WIDLIMS - What I Didn't Learn in Medical School
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -In a nutshell, WIDLIMS is a platform for discussing topics crucial to health which are not taught, glossed over or approached from the wrong angles in medicine and public discourse. The host Linda's knowledge – as a final year medical student – combined with valuable input from guests provides you with accessible and most importantly empowering evidence-based information on topics within the field of lifestyle medicine.
In addition, you can expect in-depth mental health discussions, for example when considering body image & disordered eating in diet culture, as well as health inequalities due to variables such as race & gender which affect health behaviours and outcomes. We'll also discuss specific health conditions such as acne, anxiety and anorexia.
DISCLAIMER: this podcast is for educational & entertainment purposes only.
Music: Beat Thee by Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com)
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Episodes
From midwife to medic with Dr Rumbi
October 30, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes - 58.4 MBIn this week's episode, junior doctor and host of WIDLIMS – What I Didn't Learn in Medical School Linda speaks with Dr Rumbi Mutenga. They cover different ways of getting into medical school, Dr Rumbi's own journey via midwifery, working relationships between doctors and allied healthcare professionals, widening access and equality in medicine, as well as discussing medical education and reproductive health stigmas. Be sure to follow WIDLIMS on Twitter and Instagram under the username @w...
Tips for new doctors from a new doctor
August 02, 2022 15:59 - 30 minutes - 46.9 MBWhat did medical school not teach me about working as a junior doctor, which I wish I knew? In this 30 minute episode, I give you general tips in two broad areas to help you feel more prepared for your first job as a doctor: life around work, and life at work. We cover your rights as a doctor (leave, pay), what might be expected of you, top tips for teamwork, how to look after your own health, and much more. See time stamps for episode below. Check out the show notes on lindadoes.com/widli...
Plant-based diets in childhood and beyond with Dr Yami
April 24, 2022 09:00 - 39 minutes - 59.7 MBBe sure to follow @widlims on Insta/Twitter for more content :) Click here to access the episode show notes with Doctor Yami's details, anything we referred to in the episode and further reading. ** please note: this is a podcast for education and entertainment purposes only, and should not be taken as individual medical advice - consult your doctor for any concerns ** In this episode, podcast host and junior doctor Linda chats to Dr Yami Cazorla-Lancaster (she/her), a US board-certified...
Better health? Sleep on it!
August 22, 2021 08:30 - 52 minutes - 76 MBDr Michael Farquhar, a consultant in sleep medicine, joins me for this episode on the importance of good sleep for health. We discuss alien abductions, caffeine naps and flexible consistency in sleep routines. Essentially, we cover the basics of what sleep is and how to improve yours, and also spend some time focusing on how night shift workers can mitigate the risks of sleep deprivation and disrupted sleep patterns, as I have found this is not always covered in mainstream sleep advice. Sh...
'The NHS is letting down trans people' - barriers to equality in trans healthcare
July 17, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour - 112 MBThis week's episode is a discussion with two fantastic doctors: Dr Kate Nambiar (a sexual health and gender identity doctor working in England) and Dr Sophie Quinney (a GP working in Wales and the Welsh Gender Service). The quote in the title is from a UK government report, linked for you here. Content warning: transphobia, suicide We talk about a range of topics, including transition-related healthcare, supporting trans and non-binary patients in primary care and hospital specialties, hor...
Nutrition in medical education with Nutritank
November 15, 2020 09:30 - 42 minutes - 67.7 MBBe sure to follow for more content @widlims on Insta/Twitter. Show notes with Nutritank details and anything referred to in the episode here. In this episode, host and final year medical student Linda chats to Ally Jaffee (she/her) and Dr Iain Broadley (he/him) who founded Nutritank, one of the first student-lead lifestyle medicine initiatives in the UK. Nutritank is "an innovative information hub of food, nutrition and lifestyle medicine. Promoting the need for greater nutrition and life...
Approaching anorexia with Best of Bettina
November 08, 2020 11:00 - 46 minutes - 77.6 MBFollow @widlims on Instagram/Twitter. Full show notes here. Check out Bettina's podcast, Best of Bettina here and her Instagram. In episode 19 of What I Didn't Learn in Medical school, host and final year medical student chats to Bettina about her experience of being diagnosed with anorexia at 15 and eventually recovering. We cover some important things in terms of how she was treated by healthcare professionals, and what things help someone in eating disorder recovery and beyond. It is im...
