about it with Dr Claire Ashley.By Mike Dilke
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ADHD and Children's Eating Habits Followed By Hiking and Caravanning With Matt Allwright
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39:22Dr Haley Ponsford covers ADHD and eating habits in children and Matt Allwright talks about his love of walking and his camper van.By Mike Dilke
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Sleep And The Connection With Mental Health- Also Sleep Tips And The Clock Change
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44:48Sleep and how the clock change can affect us with Dr Ritz Birah followed by sleep and the connection to mental health with the CEO of The Mental Health Foundation, Mark Rowland.By Mike Dilke
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What did fibre ever do for us with Dr Allan Desmond then our obsessions with Dr Anna Machin
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40:31Fibre is essentail in our diet but why - what does it do for us with Dr Allan Desmond. Then what do we like to talk about - what are our obsessions as a nation?By Mike Dilke
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Sexual health, perfomance and anxiety in men with Embarassing Bodies Dr Anand Patel then prostate cancer treatment
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44:42Dr Anand Patel talks about sexual anxiety in men often brought about by pornography. Then specialist prostate cancer nurse talks about the treatments available for the condition and the potential for over treatment.By Mike Dilke
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I chat with physiologist, Eddie Fletcher, about exercise bikes, then Scottish rugby international, Rhona Lloyd, about the popularity of the women's game etc
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37:00I am about to start an exercise programme for 13 weeks in the hope to get fitter and lose some weight. I get some expert advice before I start. Then Rhona Lloyd chats about the popularity of the women's game, injury avoidance, training regime etc. Please join me for a great show.By Mike Dilke
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Remember TV Show Scrapheap Challenge - I talk with the presenter of it Robert Llewelyn about Zapheap the new version
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Prof Kevin Tracey, neurosurgeon and scientist, has developed a vagus nerve stimulator to help wtih rheumatoid arthritis
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44:30Hear about an implant that is put in the neck and stimulates the vagus nerve that helps patients with rheumatoid arthritis. This really is a fascinating discussion with Prof Kevin Tracey.By Mike Dilke
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Allergies Are Becoming More Of A Problem - What Can Be Done About It?
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44:26There is a prediction that 1 in 2 people in Europe will suffer from an allergy by 2026. Can that really be true? Listen to Simone Miles and Amina Warner of Allergy UK about the issue and what can be done.By Mike Dilke
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How Our Genes Influence Us For Good And Bad And What We Can Do About It
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35:59Stuart Grice of Fitness Genes provides fascinating insight into how genes affect our lives - sometimes for good and sometimes for bad.By Mike Dilke
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Keeping Kids Returning To School Healthy - Then Help With Teen Acne
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36:52The return to school nearly always produces a spate of coughs and colds etc when children mix with their classmates and bring their illnesses home. Here are some suggestions from H & B to help reduce this. Then do you have a teenager who is worried about acnes - some advice for them from a consultant dermatologist.…
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Patients Know Best Is A Website That Gets Your Health Info In One Place And Can Really Help Health Outcomes
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37:24Dr Mohammad Al-Ubaydli has created a method to get all out health information in one place. This includes our medical history, drugs we are on now, GP visits etc, even our latest workout results from our wearables. We talk about how he managed this, how it can be used and the health predictions it can make for us.…
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Popular Online Searches & How Google Tries To Supply Sensible Health Info - Then Advice For Stopping The Skinny Jab
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39:11Hear what the most popular online searches are this summer from Matt Cooke of Google. He also talks about how they try to ensure search results provide sensible information. Then GP, Nancy Allen talks about how to safely stop using the various skinny jabs.By Mike Dilke
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Suicide prevention for young people with Joanna Johnson of Grassroots Suicide and Lucy Skillan from Holy Family High School.By Mike Dilke
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Do People Still Trust The NHS - I Talk With Emma Doughty of Slater And Gordon Lawyers
