Take some time for yourself with soothing classical music from the mindful mix, the Science of

Happiness Podcast.

For the last 20 years I've dedicated my career to exploring the science of living a happier more meaningful life and I want

to share that science with you.

And just one thing, deep calm with Michael Mosley.

I want to help you tap in to your hidden relaxation response system and open the door to that

calmer place within. Listen on BBC Sounds. My name is Michael and my story starts in 2004. In 2004 I was living in Laos. I had a friend in Laos who had been living there for years and he said hey every six months I take some anti-worm medication just from some of the food

It's good thing to do and I never took any medication while I was there, but when I came back home,

I took this anti-pincestinal parasites medication.

I wasn't taking it for any particular thing.

I mean, looking back back now I feel very stupid for having just done that as a as a precautionary thing.

Don't fix what's not broken.

You're listening to crowd science on the BBC World Service. I'm Marnie Chesterton and this is listener Michael Lake.

It took about a week to 10 days and then all of the sudden we're doing some

shopping and I think oh my God I'm having this like weird issue in my stomach and it was heartburn.

I had never felt heartburn ever before in my life.

I went straight to the supermarket aisle to get some antasses and didn't even wait to go to the cash register to pay for them.

I just opened it up right there and took some tablets because the acid was so strong.

I had to put my bed up on cinder blocks to put was so that the

strong. I had to put my bed up on cinder blocks to put the bed more vertical

so that the acid would not be flowing back into my esophagus.

That was the beginning and that turned into horrible nasal allergies and I went to the

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