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The sweetest temptation since sugar was invented? — Diabetes Mellitus: Causes and Consequences!

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 09:35:23 +0100

As part of Health Day on November 4, 2026, in Kaiserslautern, Prof. Dr. med. Mang gave a lecture titled “The Sweetest Temptation Since Sugar Came Along?—Diabetes Mellitus: Causes and Consequences!”

Video: The Sweetest Temptation Since Sugar Came Along?

The gut is much more than just a digestive organ!

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:50:00 +0200

In this lecture, Prof. Dr. med. Mang explains just how much “nervous energy” is hidden in our gut. The gut is much more than just a digestive organ! It “communicates” with the brain, it releases hormones, and it “thinks along with us”! We’re all familiar with the saying: “My gut feeling says no!” In this hybrid lecture (live in the lecture hall and via livestream), we’ll learn about the sophisticated functions our gut performs for the entire body...

Video: The gut is much more than just a digestive organ!

Give us this day our daily bread! — The Long Journey from Ancient Wheat Varieties to Factory-Made Bread

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 10:07:00 +0100

More and more people are experiencing food intolerances when they consume processed foods. This can result in unpleasant gastrointestinal symptoms. As part of workplace health management, Prof. Dr. med. Mang uses bread—a staple food—as an example in this presentation to explain which developments can contribute to our daily meals sometimes becoming a problem.

Video: Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

New Year's resolutions for good health... Will they be kept?

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 10:16:00 +0100

Prof. Dr. med. Mang explains why it’s so hard to stick to New Year’s resolutions. Especially when it comes to health, we often see people on New Year’s Eve dramatically smashing open and throwing away their “last” pack of cigarettes, we hear the post-Christmas vow to “never again” eat so many sweets, or people express the resolution to exercise more in the future.

Why does the dream of a “new” life often “shatter” as early as the second week of January?

Video: New Year’s health resolutions… Are they kept?

When God Caught the Sun! — When COVID-19 Weighs on Your Mind

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:31:00 +0200

This time, Prof. Dr. med. Mang explains the consequences and psychological strain resulting from the pandemic: We all realized that the COVID-19 pandemic had a greater impact on our lives than we originally thought. Prof. Dr. Mang describes how quickly a seamless transition can occur from a decline in well-being to a state of helplessness requiring therapy, and what health-focused approaches can offer a way out of this predicament.

Video: When God Caught the Sun! — When COVID-19 Weighs on Your Mind

Delicious Poisons

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 10:48:00 +0100

Is it all “old news”? – Why are many of the things we like and enjoy referred to as “pleasure poisons”? Prof. Dr. med. Christian Mang explains what lies behind the term “pleasure poison” and why we love to eat and drink things that are “unhealthy.”

Video: Pleasure Poisons

Water—our vital “source of life”

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:03:00 +0200

Water is essential for life—and for doctors, it is also one of the most important basic medications. Why we harm ourselves when we don’t drink enough, and just how far-reaching the consequences are for the body—ranging from impaired mucous membrane function to kidney distress. And what does water have to do with “healthy” blood pressure? Prof. Dr. med. Mang explains all these questions and more.

Video: Water—Our Essential “LIFE” Sustainer

Health & Fitness Days 2021

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 11:18:00 +0200

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Vitamins and Trace Minerals as Dietary Supplements – "Myth or Is There Some Truth to It?"

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:12:00 +0200

Health from the medicine cabinet? Prof. Dr. med. Mang explains the “nutrients” for the body: vitamins, minerals, and trace elements. What’s good for the body? Is the motto “more is better”? The video explains that health cannot simply be “swallowed”—it can only be achieved sustainably by taking the body’s finely tuned functions into account.

Video: Vitamins and Trace Elements as Dietary Supplements—Myth or Fact?

Shingles—a Risk as We Age!

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 11:52:00 +0200

Just a few blisters? The major risk of chronic pain. Shingles and its potential consequences. Prof. Dr. med. Mang explains the potential effects of herpes zoster on professional life.

Video: Just a few blisters? The major risk of chronic pain. Shingles and its potential consequences.

COVID-19 Vaccinations, Without All the Rumors

Tue, 18 May 2021 13:43:00 +0200

Prof. Dr. med. Christian Mang discusses the various COVID-19 vaccines from a medical and scientific perspective and explains their possible, rare side effects. An explanation of the processes occurring in the human body.

