The Dr. Hyman Show How Community Shapes Your Mind, Body, and Well-Being
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Dec 8, 2025 Radha Agrawal, co-founder and CEO of Daybreaker, shares insights on the profound impact of community on health and happiness. She highlights how meaningful relationships can lower stress and inflammation, serving as a powerful tool for longevity. Radha discusses her journey from isolation to building connections and offers practical tips for fostering belonging. The conversation emphasizes the role of kindness and daily interactions in enhancing well-being, reminding us that nurturing authentic connections can transform our lives.
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Relationships Predict Health And Longevity
- Strong relationships are the single best predictor of long-term health and happiness according to decades of research.
- Loneliness raises mortality risk comparable to smoking two packs a day and drives inflammation and stress.
Roseto's Community Protected Lives
- Hyman described Roseto, Pennsylvania, where immigrants kept tight community rituals and had lower death rates despite adopting poor diets.
- The community's shared celebrations and bonds protected their health and longevity.
Social Ties Change Your Biology
- Social connections influence gene expression, turning on anti-inflammatory and repair genes in loving interactions.
- Conflictual relationships activate stress hormones and increase inflammation and biological harm.
