Just One Thing: How simple changes can transform your life

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Born in Kolkata, India, the son of a bank director, Mosley studied philosophy, politics and economics at New College, Oxford before working for two years as a banker in the City of London.

And even worse, if you sit for long periods each day, you could be decreasing the benefits of any exercise you do. I have porridge for breakfast and do press up off the worktop, squats and standing on one leg while it is cooking in the microwave. Also, by hooking them to a pre-existing habit it makes it more likely the reader will stick with it. He then decided to move into medicine, intending to become a psychiatrist, studying at the Royal Free Hospital Medical School, now part of UCL Medical School.He is the author of many bestselling books, including The Fast Diet, Fast Exercise, The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet, The Clever Gut Diet, The Fast 800 Diet, Fast Asleep, The Fast 800 Keto and Just One Thing. There are a few things I’ve done consistently every day since starting the book that I’m sure I’ll see benefits from continuing! Did you know that eating chocolate can help your heart, that singing can give you a natural ‘high’ and that having more house plants can improve your mood and boost your productivity?

From the first few chapters you can say that it’s been written just to earn some cash for the author. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Our Non-Fiction Range includes: Academic, Photography, Audio books, Business, Cook Books, Craft Books, Health and Fitness Books, Mind, Body, Spirit (Tarot). In Fast Asleep, Dr Michael Mosley explains what happens when we sleep, what triggers common sleep problems and why standard advice rarely works. You'll probably learn Just One Thing from it, especially if you've read any of his previous work and if you've listened to the podcast don't bother reading it.One of my favourite quotes at the moment is "Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits" from Atomic Habits by James Cleary, and trying any of these 'things' from Just One Thing by Dr Michael Mosley will improve your health and wellbeing. Working to improve our health can sometimes be hard work, so it’s important to also make time for enjoyment! I liked that this book gave methods or rather habits that can be added to your day such as via diet or exercise or even hobbies.

Other ideas that were new to me are things like drinking coffee, which lowers the risk of strokes, heart disease, cancer and dementia, and eccentric exercise – which involves walking downhill, down stairs and lowering weights, which have been shown to be more effective than running uphill, up stairs and lifting weights. The book provides a different chapter on each idea and is presented in a way that anyone could understand and adopt. When we sit for prolonged periods, many of our body's functions go into sleep mode, including our metabolism! I hope you discover some exciting book reviews, enter a few giveaways and enjoy the bookish content here. Green tea contains the polyphenol EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate) and Professor Okello explains how this polyphenol inhibits a destructive enzyme which harms our brain cells.You've got the Supersize Me's living their creed first hand and scaring the bejeebus out of us on one side and then the dusty academics drowning us in a million scientific papers and bibliographies bigger than the actual work itself on the other. Did you know that eating chocolate can help your heart, that singing can give you a natural "high" and that having more houseplants can boost your productivity and brain power? He is a doctor turned science journalist and tv presenter who has published many books including The Fast Diet and the Eight Week Blood Sugar Diet. Emerging evidence suggests that unless you are doing 40 minutes of moderately vigorous exercise every single day, you cannot undo the damage that sitting causes. This is a quick read, perhaps a book readers will refer back to: interesting, fascinating, and informative.

Mosley takes us on a revelatory journey through the gut, showing how junk food and overuse of antibiotics have wiped out many good gut bacteria, leading to a modern plague of allergies, food intolerances, and obesity. One thing that really pleased me is finding out that eating two squares of dark chocolate a day instead of eating sweet treats, lowers blood pressure and boosts your brain. This book is based on his podcast of the same name and essentially comprises a whole heap of simple, easy to include in daily life habits that have the potential to improve your health and wellbeing. Welcome to this post on Just One Thing: How simple changes can transform your life by Dr Michael Mosley.my review would have been slightly more favourable, but really you could live quite well without this book, and there is simply not enough content. The result is a radical, four-week programme, based on the latest science, designed to help you re-establish a healthy sleep pattern in record time. We will process the refund due to you as soon as possible and, in any case within thirty (30) days of the day we confirm via e-mail that you are entitled to a refund for defective goods. A topic I’m really interested in at the moment, really clever way at tackling habits and looking at improving mental health through more than ‘mindfulness’ which can be a bit inaccessible sometimes. I recommend listening to this in small doses and coming back later to revisit any specific chapters that take your fancy or require a quick refresher.