The Long Game | Dr Alex

6 Steps To Dissolve Plaque And Unclog Your Arteries Naturally

You cannot dissolve plaque like pouring a drain cleaner down a pipe. Plaque forms inside the wall of your artery, not on the surface, so there is nothing to simply rinse

Why Our Grandparents Didn't Have IBS (The Truth About Food Evolution)

Your grandmother's kitchen in 1955 had a loaf of bread that took most of a day to make and cabbage sitting in a jar of brine. Your kitchen this morning probably has slice

Imagine Doctors Didn't Exist (Why We Keep Getting Sicker)

Imagine there were no doctors, no A&E, no statins, no insulin. Would you still make the same choices every single day? In this episode I talk about why the NHS was built

After 10 Years in the ER, I Noticed These 4 Habits Keep People Young

After a decade in emergency medicine, Dr Alex noticed something odd. The age on the computer screen and the age on the trolley are often two completely different things.

The Ultimate Heart-Healthy Weekly Routine for Seniors (Step-by-Step)

A flight of stairs tells you more about your heart than most tests done while you're sitting still. In this episode I lay out one heart focused job for each day of the we

What Eating 30 Plants a Week Actually Does to Your Body

30 plants a week sounds impossible until you realise it is not 30 big portions of veg. Fruit, nuts, seeds, beans, lentils, whole grains, herbs and spices all count, and o

The Secret to Reversing Muscle Loss After 60 (A Doctor's Routine)

Try this. Stand up out of your chair without using your hands. That simple movement is one of the better predictors of how the next 20 years of your health will go, and t

How What You Eat Could Be Driving Your Joint Pain

Two people walk into clinic with the same painful knee and the same scan results. One is in pain most days. The other barely notices it. The difference very often has not

The Biggest Health Debate Finally Settled: Diet vs Exercise

Diet or exercise, which one actually keeps you alive longer? I've spent years thinking about this question, and after a decade in emergency medicine I think I finally hav

What 5,000 Steps a Day Actually Does to Your Body (Doctor Explains)

Forget 10,000 steps. If you are currently doing next to nothing, the jump from where you are now up to around 5,000 steps a day will do more for your health than almost a

I Saw 120 Patients This Week. Here's Why They Were Actually Sick.

I just finished my final run of night shifts in the A&E and I cannot stop thinking about what I saw. Four nights in a row, roughly 120 patients in total. Two of those shi

Magnesium For Sleep: Does It Actually Work? (An Honest Doctor's Take)

Magnesium has become one of the most heavily marketed supplements out there, promising to fix your sleep overnight. So in this episode I went through what the research ac

Taking Statins? 7 Things Your Doctor Might Not Have Mentioned

If you take a statin like atorvastatin, simvastatin or rosuvastatin, this episode is for you. I go through seven things that often get missed in a rushed appointment, inc

The "Silent" Sign Your Liver is Struggling (And How to Fix It)

There is a sign your liver might be struggling that you would probably never connect to your liver at all. It does not hurt. It will not turn your eyes yellow. Most of th

The One Anti-Aging Habit That Actually Works (I Read the Research)

I came across a piece of research a couple of weeks ago that genuinely stopped me in my tracks. It points to a habit linked with living around 7 and a half years longer,

The Brain Mistake That Increases Your Risk of Memory Loss After 50

Memory loss isn't just genetics or bad luck. Research suggests a huge share of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by things we actually have control over. In th

The #1 BEST Vegetable to "Unclog" Your Arteries (Research Explained)

You cannot unclog an artery the way you unblock a drain, but there is a lot you can do over years and decades to protect your heart and your blood vessels. In this episod

Stop Buying Omega 3 Until You Watch This (The Truth About Fish Supplements)

Should you be taking omega 3 capsules? I get asked this constantly, and the honest answer might surprise you. For a healthy person, the big randomised trials (one followi

I Am FURIOUS! Do Not Trust Your Doctor.

I had a conversation recently that left me so frustrated I had to make a video about it. Someone close to me has lived with obesity for over a decade. After years of stru

7 Proven Ways To Build Muscle Faster (Doctor Explains)

If I could give one gift to everyone over 50, it would be more muscle. It protects you from falls, keeps your blood sugar steady, lifts your mood and is closely linked to