We know, actually, that probably the least effective way of helping people change is telling them what to do.

And so what we've been doing at Henry is learning about what does help people to change those entrenched habits.

Hi, my name is Rongan Chasji, GP, television presenter and author of the best-selling books, The Stress Solution and the Four Pillar Plan.

I believe that all of us have the ability to feel better than we currently do, but getting healthy has become far too complicated.

With this podcast, I aim to simplify it.

I'm going to be having conversations with some of the most interesting and exciting people both within, as well as outside the health space, to hopefully inspire you,

as well as empower you with simple tips that you can put into practice immediately to transform the way that you feel.

I believe that when we are healthier, we are happier because when we feel better, we live more.

Hello and welcome back to episode 78 of my Feel Better Live More podcast. My name is Rongan Chasji and I am your host.

This is a special episode for World Obesity Day to support an amazing charity called Henry, which is doing phenomenal work in combating childhood obesity.

The statistics look really gloomy. One in 10 children are obese when they start school and the odds are stacked against them.

Only one in 20 children who start school obese will be a healthy weight when they leave primary school, but finally there is a limit of hope.

Have Henry found a solution to reverse the trends? Their results so far are extremely promising.

On today's episode of the podcast, I talked to Chief Executive of Henry Kim Roberts about the amazing work that Henry does and what they have achieved so far.

Henry believes that the problem doesn't just lie in what people are eating and tries to work with parents to create healthy environments.

Kim explains that empathy before education is key and she shares the holistic approach that Henry takes to help families become healthier and happier.

The practitioners that Henry trains have reported that they too have benefited from the training and have made positive changes in their own lives.

Henry's approach very much echoes my own 360 degree approach to health and I believe that if it was available to all families, we would be a happier and healthier nation.

I think what Henry have done is simply incredible and gives us a lot of hope that we can actually reverse the growing tide of childhood obesity.

I think this is a really important conversation and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Now before we get started, as always, I'm just going to give a quick shout out to the sponsors of today's show who are essential in order for me to continue putting out weekly episodes like this one.

I'm delighted that Vivo Barefoot shoes support my podcast. As you may already know, I am a huge fan of minimalist shoes and have been wearing Vivo Barefoot shoes now for many years as have my entire family.

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