What Causes a Heart Attack - New Holistic Medicine

Understanding Heart Attacks from a Holistic Perspective

A heart attack, from a holistic viewpoint, is seen as a healing phase epileptic seizure of the coronary system. Understanding the emotional triggers behind heart attacks can guide both prevention and recovery measures.

Core Concept: Heart attacks are not simply physical events caused by diet alone. They are deeply connected to emotional conflicts, particularly those involving territorial loss, and often occur during the healing phase after a person has come to terms with their loss.

The Territorial Loss Theory

To understand this concept, let's examine an illustration from Dr. Claude Sabbah:

During autumn, which is the mating season for deer, a dominant and powerful buck gathers a group of females into a herd. He protects them against rival bucks, asserting that this is his territory.

As this happens, the buck's coronary system adapts. The blood vessels enlarge, leading to minute serrations or tears. This adaptation allows his heart to pump more blood, amplifying his stamina and strength, vital for defending his territory.

However, as seasons pass, the buck ages. He becomes slower and weaker. Eventually, a younger buck challenges him and forces him away from his territory and the females.

Following this, the buck undergoes a territorial loss conflict. After a few days, he comes to terms with his loss.

"The buck maintained a purely vegan diet. He didn't consume bacon, butter, or any fatty meats. Yet, at the climax of his reconciliation with the loss, he exhibits symptoms of a massive heart attack and dies."

An autopsy might show arteries packed with cholesterol. The conclusion? He succumbed to a heart attack. However, if the buck maintained a perfect vegan diet, what led to his heart attack? It might be suggested that making peace with his loss of territory did.

While this sounds brutal, nature no longer requires the older buck to propagate the species. Human heart attacks, however, are a bit more intricate.

The Brain Connection

The true origin of a heart attack might not be the heart itself but the brain. In the resolution phase, a severe brain swelling exerts pressure on the heart's control center. Regardless of CPR or defibrillation, this swelling remains. This is perhaps why many victims succumb even with intervention.

Most don't realize the accompanying headache during a heart attack. It manifests on the right side above the ear. This pain can be excruciating, but the distress and focus on the ailing heart often overshadow it.

Human Patterns

Have you observed that older individuals, when they relocate against their wishes, sometimes experience a heart attack a few weeks after? Or how heart attacks often occur a few weeks post-retirement?

If the underlying conflict endures beyond the gestation period (9 months in humans), the resultant heart attack can be lethal.

Emotional upheavals from job loss, home loss, or losing any valued aspect of life can contribute to heart attacks. These represent modern forms of territorial loss.

Case Studies

The following real-life cases illustrate how territorial and property loss conflicts manifest as heart attacks:

Matilda, Age 75 - Reputation and Self-Worth

Her heart attack was attributed to a lifelong stress of protecting her reputation and a perceived lack of self-love. A practitioner's quick action with ice on the right side of her head above the ear aided her recovery, and caffeine was recommended to help reduce brain swelling. She has since lived five more healthy years.

Edward, Age 48 - Overwork and Business Stress

Overwork due to business issues took a toll. After finally taking a vacation following a year of intense work, Edward sadly succumbed to a heart attack during the healing phase.

Anne, Age 50 - Home Foreclosure

She faced a foreclosure, lost her job, and moved in with a friend. After realizing the loss of her home wasn't the end and coming to terms with it, she still experienced a heart attack weeks later during the resolution phase.

John, Age 56-60 - Loss of Work Territory

John received a day's notice to leave the ranch he had been overseeing. For eight years, he had taken pride in enhancing the barns and pastures. He had invested years in improving the farm, only to be abruptly fired and watch his hard work go to waste. The owner who followed mismanaged the land, leading to its deterioration.

John, witnessing his territory taken and misused, faced immense distress. A month later, he had a heart attack but survived. He later required 12 stents.

Emergency Help for Heart Attacks

Emergency First Aid: Place ice on the right side of the head above the ear to rapidly decrease brain swelling and pressure affecting the heartbeat command center. This addresses the brain swelling component of the heart attack.

While seeking immediate medical attention is essential, applying ice to the right side of the head may help reduce the brain swelling that contributes to heart attack severity.

Prevention Strategies

The mental state plays a crucial role in heart health. The heart is sensitive to stress, and societal changes have led to an almost even split in heart attack occurrences between men and women. Excessive materialism and the need for control can be detrimental.

Understanding the Transitory Nature of Possessions: It's important to understand that possessions, positions, and territories are temporary. Attachment to these external markers of success can create the conditions for territorial loss conflicts.

Emotional Factors Contributing to Heart Issues:

Stubbornness and inflexibility
Hardheartedness
Envy and comparison with others
Lack of self-love
Know-it-all attitudes
Excessive attachment to material possessions
Need for control over territory or people

Some believe that individuals with these characteristics are less likely to address their underlying emotional issues, potentially increasing their risk.

What You Can Do

1. Address Conflicts and Emotions: It's vital not to suppress feelings related to personal losses. Communication is key in conflict resolution. Discuss and process your emotions around territorial loss, whether it's losing a job, home, relationship, or status.

2. Cold Therapy During Stress: If emotions are intense during times of severe territorial stress, consider using cold therapies like earmuffs or ice packs on the right side of the head above the ear to potentially help prevent excessive brain swelling.

3. Process Loss Before Resolution: Understanding that the heart attack risk is highest during the healing phase (when you've made peace with the loss) allows for proactive intervention. Work through territorial losses consciously using techniques like Inner Influencing® before the body enters the healing phase.