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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.
178. Benjamin Dousa saves the snuff
White snus is under threat on three fronts, says Sweden's Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa. He tells us what the government will do to stop tax increases and bans.
177. Healthy cosmetic surgery
Journalist Erik Galli answers whether cosmetic surgery can improve well-being, and whether being able to move your forehead is really desirable.
176. Reduced VAT on food, a bad idea
VAT is not a left-right issue, says Patrick Krassén, tax policy expert at Företagarna. Can the reduced VAT on food get rid of inflation? Or is it just election pork that risks leading to an even fatter population? We find out in today's...
175. Sport and gender
Sex hormones affect both strength and endurance. Therefore, athletes who have gone through male puberty should never compete with women, says Tommy Lundberg, associate professor of physiology at Karolinska Institutet.
174. All about functional medicine
Peter Martin, CEO of FunMed, talks about how functional medicine can help patients get to the bottom of their health problems, while publicly funded healthcare could cut costs.
173. Salmon fishing, berry picking and unnecessary regulations
Fredrik Kopsch, chief economist at Timbro, talks about his newly written cookbook and about the regulations that complicate Swedish food production.
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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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