Our miraculous heart starts beating before we are born and continues to beat about once a second throughout our lives. Each contraction of the heart sends life-giving blood throughout our body, supplying oxygen and nutrients to every cell.
But, our heart is more than a muscle for pumping blood. Our heart is intimately connected with our nervous and glandular system, responding dynamically to our environment, emotional moods, and dominant thoughts.
The heart is so intimately connected with life, that for most of human history death was defined by the cessation of the heartbeat. And, problems with the heart, the various forms of heart disease, are still the leading cause of death. So, it’s important that we care for the health of our hearts.
The most common heart problem is coronary artery disease, caused by plaque forming on the artery walls, inhibiting blood flow to the heart muscle and other organs. This can cause blood clots (thrombosis) which can lodge in the heart, brain, or other organs. Cardiac arrest (or a heart attack) occurs when arteries supplying the heart muscle are blocked.
But coronary artery disease and heart attacks, are not the only heart problem a person can develop. Problems like tachycardia (rapid heartbeat), arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), fibrillation, palpitation, heart valve disease, cardiomyopathy, and congestive heart failure are other heart conditions that reduce a person’s health or even threaten their life.
Although these conditions should always be monitored by competent medical personnel, the drugs and surgery offered by modern medicine are not the only potential solutions. There are many herbs, nutritional supplements, and other natural modalities that can help. We’ll discuss these in this month’s Sunshine Sharing Hour.
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