Mindful Medicine
Mindful Medicine
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“The patient education podcast, empowering you to live the healthiest life”
It’s your personal Specialist Internal Medicine and Respiratory Physician, Dr Mandela Makakala (MD, MMed, DTM&H) from Tanzania and invited guests discussing the most interesting current health issues. The show communicates medical advice to different medical problems, discuss current evidence in diagnosis and management of clinical conditions. Provides information on available medical resources locally and Internationally in the treatment of wide range of diseases.
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Topics include current health issues, patient education on common diseases, and local medical resources, with episodes focusing on specific issues such as Dengue fever awareness and evidence-based management strategies for chronic conditions.
“The patient education podcast, empowering you to live the healthiest life”
It’s your personal Specialist Internal Medicine and Respiratory Physician, Dr Mandela Makakala (MD, MMed, DTM&H) from Tanzania and invited guests discussing the most interesting current health issues. The show communicates medical advice to different medical problems, discuss current evidence in diagnosis and management of clinical conditions. Provides information on available medical resources locally and Internationally in the treatment of wide range of diseases.
What is ”Real food”?The start of 2026 brought a seismic shift in global nutrition policy with the release of the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. For the first time, eating real food is not just a slogan; it's a formal clinical recommendation. But what does this mean for us in East Africa, where the Western diet is rapidly displacing our traditional heritage? More importantly, we discuss a groundbreaking study conducted in Moshi, Tanzania. This research, published in Nature Medicine, provides a startling two-week window into how switching between the traditional Kilimanjaro diet and a Western-style diet physically rewires our immune system.#health #realfood #guthealth #probiotics #ultraprocessedfoods https://cdn.realfood.gov/DGA.pdfhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03602-0
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