#317 BITESIZE | The Secret to a Long and Happy Life | Dr Julian Abel
Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee
Dr Rangan Chatterjee
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🗓️ 2 December 2022
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Compassion doesn’t just make us feel good, it can have powerful effects on our health.
Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart. Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests.
Today’s clip is from episode 138 of the podcast with Dr. Julian Abel - a retired consultant in palliative care.
In this clip, he explains why compassion and social connection matter so much for our health, our happiness, and our longevity.
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| 0:51.4 | Today's clip is from episode 138 of the podcast with Dr. Julian Abel, a retired consultant |
| 0:59.0 | in palliative care. |
| 1:00.0 | Now in this clip, Julian explains why compassion and social connection matters so much for our |
| 1:06.1 | health, our happiness and our longevity. |
| 1:14.0 | When you look at the evidence of what happens from the positive side of compassion, the evidence |
| 1:20.5 | is really profound and compassion is the basis of social relationships. |
| 1:25.6 | There are numerous studies out there which show that social relationships have a profound |
| 1:31.1 | impact on health. |
| 1:33.0 | In particular, there's one that I always quote by Julian Holk Lundstamp and it's the impact |
| 1:40.6 | of social relationships on mortality and good social relationships are more powerful than |
| 1:48.4 | pretty much any other intervention we have, including giving up smoking, drinking, dire |
| 1:54.1 | exercise, whatever else you care to mention, helping us live longer. |
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