Tag Archives for spouse
Family Stress and the Heart
I know you don’t need the Danish to confirm what you’ve long suspected: family stress, particularly stress which involves our spouses and children, do directly impact the heart. But a most recent Danish study avers that participants reporting a troubled…
Tags: angina, cardiovascular, children, Danish, family stress, heart, heart disease, relationship, Rikke Lund, spouse
Caring for a Spouse with Alzheimer’s Puts Significant Other at Greater Risk
At the recent Alzheimer’s Association 2009 International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease, an eye opening study demonstrated that spouses who care for a mate suffering from dementia were more likely to develop the same condition, with husband caregivers at a much…
Tags: Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimers/Dementia, blood pressure, caregiver, cholesterol, dementia, exercise, healthy diet, NYU, Ralph Nixon, risk factor, spouse, stress
