Healthier With Ihtisham Ahmed
The world of health and nutrition is riddled with misinformation and so-called "experts" that create content to maximize engagement or sell a product. This podcast tackles different hot topics relating to health by consulting literature and doing ample due diligence. This podcast will not provide you with direct health advice, it will give you the necessary information to make informed decisions. If you like health, nutrition and some lighthearted fun, this is the place for you!
Episodes
13 episodes
Caffeine: Inflammation and Sleep
People drink caffeine all around the world in many different forms, there are debates about the health effects of the different forms of consumption. In this episode, I dive briefly into the beneficial effects of coffee and tea mostly in the co...
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Episode 13
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27:33
Intellectual Health (Feat. Jaffar Hashimy)
Intellectual Health, although may be narrow in its definition, is often forgotten and overlooked. It ties in very closely with mental health and is crucial for the young population, especially students. Increasing our intellectual ability incre...
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Episode 12
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23:58
Cholesterol: Functions and Misconceptions
High blood cholesterol is shown to increase cardiovascular disease, so should we eat fewer foods that contain less cholesterol? It seems that the human body is not as intuitive as we think, in this episode, I break down the role of cholesterol ...
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Episode 11
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16:01
Endocrine (Hormonal) Health
The endocrine system controls and regulates nearly every single biochemical process going on in your body. It is essential that we are well equipped with knowledge on how to target this area of our health when pursuing a better lifestyle, when ...
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Episode 10
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19:24
Veganism and The Myth About Saturated Fatty Acids
In the western world, veganism is very prevalent, it raises questions about health, and whether a vegan diet can truly support a healthy person. A big criticism from vegans of a meat diet is the high amount of saturated fatty acids in red meat....
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Episode 9
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25:28
Microbiota (Gut Bacteria) Health
Gut bacteria is a growing interest in the field of nutrition, scientists have seen links between gut bacteria and diseases such as Alzheimer's, metabolic disorders and even mood disorders. Making sure you have a healthy gut bacteria profile is ...
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Episode 8
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20:47
Fats
Fats are very controversial, the opinions on this macromolecule are very polarized, some demonize fats and some angelize them, but what is the truth? Why were fats regarded as bad for you in the early 2000s? I talk about the different categorie...
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Episode 7
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25:28
Cancer
Cancer is a very unfortunate disease that is seemingly completely out of our control, what if there was a way to prevent, or at least lower your chances of cancer even when you're predisposed to it? I talk about the mechanism of how cancer work...
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Episode 6
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16:34
Antioxidants
The role of antioxidants in the body is not only important but essential, our body fights oxidative stress every day, but how can we better equip our body so that oxidative stress is no longer an issue for us? I discuss ways oxidative stress ha...
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Episode 5
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15:50
Sleep
Sleep is an essential part of your life, it restores your health, and keeps you going, yet the majority of the younger population fail to get a healthy amount and quality of sleep. What are the harmful effects of under-sleeping and over-sleepin...
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Episode 4
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22:58
Supplements
supplementation is very common amongst gym goers, a lot of people talk about how well creatine, pre-workout and protein supplements has worked for them. I talk a little bit about everything in this episode, a brief introduction to each of the s...
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Episode 3
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24:46