??????????????????? ?I feel it must be so, from the bottom of my heart.??
You have probably heard someone say something like this. But you know that the heart is a pump in our body which keeps us alive by pumping blood and oxygen throughout our bodies. It can?t be a true source of feeling, right? Well, maybe that?s not quite true?
I have worked in cardiac surgical units and cared for patients undergoing heart procedures for more than 10 years. I was part of the team that helped to open up one of the first heart hospitals in California in the 1990s. I met my husband and soul mate because of this work. The heart has always been intriguing for me but I never really thought it was truly an organ that could have it?s own brain.?
A specialist by the name of Dr. Andrew Armour found that our hearts, containing a complex nervous system? actually sends information to our brains. According to the publisher of his research book his research shows:
?Groundbreaking research in the field of neurocardiology has established that the heart is a sensory organ and a sophisticated information encoding and processing center, with an extensive intrinsic nervous system sufficiently sophisticated to qualify as a ?heart brain? ?. Armour discusses intriguing data documenting the complex neuronal processing and memory capabilities of the intrinsic cardiac nervous system, indicating that the heart brain can process information and make decisions about its control independent of the central nervous system. By providing an understanding of the elaborate anatomy and physiology of the cardiac nervous system, this monograph contributes to the newly emerging view of the heart as a complex, self-organized system that maintains a continuous two-way dialogue with the brain and the rest of the body.(source: http://www.heartmath.org/research/e-books/index.html)
Sometime in the?1950s a scientist by the name of Walter Cannon showed us that changes in emotion are accompanied by consistent changes in our hearts such as? heart rate, and? blood pressure. (This is known as the fight or flight concept). At this time it was thought that these changes were controlled by our autonomic (nervous) system.
Later, researchers in the 1960s and 1970s found that the explanation for the physical changes in response to our emotions might be somewhat more complex. They found through research and studying that the heart has it?s ?own particular logic?.
Dr. Armour brought this forward by revealing after extensive research, ?the concept of a functional ?heart brain? in 1991. His work revealed that the heart has a complex intrinsic nervous system that is sufficiently sophisticated to qualify as a ?little brain? in its own right?.
The results of research studies summarized in this overview, taken together, support the intriguing view that individuals can gain more conscious control over the process of creating increased coherence within and between the mental and emotional systems than might be commonly believed. This, in turn, can lead to greater physiological coherence, manifesting as more ordered and efficient function in the nervous, cardiovascular, hormonal and immune systems. We call the resulting state psychophysiological coherence, as it involves a high degree of balance, harmony and synchronization within and between cognitive, emotional and physiological processes. Research has shown that this state is associated with high performance, reduced stress, increased emotional stability and numerous health benefits.? (http://www.heartmath.org)
Ancient philosophers alluded to the fact that the heart was the seat of our emotions, the bible refers to our hearts over and over again in terms of emotion, thought, cognition and the center of our existence, maybe we have more to learn and can use this information to practice health habits that can help our overall well being. it?s an intriguing thought.
Maybe when you ?feel? something your heart is trying to tell you something?So, listen to your heart, it could be right!
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Source: http://healthsiteforwomen.com/healthywomen/?p=463
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