GREEN BAY, Wis. - s4story -- Those butterflies you feel when that special person makes your heart go pitter-patter aren't in your imagination. There are actual physical reactions at play that alert the body when love is in the air.

Cardiologist and author Peter Fergus, MD, describes the very real chemical happenings that race through our body when Cupid's arrow strikes, many of which involve the heart and its interaction with the brain in his latest book, Love and the Heart: A Cardiologist Examines This Endearing Emotion (M&B Global Solutions Inc.)

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Writers and poets have connected the intense emotions of love to the heart throughout the ages, and for good reason. Fergus, who previously released A Life Worth Living: A Cardiologist's Historical Memoir, delves into the history of love's physical and emotional effects, including the science behind those special heart-racing moments.

Embrace the natural high brought on by the power of love. Your heart is built to enjoy the ride, and it is what makes us human, after all.

Love and the Heart is available in paperback, hardcover and digital formats on Amazon at https://link.amazon/B02OBFK8h, as well as in paperback through the IngramSpark platform for retail outlets. (ISBN: 978-1-942731-62-7)