EDGE 2025 - Rangan Chatterje: How to Thrive: The Hidden Impact of Stress & What To Do
5m 14s
Join Dr. Rangan Chatterjee as he unpacks the causes and symptoms of stress and explores the simple, yet powerful interventions you can make to optimize your health and your performance. In this session, Dr. Chatterjee will share practical and proven strategies to combat stress and build sustainable habits that support your professional and personal success.
Key Takeaways:
- Stress is a Major Health Issue: Dr. Rangan Chatterjee shared that The World Health Organization considers stress the health epidemic of the 21st century.
- Stress Impacts the Body: The stress response affects every organ system in the body.
- Chronic Stress is Harmful: Long-term stress can lead to various health problems, including type two diabetes, heart attacks, strokes, anxiety, and digestive issues.
- Stress Effects: Two key functions that stress can negatively affect are digestion and libido.
- Not All Stress is Bad: Some stress is good and can help the brain work better, but too much stress for too long is problematic.