Health aNd Fitness Guide

Couples who fight stay healthy longer. Suppressing anger has long been associated with stress, a risk factor for heart disease. A study observed 192 couples for 17 years and looked at the correlation between anger and resentment in a married relationship, and its effect on the overall mortality rate. Mortality rate was twice as high in couples who suppressed their anger when compared to relationships in which at least one of them expressed their emotions, according to the study published in the Journal of Family Communication.