{"podcast":{"title":"Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee","slug":"feel-better-live-more-with-dr-rangan-chatterjee-790970","podcast_index_feed_id":790970,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/feelbetterlivemore","website_url":"https://drchatterjee.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/74eb8b80-5408-11ef-814b-e74273e559bf/image/f2972860d113de1034745a6e71205964.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Dr Rangan Chatterjee","episode_count":670,"summary":"“Health has become overcomplicated. I aim to simplify it” In this podcast, we hear stories from leading health experts and exciting personalities who offer easy health life-hacks, expert advice and debunk common health myths giving you the tools to revolutionise how you eat, sleep, move and relax. Hosted by Dr Chatterjee - one of the most influential GPs in the country with nearly 20 years experience, star of BBC 1’s Doctor In the House, and author of 6 internationally best-selling books, including ‘The 4 Pillar Plan’ – Feel Better, Live More aims to inspire, empower and transform the way we feel. When we are healthier, we are happier because when we feel better, we live more. Support the podcast and enjoy Ad-Free episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/feelbetterlivemore. For other podcast platforms go to https://fblm.supercast.com. https://www.drchatterjee.com/podcast https://www.instagram.com/drchatterjee https://www.twitter.com/drchatterjeeuk https://www.facebook.com/DrChatterjee","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T10:19:49.876253+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/feel-better-live-more-with-dr-rangan-chatterjee-790970"},"episode":{"title":"Why Creativity Is The Most Powerful Health Tool You’re Not Using with Professor Daisy Fancourt #654","slug":"why-creativity-is-the-most-powerful-health-tool-you-re-not-using-with-professor-daisy-fancourt-654","published_at":"2026-05-05T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/feel-better-live-more-with-dr-rangan-chatterjee-790970/why-creativity-is-the-most-powerful-health-tool-you-re-not-using-with-professor-daisy-fancourt-654","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/feel-better-live-more-with-dr-rangan-chatterjee-790970","url":"https://drchatterjee.com/654⁠","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/p6315/traffic.megaphone.fm/FBLM9845480106.mp3?updated=1777969966","summary":"Most of us know that nutrition, movement and sleep are key pillars of health. But what if I told you that creativity belongs in the same conversation – and the science to prove it has been mounting up for decades? Professor Daisy Fancourt, one of the world’s leading health researchers, has uncovered a wealth of evidence linking engagement with the arts to improved mental and physical health. It’s all collected in her wonderful book, Art Cure, and I only wish it had existed as required reading when I was a medical student. Daisy agrees it’s been a ‘bizarrely well-kept secret’. We think of creative pursuits – music, theatre, dancing, arts and crafts – as ‘nice to haves’ but not necessary parts of life. But she believes a public awareness shift is on the horizon. Just as we’ve come to understand that exercise is an essential component of health, so too will we realise that ‘art as medicine’ is a scientific fact – one to be prescribed not ignored. It’s quite the promise – and a really exciting one to consider. Because for most of us, the arts represent enjoyment. So this health advice could be the easiest and most pleasurable you’ve ever followed! During this conversation Daisy and I discuss what engaging with the arts really means, and why it differs from non-creative, relaxing activities. We talk about the rise in screen-based ‘junk’ art, and why the post-pandemic continuum of virtual experiences can’t match real-world ones. And we explore how the arts tick lots of wellbeing boxes, from arousing nostalgia to firing the imagination, building confidence and communities to getting us moving. Most of us instinctively get it: the creative side of life is good for us. The science behind it though, is extraordinary. From lowering blood pressure to slowing biological ageing, red…","meta_description":"Most of us know that nutrition, movement and sleep are key pillars of health. 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