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Boggled Docs

Boggled Docs

By: Dr Nik Kendrew
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Be prepared for patients consulting about current sizzling media issues. This is the podcast for GPs and the primary care team that uses medicine in the media as a springboard for you to know what you need to know. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BoggledDocs. What are you watching, listening to or reading that you’d like to tell us about, good or bad? Why not send us a voice message to give us your view? By sending us a voice message you are agreeing for it to be used in a future episode of Boggled Docs. Thanks! https://www.speakpipe.com/BoggledDocs

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Episodes
  • Ultra-processed food: licensed to Kill?
    Oct 17 2025

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    For this episode, Nik is joined by Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi, a lifestyle medicine GP, TV doctor, public speaker, health coach and personal trainer. He's a lifestyle and physical activity champion for the RCGP, and also a Team GB AG Triathlete.

    They're covering the TV documentary that everyone has been talking about- "Joe Wicks: licensed to kill", that has recently been on Channel 4 in the UK.

    What do we in primary care need to know about ultra processed food, professionally, and also on a personal level? Was the documentary really as bad as social media would have us believe, or is there room for a more nuanced conversation about ultra processed food?…

    Plus, the usual look at the medical news headlines and what's on our radar.


    Red Whale Pearls ( free content)

    Red Whale Pearl: Ultra-processed food


    Joe Wicks: licensed to kill


    New headlines:

    Constipation

    Citalopram alert

    Can Dogs Help You Age Slower?


    Radar

    NICE NG 202

    Joe Wicks response on Instagram

    Health misinformation


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    DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast.

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    51 mins
  • Betrayals and team truths: group dynamics lessons from 'The Traitors' as sharp as Claudia's fringe
    Dec 27 2024

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    This time Nik's joined again by Dr Rachel Morris, host of the 'You Are Not A Frog' podcast, former GP, coach and speaker specialising in resilience at work. They use the suspicion and social skills of 'The Traitors' to look at trust and team dynamics. Amongst other things, they talk about high stakes decision making, how human behaviour can change when we're under pressure, and how conflicting objectives cause issues within teams...
    Plus, the usual look at the medical news headlines and what's on our radar.

    Links:
    Wild Monday

    The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People- Stephen Covey

    The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable- Patrick Lencioni

    The Fearless Organisation: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth- Amy Edmondson

    Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues - David Bradford and Carole Robin

    You Are Not A Frog episodes with Jane Gunn:
    One
    Two

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    Send us a voice note:
    https://www.speakpipe.com/BoggledDocs

    Email: boggleddocs@gmail.com

    Links:
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    DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast.

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    46 mins
  • Dopesick Deja Vu? The SSRI conversation you need to hear
    May 31 2024

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    This time Nik is joined by Dr Alastair Santhouse, a consultant neuropsychiatrist at the Maudsley Hospital in London.
    SSRIs are on the agenda, as featured on the BBC's 'Panorama -The Antidepressant Story.' They consider the efficacy and side effects of SSRIs, the challenge of withdrawal symptoms, and the evolving perspectives within the medical community. Why might some viewers get echoes of 'Dopesick' when watching it?
    There's also the usual look at the medical news headlines and what's on our radar.

    News Headlines

    https://www.dailystar.co.uk/health/old-age-retirement-generation-exercise-32716271

    https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/physical-activity-guidelines-older-adults/#:~:text=aim%20to%20be%20physically%20active,or%20a%20combination%20of%20both


    RADAR

    https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/fertility-ozempic-pcos-pregnancy

    https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/female-health/a60897097/menstrual-hygiene-day-2024/

    https://www.itv.com/thismorning/articles/how-to-spot-the-signs-and-symptoms-of-sepsis


    Panorama- The Antidepressant Story

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001n39z


    RCPsych responds to BBC Panorama programme on antidepressants:
    https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-features/latest-news/detail/2023/06/19/rcpsych-responds-to-bbc-panorama-programme-on-antidepressants


    RCPsych ’Stopping antidepressants’

    https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/treatments-and-wellbeing/stopping-antidepressants


    RCGP response to panorama on antidepressants:

    ‘Prescription anti-depressants play a vital role in the treatment of mental health conditions, says College Chair’

    https://www.rcgp.org.uk/News/BBC-panorama-investigation


    Red Whale Primary Care Pod covering Panorama on SSRIs:

    https://redwhale.buzzsprout.com/1137521/13163503-who-needs-a-holiday-how-a

    Twitter: @BoggledDocs

    Instagram: @BoggledDocs

    #BDdose #BDRadar

    Send us a voice note:
    https://www.speakpipe.com/BoggledDocs

    Email: boggleddocs@gmail.com

    Links:
    https://linktr.ee/BoggledDocs

    DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast.

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    56 mins
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