Heart Health Tip: Stress and Your Heart—Calm Your Way to Better Health

In this mini-episode of Stars and Stories, MJ and Gerald Quigley highlight the role of stress in heart disease.

 

Stress could be doing damage to your heart. Try this calming technique:

• Inhale for 4 seconds
• Hold for 4 seconds
• Exhale for 4 seconds
• Repeat

It’s called box breathing—and it can help calm both heart and mind.

 

Listen now.

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Stars and Stories Podcast

 

Broadcasting straight from the heart of Remote Communities, Black Star Radio brings a fresh twist to local radio with stories, music, and connections that matter. Powered by Queensland Remote Aboriginal Media (QRAM), we’re here to amplify voices, celebrate culture, and bring you the latest from Far North Queensland.

 

Meet Gerald

Gerald Quigley is a practising Community Pharmacist, as well as an Accredited Herbalist.

Gerald is a Pharmacist and Master Herbalist based in Melbourne. He is a media health commentator heard each week on many radio stations.   

He is co-hosts the House of Wellness radio program heard each Sunday on the Nine Radio Network live across Australia. 

Gerald is a Fellow of the Naturopaths and Herbalists Association of Australia and Fellow of the Australian Traditional Medicine Society. 

Gerald’s passion is to empower each person to make sensible health decisions, and to continually maintain and improve their quality of life, especially as they age.