Well he’s looking at their diet, he’s looking at their stress levels, their sleep quality, their physical activity levels, their exposure to environmental toxins, etc. And there’s 15 million people in England that have already been diagnosed with a chronic conditions.

This is the US version of The 4 Pillar Plan where the publisher there changed the title for that market. Now this isn’t the same inflammation as if you trip up, you sprain your ankle, it gets red, it gets swollen, it gets hot for a few days. So when I met Dotti, I said “Dotti, you’ve got a problem with your blood-sugar, Dotti for the last few years your body has become more and more intolerant to certain foods. We have got to stop applying 20 th century thinking to 21 st century problems, we need to take back control, empower ourselves and re-educate ourselves away from our fear of disease and right back down the curve to optimal health. In some people, one night’s sleep deprivation can give you as much insulin-resistance as 6 months on a junk food diet.Rangan Chatterjee is a pioneer in the emerging field of progressive medicine and is changing the way 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 his groundbreaking BBC One TV show, Doctor in the House. By practicing this way, I’ve managed to avoid sending hundreds of patients down the road of medicalization, and cured many hundreds more. There’s very little awareness that the causes of eczema are many, and that it may be triggered by an over-reactive immune system that may itself be caused by food choices or abnormalities with gut bacteria.

But my confusion in that moment was nothing compared with the shock I felt when I did finally discover the root cause of what happened. This probably sounds like an extraordinary claim, but the reason I can make them disappear is that they're an illusion. Because an anti-depressant is designed to raise the level of a chemical in your brain but what if the cause of your depression is actually coming from your body and the inflammation that’s in your body, surely it makes more sense to address that? For me it was more reminding me about things l already knew but what I like about Chatterjee is how he is realistic about what he advises. It would be useful for someone who has done little reading on common health problems caused by lifestyle choices.

Despite the statistics, so much confusion exists about what we can do to protect ourselves and live long, healthy lives. He is known for finding the root cause of people's health problems and he highlighted his methods in the ground-breaking BBC television show, Doctor in the House, which has been shown in over 70 countries around the world.

The problem is, there are many different causes of insulin resistance, and if we don’t address all the causes for that particular patient, we’ll never get rid of their disease. I lifted him out of Vidh’s arms, turned him over and slapped him over the back in an attempt to clear his airway.And when the insulin can no longer keep your sugar under control, at that point, we say you’ve got a disease, at that point you have type-2 diabetes. Insulin is a very important hormone, and one of its key functions is to keep your blood sugar tightly controlled in your body. And as you become a more seasoned and accustomed drinker you need more and more alcohol to have the same affect, that’s what’s going on with insulin.

A physician dedicated to finding the root cause of ill health rather than simply suppressing symptoms with drugs, Dr.

But I was a doctor, I was his dad and the guilt that stayed with me and is still here today – that changes you. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.