Just One Thing Volume 2: 40 BRAND NEW Daily Habits for Better Health

by BBC Studios Science Unit

If you were going to do Just One Thing to transform your health, what would it be?

Based on the popular BBC podcast presented by Dr Michael Mosley, the team behind Just One Thing bring you a second volume of 40 brand new simple tips that could change your life.

Easy to implement, road tested by Dr Michael Mosley for the BBC Radio4 podcast of the same name, and backed by science, each chapter brings to life these new, quick, easy and often unexpected hacks which can improve your health through simple diet, fitness, and lifestyle changes. This book will inspire you try them for yourself and feel the fantastic benefits.

For example, did you know


- volunteering can lower your cholesterol
- playing a musical instrument can improve your immune system and your memory
- walking backwards could reduce your back pain?

There is something here for everyone, many and varied, before long you'll find that one small thing that could really make a difference to how you feel.

288 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 26, 2026

Reviews

[Ingrid · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the first 'Just one thing' by Michael Mosley, who died two years ago this week.
Volume 2 is based on that book and on the podcasts.
I think the 40 suggested daily habits are great and mostly simple to follow. I thoroughly enjoyed reading them and learned a few things while doing so.

[Sebastian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leuke simpele maar vooral praktische tips om gezonder te leven.