He’s regularly on BBC News and television. He’s been featured in many international publications, including the New York Times, Forbes, The Guardian, Vogue and his TED Talk, How to Make Disease Disappear has been viewed almost 3 million times. And, he was also the main star and host of an incredible BBC television series called Doctor In The House, which is an incredible show that highlights how if you go into people’s homes and teach them the basic skills of healthy living based on the principles of functional medicine, you can see remarkable transformations. People with diabetes, with migraine headaches, with all sorts of chronic ailments literally disappeared using very simple principles you’re going to learn about in the podcast today. So, welcome Rangan. The vast majority of today’s health problems are rooted in our busy, modern lifestyles. So many people say they don’t have time for the gym, to overhaul their diet, to spend the quality time they want to with their loved ones—our wellbeing often gets added to a to-do list. He has co-created the brand new RCGP accredited Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine course which was delivered to 200 GPs and specialists for the first time in January 2018 providing doctors with a framework to apply Lifestyle Medicine principles in clinical practice.

This is what we have to do in behavior change. We have to help people feel successful, they’ve got to feel good. And if they feel good, they’re going to continue doing things. You have to choose one five-minute intervention from mind, one for body, one for heart – and do them every day, five days a week. So, literally 15 minutes a day, five days a week, is all you have to do. By doing this, you’re covering the three important areas.Marie Forleo: Yeah, this is amazing. Thank you so much. I think that’s the perfect place to wrap us up. Obviously we want you to get Feel Better in 5 because you deserve to feel better, your family deserves to feel better, your kids deserve to feel better. It does not have to take a ton of time or energy. It can be so much fun. You can celebrate yourself and you can do it with the people you love. If this sounds like you, there’s no need to despair, because in your hands you have a plan that is finally going to help you. This plan will not only have you feeling better within days, but it will also lead to meaningful and long-lasting change. My plan is easy to follow, easy to maintain and requires only the smallest amount of willpower.

Honestly, Marie, why I’m so passionate about this, every single person has access to good quality health, right? I get it that there are socioeconomic factors that drive a lot of this, but I have worked in some of the poorest areas in the UK, as well as some affluent areas, and I can tell you when you give people information in the right way that they feel that they can action in their lives, everyone can make change, everyone can make an improvement.There’s nothing wrong with that, but I’ve heard many of your shows as well, Marie, and you, like me, you’re interested in people actually taking action. Don’t just get the inspiration. The inspiration without the action is nothing, right? So take an action no matter how small, and I don’t think it gets so much smaller than five minutes, you know? But the point is you need to find a way, even if it’s just for a moment going, yeah, that felt great. I feel so much better now. The thing I really liked about this book (other than it seeming quite simple and even, at times, obvious) was the fact that none of it costs anything. He really isn’t asking you to go to the gym or buy a red sports car or take up sky-diving. None of what he suggests will cost you a cent. But just about any of the advice he provides will empower you, helping you to see that change comes gently, one step at a time. Wrong. I know from my own life, and the experiences of patients I’ve helped over 20 years as a GP, that simple, small changes to your health are what add up a sustainable difference. That’s why I’ve written Feel Better In 5, a book that breaks down the most important aspects of health into five-minute chunks – no willpower or instant transformation required.

Unfortunately, most of these I am unable to do without the aid of one of my physiotherapists, who have both gone on holiday for the next three weeks. I can’t do them by myself because I can’t do an exercise and look at the book at the same time, and am unable to remember exercises in my head without having done them hundreds of times. I spent time talking to him, and it was pretty clear to me that there were various aspects in his lifestyle that were contributing to the way that he was feeling. So I discussed a number of options that he might want to consider. He loved the idea of strength training. He said to me, “Yeah, Dr. Chatterjee, I’ve not done that since I was a teenager. It’s going to give me more energy.” He said, “It’s going to improve my moods. It’s going to help me look better. I’m in. What shall I do? Shall I do 40 minutes, three times a week, at the gym?” Forget willpower, forget total transformations – it doesn’t have to be that hard. I know from my own life, and the experiences of patients I’ve helped over 20 years as a GP, that simple, small changes to your health are what add up a sustainable difference. That’s why I’ve created Feel Better In 5, a daily plan that breaks down the most important aspects of health into five-minute chunks. Keep going down as far as you can and stop if you manage to get your thighs parallel to the ground.

I really enjoyed this book and found it helpful. I already want to re-read it, as I think it’s very useful and informative. I like the way it’s written and easy to take on board the information/advice.