The Heart-Brain Connection: How Stress and Emotional Wellbeing May Influence Heart Health
Is the Heart More Than Just a Physical Pump?
The heart is one of the hardest working organs in the body, roughly the size of our fist and beats around 100,00 times each day. Its main function is to continuously pump around 8 pints of blood around the body via our vast network of blood vessels. It delivers nutrients and vital oxygen to the whole body whilst carrying away carbon dioxide and waste products (www.bhf.org.uk).Ā
Looking after our heart health through a nourishing diet, good hydration...