Feel Better In 5: Your Daily Plan to Feel Great for Life

I've read a few of the authors previous books. They are written in an easy to read not very technical language. Thus there isn't anything in general that surprised me, or that I didn't already know. What I found very useful were the ideas on HOW to implement simple changes into my life. The latest of his books clearly shows how his ideas have developed. Basically he has created a number of "health snacks" along the various dimensions of health, such as diet, stress, exercise, sleep.... These simple routines take 5 minutes, and you can pick the ones that appeal to you. I've started recommending this book for people who want to do SOMETHING but are not yet motivated enough to work very hard to figure out what they should do. I think of the 20-30 recent books I've read on health/fitness this is the single best one for people to begin with. I know from my journey to much better fitness (I thought I was fit before!) that it takes some time an effort to find a routine that helps with your specific issues, is motivating enough, and shows progress. If you take the time to listen to the authors podcast, you'll learn a lot while being entertained. Not only does the book contain sound advice, it's well presented, illustration and graphics are nicely done. It's a quality printed book. Highly recommended for anyone that wants to improve their health or maintain their health. Unless you are already doing a multi dimensional program for diet, exercise, stress, sleep etc... this is a useful guide to self improvement.

I love this doctor's podcasts and this book is also excellent: he gives you health practices that take 5 minutes or less to do; you pick 3 to work with at a time, so you're improving your health in 15 minutes or less a day. These practices tend to have a synergistic effect, so for example: you pick a 5 minute "kitchen workout", a "brain smoothie", and meditation...the workouts gradually increase your energy, so you start feeling more active...the smoothie replaces a cup of coffee, so you're less jittery...the meditation helps you practice staying calm, so you're less stressed...next thing you know, you're ready to add another practice, or swap one out for another: "Little by little...a little becomes a lot." The explanations of the practices are clear and simple, so incorporating them into your life isn't difficult...and it's hard to persuade ourselves we haven't got 5 minutes, somewhere, in three parts of our day, so the mental barriers to adding the practices to your life are low. He also has a nice section in the back with suggestions for which practices to apply to various life challenges: "Try these if you're depressed...these other ones if you have insomnia...this set if you want to increase energy" which is very helpful when you're trying to decide which practices to try; and of course if you change your mind later, you can always swap one out for another. I downloaded my copy from the library, but I've also been gifting the book a lot to friends and family. Check it out!

Can 5 minutes 3x a day change your overall health for the better? Within an hour of listening to this book I was convinced it really can. As Dr. Chatterjee states (quite more eloquently than I) why do we doubt we can do a positive change in that little of time? We wouldn’t doubt that doing 15 minutes of bad things for us would make a change. I immediately went and ordered a physically copy for me and my best friend. Dr. Chatterjee suggests 5 minutes 3x a day 5x a week to improve your overall well being. 1- mind 2- body 3- heart. Each section he gives different options for things you can try. Before finishing the book I already adopted one that has really helped me relax. Immediately upon waking before even getting out of bed, I was reaching for my phone. Anxious to see what I had missed. Now I give myself 5 minutes to wake and stretch before even looking at my phone. Well what started as 5 minutes has now expanded to 30 to an hour. I didn’t realize how much I was setting the tone of my day to be stressed with that one thing! Dr. Chatterjee is not pushy or preachy. He’s extremely encouraging and genuinely seems to want the best for people. I can’t recommend this book enough.

This book was quite easy to read. It is interesting and informative. It would allow you to become a better you if you practice the health nuggets daily for at least five days. The mind exercises allows you to reflect on your day and plan ahead. This allows you to be intentional in behavior and not reactive. The body exercises are not difficult but can be a bit challenging based on your level of physical activity. The heart exercises allows you to focus on the positive and being thankful no matter the situation. There is always something for us to learn from the negative situations. I would recommend this book to anyone who seeks to know themselves, develop themselves and become a life long learner.

the best book I have ever read in terms of actual attainable behavior change and with very easy to follow steps.

This book is all about simplicity. It's not like his other books that talk much more about science. But that is the point that some people don't understand. This book is full of simple things (suggestions) that anyone can fit into their day. Dr. Chatterjee is a very kind man who sincerely cares about his clients. There are few doctors like that around. They simply want to write you a script and send you on your way. I have watched quite a few episodes of his TV series. It's impossible not to like him. This would be a great self-help-health book for a younger person or very busy one. It's an easy read. I have listened to two of his books on audible and bought two. I'm a big fan as I feel he is talking to me and somehow knows about my history of anxiety and other health problems.

If you’ve read James Clear Atomic Habits you’ll know what this book is based on except Clears book is sooo much better. That doesn’t mean I didn’t appreciate the book. It’s a good reminder to link new habits onto old ones. I did like the “healthy snacks” approach.

Most health experts seem to want you to change your entire personality and your entire life quickly. "This isn't a diet; it's a lifestyle!" but lifestyle habits don't change overnight. You spend a lifetime developing your habits, and it will take a while to change them. What I like about this book is that each of his suggestions takes just five minutes. Each of them will help you feel better. You try something, you feel a little better. You try something else, you feel a little better. Each little success builds upon another little success. You gradually make lifestyle improvements that stick, instead of rapid results followed by equally rapid setbacks. If you would like to feel better in five minutes, get this book!

Typically this type of information can be found in his podcasts and instagram posts. Not really captivating or novel.

This book will make you lazy

Facile à lire

Dr Ragan Chatterjee has provided me with the advice, encouragement and inspiration to transform my life. By following his advice of becoming the architect of my own health, by making slow and sustainable lifestyle changes, at 38 years old, I am healthier and happier than I’ve ever been before. I really do feel better than ever and this enables me to live and love life more. I would highly recommend Dr Chatterjee’s books to anyone wishing to make positive and sustainable changes to their lifestyle in order to gain greater health and happiness.

Many wellness books are like "it's simple! Just stop eating sugar and work out all the time and you can feel better!" Although I love reading those books, I rarely am able to put them into practice. Dr Rangan Chatterjee on the other hand asks you to commit to just three five-minute activities a day, which is actually doable for basically everyone. I loved how aesthetically pleasing this book was too. I would highly recommend it!