Anxiety May Not Be Just in Your Head. It Can Start in Your Heart

Anxiety May Not Be Just in Your Head. It Can Start in Your Heart
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Our body is truly amazing, with two vital organs—the heart and the brain—working together seamlessly to keep us alive and healthy. The heart acts as a pump, tirelessly circulating blood through the vascular system, providing oxygen and nutrients to the brain, lungs, and other organs to function properly. The brain serves as the command center, communicating with the body through the nervous system.

The communication between the heart and brain is a dynamic ongoing two-way dialogue, with each organ continuously influencing the other’s function. Recent scientific research has revealed the complex interactions between these two organs, highlighting that the heart can also play a role in behavior and physiology.

Dr. Yuhong Dong, The Epoch Times’ senior medical columnist, is an award-winning senior medical scientific expert in infectious disease and neuroscience who is currently dedicated to researching solid modern scientific evidence of the profound connection between the mind, body, and spirit at the cellular, genetic, and systemic levels.
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