Dr. John Kennedy, MD

Dr. John M. Kennedy, co-author of The 15 Minute Heart Cure: The Natural Way to Release Stress and Heal Your Heart in Just Minutes a Day, works as the Director of Preventive Cardiology and Wellness, Marina Del Rey Hospital, Marina Del Rey, California. He is on the Board of Directors for the American Heart Association and speaks regularly on their behalf. His special interest, which is highlighted in his book, is stress and how it adversely affects our delicate cardiovascular system. He lectures regularly on the subject and has helped companies educate employees on how to manage stress in the workplace. In addition, Dr. Kennedy emphasizes that heart disease remains the number one killer in America despite advances in technology. He emphasizes that heart disease affects many of us and starts early with early signs seen in our children. Recognizing the growing prevalence of the disease which has been shown to start at a young age, Dr. Kennedy also lectures to children about the importance of diet, exercise and stress management in his lecture entitled, Big Mind, Brave Heart, Bright Future.Working as an invasive cardiologist, he has seen countless examples of how stress can harm our delicate cardiovascular system. Examples include the trial attorney who suffers a massive heart attack on the day of his important court trial, the school teacher who on back-to-school night develops congestive heart failure while talking with disgruntled parents, and the plumber who develops a rapid arrhythmia when dealing with angry clients. Common experiences such as these led to his fascination in the mind-heart-brain connection and inspired him to write this book which is based on a simple premiseIf stress is bad for our heart, then relaxation must be good.In his quest to understand this relationship between the heart and brain Dr. Kennedy has uncovered a large volume of research that is timely and relevant to todays stressful and fast-paced world we live in, and has designed an accessible, easy-to-learn stress- management tool that will help you to combat stress and ultimately protect your heart.Our global economy, 12-hour work days and pressure to accomplish more in less time make stress part of our everyday lives. Unfortunately, if we fail to recognize stress, over time it can wreak havoc on our cardiovascular system, says Dr. Kennedy.In the book, The 15 Minute Heart Cure: The Natural Way to Release Stress and Heal Your Heart in Just Minutes a Day, he discusses the importanc

• Medical School, 1992
• Brown University Alpert Medical School
• Providence, RI