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From APA
Anger may be more harmful to an older person's physical health than sadness, potentially increasing inflammation, which is associated with such chronic illnesses as heart disease, arthritis and cancer, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
"As most people age, they simply cannot do the activities they once did, or they may experience the loss of a spouse or a decline in their physical mobility and they can become angry," said Meaghan A. Barlow, MA, of Concordia University, lead author of the study, which was published in Psychology and Aging. "Our study showed that anger can lead to the development of chronic illnesses, whereas sadness did not."
Barlow and her co-authors examined whether anger and sadness contributed to inflammation, an immune response by the body to perceived threats, such as infection or tissue damage. While inflammation in general helps protect the body and assists in healing, long-lasting inflammation can lead to chronic illnesses in old age, according to the authors.
[...] "If we better understand which negative emotions are harmful, not harmful or even beneficial to older people, we can teach them how to cope with loss in a healthy way," said Barlow. "This may help them let go of their anger."
"Is Anger, but Not Sadness, Associated With Chronic Inflammation and Illness in Older Adulthood?" by Meaghan A. Barlow, MA, Carsten Wrosch, PhD, Jean-Philippe Gouin, PhD, Concordia University, and Ute Kunzmann, PhD, University of Leipzig. Psychology and Aging. Published May 9, 2019.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 10 2019, @06:40PM (2 children)
it's aggravated by sugars and all those sugary soft-drinks!
ask coca-cola for the internal studies!
anyway... sure, emotions and body-based toxins.. arthritis ... and now https://www.wired.com/story/air-pollution-dementia/ [wired.com] all wear us out by inflammation and lead us into dementia. so have another sugary snack now!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 10 2019, @07:09PM (1 child)
well finally... someone cared and posted first.
srsly tho, the whole story smells of agenda from the "mind over body" crowd.
dont want to start a whole debate here but lets just say i have seen people without a mind (brain dead) but happily giving birth to another voice in the debate ...
aaannyyyways back to the topic at hand: maybe the old angries arent getting their soothing dose of rotten ...errr.... fermented berries (hint wine)?
naturally ... sedated :)
(Score: 2) by HiThere on Friday May 10 2019, @09:59PM
While there sure are a large number of people who go too far in the "mind over body" direction, it's also a very real effect. It's as big an effect as many officially sanctioned drugs. Bigger than many, which is why double blind tests are so important.
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