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Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, I explore happiness, and why the things that make us feel good may be only part of what makes a life feel full. From the ancient ideas of hedonia and eudaimonia to modern research on purpose, relationships, stress, gene expression and longevity, I unpack what science can tell us about the difference between pleasure and flourishing. Why does the happin...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi explores the surprising science behind one of the biggest nutrition trends of 2026: fibremaxxing. Once dismissed as little more than "roughage," fibre is suddenly everywhere. Beta-glucan is appearing on longevity podcasts, psyllium husk is back in the spotlight, and the nutrient we spent decades overlooking is finally having its momen...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee follows the remarkable story of water, from the cholera-stricken streets of Victorian London to the microplastics turning up in the water we drink today. We meet John Snow and the Broad Street pump, explore how clean water and sanitation became one of the greatest advances in human health, and look at just how much science and human ef...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores Lipoprotein(a), a tiny particle carried in the blood, inherited almost entirely through our genes, and largely unchanged by diet, exercise, or most current cholesterol-lowering treatments. For more than sixty years, medicine knew it was there but rarely spoke about it. Now, that is beginning to change. We look at what Lipoprot...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores the surprisingly complex story behind insect bites and cellulitis, following the journey from a tiny break in the skin to one of the most common bacterial infections seen in general practice. The episode begins with something most of us have experienced. An insect bite. An itch. The temptation to scratch. But beneath that fami...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores the pineal gland and melatonin, and the ancient system that tells every cell in your body what time it is. In the 17th century, René Descartes pointed to a single structure buried at the centre of the head, a gland the size of a grain of rice, and called it the seat of the soul. For four hundred years, this tiny gland has drif...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores some of the most confidently repeated health and science myths of the last century. Ideas that were taught in schools, printed on food labels, and handed down through generations as absolute truth, only for the evidence to tell a far more interesting story. Why did an entire generation grow up being told to eat carrots for bet...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores the remarkable story of cinnamon and its connection with metabolic health. For more than 4,000 years, cinnamon has appeared in ancient Egyptian tombs, Roman history, the Bible, Ayurveda, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Traders invented elaborate myths to protect it. Entire empires fought over it. At its peak, it was worth mo...

Send us Fan Mail Why does one person crave rice, another mashed potatoes, and someone else a very specific brand of instant noodles they have not eaten since university? In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores the science and psychology of comfort food. From dopamine and smell to memory, stress, familiarity, and culture, I look at why certain foods have the remarkable ability to mak...

Send us Fan Mail Minoxidil is one of the most recognised treatments for hair loss in the world. Millions of people use it. Few know how it was discovered. In this episode of Mohivate, I explore the remarkable story of a medication that was never meant to grow hair. What began as a failed ulcer treatment became a powerful blood pressure drug, and an unexpected side effect went on to change dermatol...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores one of the most important conversations we rarely have. Death, dying, and what it means to live well until the very end. The episode begins with a simple observation. Despite being the one certainty every human being shares, death remains one of the least discussed subjects in modern life. Through personal stories, medical ins...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores one of summer’s most familiar yet misunderstood conditions : Prickly Heat. A rash so common that most of us have experienced it, treated it, or complained about it without ever really understanding what is happening beneath the skin. The episode begins with the name. Prickly heat is medically known as miliaria , from the Latin...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores one of the most talked about viral health trends of 2026 so far. Women combining an antihistamine and a heartburn tablet to manage menopause symptoms. And asks the question medicine should always ask first. What does the science actually say? The episode begins with histamine. Not the allergy molecule most people think they kn...

Send us Fan Mail In this special episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee brings together music, memory, and meaning in the podcast’s first original musical collaboration. At the heart of this episode is a beautiful piece of music titled The Long Way Home, created by Johan Sebastian Ledesma, who composes under the name Bragei.  What begins as a chance conversation on an ordinary street becomes someth...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores screen time in children: the first episode on MOHIVATE dedicated entirely to children, and an honest conversation about what is actually happening inside a child’s developing brain, and what the science is telling us in a world none of us were prepared for. The episode begins with context. From smartphones and tablets, to a pa...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores psilocybin, the compound found in magic mushrooms, tracing its journey from ancient sacred ceremony to some of the most rigorous clinical research in psychiatry today. The episode begins where the science begins. With language. When neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins first documented what psilocybin did to the human brain, they...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores berberine, one of the most talked about metabolic supplements right now, bringing clarity to a conversation often shaped more by social media than by science. Berberine is a naturally occurring alkaloid with thousands of years of history in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine. This episode traces how it moved from gut m...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores continuous glucose monitoring through the lens of metabolic health, bringing clarity to one of the most talked about and most misunderstood tools in modern wellness. The CGM is everywhere. On social media arms, in wellness programmes, in dinner party conversations. But what does it actually measure? What is the science genuine...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores hay fever through the lens of immunology, bringing clarity to one of the most common and often underestimated conditions worldwide. Hay fever, or allergic rhinitis, is an immune response shaped by genetics, environment, and a system designed to protect you, reacting to something that was never meant to be a threat. Beneath the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores caffeine beyond the morning habit, bringing clarity to the world’s most widely consumed psychoactive substance. Caffeine is not just a pick-me-up. It is a molecule with a thousand-year history, a fascinating pharmacology, and a surprisingly complex relationship with your body. This episode traces caffeine from its origins in t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores insulin beyond the usual association with diabetes, bringing clarity to one of the most important hormones in metabolism. Insulin is not just about blood sugar. It is central to how the body uses, stores, and manages energy every day. This episode explains how insulin works, how glucose moves through the body, and how balance...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores the science of clutter and how the environments we live in influence attention, stress, and decision making. Research in neuroscience and behavioural psychology shows that visual clutter increases cognitive load and forces the brain to work harder to filter information. Over time this can contribute to mental fatigue, distract...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores the science of breathing and why something so automatic can reveal how the body is functioning. We breathe roughly twenty thousand times a day, yet most of us rarely pause to notice it. This episode explores how breathing sits at a unique intersection between physiology and awareness, reflecting the state of the nervous system...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores vitamin D beyond the headlines, bringing clarity to one of the most discussed nutrients in modern health. Often called the sunlight hormone, vitamin D sits at the intersection of health and environment, linking bone health and calcium balance with immune regulation and deficiency risk. This episode explains what vitamin D real...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores what metabolism really means and why it is much bigger than body weight alone. Metabolism is the body’s living energy system. It includes how cells produce fuel, how tissues repair and rebuild, how the body switches between glucose and fat for energy, and how daily habits influence this regulation over time. From ATP and mitoc...