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Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar: Your heart, tightly tied to your environment

January 15, 2022 • Verla Fortier • Episode 29

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https://treesmendus.com for transcript of this episode.

For more evidence- based research and tips please check out my book and workbook Take Back Your Outside Mindset: Live Longer, Stress Less, and Control Your Chronic Illness.

University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute https://enviromeinstitute.com/

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Pick up “Environmental Cardiology: Pollution and Heart Disease (Issues in Toxicology)” by Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar on Amazon https://amazon.com
Ambitious Louisville study seeks to understand impact of trees on our health. (2019, December 12). PBS NewsHour; PBS NewsHour. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/ambitious-louisville-study-seeks-to-understand-impact-of-trees-on-our-health
‌Wood, J. (2019, November 21). Re-greening: can Louisville plant its way out of a heat emergency? The Guardian; The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/nov/21/re-greening-can-louisville-plant-its-way-out-of-a-heat-emergency
Aruni Bhatnagar on Google Scholar https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=riRJqrYAAAAJ&hl=en
University of Louisville faculty bio https://louisville.edu/medicine/departments/medicine/divisions/environmental-medicine/faculty/bhatnagar-aruni

Dr. Bhatnagar is Professor of Medicine and Distinguished University Scholar at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He is the Director of the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute and Co-Director at the American Heart Association. He was the Deputy Editor of Circulation Research for 10 years. Dr. Bhatnagar a leading expert on the mechanisms by which environmental exposures such as air pollution affect cardiovascular disease risk. His studies at University of Louisville have led to the development of the new field of Environmental Cardiology. Dr. Bhatnagar has published 389 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 25 book chapters and reviews and over 200 abstracts.

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For peer reviewed research on how your time spent in green space can change your mindset, balance your nervous system and your heart rate please go to verlafortier.substack.com and check out my books Take Back Your Outside Mindset: Live Longer, Stress Less, and Control Your Chronic Illness and Optimize Your Heart Rate: Balance Your Mind and Body With Green Space