Dr. Rangan Chatterjee

Yeah, just because I write about this stuff and talk about it on my podcast each week doesn't mean I'm any less human than anyone else. I can't resist looking at that phone.

Yeah, just because I write about this stuff and talk about it on my podcast each week doesn't mean I'm any less human than anyone else. I can't resist looking at that phone.

Yeah, just because I write about this stuff and talk about it on my podcast each week doesn't mean I'm any less human than anyone else. I can't resist looking at that phone.

Because it's subtly different. Relax is speaking to the issue of stress. So we know that 80 to 90% of what comes in to a doctor these days is in some way related to stress.

Because it's subtly different. Relax is speaking to the issue of stress. So we know that 80 to 90% of what comes in to a doctor these days is in some way related to stress.

Because it's subtly different. Relax is speaking to the issue of stress. So we know that 80 to 90% of what comes in to a doctor these days is in some way related to stress.

Yeah. And a few years ago, the World Health Organization had on their homepage that stress is the health epidemic of the 21st century.

Yeah. And a few years ago, the World Health Organization had on their homepage that stress is the health epidemic of the 21st century.

Yeah. And a few years ago, the World Health Organization had on their homepage that stress is the health epidemic of the 21st century.

I do. And also, these four pillars, they all feed each other, right? Because a lack of sleep is a stressor on the body.

I do. And also, these four pillars, they all feed each other, right? Because a lack of sleep is a stressor on the body.

I do. And also, these four pillars, they all feed each other, right? Because a lack of sleep is a stressor on the body.

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?