The Blended Science Podcast Nkazi Mkhwanazi, PhD.

This episode is about Cherrisse Naidoo's journey with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Her story is impressive, tune in and get some more insight. Below are chapters for your convenience: 00:00 - Introduction 02:28 - Diagnosis 04:31 - Life before diagnosis 05:42 - Childhood challenges 06:10 - Difficult beginning08:49 - Listen to your body 10:00 - Low glycaemic index (GI)12:36 - Strict diet from mom14:09 - Awareness, family and friends 15:08 - C-Peptide 17: 09 - HBA1c 17: 22 - Fear of tak...

This interview was about Nonto Khanyile , who lives with a chronic illness (CIPO). Her journey to diagnosis is unique and her resilience is amazing. Here is a story about science and hope. Please see time stamps below for your convenience. 00:00 Guest Introduction3:10 - Life Before CIPO4:48 - Misdiagnosis and diagnosis with CIPO story 12:10 - Medications to improve motility, diet and feeding tubes 18:17 - Knowing more about her condition and sepsis19:08...

In this Episode, Khwezi and Nkazi look at the pleasure and pain balance as inspired by the Book " Dopamine nation". Tune in and be inspired to pursue pain for pleasure. For your convenience please see the timestamps and references below.0:00 - Introduction 02:04 - Wisdom in pursuing pain pursuing 04:32 - Physical exercise as a stressor 06:50 - Physical exercise and addictions 10:13 - Community engagement and sports 10:36 - Exercise, mood, and ...

Nkazi and Khwezi explore the importance of self-binding which is an interesting way to control addictions. Below are the timestamps for your convenience, please enjoy.--------------------------------------------------------------------------00:00 Introduction and welcome1:23 Feedback from the previous episode1:38 Insight following 30 days without social media5:00 Guilt and social media “re-use”7:02 steward of time and stealing company time8:00 Self-binding, use of filters to limit internet us...

This episode is about "Dopamine fasting". At the same time, this concept may not be widely accepted in the scientific community; we think about how useful it is to abstain from our "drugs of choice". We trust this motivates you to control your life and think about prioritising your goals. "Drug of choice" refers to anything that we can potentially be addicted to e.g. social media, gaming etc. 00:00 Introduction00:44 Guest Introduction01:16 Dopamine Nation (Dopamine Fasting)03:25 Ins...

Dr Oluwole, a medical doctor and a neuroscientist discusses some fundamental science on addiction and shares his journey from medicine into a career in research. The timelines for our conversation is below for your convenience. 00:00 Introduction00:52 Guest Introduction1:46 Motivation to Pursue a Career in Neuroscience06:41 Transition from Medicine to Research08:55 Addiction09:42 Definition of addiction10:43 Why Study addiction?12:45 The science of Addiction (Dopamine)15:06 Addiction and...