I listened to this series of short ‘things’ that you should do to make yourself a bit healthier (according to the sadly deceased Michael Mosley) while out walking my dog or running so I could feel quite smug whenever the ‘thing’ involved being outside or exercising!
I’m writing this about two weeks after I finished the book, and I’ve already forgotten (to my shame) some of the things, although I have also remembered some – for instance, on my dog walks I now divert slightly from my previous route to walk through more woodland because nice Dr Mosley told me about the beneficial chemicals given out by trees in woodlands that can make you healthier if you breathe them in. I did for at least a week try standing on one leg every time a used my chuckit to hurl the dogs ball across the (what we call) ‘chuckit field’ for time it took him to run after the ball and bring it back. I’ve stopped that now.
A lot of the stuff I already knew – like avoiding processed food and sugar and not eating after dinner time to have a longer fast period. I tried incorporating beetroot into my diet, but I just don’t really like it.
My hubby Paul is about to retire (two weeks and counting!) and we’re excited to try learning a new language or new skills with all the extra free time we’ll have (I’m already early retired) which was another ‘thing’ recommended.
I am sorry that Michael Mosley passed away because he came across as a very nice man, and he went to a lot of trouble to make himself healthier. It seems like such a waste.
Sarah Wray Writer 