You Deserve To Have A Healthy Heart and Optimal Health

Did you know that women’s heart problems can be made worse by watching TV? I happen to subsribe to a newsletter called “Women’s Wellness Today” by Dr. Susan Lark. Dr.Lark is one of the foremost authorities in the field’s of women’s health care, family practice, and complementary and alternative medicine.

In an article by Dr. Lark, she discussed research she read about how TV is bad for your heart. She says:

“In the recent Austrailian study, researchers followed the cardiovascular death rates among almost 9,000 adults for an average of just under 7 years each. Using people who watched less TV per day as the baseline, the study found that watching TV for more than two but less than four hours per day increased the risk of cardiovascular death by 20 percent, and watching four hours or more per day increased it by 80 percent (January 2010, Circulation).

The investigators attributed the negative cardiac impacts of TV watching to the amount of time spent sitting. I agree, that is a big part of it especially if you are sitting in front of the TV after whle day of sitting in front of a computer, or behind the wheel, or in a classroom, etc. . . . .The human cardiovascular system, and in fact the whole human body was designed to be in motion a lot more than most of us are today, even if we exercise. . . . .I think there is another component. Most of what’s on TV today is stressful to watch. Stress is known to cause elevations in inflammatory markers, and inflammation is arguably a major cardiovascular ris factor. After a stressful day at work, plopping down to watch distressing news, violent dramas, and back-stabbing reality shows is the last thing your heart needs!”

This is good stuff! Turn off that TV and find some other things you can do to increase your heart health and life!

To Your Heart’s Health
Monique Hawkins
540-858-2885
mentormonique@gmail.com
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