Jan 2026 – Jan 2026 · 0 mo

• In my new Channel 4 documentary, Live Well with The Drug-Free Doctor, I meet three people here in the UK who have been living with long-term health conditions — type 2 diabetes, chronic pain and depression and relying on ongoing prescriptions to manage them.
• Together, we explore a different question: what else might be possible?
• Alongside leading experts, I look at the growing evidence that many common conditions can be improved and in some cases even reversed — through changes to lifestyle, from food and movement to sleep, stress and connection.
• This programme examines our nation’s increasing dependence on long-term medication and asks whether alternative, supportive approaches could help people feel better and live more fully. It’s not about rejecting medicine, but about widening the conversation and giving people more understanding, choice and confidence in their health.
• Throughout the documentary, I also share practical tools, challenge common health myths, and offer simple, realistic ideas that viewers can begin applying straight away.
• I strongly believe that the solution to our healthcare crisis will not come from prescribing more pills alone. It will come from changing how we live our daily lives. Our modern lifestyles are a major driver of today’s health problems — and small, sustainable changes can have a profound impact on health, wellbeing and quality of life.
• Following these three individuals on their journeys has been both moving and hopeful. By making simple additions to their daily routines — from time in nature and dietary changes to new ways of moving their bodies — they show what can become possible when people are supported to approach their health differently.
• https://www.channel4.com/programmes/live-well-with-the-drug-free-doctor

Dec 2024 – Dec 2024 · 0 mo

• What happens when you take smartphones away from an entire year group of teenagers?
• In this new Channel 4 documentary, I join Emma and Matt Willis at a UK secondary school as we follow a powerful experiment to explore just that. As a doctor who’s seen the impact of technology on mental and emotional health, I wanted to see what might happen if we gave young people a complete break from their screens.
• Throughout the show, I share insights into what we’re witnessing—how time away from smartphones affects sleep, anxiety, focus, mood, and relationships.
• We’ve welcomed technology into our children’s lives without truly understanding the cost. This documentary is a chance to pause and rethink.
• The results were striking:
• Students were getting around an hour more sleep
• Reported improvements in mood, focus and social connection
• Noticeable drops in anxiety and depressive symptoms