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This Book May Save Your Life by Dr Karan Rajan

The hilarious, myth-busting survival guide to the human body from the internet’s favourite General Surgeon, Dr Karan Rajan

This Book May Save Your Life

by Dr Karan Rajan

Everyday health hacks to worry less and live better

Hardback non-fiction / 28 December 2023 / Century / £18.99

'When you want to sort medical fact from medical fiction, Dr Karan is your man. This is the only book that will have you laughing and learning in equal measure’ - Dr Julie Smith, bestselling author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before

Though the odds are stacked against us, the human body has an extraordinary tendency to survive. In This Book May Save Your Life, Dr Karan Rajan explains the weird and wonderful bodily functions that keep us going and offers practical advice to help you thrive.

Full of everyday health hacks to worry less and live better, it will teach you:

  • The dangers of plucking your nose hairs

  • You untapped natural reflexes to combat stress

  • How to manage pain with simple mind tricks

  • How to slow cognitive decline

  • And why you should never hold in a fart

 

‘I’m here to guide you safely around your body’s biological barbs, traps, slides and pitfalls to improve your quality of life.’ Dr Karan Rajan

'I'll never look at my anus the same way' Hayley Morris, bestselling author of Me Vs Brain

ABOUT DR karan rajan

Dr Karan Rajan is an NHS surgeon and one of the biggest health and science creators on social media, with over 8.5 million followers across his social media channels. His refreshingly frank medical myth-busting and health advice videos combine education, entertainment, and generous servings of dark humour.

Dr Rajan has been featured on news programmes all over the world including BBC Morning Live, This Morning, Good Morning Britain, BBC News, Sky News and national radio, with coverage in the Guardian, Independent, Washington Post, New York Post, Metro, Sun, LADBible and the Daily Mail. A former weekly health columnist for Mail+, Dr Rajan was also a co-presenter on BBC Two’s six-part series Your Body Uncovered

Over the past few years, as well as being a regular advocate of health promotion on behalf of the NHS and the UK government, he has also worked closely with the UN, the WHO and the British Red Cross in an ambassadorial capacity. He is also a senior clinical lecturer at the University of Sunderland Medical School and formerly at Imperial College London. He brings his passion for education, health and science to life in speaking engagements and has delivered keynote speeches and talks at Oxford University, Imperial College London, Birmingham University, Uber, Peloton, TikTok and General Electric.

Dr Karan Rajan is available for interviews, features and events.

For further information please contact:

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Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon by Dr Rahul Jandial

World-leading neuroscientist and neurosurgeon Dr Rahul Jandial blends cutting-edge research and beautiful storytelling to offer a vital resource on the best ways to boost your memory, control stress and emotion, unleash your creativity, raise smart kids and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's.

'A powerful and trustworthy insight into the brain. You will love his playful storytelling and guidance' - Dr Rupy Aujla - author of ‘The Doctor's Kitchen' and 'Eat to Beat Illness'

‘Your brain’s best buddy… You’re amazing …. I could talk to Rahul all day’ – Chris Evans

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Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon
The New Science and Stories of the Brain
By Dr Rahul Jandial
Penguin Life / 6 Feb 2020 / £9.99

From the operating room, where he performs some of the riskiest surgeries around, to the lab, where he works on leading clinical trials, Dr Rahul Jandial is on the cutting edge of the latest advancements in neuroscience.  

For years he has transformed the lives of his neurosurgery patients by putting them through 'brain rehab', his specially developed boot camp for restoring brain function. In this eye-opening, informative and accessible guide, he uses his years of expertise to show how healthy people can rewire their brains to work in a higher gear.

Mixing smart brain hacks with case studies and storytelling from his own experiences on the operating table, learn how to train your brain with America’s top brain surgeon.


Tips that work and are backed by real science

  • Harness creativity by utilizing your dream states– this will improve creativity. Unstructured free play in childhood is the foundation of adult creativity.

  • Sleep well with simple strategies – when you sleep you transform short term memories stacked up during the day into memories that can last a lifetime. After studying for a test students will actually remember more after a nap or a night’s sleep than if they had stayed awake and kept studying for an extra few hours.

  • Practice meditative breathing – a new study of patients living in hospitals with electrodes inserted and measured shows this ancient technique has a modern scientific basis, it improves the structure, physiology and function of your brain. During mindful breathing connections are strengthened between the amygdala, and area where strong emotions (both positive and negative) are processed, and the prefrontal cortex. Therefore, mindful breathing helps the frontal lobe stifles negative emotions.

  • Eat a MIND diet to help your mental health. The major approach to stave off dementia and maybe even fight off depression. Older adults who eat fruits, vegetables and whole grains are less likely that those who don’t to develop depression—based on a new field called nutritional psychiatry.

  • Skip breakfast and try intermittent fasting - going without food for a day increases your brain’s natural growth factors, which support the survival and growth of neurons. It helps stave of neurodegeneration.

