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188. Election podcast: Nooshi Dadgostar (V)
People should be able to party on Friday nights, and privately funded healthcare may be perfectly acceptable after all, says Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar. The podcast is also available in video format here: https://youtu.be/OuYFdOqfTZk
187. Easy to do the right thing in the food industry
It will now be easier to comply with food regulations in Sweden, promises Christina Nordin, the new Director General of the Swedish Food Agency, who is committed to both simplifying regulations and increasing cooperation.
186. Joyful grades for good-looking people
Our appearance influences everything from our career to our health. This is according to economist Adrian Mehic, who has written a widely acclaimed study on how university students' grades are affected by their attractiveness.
185. How Swedes use drugs
Public service reporters take ecstasy on TV and the sewage is full of amphetamines. Journalist Johan Wicklén, who is currently working on a new documentary series about Swedes' drug habits, tells us more.
184. Prevention pays off 14 times over
The costs of healthcare and sick leave are increasing every year, says Joakim Skarborg, CEO of Altea Capital. In this week's episode, he explains how preventive care can counteract this grim trend.
183. Pleasure for health
Gourmet Carl-Jan Granqvist shares his top tips for a pleasurable and healthy life.
182. All about sleep
Poor sleep has been shown to lead to a range of health problems such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, says sleep researcher Christian Benedict. In this episode, he explains how it all fits together and gives his top sleep tips.
181 Make IRL Great Again
The pandemic made us worse at socializing, fears party planner Amanda Colldén. In this episode, she shares her best party tips, and explains why partying and socializing are especially important for us lonely Swedes.
180. Pediatric care on subscription
Claude Kollin, CEO of Martina Children's Hospital, explains why parents seek privately funded care for their children. The article Claude refers to in the episode can be found here: https://www.svd.se/a/wgaymn/bumm-larmar-bup-kan-inte-hantera-adhd-varden-i-stockholm
179. Life and love according to Lena Andersson
Are men and women further apart than ever? We explore this and much more with author Lena Andersson.
Ephi Europe
EPHI was initially founded by former EU parliamentarian Christofer Fjellner (M) with the aim of working on sustainability and public health issues at the EU level.
We do this at EPHI, both from Stockholm and from our office in Brussels, where we have our representative, Adam Schlüssler.
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Several of EPHI's publications are available both in text and as recorded podcasts. Most often it is the authors themselves who read their text. Subscribe to EPHI's recorded reports and essays and you can listen to new exciting perspectives on environment and health issues when it suits you.
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3: PM Nilsson - Duty to exercise?
This is a reading of an essay from EPHI. Although daily physical activity is probably one of the best things you can do to stay healthy, it is considered to be something that you have to do entirely at your own discretion. This applies to adults as well as children and...
1: Jojje Olsson - China and the climate after COP26
This is a reading of a briefing paper from EPHI. China's emissions are the single most important factor for the future of the climate. It currently emits more carbon dioxide than the EU and all other OECD countries combined. In contrast to other leading economies, they increased...
2: Lena Andersson - To eat or not to eat
This is a reading of an essay from EPHI. Eating has become so much more than a way to get nourishment. What you eat can be a stand for a better world for humans as well as animals, for domestically produced products or a national agriculture....
3: PM Nilsson - Duty to exercise?
This is a reading of an essay from EPHI. Although daily physical activity is probably one of the best things you can do to stay healthy, it is considered to be something that you have to do entirely at your own discretion. This applies to adults as well as children and...
2: Lena Andersson - To eat or not to eat
This is a reading of an essay from EPHI. Eating has become so much more than a way to get nourishment. What you eat can be a stand for a better world for humans as well as animals, for domestically produced products or a national agriculture....
1: Jojje Olsson - China and the climate after COP26
This is a reading of a briefing paper from EPHI. China's emissions are the single most important factor for the future of the climate. It currently emits more carbon dioxide than the EU and all other OECD countries combined. In contrast to other leading economies, they increased...
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Nooshi Dadgostar: You should be allowed to have a shot of schnapps at the retirement home
If you want a shot of schnapps in your twilight years, you should be allowed to have one, says Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar in the podcast Hälsa för ohälsosamma (Health for the Unhealthy). Read...
Benjamin Dousa on the EU attack on snus: a red line
White snus is under threat on three fronts, says Sweden's Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa. He explains what the government will do to...
New report on EU dependence on China
In his latest report for the think tank EPHI, China analyst Jojje Olsson examines how China has systematically penetrated European markets.
50 years of the total consumption model
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Party healthy with Bingo Rimér
Bingo Rimér, no longer a girl photographer, talks about everything from couples therapy to the quality of her sperm. Loneliness is more dangerous than...
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