What if the small things you do every day have more power over your long-term health than you realise?

In this episode of Mind Your Being, I’m joined by Dr Ann Hester — a double board-certified physician in Internal Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine with more than 30 years of clinical experience.

After decades of treating chronic disease once it had already taken hold, Dr Hester shifted her focus toward prevention, root causes, and evidence-based lifestyle medicine to help people improve their healthspan — not just their lifespan.

Together, we explore:
• The difference between lifespan and healthspan
• Why chronic disease rates continue to rise despite advances in modern medicine
• The six pillars of lifestyle medicine
• How movement, sleep, nutrition, stress and social connection impact physical and mental health
• Why midlife is a powerful opportunity to reset your health trajectory
• The role of lifestyle medicine in preventing and managing chronic disease
• Practical, realistic habits that support long-term wellbeing

Dr Hester also shares her insights on stress, emotional health, the gut-brain connection, movement as medicine, and why it’s never too late to make meaningful changes to your health.

This is a practical, empowering and hopeful conversation for anyone wanting to thrive in midlife and beyond.

Bio:

Dr. Ann Hester is a double board-certified physician in Internal
Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine with more than 30 years of clinical
experience. After decades of treating chronic disease once it had
already taken hold, she shifted her focus to addressing root
causes—using evidence-based Lifestyle Medicine to help prevent,
optimize, and in many cases reverse common chronic conditions.

Featured on CNN and host of the Vitality by Design podcast, Dr. Hester
is the founder of the PTR Reset™ and creator of transformative health
education programs.

Her mission is simple but bold: empower people to take control of their
health, extend their healthspan, and build lives designed with
intention—not dictated by disease.

Links:

Vitality By Design Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/3UogfOm4eRKpCui6Ijd7Ir

PTR Reset

https://PTRReset.com

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