#148 Happy Mind, Happy Life with Dr Rangan Chatterjee
3rd May 2022
Many of you will know him through his best selling books, podcasts and TV shows and I’ve had the pleasure of watching him succeed through the arc of both his career and his personal life which talk about quite a bit today.
You can tell when Rangan and I get together it’s hard to stop us talking. In fact we’d only just wrapped up a 2.5 hour chat on his podcast before we recorded this one, which goes for a similar amount of time, but I truly think you’ll find some nuggets of gold in this conversation between us, and Rangan opens up even more today than I’ve heard him do on other podcasts.
‘Happy Mind, Happy Life’ is a masterfully written book, deceptively simple in its writing and full of tips, insights and practices that I personally use to maintain a happy state of mind.
Today we talk about:
- A re-introduction into Rangan and how he moved into a different way of practicing medicine
- How we find and maintain happiness
- Daily practices that can help your state of mind
- Morning routines
- How friction in relationships is necessary for growth
- Addictions and how we fill voids with food
- The process of writing books
Episode guests
Dr. Rangan Chatterjee is regarded as one of the most influential doctors in the UK and wants to change how medicine will be practiced in years to come. He has been called a pioneer and is changing the way that we look at illness. He is known for finding the root cause of peoples problems and he highlighted his methods in the ground-breaking BBC television show, Doctor in the House, which has been shown in over 70 countries around the world. He has been placed in the Pulse Power 50 list for influential GPs consecutively for the past 2 years.
References/sources
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- Cooking skills
- Exercise
- Farming and food production
- Foods & nutrients
- Gut health
- Health basics
- Healthy ageing
- Heart health
- Hormonal health
- Hot topics
- Immune health
- Inflammation
- Kidney & bladder health
- Life purpose & motivation
- Menopause
- Mental health
- Oral health
- Skin health
- Sleep health
- Type 2 diabetes
- Weight management
- What to eat for
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Catalan-style Cod
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Tofu and Black Bean Taco Salad
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Hake Poached in Ratatouille
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Honey Mustard Chicken Traybake
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Red Lentil Pancakes Filled with Spiced Tofu
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Mussels, White Beans, Tomatoes and Harissa