Improving Mental health should be simple

Max points: 5 Type: Podcast

ICU doctor and author discusses “Prevention Over Prescription”: improving mental health through nutrition, movement, sleep, and community. He and host Kevin Frankish unpack modern stressors—tech overload, disconnection, inactivity—plus simple habits (physiological sigh, better sleep, small daily exercise) and the 80/20 approach to build resilience, reduce crises, and prioritize prevention.

Channel: Ontario Shores Duration: 0:29:54

Questions

1. In the book's subtitle, which three pillars are emphasized for health?

Nutrition, movement, community Diagnostics, surgery, hospitalization Therapy, medication, genetics Meditation, supplements, productivity

2. What is the title of the guest's book discussed in the episode?

Resilience by Routine Solve Healthcare Fast Stronger With Sleep Prevention Over Prescription

3. Which quick stress-reduction technique did the guest highlight?

Alternate-nostril breathing Physiological sigh (single inhale, small top-up, slow exhale) Wim Hof hyperventilation 4-7-8 breathing

4. What prevention analogy did the host use to argue for proactive health?

Stronger building codes reducing town fires Seatbelts replacing airbags Quarantines stopping pandemics Helmets preventing concussions

5. What does the 80/20 (Pareto) principle mean in the guest's approach?

Do 80% cardio and 20% strength work Eat 80% plants and 20% protein Spend 80% of time planning and 20% doing 20% of actions yield 80% of results—focus on the right levers

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