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The inside story of the race to develop Ozempic – the world’s first truly effective and safe obesity drug – and its potentially revolutionary effects on public health, and our deeper culture and values. 'A FASCINATING DEEP DIVE' Guardian 'VERY ENGAGING' New Scientist 'ENLIGHTENING'...

Brought to you by Penguin. Packed with tips, hints and reminders, case studies, at-a-glance charts and a daily journal to help you keep track of your baby's progress, The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan is a step-by-step, must-have manual to ensure sleep for you and your baby. The Sensational Baby...

Neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran is internationally renowned for uncovering answers to the deep and quirky questions of human nature that few scientists have dared to address. His bold insights about the brain are matched only by the stunning simplicity of his experiments - using such low-tech tools such as cotton swabs, glasses of water, and dime-store mirrors.

In the tradition of bestsellers like The Plant Paradox and The Keto Reset Diet, The Carnivore Code reveals the shocking truth about so-called healthy foods, and presents a complete program to reclaim your health with the true ancestral diet We are living longer than ever before, but we aren’t...

Menstruation isn't just about having babies. Your menstrual cycle is a vital sign, just like your pulse, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure. And it provides you with essential information about your health...Listen to The Fifth Vital Sign to better understand your health and fertility. Whether children are a part of your future plans or not, your health matters. Start learning more now, and take control of your health.

Brought to you by Penguin. We can move the dial on pain Leading expert Rachel Zoffness bridges the gap between medicine and psychology to get to the heart of treating pain Every one of us will experience pain, be it back pain, the pain of childbirth, or living in an ageing body. Not a single one...

For over two decades, The Addictive Personality has helped people understand the process of addiction. Now, through this second edition, author Craig Nakken brings new depth and dimension to our understanding of how an individual becomes an addict. Going beyond the definition that limits dependency to the realm of alcohol and other drugs, Nakken uncovers the common denominator of all addiction and describes how the process is progressive.

From the author of the New York Times bestselling Plant Paradox series comes this revolutionary take on the keto diet that debunks common myths and shows readers how to reap the rewards of keto with less restriction Like many doctors and nutrition experts, bestselling author Dr. Steven Gundry...

Thousands of years ago Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote these meditations as a guide for his own self-improvement, and they're still relevant today. Bedtime stories are narrated by the world’s most celebrated voices and written with no beginning, middle, or end so you don’t stay up to hear what happens next. They're interesting enough to give your mind something to focus on, but delivered in a way that encourages sleep.

I did not become a doctor to help people cheat death, but to help them understand it. In The Liver Doctor, Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, expert hepatologist and one of India's most vocal advocates of science-led medicine, tells us the fascinating story of the least understood, most indispensable and...

A groundbreaking, dynamic healing program designed to help you achieve deep healing and relief from disruptive, unwanted thoughts through calming your body and rerouting your nervous system. Who among us has not experienced periods of high anxiety, persistent stress, obsessive ruminations, or...

Dr Aseem Malhotra, author of the best-selling The 21-Day Immunity Plan and co-author of the best-selling The Pioppi Diet, examines the claims for statins and their role in lowering cholesterol and preventing heart disease. He introduces us to his targeted heart-health plan, which, with a diet plan, recipes and advice on reducing stress and increasing movement, can help us to live statin-free and take control of our own health.

On The Pen is the leading GLP-1 news podcast and platform covering obesity medicine, FDA actions, drug shortages, access policy, and the business of NuSH therapies. The podcast is in the top 1% of all podcasts globally, and On The Pen is a top Substack best-seller.

Listen to crickets, cicadas, and other nocturnal creatures hum and trill beside a babbling brook in the lush forest of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The various noises of the night combine to create a sense of peacefulness, a perfect way to let the mind unwind. Unlike canned nature sounds created in a studio, renowned acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton gives you the real deal. He travels the world recording remarkable locations that capture the essence of the place itself.

Do you have a hard time finding peace at night? There's always something to think about - a problem you haven't solved, things that didn't get done today, things that need to get done tomorrow, things you're still angry about, things you're afraid of, and things that you want to happen. Daily reality can be so overwhelming that it stops you from sleeping. You can't stop your brain, but you desperately want to unwind. The solution: Give your brain something soothing to focus on. With sleep music, you are redirecting your brain to soothing, relaxing sounds.

Sleep shouldn't be a struggle, but for a third of the population the nightly pattern of tossing, turning, and that gnawing frustration is a regular occurrence. The Sleep Book's revolutionary five-week plan now means that this will be a thing of the past. Using a blend of mindfulness and new acceptance and commitment therapy (act) techniques, Dr. Guy shares his unique five-week plan to cure your problems whether it's a few restless nights or a lifetime of insomnia.

A podcast from Cancer Research UK that features some of the incredible researchers behind cancer research. We'll provoke conversation around cancer science, how it shapes our understanding of the disease and the challenges we face as we develop therapies.Entrepreneurial deep diveThe latest series is a special mini-series taking a deep dive into all things science entrepreneurship. Getting findings from discovery research in the lab to a tangible intervention is, really, the main game in town – but the leap from the lab to the generation of an actual product can be daunting. This series aims...

Andy Lazris, MD, is a practicing primary care physician who experiences the effects of Medicare policy on a daily basis. As a result, he believes that the way we care for our elderly has taken a wrong turn and that Medicare is complicit in creating the very problems it seeks to solve. Aging is not a disease to be cured; it is a life stage to be lived. Lazris argues that aggressive treatments cannot change that fact but only get in the way and decrease quality of life.