Just One Thing: How simple changes can transform your life

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I think we all recognise that a sedentary lifestyle and sitting for prolonged periods is terrible for our health.

Dr Jamie O'Driscoll, a Reader of Cardiovascular Physiology at Canterbury Christ Church University, reveals how the plank is a form of isometric exercise, where muscles are held still, neither stretching nor contracting.He is the author of The Fast Diet, The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet, The Clever Guts Diet, The Fast 800 and The Fast 800 Keto. While I knew some of the information I also learned a lot and have already started implementing a couple of the 'just one things'.

During the winter months, here in the UK, days are short and there isn’t enough sunlight for most of us to make the vitamin D we need. In this Inflammation Special, we hear from Janet Lord, who is Professor of Immune Cell Biology at the Institute for Inflammation and Ageing at Birmingham University. I like this book because I already do a ton of these things (Mr KJC listens to the podcast) so it was super validating. Plenty of pragmatic advice in this one on how small changes to lifestyle can have big and lasting impacts to your health.Each ‘thing’ is backed with an explanation on why you should do it, how you can incorporate it into your routine, and a case study. 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. 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? New episodes will be released on Wednesdays, but if you’re in the UK, listen to new episodes, a week early, first on BBC Sounds: bbc. Michael also explores how the plank can even be better than crunches of sit ups for your abs and core muscles.