We all know the human heart is one of the most important organs in our bodies. The average human heart beats 72 beats per minute pumping about 2,000 gallons of blood to every part of your body. As the most famous muscular organ in the body has gained notoriety for centuries in books, poems, movies, and songs, it’s no coincidence there is a connection between the emotion love and the beating heart within your chest. Relationships are great for heart health.
A study published by the National Institute of Health in 2010 showed that social relationships play an important factor on behavioral, psychosocial and physiological health. Of the physiological health mentioned in the journal, cardiovascular health is heavily affected by the relationships in our lives.
How do the relationships in your life keep the old ticker pumping strong? See how these three types of close, social connections can decrease the risk of heart attacks and heart disease.
Best Friends. Besties. Comrades
You could be a social butterfly with several circles of tight-knit friends, you may have only a few close friends you share life’s best moments with, or your best friend could be your dog. Regardless of the quantity of friends you have, recall the moments your friends have made you smile and laugh. Fortunately for you, Laughter may help prevent heart disease
Studies from the University of Maryland Medical Center found that people with heart disease were 40 percent less likely to laugh than those who do not suffer from heart disease. When we laugh, our hearts beat faster bringing on bouts of cardiac exercise. Don’t postpone that long distance call with your oldest friend, or a dinner with your hilarious neighbor. The next time you find yourself rolling on the floor from uncontrollable laughter, your heart will thank you.
Relatives. Kinfolk. Family
Whether our family members are actual blood relatives or people that have come into our lives, the relationship we have with our family members is irreplaceable. Not only are they the people that make you smile and laugh, nothing compares to the solace you also find in a family member’s warm embrace. Next time you try to avoid one of your aunt’s “minute-too-long-squeezes” — think again. Enveloping your loved one in a warm embrace causes the body to release oxytocin, a stress-reducing hormone that also gives us the “warm fuzzies.” As stress is the leading cause of heart attacks, make sure to get in a good bear-hug every now and then; it will be beneficial for both parties.
Sweetheart. The ol’ ball and chain
Do you remember your first crush and the way your heart started to race when you saw him or her? It turns out that heart-pounding feeling is more than just a signal of puppy love. The brain releases hormones including adrenaline and dopamine that increase your heart rate and intensity that provide a mini-workout for your heart. If you’re a touchy-feely person, this next tip is great news; Hand-holding may reduce your stress levels and calm your nerves by making you feel more secure and supported. Lastly, the lost art of love-letters has been linked to lowering cholesterol. Studies have shown significantly reduced cholesterol levels in those that wrote about their affectionate relationships. Perhaps it’s time to take a page from our ancestor’s book and put our thoughts to paper. Positive effects on the heart will be experienced by both the writer and the reader.
Taking time to express your feelings, whether it’s physically or communicatively, can have a positive impact on your emotional and physical stress levels. Make time to spend with your closest friends, laugh and smile with those that surround you, embrace your loved ones and get cozy with your soul mate. When you are surrounding yourself with love, you are feeding your heart.
