Living with an Open Heart

“How can my heart be healed? How can my heart find relief?” People frequently ask questions such as these when they are suffering with physical, emotional, or psychological issues of the heart.

Although we might think that heart ailments affect just the physical body, new medical research has proven that our thoughts and emotions play an important part in the development of heart disease. In fact, studies have shown that certain emotional states - social isolation, anxiety, depression, and anger are actually risk factors for heart disease.

Dean Ornish, M.D. a prominent cardiologist from the University of San Francisco has shown that healing our emotional and psychological state is critical for preventing and reversing heart disease.

What can be called “An Open Heart” is a way of living that can be learned. It’s my experience and belief that learning to live with a more open heart can have a profound affect on heart disease. Click here to read more from Dr. Laman, Cardiologist