Meanderer
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I read this about the heart in the February Prevention Magazine, and would like to share it with you. The article is: Big Heart Mistakes You're Making Now, and #5 is: "You treat your heart like a pump". What do you think?
"The whole pump thing is old thinking". says Thomas Cowan, a family physician and the author of The ~our-fold Path to Healing, a holistic guide to health.
"The heart does not pump the blood, ¬it's more like the blood pumps the heart," he says. Here's how it works: When blood moves through veins, it picks up speed as it approaches the heart, the same way rivulets gain momentum as they come together into a larger stream.
"The heart then acts as a dam, holding back the onrush. When enough pressure builds in the heart's chambers, that energy bursts open the gates, or valves.
"The heart doesn't contract as much as it collapses into itself when the blood rushes out," Cowan says. Thinking of the heart as a muscular dam that syncs the functions of all the other organs, Cowan says, gives you a more accurate rationale for both regular exercise (which encourages your heart and whole body into a healthy, consistent rhythm) and eating healthy fats (which releases water into your blood for more rushing action). Cool, huh"?
"The whole pump thing is old thinking". says Thomas Cowan, a family physician and the author of The ~our-fold Path to Healing, a holistic guide to health.
"The heart does not pump the blood, ¬it's more like the blood pumps the heart," he says. Here's how it works: When blood moves through veins, it picks up speed as it approaches the heart, the same way rivulets gain momentum as they come together into a larger stream.
"The heart then acts as a dam, holding back the onrush. When enough pressure builds in the heart's chambers, that energy bursts open the gates, or valves.
"The heart doesn't contract as much as it collapses into itself when the blood rushes out," Cowan says. Thinking of the heart as a muscular dam that syncs the functions of all the other organs, Cowan says, gives you a more accurate rationale for both regular exercise (which encourages your heart and whole body into a healthy, consistent rhythm) and eating healthy fats (which releases water into your blood for more rushing action). Cool, huh"?
I have some heart problems, so naturally, I wanted to read it. My cardios have explained that the one issue I have with my heart is the "electrical", and of course they used that to help me understand it I suppose. I'm going back to read the link, more info, but the thing that came to mind was that I have a 3rd degree AV Node block, which again, is what they called "the electrical" part of my heart isn't working right. So, a pacemaker was implanted. I kicks in when my natural "pacemaker" doesn't. This makes me wonder if your guy isn't right. Anyway, I'll go read and see what I come up with