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Mohi Sarawgee
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Hosted by Dr. Mohi Sarawgee, a GP, MOHIvate is your doctor’s dose of heart and science — with just a touch of humour — because health and feeling good shouldn’t feel complicated. Each episode breaks down medicine and everyday science in a simple, thoughtful way, serving as a reminder that real health can still feel human. I hope you enjoy listening, learning, and carrying a little feel-good factor with you. Thank you for tuning in! Disclaimer: The information shared in this podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only. It is not intended to be, and should not be taken as, personal medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the guidance of your own doctor or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, and never ignore or delay professional medical advice because of something you’ve heard here. The views expressed are my own and do not represent the views of any organizations or institutions I’m affiliated with.

  1. 2D AGO

    20. The Mineral of Energy: Iron | When Strength Runs Silently Low

    Send us a text In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores the science of iron and how it supports energy, oxygen delivery, brain function, and cellular energy production. From early iron deficiency without anemia to ferritin interpretation, common symptoms, root causes, and treatment approaches, this episode translates iron physiology and blood tests into practical human language. We discuss how iron deficiency actually shows up, why it is often missed, how doctors read iron panels, and what works when iron is truly low. Clear science. Calm guidance. Practical takeaways. References: 1.World Health Organization. Iron deficiency and anemia guidelines: https://www.who.int/health-topics/anaemia 2.NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Iron fact sheet for health professionals: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iron-HealthProfessional/ 3. Oral iron supplementation and hepcidin response, alternate day dosing evidence: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29032957/ 4. Iron deficiency overview and management reviews: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhaem/home Just a gentle reminder: this episode is for information, education, and inspiration only. It’s not a substitute for your doctor’s advice. For any personal health concerns, always seek guidance from your doctor.

    27 min

  2. JAN 29

    19. Understanding Grief | When Loss Has Many Names

    Send us a text In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores grief beyond death as a human and biological response to loss in its many forms. From bereavement and illness to invisible losses that shape identity and life, this conversation unpacks how grief is felt, understood, and carried. References: 1. The Five Stages of Grief — Cleveland Clinic https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/21259-stages-of-grief 2. NHS- https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/bereavement/ 3. Find your own Peace- Mohi Sarawgeehttps://mohisarawgee.blogspot.com/2013/02/find-your-own-peace.html Just a gentle reminder: this episode is for information, education, and inspiration only. It’s not a substitute for your doctor’s advice. For any personal health concerns, always seek guidance from your doctor.

    18 min

  3. JAN 22

    18. The Science of Memory | Learning Across a Lifetime

    Send us a text In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi explores the science of memory and how the brain learns, adapts, and changes across a lifetime. From everyday forgetfulness to learning in childhood, recovery after illness, and the concerns many carry about ageing, this conversation gently unpacks how memory really works. Not as a fixed trait, but as a living biological process shaped by attention, emotion, sleep, health, and experience. With clinical insight, warmth, and practical perspective, this episode invites you to understand memory not as something we either have or lose, but as something we continue to build, support, and relearn at every stage of life. Memory encoding, consolidation, and retrieval  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3411412/  Memory consolidation overview  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4526749/  Cognitive neuroscience perspective on memory  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10410470/  Retrieval supports consolidation https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5912918/  Alzheimer Disease basics — NIH overview of Alzheimer’s as a progressive condition affecting memory and cognition. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499922/  Memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease — describes how memory impairment is a core and early symptom in AD. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3898682/  📚 Book References (clickable) Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything ;exploration of memory techniques and human performance. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0141032138Memory Superpowers by Nelson Dellis : child-friendly memory technique book by a world memory champion (searchable on all major book retailers)- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Memory-Superpowers-Adventurous-Remembering-Forget-ebook/dp/B0855FMVKN/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dgIUu6wHrgSDgl93grcB6w.cMhWaZwyW-lKt6gyUK75jSTi5RHnqkyXZiStt1Jwn-A&qid=1769031876&sr=8-1 Just a gentle reminder: this episode is for information, education, and inspiration only. It’s not a substitute for your doctor’s advice. For any personal health concerns, always seek guidance from your doctor.

    28 min

  4. JAN 15

    17. The Shape of Modern Medicine | Trends, Transitions & What May Come Next (2026)

    Send us a text In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee steps back to look at the bigger picture of the health trends and clinical shifts shaping modern medicine as we move through 2026, from metabolic health and multimorbidity to biologics, supplements, artificial intelligence, and evolving approaches to care This is a clinician’s perspective on what is already showing up in clinics, research, and everyday conversations. With warmth, humour, and clinical insight, this episode is not about predictions or hype. It is about patterns, perspective, and direction of travel. It is an invitation to zoom out, think differently about health, and remember that medicine is not only about treating disease, but about understanding trajectories, supporting people over time, and finding ways to stay well in an increasingly complex world. Further Reading and Context  2. Digital medicine and smart pills- FDA overview of Abilify MyCite https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-pill-tracks-if-patients-have-swallowed-their-medication 2. Biologic therapies in severe asthma https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k226 3. GLP-1 receptor agonists and cardiometabolic outcomes https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1807060 4. Artificial intelligence in clinical https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/artificial-intelligence-in-healthcare Just a gentle reminder: this episode is for information, education, and inspiration only. It’s not a substitute for your doctor’s advice. For any personal health concerns, always seek guidance from your doctor.

