Healthy heart habits can improve overall physical and psychological well -being

A new study by Emory University It reveals that maintaining optimal cardiovascular health can significantly improve overall physical and psychological prosperity.

Posted today in Journal of the American Heart UnionThe study composes the findings of about 500 peer -assessed studies. It confirms that the benefits of heart health behaviors extend far beyond the heart, positively affect brain function, vision, hearing, muscle strength and even the reduction of the risk of chronic diseases such as cancer and dementia.

“While we have recently learned that heart health and brain health are closely linked, in this review we have found that almost every organs system and head to head to fingers benefit from a healthy lifestyle in the heart“Says Liliana Aguayo, PhD, MPH, Assistant Research Professor at Emory Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and Core Member at the World Diabetes Research Center, which led the study.

The review is the first of its kind to systematically examine how the simple 7 ™ American Heart Association LIFE measurements – including smoking, healthy eating, regular physical activity, maintenance of healthy weight and blood pressure management, cholesterol and cholesterol Organ systems. The updated noun 8 ™ also includes sleep as a key factor.

Among the main findings were that those with heart health habits:

• They were more likely to maintain the function of the brain and lungs, vision and hearing and maintain their teeth and muscle strength as they grow older.
• They lived lower levels of cortisol and stress and lower frequencies of several chronic diseases, including cancer, COPD, pneumonia, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, greasy liver disease, type 2 diabetes, depression and kidney disease.
• It had a higher self -reported quality of life and a lower risk of adverse effects of pregnancy, breathing with sleep disorders, metabolic syndrome, erectile dysfunction, functional disability and mobility problems and mortality of all causes.
• Experienced lower medical costs, utilization of healthcare and cost of non -cardiovascular disease.

The study was partially supported by the American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health. It calls for further research on under -pre -adjunct populations, including children and pregnant women, and emphasizes the need to understand how even small lifestyle improvements give significant health benefits.