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Simple Hacks To Feel Better In Five Minutes | This episode is brought to you by Thrive Market and Joovv\nThe vast majority of today\u2019s health problems are rooted in our busy, modern lifestyles. So many people say they don\u2019t have time for the gym, to overhaul their diet, to spend the quality time they want to with their loved ones\u2014our wellbeing often gets added to a to-do list.\n\xa0\nTrying to implement healthy lifestyle changes can be overwhelming for many people, but my guest on today\u2019s podcast says that all it takes is 5 minutes a day to make a real difference in your health.\xa0\n\xa0\nDr. Rangan Chatterjee is regarded as one of the most influential medical doctors in the UK and hosts the most listened to health podcast in the UK and Europe, \u2018Feel Better, Live More\u2019. His first three books have all been #1 Sunday Times Bestsellers and his latest, Feel Better in 5, shows people how to transform their health in just 5 minutes. It has been a smash hit in the UK, selling almost 100,000 copies in just 7 months, and has just been published in the United States. Professor BJ Fogg, the world\u2019s leading expert in human behavior, calls this book, one of the best habit change programs he has seen\u2014deceptively simple but remarkably effective.\u201d Dr. Chatterjee regularly appears on BBC News and Television and has been featured in numerous international publications including The New York Times, Forbes, The Guardian and Vogue, and his TED talk, How To Make Disease Disappear, has been viewed almost 3 million times.\n\xa0\nAll of us have made short-term changes before, but how do you get them to last? Dr. Chatterjee shares his plan, Feel Better in 5, which is based on three easy practices, which he calls, \u201chealth snacks.\u201d Each one takes no more than 5 minutes to complete\u2014short enough to be able to fit into your busy day, yet long enough to ensure you gain real benefits.\xa0\n\xa0\nThis episode is brought to you by Thrive Market and Joovv.\nRight now, Thrive is offering all Doctor's Farmacy listeners an amazing deal. Select a free gift from Thrive Market when you sign up for a 1 year membership. And, any time you spend more than $49 you\u2019ll get free carbon-neutral shipping. Just head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman.\xa0\nOur mitochondria get weaker and less abundant as we get older, plus lots of things in our lives like stress, bad food, and toxins damage them over time. But a modality called red light therapy helps me support healthier mitochondria and fight inflammation\u2014I use Joovv red light therapy devices to do this at home. If you want to check out Joovv\u2019s various red light therapy devices for yourself just head over to joovv.com/farmacy.\nHere are more of the details from our interview:\xa0\n\nInspiration and knowledge doesn\u2019t necessarily lead to application (8:40)\n\nBJ Fogg and the science of behavior change (11:52)\n\nHow Dr. Chatterjee worked with a patient to establish a consistent exercise routine (16:50)\n\nThe power of attaching a new, easy behavior to an existing habit (22:56)\n\nWhy experiencing success is key to lasting behavior change (28:15)\n\nThe relationship between eating behavior and stress (32:09)\n\n\u201cHealth snacks\u201d for your mental health and emotional heart health (34:16)\n\nWhy we should luxuriate in the feelings we get from our positive behaviors (53:01)\n\nEstablishing habits for low motivation (58:23)\n\nDr. Chatterjee\u2019s personal daily \u201chealth snack\u201d practices\xa0 (1:07:55)\n\nWhy these practices can be especially impactful for caretakers (1:11:24)\n\nLearn more about Dr. Chatterjee at https://drchatterjee.com/ and get his new book, Feel Better in 5, at https://drchatterjee.com/feel-better-in-5/.\nGet Dr. Chatterjee\u2019s Feel Better in 5 Success Chart at drchatterjee.com/chart\nFollow Dr. Chatterjee on Facebook @DrChatterjee, on Instagram @DrChatterjee, and on Twitter @drchatterjeeuk\n\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices