Early risers risk heart problems, a study says by Corina Ciubotaru

A recent study shows that waking up early in the morning may lead to heart disease. Researchers claim that early risers have trouble with their tension and they pose higher risk of strokes, but the findings also point out that they are older people. Heart disease can occur for a number of reasons, including stress, genetic conditioning and high cholesterol levels. Other illnesses, such as diabetes, can influence the normal functioning of one's heart, while smoking and obesity also have strong effects on a person's heart by increasing the blood pressure and clogging arteries. The best way to prevent the heart from getting sick is to take care of what we eat and drink and make regular physical exercise. An aspirin each day seems to have good effects in your heart functioning, acting as a blood thinner, so the risk of blood clots is lowered. But aspirin can also lead to stomach problems so a doctor's advice is recommended before starting to take the drug regularly. Women are inclined to develop heart disease 7 or 8 years later than men and are more likely to die after suffering a heart attack than men, although the reasons for this are not known. Heart attacks kill more women over 65 than all types of cancer and by that age, women have as high a risk as men to develop a heart condition. We should remember that people who wake up early each day are the ones with the most stressful jobs, so their sleep patterns shouldn't be regarded as the only habit responsible for their health.

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by Corina Ciubotaru for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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