The most crucial self-help question

"What is the one most important thing I can do to start momentum trending in the direction I want to go?"

We can have ambitious goals to improve our health by committing to stop smoking, and drinking, and start a "proven" nutrition and exercise program. But overly ambitious goals can halt progress, or perhaps stop you before you start.

Here are examples of very simple, individual, uncontroversial healthy things you can do immediately:

• Get better sleep
• Drink more water
• Walk or do light movement at least once per day.