How Emotions Impact Heart Health

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

One person dies of heart disease every minute in America. However, by proactively living a heart friendly lifestyle, you can mitigate and reduce your risk. Dr. John Whyte, Chief Medical Officer of WebMD and author of the new book “Take Control of Your Heart Disease Risk,” joins Dr. Phil on his Phil in the Blanks podcast to explain how emotions impact the heart and give you tools to help save a life. “You just can’t focus on diet and exercise, you need to focus on your emotions as well,” Dr. Whyte says. “If you're somebody who struggles with depression, anxiety, stress, loneliness, you need to perk up and listen, because this could be contributing to your risk of having a life-altering or life-ending cardiac event,” Dr. Phil says. “It's time to stop ignoring this mind-body connection when it comes to our heart.” New episodes drop Tuesdays. Please remember to rate, review, follow and subscribe to my podcasts: http:/drphilpodcast.com. Advertise with us: https://www.advertisecast.com/network/Stage29Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It changes us chemically and it changes the anatomy of the heart.
0:03.9	That's what chronic depression and stress can do to the physical structure of your heart.
0:10.9	And people aren't talking enough about that.
0:20.2	Hey, it's Dr. Phil. Thanks for tuning back into Phil and the Blanks.
0:24.3	Remember to download for free, subscribe, rate, and share, especially this episode.
0:30.8	Because this episode has really high stakes.
0:36.9	I predict that you can learn something today that absolutely, literally, no hype can save a life.
0:45.1	Maybe yours, maybe a friend, maybe a loved one, but you're going to get tools today
0:51.6	that can actually cause you to save a life.
0:56.0	It may cause you to mobilize yourself, do some things that it could be yours, or it mean maybe,
1:01.6	as I said, it could be somebody that you care about, where it could be a total stranger.
1:07.4	One person dies every minute in America of heart disease.
1:13.2	One person every minute dies of heart disease in America.
1:17.6	Now, this is preventable. It's not 100% preventable, but we can really have an impact on this and
1:24.5	it can start with you. This is like a day off for me because I'm talking to my really good friend,
1:30.4	Chief Medical Officer of WebMD, Dr. John White. He's been on before and I have lured him back again
1:37.2	to discuss his new book, Take Control of Your Heart Disease Risk. He says, despite advances in
1:43.7	diagnosis and treatment, heart disease remains a major cause of illness and death.
1:49.7	But by proactively living a heart-friendly lifestyle, you can mitigate your risk for years to come.
1:58.3	You have the power to reduce your risk. That's a direct quote. We're also addressing
2:04.9	something that doctors just don't really get into. Maybe because it just wasn't emphasized
2:11.0	when they went through their training. Maybe because it takes too much time. Maybe because there's
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