From the category archives:
Can Cordless Phone Use Affect Your Heart? In late 2010, Magda Havas, Ph.D, an electrosmog and electrosensitivity expert, published results of a groundbreaking study in the European Journal of Oncology which demonstrated that some wireless EMFs can adversely affect heart function. Using a NervExpress HRV Monitoring System and a Lifeforce UA-767 digital blood pressure monitor, [...]
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(A good summary article) External Arrhythmia Triggers Arrhythmias don’t necessarily need some type of internal condition like heart disease to trigger them. In fact, arrhythmias can often result from “every-day” sources. In most cases it is not possible to identify any specific triggers. Examples of triggers include: Stimulants: Can cause premature and irregular heartbeats Smoking [...]
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J Consult Clin Psychol. 2003 Jun;71(3):613-8. The association between emotional upset and cardiac arrhythmia during daily life. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2003 Jun;71(3):613-8. Carels RA, Cacciapaglia H, Pérez-Benítez CI, Douglass O, Christie S, O’Brien WH. Abstract Ventricular arrhythmia exhibits considerable within-subject variability that cannot be attributed to clinical status alone. This investigation examined the extent [...]
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Note the emphasis on: “social support, relaxation therapy, yoga, meditation, controlled slow breathing, and biofeedback” Acute Emotional Stress and Cardiac Arrhythmias Roy C. Ziegelstein, MD JAMA. 2007;298(3):324-329. doi:10.1001/jama.298.3.324. Episodes of acute emotional stress can have significant adverse effects on the heart. Acute emotional stress can produce left ventricular contractile dysfunction, myocardial ischemia, or disturbances of [...]
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I have a good friend who recently learned that I had been experiencing substantial arrhythmias and had been rather thrown off by them. She suggested that they had made me “unhappy.” Nope. Unhappy is what how I feel when things don’t work out the way I hope. Perhaps a multiple choice question would help explain [...]
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Strong earthquake jolts Anchorage by Rachel D’Oro The Associated Press 9/20/10 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An earthquake jolted Anchorage on Monday and was felt well beyond Alaska’s largest city. The 4.9 magnitude quake struck at 1:24 p.m. about 10 miles southwest of Anchorage, according to earthquake monitors. There were no reports of injury or damage, but [...]
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The following article is an excellent review of the original studies involving depression, anxiety and prognosis after a heart attack. (Note, however, that it is from 2003.) The conclusion of the article bears repeating: “Treating symptoms of anxiety and depression in MI patients is an abiding imperative.” Anxiety, depression, and prognosis after myocardial infarction Is [...]
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These are some of the best sources of medical information on the Web: www.mayoclinic.com Reliable, evidence based medical information. Well-presented, well-written. www.clevelandclinic.org Good collection of resources for heart issues. www.askapatient.com A tremendous resource on medication; consumers writing about their experience and side effects of medication. Information that you will not see on a pharmaceutical website. [...]
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. Q What causes the lub-dub sound that the heart makes? A: It’s the sound of the blood hitting the walls of the valves as they close. That is pretty much the most basic way to explain it. ( from Answer.com) . …………………………………………………… . Some of the more exciting research in heart physiology is the [...]
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