Is Being Single a Health Risk?
“A happy marriage lowers blood pressure.” I read this headline as I sat in a warm sunny corner of the spa where I was staying at for a weekend to escape the windy, cold and snowy weather that had descended for the Easter weekend.
The study, being reported by David Gardner in the Daily Mail (28 March 2008), shared the results of a study that compared the blood pressure of 204 married and 99 single adults at random intervals throughout the day and night. The conclusion of the study, as reported by Gardner, suggested that happily-married couples are more likely to live longer and be healthier and fitter than those who are single.
It doesn’t take rocket science to figure out what the solution being offered might be if you want to be healthy, fit and live longer – get married!
Something, however, didn’t seem quite right to me as I re-read the headline. "Happily married have lower blood pressure than singles."
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