Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

wait a minute, I'm not signed up to any code of conduct that determines how I can or cannot react to the death of an individual 3000 miles away. I'm perfectly entitled to share my truth the way I see it. And I kind of feel that many of us these days are walking around taking offense to everything. And it comes at a cost, right? Because people need to understand Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. ,,, you then send calm signals up to your brain and then they send calm signals back to your body. So I have a, you know, first thing I do each morning is a bit of meditation and breath work before I actually have my coffee. That's the first thing I do. And I do it as preemptive, right?

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. ,,, you then send calm signals up to your brain and then they send calm signals back to your body. So I have a, you know, first thing I do each morning is a bit of meditation and breath work before I actually have my coffee. That's the first thing I do. And I do it as preemptive, right?

So I do it to ground me in the morning, but I also learn about the breath so that if I get stressed in the day, I can just take a step back and do like two or three minutes of three, four, five breathing. And it really helps me. So, It's one of many techniques that can help manage stress. Another one that people don't talk about enough that I've written about is touch.

So I do it to ground me in the morning, but I also learn about the breath so that if I get stressed in the day, I can just take a step back and do like two or three minutes of three, four, five breathing. And it really helps me. So, It's one of many techniques that can help manage stress. Another one that people don't talk about enough that I've written about is touch.

Like consensual, affectionate touch is one of the best ways to alleviate stress. So we've got in our skin something called CT afferent nerve fibers. It's so interesting. Nerve fibers. Nerve fibers. And these nerve fibers are...

Like consensual, affectionate touch is one of the best ways to alleviate stress. So we've got in our skin something called CT afferent nerve fibers. It's so interesting. Nerve fibers. Nerve fibers. And these nerve fibers are...

optimally stimulated check this out at three to five centimeters per second right okay so that's a stroking rate of three to five centimeters per second now here's the thing no one's measuring their stroking rates but this is how humans naturally stroke right so a mother stroking her baby will stroke at that rate We're doing that. Yeah.

optimally stimulated check this out at three to five centimeters per second right okay so that's a stroking rate of three to five centimeters per second now here's the thing no one's measuring their stroking rates but this is how humans naturally stroke right so a mother stroking her baby will stroke at that rate We're doing that. Yeah.

And there's some research from the University of Liverpool that I've interviewed this professor on my show, Professor Francis McGlone. He has shown that when we stimulate those CT afro nerve fibers with this kind of light affectionate stroking, it sends a signal to the deepest, most primitive part of our brain. and levels of the stress hormone cortisol go down. Wow. Right?

And there's some research from the University of Liverpool that I've interviewed this professor on my show, Professor Francis McGlone. He has shown that when we stimulate those CT afro nerve fibers with this kind of light affectionate stroking, it sends a signal to the deepest, most primitive part of our brain. and levels of the stress hormone cortisol go down. Wow. Right?

Can you do this yourself too? You can do this yourself. But it's better with someone else. It's better with a partner. It can be done with a pet. Right, as well. Like, so some people.

Can you do this yourself too? You can do this yourself. But it's better with someone else. It's better with a partner. It can be done with a pet. Right, as well. Like, so some people.

No, but you get, like, there's benefits both ways. Like, even if you stroke someone else, you also get benefits. And what's really interesting, if you dive into that research.

No, but you get, like, there's benefits both ways. Like, even if you stroke someone else, you also get benefits. And what's really interesting, if you dive into that research.

To stroke you, but. Yeah. But look, I'd never had pets. Ah, yeah. But people who do have pets. Oh, it is so, it's calming.

To stroke you, but. Yeah. But look, I'd never had pets. Ah, yeah. But people who do have pets. Oh, it is so, it's calming.

It's my pleasure, Mel. I'm a huge fan of what you do, the way you're impacting people all over the world. So I can't wait for this conversation.