Health as Abundance with Dr. Sharon Bergquist, MD
Week of August 1, 2026
Bioharmony
Restoring the Connection Between Your Body’s Innate Intelligence, Community, and the Earth
Wellness is not created in isolation; it emerges in response to the environments we live in—our food, movement, light, relationships, and sense of meaning. Drawing on how human biology was shaped over millennia in conditions of variability, connection, and challenge, this talk reveals the growing mismatch between our ancient biology and modern life, and how that disconnect drives many of today’s chronic conditions. You’ll leave with the six pillars of bioharmony, a framework that translates these insights into practical ways to restore alignment, support your body’s innate intelligence, and build lasting health, resilience, and vitality.
Living Abundantly
How to Activate Your Body’s Regenerative Capacity for Vitality and Longevity
Health is often framed as the avoidance of disease or the slowing of decline. But true health is far more expansive, encompassing the presence of vitality, resilience, and the capacity to fully engage with life. This talk reframes health through the lens of abundance: a mindset of growth, agency, and belief in what is possible for the body when given the right conditions. Drawing on 30+ years in medicine, patient care, and longevity research, Dr. Bergquist explores how the body is designed with powerful regenerative systems capable of cellular repair and renewal that can be activated through intentional daily choices. At the center of this are longevity genes built into our DNA that are designed to respond to key lifestyle signals that promote mental and physical resilience. Rather than living in a model of depletion or avoidance, this talk offers a proactive, science-based path to activating these innate regenerative programs, restoring vitality, and investing in a longer, healthier, more fully alive life.
Sharon Horesh Bergquist, MD, is an award-winning physician, innovative healthcare leader, and visionary researcher renowned for spearheading a science-based approach to personalized, precision lifestyle as medicine. She has helped lead numerous clinical trials, including the Emory Healthy Aging Study and the NIH funded Emory Healthy Brain Study. Dr. Bergquist is widely published in peer-reviewed journals, has been invited to the White House to collaborate with presidential advisers on healthcare reform, and has contributed to over 300 news segments, including Good Morning America, CNN, ABC News, The Wall Street Journal, and NPR. She hosts The Whole Health Cure podcast and her popular TED-Ed video on how stress affects the body has been viewed over eight million times. Her book, The Stress Paradox (HarperCollins, 2025) distills years of research into daily habits that help us reach our highest potential for health, happiness, and longevity, offering hope and empowerment through our innate capacity for resilience and regeneration.
She received her Bachelor of Science in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale College, medical degree from Harvard Medical School, and completed her residency in internal medicine at Harvard’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital. She is an associate professor at Emory University and medical director of Emory’s Executive Health program.
Links:
Website: https://drsharonbergquist.com/
The Stress Paradox book: https://drsharonbergquist.com/the-stress-paradox
Good Stress Digest newsletter: https://dr-sharon-bergquist.kit.com/newsletter
Social media:
LinkedIn: Dr. Sharon Horesh Bergquist
Instagram: @thegoodstressdoctor