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Some alternative health practitioners suggest that this second brain acts as the body's brain. Similar to the awareness that informs our minds of our thoughts and emotions, the body's brain tells the body about all that it is sensing and learning. Because this body brain harks back to our earliest evolutionary urges to survive simply by eating, it is probably deeply connected to our survival instincts. This may explain why we sometimes get gut feelings about decisions that affect our safety and survivaleven when it may pertain to our jobs (and not life-or-death situations). |
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The heart is more than a muscle that pumps blood. Similar to the gut, it appears to have its own minibrain system, an intelligence system that helps determine the effect that mental and emotional reactions have on your health. It works through a collection of neurons and nerves in the heart that carry impulses between the heart and brain. |
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The connection between the heart and brain is a two way street: The heart gets signals from the brain (and central nervous system) and vice versa. When you're calm, the rhythm of the heart sends an even and steady signal to the brain. When you get frightened or tense (in particular, during emergencies), your heart's signals become erratic and the brain picks up these interrupted signals and puts the body on alert. In this way, the heart actually controls the brain's cortex, which is responsible for higher mental function, organ function, and perception. |
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Considering that the heart and gut have their own minibrains, it's easy to imagine that our other organs and body parts may have brains as well. Certainly, our skin contains a system of picking up signals and passing their messages throughout our body to our brain. So try to start paying attention to what your body is thinkingand what thoughts it's trying to pass along to your main brain. |
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Trusting What Your Body Knows |
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We all have an area in our bodies that I call our ''intuitive early warning system." It's that nagging physical symptom that tells us something is out of balance in our lives or in our bodies. It's usually something relatively minor, such as a mild stomachache, a pulled muscle, a slight headache. It's our body's way of telling us, "Warning! You're on overload. Caution ahead!" |
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Here's the way that my intuitive health works and how I've learned to deal with it. My "early warning symptom" is a headache. My headaches used to overwhelm me: I would have to cancel my sessions with clients because |
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