TED Talks Daily How your emotions change the shape of your heart | Sandeep Jauhar
Nov 24, 2020
Sandeep Jauhar, a cardiologist and author, reveals the profound connection between our emotions and heart health. He explains how grief and joy can physically alter the heart, even leading to conditions like broken heart syndrome. With compelling anecdotes, he discusses the historical view of the heart as a center of emotion and calls for a shift in cardiology to consider emotional well-being as vital in heart disease treatment. This thought-provoking conversation highlights the need for integrating emotional support into heart health strategies.
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Heart Symbolism
- The heart has been a symbol of emotions throughout history, even considered the seat of the soul.
- This association continues today, though we now know emotions originate in the brain, not the heart.
Emotional Impact on the Heart
- While the heart isn't the source of emotions, it's deeply affected by them.
- Our emotional experiences leave a physical record on our hearts.
Broken Heart Syndrome Example
- An elderly patient developed Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or broken heart syndrome, after her husband's death.
- Her heart weakened significantly, taking on the shape of a Takotsubo pot, but recovered within weeks.