Painful penetration with the Vaginismus Network
November 01, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - 66.5 MBShow notes with all references and further information here. Follow @widlims on Instagram/Twitter. Follow @theVagNetwork on Instagram. Do you suffer from painful sex? Do you not know how to counsel a patient who says they cannot insert tampons without pain? Is it possible to be "too tight"? Vaginismus is a condition which makes sex painful, but it can also make inserting tampons difficult, and affects people in many different ways. I spoke to Natalie who is a volunteer with the Vaginismus ...
Giving culturally relevant advice in healthcare
October 25, 2020 09:30 - 42 minutes - 67.3 MBThis week's guest is Amaeze Madukah, a nutritionist in the UK. Prompted by an Instagram post of hers about how diet advice is often Euro-centric, I wanted to further explore the topic with her, and am grateful that she came on the show. Listen to learn about implicit bias and power distance, how these mean that certain populations receive suboptimal healthcare advice and what healthcare practitioners should keep in mind when giving advice to people from different ethnic backgrounds. We also ...
The skinny on cholesterol and diet
October 18, 2020 09:00 - 16 minutes - 25.2 MBFind the show notes here, and follow @widlims on Instagram/Twitter. This Solo Sunday short episode featuring final year medical student Linda is all about cholesterol, and the things she wish she learned earlier in order to counsel future patients on how to efficiently and safely lower cholesterol levels, all with lifestyle including diet! Is lean meat better? What about oily fish? Is fibre (fiber in the US) that beneficial? What guidelines should we listen to? I hope you learn something...
Time for plant-based nutrition in medicine with Dr Shireen Kassam
October 11, 2020 10:00 - 50 minutes - 81.5 MBFind show notes with complete references and more on my website lindadoes.com here. Follow Dr Kassam on Instagram here. And follow me @widlims on Instagram and Twitter. In this week's episode, final year medical student and host Linda discusses a whole lot with Dr Shireen Kassam, who is a consultant haematologist, as well as founder and director of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK. We of course talk about plantbased nutrition, how chronic inflammation is behind many of the chronic diseas...
Legumes... forgotten superfoods?
October 04, 2020 09:01 - 15 minutes - 23.6 MBFind show notes with all references and links by clicking here or on lindadoes.com/widlims14. Follow me on Instagram/Twitter and get in touch! In this episode, host Linda takes you through the superfood that are legumes/pulses/lentils/beans – a group of amazing foods with benefits from cancer prevention, to improving longevity, to managing diabetes and insulin resistance, to a thriving gut microbiome! We also dispel common myths and worries regarding anti-nutrients, bloating and flatulence ...
Anti-diet lifestyle approaches to PCOS with Dr Nitu Bajekal
September 26, 2020 09:30 - 51 minutes - 84.3 MBShow notes here. In this week's episode we talk about PCOS to Dr Nitu Bajekal, a consultant gynaecological surgeon with over 35 years' experience in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. Typically people with PCOS are told to restrict their food and carbohydrate intake and lose weight as a first-line management. We go beyond that, exploring what PCOS is, less commonly known manifestations (such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders), how the right foods can address metabolic and horm...
We need to understand this about carbohydrates
September 20, 2020 09:00 - 21 minutes - 33.7 MBCarbohydrates: friend or foe? This episode is all about carbohydrates, insulin resistance and low carbohydrate diets (including ketogenic diets). Host Linda goes over some basic metabolism and discusses how cutting carbohydrates will mask any underlying insulin resistance, as the true culprit in type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome is often intramyocellular lipids rather than carbohydrates. We also discuss the research on dietary interventions to truly reverse diabetes and manage insulin ...
Powerlifting, building muscle and body image
September 13, 2020 08:40 - 33 minutes - 55.1 MBIn this week's episode, WIDLIMS host Linda speaks to Kris (she/her) from PlantPowerPrep, who is an awe inspiring female vegan athlete competing in powerlifting among other things. The discussion covers what powerlifting is, how to get into it, building muscle on a plant-based diet (and in general), as well as dealing with weight gain and body image. If you enjoyed what you heard, please share the love and be sure to check out Kris on Instagram (all details are in the show notes which can be...
