Stress management and relaxation

There are simple techniques mostly derived from yoga. Such as stretching, deep breathing, meditation, and visualization, which bring about better self-awareness and inner peace. Meditation has been found to lower irregular heart rhythms, reduce cholesterol levels and strengthen the immune system.

Opening your heart to other and your higher self

Self how to communicate genuine feelings, even negative ones, without causing the other person to feel attacked, and how to listen to other without feeling criticized, are habits that can help us avoid heart attacks. Also being a member of a club, church, or synagogue significantly decreased the risk of premature death and significantly protected people from heart disease even when they had high blood pressure.

(In this regard Dr. makes a stinging comment: “part of the problem is that doctors are not taught communication skills in most medical schools. A recent study found that the average physician spends less than sixty seconds listening to a patient before interrupting him or her.”)

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