Indy51
Expert
TEDx talk by Dr Rangan Chatterjee on modern chronic diseases:
We can't prevent all diseases, and all conditions - because they have so many different causes.
BUT (and it is a huge BUT) a good diet - and I am not talking Healthy Plate - and a sensible level of activity, enough fresh air and sunlight, minimal pollution, and sensible levels of stress management are going to allow our bodies to have the best resilience and the best immune resistance when those diseases and conditions appear.
Likewise, a sedentary existence, with processed food, little fresh air or sun and the kind of chronic stress levels we get nowadays are going to set us up for low disease resistance and the kind of chronic health complaints that are becoming so common nowadays.
He is just talking common sense, IMHO.