Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
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And going back to what you said, Chris, it's about outcomes. What are we looking for? One thing we do get taught very well at in Western medical schools is we're not treating patients. biomarkers. We're not treating blood levels. We're treating a human being, a patient. So going back to that patient I mentioned, as you said, what does she want? She wants energy. She wants vitality.
And going back to what you said, Chris, it's about outcomes. What are we looking for? One thing we do get taught very well at in Western medical schools is we're not treating patients. biomarkers. We're not treating blood levels. We're treating a human being, a patient. So going back to that patient I mentioned, as you said, what does she want? She wants energy. She wants vitality.
And going back to what you said, Chris, it's about outcomes. What are we looking for? One thing we do get taught very well at in Western medical schools is we're not treating patients. biomarkers. We're not treating blood levels. We're treating a human being, a patient. So going back to that patient I mentioned, as you said, what does she want? She wants energy. She wants vitality.
She wants good sleep. Whether she's having five plant foods a week or 30 plant foods a week is actually irrelevant. in terms of the goals that she wants.
She wants good sleep. Whether she's having five plant foods a week or 30 plant foods a week is actually irrelevant. in terms of the goals that she wants.
She wants good sleep. Whether she's having five plant foods a week or 30 plant foods a week is actually irrelevant. in terms of the goals that she wants.
And as a practicing doctor for so many years, Chris, I can tell you the only thing that has ever mattered to me It's helping the person in front of me get better. And often I've helped people get better not by using what the RCT said. Because for me, medicine is an art and science, right? Talk to me about the problems with perfectionism.
And as a practicing doctor for so many years, Chris, I can tell you the only thing that has ever mattered to me It's helping the person in front of me get better. And often I've helped people get better not by using what the RCT said. Because for me, medicine is an art and science, right? Talk to me about the problems with perfectionism.
And as a practicing doctor for so many years, Chris, I can tell you the only thing that has ever mattered to me It's helping the person in front of me get better. And often I've helped people get better not by using what the RCT said. Because for me, medicine is an art and science, right? Talk to me about the problems with perfectionism.
Well, it kind of plays in to what we're talking about actually in some ways. So perfectionism is on the rise. We know that from the 1980s. A lot of us think it's from social media. Social media has definitely made it worse, but we actually know it was happening before that. This idea that actually we can be perfect, right?
Well, it kind of plays in to what we're talking about actually in some ways. So perfectionism is on the rise. We know that from the 1980s. A lot of us think it's from social media. Social media has definitely made it worse, but we actually know it was happening before that. This idea that actually we can be perfect, right?
Well, it kind of plays in to what we're talking about actually in some ways. So perfectionism is on the rise. We know that from the 1980s. A lot of us think it's from social media. Social media has definitely made it worse, but we actually know it was happening before that. This idea that actually we can be perfect, right?
And I think it's because of all these cultural myths that we have around us, the billboard image, what we might see on social media. We think actually that attaining what we think these people have is possible. But perfectionism is toxic. It is literally one of the most toxic things that you can suffer from. And I have had it for most of my life.
And I think it's because of all these cultural myths that we have around us, the billboard image, what we might see on social media. We think actually that attaining what we think these people have is possible. But perfectionism is toxic. It is literally one of the most toxic things that you can suffer from. And I have had it for most of my life.
And I think it's because of all these cultural myths that we have around us, the billboard image, what we might see on social media. We think actually that attaining what we think these people have is possible. But perfectionism is toxic. It is literally one of the most toxic things that you can suffer from. And I have had it for most of my life.
Until very recently, I would say, I had quite serious perfectionist tendencies, which I think affected me in so many different ways. We know that perfectionism is associated with all kinds of mental health problems, including suicide. So this is a serious, serious issue. But perfectionism makes you feel less than.
Until very recently, I would say, I had quite serious perfectionist tendencies, which I think affected me in so many different ways. We know that perfectionism is associated with all kinds of mental health problems, including suicide. So this is a serious, serious issue. But perfectionism makes you feel less than.
Until very recently, I would say, I had quite serious perfectionist tendencies, which I think affected me in so many different ways. We know that perfectionism is associated with all kinds of mental health problems, including suicide. So this is a serious, serious issue. But perfectionism makes you feel less than.
Often we are comparing the worst version of ourselves with the best version of somebody else. And when we feel less than, we compensate with our behaviours. This is why this matters to me, Chris. So everything in Make Change At Last is this idea that Every single person is capable of making meaningful change in their life. I know that to be true. I have seen it time and time again.
Often we are comparing the worst version of ourselves with the best version of somebody else. And when we feel less than, we compensate with our behaviours. This is why this matters to me, Chris. So everything in Make Change At Last is this idea that Every single person is capable of making meaningful change in their life. I know that to be true. I have seen it time and time again.