Emotional Trauma and Your Heart Health

Have you ever wondered if our emotions can cause real heart damage? Often we assume that our feelings and emotions are separate from what happens to us physically, but this isn't the case.

It has been proven clinically that what we think and feel does indeed directly influence our heart health. People who suffer with severe emotional trauma are particularly at risk.

The "Broken Heart Syndrome" is a real medical condition in which excessive worry and fear can actually lead to a major damage of the heart muscle. Researchers in Japan were the first to describe a medical condition in which high levels of adrenaline and other "stress hormones" create a weakening of the heart muscle.

Often experienced by middle-aged women, the "Broken Heart Syndrome" may be misdiagnosed as a heart attack. Shortness of breath, chest pain, and sometimes lightheadedness are the main symptoms that people experience.

It's not clear how the "stress hormones" actually weaken the heart muscle, but what is clear is the link between our emotions and actual illness.

To learn more about the "Broken Heart" syndrome go to my website: www.drlaman.com and look for the September article.

take care,

Kirk Laman, D.O., F.A.C.C.