Nothing gives the heart muscle a workout quite like
love - in fact, researchers are now proving
that
love is the route to heart health. Women in
happy marriage are much less likely to have heart attack risk factors than their
lovelorn sisters, while men who have
*** two or more times a week
halve their risk of cardiac arrest.
And this being
Valentine's Day month, couples may like to take note that even
kissing is beneficial - it
increases saliva production, which reduces the bacteria that causes gum disease (a proven contributor
to heart disease) - while
hugs can lower blood pressure and stimulate the release of the bonding
hormone, oxytocin.
So love hard - and live long!
(from: reader's digest asia, feb 2009)
(maayo para sa mga naay uyab!
hehe)