{"id":7245,"date":"2015-06-18T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/?p=7245"},"modified":"2015-06-17T06:30:36","modified_gmt":"2015-06-17T10:30:36","slug":"divorce-physically-hurts-a-womans-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/doinglifetogether\/2015\/06\/divorce-physically-hurts-a-womans-heart.html","title":{"rendered":"Divorce Physically Hurts a Woman’s Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"divorce<\/a>Their families were surprised. Don and Jackie were getting a divorce after 15 years of marriage. \u00a0Don’s sister believes\u00a0Don will have a difficulty\u00a0living alone. She fears the stress of the split could cause him serious emotional and health problems.<\/p>\n

But new research says that Don’s sister should be worried about Jackie as well.<\/p>\n

Divorce is never an easy road, but when it comes to heart health, women are more at risk than men. According to Duke University researchers<\/a>,\u00a0divorce may contribute to higher heart attack risk for women.\u00a0The acute and chronic stress involved in divorce wreaks havoc on the body.<\/p>\n

Researchers followed over 15,827\u00a0people for two decades and found that those who stayed married had a lower risk of heart attack. Emotional and financial stress of divorce, especially for women, are likely\u00a0factors. So are\u00a0taking care of oneself, losing friends and changes of lifestyle that come with divorce.\u00a0Whatever the reasons (we don’t really know), the link between divorce and heart health was found to exist, especially for women.\u00a0And going through multiple divorces further increases your risk of heart attack.<\/p>\n

Men who remarried after divorce lowered their risk of heart attack to the same level as married men, but this was not true for\u00a0women. Surprisingly, remarriage didn’t help women with this risk factor.<\/p>\n

So if you are on the road to divorce, get help. Find a couples counselor and try to work through your issues. Your physical health might just depend on it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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