Part 2, Holistic Pain Management. This podcast is a follow up to Holistic Pain Management Part 1 and in it Andrew Whitfield-Cook and I discuss some of the treatment strategies that are employed as part of a holistic approach to chronic pain.

From FxMedicine: "Chronic Pain affects around 15-20% of the population, with huge monetary and psychosocial burdens on the patient and the community around them.

Covered in this episode:

A multi-modality approach to pain, The costs of pain management, Evidence for herbal medicine for pain, Evidence and mechanisms for curcumin, TLR4 and gut health links, Anxiolytics: modifying pain perceptions, The mechanisms of magnesium, Quelling immune involvements in pain, Neuroplasticity, Exercise and pain management, Role of "mini brains", Mitigating opioid dependence using herbs, Drug therapies: opportunities or issues, Resources for further education

Podcast - how pain influences the brain

In this podcast with Daniel Roytas I talk about pain management from a holistic perspective and consider the importance of a biopsychosocial approach to pain. We also talk about how the brain plays a major role in pain perception.

Overcoming psoriasis

In this podcast with Andrew Whitfield-Cook from FX Medicine, I discuss how to overcome psoriasis, a devastating disease not just because of the outward expression of the red rash and silvery scales, but also because of the co-morbidities and frequently unsatisfactory results gained by medical management alone.