“People may not be surprised that an exercise program helped heart patients, but it’s interesting that this study also showed that cognitive behavioral therapy improved heart function and the fitness of patients,” says Sonya Babu-Narayan, MD, clinical director at the British Heart Foundation (which funded the presented trial). told Guardian“Further research is needed to find out whether these approaches improve survival or symptoms in the long term.” ,circulation contacted the European Society of Cardiology for comment on the study, as well as a copy of it for reference. It did not return in time for publication.)
Dr. Fergus says that in general, people who experience heart failure, heart attack, irregular heartbeat, or a condition where their heart function is reduced will be prescribed cardiac rehabilitation or exercise. Using the same logic, she says it makes sense that these studies would draw the same conclusions for broken heart syndrome. exercise allows increased oxygen Go to her to strengthen the heart and it can improve your mood, she says.
From a mental health perspective, Thea GallagherPsyD, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at NYU Langone Health, agrees and explains that the anxiety or distress we experience is not entirely in our minds; It is also in our body. “The brain and body are connected,” says Gallagher. “So doing something that’s good for your body can help even when you’re feeling physical symptoms. If you’re really anxious (for example) and you’re drinking five cups of coffee in the morning, that’s not going to be good for your body. But if you’re anxious and you’re like, ‘Every morning I go for a 20-minute walk,’ we know these have measurable health benefits, and it reduces anxiety and depression.”
Exercise also gives you a routine To help you get into a better headspace. “Creating a new routine, some new structure, and something that is predictable can really help our brains when we feel extremely overwhelmed or in a state of very deep grief,” she says.
So as much as we would love to immediately mend a broken heart tomorrow, the best course of action right now is to just try to stay as healthy as humanly possible. “You usually can’t predict who will[get broken heart syndrome],” says Dr. Fergus. “However, you can protect yourself by staying as healthy as possible by managing your lifestyle and risk factors so that if an event does occur, it is less likely to have truly devastating consequences for you.”
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