Life Satisfaction Make Heart Healthy

Feelings of life satisfaction have an effect on heart health. The higher sense of satisfaction you have, the lower a person's risk of coronary heart disease.

Depression and anxiety are known for a long time is a factor that can trigger heart attacks. In contrast, positive psychology such conditions were satisfied with living a good effect on heart health.

Thus the results of research published in the website of The European Heart Journal. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, examined the satisfaction levels of 8000 government employees in Britain work related, family, sex, standard of living, activities, relaxation, and self-image. They were asked to assess the level of satisfaction on a scale of 1 (very dissatisfied) to scale 7 (extremely satisfied).

After six years, the researchers looked at heart health records of the respondents to determine whether there is a heart attack-related death, nonfatal heart attack, or chest pain (angina).

High levels of life satisfaction was associated with decreased risk of heart disease by 13 percent. Satisfaction in work, family, sex, and self-image is considered important to protect the heart.

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