Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

Eating lots of junk food that's causing inflammation in your body is a stressor on the body. Not moving at all is a stressor on the body. But what people will find is when you start looking at your life through this framework of these four pillars, you can start wherever you want. It will start to make a difference in the others. They all start to feed each other.

Eating lots of junk food that's causing inflammation in your body is a stressor on the body. Not moving at all is a stressor on the body. But what people will find is when you start looking at your life through this framework of these four pillars, you can start wherever you want. It will start to make a difference in the others. They all start to feed each other.

Eating lots of junk food that's causing inflammation in your body is a stressor on the body. Not moving at all is a stressor on the body. But what people will find is when you start looking at your life through this framework of these four pillars, you can start wherever you want. It will start to make a difference in the others. They all start to feed each other.

Now, when I'm talking about stress, And when I talk to my patients about stress, I help them understand what stress actually is.

Now, when I'm talking about stress, And when I talk to my patients about stress, I help them understand what stress actually is.

Now, when I'm talking about stress, And when I talk to my patients about stress, I help them understand what stress actually is.

Stress is basically your body's response when it wants to keep you safe. Okay? When it thinks you're in danger, in essence. So I always explain this to my patients now. I say, listen, what is the stress response? Imagine... It's 100,000 years ago, and you're in your hunter-gatherer community in your tribe doing your thing, okay?

Stress is basically your body's response when it wants to keep you safe. Okay? When it thinks you're in danger, in essence. So I always explain this to my patients now. I say, listen, what is the stress response? Imagine... It's 100,000 years ago, and you're in your hunter-gatherer community in your tribe doing your thing, okay?

Stress is basically your body's response when it wants to keep you safe. Okay? When it thinks you're in danger, in essence. So I always explain this to my patients now. I say, listen, what is the stress response? Imagine... It's 100,000 years ago, and you're in your hunter-gatherer community in your tribe doing your thing, okay?

And then, whilst you're doing your thing, you notice a wild predator approaching the camp. In an instant, your stress response kicks into gear. Now, several things happen in your body when that happens. Okay, what happens? Your blood sugar starts to go up, so it can deliver more glucose to your brain.

And then, whilst you're doing your thing, you notice a wild predator approaching the camp. In an instant, your stress response kicks into gear. Now, several things happen in your body when that happens. Okay, what happens? Your blood sugar starts to go up, so it can deliver more glucose to your brain.

And then, whilst you're doing your thing, you notice a wild predator approaching the camp. In an instant, your stress response kicks into gear. Now, several things happen in your body when that happens. Okay, what happens? Your blood sugar starts to go up, so it can deliver more glucose to your brain.

Your blood pressure starts to go up, so more oxygen can go around your body and get to your brain, okay? Your blood becomes more prone to clotting. Why? Oh, if that lion or that predator was to cut you, instead of bleeding to death, your blood's going to clot, which is going to save your life, okay? Your amygdala, right? Your emotional brain goes on to high alert. Why?

Your blood pressure starts to go up, so more oxygen can go around your body and get to your brain, okay? Your blood becomes more prone to clotting. Why? Oh, if that lion or that predator was to cut you, instead of bleeding to death, your blood's going to clot, which is going to save your life, okay? Your amygdala, right? Your emotional brain goes on to high alert. Why?

Your blood pressure starts to go up, so more oxygen can go around your body and get to your brain, okay? Your blood becomes more prone to clotting. Why? Oh, if that lion or that predator was to cut you, instead of bleeding to death, your blood's going to clot, which is going to save your life, okay? Your amygdala, right? Your emotional brain goes on to high alert. Why?

Because you want it to be on high alert. You want to be vigilant. You want to hear every pinprick. These are all appropriate responses when you really are in physical danger. The problem today, Mel, is that so many of us are having our stress responses activated Not to wild predators. By email.

Because you want it to be on high alert. You want to be vigilant. You want to hear every pinprick. These are all appropriate responses when you really are in physical danger. The problem today, Mel, is that so many of us are having our stress responses activated Not to wild predators. By email.

Because you want it to be on high alert. You want to be vigilant. You want to hear every pinprick. These are all appropriate responses when you really are in physical danger. The problem today, Mel, is that so many of us are having our stress responses activated Not to wild predators. By email.

But to the state of our daily lives, our email inboxes, our to-do lists, the three social media accounts we're trying to keep up to date with, the news headlines. In a very similar way, our stress response has been activated. So those four things I mentioned, helpful in the short term, problematic in the long term. So blood glucose going up to help you run away, brilliant.

But to the state of our daily lives, our email inboxes, our to-do lists, the three social media accounts we're trying to keep up to date with, the news headlines. In a very similar way, our stress response has been activated. So those four things I mentioned, helpful in the short term, problematic in the long term. So blood glucose going up to help you run away, brilliant.