Video: “COVID-19 Vaccines: Setting the Record Straight”

Prof. Dr. med. Mang "Dr. House Course"

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:56:00 +0100

Just like last Christmas, the Workplace Health Management (BGM) program is hosting a Dr. House lecture. Prof. Dr. med. Mang will use an episode of the popular hospital series “Dr. House” to explain several clinical pictures in which employees at RPTU will have the opportunity to take on the role of doctors.
Together, we’ll discuss factors that lead to a disease and explore questions that help us piece together the puzzle of reaching a diagnosis. The aspects of the diseases discussed are woven into the plot of one of the Christmas episodes featured across the various seasons of “Dr. House.” With Christmas approaching under COVID-19 conditions, we want to awaken “the doctor within” all of us a little bit…

Video: Prof. Dr. Mang “Dr. House Course”

COVID-19 and no end in sight. A COVID-19 update from the Workplace Health Management team

Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:02:00 +0100

Prof. Dr. med. Mang explains various aspects of COVID-19 and what to keep in mind regarding prevention.
The goal is to objectively examine the opportunities and risks involved in dealing with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. What makes sense? What is less effective? What lies ahead for us? What are the challenges in dealing with the coronavirus?
This event is open to all RPTU employees and will be streamed online from the lecture hall to eliminate the need for employees to be physically present in the lecture hall, which is a measure to prevent infection.

Video: COVID-19 and No End in Sight. A COVID-19 Update from the Occupational Health Management Team

Out of the blue... When a stroke strikes—A stroke can happen to anyone! How we can prevent it!

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:28:00 +0200

If we don’t take good care of our blood vessels, it can happen: We could suffer a stroke! The consequences can be devastating! Limited mobility, hemiplegia, impaired consciousness, or loss of specific central nervous system functions can be long-term effects following a stroke. In this lecture for our university’s staff, Prof. Dr. med. Mang explains what to watch out for in daily life, which signs should not be ignored, and what lifestyle changes can help prevent a stroke.

Video: Out of the blue... When a stroke strikes—A stroke can happen to anyone! How we can prevent it!
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When Blood Turns to Pudding... Blood Clots—The Unrecognized Danger of Sitting!

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 16:33:00 +0200

Many people have read newspaper reports stating that a pregnant woman died of a pulmonary embolism or that smoking can lead to a blood clot. What’s less well known is that simply sitting can pose a risk of thrombosis or a pulmonary embolism. Prof. Dr. med. Mang offers tips on how to sit properly while working, on long trips, and in your personal life.

Video: When Blood Turns to Pudding... Thrombosis—The Unrecognized Danger of Sitting!
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Bitter Pills – Is Conventional Medicine “Bad”? / How Much Nature Is There in Our Modern Medicines?

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 16:43:00 +0100

As has been repeatedly mentioned in recent posts, active ingredients found in nature often play a central and leading role in today’s most advanced drug therapies. People always assume that conventional medicine works only with “harmful” chemical drugs! Not at all! Prof. Dr. med. Mang from the Institute of Pharmacology at Mainz University Medical Center provides an insight into modern pharmacotherapy that is sure to amaze you. It’s surprising just how much of nature is actually found in “evil” conventional medicine. The audience will learn that archaeological evidence shows even the Neanderthals knew about and used a precursor to “aspirin”! The central role of snake venom and lizard saliva has already been mentioned in previous events. “Nature’s secrets” from cancer therapy, internal medicine, and general practice will be “revealed” in this lecture!

But Prof. Mang warns: It’s not possible to do without chemistry entirely, since the “good” natural substances contain significant impurities. Furthermore, what Theophrastus Bombastus Paracelsus von Hohenheim—a great expert in botany—formulated centuries ago still holds true: “Sola dosis facit venenum!” (Only the dose determines whether something is poisonous!), because you can even die from drinking water if you consume 8 liters in a short period of time!

To conclude our “Health Series,” Prof. Dr. med. Christian Mang explains to the audience why, when using digitalis, he would actually prefer the commercially available tablet
rather than brewing a tea from foxglove or lily of the valley.

Video: Bitter Pills – Is Conventional Medicine “Bad”? / How Much Nature Is in Our Modern Medications?
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Life Isn't Always Sweet—Why Type 2 Diabetes Could Be Prevented

Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:48:00 +0100

Who hasn’t experienced that uncontrollable craving for something sweet? Why has evolution endowed us with this “craving”? Why can’t we often resist the temptation of sweets? We all love that sweet temptation! However, as is often the case in life, this temptation can turn against us and significantly shorten our lives! In this episode of our health series, Prof. Dr. med. Mang discusses with the audience why sugar can “erode” us from the inside out. Why does sugar drive us into a kind of addiction? And why does severe vascular damage occur in diabetes mellitus long before blood sugar levels are measurably high? Why do these vascular changes lead to blindness, foot amputations, heart attacks, and strokes?

Prof. Dr. med. Mang takes a critical stance on current treatment methods, which ultimately only make the situation worse—even in the long term! And he offers a glimpse into why the saliva of a North American crested lizard could represent great hope for people with diabetes in the coming decades.

Video: Life Isn’t Always Sweet—Why Adult-Onset Diabetes Could Be Prevented
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