The thing about leading a healthy lifestyle is that most of us know what we are supposed to go it – but we don’t. In his book “The 4 Pillar Plan – How To Relax, Eat, Move, Sleep Your Way To A Longer, Healthier Life”, Dr Rangan Chatterjee does just this. Nowhere in The 4 Pillar Plan do we sense a doctor’s wagging finger, warning us how little alcohol we should be drinking, or to cut out the chocolate bars. This is deliberate. “I don’t feel it’s my job to tell people what to do,” says Chatterjee. “I’ve never told a patient to give up smoking. My job, if they ask me, is to tell them what smoking is doing to them. The way we’re living our modern lifestyles is causing us a lot of problems: stress is the biggest health issue we face today. But this is not about blaming anyone. I think many of us are unwittingly doing things on a daily basis without realising the impact it’s having on our health. What I’m trying to do with the book is to give people the information they need to make choices based on knowledge. I want people to understand that, by and large, they are the architects of their own health.” With our highly stressed lives in mind, the book purposely begins with the Relax chapter. “I live and breathe this stuff but, as I freely admit in the book, although I exercise and eat really well, the Relax pillar is my weak spot,” says Chatterjee. This is finally the health book I’ve been looking for. I’m now following Dr Chatterjee on social media as he’s a major game changer for health and the nhs.

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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. Sentence-Summary: The 4 Pillar Plan is your guide to the right diet, exercise, relaxation, and sleep decisions that will improve your health dramatically. Re sleep, 1) Create an environment of absolute darkness (in the bedroom), 2) spend at least twenty minutes outside every morning 3) create a bedtime routine 4) manage your commotion (minimize any activity that will raise emotional tension before bed) 5) enjoy your caffeine before noon. So the book itself follows four simple principles regarding all aspects of health. I think if We let one of those slip and our body will suffer. Paradis Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa: 5 Renovations, Culinary Delights, Luxury Stays, Eco-Friendly Golf, and Sustainability AchievementsIt seems daunting at first, but Dr Chatterjee guides you gently through it all with plenty of reassurance that if you don't feel up to changing everything now, that's OK, just work on what you can today and build up to more tomorrow. They are mostly such small suggestions (such as drinking more water, not looking at your phone last thing at night, doing a few short bursts of exercise etc) that there's no way most people wouldn't be able to implement at least some of them. I am really taken with the book and Chatterjee's whole philosophy on medicine, that you can't always just throw pills at a problem -- there are things you can do to help yourself, preferably before there even is a problem. Rangan has reversed type 2 diabetes, got rid of depression, eliminated irritable bowel syndrome, lowered blood pressure, reduced menopausal systems without the use of hormones, conquered insomnia, helped people lose weight, got rid of severe migraines and even reversed autoimmune conditions, all without the use of any medication.

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Most people who are having trouble are doing something in their everyday lifestyles that’s affecting their ability to sleep,” says Chatterjee. Practical solutions and simple interventions to help you de-stress and re-set your life. Find Out More Advanced clinical practice is delivered by experienced, registered health and care practitioners. It is a level of practice characterised by a high degree of autonomy and complex decision making. This is underpinned by a master’s level award or equivalent that encompasses the four pillars of clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research, with demonstration of core capabilities and area specific clinical competence. While The 4 Pillar Plan is a guide tailored to individuals, you can’t help wondering how the highly stressed National Health Service would be affected by all of us making small lifestyle improvements. Chatterjee is evangelical on this point too. “I believe the NHS is unsustainable unless we take the weight of lifestyle-driven illness off it. It doesn’t matter which political party comes in, or who pledges this million or that billion, the reality is that the NHS is creaking. And the reason is that modern society is driving ill-health. A used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Very good items should not have writing or highlighting.The value of sleep isn’t just about how many hours you’ve slept but the quality of that sleep also.