Learn how to live longer, healthier, and happier by learning the 6 pillars to Bioharmony with Dr. Sharon Horesh Bergquist. These easy to implement tips provide a better understanding of how to connect to our environments to improve your health. for spearheading a science-based approach to applying lifestyle as medicine. She has helped lead numerous clinical trials, including the Emory Healthy Aging Study and the NIH funded Emory Healthy Brain Study. Dr. Bergquist is widely published in peer-reviewed journals and has contributed to over 200 news segments, including Good Morning America, CNN, ABC News, The Wall Street Journal, and NPR. She hosts The Whole Health Cure podcast and her popular Ted-Ed video on how stress affects the body has been viewed over six million times. She received her degrees from Yale College and Harvard Medical School.

KEY TOPICS:

• Dr. Bergquist’s Work in Prevention, Longevity, and Lifestyle Medicine (02:50)
• What Bioharmony Means: Balancing Our Environment With Our Biology (06:24)
• How Everyday Environments Shape Choices and Health (09:17)
• How Modern Life Differs From Ancestral Conditions (15:56)
• Pillar 1: Biodiversity and Practical Ways to Add Variety to Meals (21:48)
• Pillar 2: Functional Movement and Breaking Up Sedentary Time (29:28)
• Pillar 3: Circadian Rhythm, Light, Sleep, and Meal Timing (36:23)
• Pillar 4: Temperature Exposure and Building Resilience (44:51)
• Pillars 5 and 6: Tribe and Belonging, Meaning and Awe (47:50)
• Social Connection, Contribution, and Their Role in Health (54:27)

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• Website: https://drsharonbergquist.com/
• Book: The Stress Paradox: Why You Need Stress to Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier―An Essential Stress Management Companion with a Mind-Body-Soul Approach
• First Interview on The Stress Paradox
• Social: IG @thegoodstressdoctor X: @TheGoodStressDr
• Groundswell documentary

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