In a stressful world, women do a lousy job at keeping themselves healthy

Mimi Guarneri, MD, cardiologist and medical director of Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, says a mind-body-spirit approach to wellness is particularly important for women to maintain health and reduce heart disease risk. Because a woman’s susceptibility to illness increases under stress, the Healing Hearts lifestyle change program helps women learn to reduce and manage stress to improve overall health.

This article appeared in San Diego Metropolitan Magazine: In a stressful world, women do a lousy job at keeping themselves healthy