  • Build your neuroplasticity – use your non-dominant hand, acquire a new language and don’t rely on sat nav (using your internal compass rather than looking at google maps is a great way to develop valuable spatial orientation skills).

  • Try a ‘surgeon’s workout’ - surgeons who perform complex/long operations need to be in top shape to have steady hands! A master surgeon has the shoulder of a pro quarterback, arm of tennis player and fingers of guitar player. Dr Jandial says ‘Go to fatigue and then THREE more reps. The only way the brain tells muscles to plump up (hypertrophy) is when muscles tell the brain we are tired and overworked. Its less about how many reps you do and more about doing those extra reps after one hits their individual fatigue point.’
     

MYTHS that should be shattered

  • Melatonin is not the sleep hormone

  • The gut is not your second brain

  • The brain can’t rewire, but it can repurpose

  • Our brains are “gray”, quite the opposite think opalescent and iridescent

ABOUT DR RAHUL JANDIAL

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Rahul Jandial, MD, PhD. is an American dual-trained neurosurgeon and scientist at City of Hope, a research centre, hospital and postgraduate training faculty in Los Angeles. When he isn't performing surgery he is leading a team of scientists in Jandial Laboratory, named after him and known for its cutting-edge approach to brain surgery and neuroscience. In addition to being a world-class surgeon and scientist, Dr Jandial is the author of ten academic books and over 100 papers, but Life Lessons from a Brain Surgeon is his first book for a general audience. For more information, have a look at Dr Jandial’s SHOW REEL.

‘Want to be happier, feel younger AND stave off dementia? Then try a leading neurosurgeon's brilliantly simple workouts for your little grey cells with this ingenious BOOTCAMP FOR YOUR BRAIN' - Daily Mail

‘Forget supplements and pricey potions – these easy, doctor-approved exercises and lifestyle upgrades can help boost your brain at any age’ - New York Post

Feel Better in 5 by Dr Rangan Chatterjee

'One of the most influential doctors in the country' - Chris Evans

‘Trying to be healthy can be overwhelming – what if it all it took to make a real difference was 5 minutes of your day?’

Feel Better in 5
Your Daily Plan to Feel Great for Life
By Dr Rangan Chatterjee
Penguin Life / 26 December 2019 / £16.99

If you’ve ever started an intensive plan only to stop days, weeks or months later, or struggled to prioritise your health, it’s not your fault – behavioural science shows that most plans simply aren’t built to last. Feel Better in 5 is the first daily 5 minute plan that is easy to maintain, easy-to-follow and requires only the smallest amount of willpower. Drawing on Dr Rangan Chatterjee's twenty years of experience and real-life case studies from his GP practice, Feel Better in 5 is your daily plan for a happier, healthier you at no extra cost.

Top tips, tricks and lifestyle tweaks from the book include:

  • A strength workout that you can do anywhere

  • Gut-boosting snacks you can eat on the go

  • Yoga moves to relax and stay supple

  • Breathing exercises to calm the mind

“It only takes 5 minutes to start changing your life. For good.

Take 5 minutes, 3 times a day for a happier, healthier you.”

ABOUT DR RANGAN CHATTERJEE

Dr Rangan Chatterjee is regarded as one of the most influential doctors in the UK. A practicing GP for the last two decades and resident BBC Breakfast doctor, he most recently co-created the ‘Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine’ course with the Royal College of GPSs. He is the host of the #1 iTunes podcast, Feel Better, Love More, which is one of Apple’s most downloaded new podcasts. Rangan’s first two books, The 4 Pillar Plan and The Stress Solution, have both been Sunday Times bestsellers. Dr Chatterjee lives with his wife and two children.

www.drchatterjee.com | @drchatterjee | @drchatterjeeuk | @drchatterjee

The Stress Solution by Dr Rangan Chatterjee

From BBC 1’s Doctor in the House and author of the Sunday Times bestselling The 4 Pillar Plan.

“The way we’re living our modern lifestyles is causing us a lot of problems and stress is the biggest health issue I see in my clinic and I want to combat this. Many people don’t realise that by implementing small changes to their routine can reduce or completely eradicate stress.”

The Stress Solution: The 4 Steps to Reset Your Body, Mind, Relationships and Purpose
By Dr Rangan Chatterjee
3rd January 2019 | Penguin Life | Trade Paperback £16.99 | Fully illustrated, full colour

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"Small changes make a big difference - we can all benefit from reading this" - Jamie Oliver

“Life’s consistent pressures can get too much. This book will help you stay calm and sane in this chaotic, busy world” – Amelia Freer

“It’s thought that between 70 and 90% of GP consultations are related to stress”

Dr Rangan Chatterjee knows this better than anyone. As a practising GP he’s seen first-hand how stress affects his patients and has found simple but effective methods to help them. Now he’s on a mission to show that combatting stress is easier than you think. For Dr Chatterjee, the key to solving the problem of stress is about addressing the underlying causes of our anxieties in four main areas: Body, Mind, Relationships, and Purpose.

