Yoga for Heart Health - Emergency Room Edition

As a yoga fanatic, I tend to prescribe yoga for everything. It's just what I do. Turns out, the rest of the world is starting to catch up with me on that one. Especially for heart health.

Late last week Adam started having heart palpitations - a lot. Eventually we ended up in the emergency room and long story short he has a lot of abnormal heart rhythms and we have to wait and see if it continues to worsen or not. Not a whole lot of help, but in our research and in our take home pamphlet we're finding a lot of lifestyle tips. Mostly things like don't smoke, don't drink, don't do drugs, quit caffeine, eat your vegetables, and avoid cough/cold medicine (which apparently can cause heart arrhythmias). We also know that getting more cardio exercise is important, and everywhere we look people suggest yoga and meditation (primarily for stress relief).

Luckily, Adam already does yoga and meditates every morning, but he hasn't been doing it regularly, long enough to have a big impact on his health and stress levels. While doing yoga and meditating has an immediate effect - it takes about 6 weeks to have a greater overall health impact.

So do yoga and meditate every day - not just because I said so, but because it's doctor recommended and good for your heart.