Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

Cause no one really understands stress and understands like, oh, you can actually do things to help you change your brain and your body for less stress.

You can work with your brain and your body.

You can work with your brain and your body.

The medical system, our conventional medical system

The medical system, our conventional medical system

doesn't address stress head on simply because doctors do not have the time to talk about stress with their patients.

doesn't address stress head on simply because doctors do not have the time to talk about stress with their patients.

One study that I did early in my medical, you know, my research career, there was a study early on that showed 60 to 80% of all doctors visits have a stress related component.

One study that I did early in my medical, you know, my research career, there was a study early on that showed 60 to 80% of all doctors visits have a stress related component.

So people like me who go to their doctor saying, I think something's wrong with my heart.

So people like me who go to their doctor saying, I think something's wrong with my heart.

And then they do the full workup and say, no, no, it's just stress, right?

And then they do the full workup and say, no, no, it's just stress, right?

So 68% of doctor's visits have some form of stress-related component to it.

So 68% of doctor's visits have some form of stress-related component to it.

And yet only 3% of doctors actually counsel their patients for stress.

And yet only 3% of doctors actually counsel their patients for stress.

And so when I did that research and discovered that huge gap, I wanted my work to close that gap.

And so when I did that research and discovered that huge gap, I wanted my work to close that gap.

And so the reason that doctors don't necessarily counsel patients for stress, again, not a personal feeling, doctors would love to, but to be a good doctor in terms of primary care, doctors have to work 27 hours a day to fulfill the basic requirements of their job.