Aware of your heartbeat? If yes, study says YOU can trust your gut!

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Trust your gut, says Nat Geo, if you are aware of your heartbeat. Yes, you read that right.

People who are aware of their heart beats do better when making "gut" assessments, say scientists from the University of Cambridge.

It makes sense, if you think about it.  Your subconscious brain may be picking up on danger signs that you are not consciously aware of, which cause your body to react.  If you are good at catching an escalating heart beat, you are picking up on a subconscious clue from your body.

I can tell you without a doubt, I am very aware of my heart rate and when it climbs, so this makes sense to me.  The simplest things can set mine off--simply watching a video of someone sending subtle threatening red flags to others (where I am in no danger) sends mine racing!

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