Using information from the Framingham Heart Study, which started in 1948, researchers looked at questionnaires women in the study had filled out over 20 years about how often they took vacations. Those women who took a vacation once every six years or less were almost eight times more likely to develop coronary heart disease or have a heart attack than those who took at least two vacations a year, said Elaine Eaker, a co-author of the study and president of Eaker Epidemiology Enterprises, a private research company.

It is true what they say… My neurologist last week said that he thinks this will help my physical symptoms better then the medications that I am currently taking. He firmly believe that becoming relaxed and taking as he says ‘time to smell the roses’ does wonders for the body. We shall see but I am looking forward to it for sure!

via Herald Tribune 

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Vacations are heart healthy!