Sexual activity has been associated with health and longevity and a new report has found that sexuality (sexual activity and quality of sexual life) may be enhanced by a healthy lifestlye.
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Pleasure and positivity are powerful medicine
Pleasurable emotions such as joy, happiness, excitement, enthusiasm, and contentment are associated with a lower risk from heart disease, the leading cause of premature death in the western world. Depression is well known to increase heart disease risk however people who are generally positive – even if they do experience occasional depression, anxiety or anger – experience greater health. The promotion of joy and happiness may soon be used as medicine.
read moreAnger management might save your life
Anger has been linked to an increased risk of fatal heart disease, however research has been paradoxical. In some studies anger increased risk while in others it was protective. Theses difference may be due to differences in how anger is expressed, whether it is a constructive adaptation to a problem, or simply used to blame others.
read moreLoneliness leaves women heartbroken
Compared to men, women may be particularly susceptible to the effects of poor quality relationships. Whereas men have a lower heart disease risk simply because they are in a relationship, the quality of the relationship is much more important to the health of women. Feelings of loneliness have an important effect on health and, interestingly, are not determined by the amount of social interactions but their quality.
read moreFood labelling: information or propaganda?
What if everything you had been told about nutrition was wrong? The health claims on the labels of processed and packaged foods are often misleading and designed to trick you into eating food that is bad for your health, even so called health foods.
read moreNutritional supplement may be better option for lowering the pressure
One in five people suffer from high blood pressure which is the third leading cause of death globally. Dietary and lifestyle change is the most effect treatment for high blood pressure yet often medications are used. Medications however are not particularly effective and fraught with side effects which is consequently why up to 50% of people stop their medication within one year. Fortunately there is a safe nutritional medicine that may help.
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