Everyone wants to be healthy. The trouble is many of us are short on time or energy, so although we might be full of good intentions to adopt healthier habits, we never quite get to that gym class or yoga session. Michael Mosley reckons what we really need are easier, speedier ways to transform our health for the better.
Mosley is a British doctor turned broadcaster who is best known for popularising the 5:2 diet and has made a career out of translating health science to make it more accessible and useful for the mass market. His latest project is Just One Thing, a podcast series and accompanying book that focus on simple changes that can have significant benefits.
“We get a lot of general advice to eat well and exercise, but I was much more interested in things that were very specific and which you could fit into your day,” he explains. “I think of the book as like a chocolate box – you can dip into it. You might not necessarily want to do all of the things, you may hate some of them, but they are all doable and rooted in science. ‘I can’t run a marathon and I’m probably not