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25:58I love the NHS - it has saved both mine and my wife's lives. However it doesn't do everything perfectly - is that a reason to lose trust in it? Listen for some information and thoughts on this.By Mike Dilke
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Drink Spiking Is A Serious Problem Followed By An Update On Motor Neuron Disease
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41:56Hear about the serious problem of drink spiking with DJ, Ashley James and founder fo Counter Spike, Mark Ackred. Then some important information about motor neuron disease.By Mike Dilke
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Hear Simon Pope From Charity 4 Paws UK About Rogue Dog Breeders & The Harm They Cause
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30:45There are dog breeders who don't worry about the health of dogs - they just view them as a means to make money. Hear how you can help.By Mike Dilke
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Phase Two Trials Of A Leukemia Drug With Dr Juho Jalkanen Followed By Breakfast Decisions
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37:27A rare form of leukemia has had a drug for treatment show success in phase two trials. Dr Jalkanen has spent a large part of his career leading up to this. Then what drives your breakfast choices?By Mike Dilke
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Singing is good for you - listen to the voice coach for Britain's Got Talent contestants, Annabel Williams
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33:12As well as being fun singing on your own or in a group is really good for you. I chat with Annabel Williams who is a voice coach to many stars and also for Britain's Got Talent contestants.By Mike Dilke
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Type1 Diabetes From A Teen band Who All Have It Followed By The Environmentalm Impact Of Charcoal
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37:36Hear from a group of teenagers who have type 1 diabetes but don't let it get in their way. Then how your barbecue might have an environmental impact and what you can do about it.By Mike Dilke
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TV Presenter, Helen Skelton talks about hygiene poverty and then some surprising oral health tips
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30:05A lot of people suffer some kind of hygiene poverty - Helen Skelton talks about this and in particular oral hygiene poverty. Then some oral hygiene tips some of which are quite surprising.By Mike Dilke
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Nancy Allen is a GP and she explains how digital wearables help her and her patients
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38:57GP, Nancy Allen uses data from her patients' wearables to help her diagnose potential health issues and finds wearables a useful tool when doing her job.By Mike Dilke
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Combat Aches And Pains With A Nutritionist And What Is Achalasia?
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42:21Emily Foster is a nutritionist with Holland and Barrett and talks about aches and pains. Then do you have trouble swallowing? Maybe you suffer from achalasia.By Mike Dilke
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How To Choose A Reef Friendly Sunscreen With Prof Michael Sweet Followed By Animal Advocate Paul Watkinson
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41:05Some sunscreens are bad for coral reefs - learn how you can avoid them. Then you will be surprised at the levels of animal cruelty happening right here in the UK - a way for you to help stop it.By Mike Dilke
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Spring Cleaning and Decluttering with expert Nicola Lewis Followed By Cold Water Swimming with A BHF Nurse
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35:23It's spring so time for a bit of cleaning and decluttering - listen to the the expert Nicola Lewis for some tips. Also with the warmer weather maybe you want to try some cold water swimming so get some tips from a British Heart Foundation nurse.By Mike Dilke
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A Chat With James Cracknell, olympian rower, adventurer and head injury survivor
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35:05James Cracknell really is an extraordinary athlete, adventurer and overcomer of obstacles. You need to listen to believe it.By Mike Dilke
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How To Avoid Hay Fever With Dr Roger Henderson Followed By The Myths Of Electric Cars From Dan Caesar
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36:44How to lessen the suffering of hay fever and then a look at some of the myths that get circulated aabout electric vehicles.By Mike Dilke
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Prof Sir Chris Evans on a test for testicular cancer and then pets and chocolate
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46:52Catching all cancer early is helpful - this new test may help. Then is it really a disaster if your dog eats a bit of chocolate?By Mike Dilke
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Doctors need their patients' health information - it can be hard to get!
