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The Great Deception: Finding Your True Heart

Written by Tony Burroughs |

The Great Deception: Finding Your True Heart by Tony Burroughs. It always seems strange to me that when I go to a sporting event in a large stadium and they play the national anthem, almost everyone in the crowd stands up and supposedly holds their hand over their heart, off to the side of their chest. But wait a minute! That's not where our heart is at all. Our heart is in the exact center of our chest...

Core Heart Feelings

Written by Pam Montgomery |

Pam Montgomery, author of the article: Planetary Healing--Living in Conscious Harmony with Nature by Pam Montgomery. There are many "core heart feelings," but the simplest and easiest to access is gratitude. Showing appreciation elicits an immediate response in your body that lessens the stress response...

Head & Heart Work Together for Health

Written by Pam Montgomery |

Pam Montgomery, author of the article: Head & Heart Work Together for Health by Pam Montgomery. Heart disease is the single leading cause of death in the United States, claiming more lives than the combined next four causes of mortality. Fifty-eight percent of all deaths are directly or indirectly related to cardiovascular disease, as 2,500 people die of heart disease each...

Avoiding Heart Disease and Heart Attacks

Written by Dana Ullman |

There are many influences that increase or decrease your risk of heart disease, but, like so many issues in medicine and science, there is probably more controversy than agreement on what exactly individuals should do to help themselves live longer, healthier lives.

Irregular Heartbeats

Written by Super User |

by Christine Penko

An implantable cardioverter defibrillator, or ICD, had stabilized his potentially fatal irregular heartbeat for the first time.

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