Heart and Soul
Researchers reported Monday that chronic anxiety can significantly increase the risk of a heart attack, at least in men.
The findings add another trait to a growing list of psychological profiles linked to heart disease, including anger or hostility, Type A behavior, and depression.
"There's a connection between the heart and head," said Dr. Nieca Goldberg of the New York University School of Medicine, a spokeswoman for the American Heart Association who wasn't involved in the study.
The research was published Monday by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
In preparation for my upcoming February interview on "Oprah and Friends" (XM Radio) which is hosted by the great Dr. Mehmet Oz, I re-read his superb book, "Healing from the Heart". It's a beautiful, personal recounting of how he personally discovered the ways that heart health is intimately related to everything else in our life.
I'm giving a lecture on "Nutrition and the Heart" for the Evanstown Northwestern Healthcare Group in Chicago next month, and the first thing I plan to say is this: "Keeping the heart healthy is only partly about what you put into your body. It's also about what you put into your mind and soul".
This study is just one more piece of evidence for the truth of that statement.
The findings add another trait to a growing list of psychological profiles linked to heart disease, including anger or hostility, Type A behavior, and depression.
"There's a connection between the heart and head," said Dr. Nieca Goldberg of the New York University School of Medicine, a spokeswoman for the American Heart Association who wasn't involved in the study.
The research was published Monday by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
In preparation for my upcoming February interview on "Oprah and Friends" (XM Radio) which is hosted by the great Dr. Mehmet Oz, I re-read his superb book, "Healing from the Heart". It's a beautiful, personal recounting of how he personally discovered the ways that heart health is intimately related to everything else in our life.
I'm giving a lecture on "Nutrition and the Heart" for the Evanstown Northwestern Healthcare Group in Chicago next month, and the first thing I plan to say is this: "Keeping the heart healthy is only partly about what you put into your body. It's also about what you put into your mind and soul".
This study is just one more piece of evidence for the truth of that statement.
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