Stress Not Good For Heart

Chronically stressed patients with coronary artery disease are at a threefold greater risk of dying when their hearts are under duress from exercising or mental stress. As anyone who has been in stressful situations knows, your heart races and your blood pressure increases, both leading to the heart’s need for oxygen-rich blood.

To optimize your heart’s health, eat right and exercise. For those who are at greater risk, you might want to consider avoiding:

1. Chronic anxiety
2. Depression
3. Anger
4. Public speaking
5. Doing mental arithmetic
6. Recounting an argument

myDNA, March 8, 2006

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