BBC Radio Podcasts from Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

Try Flax Seeds

Why feasting on flaxseeds could reduce inflammation, blood pressure and benefit your skin

Play an Instrument

Why learning a musical instrument can improve your memory and your immune system.

Enjoy Olive Oil

How a glug of olive oil can protect your heart, boost your brain, and help you live longer

Get Fit with HIIT

How a quick HIIT workout can burn calories, boost brainpower and help you live longer.

Get Gardening

How gardening could be good for your mood, your brain and your gut microbiome.

Get Skipping

How skipping could improve your muscle power and strengthen your bones

Snack Smartly

How to snack smartly, to improve your mental health, reduce cravings and help weight loss.

Track Your Exercise

How simply tracking your exercise could help you move more and improve your health

Get an Early Night

How getting an early night could boost your brain, your heart and help you lose weight.

Eat Whole Grains

Why choosing whole grains can help your heart, your microbiome and your blood sugar.

Do a Plank

How to plank your way to improve your posture, core strength and heart health.

Drink Green Tea

Why green tea can boost your brain power, your mood and help your heart.

Take Vitamin D

How vitamin D can boost your immune system and help your brain.

Be Kind

Why being kind could benefit your mood, mental health and protect your body from disease

Inflammation Special – with Prof Janet Lord

How to reduce inflammation - in a few simple tips - with Professor Janet Lord.

Weight Loss Special – with Prof Giles Yeo

How to lose weight - in a few simple tips - with Professor Giles Yeo.

Stay Young Special – with Prof Andrew Steptoe

How to stay young - in a few simple tips - with Professor Andrew Steptoe.

Exercise Special – with Prof Marie Murphy

How to keep in shape - in a few simple tips - with Professor Marie Murphy.

Sleep Special – with Prof Russell Foster

How to harness the power of sleep - with Professor Russell Foster.

Happiness Special – with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

How to be happy - in a few simple tips - with Dr Rangan Chatterjee.

Cold Therapy - Ep 5: Sleep and the Cold

How your sleep can be improved with the cold, and the surprising impact of climate change.

Cold Therapy - Ep 4: Cold Water Swim

How cold water swimming could boost your mood and may potentially improve brain health.

Cold Therapy - Ep 3: Cold Exercise

The unexpected advantages of exercising on a cold day.

Cold Therapy - Ep 2: Cold Recovery

How icing injuries and alternating hot and cold can help pain, inflammation and recovery.

Cold Therapy - Ep 1: Colder Room

How turning down your thermostat could bring some surprising health benefits.

Welcome to Cold Therapy - with Michael Mosley

Dr Michael Mosley explores the surprising ways the cold can improve your health and mood.

Listen to Music

Why hearing your favourite tunes can improve mood, reduce pain and benefit your brain!

Walk Backwards

How this exercise trick could improve your balance, waistline and reduce lower back pain!

Have a Laugh

How a daily dose of laughter can sharpen your memory, reduce stress, and help your heart.

Embrace the Rain

Why striding out for a walk after rainfall could improve your mood and immune system!

Reheat Pasta

How leftover carbs can improve cholesterol, reduce sugar spikes and boost gut health.

Practise Pilates

How simple exercise can improve your posture, mood, and exercise performance.

Breathe Through Your Nose

Why using your nose could benefit your gums, your lungs and even impact your memory.

Cook Tomatoes

How cooked tomatoes could help your heart, your skin, and even reduce your risk of cancer.

Swim

Why going for a swim is so good for your blood vessels, your joints and mental agility!

Have a Cup of Tea

How the bioactive ingredients in tea help you relax and give your brain and bones a boost.

Stay Young - Ep 5: Stay Strong

How strength training can improve your waistline and brain, and help you live younger.

Stay Young - Ep 4: Stay Feeling Good

Which are the best foods to boost your mind, your energy and reduce inflammation?

Stay Young - Ep 3: Stay Sharp

What you can do to give yourself the brainpower of someone decades younger.

Stay Young - Ep 2: Stay Looking Young

How a simple dietary change can reduce wrinkles, boost collagen and improve skin texture

Stay Young - Ep 1: Stay Fit

What’s the best exercise to rejuvenate your entire body and reverse the signs of aging?

Welcome to Stay Young - with Michael Mosley

Michael reveals simple things you can do to rejuvenate yourself from the inside out.

Food Special with Tim Spector

Prof Tim Spector’s top tips on what to eat to maximise health and wellbeing.

