The mindbodygreen Podcast 613: How mindset impacts your physical health & longevity | Eva Selhub, M.D.
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Aug 31, 2025 In this engaging discussion, Dr. Eva Selhub, a former Harvard Medical School instructor and mind-body medicine pioneer, reveals her groundbreaking framework for resilience. She emphasizes the vital link between love, emotional intelligence, and physical health. Listeners learn about the six pillars of resilience and the transformative power of words and affirmations on well-being. Dr. Selhub also explores how mindset shifts can redefine stress and enhance longevity, advocating for compassion and love as keys to healing.
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Act From Wanting To Live, Not Fear
- Choose actions from a desire to live fully, not only from fear of dying.
- Ask: would my choice change if I acted to live richly rather than to avoid death?
Community Can Offset Physical Risks
- Community and savoring modulate disease risk even with unhealthy behaviors.
- The Roseto example shows social connectedness protected hearts despite smoking.
Shame Increases Inflammation; Guilt Helps
- Shame inflames; guilt signals a behavior to correct and aids survival.
- Emotional distinctions matter physiologically and influence inflammation.
