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Creating a sound financial Retirement Plan may reduce your risk of suffering heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular incidents. Read the following article.

Psychological Well-being in Seniors is Linked to Good Health

Recent research shows that psychological wellness in seniors may reduce their risks of suffering heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular incidents. In the study, the most optimistic individuals seemed to have 50 percent less chance of experiencing a cardiovascular event than those who were not optimistic. Many studies performed in the past 20 years have consistently shown that anxiety, anger, hostility, depression and other negative emotions can be harmful to cardiovascular function. However, many researchers feel that approaching the issue from a positive angle is better. In doing this, they seek to find how psychological

health relates to heart health. Experts believe that the presence of positive is not the same thing as the absence of negative. Life satisfaction, optimism and happiness are all connected to a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. Research shows that an individual's socioeconomic status, body weight, age and smoking status do not affect this connection. This means that the most optimistic people, regardless of personal factors, are 50 percent less likely to experience cardiovascular events than those who are less optimistic. Research also consistently shows that positive emotions, optimism and other positive psychological assets slow the progression of cardiovascular disease.

In order to understand how cardiovascular disease and psychological wellness are connected, it is important to know how heart health is related to biological markers. Many researchers have studied these connections carefully. They found that people who have a good sense of wellness plan balanced diets, get enough sleep, exercise adequately and participate in other healthy behaviors. In addition to being tied to better heart health, overall wellness and optimism is related to better biological function. Research has shown a positive link between a feeling of overall wellness and better lipid profiles, a healthier body weight and lower blood pressure.

Researchers are hopeful that future projects will show that happiness, optimism and satisfaction are present before good cardiovascular health. If research continues to show such positive links, the findings will have very strong implications for designing intervention and prevention methods. Experts believe that putting an emphasis on promoting psychological strengths instead of mitigating psychological problems will contribute to better cardiovascular health. More than 2,000 people die of cardiovascular disease every day in America. This means the average rate of death in people with cardiovascular disease is one person every 39 seconds. In addition to this, stroke is the cause of one in 18 deaths in America. 

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