MOHIVATE
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, pers...
36. Death & Dignity | Love, Loss & the Conversations That Matter
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In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores one of the most important conversations we rarely have. Death, dying, and what it means to live well until the very end.
The episode begins with a simple observation. Despite being the one certainty every human being shares, death remains one of the least discussed subjects in modern life. Through personal stories, medical insight, and reflections from years in healthcare, she explores why so many families avoid these conversations and why having them may be one of the greatest gifts we leave...
35. Prickly Heat | When the Body Blocks What Needs to Flow
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In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores one of summer’s most familiar yet misunderstood conditions : Prickly Heat. A rash so common that most of us have experienced it, treated it, or complained about it without ever really understanding what is happening beneath the skin.
The episode begins with the name. Prickly heat is medically known as miliaria, from the Latin word milium, meaning millet. The story travels from Roman physicians who first described it to British soldiers itching their way through India, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, where th...
34. Antihistamines, Pepcid & Menopause | Filling the Gaps Medicine Left Behind
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In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores one of the most talked about viral health trends of 2026 so far. Women combining an antihistamine and a heartburn tablet to manage menopause symptoms. And asks the question medicine should always ask first. What does the science actually say?
The episode begins with histamine. Not the allergy molecule most people think they know, but a far more versatile chemical messenger with receptors in the gut, the heart, and the brain. From H1 to H2, from mast cells to the oestrogen-histamine feedback loop...
33. The Long Way Home | Music, Memory & the Moments That Find Us
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In this special episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee brings together music, memory, and meaning in the podcast’s first original musical collaboration.
At the heart of this episode is a beautiful piece of music titled The Long Way Home, created by Johan Sebastian Ledesma, who composes under the name Bragei.
What begins as a chance conversation on an ordinary street becomes something far more unexpected. A story of timing, recognition, and the kind of moments that seem to arrive without being planned, yet feel deeply aligned when they do.
<...32. Screen Time in Children | Raising a Generation in a World Nobody Saw Coming
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In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores screen time in children: the first episode on MOHIVATE dedicated entirely to children, and an honest conversation about what is actually happening inside a child’s developing brain, and what the science is telling us in a world none of us were prepared for.
The episode begins with context. From smartphones and tablets, to a pandemic that made screens the only classroom and playground available, to the first generation of children growing up alongside artificial intelligence as a daily presence. This is th...
31. Magic Mushrooms & Psilocybin | Experience, Meaning & the Return of Psychedelics
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In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores psilocybin, the compound found in magic mushrooms, tracing its journey from ancient sacred ceremony to some of the most rigorous clinical research in psychiatry today.
The episode begins where the science begins. With language. When neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins first documented what psilocybin did to the human brain, they had to invent entirely new words to describe it. Ego dissolution. Oceanic boundlessness. Mystical type experience score. This episode explores why those words matter clinically, and what the Default Mode Network has to do...
30. Berberine | Promise, Pitfalls & Perspective
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In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores berberine, one of the most talked about metabolic supplements right now, bringing clarity to a conversation often shaped more by social media than by science.
Berberine is a naturally occurring alkaloid with thousands of years of history in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine. This episode traces how it moved from gut medicine to metabolic science, unpacking the mechanisms behind its effects on blood sugar, insulin resistance, lipid metabolism, and the PCSK9 pathway, the same cholesterol target that billion dollar injectable medications were developed...
29. Continuous Glucose Monitoring | Data, Patterns & Beyond the Hype
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In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores continuous glucose monitoring through the lens of metabolic health, bringing clarity to one of the most talked about and most misunderstood tools in modern wellness.
The CGM is everywhere. On social media arms, in wellness programmes, in dinner party conversations. But what does it actually measure? What is the science genuinely telling us? And who actually needs one?
This episode covers how CGMs work, what glucose patterns really mean, the science of glycaemic index and glycaemic load, why two people can eat...
28. Hay Fever | A Case Of Mistaken Identity
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In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores hay fever through the lens of immunology, bringing clarity to one of the most common and often underestimated conditions worldwide.
Hay fever, or allergic rhinitis, is an immune response shaped by genetics, environment, and a system designed to protect you, reacting to something that was never meant to be a threat.
Beneath the sneezing and the itchy eyes is a story about your immune system making a spectacular case of mistaken identity.
This episode covers how sensitisation works, the three overlapping...
27. Caffeine | The Wakefulness That Stays
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In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores caffeine beyond the morning habit, bringing clarity to the world’s most widely consumed psychoactive substance.
Caffeine is not just a pick-me-up. It is a molecule with a thousand-year history, a fascinating pharmacology, and a surprisingly complex relationship with your body.
This episode traces caffeine from its origins in the Ethiopian highlands, through the coffeehouses of the Ottoman Empire and the penny universities of Oxford, to the biology of what happens the moment it enters your bloodstream.
The conversation co...
26. Understanding Insulin | The Hormone That Brings Order
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In this episode of Mohivate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee explores insulin beyond the usual association with diabetes, bringing clarity to one of the most important hormones in metabolism.
Insulin is not just about blood sugar. It is central to how the body uses, stores, and manages energy every day. This episode explains how insulin works, how glucose moves through the body, and how balance is maintained after every meal through a clear and practical framework.
The conversation explores insulin resistance, why it develops over time, and how it connects to...