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28:13Dr Mo started Patients Know Best as a way for patient health information to be in the right place at the right timeBy Mike Dilke
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Jo Whiley talks about her love of gardening and festivals, then Rob Hobson and children's diets
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38:57Find out where Jo Whiley's love of festivals and gardening came from. Then some help if your child is a fussy eater.By Mike Dilke
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Sarah Turner of CeraThrive talks about photobiomodulation and what it can do for your brain!
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30:43Can strapping a red light device to your head and gut really help with anything? You might be surprised to hear Sarah Turner of CeraThrive on the subject.By Mike Dilke
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Eisai have developed a drug to help patients with Alzheimers - hear how it works and how it was developed
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35:00Therr aren't many drugs that help with alzheimers disease - this is one of themBy Mike Dilke
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Obesity - the extent of the problem, the causes, what it does to us and what to do about it
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34:31Dr Nancy Allen unpicks the issues of many of us being just too large.By Mike Dilke
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Continuous Glucose Monitors Like ZOE and How Not To Catch Norovirus with Dr Zoe
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37:48Do continuos glucose monitors actually work? Then how to avoid norovirus and other nasty illnesses with Dr Zoe Williams.By Mike Dilke
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Hear A Medal Winning Olympian Who Has Multiple Sclerosis
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27:52Lina Nielsen is a 400m runner and won a bronze at the last Olympics. As such she is high performing elite athlete - she has MS and talks about how thayt has affected her career.By Mike Dilke
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Olympian swimmer Duncan Goodhew's route to success and the National Swimathon
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30:33Olympian swimmer Duncan Goodhew talks about his route to success and much else along with The Swimathon to support CRUK and Marie CurieBy Mike Dilke
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The Skinny Jab - What You Need To Know From A Pharmacist
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29:19There is a lot of misinformation about weight loss medication that is available now. Cut through this by listening to a pharmacist who specialises in the topic.By Mike Dilke
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What is really in the food that we all eat? A good place to start is the contents list!By Mike Dilke
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Using Our Immune System To Treat Leukemia Followed By Making Coughs & Colds Less Annoying
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40:03How using our own immune system to counteract the affects of leukemia works. Then some ways ot make having a cold less of a bother.By Mike Dilke
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The Fast 800 Diet with Dr Clare Bailey Mosely and Relaxation On A Cruise
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42:28How the Fast 800 diet works with Dr Clare Mosely and what can a cruise do for you with Dr Jack LewisBy Mike Dilke
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How AI and technology can improve efficiency in the NHS for pathology and also help social care
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37:10The government recently announced investment in AI as a way to improve efficiency in state run endeavours - here are some ways that the NHS and social care might be helpedBy Mike Dilke
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What Are Ultra Processed Foods and How To Avoid Them Followed By Deaf Sports and The Deaf Olympics
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38:06UPFs are in a lot of our food - find out what they are and how to avoid them. Then all about the opportunites of sport for deaf people.By Mike Dilke
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Some thoughts on the future health of ourselves and the planet from the Head Of Foresight Research At NestaBy Mike Dilke
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Hear About House of Medics and Also Medical Nonsense On Social Media With Dr Emma
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28:30Dr Emma started House of Medics for all medical professional and those thinking of entering the professionBy Mike Dilke
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Dr Emma has concerns about medical nonsense on social media
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33:57Dr Emma is a dermatologist that worries about some of the medical nonsense that you see on social media with people making unsubstantiated claims. In the show she talk about this and particularly how children can be attracted to completely unnecessary skincare regimes.By Mike Dilke
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The most common reason for kids to have a GA in the UK? Then financial training for care leavers
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32:41Getting dental care in the UK can be a problem, the most common reason for children to have an operation under a general anaesthetic is to have teeth removed. What has gone wrong? Then financial training for care leavers.By Mike Dilke
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Are You Always Tired? Get Help From A Dietitian. Then Do You Fancy A Hair Transplant?
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42:26Some thoughts from a dietitian if you often feel tired. Then some advice from a hair transplant surgeon if you are considering this procedure.By Mike Dilke
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