This chapter explores the connection between emotions and heart health, emphasizing the impact of stress, fear, and sadness on the heart. It discusses cases of Takasubo cardiomyopathy and death by fright, highlighting the physiological response to intense emotional disturbance. The chapter concludes by emphasizing the need to prioritize emotional well-being for overall physical health.
Original broadcast date: October 1, 2021. When stress, fear or sadness weigh on us, our hearts can suffer — even break. But there are ways to mend our broken hearts. This hour, TED speakers share stories and ideas about soothing heartache. Guests include cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar, law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen, pediatric nurse Hui-wen Sato, and climate activist Knut Ivar Bjørlykhaug.
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