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Practicing Optimism Protects Your Heart—And Could Add a Decade to Your Life
The most optimistic women in Harvard’s landmark study lived 11-15% longer than the most pessimistic.[^1]
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Gratitude Protects the Heart…Literally
Gratitude didn’t come naturally to me as a physician.
Dec 9, 2025
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When Contempt Spreads, What Happens to the Heart?
This week, our President referred to Somali Americans as “garbage.”
Dec 5, 2025
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Your Heart Keeps Score
Aug 19, 2025
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Depression Changes How Your Heart Beats
Sep 2, 2025
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Relationships Are Medicine: The Science of Social Heart Health
Jul 29, 2025
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Heart Health, Part 1: The Physical Dimension
Jul 15, 2025
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The Spiritual Dimension of Heart Health: The Ultimate Vital Sign
Aug 5, 2025
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Anger Raises Heart Attack Risk by 374% in Two Hours
Sep 9, 2025
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From Heart Breakers to Heart Wakers
Nine Positive Emotional States That Protect Your Cardiovascular System
Dec 2, 2025
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Discrimination as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor
The Physiological Toll of Bias
Nov 25, 2025
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When Grief Breaks the Heart
What my sister Andrea taught me about love, loss, and the art of healing
Oct 7, 2025
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The Cardiovascular Cost of Loneliness
New Evidence Shows Loneliness Increases Heart Disease and Stroke Risk by 15–30%
Sep 16, 2025
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Anger Raises Heart Attack Risk by 374% in Two Hours
The cardiovascular cost of carrying rage – and how to transform it
Sep 9, 2025
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The One Choice Silently Shaping Every Moment of Your Day (and Life)
For decades my own thoughts turned against me.
Sep 6, 2025
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A mindful cardiologist’s guide to caring for the whole heart—physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually.
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