We now know that there's far more to maintaining heart health and
reversing heart disease than diet, exercise, and cholesterol levels.
The latest research indicates that stress, and an inability to deal with it,
is a direct contributor to heart disease.
Anxiety was associated with a 26 percent increase in coronary heart disease. Anger and hostility rank at the top of the list of heart-harmful emotions.
While studies reveal a great deal about the harm that negative emotions deliver to the heart, they also clearly demonstrate the amazing healing power of positive emotions. I've seen firsthand how we can harness optimism, confidence, laughter, social connections, and relaxation to help our hearts get and stay healthy.
After just 15 minutes of laughing, volunteers got the same vascular
benefit as they would from spending 15 to 20 minutes at the gym or
taking a daily statin.
Medical science is now proving what people have known for hundreds
of years: that music is deeply healing.
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