We’re up against a chronic epidemic: stress. In fact, it’s estimated that 80% or more of doctors’ visits are due to illnesses related to stress. This can come in many different forms. Socioeconomic stress is a real burden for many people, as is the stress of taking care of several generations within a family, or meeting the demands of our jobs. Stress can also come in the form of bad food and poor or inadequate sleep, which send negative signals to the brain that produce stress hormones. That doesn’t mean we’re stuck with stress though. Today on The Doctor’s Farmacy, I’m joined by my good friend Dr. Rangan Chatterjee to look at the many sides of stress and all the actions we can take to stop it in its tracks.
Dr. Chatterjee is regarded as one of the most influential doctors in the UK and wants to change how medicine will be practiced for years to come. He hosts the biggest health podcast in Europe, Feel Better, Live More, which Apple has announced as one of the most downloaded new podcasts of the past year. His first book, How to Make Disease Disappear, is an international bestseller all over the world and has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide in just 18 months. His most recent book, the #1 bestseller, The Stress Solution, tackles what the WHO calls the health epidemic of our time—stress.
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Dr.Chatterjee had me in tears about his son….I dont have children but I would have been terrified.
If our physicians don’t understand the interconnectedness of everything that impacts our minds, bodies, and health,what chance do we lay people have? Thankfully, these and other physicians are studying and sharing their new-found knowledge, and the rest of us have resources to do our own research to improve our health and lives. Excellent interview! Thank you for sharing it.
I remember a Ted Talk where a medical doctor talked about relations being more important than exercise and diet. I think sleep is actually also more important than diet and exercise.
Moderation is the key; food, exercise, and stress mentally physically and philosophically. ( certain stress is good for our body system; heat stress, for example).
Love the explanation and great interview!
This is one of the BEST Dr Farmacy I have seen !!! So Real to day to day life . So important More of these please !!
” If you eat the right food”…
Dude, ACTUALLY, IT’S
#IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THE RIGHT FOOD!!
Most people need SOME food to just be alive.
Forget about the better food.
I am sick of your and others’ ignorance and arrogance, unless, of course, you cater to only those who have the money to choose their food.
Such valuable information! Thank you!!
Hyman is so funny and clever with words. “The worse heart rate variability is a flat line”. “Digital detox.”. “the present of presence.”. Great topic with enthusiastic author.
There are No healthy food choices in the United States!