Healthy Zindagi
Join Dr Gayatri as she speaks with healthcare professionals and community groups about different health topics. The aim of this radio show is to raise awareness of different health and wellbeing topics – it is not a replacement for an appointment with your doctor. If you have any concerns about your health and wellbeing, Dr Gayatri encourages you to make an appointment with your doctor so they can give you appropriate personalised healthcare advice.
Episode 1 - Introduction
In this episode, Dr Gayatri shares her vision for the show, what inspired Healthy Zindagi, and what you can expect to hear in the upcoming weeks.
Episode 2 - Diabetes with Dr Ali
In this episode, Dr Gayatri is in conversation with Dr Asif Ali, Consultant Endocrinologist at Milton Keynes University Hospital. They talk about how to define diabetes, the treatments, the long term complications, and how we can use lifestyle measures to mitigate the impacts.
Episode 3 - Diabetes with Abdul
In this episode, Dr Gayatri is in conversation with Abdul Rais, a member and volunteer for Diabetes UK. They talk about Abdul's lived experience with Type 2 diabetes, and how Diabetes UK can provide support within the community.
Episode 4 - Catch up
In this episode, Dr Gayatri recaps the information in the previous weeks, as well as laying the foundations for the next couple of episodes about heart disease
Episode 5 - Heart Disease with MKCCG
In this episode, Dr Gayatri is in conversation with Jim Gorringe (member and volunteer at Milton Keynes Community Cardio Pulmonary Group - MKCCG) and Libby Hawthorne (cardiac nurse at MKCCG) about Jim's lived experience with heart disease, and how MKCCG provide support in the community to help those with heart disease.
Episode 6 - Heart Disease with Prof Kardos
In this episode, Dr Gayatri is in conversation with Professor Attila Kardos, Consultant Cardiologist at Milton Keynes University Hospital. They talk about what heart attacks are, the treatments for them, as well as modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for heart disease.
Episode 7 - Lifestyle Medicine with Dr Gupta
In this episode, Dr Gayatri is in conversation with Dr Vijay Gupta, Consultant in Acute Medicine at Milton Keynes University Hospital. They discuss what lifestyle medicine involves, the six pillars, and how we can use SMART goals to set targets to make healthy lifestyle changes.
Episode 8 - Staying safe in the winter
In this episode, Dr Gayatri shares advice on how we can look after ourselves and stay safe in these colder winter months, and stay motivated to keep ourselves healthy.