Write It Out

Why writing down your feelings can improve your mood, immune system and thinking skills.

Try Some Turmeric

Can turmeric boost your mood and memory, reduce inflammation and act as a painkiller?

Nibble Some Nuts

Why eating nuts can reduce your waistline, help your heart and give your brain a boost.

Lift Some Weights

Can building muscles boost your brain, enhance immunity and reverse signs of ageing?

Clean Your Teeth

Why good oral hygiene could protect your brain and enhance your heart health!

Put Your Phone Down

How simply putting your phone away can boost brain power, wellbeing - and reduce pain!

Choose Red Wine

How a (small) glass of red wine could protect your heart and give your gut health a boost.

Try Tai Chi

How Tai Chi can boost your immune system, rewire your brain and even reduce visceral fat.

Reach Out

Reach out to others! How social relationships can keep your brain young and lower stress.

Swap Out Sugar

Why swapping out sugar for fruit can boost your mood, memory and may even reduce cravings

Sleep Well - Ep 5: Listen to your body

Let go and unwind with Dr Michael Mosley, as he asks how much sleep we really need.

Sleep Well - Ep 4: Warm up to cool down

Get comfortable as Dr Michael Mosley reveals how warmth can help prepare you for sleep.

Sleep Well - Ep 3: Enjoy your bed

Drift away, as Dr Michael Mosley explains how to rewire your interactions with your bed.

Sleep Well - Ep 2: Use the morning light

Kick back and discover the sleep-related power of morning light.

Sleep Well - Ep 1: Breathe

Relax, unwind and discover how your breath can help usher in sleep.

Welcome to Sleep Well with Michael Mosley

Dr Michael Mosley introduces his new sound-filled series, designed to help you drift off.

Take a Break

Why taking a break can improve your eye health, boost focus and enhance creativity.

An Apple a Day

How a daily apple can benefit your heart, boost your gut, and even help you live longer.

Read

How reading stories can boost your brain, your social skills and help fight depression.

Meditate

Why mindfulness practice can improve your focus, immune system and reduce stress and pain.

Enjoy Oily Fish

How oily fish can boost your heart, reduce inflammation and even help stave off dementia.

Drink Coffee

Could a cup of coffee benefit your workout, lift your mood, and even help you burn fat?

Dance

Why busting a move can enhance your fitness, your mood and the size of your brain.

Take a Nap

How an afternoon siesta could help your blood pressure, productivity and memory.

Eccentric Exercise

How to use this simple exercise trick to benefit your heart, strength and bone health.

Eat Beetroot

How this vibrant veg can help your heart, brain, and could even make you run faster.

Stand Up

Why standing up could be the best thing you can do, for your body, mood and metabolism.

Drink Water

How a simple glass of water with every meal could boost your brainpower and energy levels.

Think Yourself Stronger

How to increase your strength - without moving a muscle.

Get Some Houseplants

Why houseplants may help your productivity, brain power and improve the air you breathe.

Sing

How belting out tunes gives a natural high and helps reduce inflammation. With Sindhu Vee

Play Video Games

How video games can make your mind sharper, faster and even improve your eyesight.

Change Your Mealtimes

Why changing when you eat can boost metabolism, help you lose weight and improve sleep.

Exercise Less, More Often

How small chunks of exercise across your day could be better than one long gym session.

Eat Chocolate

Why dark chocolate is actively good for you – helping your heart and your brain.

Get Some Sun

How sunbathing can improve your heart, mood and immune system. With Mehreen Baig.

Count Your Blessings

Surprisingly simple ways to boost your health and wellbeing - in one easy step.

Hot Bath

Could a bath before bedtime help your heart and improve your sleep?

Take A Breath

How learning to control your breath can lower anxiety and enhance your decision making.

Stand On One Leg

How challenging your balance could build you a confident core and maybe even a longer life

Green Spaces

How spending time in nature could improve your immune system and reduce stress.

Intelligent Exercises

How strength exercises could boost your brain power and cut your risk of heart disease.

Learn a New Skill

How picking up a new skill can lead to a sharper, clearer and happier mind.

Cold Shower

Could a cold shower be the answer to reducing stress and boosting your immune system?

Eat Some Bacteria

How fermented foods might be the key to a healthy brain, body and mind.

Early-Morning Walk

Why striding out first thing could improve your sleep, your mood and your heart.

Welcome to Just One Thing with Michael Mosley

Michael introduces his new series about surprisingly simple ways to boost your health.