Too Much Anger and Hostility Increase Heart Disease

Stress takes multiple tolls on your body.  New evidence shows that too much anger or hostility¹ increases the risk of a first cardiovascular adverse event in a healthy person by 19% and increases the risk for a new cardiovascular event in someone with heart disease by 24%.  Men were more adversely affected by anger than women.

This information comes from a large meta-analysisA quantitative statistical analysis of several separate but similar experiments or studies in order to test the pooled data for statistical significance. published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.  This information implies that stress management and better nutrition could assist an individual to calm down a bit and reduce the impact of stress on their cardiovascular system. 

It is well established that too much stress, combined with a lack of energy, are key signs that wear and tear are getting an upper hand.  Don’t let this inflammatory culprit wreck your health.  Do what it takes to keep your head above the fray, feeling in control, energized, and maintaining the ability to not fly off the handle too easily.