Do you hold grudges? Study says, let it go for your heart’s sake
Hindustan TimesDid you know that the way we hold grudges can affect our heart? The study was conducted on 669 participants from the Midlife Development in the United States dataset who underwent a controlled stress test, and their blood pressure and heart rate were measured. Suppressed anger can affect heart It was observed that people who frequently felt anger showed less increase in their heart rate and blood pressure levels, while the ones who suppressed their anger demonstrated even lesser increase in their BP and heart rate levels. It was observed that participants with high anger control had higher blood pressure and heart rate increases during the test. Study author Adam O’Riordan added that suppressed anger was observed to have heightened impact on heart and blood pressure levels.
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