MMI Podcast: Medicine & Wellness Malaysian Medics International

In this episode, we will be discussing one of the most common problems we encounter in society nowadays due to the busy work-life imbalance. We are honoured to have Assoc Prof Dr Rusdi from University Malaya, and also the president of the Sleep Disorder Society Malaysia with us in today’s topic discussion!

Good day, we are proud to have collaborated with Ms Shanice here, a nutritionist in the area of expertise for community nutrition, health and wellness, on how we should eat mindfully and healthy at home. She has done her Bachelor's of Nutrition Science (BSc Hons) and currently working at Junior Nutri Chef & Food Story MY.

In this episode, we will once again collaborate with our dietician expert, Ms Ceymone, who is currently working at Nutrafit with great clinical experiences, to highlight how much food plays a dominant role in determining the health of our hearts. Follow us on Spotify or iTunes to find out more of the interesting episodes! Feel free to leave a comment or message on the Malaysian Medics International (MMI) page or our MMI Facebook if you have any queries.

In this episode, we will be collaborating with Miss Ceymone Ng, a dietician who works at Nutrafit. She graduated from International Medical University(IMU)and had prior intensive clinical and community training in different settings and various health conditions. In today’s discussion, we will be discussing why diets don't work. Besides, there are umpteen types of diets that are being introduced to us such as Ketogenic and Atkin diets so it is not surprising that most of us feel the need to follow a strict diet to achieve a certain body figure or health goal. Tune in to find out more with our dietitian expert, Ms Ceymone!

In this episode, we have collaborated with Dr Amir Hamzah who is a consultant in Clinical Immunology, Allergy and Paediatrics and has been in private practice since 2011 primarily based at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Prior to private practice, he was Associate Professor at Monash University Malaysia and Universiti Putra Malaysia.

Also, Dr Amir is the President of the Malaysian Society of Allergy and Immunology, 2ndVice-President of the Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology and Secretary of the Asia Pacific Society for Primary Immunodeficiencies (APSID). He serves on the Editorial Boards AP Allergy and the European Medical Journal (Allergy & Immunology).

In this episode, we have collaborated with Dr Madhu who has specialised in Geriatric Medicine and has also obtained a master degree in Natural Medicine and Yoga Sciences in India, as well as a diploma in lifestyle and dietary sciences from Ireland. Her special interests lie in Geriatric Medicine and in Natural Health Care which involves mainly dietary and lifestyle interventions in health promotion and disease prevention. She is also the author of the book “The Wonder Food- Probiotics.”