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HEART SAVING TIPS TO FOLLOW: MANAGE YOUR STRESS
We all know that stress is bad for our health. You can have a perfect diet and exercise regularly, yet if stress is a big part of your life you are still likely to get sick. The stress hormones adrenalin and Cortisol promote inflammation in our bodies, cause us to gain weight, make us more likely to develop Syndrome X and suppress our immune system. Ongoing stress usually leads to depression, and depressed people are more likely to suffer with heart disease. These are mostly consequences of long term stress; acute stress reactions can be even more damaging.
Not all heart attacks occur as a result of fatty plaques deposited in the artery walls; it is possible to have a heart attack even if you have healthy arteries. Sometimes there is a spasm of the coronary arteries which reduces or stops blood flow through these arteries that lead to the heart. Spasm of the coronary arteries can lead to chest pain, and it may even cause a fatal heart attack.
Can you die of a broken heart?
It seems like mum was wrong, and you can in fact die of a broken heart. Extreme sadness, sudden fright and other intense negative emotions can result in symptoms of a heart attack, and in susceptible people will actually cause a heart attack. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine examined 19 patients who had very recently had a traumatic experience; these patients had been admitted to hospital with heart attack like symptoms. These patients were found to have more than seven times the normal levels of the stress hormones adrenalin and dopamine in their bloodstream. These hormones regulate heart rate and blood pressure. Mental stress can impair the normal rhythm of the heart and cause impaired blood flow to the heart muscle.
Several studies have shown that workplace stress and pressure place people at greater risk of having a heart attack. This is especially so if the person does not feel they have any control over their circumstances at work. Heart attacks are said to be more common on Monday mornings!
Too little sleep is very bad for your heart also, as not getting enough sleep is a stress on your body. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, USA found that women who reported sleeping five hours or less per night were 45 percent more likely to have heart problems than women who sleep eight hours per night.
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