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"Recent scientific discoveries have revealed that the heart regenerates new cells throughout life, embodying the potential for renewal and transformation within each of us.” That's from Dr. Jonathan Fisher, MD, FACC's new book, "Just One Heart: A Cardiologist’s Guide to Healing, Health, and Happiness.” Fisher explores what he calls the four dimensions of the heart: physical, emotional, social and spiritual, and shows why we need to take a whole human approach to our health. As he writes, “Today, these four dimensions of the heart confront substantial challenges primarily driven by contemporary lifestyle habits, societal norms, and cultural shifts. The urgency of addressing these challenges is underscored by the alarming rise in lifestyle-related diseases affecting the physical heart and the escalating mental health crises impacting our emotional well-being.” You can read an excerpt from the book here: https://lnkd.in/dp_Jvdgy #Health #Healing #Happiness #Wellbeing

Want to be happier and less anxious? Who doesn’t? A new study published in the journal Psychological Bulletin shows how: get enough sleep. In the largest comprehensive analysis of sleep and emotion research to date, looking at more than 50 years of studies, researchers concluded that not getting enough sleep means more than just being tired the next day. It also makes us less likely to experience positive emotions, like joy and happiness, and more likely to feel anxious. “Emotions govern virtually every aspect of our daily lives, and depriving ourselves of sleep seems to be a sure way to elect a terrible governor,” said senior author Candice Alfano, PhD, DBSM, professor at the University of Houston. “Our findings confirm that even when sleep is only mildly deficient, there are measurable negative changes in how we react to everyday events.” And whether we’re in an election year or not, we all need to elect the best daily governor of ourselves that we can. And instead of standing in line to vote, all we need to do is lie in our beds and sleep. https://lnkd.in/dXYa-mSS #Sleep #Health #Wellbeing #Happiness #Anxiety

At Thrive, we’re avid users of Perplexity, and thrilled to be among the launch customers using Perplexity Enterprise Pro. I recently had lunch in San Francisco with Aravind Srinivas, co-founder of Perplexity, whose mission is to make searching for information online feel like you have a knowledgeable assistant guiding you. And that’s exactly what it does. Perplexity allows users to go deep into exactly what they’re looking for, far beyond what you get with traditional search engines. At Thrive Global, we focus on how five essential daily behaviors — sleep, food, movement, stress management and connection — impact nearly every aspect of our health, helping us both prevent disease and optimize the treatment of disease. Perplexity helps us find the latest peer-reviewed medical research on daily behaviors to incorporate into too-small-to-fail Microsteps so people can make immediate and meaningful improvements in their health. #Perplexity #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Search #Information #ThriveGlobal

When we’re burned out, exhausted and depleted, we operate on short-termism and day-to-day survival, just trying to get through the day, or even just the next hour. We’re not just less able to create new and more sustainable habits, we’re also unable to think about the future, make the wisest decisions for the long term and come up with creative and innovative solutions to complex challenges — like climate change. We’re much less likely to spot the iceberg before it hits the Titanic. Or to stop living in a way that melts the glacier the iceberg is attached to. As we celebrate #EarthDay this year, let’s connect the dots between a sustainable planet and living sustainable lives. 🌎

A beautiful reminder 💛

Congratulations to Jesper Brodin, Ingka Group's CEO, on being named to the TIME100. As I wrote about Jesper in TIME, I’ve gotten to know him through our work together on the board of the nonprofit the B Team, and I’ve seen firsthand how he has made it his mission to dispel the myth that sustainability is at odds with profitability. Under his leadership, IKEA operator Ingka Group set ambitious climate targets and in November revised them to be even stronger. The company is now committed to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and hitting net-zero by 2050. As Jesper writes, “climate change is not in a distant future,” so we have to act now. And he’s leading the way, showing that, as he puts it, “being climate smart is business smart. It is good for business to be a good business.” More here: https://bit.ly/4aF83dD #Climate #Health #Wellbeing #ClimateChange

So deeply grateful for all the incredibly kind and thoughtful messages I’ve received over the past week as I’ve been rehabbing my broken shoulder and fractured knee. During this time of recovery, I’ve been practicing my Microsteps and wanted to share some of the tips and wisdom I’ve gotten from so many of you. I’ve fallen in love with healing foods like chicken feet soup, anti-inflammatory freshly grated ginger tea, turmeric shots, and fresh puréed soup from leafy greens, broccoli, cauliflower and spices (recipe thanks to Mona Vand). And of course, my favorite avgolemono (Greek chicken lemon soup). I’ve played with different colors of Play-Doh (for muscle stimulation), applied CVS ice packs, tried new tech gadgets like Erchonia lasers, Celluma LED light therapy (thank you, Serena Poon, CN, CHC, CHN!), Biomat and DJO OL1000 for bone growth stimulation, and used some tried and true basics like essential oils. I’ve been finding joy in smelling the fresh roses from my grandson, looking at favorite photos of my daughters and watching my personal Thrive Global Reset to breathe mindfully and remember all that I’m grateful for. Of course, I’m meditating and reading, reading, reading. Right now I’m in the middle of “Healing Spaces,” by Esther Sternberg M.D. (thank you, Brian Levin!). And I’m building a whole new wardrobe fit for a broken shoulder — shirts from ReboundWear (thank you for the rec, Andrea Baccarelli!), and capes and more capes. Last but not least, I’ve been remembering to be patient with myself and enjoying the progress I’m making daily (even when it’s small or not even apparent!). And so I’m including here a quote that was sent to me by Lauren Hodges, Ed. D., that applies to life with or without a broken shoulder.

Throwback to my life with two functioning shoulders and two functioning knees a month ago in Washington DC at the MetLife Benefits Symposium with chief marketing officer Michael Roberts. This year's theme focused on cultivating care and connection in an evolving workplace, and in my conversation with Michael, we talked about how healthcare costs are rising for self-insured employers even as outcomes are getting worse, but at the same time there are incredible opportunities with AI to help employees make better decisions that lead to healthier, fuller lives. That’s why at Thrive Global we're building personalized AI health coaches to help people no matter where they are on their health journeys and connect them to the benefits they need at the right time. As MetLife's annual Employee Benefit Trends Study found, companies with greater employee well-being have higher revenue growth than those with lower employee well-being. #Health #Wellbeing #AI #ThriveGlobal #ArtificialIntelligence

Looking back, I can see that early on I knew how I wanted to live my life – as something like a dance between making it happen and letting it happen. But getting there took much longer than I thought... 🎥: Dr. Rangan Chatterjee #Reflection #Throwback #Perspective #Life #Journey Full episode here: https://bit.ly/3Q5fm6n

Jeff Karp's much-needed book LIT provides a spark and helps us light ourselves up from within — while lighting up the world around us, bringing joy and creativity to all aspects of our lives. More here: https://jeffkarp.com/ #LIT #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #BrainHacks #Productivity #Creativity