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The Long Game | Dr Alex

by Dr Alex Wibberley
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  • The Biggest Health Debate Finally Settled: Diet vs Exercise

    October 11, 2026 · 20 min

    Diet or exercise, which one actually keeps you alive longer? I've spent years thinking about this question, and after a decade in emergency medicine I think I finally have an answer worth sharing. In this episode I walk through the…

  • What 5,000 Steps a Day Actually Does to Your Body (Doctor Explains)

    October 11, 2026 · 21 min

    Forget 10,000 steps. If you are currently doing next to nothing, the jump from where you are now up to around 5,000 steps a day will do more for your health than almost anything else I could ask of you. When researchers pooled together…

  • I Saw 120 Patients This Week. Here's Why They Were Actually Sick.

    October 10, 2026 · 15 min

    I just finished my final run of night shifts in the A&E and I cannot stop thinking about what I saw. Four nights in a row, roughly 120 patients in total. Two of those shifts were in resus, where the sickest people in the hospital end up…

  • Magnesium For Sleep: Does It Actually Work? (An Honest Doctor's Take)

    October 10, 2026 · 20 min

    Magnesium has become one of the most heavily marketed supplements out there, promising to fix your sleep overnight. So in this episode I went through what the research actually says. The honest answer is that the evidence is pretty thin. A…

  • Taking Statins? 7 Things Your Doctor Might Not Have Mentioned

    October 9, 2026 · 25 min

    If you take a statin like atorvastatin, simvastatin or rosuvastatin, this episode is for you. I go through seven things that often get missed in a rushed appointment, including why so many of the aches people blame on statins may not…

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  • The "Silent" Sign Your Liver is Struggling (And How to Fix It)

    October 9, 2026 · 25 min

    There is a sign your liver might be struggling that you would probably never connect to your liver at all. It does not hurt. It will not turn your eyes yellow. Most of the people who have it just put it down to being tired, stressed or…

  • The One Anti-Aging Habit That Actually Works (I Read the Research)

    October 8, 2026 · 21 min

    I came across a piece of research a couple of weeks ago that genuinely stopped me in my tracks. It points to a habit linked with living around 7 and a half years longer, and it costs nothing. No supplement, no fasting window, no cold…

  • The Brain Mistake That Increases Your Risk of Memory Loss After 50

    October 8, 2026 · 19 min

    Memory loss isn't just genetics or bad luck. Research suggests a huge share of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by things we actually have control over. In this episode I walk through three mistakes people commonly make in…

  • The #1 BEST Vegetable to "Unclog" Your Arteries (Research Explained)

    October 7, 2026 · 26 min

    You cannot unclog an artery the way you unblock a drain, but there is a lot you can do over years and decades to protect your heart and your blood vessels. In this episode I count down my top three vegetables for artery health, based on…

  • Stop Buying Omega 3 Until You Watch This (The Truth About Fish Supplements)

    October 7, 2026 · 19 min

    Should you be taking omega 3 capsules? I get asked this constantly, and the honest answer might surprise you. For a healthy person, the big randomised trials (one following around 25,000 people, another around 15,000 people with diabetes)…

  • I Am FURIOUS! Do Not Trust Your Doctor.

    October 6, 2026 · 19 min

    I had a conversation recently that left me so frustrated I had to make a video about it. Someone close to me has lived with obesity for over a decade. After years of struggling, he finally found the courage to go to his GP and ask for…

  • 7 Proven Ways To Build Muscle Faster (Doctor Explains)

    October 6, 2026 · 17 min

    If I could give one gift to everyone over 50, it would be more muscle. It protects you from falls, keeps your blood sugar steady, lifts your mood and is closely linked to a longer, healthier life. Yet it is something your doctor will…

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About the show

Hi! I'm Dr Alex, an Emergency Medicine doctor in the UK sharing what I've learned after almost a decade of working on the frontline, to help you avoid the preventable illnesses I see every day.