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How rage affects your heart
If you knew that repeated anger may increase your risk of heart disease significantly, would you still blow off steam by shouting and breaking things during an argument or getting furious if traffic comes to a dead stop while on your way to an important meeting? It’s time for hot heads to pay heed: increasingly, the negative, irritable, raging and intimidating personality type concerns heart researchers and doctors alike. “You’re talking about people who seem to experience high levels of anger very frequently,” states Laura Kubzansky, PhD, MPH, an associate professor at the Harvard School of Public Health in Cambridge, MA, who has evaluated the role of stress and emotions on cardiovascular disease. The key word here is “high” levels. Moderate levels of anger might not be the problem, according to Kubzansky. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disease Prevention
Potassium and Heart Health
Potassium is a simple mineral with an essential function: helping your heart beat. About a hundred thousand times per day, potassium helps trigger your heart’s squeeze of blood through your body. If you currently suffer from high blood pressure, heart failure, or heart rhythm problems, consuming enough potassium is extremely important. And even though potassium and cholesterol are not directly linked, eating a diet rich in this mineral may lower your cholesterol as well. Potassium: Abundant and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Adult nutrition, Diet, Heart Disease
Even minimal smoking can damage young adult’s arteries.
Smoking only one cigarette can stiffen the arteries of young adults by about 25 percent, states a new study. The harder a persons arteries, the higher their propensity for stroke or heart disease, says Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou, a specialist on internal and vascular medicine at McGill University Health Center in Montreal. She assessed arterial stiffness in both smokers and non-smokers, from ages 18 to 30, at rest and after exercising. To set up a base measurement, the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fitness, Heart Disease, Smoking Cessation