Pairing the science of what happens in our brains and our bodies when we become stressed, with personal accounts and patient cases in The Stress Solution Dr Chatterjee offers simple and achievable interventions to help you re-set your life, offering simple tools for how to cope with modern-life.

Introducing a new way of thinking about health, The Stress Solution will help you to live a happier, more fulfilling and stress-free life.

Dr Rangan Chatterjee is one of the most influential doctors in the UK and is changing the way that we look at illness. He is known for taking a 360 degree approach to health, which was highlighted in his ground-breaking BBC TV show, Doctor in the House, and in his first book The 4 Pillar Plan. He is the resident doctor on BBC One's Breakfast, a regular commentator on BBC Radio and hosts his own chart-topping podcast, Feel Better Live More.

More about the book

Purpose – People with a strong sense of purpose enjoy significantly better health compared to those who don’t including less likelihood of developing heart disease, strokes and depression.

  • How to design your morning routine effectively

  • How to live with Love, Intention, Vision, Engagement

Relationships - Major sources of twenty-first-century stress are a lack of human touch, the insidious erosion of intimacy and the deprioritization of friendship.

  • How to keep a touch diary and nurture intimacy

  • How to nurture your friendships and combat loneliness

Body – We feel stress in the body – experiencing it as physical sensations. But the body can also be a cause of stress.

  • How to eat the alphabet and create more diversity in your diet

  • How to prioritise your sleep and adjust your circadian rhythm?

Mind - Just as bodies need fuel, minds need stillness. We need relaxation just as we need vitamins, fat and fibre.

  • Avoid technology overload – take a digital holiday

  • Spend time surrounded by nature

  • Use breathing methods or meditation to reduce stress

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Further endorsements for The Stress Solution

“Comprehensive, empowering and grounded in scientific research, Dr Chatterjee tackles the disabling affliction that so many of us suffer yet few of us defeat: stress” – Matthew Walker, author of Why We Sleep

“Rangan’s new book is full of useful advice on how to stay calm and live a happier, more fulfilled life” - Michael Acton Smith, founder of Calm

Further links

https://drchatterjee.com/

Feel Better, Live More podcast: https://drchatterjee.com/blog/category/podcast/

Instagram: @drchatterjee / Twitter: @drchatterjeeuk / Facebook.com/drchatterjee

Further information on The 4 Pillar Plan

  • 100,000 copies sold across all editions

  • Amazon #1 bestseller, Nielson Number Two Bestseller, Number 2 in the Irish Charts

  • No 1 iTunes podcast – Feel Better, Live More – has had over 1 million downloads so far and recent guests include Michael Acton Smith, Dr Megan Rossi and Professor Matthew Walker

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For more information about this book, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

The 4 Pillar Plan - How to Eat, Sleep, Relax and Move Your Way to a Longer, Healthier Life by Dr Rangan Chatterjee

“Rangan’s easy, common sense plan can help everyone live a happier, calmer life”
— Jamie Oliver
“Rangan is revolutionising the way we think about health, he will make you feel better than you have in years.”
— Amelia Freer
The 4 Pillar Plan by Dr Rangan Chatterjee

The 4 Pillar Plan by Dr Rangan Chatterjee

The 4 Pillar Plan - How to Eat, Sleep, Relax and Move Your Way to a Longer, Healthier Life by Dr Rangan Chatterjee | Published by Penguin Life, 4th January 2018, trade pb, £16.99

A simple, accessible and inspiring guide to good health from the star of the BBC One series Doctor in the House.

In The 4 Pillar Plan, Dr Rangan Chatterjee presents us with an incredibly simple framework for taking control of our health. He divides health into four pillars: diet, rest, sleep and movement. By making small, easily achievable changes in each of these key areas you can find and maintain good health - and avoid illness. You don't need to excel at any one pillar; what matters is the balance across all the things you do, from :

  • Having an electronic 'sabbath' once a week
  • Aiming for 12 hours every day without food
  • Exposing yourself to sunlight first thing each morning

Based on cutting edge research and his own experience as a GP, and featuring fascinating case studies from real patients, The 4 Pillar Plan is an inspiring, easy-to-follow and practical guide to good health.

Dr. Rangan Chatterjee is a pioneer in the emerging field of progressive medicine and is changing the way that we look at illness. He is known for finding the root cause of people's problems by taking a 360 degree approach to health, which was highlighted in the first two series’ of his ground-breaking BBC One TV show, Doctor in the House, that gained him much acclaim from both the public and doctors.

Chatterjee is the resident doctor on BBC Breakfast and has given an inspirational TEDx talk on making diseases disappear. He writes for The Huffington Post, Mind Body Green and has a monthly column on lifestyle medicine in Top Sante. He regularly lectures on his subject at events and conferences around the world.

More information about Dr Rangan Chatterjee is available here: https://www.drchatterjee.com/

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