Puneet Nanda is an unintentional expert on the physical effects of work stress. As head of a multimillion-dollar oral care company, Nanda spent decades of long hours in a fast-paced, high-stress environment (and LA traffic). He was successful in business, but not in health and happiness: he was 40 pounds overweight and bloated with fast food, antidepressants, mood stabilizers, tranquilizers, and more. In 2008 after a severe anxiety attack with debilitating chest pain and shortness of breath landed him in the hospital, health experts recommended yoga and meditation, which he hadn’t practiced since his New Delhi childhood.

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