A happy marriage can promote healthy eyesight, stronger heart and all-around better well-being
Most of us tend to take healthy eyesight, fully functioning muscles and other aspects of our well-being for granted. Making positive lifestyle choices – such as eating a nutrient-rich diet and engaging in frequent exercise – can help keep heart disease at bay, reduce stress and prevent depression, but did you know that a happy marriage can also have these benefits? According to a popular article currently trending on CNN, content spouses are also more likely to live longer after having coronary artery bypass surgery, compared to unmarried individuals.
According to lead author Kathleen B. King from the University of Rochester's School of Nursing, men in particular benefit from being married. She explained that this may be due to the fact that married individuals often have more support when it comes to making healthy lifestyle choices, such as eating better and working out.
If an individual wanted to adopt, say, a holistic mind-body regimen such as yoga, they would potentially be more motivated if they had an encouraging wife or husband. Performing the exercises for stress relief and gentle poses with a loving spouse could also make it more likely that they stuck to the program.
"They are more likely to take the advice of someone they're in a good marriage with," King told the news source. "They're more likely to have a reason to live."
The study was conducted among 52 women and 173 men. Those who were happily married were more likely to live up to 15 years longer after heart surgery, compared to their single counterparts. According to the researchers, the benefits were less clear for ladies, but King believes that the survival benefit would probably be the same in both genders.
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