![]() ![]() I've decided the just one thing I'll try and do more of this year is Stand Up. This is why Doctors always recommend a hot bath 90 minutes before bed to aid sleep. I was surprised to read about the benefits of eating beetroot (who knew) and enjoyed learning that the temperature decrease that happens after a warm bath mimics the body's natural drop in core temperature prior to sleep. There are 30 'things', and some of my favourites were: Sing, Stand on One Leg, Exercise Less But More Often, Eccentric Exercise, Take a Nap, Stand Up, Dance, Learn A New Skill and of course Read! The categories are: Early Morning, Breakfast, Mid-Morning, Lunchtime, Afternoon and Evening. Just One Thing - How Simple Changes Can Transform Your Life presents simple and easy changes you can make daily that will have significantly positive impacts on your overall health and wellbeing.Įach 'thing' is grouped according to the time of day Dr Mosley recommends you try the activity, although naturally they can be done at any time. This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by NetGalley and Octopus Publishing.ĭr Michael Mosley is very easy to listen to and I've watched quite a few of his documentaries, however surprisingly, this is my first time reading any of his - many - books. This is a quick read, perhaps a book readers will refer back to: interesting, fascinating, and informative. This is a book, then, that will tell you how, when, and why to, amongst other things: stand on one leg finish your shower with a burst of cold eat fermented food fast overnight eat oily fish delay your morning coffee sing learn to do something new eat an apple put plants in your room stand up eat dark chocolate read fiction and count your blessings.Īnd he explains that you don’t need to do it all, just what you can manage to do consistently. He recommends when and how and for how long. Mosley lists thirty simple things that one can do in everyday life, explains why they might be beneficial, physically, mentally and psychologically, and backs that up with copious references, providing handy online links in the e-version of the book. It is in no way necessary to have heard the podcast to benefit from this book, but readers may wish to access it after reading this. ![]() It basically summarises the information contained in his popular BBC podcast series of the same title. Just One Thing is a non-fiction book by British author and podcaster, Michael Mosley. Some of them are even things you've been previously told not to do. Still it's a nice little list of small changes you can easily make to your life and they're all suggestions rather than commandments. 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. So Dr Mosley gets a pat on the back just for being a clear communicator with some scientific rigor behind him.Īs for the content of this book. It's even rarer to come across someone who can merge those two worlds and not come across as a patronising, condescending twat. It's rare to come across someone who can merge those two worlds. ![]() 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. There's a lot of people out there trying to tell us how to improve our lives. Where others plummet to their doom Dr Michael Mosley easily cartwheels along the tightrope of talking the talk and walking the walk. ![]()
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