Dr Karan Explores OG Podcasts

“We have, because of the nature of our information landscape now, essentially zero capacity to hold any accountability to sources of misinformation. So it's a really terrible time to be an evidence-based healthcare professional.” -Dr Alan Flanagan

Dr Alan Flanagan is a major myth buster in the nutrition space, holding an MSc and PhD in nutrition from the University of Surrey.

In this episode Alan and I debunk common nutrition advice you might be following, and explain the dangerous real life impact online influencers and “gurus” are having on your health.

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The dangers of following extreme diets like keto and carnivore
Why you don’t need to be worried about glucose spikes
The limitations of personalised nutrition and microbiome research
Why sweeteners and seed oils have been wrongly demonised
How to spot a charlatan online

Chapters

(2:12) Real life consequences of misinformation

(8:00) Why people look to online “gurus”

(13:17) Personalised nutrition con

(20:36) Continuous glucose monitors

(26:59) Seed oils are healthy!

(32:50) Artificial sweeteners

(39:49) Cancer misinformation

(45:18) Does the time you eat matter?

(49:22) Microbiome research

(54:21) How to spot a charlatan online

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“The human body is made for pleasure. Every bit of your body can give you an intense amount of pleasure. It just depends on how you treat it” -Seema Anand

Seema Anand is an expert in sexual health and pleasure and an authority on the ancient Indian text the Kama Sutra.

In this episode Seema and I break the taboo around sex and she explains how people can find a deeper sense of pleasure and sexual satisfaction in their relationships.

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The real meaning of the Kama Sutra and what it teaches us about sexual pleasure
How to start exploring your own pleasure senses
Why you should listen to erotic podcasts instead of watching porn
How to actually satisfy your partner in bed

Chapters

(2:03) Religion and sex

(4:51) Truths about the Kama Sutra

(12:09) The orgasm gap

(16:19) Increase your pleasure diet

(26:00) How men can pleasure their partners

(33:55) How to increase libido

(36:28) Tackling shame in relationships

(38:36) Bedroom red flags

(42:10) “No fap” and other myths

(46:02) Why we’re having less sex

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TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan

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For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book “This Book May Save Your Life”: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook

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“The vegans hate the carnivores. The carnivores hate the keto people. And a lot of these folks are in a battle for a non-existent entity, and that entity is the crowned king of ‘this is the best diet for everyone’.” -Dr Mike Israetel

Dr Mike Israetel is an exercise scientist, bodybuilder, YouTuber and founder of Renaissance Periodization. He’s known for his no-nonsense, science backed approach to fitness and diet.

In this episode, I ask Mike just how often and how hard you have to workout for health, and whether there really is one diet that is best for everyone.

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What diet tribes get wrong about good nutrition
Why you can get away with training a lot less than you think
The truth behind “calories in, calories out”
Whether nutrient timing is important
Why creatine might just be the best supplement around

Chapters

(2:00) How little can you workout?

(10:19) Calories in, calories out

(18:57) Which diet tribe is right about health?

(26:25) Are artificial sweeteners bad for you?

(34:46) Why diet is so individualised

(40:35) The benefits of creatine

(47:47) Nutrient timing and protein absorption

(55:26) Dr Mike’s 4 tenants for success

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For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book “This Book May Save Your Life”: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook

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“If you enjoy coffee, just go and enjoy coffee, and the data in general suggests that actually caffeine or coffee consumption overall is very beneficial for a number of health outcomes.” -Dr Bryan Saunders

Dr Bryan Saunders is a researcher at the University of São Paulo, who specialises in the study of caffeine, and in particular its effects on exercise performance. He’s co-authored multiple studies on the topic and sheds light on many of the myths that are perpetuated online.

In this episode, I ask Bryan how caffeine is affecting our bodies, everything from the mechanisms behind its ergogenic effects to the truth behind habitual coffee consumption.

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Whether your morning coffee really is bad for your health
How caffeine improves exercise performance
Whether caffeine actually stops affecting you the more you consume it
If genetic variations mean some people are immune to its effects
When you need to stop drinking caffeine for a good night’s sleep

Chapters

(1:56) Morning coffee effects and your adenosine system

(8:27) Does caffeine affect habitual coffee drinkers?

(10:58) Placebo effect of morning cuppa

(14:29) Non-caffeine benefits of coffee

(15:40) Boosting exercise performance

(21:57) The dose you need

(24:10) Ideal time to consume caffeine

(25:38) Negative effects of overconsumption

(30:13) Feeling more TIRED after caffeine?

(34:23) Do you need a caffeine fast?

(37:45) Half-life of caffeine and sleep impacts

(43:34) Long-term physiological effects of caffeine

(45:33) Differences between coffee beans

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For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book “This Book May Save Your Life”: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook

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“A lot of women's health stuff - there's no easy diagnosis. So very, very often women's health things end up getting put into, you have fibromyalgia, you're a hypochondriac, or something like irritable bowel syndrome.” -Dr Karen Tang

Dr Karen Tang is a gynaecologist who specialises in the treatment of pelvic pain, endometriosis and fibroids. She also does a great service educating the public on social media, raising awareness of women’s health issues.

In this episode, I ask Karen how people can figure out what’s causing their pelvic pain, what surprising habits may be causing problems, how patients can better advocate for themselves, and how she’d reimagine sex ed.

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Why “stabbing b******e pain” has gone viral, and what it actually is
Why endometriosis is so commonly misdiagnosed as IBS
How female anatomy, especially the uterus, does NOT look like it does in the textbooks
Why we should teach children the proper names for their reproductive organs
Why you should get a pelvic floor PT!

Chapters

(1:24) Stabbing b******e pain

(4:36) Endometriosis - more than a pelvic condition

(6:43) Endo vs IBS

(8:45) How much pain is too much?

(10:38) The link between gynaecological conditions

(13:20) Being proactive about your health

(16:14) How to advocate for yourself at the doctor’s

(21:56) Actionable tips for perimenopause/menopause

(26:04) How to take care of your pelvic floor health

(31:36) What the uterus actually looks like

(34:49) Reimagining sex sed

(36:53) Teaching children about sexual health

(38:26) The plague of misinformation

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For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book “This Book May Save Your Life”: https://geni.us/DrKaranBookAn OG Podcasts production.

“Like most other herbal medicines, CBD is understudied, unregulated, and often wrongly vilified.” -Dr Jeff Chen

Dr Jeff Chen is co-founder of Radicle Science and is doing tons of research advancing our understanding of CBD and other herbal remedies.

In this episode, I ask Jeff about the new science of CBD - both its potential health benefits and challenges. We also explore the promising trials into another cannabis compound - CBN.

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How effective CBD is for sleep, anxiety, pain and more
How stigma and regulatory hurdles have hampered scientific progress
What you should be looking for when buying CBD products
How Radicle’s crowd-sources clinical trials are shedding light on many herbal remedies

Chapters

(1:54) What is CBD?

(3:27) Why herbal remedies are dismissed

(8:59) Crowd-sorucing data on CBD and CBN

(14:13) Avoiding bias and determining placebo

(19:46) Science of the endocannabinoid system

(25:11) Safety of OTC CBD supplements

(29:30) Optimal delivery route of CBD

(33:21) Best cases for CBD in clinical settings

(36:46) Choosing the right product - an unregulated market

(48:07) Benefits of lion’s mane mushrooms

Connect with me:

TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan

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For more useful science for your everyday life, grab my best selling book “This Book May Save Your Life”: https://geni.us/DrKaranBook

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