Dr. Alan Rozanski

There's a perception that we have more stress today than in yesteryear.

But is that true?

I mean, 40, 50 years ago, you had to worry about getting tuberculosis.

People in the 1970s were dying with heart disease threefold more than they are today.

Looking back 1970s, there was three times as many people dying from heart disease compared to cancer.

Now it's almost neck and neck.

We've put down the age-adjusted mortality rate by 70%.

What we do have today is different forms of stress in terms of the speed of life, in terms of living in an internet information age.

And now with AI, right, there's a new sense of what is that going to do to life and so forth.

So stress has changed over time.

I don't know that people are more unhappy.

I don't know that we have any such data.

I just think the stress has changed over time.

Well, that is a very global question.

I mean, there's so many things that go into all of these things.

I would tell you that I believe these six domains of health are a roadmap because what happens is when you, they're each an entry point.

So you would want to break it down.

What can we do in terms of our mindsets and in terms of our mental vitality to improve that?

What can I do in terms of my sense of emotional well-being?

What's going on in terms of my social life?