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Being A Parent Can Reduce Blood Pressure

Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by Kate in Uncategorized

Ha! My husband and I continuously joke about how much our blood pressure must spike to incredibly high numbers throughout the day because of our screaming kids, but a recent study by Brigham Young University suggests otherwise. They found that parenting actually reduces blood pressure.

I still don’t really believe it. Apparently they asked people (parents and married couples with no kids) to wear blood pressure monitors 24 hours a day and then tested them randomly throughout the day.

In my experience, timing matters, so my question about the study is WHEN did they test the subjects. Because, if tested when kids are napping, then yeah, maybe a parent would be calm but when one (or more) kids are screaming in a fiery red tantrum, then I bet you dollars to donuts that same parent has a blood pressure reading that is through the roof!

So, if you’re a parent and find yourself thinking about your childless friends and their tequila tasting vacations to Mexico with envy, at least you can take comfort in the fact that you may have lower blood pressure than they do. Maybe.

photo credit: *clairity*

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