Dr Joe Unplugged

Human civilisation advances through new ideas and challenging current thinking. Labelling criticism of any authorities as “dis” or “mis ”information impedes our ability to progress. 2025 has started well in the push back against censorship. Sources: 1. https://www.sensible-med.com/p/xs-community-notes-are-a-model-for 2. https://www.thefp.com/p/facebook-fact-checkers-shut-down-my-story-on-covid-lab...

New data confirms that life expectancy world wide could be extended by people who smoke quitting smoking. One would hope that those with power would make this process easier not harder. Source: https://usrtk.org/healthwire/end-tobacco-smoking-quickly-for-longer-lives-fewer-early-deaths/ Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Some do struggle at Christmas. For most of us it is a time of joy. We can also avoid overindulgence with some simple tips. Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drjoesDIYhealth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The body mass index(BMI) is a useless indicator of health but refuses to go away. The body roundness indicator(BRI) could replace it Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/should-body-roundness-index-replace-bmi-2024a1000jt6 Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

New Zealand is holding a proper royal commission into the covid response. Australias inquiry has done a fairly good job given the straight jacket it was placed in.   Sources: 1. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/covid-response-disproportionately-affected-childrens-wellbeing-inquiry-finds/news-story/ffe6eec51b93b2807dd789f0df0763f7 2. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/australia-covid-in...

This was conventional wisdom 500 years ago and those proposing it was round were castigated. What else might be accepted as fact but might not be? Source: https://reason.com/2024/10/16/we-were... Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Eggs got a bad rap in the 1970’s. A Harvard Medical student ate 720 in 30 daysand his cholesterol went down. N=1 studies have validity. The randomised control trial is useful but has its own limitations. Sources: 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhUMUCoJOsc&ab_channel=NickNorwitz 2. https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/harvard-med-student-eats-720-eggs-in-30-days-highlighting-a-trend-in-n1-s...

This old adage remains apt and truth is genuinely stranger than fiction. The adverse impacts are also less hidden now. Sources: 1. https://www.drvinayprasad.com/p/dr-jay-varmas-sex-parties-are-a-metaphor?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web 2. https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/112121 3. https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/depression/112220 Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠...

The education and health systems have similar problems. Increasingly they are geared to protect ministers and resist change rather than serve the public. There is hope and you can take control. Sources: 1. https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/meet-the-rebel-teachers-educating-wa-kids-their-own-way-20240927-p5kdz8.html 2. https://ideacademy.com.au/ If you enjoyed the episode please...

The USA is seeing significant falls in teen vaping without making it nearly impossible for those who smoke to quit by the world's most successful method. Source: https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/smoking/111823 If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Foll...

The body is 70% water by composition many of us are chronically dehydrated and don’t even know it. The solution is simple Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/regular-cell-phone-use-linked-higher-heart-disease-risk-2024a1000g52 If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Nobody would but diesel fuel into a Ferrari. Do we adopt the same approach when we put fuel (food) into our body? Sources: 1. https://worldhealth.net/news/the-role-of-nutrition-in-supporting-mental-health/ 2. https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/dietnutrition/111680 3. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/hidden-plain-sight-growing-epidemic-ultraprocessed-food-2024a1000gsq If you enjoyed the e...

Dr Joe is joined by Professor (Dr) Martin Samy talking about health systems and what could make them better. Dr Martin Sammy - https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-dr-martin-samy-6349231a/ If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

From the why do they fund rubbish research file comes this corker. But there can always be something to learn. Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/regular-cell-phone-use-linked-higher-heart-disease-risk-2024a1000g52 If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ F...

EP7 founder George Helou joins Dr Joe to talk about purpose and fulfilment in life including his ideas on how to attain it. ⁠https://ep7.com.au⁠ If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

There are no public health messages about sleep because there is no money in it. But it remains vital. We can influence it and set good examples for our children. Sources:  1. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/catching-up-weekend-sleep-lower-heart-disease-risk-study#How-does-sleep-affect-cardiovascular-health 2.  https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/sleep-resets-neurons-to-help-brain-...

Jame Nuzzo PhD joins Dr Joe to talk about studies which are important but wont get publicity because they question the narrative Sources: 1. https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/biological-sex-and-flexibility-in 2. https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/yoga-in-the-united-states 3. https://sportrxiv.org/index.php/server/preprint/view/441 4. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/being-more-flexible-h...

Remission is unpredictable. Rather than be critical, doctors should be curious. And by the way, people have the right to make their own decisions regards their own health and treatments. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/dangerous-irresponsible-quackery-doctors-slam-elles-cancer-claims/news-story/20d914f542f2a163d62c2d8110979863   https://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/elle-macpherson-refused-c...

For unknown reasons, coffee attracts a lot of research dollars. The findings are of questionable value. We can enjoy coffee or tea because we enjoy it Source: https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/aaic/111365 If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged...

New research suggests artificial sweeteners could be worse than sugar. Are we asking the right questions and is there a useful way of approaching this? Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-study-links-sweetener-heart-risk-what-know-2024a1000er3?ecd=wnl_tp10_daily_240812_MSCPEDIT_etid6741108&uac=314197MK&impID=6741108 If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podca...

Surveys in the USA show trust in doctors and hospitals has nearly halved in four years. Some wonder how it is not even lower. Sources: 1. https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/111317 2. https://www.drvinayprasad.com?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studio...

The device's genie is out of the bottle. How much is too much for children and who should decide Source: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/french-experts-provide-guidelines-childrens-screen-time-2024a10009c1 If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠...

Australia has a shortage of Intravenous (IV) fluids - a bedrock of hospital care. There is zero excuse for this, and there is zero accountability from those responsible. Source: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fnation%2Fpolitics%2Fintravenous-scandal-the-excuses-are-fluid%2Fnews-story%2F38999b95d4d630922e...

The simple act of spending time outdoors can help clear the mind and have a positive effect on our mental health. Source: https://www.worldhealth.net/news/spending-time-outdoors-daily-may-promote-mental-clarity/ If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recorded and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podwave Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Dr Joe Unplugged X - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It is staggering that deficiencies of common minerals can occur in the developed world. Turns out that fake and processed foods are not as good as the real thing! Sources: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/europe-risk-iodine-deficiency-resurgence-2024a1000c3k https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/generalprimarycare/110828 If you enjoyed the episode please follow and review the podcast! Recor...