To avoid a heart attack .. you must live a "love story"

"It has been scientifically proven that love protects long-term heart attacks and prolongs the life of the heart," said Turkish cardiologist Ahmad Karah Bulut.

In a written statement issued by the doctor on the occasion of "Valentine's Day" on February 14, the Turkish doctor said that feelings associated with increased love of heart rate and enthusiasm positively affect the patient's heart rate. state of the heart.

Couples who have a happy and stable relationship enjoy a peaceful sleep, which reduces the risk of heart attack, he said.

He stressed that love is an antidote to stress, which reduces the secretion of the stress hormone "cortisol", improves sugar and cholesterol levels and protects the arteries.

He pointed out that feelings of love reduce blood pressure, as scientific research has shown that warm conversations that hug one another and romantic discussions reduce blood pressure.

He explained that the reason is that the feelings of love raise the level of the hormone relax, "oxytocin", which not only improves blood pressure, strengthens the immune system and reduces inflammation arteries.

Love also works to prevent depression, said Karol Bulut, where the brain stimulates the secretion of dopamine, endorphins, and hormones to serotonin, which increase the feeling of happiness.

He added that scientific research had concluded that the average age of women living alone was two years lower and that men were 6 to 7 years older than those living with their husbands.