Being active bystanders when witnessing injustice
September 06, 2020 08:30 - 9 minutes - 14.7 MBHave you ever been in a situation where you felt uncomfortable, knowing that someone was a target of harassment, aggression or another form of injustice? Did you want to help but not know what to do? Follow @widlims on Instagram and Twitter in order to stay up to date with new episode releases and free educational content. Read the full show notes here, and check out my website for much more information and content. Remember to subscribe: new episodes released every Sunday! This week's s...
Endometriosis, pain bias and the 'strong Black woman' stereotype
August 30, 2020 08:30 - 37 minutes - 56 MBIn this week's episode, host and final year medical student Linda speaks with Anita Jones (Instagram/Twitter) about endometriosis. We discuss why it takes an average of over 7 years to be diagnosed, what needs to change and much more. The discussion provides advice for both people with endo and healthcare professionals from all fields. The conversation is relevant to other conditions too, as we also discuss how female suffering is often normalized, and how Black women's pain is perceived di...
Dairy - ditch or don't?
August 23, 2020 15:53 - 18 minutes - 27.9 MBCoinciding with World Plant Milk day, here is a brief overview about impacts of dairy products on human health. Do we need milk for strong bones? What does it do to the human body? Much more info in the shownotes here. Follow @widlims on Insta/Twitter. Happy listening – please share with others who may enjoy, too!
Weight stigma and obesity - what is known vs. what is done
August 16, 2020 08:53 - 49 minutes - 76.2 MBLinda speaks to Dr Stuart Flint, weight stigma expert & Obesity UK director (among other titles)! We discuss the new obesity strategy, whether obesity is a problem, and why status quo remains despite strong evidence in favour of change. Shownotes here. @widlims Insta/Twitter.
Intuitive Eating 101
August 09, 2020 08:49 - 11 minutes - 17.6 MBFinal year medical student Linda covers Intuitive Eating basics, by highlighting its 10 principles. Why does it matter and to whom? Is it really healthy to recommend it? Shownotes here. Follow @widlims on Insta/Twitter stay up to date! Thanks for listening + sharing!
Weight management approaches - have we got it wrong?
August 02, 2020 08:21 - 44 minutes - 70.4 MBFellow medical student Hanna chats to Linda about obesity, typical approaches to losing and managing weight and what needs to change. Please check out the show notes for an in-depth article + all references HERE. Follow @widlims on Insta/Twitter and spread the word for a (virtual) cookie!
The secret to lasting behaviour change
July 26, 2020 08:40 - 11 minutes - 17.9 MBAnother Solo Sunday episode with final year medical student and host Linda, covering determinants for successful behaviour change. How can you personally achieve it, and how can healthcare professionals counsel their patients on the matter? Shownotes lindadoes.com/widlims4. Follow @widlims on Insta/Twitter.
Racism in medicine with BAME medical students
July 19, 2020 10:28 - 47 minutes - 73.7 MBMedical students Aishah and Vishwani join Linda to discuss racism in the Covid-19 pandemic research and medical education. Shownotes lindadoes.com/widlims3. @widlims on Insta/Twitter and @BAME_medics_Edinburgh
Behind the microphone with host Linda
July 19, 2020 10:28 - 10 minutes - 16.3 MBThe first Solo Sunday episode with an introduction from WIDLIMS host Linda covering her background, health perspectives and the show format going forward. Shownotes lindadoes.com/widlims2 @widlims on Instagram/Twitter.
Why Lifestyle Medicine should be mainstream with Dr Rob Lawson
July 19, 2020 10:27 - 39 minutes - 64 MBInterview with Dr Lawson (British Society of Lifestyle Medicine) about what lifestyle medicine is & its role in the pandemic, medical education and beyond. Shownotes lindadoes.com/widlims1. Follow @widlims on Insta/Twitter. Disclaimer: entertainment & education purposes only!
The WIDLIMS concept
June 23, 2020 14:07 - 2 minutes - 5.08 MBAre you tired of struggling with your health? Do you feel poorly understood or judged by friends & family, the general public or healthcare professionals? In this episode, final year medical student Linda introduces her WIDLIMS concept. Remember to subscribe, follow @widlims on social media and check out lindadoes.com for show notes and more. DISCLAIMER: Linda is not yet a qualified physician – this podcast is for educational & entertainment purposes only!