In this episode I cover the different type so anaemia as I have found it can cause much confusion and there are so many different types, from mild iron deficiency to types that can be life threatening.

Iron deficiency anaemia: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/iron-deficiency-anaemia/

Bone marrow: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/22818-bone-marrow

Haem and non haem iron: https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk/patient-information-leaflet/good-sources-of-iron

Vitamin C and iron: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/iron_and_vitamin_c_the_perfect_pair

Aplastic anaemia: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/conditions-we-treat/aplastic-anaemia/

Pernicious anaemia: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22377-pernicious-anemia

Anaemia of chronic disease: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14477-anemia-of-chronic-disease

MCV on a blood count: https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/mcv-mean-corpuscular-volume/

Leukaemia:

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/leukaemia

Haemolytic anaemia: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/hemolytic-anemia

Sickle cell disease: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sickle-cell-disease/

Thalassemia: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14508-thalassemias

Iron diet sheet: https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/information/iron-diet-sheet/

Eating your greens: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34034049/

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In this episode I look at the liver and how to keep it healthy, arguably the most industrious visceral organ in our body with so many critical functions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/nonalcoholic-fatty-liver-disease

Fructose: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-high-fructose-intake-may-trigger-fatty-liver-disease

Glycogen: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/23509-glycogen

Ultra processed food and liver disease: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37871746/

Alcohol and liver disease: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/alcoholinduced-liver-disease

WIlson’s Disease: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/wilsons-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20353251

Haemochromatosis: https://www.haemochromatosis.org.uk/

Jaundice: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/jaundice/

Gall bladder removal - cholecsytecomy: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/procedures/21614-gallbladder-removal

Diarrhoea after gall bladder removal: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10725554/

Hepatitis 'alphabet': https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/hepatitis

Gallbladder diet: https://www.healthline.com/health/gallbladder-diet

Metabolic pathways in detoxification: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2015/760689

Coffee and other foods: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323915

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It’s a time of year that some people dread but there’s so much we can do get through this season and I look at that in this short but useful 101 episode.

Polyphenols and hormesis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0958166924000107

Vitamin C and zinc for colds: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32342851/

Asthma exacerbations and vitamin D: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(17)30306-5/fulltext#

Non IgE cows milk protein allergy: https://www.allergyuk.org/about-allergy/allergy-in-childhood/cows-milk-allergy/ (can cause cough if drinking milk)

SAD: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20364651

Morning light (Russell Foster): https://www.neuroscience.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-russell-foster-receives-daylight-award-2020

Food cravings in winter: https://www.independent.co.uk/health-and-wellbeing/winter-diet-cold-weather-food-b2621804.html

Flu (Influenza): https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4335-influenza-flu

Exercise in winter health: https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness/getting-active/how-to-stay-active-in-cold-weather

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