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Hosted by Dr. Mohi Sarawgee, a GP, MOHIvate is your doctor’s dose of heart and science — with just a touch of humour — because health and feeling good shouldn’t feel complicated. Each episode breaks down medicine and everyday science in a simple, thoughtful way, serving as a reminder that real health can still feel human. I hope you enjoy listening, learning, and carrying a little feel-good factor with you. Thank you for tuning in!
Disclaimer: The information shared in this podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only. It is not intended to be, and should not be taken as, personal medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the guidance of your own doctor or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, and never ignore or delay professional medical advice because of something you’ve heard here. The views expressed are my own and do not represent the views of any organizations or institutions I’m affiliated with.
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Send a text In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores the science of clutter and how the environments we live in influence attention, stress, and decision making. Research in neuroscience and behavioural psychology shows that visual clutter increases cognitive load and forces the brain to work harder to filter information. Over time this can contribute to mental fatigue, distraction, and decision fatigue. The episode examines how clutter interacts with attention regulation, stres...
Send a text In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores the science of breathing and why something so automatic can reveal how the body is functioning. We breathe roughly twenty thousand times a day, yet most of us rarely pause to notice it. This episode explores how breathing sits at a unique intersection between physiology and awareness, reflecting the state of the nervous system, stress responses, and recovery. Drawing on physiology alongside traditional observational practices ...
Send a text In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores vitamin D beyond the headlines, bringing clarity to one of the most discussed nutrients in modern health. Often called the sunlight hormone, vitamin D sits at the intersection of health and environment, linking bone health and calcium balance with immune regulation and deficiency risk. This episode explains what vitamin D really does and why more is not always better. Set against the background of recent headlines and suppleme...
Send a text In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores what metabolism really means and why it is much bigger than body weight alone. Metabolism is the body’s living energy system. It includes how cells produce fuel, how tissues repair and rebuild, how the body switches between glucose and fat for energy, and how daily habits influence this regulation over time. From ATP and mitochondria to fuel selection, metabolic flexibility, and energy use across the day, this episode translat...
Send a text In this Valentine’s week episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores love, attachment, and awareness through the lens of emotional regulation and nervous system science. This conversation brings together philosophy, psychology, science, and culture to explain how emotional triggers shape behaviour, how regulation supports healthier relationships, and why the pause between feeling and reaction protects both connection and heart health. You will learn practical regulation skills,...
Send a text In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores the science of iron and how it supports energy, oxygen delivery, brain function, and cellular energy production. From early iron deficiency without anemia to ferritin interpretation, common symptoms, root causes, and treatment approaches, this episode translates iron physiology and blood tests into practical human language. We discuss how iron deficiency actually shows up, why it is often missed, how doctors read iron panels, ...
Send a text 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/fe...
Send a text 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...
Send a text 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 ...
Send a text 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 mat...
Send a text 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 rus...
Send a text 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 - 27.12.2...
Send a text 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 ma...
Send a text 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, procrastinati...
Send a text In this episode of MOHIvate, Dr. Mohi Sarawgee explores what longevity really means in 2025 - beyond buzzwords, biohacking trends, and the pressure to optimise every corner of your life. With a mix of science, history, and honest observation, she unpacks why humans have always chased longer life, how modern longevity culture took over Instagram and Silicon Valley, and what the evidence actually tells us about ageing today. You’ll hear about the big voices shaping the field, the et...
Send a text In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr. Mohi Sarawgee explores what gratitude actually does to the brain and body far beyond motivational quotes and “be positive” advice. Drawing on neuroscience and heart-health research, she looks at how gratitude lights up the medial prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex, lowers inflammation, supports heart health, and acts like “emotional immunology” for a stressed nervous system. From UCLA reviews to Harvard gratitude studies, she unpacks t...
Send a text In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr. Mohi Sarawgee explains what really happens to our skin in winter - why it becomes dry, tight, itchy, and why eczema often feels worse this time of year. With a blend of medical clarity and calm reassurance, she explores: The skin barrier and why it behaves like a brick wall How hot baths, heating, fabrics, and dry air quietly damage it Why moisturising is treatment, not pampering , especially for eczema How fingertip units (FTU) help you use steroi...
Send a text In this episode of MOHIVATE, Dr. Mohi Sarawgee looks at the side of medicine we rarely discuss - the emotional and physiological cost of caring. What happens when the doctor feels worn thin, when empathy starts to ache, and the healer quietly needs healing too? Drawing from studies in The Lancet Psychiatry and research on mirror neurons and burnout, she explores the emotional biology of empathy fatigue, the neuroscience of resilience, and the courage it takes to keep showing up fo...
Send a text In this episode of MOHIvate, Dr. Mohi Sarawgee breaks down Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) -> the winter drop in mood, energy, and motivation that affects millions each year. With a blend of science, psychology, and everyday language, she explains why shorter days and longer nights change our brain chemistry, why cravings and fatigue increase, why motivation disappears, and why none of this means you’re “weak,” “lazy,” or “unmotivated.” You’ll learn: •how light affects seroto...
Send a text In this week’s episode of MOHIVATE, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores Oxytocin - the hormone that turns touch into trust and moments into meaning. From a hand on the shoulder to a shared laugh, discover how this remarkable molecule builds bridges between brains, calms our stress circuits, and reminds the body that safety is found not in isolation but in connection. Because sometimes the most healing chemistry isn’t prescribed - it’s felt between us. References: 1. Kosf...
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