{"podcast":{"title":"Saving Lives In Slow Motion","slug":"saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011","podcast_index_feed_id":4449011,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/savinglivesinslowmotion","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/1766237803975-84494e3b-87e7-4ff6-8c13-70d7456030e7.jpeg","author":"Dr Ayan Panja","episode_count":232,"summary":"Dr Ayan Panja puts health into context. A lifestyle medicine expert, author and family physician with over 25 years of experience, his unique blend of candour, perspective and knowledge make for a mind-expanding essential weekly bite-sized listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T04:17:31.622986+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011"},"episode":{"title":"Wearables - helpful or harmful?","slug":"wearables-helpful-or-harmful","published_at":"2026-02-12T22:04:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/wearables-helpful-or-harmful","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011","url":"https://shows.acast.com/savinglivesinslowmotion/episodes/wearables-helpful-or-harmful","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/e/698c90f461856317a0bac8f8/media.mp3","summary":"We live in a data driven world and increasingly this applies to health. In this episode I look at some examples of how they can help or hinder. Body composition scales:  https://www.healthline.com/health/body-fat-scale-accuracy HRV:  https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/21773-heart-rate-variability-hrv Continuous glucose monitoring:  https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/jun/use-glucose-monitors-people-not-living-diabetes-needs-more-regulation Blood glucose spikes:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/avoid_blood_sugar_spikes Sleep trackers:  https://www.euronews.com/health/2026/01/27/sleep-tracking-using-smart-watches-and-rings-has-limits-do-they-really-work Atrial fibrillation:  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/atrial-fibrillation/ EMF:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772671124000901 THE HEALTH FIX:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Dr-Ayan-Panja/dp/1914239326/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0 Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"We live in a data driven world and increasingly this applies to health. In this episode I look at some examples of how they can help or hinder. Body…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":805,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/episodes/wearables-helpful-or-harmful/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/wearables-helpful-or-harmful.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}