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Inside Health

Parkinson's and Ballet

Inside Health

BBC

Health & Fitness, Science

4.4575 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

James meets Ian who has Parkinson's disease and hears how ballet has helped with his symptoms, as a major new review of the evidence shows exercise really does make a difference. And microplastics which can be found in drinking water and food stuffs have now been identified in human vein tissue. James unpicks what this means for our health. Presenter: James Gallagher Producer: Erika Wright and Harry Lewis

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:23.0

And there'll be so much more with comedians like Olga Koch, Mike Mosniak and Rihalina.

0:26.9

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0:27.6

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0:28.5

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0:30.9

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0:35.1

Hello there and welcome to the Inside Health podcast with me James Gallagher.

0:39.3

I'm just in the work kitchen. When we get to the studio, we're going to be discussing growing blood in the laboratory and whether exercise can help in Parkinson's disease.

0:48.3

But first, I just need to top up my trusty water bottle.

0:58.6

There we go, now I'm ready to make a program. Because this thing goes everywhere with me.

1:01.6

On the one hand, I am just a little bit cheap.

1:03.3

It saves me money on disposable water bottles.

1:06.0

But also, it cuts down on waste because, as I'm sure you know, plastic takes forever to decompose.

1:12.5

And in the meantime, all it does is it breaks down into smaller and smaller particles,

1:16.8

aka microplastics.

1:19.1

And you'll have seen it, the never-ending stream of information and news about microplastics

1:23.6

polluting our rivers, our oceans, even our own bodies.

1:27.2

But what I'm curious about is what happens when microplastics do get inside us?

1:31.7

What impact do they have?

1:33.3

Do they affect our health?

1:35.0

Should we be worried?

1:36.2

I don't have the answer to those questions yet.

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