Environment and health

Ever wonder what in our environment might affect our health? Often these things are ‘invisible’ or we are not consciously aware of them, but they can have a continued and profound effect on our health.

In this episode I look at some everyday environmental hazards and what we can do minimise their effects on us.

Links:

Air pollution: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7044178/

Paper on micro plastics and health: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7068600/

Diet and air pollution: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35179602/

Background to MI allergy: https://www.occderm.asn.au/health-professionals/epidemic-of-allergy-to-preservative-methylisothiazolinone-mi/

MI allergy and the effect of reducing it’s prevalence: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jdv.15875

Social media and mental health: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7785056/

Carbon monoxide poisoning: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/carbon-monoxide-poisoning/

Sick building syndrome and mould: https://academic.oup.com/mmy/article/47/Supplement_1/S217/1073035

Minimising air pollution in a city: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-35885569

Mercury in large fish: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-35884051

Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine: https://www.practiceunbound.org.uk/product/prescribinglifestylemedicine/home

The Health Fix (contains my health loop): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Transform-Your-Weeks/dp/1914239296/ref=nodl_?dplnkId=1ba53367-030f-4f3f-ad09-4a1fc81eadf5

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