Hearts on the Line: Anxiety and Depression As Silent Accelerators of Cardiovascular Diseasehttps://scitechdaily.com/hearts-on-the-line-anxiety-and-depression-as-silent-accelerators-of-cardiovascular-disease/By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Two studies presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023 link mental health to heart health, showing that depression and anxiety can hasten the onset of cardiovascular risk factors and major events.
Depression and anxiety may accelerate the onset of risk factors for increased heart attack and stroke, according to a Boston-based study. People with a higher genetic sensitivity to stress developed a cardiovascular risk factor at a younger age, than people without the genetic marker.
A separate study based in Dallas found that cumulative stress contributed to health behaviors — such as smoking — that negatively affect cardiovascular health and potentially increasing plaque buildup in the arteries and other known cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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988. Great wisdom is needed ... in order to cure the body through the mind. But
few realize the power that the mind has over the body. A great deal of the sickness which afflicts humanity has its origin in the mind, and can only be cured by restoring the mind to health. There are very many more than we imagine who are sick mentally. To deal with men and women whose minds as well as bodies are diseased, is nice work.—Testimonies for the Church 3:184. HL 231.1
