The Heart the Most Critical Electric Organ

by Kenny Anderson

The Creator 'Source of Creative Intelligence' created the foundation of the human body as an 'electrical system'. The nervous system is the body's electrical wiring, a complex collection of nerves. 

When we look at the nervous system, we should conclude that the designer of the human body must have had an intricate knowledge of electronics and must have known how to harness electrical energy to change it into other forms of energy.

The electrical nervous system and the heart

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are opposing forces that affect your heart rate. Both systems are made up of very tiny nerves that travel from the brain or spinal cord to your heart.

The sympathetic nervous system is triggered during stress or a need for increased cardiac output and sends signals to your heart to increase its rate. The para -sympathetic system is active during periods of rest and sends signals to your heart to decrease its rate.

Our Hearts Electricity

The heart is the most powerful source of electromagnetic energy in the human body, producing the largest rhythmic electromagnetic field of any of the body's organs. The heart's electrical field is about 60 times greater in amplitude than the electrical activity generated by the brain.

For our hearts to beat continually the heart muscle has to contract in a uniform way. Contraction starts when an electrical message going out to your individual heart muscle cells. The electrical signal starts in a group of cells at the top of your heart called the sinoatrial (SA) node. The signal then travels down through your heart, triggering first your two atria and then your two ventricles.

The heartbeat happens as follows:

1. The SA node (called the pacemaker of the heart) sends out an electrical impulse.

2. The upper heart chambers (atria) contract.

3. The AV node sends an impulse into the ventricles.

4. The lower heart chambers (ventricles) contract or pump.

5. The SA node sends another signal to the atria to contract, which starts the cycle over again.

Although the heart can operate independently, the heart responds to many factors in your body; there are a number of feedback systems between your heart, your brain, and other organ systems that help maintain a normal heart rate and rhythm.

The field of neurocardiology numerous research has shown that the heart sends more information to the brain than the brain sends to the heart. And the brain responds to the heart in many important ways. This research explains how the heart responds to emotional and mental reactions and why certain emotions stress the body and drain our energy.

As we experience feelings like anger, frustration, anxiety and insecurity, our heart rhythm patterns become more erratic. These erratic patterns are sent to the emotional centers in the brain, which it recognizes as negative or stressful feelings. These signals create the actual feelings we experience in the heart area and the body. The erratic heart rhythms also block our ability to think clearly.

Many neurocardiology studies have found that the risk of developing heart disease is significantly increased for people who often experience stressful emotions such as irritation, anger, frustration, etc. 

These emotions create a chain reaction in the body stress hormone levels increase, blood vessels constrict, blood pressure rises, and the immune system is weakened. If we consistently experience these emotions, it can put a strain on the heart and other organs, eventually leading to serious health problems and death.