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Women’s Center for Mind-Body Health New - April/May, 2008 |
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Interaction between marriage and work stress In a recent study from UCLA, cortisol levels were measured periodically in working couples. Cortisol is a stress hormone that has a typical pattern during the day, being higher in the morning and then dropping off in the afternoon. For women, but not for men,
-- Health Psychol. 2008 Jan;27(1):15-25. Saxbe DE,
Repetti RL, Nishina A. Other studies have demonstrated than poor marital interactions impair the immune system, slow wound healing, and increase cardiovascular disease. Relationships are very important for mind-body health. Spring is a time of renewal - what is the status of your important relationships?
--- Harise Stein, MD
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