Reach Out
Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
BBC
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 January 2023
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
It turns out having friends has big benefits for your health. Fascinating research shows social contact can boost your immune system and your brain power. In this episode, Michael Mosley is joined by Professor Pamela Qualter from Manchester University, who explains how reaching out in the simplest of ways - from sending a simple text to helping your neighbours - can significantly reduce loneliness levels, helping you feel more connected and a part of a community. People appreciate being contacted much more than you think. So, the next time you wonder whether to reach out to a friend – just do it.
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| 0:00.0 | If you could have a conversation with your younger self, what would you tell them? |
| 0:06.0 | Anonymity is our most valuable gift. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm Kristi Young, and in Young again, I'll be asking my guests what honest advice they would give their past self. |
| 0:16.0 | Believe it when they say that loving yourself is the answer. |
| 0:20.0 | Among those joining me will be Jamie Oliver, Jeda Pinkett Smith and Mel B. |
| 0:24.1 | I knew that I had a voice and I knew that I wanted to say certain things and represent certain things. |
| 0:30.0 | Young again, with me, Kirstie Young. |
| 0:32.6 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:34.8 | BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:40.0 | We would all like some quick and simple ways to improve our health, but we're inundated with often conflicting advice. |
| 0:51.0 | So if you were going to try just one thing to improve your mental and physical well |
| 0:56.1 | being, what should it be? Perhaps the martial art of Tai Chi to improve your immune system, |
| 1:02.4 | maybe a few nuts to slow aging, or how about |
| 1:06.1 | cleaning your teeth to give your brain a boost. I'm Dr Michael Mosley and this is |
| 1:12.4 | just one thing where each episode will explore one thing |
| 1:16.1 | You can start doing today to improve your health or life in ways you might not expect. |
| 1:30.0 | Now yesterday I bumped into one of my neighbors when I was out walking with the dog. We had a brief chat. It was very nice and that got me thinking so today I'm going |
| 1:34.6 | to do something that really could lift my mood and lower my stress levels I'm gonna |
| 1:39.0 | reach out there are lots of reasons to be social even in small ways. It's good for your heart, your sleep and can even influence how well you recover from illness. |
| 1:49.0 | So why don't you ring that friend you haven't seen for ages |
| 1:53.4 | organize a video call with someone who's moved abroad |
| 1:56.8 | or even do what I'm about to do |
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