Tuesday, August 21

Mean people redux

Okay .. I'm on a bit of a rant about this .. mean people that is .. And I've found
more research showing you've got to get over yourself .. It's a new study, albeit a small one that hasn't been reviewed .. but it ties into other research ..
bottom line here .. the meanies - the angry ones ... they have lower HDL cholestorol . that's the good stuff .. and not enough HDL is a risk for heart disease.
This is what the researchers found:

Hostility rose with stress.
Hostility rose with self-blame.
Higher hostility scores were linked to lower HDL.
Stress was linked to higher self-isolation.
Stress was linked to higher self-blame.
Stress was linked a feeling of less efficacy in dealing with problems.

So .. go smell the roses ..

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