You Deserve To Have A Healthy Heart and Optimal Health

Several recent studies have found a link between anxiety and heart disease.
Although it is a fairly recent change in thinking in mainstream medicine
allowing that the mind affects the state of the body and its health, this
is something that the general population has accepted as fact for
centuries.

Findings in several studies have now shown a significant increase in heart disease in those who suffer from generalized anxiety. The frequent fear that something bad will occur and an ongoing state of chronic anxiety can actually cause physical changes in the body that lead to heart disease. Although researches do not understand the exact workings of this link, it is now clear to medical scientists that it exists.

Studies have been reported in The Journal of the American College of
Cardiology, Science Daily and the Journal of the American Heart
Association. All have confirmed that ongoing anxiety affects heart health
and can increase the risk of heart related problems including heart
attacks. The studies used psychological tests that pin point areas of anxiety
and show that there can be an increase in heart disease as high as forty
percent.

Most studies have been conducted on men. However, researchers reported in Circulation that the Journal of the American Heart Association studied the correlation between women with phobic anxieties and sudden cardiac death that results from a
lethal rhythm disturbance in the heart.

Whether it is phobias or generalized anxiety, doctors now recognize that
something should be done to alleviate the state of worry and lessen the
risk for heart trouble. There are many ways to calm anxiety without
medications. Yoga practitioners have long recognized the link between a
healthy mind and a healthy body. Breathing techniques are one of the most
effective ways to alleviate anxiety, working quickly when anxiety is at a
peak. Yoga classes can help focus the mind, calm the breathing and provide
physical wellbeing.

Look for future blogs that focus on the mind-body connection and how this can be a useful technique in healing the heart.

To Your Heart’s Health
Monique Hawkins
540-858-2885
mentormonique@gmail.com
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