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In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores grief beyond death as a human and biological response to loss in its many forms. From bereavement and illness to invisible losses that shape identity and life, this conversation unpacks how grief is felt, understood, and carried.

References:

1. The Five Stages of Grief — Cleveland Clinic
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/21259-stages-of-grief

2. NHS- https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/feelings-and-symptoms/bereavement/

3. Find your own Peace- Mohi Sarawgeehttps://mohisarawgee.blogspot.com/2013/02/find-your-own-peace.html

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In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi explores the science of memory and how the brain learns, adapts, and changes across a lifetime.

From everyday forgetfulness to learning in childhood, recovery after illness, and the concerns many carry about ageing, this conversation gently unpacks how memory really works. Not as a fixed trait, but as a living biological process shaped by attention, emotion, sleep, health, and experience.

With clinical insight, warmth, and practical perspective, this episode invites you to understand memory not as something we either have or lose, but as something we continue to build, support, and relearn at every stage of life.

1. Memory encoding, consolidation, and retrieval
   https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3411412/
2. Memory consolidation overview
   https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4526749/
3. Cognitive neuroscience perspective on memory
   https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10410470/
4. Retrieval supports consolidation
   https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5912918/
5. Alzheimer Disease basics — NIH overview of Alzheimer’s as a progressive condition affecting memory and cognition.
   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK499922/
6. Memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease — describes how memory impairment is a core and early symptom in AD.
   https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3898682/

📚 Book References (clickable)

• Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything ;exploration of memory techniques and human performance.
  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Moonwalking-Einstein-Science-Remembering-Everything/dp/0141032138
• Memory Superpowers by Nelson Dellis : child-friendly memory technique book by a world memory champion (searchable on all major book retailers)- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Memory-Superpowers-Adventurous-Remembering-Forget-ebook/dp/B0855FMVKN/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dgIUu6wHrgSDgl93grcB6w.cMhWaZwyW-lKt6gyUK75jSTi5RHnqkyXZiStt1Jwn-A&qid=1769031876&sr=8-1

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In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee steps back to look at the bigger picture of the health trends and clinical shifts shaping modern medicine as we move through 2026, from metabolic health and multimorbidity to biologics, supplements, artificial intelligence, and evolving approaches to care

This is a clinician’s perspective on what is already showing up in clinics, research, and everyday conversations. With warmth, humour, and clinical insight, this episode is not about predictions or hype. It is about patterns, perspective, and direction of travel.

It is an invitation to zoom out, think differently about health, and remember that medicine is not only about treating disease, but about understanding trajectories, supporting people over time, and finding ways to stay well in an increasingly complex world.

Further Reading and Context

2. Digital medicine and smart pills- FDA overview of Abilify MyCite

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-pill-tracks-if-patients-have-swallowed-their-medication

2. Biologic therapies in severe asthma

https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k226

3. GLP-1 receptor agonists and cardiometabolic outcomes

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1807060

4. Artificial intelligence in clinical https://www.thelancet.com/commissions/artificial-intelligence-in-healthcare

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In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores what it really means when vaccination guidance changes and why those changes are often misunderstood.

Recent updates to vaccination recommendations in the United States have prompted renewed discussion and questions worldwide. Using this moment as a starting point, this episode looks at how immunisation schedules are developed, what medical guidance does and does not mean, and why trust, nuance, and thoughtful conversation matter in preventive healthcare.

With warmth, clinical perspective, and global context, this conversation is not about alarm or persuasion, but about clarity, reassurance, and understanding how evidence evolves in medicine, especially when health conversations cross borders.

References:

United States – vaccination guidance

CDC – Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html

CDC – Vaccines & Immunizations (Overview)
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/index.html

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Vaccines
https://www.hhs.gov/immunization/index.html

United Kingdom – vaccination framework

UK Health Security Agency – The Green Book (Immunisation against infectious disease)
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immunisation-against-infectious-disease-the-green-book

NHS – Routine childhood vaccination programme
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/nhs-vaccinations-and-when-to-have-them/

Global guidance

World Health Organization – Immunization
https://www.who.int/health-topics/immunization

WHO – Immunization Agenda 2030
https://www.who.int/teams/immunization-vaccines-and-biologicals/strategies/ia2030

Disease-specific references

Hepatitis B

WHO – Hepatitis B Fact Sheet
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hepatitis-b

Rotavirus

WHO – Rotavirus Vaccines Position Paper
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WER9528

UKHSA – Impact of Rotavirus Vaccination in England
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rotavirus-the-green-book-chapter-27b

RSV

WHO – Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
https://www.who.int/teams/immunization-vaccines-and-biologicals/diseases/rsv

CDC – RSV Clinical Overview
https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/clinical/index.html

Meningococcal disease

CDC – Meningococcal Disease
https://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/index.html

HPV

UK JCVI – HPV Vaccine: Single Dose Schedule (2023)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jcvi-statement-on-the-hpv-vaccine

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In this New Year episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores endorphins, the body’s natural system for endurance, relief, and recovery.

