12 Steps to Health

Inspired by the arrival of a new year, many of us try to make a fresh start with everything that isn’t right in our lives. But most New Year’s Resolutions are doomed to fail – in fact, 90% of health resolutions are swept away within 2 weeks!

The problem is that we are far too ambitious, trying to change long ingrained habits
at the strike of midnight on December 31st. The key to success is to make changes
gradually. To help you we have scheduled a whole year of tactics which take a lot of little steps in the right direction, rather than one very chancy leap forward!

Dr Patricia Macnair

Dr Patricia Macnair qualified at Bristol University and works as a freelance medical journalist and broadcaster, primarily for BBC Radio and BBC Online. She recently completed an MA in Medical Ethics and Medical Law.