Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

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.

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.

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.

It's not as hard as we think it is, Mel. When we think about improving our lives, our health, our happiness, our relationships, those things aren't quite as separate as we often think. I think those three things are all absolutely interlinked.

It's not as hard as we think it is, Mel. When we think about improving our lives, our health, our happiness, our relationships, those things aren't quite as separate as we often think. I think those three things are all absolutely interlinked.

It's not as hard as we think it is, Mel. When we think about improving our lives, our health, our happiness, our relationships, those things aren't quite as separate as we often think. I think those three things are all absolutely interlinked.

And my entire career, yes, with my patients, but over the past 10 years with my public platform, whether it's with my books or my podcast, I'm always trying to think about simplification. How can you translate this idea for a busy person who doesn't feel as though they've got time, who feels that health is too confusing and they feel it's too complicated to

And my entire career, yes, with my patients, but over the past 10 years with my public platform, whether it's with my books or my podcast, I'm always trying to think about simplification. How can you translate this idea for a busy person who doesn't feel as though they've got time, who feels that health is too confusing and they feel it's too complicated to

And my entire career, yes, with my patients, but over the past 10 years with my public platform, whether it's with my books or my podcast, I'm always trying to think about simplification. How can you translate this idea for a busy person who doesn't feel as though they've got time, who feels that health is too confusing and they feel it's too complicated to