Study Confirms That Matters of the Heart Directly Influence The Health of Your Heart

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="spotlight" src="https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/t1/1545807_10151923398432499_192843947_n.png" style="height: 480px; width: 380px;" /></div><br /><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'University of Utah researchers have shown that the ways in which you are supported, can actually have significant bearing on your overall cardiovascular health. The findings announced by <i><a href="http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/heart-disease-risk-linked-with-spouses-social-support.html" target="_blank"> Psychological Science</a></i> reveal that when both partners perceive having mixed feelings about the support they get from each other, each partner’s levels of coronary artery calcification (CAC) tend to be particularly high. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> “There is a large body of epidemiological research suggesting that our relationships are predictors of mortality rates, especially from cardiovascular disease,” explains Bert Uchino, psychological scientist of the University of Utah. “But most prior work has ignored the fact that many relationships are characterized by both positive and negative aspects -- in other words, ambivalence.”'<br /> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://preventdisease.com/news/14/020714_Matters-of-Heart-Influence-The-Health-of-Heart.shtml">more...</a></span>

Study Confirms That Matters of the Heart Directly Influence The Health of Your Heart

'University of Utah researchers have shown that the ways in which you are supported, can actually have significant bearing on you...

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