Valentine Blues
From Medical News Today,
Are they right? Are these traditions healthy for the heart?
A box of chocolates? Certainly sweet but fattening and expensive. In fact, it is very expensive especially during Valentine season. Telling your female companion to munch further on chocolates is like saying, go ahead get FAT! The calories are high despite this article babbling about antioxidants which are anyway not proven to decrease heart risk even if taken in large amounts.
Now wine is good in moderation. But it has to be taken on a daily basis. Taking it on Valentine's day alone is perhap of little significance to your heart. But it certainly would burn a hole in your pocket!
This is the best part.
Research has shown that, for men, having sex at least three times per week cuts the risk of stroke and heart attack in half.
Another reason to get your partner in bed other than all the usual reasons. Heck! My as well start advising all my patients to have sex considering such "statrospherical" statistics. That is 50% risk reduction!! Forget your blood pressure pills. Just have more sex!
Even dinner on Valentine's night is a rip off. With prices out of this world, it is a wonder how all the men can keep smiling innocently at dinner tables pretending they have the world at their feet.
Valentine's Day. Perhaps it is just me, suffering from Valentine Blues. ;)
| Valentine's Day Traditions Can be Good for the Heart 08 Feb 2005 Chocolate, wine and romance aren't just the quickest ways to your true love's heart. A University of Michigan Health System cardiologist says these Valentine's Day traditions are also the way to a healthy heart. “The spirit of Valentine's Day, with intimacy, a little wine, some chocolate, bringing home flowers or sweets, is a tradition we should follow throughout the year. It's one day of celebration that we should continue on a daily basis,” says Melvyn Rubenfire, M.D., director of Preventive Cardiology. Continued.... |
Are they right? Are these traditions healthy for the heart?
A box of chocolates? Certainly sweet but fattening and expensive. In fact, it is very expensive especially during Valentine season. Telling your female companion to munch further on chocolates is like saying, go ahead get FAT! The calories are high despite this article babbling about antioxidants which are anyway not proven to decrease heart risk even if taken in large amounts.
Now wine is good in moderation. But it has to be taken on a daily basis. Taking it on Valentine's day alone is perhap of little significance to your heart. But it certainly would burn a hole in your pocket!
This is the best part.
Research has shown that, for men, having sex at least three times per week cuts the risk of stroke and heart attack in half.
Another reason to get your partner in bed other than all the usual reasons. Heck! My as well start advising all my patients to have sex considering such "statrospherical" statistics. That is 50% risk reduction!! Forget your blood pressure pills. Just have more sex!
Even dinner on Valentine's night is a rip off. With prices out of this world, it is a wonder how all the men can keep smiling innocently at dinner tables pretending they have the world at their feet.
Valentine's Day. Perhaps it is just me, suffering from Valentine Blues. ;)
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