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Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley
BBC
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 8 June 2022
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Michael enters the world of creative fiction to discover how simply reading a story for half an hour a day can bring big benefits to your body and brain - from reducing stress and helping stave off depression, to strengthening your social skills and even helping you live longer! With the help of Professor Raymond Mar from York University in Toronto, Canada, Michael discovers why reading for pleasure could have such a significant impact on overall health and longevity, and delves into research revealing the unique benefits of reading narrative fiction.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds. |
| 0:02.0 | Hello everyone, it's Michelle Vassage, and welcome to my podcast Rule Breakers. |
| 0:06.0 | But you sit down and be bright. |
| 0:08.0 | Celebrating women's voices. |
| 0:10.0 | You're very welcome to now you're asking with me, Marion Keys Keys and me Tara Flynn. |
| 0:14.8 | This is juicy. No limits, no limits. |
| 0:17.2 | Celebrating women. |
| 0:18.8 | Where to be a woman is the podcast celebrating the best of women's well-being. We're on a quest to find out |
| 0:24.4 | where in the world women are living their best lives. Celebrate yourself. |
| 0:28.8 | Lesson on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:33.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio Podcasts. |
| 0:37.0 | Right, where was I? |
| 0:40.0 | We would all like some quick and simple ways to improve our health, |
| 0:44.0 | but we're bombarded with often conflicting advice. |
| 0:48.0 | So if you were going to do just one thing |
| 0:51.0 | to improve your mental and physical well-being, what should it be? |
| 0:55.0 | Maybe some beetroot to boost your workout, |
| 0:58.0 | meditation to improve your immune system. |
| 1:02.0 | Or how about a bit of dancing to big up your brain purr. |
| 1:06.0 | I'm Dr Michael Mosley and this is just one thing where each episode we'll explore |
| 1:11.7 | one thing you can start doing today to improve your health or life in ways you might not expect. |
| 1:20.0 | It's about an hour before bedtime and I'm about to do something that should increase my |
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