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In a finding that was obvious, it turns out that consuming sugary sweetened beverages contributes to the development of Type two diabetes. The solution is simple! https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/sugary-drinks-may-raise-risk-type-2-diabetes-study https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/to-achieve-diabetes-remission-avoid-diet-soda-and-opt-for-water https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/artic...

Research which was potentially embarrassing to the government mysteriously disappeared after 48 hours online. Why could this be? What was found? Sources: https://web.archive.org/web/20250702013834/https:/www.roymorgan.com/findings/9936-introduction-of-vaping-bans-leads-to-increase-in-cigarette-smoking-in-australia 2. https://web.archive.org/web/20250702013851/https:/roymorgan-cms-prod.s3.ap-southe...

That many medical guidelines remain based on studies which have been discredited is a serious matter. Meanwhile the replacement of acumen and judgement with box ticking has gone too far. Source: https://dailysceptic.org/2025/05/26/what-happened-to-systemic-common-sense/ Source: https://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj-2024-082068 Listen to the podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0wETJLA... A...

Whilst genuine changes which can help people reduce weight get ignored, pointless calls for bans continue. Source: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/ad-ban-shapes-as-a-primo-battle/news-story/40d1b99fc1fc4ca2c23047ae761b61f3 Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/8-hour-time-restricted-eating-may-key-long-term-weight-loss-trial#Setting-up-the-study Listen to the podcast Spotify: h...

There has been a view that unnecessary courses of antibiotics are harmless. In fact, children may be more likely to develop asthma and other allergy based conditions Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/childhood-antibiotic-use-linked-increased-risk-asthma-food-2025a1000a0m Visit my website: https://www.drjoetoday.com/ Listen to the podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0wETJLA......

A big thank you to all of you who have helped this podcast reach its 100th episode. Today a retrospective on the most popular themes. Source: https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/nsw-cops-could-be-reallocated-to-combat-illicit-tobacco Source: https://blog.maryannedemasi.com/p/is-kennedys-new-cdc-vaccine-panel?utm_source=post-email- Source: https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/how-climate-change...

South Park got it right in the episode where it showed the solution to increasing obesity was to flip the food pyramid on its head. Yet big public health still doesn’t get it. Source: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/6/1047#B82-nutrients-17-01047 Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/a-new-food-pyramid-for-a-metabolically-unwell-nation-5827796 Source: https://www.bmj.com/content/389/bmj-20...

Serious questions are being asked about publication bias in medical journals. The answers ,whilst disappointing, will not surprise. Source: https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/115180 Source: https://brownstone.org/articles/covid-bias-at-the-bmj/ Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40032597/ Source: https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics Source: https://www.white...

A new drug to aid quitting smoking is poised for approval. It is no better than any other. Meanwhile failed policies drive smokers to the black market. Source: https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/smoking/115221 Source: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/cigarette-taxes-smuggling-state-2022/ Source: https://reason.com/2024/12/06/cigarette-taxes-and-regulations-continue-to-fuel-a-thriving...

In a hammer blow to the big public health narrative about diet, it turns out that ketogenic diets may slow aging. Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/could-a-low-calorie-keto-diet-help-reverse-biological-aging Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/can-weight-loss-lead-real-remission-type-2-diabetes-2025a10006su Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The benefits of exercise are many on our physical and mental health. We can also be active in ways that are easy and may surprise. Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/exercise-may-help-stop-cancer-progression-lower-death-risk Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/who-wake-call-measles-europe-highest-25-years Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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There are contributors to good health which get little or no airplay. This doesn’t make them less important. Source:https://www.medpagetoday.com/geriatrics/generalgeriatrics/114241 Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Interesting research suggests the demands of being a parent are positive for our brains and may help ward off dementia. Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/benefits-nurturing-kindness-children-2025a100069h Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Five years later, the truth about the true lab leak origins of Covid and the consequences of the pandemic response are clear. Yet nobody is accountable. Source: ⁠ https://reason.com/2025/03/17/pandemic-lockdowns-made-the-world-ruder/ Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe U...

You would not put diesel into a car which runs on premium unleaded. Do we think enough about the fuels we put into our bodies? Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/multivitamins-slow-biological-aging-large-trial Source 2: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/this-diet-leads-healthy-aging Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Much medical research, unfortunately, is garbage. But some take this to new heights. Politicised research looking for more funding needs to be curtailed. Source: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ambient-temperatures-linked-psychiatric-symptoms-youth-2025a10002dm?form=fpf Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

There are contributors to good health which get little or no airplay. This doesn’t make them less important  Source: https://www.medpagetoday.com/geriatrics/generalgeriatrics/114241 Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Data collected over 30 years shows that sugary drinks contribute to type two diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The solution is surprisingly simple! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@...

Encouraging children and teens to deal with what worries them rather than medicalising their life is again gaining support. Not everyone needs therapy. Source: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/health/mental-health/anxiety-is-not-a-badge-are-you-handling-your-worried-child-wrongly/news-story/fe2c1924399a8c3fb0cabb592cb99188   https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/mindfulness-may-be-as-effective...

Dr. Joe interviews Nicola Wright, a long-time advocate of homeschooling and a proponent of the carnivore diet. Nicola shares her journey into homeschooling, her discovery of the libertarian movement and her involvement with the Friedman Conference. Transitioning to her personal health journey, Nicola explains her reasons for adopting the carnivore diet, detailing her experiences and the mental hea...

Most of us would accept that if we did something for nearly 50 years and the effect was the opposite of what was intended, that it is time to stop , reflect and change course. Sadly introspection is not a thing in big public health.   Sources: 1. ⁠https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/docs-worry-not-enough-known-about-glp-1s-and-teens-2025a100001w⁠ 2. ⁠https://liberalfirst.com/index.php/en/portfoli...

In less than a week we have seen the CIA concede what we all knew, Antony Fauci receives a ten year retrospective preemptive pardon - and that’s not all. Source: https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/one-in-three-aussie-youths-on-mental-health-drugs/113838 Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow...

Exercise is good for us. Yet the Zen saying of to know but not yet to do is to not yet know is apt. There are simple ways to incorporate exercise into busy lives   Sources: 1. https://worldhealth.net/news/exercise-secret-to-living-a-longer-life/  2. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/exercising-longer-may-boost-weight-loss-meta-analysis-shows-2025a100000p Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Dr Joe talks with Ian Blackley on 6PR about the 40 years of failure of government dietary guidelines Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoesDIYhealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...