As the final chapter in the hormone series, this conversation brings together the science of motivation, calm, connection, and stress, and reflects on what it really means to begin again without pressure or perfection.

With warmth, humour, and clinical insight, this episode is an invitation to understand how the body supports us not when we rush to change, but when we learn to keep going, one step at a time.

Further Reading & References

1. Endorphins: The Brain’s Natural Pain Reliever — Harvard Health Publishing
   https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/endorphins-the-brains-natural-pain-reliever
2. The Effects of Acute Exercise on Mood, Cognition, and the Brain — PMC Article
   Basso JC & Suzuki WA.
   https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5928534/
3. Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers — Robert M. Sapolsky (Book)
   A classic, highly accessible book on stress, adaptation, and physiology.

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In this special Christmas episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee reflects on a season that rarely holds just one emotion.

From connection and tradition to moments of absence, this episode offers gentle perspective, warmth, and steadiness for anyone navigating celebration, reflection, or both at once.
A pause to listen, remember, and care for others and for yourself.

In loving memory of my uncle: 29.03.1955 - 02.06.2025

In loving memory of my father: 07.08.1953 - 27.12.2009
16 years without you at home.

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In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores cortisol - the hormone behind survival, rhythm, and modern stress.

Cortisol is the body’s alarm system. We unpack what it actually does, how its daily rhythm works, and why disruption of that rhythm often matters more than any single test result.

She explains what cortisol really is, where it’s made, and how it works through the brain–body stress axis. She explores the difference between acute and chronic stress, why rhythm matters more than single test results, and how cortisol interacts with blood sugar, memory, sleep, mood, and other hormones including estrogen, progesterone, and thyroid signalling.

You’ll hear why stress doesn’t always show up as “high cortisol” on a blood test, why cortisol testing can be misleading without context, and how modern life keeps the nervous system in a state of quiet vigilance and where survival slowly becomes a lifestyle..

With clinical insight, warmth, and clarity, this episode brings science back to where it belongs: in the body, not just on a lab report.

References:

1. McEwen BS. Protective and damaging effects of stress mediators.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199801153380307

2. Russell GM, Lightman SL.The human stress response.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41574-019-0228-0

3. Adam EK et al.Diurnal cortisol slopes and mental and physical health outcomes.
Psychoneuroendocrinology
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453017301963

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In this week’s episode of MOHIVATE, Dr. Mohi Sarawgee explores dopamine - the neurotransmitter of anticipation, motivation, and the spark that pulls you toward what matters.

Dopamine is not the molecule of pleasure or fireworks, but the subtle chemistry of maybe - the signal that says, lean forward, try again, something meaningful might be here.

Dr. Mohi unpacks what dopamine really is, where it’s made, and how it shapes movement, momentum, curiosity, learning, procrastination, restlessness, and why modern life tugs so sharply at our attention.

From the midbrain pathways that steady your habits to the reward-prediction errors behind phones, novelty, and dating, this episode brings science into the moments you live every day - with warmth, humour, and a doctor’s clarity.

Discover what supports a healthy dopamine rhythm, and how to nurture motivation without burning out your nervous system.

References:

1. Schultz, W. (2016). Reward functions of the basal ganglia. Journal of Neural Transmission.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-016-1570-0

2. Salamone, J.D., & Correa, M. (2012). The Mysterious Motivational Functions of Mesolimbic Dopamine. Neuron.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2012.10.021

3. Björklund, A., & Dunnett, S. (2007). Dopamine neuron systems in the brain: an update. Trends in Neurosciences.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2007.03.006

4. Lisman, J., & Grace, A.A. (2010). The hippocampal-VTA loop: controlling the entry of information into long-term memory. Neuron.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2010.05.002

5. Glimcher, P.W. (2011). Understanding dopamine and reinforcement learning. Current Opinion in Neurobiology.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conb.2011.02.012

6. Book reading : The Molecule of More” — Lieberman & Long

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