Proven Ways to Heal a Broken Heart

The Dr. Josh Axe Show

Dr. Josh Axe

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Heartbreak doesn’t just hurt your emotions—it changes your body. Research shows that grief and loss can raise inflammation, weaken immunity, and even trigger a temporary heart condition known as “broken heart syndrome.” In this episode, Dr. Josh Axe breaks down what’s really happening inside your brain and body during heartbreak, and the proven ways to heal emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Watch The Dr. Josh Axe Show every Monday & Thursday on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drjoshaxe 🎧 Early Access! Our podcast listeners get every episode early, and you can tune in and be a part of our exclusive listeners below → Spotify: https://bit.ly/DrJoshAxeSpotify Apple Podcast: https://apple.co/3JDvWcS Order my NEW BOOK, The Biblio Diet → https://bit.ly/4oPEP3t Watch my free training on how to naturally balance your blood sugar and reverse your symptoms →http://DrAxeDiabetesClass.com Discover practical steps you can take today to start healing your thyroid naturally → DrAxeThyroidClass.com If you’re ready to start feeling like yourself again and balance your hormones, take my free class → DrAxeHormoneClass.com Uncover what’s really going on in your body with advanced biomarker testing for hormones, thyroid, and metabolism— plus a 1-hour consultation with a Senior Health Advisor! → http://MyBloodWork.com CONNECT WITH DR. JOSH AXE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjoshaxe/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJoshAxe/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedrjoshaxeshow/ X: https://x.com/drjoshaxe/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshaxe Website: http://thehealthinstitute.com Sign up for my newsletter: https://bit.ly/4oE9Jf3 Ask me a question: http://speakpipe.com/drjoshaxe DISCLAIMER This content is strictly the opinion of Dr. Josh Axe and is for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to provide medical advice or to take the place of medical advice or treatment from a personal physician. All viewers of this content are advised to consult their doctors or qualified health professionals regarding specific health questions. Neither Dr. Axe nor the publisher of this content takes responsibility for possible health consequences of any person or persons reading or following the information in this educational content. All viewers of this content, especially those taking prescription or over-the-counter medications, should consult their physicians before beginning any nutrition, supplement or lifestyle program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So if you're a person who's ever dealt with the lost of a loved one, a bad breakup,
0:04.2	maybe a business that you really had your heart set on didn't work out, or you lost something
0:09.5	else, maybe your health.
0:10.5	Well, today I'm going to walk you through how to heal using the wisdom of modern day science
0:15.0	and the Bible as well.
0:17.6	Welcome to the Dr. Josh Jack's show.
0:41.0	Music well welcome to the dr joshak show so here's what heartbreak is heartbreak is intense emotional suffering and having great sadness.
0:50.6	It can be caused by the end of a close relationship, the death of a loved one, or significant losses or disappointments in your life.
0:55.2	That could be career-wise. That could be a relationship. It could be physical health or a medical condition that's keeping you from doing what you want to do. I mean, I can tell
1:00.7	you for myself that when I was bedridden for a year about three years ago, and so I went from,
1:07.2	you know, being able to do triathons and deadlifting and squatting and running around being
1:12.1	really athletic with my young kids and then not walking for a year and then years of rehab
1:17.1	and feeling like and having thoughts in my own head of, will I ever get back to where I was?
1:22.4	Or, hey, will I ever be able to, you know, go out for a bike ride again or, you know, play tennis or pickleball
1:29.2	or just run around chasing my daughters and throwing her up and there in the pool.
1:33.1	You know, I had those doubts in my mind and there was a loss there. And I know many people have
1:38.9	gone through many more losses than I have, but this is something that's really dear and near
1:42.9	to my heart. And I wanted to do this episode on Heartbreak because this was been a season that I came out of walking my
1:49.9	family members through as well. And I want to just share with you some of the heartbreak that I went through.
1:54.3	And again, I know many of you have gone through heartbreak that is much, much more severe than I had.
1:59.6	And also thinking about my family members, my mother-in-law,
2:03.4	my mom and other people who have had intense heartbreak as well. But, you know, a little over three
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