Welcome to the final episode of series one, where I am speaking to Dr Alka Patell, a Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Gp, Coach, Speaker, Author, Podcaster, Workplace Wellbeing Strategist and founder of Lifestyle First and the creator of the L.I.F.E.S.T.Y.L.E First Method.

With over 20 years of experience as a medical doctor, Alka realised that healthcare had an over-reliance on medication as a cure for every illness. A dependence on doctors to wipe away symptoms was detracting from what really mattered.

And this was what really prompted Alka’s approach and generated the L.I.F.E.S.T.Y.L.E First Method, which focuses on the root cause of ill health through a whole-person approach and that embeds self-care at the root of living well. Her approach to health is centred on the knowledge that much disease is preventable, reversible and reducible and that health lies in self-care and self-compassion and in valuing lifestyle first.

In her own words: Health is a verb, not a noun  – make health your doing word – it’s your most valuable asset

Links discussed in the podcast:

*Health is a Verb, Not a Noun | Dr Alka Patel | TEDx Talks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpFLNk3_Qik

*Lifestyle Quotient Test To Find Your Lq Score

https://dralkapatel.com/lq-quiz/

*Personality Survey

https://www.viacharacter.org/

*Do nothing for 2 minutes

http://www.donothingfor2minutes.com/

I hope you enjoy and speak soon! xx