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爱让你拥有一颗健康的心 Love can keep your heart healthy [ 2007-02-14 09:39 ] Love can keep your hearthealthy Valentine's Day is not all aboutmushiness, flowers andchocolates, for now a new research has shown that Cupid's magic works asfar as the health of your heart is concerned. Women in happy marriages are much less likely to have a heart attackthan those in high-stress relationships, research at the University ofPittsburgh, in the US, found.And men who have sex two or more times a week halve their risk of acardiac arrest, a study at Bristol University found.Hugs lower your blood pressure while making love is a great cardiacworkout .It temporarily raises blood pressure and gives the arteries and veins aworkout, keeping them strong and flexible.Cathy Ross, a specialist nurse with the British Heart Foundation, says:"Sex can provide the same benefits as walking up several flights of stairs."And it's a lot more fun which means we're more likely to stick with theexercise regime.We burn on average 200 calories when we have sex. But trying outdifferent positions can increase the burn and fun.HUGS also help. Doctors at the University of North Carolina, inAmerica, found cuddles can lower blood pressure and boost levels of therelaxing feelgood hormone oxytocin.Kissing is also recommended for gums and teeth because it increasesproduction of saliva, which helps kill the bacteria that cause tooth decayand gum disease.In the long term this can even help to head off a heart attack becausegum disease can increase the risk of heart attacks.双语资讯 | 
