The Relaxback UK Show

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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Episodes

Early Cancer Detection Is Vital

Wednesday Mar 01, 2023

Wednesday Mar 01, 2023

Why do we go for cancer screening when invited - or not? Do we go and get checked if we are worried about something? 
This show has insight from a behavioural scientist and a patient advocate.

Wednesday Feb 22, 2023

Doran Binder is The Bearded Water Sommelier - he loves water and will let you know which he thinks tastes best and why. This is fascinating stuff.
Then Jo Goodhall and Jasmine Schembri have launched an app called Luna which is aimed at teenage girls.

Wednesday Feb 15, 2023

There are many medical products and techniques that have little or no evidence that they work. Dr Stephen Barrett is a retired phychiatrist who has for many years called these out. 

Wednesday Feb 08, 2023

There are many cough and cold remedies. Some are old family recipes and some are old wives' tales, some work and some don't. In addition some are expensive and a waste of money. Dr Zoe Williams gives some help on advice on the subject.
Then the pharmacy John Bell and Croyden is 225 years old this year. Learn about what has changed, what hasn't and how a modern day pharmacy can help you with their chief pharmacist, Reshma Malde.

Wednesday Feb 01, 2023

James Greenwell ruptured his achilles tendon in an agonising training injury. The team doctor told him that was the end of his sporting career - it wasn't! Find out what he did to beat this awful injury.
Also if you find that you suffer from aches and pains as you age or it takes longer to recover from exercise this can provide some help.

Help With Long Covid Symptoms

Wednesday Jan 25, 2023

Wednesday Jan 25, 2023

Long Covid has many really awful symptoms.
My guest, Dr Buasek, talks about exercises to encourage diaphragmatic breathing and the trial currently underway to see if this helps long covid sufferers.
Breathing exercises have a track record of helping with a host of toher things and I am currently doing an experiment on myself to see if the programme helps with my high blood pressure and anxious breathing.

Wednesday Jan 18, 2023

Using the immune system to help cure cancer is an idea that has been around for quite a while. However in the relatively recent past it has started to show some real progress.
Listen to cancer research scientists discuss their work in this fascinating episode of the Relaxback UK Show.

Wednesday Jan 11, 2023

Marc Holl is Head Of Primary Care at Nuffield Health. Find out what that means and how he influences the gyms, the hospitals and all that happens at Nuffield.

Wednesday Jan 04, 2023

Shaa Wasmund has done an awful lot of interesting things so far. She has been a manager for boxer Chris Eubanks, done PR for James Dyson when his business was just starting and set up many new businesses but she finds she sometimes needs help to get something going. She is a fun and inspiring guest.
Then Chris Hill from Beat My Addictions talks about how he can help people with problems with alcohol and other substances.

Thursday Dec 29, 2022

Recovered alcoholic, Julian Morgan, talks about his life on the drink. He tells how he managed to break the cycle and has written a book to help others who are dependent on alcohol or drugs.

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