    25 min

  5. JAN 8

    16. When Guidance Changes: Vaccines Without Borders | Evidence, Perspective & Global Conversations

    Send us a text In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores what it really means when vaccination guidance changes and why those changes are often misunderstood. Recent updates to vaccination recommendations in the United States have prompted renewed discussion and questions worldwide. Using this moment as a starting point, this episode looks at how immunisation schedules are developed, what medical guidance does and does not mean, and why trust, nuance, and thoughtful conversation matter in preventive healthcare. With warmth, clinical perspective, and global context, this conversation is not about alarm or persuasion, but about clarity, reassurance, and understanding how evidence evolves in medicine, especially when health conversations cross borders. References:  United States – vaccination guidance CDC – Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html CDC – Vaccines & Immunizations (Overview) https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/index.html U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Vaccines https://www.hhs.gov/immunization/index.html United Kingdom – vaccination framework UK Health Security Agency – The Green Book (Immunisation against infectious disease) https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immunisation-against-infectious-disease-the-green-book NHS – Routine childhood vaccination programme https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/nhs-vaccinations-and-when-to-have-them/ Global guidance World Health Organization – Immunization https://www.who.int/health-topics/immunization WHO – Immunization Agenda 2030 https://www.who.int/teams/immunization-vaccines-and-biologicals/strategies/ia2030 Disease-specific references Hepatitis B WHO – Hepatitis B Fact Sheet https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hepatitis-b Rotavirus WHO – Rotavirus Vaccines Position Paper https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WER9528 UKHSA – Impact of Rotavirus Vaccination in England https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rotavirus-the-green-book-chapter-27b RSV WHO – Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) https://www.who.int/teams/immunization-vaccines-and-biologicals/diseases/rsv CDC – RSV Clinical Overview https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/clinical/index.html Meningococcal disease CDC – Meningococcal Disease https://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/index.html HPV UK JCVI – HPV Vaccine: Single Dose Schedule (2023) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jcvi-statement-on-the-hpv-vaccine Just a gentle reminder: this episode is for information, education, and inspiration only. It’s not a substitute for your doctor’s advice. For any personal health concerns, always seek guidance from your doctor.

    23 min

  6. JAN 1

    15. The Science of Endurance: Endorphins | Beginning Again & The Art of Continuing

    Send us a text In this New Year episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores endorphins, the body’s natural system for endurance, relief, and recovery. As the final chapter in the hormone series, this conversation brings together the science of motivation, calm, connection, and stress, and reflects on what it really means to begin again without pressure or perfection. With warmth, humour, and clinical insight, this episode is an invitation to understand how the body supports us not when we rush to change, but when we learn to keep going, one step at a time. Further Reading & References Endorphins: The Brain’s Natural Pain Reliever — Harvard Health Publishing https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/endorphins-the-brains-natural-pain-relieverThe Effects of Acute Exercise on Mood, Cognition, and the Brain — PMC Article Basso JC & Suzuki WA. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5928534/Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers — Robert M. Sapolsky (Book) A classic, highly accessible book on stress, adaptation, and physiology.Just a gentle reminder: this episode is for information, education, and inspiration only. It’s not a substitute for your doctor’s advice. For any personal health concerns, always seek guidance from your doctor.

    14 min

  7. 12/24/2025

    14. The Season That Holds More Than One Feeling | Connection, Memory & Care

    Send us a text In this special Christmas episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee reflects on a season that rarely holds just one emotion.  From connection and tradition to  moments of absence, this episode offers gentle perspective, warmth, and steadiness for anyone navigating celebration, reflection, or both at once. A pause to listen, remember, and care for others and for yourself. In loving memory of my uncle: 29.03.1955 - 02.06.2025 In loving memory of my father: 07.08.1953 - 27.12.2009 16 years without you at home. Just a gentle reminder: this episode is for information, education, and inspiration only. It’s not a substitute for your doctor’s advice. For any personal health concerns, always seek guidance from your doctor.

    12 min

  8. 12/18/2025

    13. The Science of Stress: Cortisol | When Survival Becomes a Lifestyle

    Send us a text In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores cortisol - the hormone behind survival, rhythm, and modern stress. Cortisol is the body’s alarm system. We unpack what it actually does, how its daily rhythm works, and why disruption of that rhythm often matters more than any single test result. She explains what cortisol really is, where it’s made, and how it works through the brain–body stress axis. She explores the difference between acute and chronic stress, why rhythm matters more than single test results, and how cortisol interacts with blood sugar, memory, sleep, mood, and other hormones including estrogen, progesterone, and thyroid signalling. You’ll hear why stress doesn’t always show up as “high cortisol” on a blood test, why cortisol testing can be misleading without context, and how modern life keeps the nervous system in a state of quiet vigilance and where survival slowly becomes a lifestyle.. With clinical insight, warmth, and clarity, this episode brings science back to where it belongs: in the body, not just on a lab report. References:  1. McEwen BS. Protective and damaging effects of stress mediators. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199801153380307 2. Russell GM, Lightman SL.The human stress response. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41574-019-0228-0 3. Adam EK et al.Diurnal cortisol slopes and mental and physical health outcomes. Psychoneuroendocrinology https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453017301963 Just a gentle reminder: this episode is for information, education, and inspiration only. It’s not a substitute for your doctor’s advice. For any personal health concerns, always seek guidance from your doctor.

    17 min
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Hosted by Dr. Mohi Sarawgee, a GP, MOHIvate is your doctor’s dose of heart and science — with just a touch of humour — because health and feeling good shouldn’t feel complicated. Each episode breaks down medicine and everyday science in a simple, thoughtful way, serving as a reminder that real health can still feel human. I hope you enjoy listening, learning, and carrying a little feel-good factor with you. Thank you for tuning in! Disclaimer: The information shared in this podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only. It is not intended to be, and should not be taken as, personal medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the guidance of your own doctor or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, and never ignore or delay professional medical advice because of something you’ve heard here. The views expressed are my own and do not represent the views of any organizations or institutions I’m affiliated with.

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  • Creator
    Mohi Sarawgee
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 MOHIVATE
  • Show Website
    MOHIVATE