Sisi sote tunajua moyo wa binadamu ni moja ya viungo muhimu zaidi katika miili yetu. Moyo wa binadamu hupiga mara 72 kwa dakika, na kusukuma damu kwa kiasi cha lita 2,000 kwa kila sehemu ya mwili. Kama kiungo maarufu zaidi misuli katika mwili amepata umaarufu kwa karne katika vitabu, mashairi, filamu, na nyimbo, si bahati mbaya kuna uhusiano kati ya hisia upendo na moyo kupiga ndani ya kifua chako. Mahusiano ni mazuri kwa afya ya moyo. Utafiti uliofanywa na Taasisi ya Kitaifa ya Afya (NIH) ulionyesha kuwa uhusiano wa kijamii ni muhimu kwa afya ya tabia, kisaikolojia na kisaikolojia. Kwa afya ya mwili, afya ya moyo na mishipa ya damu huathiriwa sana na mahusiano katika maisha yetu. Jinsi gani mahusiano katika maisha yako kuweka ticker zamani pumping nguvu? Tazama jinsi aina hizi tatu za uhusiano wa karibu na wa kijamii zinavyoweza kupunguza hatari ya mshtuko wa moyo na magonjwa ya moyo. Marafiki Bora. Besties. Unaweza kuwa kipepeo wa kijamii na duru kadhaa za marafiki wa karibu, unaweza kuwa na marafiki wa karibu wachache tu ambao unashiriki wakati bora wa maisha nao, au rafiki yako bora anaweza kuwa mbwa wako. Hata kama una marafiki wangapi, kumbuka wakati ambao marafiki wako wamekufanya utabasamu na kucheka. Kwa bahati nzuri, kicheko kinaweza kusaidia kuzuia magonjwa ya moyo: Uchunguzi kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Maryland Medical Center uligundua kwamba watu wenye magonjwa ya moyo walikuwa na uwezekano mdogo wa 40 wa kucheka kuliko wale ambao hawakuwa na magonjwa ya moyo. Tunapocheka, mioyo yetu hupiga kwa kasi zaidi na hivyo kufanya mazoezi ya moyo. Usiahirishe simu hiyo ya mbali na rafiki yako wa zamani, au mlo wa jioni na jirani yako ya kuchekesha. Wakati mwingine utakapojikuta ukipiga kelele kwa kucheka bila kudhibitiwa, moyo wako utakushukuru. Watu wa ukoo. Watu wa ukoo. Ikiwa familia zetu ni watu wa ukoo wa damu au watu ambao wamekuja katika maisha yetu, uhusiano tunao na washiriki wa familia yetu hauwezi kubadilishwa. Si tu kwamba wao ni watu ambao hufanya tabasamu na kucheka, hakuna kulinganisha na faraja wewe pia kupata katika mwanachama wa familia ya kukumbatia joto. Wakati mwingine wewe kujaribu kuepuka moja ya shangazi yako <unk> dakika-kwa-muda-squeezes<unk> <unk> kufikiri tena. "Kumbusu mpendwa wako kwa joto husababisha mwili kutolewa oxytocin, homoni kupunguza mkazo ambayo pia inatupa ""fuzz"" joto. kama mkazo ni sababu kuu ya mashambulizi ya moyo, kuhakikisha kupata katika nzuri ""bear-kumbatia"" kila sasa na kisha; itakuwa na manufaa kwa pande zote mbili." Mpendwa wangu. Je, unakumbuka jinsi ulivyovutiwa kwa mara ya kwanza na jinsi moyo wako ulivyoanza kupiga mbio ulipomwona? Inatokea kwamba hisia ya moyo wa kupiga-piga ni zaidi ya ishara tu ya upendo wa mtoto. Ubongo hutoa homoni za adrenaline na dopamine ambazo huongeza kasi ya moyo na kuongeza nguvu ya moyo. Kama wewe ni mtu touchy-feely, ncha hii ijayo ni habari kubwa; Mkono-kuchukua inaweza kupunguza viwango vya mkazo wako na kutuliza neva yako kwa kufanya kujisikia zaidi salama na mkono. Mwishowe, sanaa iliyopotea ya kuandika barua za upendo imehusianishwa na kupunguza kolesteroli. Uchunguzi umeonyesha kuwa viwango vya kolesteroli vilipungua sana kwa wale walioandika juu ya mahusiano yao ya upendo. Labda ni wakati wa kuchukua ukurasa kutoka kitabu cha babu zetu na kuweka mawazo yetu kwenye karatasi. Matokeo mazuri juu ya moyo yatapatikana na mwandishi na msomaji. Kuchukua muda wa kueleza hisia zako, iwe ni kimwili au kwa njia ya mawasiliano, kunaweza kuwa na athari nzuri kwenye viwango vyako vya mkazo wa kihisia na kimwili. Tumia wakati wako na marafiki wako wa karibu, tazama na kutabasamu na wale wanaokuzunguka, kuwapendeza wapendwa wako na kuwa na uhusiano wa karibu na mwenzi wako wa roho. Unapojizunguka na upendo, unalisha moyo wako.