25. The Science of Clutter: Cognitive Load & Attention | Why Our Minds Need Space
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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, stress physiology, eating behaviour, and everyday habits. It also looks at why the spaces people live in matter clinically...
24. The Language of Breath | Learning to Listen to Your Body
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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 such as Swara Yoga, this conversation explains how breathing patterns, the nasal cycle, and autonomic...
23. The Sunlight Hormone: Vitamin D | Deficiency, Balance & Modern Life
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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 supplement trends, this conversation brings clarity to testing, dosing, and safe supplementation, and...
22. Understanding Metabolism | Your Body’s Energy System Beyond Body Weight
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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 translates core metabolic physiology into clear, everyday language.
We al...
21. Love, Attachment, Awareness | Why Regulated Minds Connect Better
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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, insights from attachment theory, emotional awareness tools, and simple ways to respond more steadily during difficult moments. A grounded, science-backed look at wh...
20. The Mineral of Energy: Iron | When Strength Runs Silently Low
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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, and what works when iron is truly low.
Clear science. Calm guidance. Practical takeaways.
<...19. Understanding Grief | When Loss Has Many Names
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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
Just a...
18. The Science of Memory | Learning Across a Lifetime
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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...
17. The Shape of Modern Medicine | Trends, Transitions & What May Come Next (2026)
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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 in...
16. When Guidance Changes: Vaccines Without Borders | Evidence, Perspective & Global Conversations
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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...
15. The Science of Endurance: Endorphins | Beginning Again & The Art of Continuing
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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 ke...
14. The Season That Holds More Than One Feeling | Connection, Memory & Care
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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.
Just a gentle reminder: this episode is fo...
13. The Science of Stress: Cortisol | When Survival Becomes a Lifestyle
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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 result...
12. The Science of Motivation: Dopamine | The Rhythm That Moves Us
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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...
11. Understanding Longevity: Healthspan, Hope & the Hype | What Really Matters for a Life Well Lived
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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 ethics we rarely discuss, the hopes, the hype and the pa...
10. Gratitude, Happiness & Healing | The Medicine of Thanksgiving
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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 the science in simple, human language.
Between winter fairy lights and Thanksgiving tables, Dr. Mohi also speaks to the quie...
9. Winter Skin & Eczema | When The Barrier Breaks and How Healing Begins
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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...
8. Inside the Burnout Brain | Medicine, Empathy and the Art of Carrying On
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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 for others while learning how to show up for...
7. Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder | Why Winter Feels Heavy
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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 serotonin, melatonin, mood, and sleep
•why Vitamin D matters in...
6. The Science of Connection: Oxytocin | The Chemistry Between Us
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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. Kosfeld M., Heinrichs M., Zak P...
5. The Mineral of Balance: Magnesium | From Myths to Mechanism to Meaning
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In this week’s episode of MOHIvate, Dr. Mohi Sarawgee explores magnesium - the mineral of balance and the molecule wellness culture has turned into a miracle.
Not the promise of creams and sprays, but the chemistry that powers energy, sleep, mood, and muscle.
She unpacks what magnesium truly does inside the body, how it fuels over 300 essential reactions, and why it matters across every stage of life — from hormones and heart rhythm to recovery and rest.
From myths and mechanisms to meaning, this episode bridges science and self-awareness - reve...
4. The Science of Calm: Serotonin | The Quiet Rhythm Beneath the Noise
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In this week’s episode of MOHIVATE, Dr. Mohi Sarawgee explores serotonin — the neurotransmitter and hormone of calm.
Not the molecule of fireworks and euphoria, but the quiet rhythm that keeps your mood steady beneath the noise.
She unpacks what serotonin really is, where it’s made, and how it shapes everything from mood and sleep to gut health and resilience. From the vagus nerve and the raphe nuclei to the role of light, tryptophan, and the microbiome, this e...
3. When Reality Flickers — Gaslighting, Narcissism, and Understanding the Psychology Behind the Words | And What True Self-Love Really Is
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In this episode of MOHIvate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee unpacks two of the most overused — and misunderstood — psychological buzzwords: narcissism and gaslighting — words we throw around far too easily.
From Greek myths to Freud’s theories, and from modern psychiatry to everyday relationships, she explores where these words came from, what they truly mean, and why using them lightly can blur our understanding of real human behaviour.
We also explore the crucial difference between narcissism as a human trait and Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)as a clinical condition — because while one can br...
2. Making Sense of Medical Tests | Why Your Story Comes First
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Lab results in your inbox? Breathe. In this episode of MOHIvate, Dr Mohi Sarawgee makes sense of medical tests—why they aren’t crystal balls, what they’re good at, where they mislead, and why your story matters most.
She shares real examples, the screenings that save lives, the simple rule that keeps care kind, and the one key question to ask before any test: Will this change what happens next?
Citations :
South Korea thyroid overdiagnosis
• NEJM: Korea's Thyroid-Cancer “Epidemic” — Screening and Overdiagnosi...
1. The Buzzword Circus of Wellness | Coming Home to Yourself
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From salt lamps to miracle drinks and even mouth taping, the wellness world has started to feel like a circus. In this debut episode of MOHIvate, Dr. Mohi Sarawgee swaps prescriptions for perspective, blending science, humour and warmth to explore why health feels more confusing than ever and why real wellness doesn’t need a trend or a price tag.
It begins with something simpler: coming home to yourself.
Just a gentle reminder: this episode is for information, education, and inspiration only. It’s not a substitute for your docto...
