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Brain,  Science

Loneliness Is Bad For The Heart

This title sounds like a romantic poem, but it isn’t. This is the harsh reality; loneliness is known scientifically to be bad for the heart. It is not only bad for the heart, but it also causes premature death. Unfortunately, loneliness is more common now than ever before.

With covid-19, distancing and isolation increase loneliness even more, there is a risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. Studies have shown that social isolation has been associated with more than 10,000 patients with ischaemic heart disease, arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm), heart failure, or heart valve disease.

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Loneliness is bad for the heart

Loneliness has drawbacks for everyone, regardless of age, body mass, sex, health records, drinking habits or education. “The research from the University of York suggested that loneliness and social isolation are linked to a 29 per cent increased risk of a heart attack or angina and a 32 per cent heightened risk of having a stroke.”

Loneliness is also linked to many other conditions; anxiety, chronic stress and other psychological problems.

What Is Loneliness? 

Defining loneliness can be tricky because loneliness can not only be in the physical form while everyone perceives it that way. Researchers define it as “a subjective negative feeling associated with someone’s perception that their relationships with others are deficient”. But the meaning is subjective, so it depends on the person and the situation.

Loneliness and Social Isolation

It has shown that loneliness and social isolation are not the same things. Loneliness and social isolation are not the same things. Loneliness is typically characterized as dissatisfaction with a condition – a lack of social ties or social relationship flaws – whereas social isolation is the circumstance itself – having few social contacts.

Are Feelings Have An Impact On Our Health?

Yes, our feelings have a big impact on our health. Have you ever had your heart broken in your entire life? I think that we all went through that at least once in our life. Do you know that there is a science behind this feeling?

When you go through a heartbreak, you can feel acute negative emotional stress which causes the left ventricle of your heart to be paralyzed, which provide the same symptoms as a heart attack would; acute chest, shoulder and arm pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, vomiting and so on.

Fortunately, this is reversible compared to a heart attack. Still, it is as acute as a heart attack that you may think you have a heart attack, leading to panic attacks. This will be a shock to your body.

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Loneliness is bad for the heart

Some researchers claim that loneliness can be as bad as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, is this proven? Not yet. But it seems pretty bad.

How To Improve Your Heart Conditions? 

There are things that you can add to your daily routine to make it more heart-friendly. Eating almonds, brazil nuts, cashew nuts, and walnuts will be advantageous for your heart condition. In nuts, there is a high presence of magnesium and potassium that allow your body to maintain normal blood pressure and allow your heart to function properly.

Exercise is also a good way in maintaining your heart health. Maybe you did not know, but your heart is a muscle, and like any other muscle in your body, it needs training to become stronger. A little jog every day will help your heart.

Our heart is a weird muscle. It does not act like the others in our body but is among the vital organs, so it is important to take care of it. In the comments, let us know how you take care of your heart…

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