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How Stress, Anxiety, and Loneliness Affect Your Heart

How Stress, Anxiety, and Loneliness Affect Your Heart

Update: 2025-11-10
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In today's podcast episode, Dr. Jeremy London, board-certified cardiovascular surgeon, unpacks the effects that chronic stress, emotions, and loneliness have on our heart health. He emphasizes how these are independent risk factors for heart disease and the importance of emotional and mental health.




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Timestamps:


00:00:00 How Stress, Emotions, and Loneliness Affect Your Heart


00:00:30 Can You Die From a Broken Heart?


00:07:12 Good vs. Bad Stress


00:09:10 The Effects of Chronic Stress on Your Heart Health


00:14:56 How Anxiety, Depression, and Anger Affect Your Heart


00:19:57 How Loneliness Affects Heart Health


00:22:50 Find Your Third Place for Connection


00:24:07 Priotize Your Mental Health


00:26:22 Thank You For Listening!


** The information in this video is not intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images, and information, contained in this video is for general information purposes only and does not replace a consultation with your own doctor/health professional **

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How Stress, Anxiety, and Loneliness Affect Your Heart

How Stress, Anxiety, and Loneliness Affect Your Heart

Jeremy London, MD