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Coronavirus and the Heart
Lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome have taken center stage as the most dreaded complications of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. But heart damage has recently emerged as yet another grim outcome in the virus’s … Continue reading
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Higher Dairy Consumption Reduces Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
According to investigators from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study, dairy intake of around three standard servings per day is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality, compared to lower levels of consumption. “Our findings support … Continue reading
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Mediterranean Diet Reduces Risk of Stroke
A new study reveals that a traditional Mediterranean-style diet reduces stroke risk among white adults who are at high risk of cardiovascular disease. Led by Norwich Medical School’s Professor Ailsa Welch, the study shows that the diet may be especially … Continue reading
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Coronary Heart Disease and Emotional Intelligence
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is associated with emotions, especially negative ones, namely anxiety and depression. Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a psychological model that consists of a variety of emotional skills. The aim of the present study was to examine the … Continue reading
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The Heart Has Its Own “Brain” and Consciousness – Information that Elevates the Mind and Body
Many believe that conscious awareness originates in the brain alone. Recent scientific research suggests that consciousness actually emerges from the brain and body acting together. A growing body of evidence suggests that the heart plays a particularly significant role in … Continue reading
The Coherent Heart: Heart-Brain Interactions, Psychophysiological Coherence, and the Emergence of System-Wide Order
This article presents theory and research on the scientific study of emotion that emphasizes the importance of coherence as an optimal psychophysiological state. A dynamic systems view of the interrelations between psychological, cognitive and emotional systems and neural communication networks … Continue reading
Science of the Heart: Exploring the Role of the Heart in Human Performance
This insightful comprehensive monograph provides fundamental and detailed summaries of the Institute of HeartMath’s years of innovative research. It provides a brief overview of heart rate variability, entrainment, coherence, head-heart interactions, the scientific discoveries that shaped the tools and techniques … Continue reading
Low vitamin D linked to heart disease and death
In people with low blood levels of vitamin D, boosting them with supplements more than halved a person’s risk of dying from any cause compared to someone who remained deficient, in a large new study. Analyzing data on more than … Continue reading
The Heart-Brain Connection: The Neuroscience of Social, Emotional, and Academic Learning
Numerous research reports show that social and emotional learning (SEL) can have a positive impact on students’ academic performance. SEL research review explores those reports and helps make sense of the results. In this series of articles, learn how researchers … Continue reading
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