Posts Tagged ‘cardiovascular’

 Page 1 of 1  1 

The Effect of Kissing on Health

The Effect of Kissing on Health
Recently, scientists have found why we close our eyes when kissing. Kissing is already known to be beneficial to one’s health, but it's difficult to say how kisses actually influence our health state. Medical professionals argue that kissing in not only pleasure but also an effective remedy against many diseases. Full story

Prolonged Sleep Contributes to the Stroke Risks

Prolonged Sleep Contributes to the Stroke Risks
The scientists have recently discovered that it is unhealthy and even dangerous to sleep for 9 hours or even more every night. As it turns out, prolonged sleep increases stroke risks for those women who already had menopause. 93 thousand women across US participated in the study. Only 5% of the women aged 79 reported to sleep 9 hours or more every night. The results of the study showed that the stroke risk in those women exceeds the risk undergone by women who sleep 7 hours per night by 60-70%. Full story

Coffee Prevents Cardiovascular Diseases

Coffee Prevents Cardiovascular Diseases
Different scientists have different views on the effect coffee has on our body. Some of them call it a “divine drink” (not merely because of its taste but for its valuable assets as well), others blame it for all kinds of “cardinal sins”, such as early death due to acute conditions of the cardiovascular diseases. The fact that caffeine increases blood pressure was discovered long time ago, but as it turns out, other components found in coffee neutralize this effect. Full story

Happy Marriage Cures Hypertension

Happy Marriage Cures Hypertension
Happy married couples have a lower blood pressure, claim scientists from Brigham Young University, USA. They conducted a study including 204 married people (102 couples) and 99 people who have never been married, all of them wore blood pressure monitors for 24 hours. 30% of the volunteers suffered from hypertension. It was found, that those happily married had lower systolic pressure – on average by 4 mm of mercury, – and a significantly lowered pressure at night. And this is very important, as those suffering from high blood pressure at night are more prone to cardiovascular diseases. Full story

Excessive Weight Loss Reduces Life by 8 Years

Excessive Weight Loss Reduces Life by 8 Years
Norwegian scientists have conducted a study on the interconnection of the weight and duration of life. It has occurred, that in 90 percent of cases too little weight and a too thin figure reduce the duration of life by 9 years, while excess weight and obesity reduce life by only 4 years. Obese ... Full story

Sleeping in Daytime Prevents Cardiovascular Diseases

Sleeping in Daytime Prevents Cardiovascular Diseases
Greek scientists have proved, that siesta protects from cardiovascular diseases. They have found, that 30 minutes of sleep during the daytime at least three times a week reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by 37%. The positive effect of siesta is associated with the reduction of the ... Full story
 Page 1 of 1  1 
Copyright © 2009 Geniusbeauty.com. All rights reserved.