Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

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125 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 13 Jul

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Dig It with Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball · 110: DIG IN: This Episode Could Change Your Life · 13 Jul 2026 podcast

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I think having some intentional time to yourself without your phone every morning, as hard as that can be, can be very, very helpful. matched

I would say stress is probably one of the biggest issues I see for health and happiness. matched

And I think you can look at it in several different ways, Joe. matched

I think stress is matched

we know is responsible for 80 to 90% of what a doctor sees in any given day, which is remarkable, in some ways responsible. matched

And that's because the stress response affects every organ system in the body. matched

So just a quick primer for you guys and your audience, because I found this super interesting and my patients really love to understand what stress actually is. matched

Stress is there to keep you safe, right? matched

That's what your stress response is designed to do. matched

So 100,000 years ago, we're hanging out on our hunter-gatherer tribe, doing our thing, digging tubers and making fire, whatever it is. matched

And if we see a wild predator approaching the camp, matched

our stress response would kick into gear and several things would happen. matched

Our blood sugar would go up, so more glucose gets to our brain. matched

Our blood pressure goes up, so more oxygen gets to our brain. matched

Our amygdala, which is our brain's emotional center, goes onto high alert, so we're now hypervigilant, so we can hear any pin drop sound, you know, if there's any threat coming from somewhere else. matched

Now, if you just think about those three things, those things are really helpful in the short term if you really are in danger. matched

The problem today, guys, is that for many of us, dare I say it, most of us, our stressed response has been activated by the state of our daily lives. matched

Email inboxes. matched

Elderly parents we're trying to look after at the same time as trying to bring up young children. matched

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