Fear of Terrorism Can Destroy Your Health … But There’s Good News
Fear of terrorism can kill you:
A new study has found that long-term exposure to the threat of terrorism can elevate people’s resting heart rates and increase their risk of dying.
The study of more than 17,000 Israelis is the first statistics-based study, and the largest of its kind, that indicates that fear induced by consistent exposure to the threat of terrorism can lead to negative health consequences and increase the risk of mortality, according to researchers at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
The scientists explain:
“We found that fear of terrorism and existential anxiety may disrupt the control processes using acetylcholine, causing a chronic accelerated heart rate,” Soreq wrote in the press release. “Together with inflammation, these changes are associated with increased risk of heart attack and stroke.”
(In a 2004 study, Israeli scientists found that fear of terror increases inflammation.)
Swiss scientists also found that fear of terror damages the health of our hearts.
While the risk of terror is real, anything which needlessly increases our fear of terror will increase the risk to our health.
On the other hand, facts which decrease our fear of terror will help to protect our health. This essay provides such facts.
You’re Much More Likely to Be Killed By Brain-Eating Parasites, Texting While Driving, Toddlers, Lightning, Falling Out of Bed, Alcoholism, Food Poisoning, Choking On Food, a Financial Crash, Obesity, Medical Errors or “Autoerotic Asphyxiation” than by Terrorists
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