Who said parenting was stressful?! According to a new study in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, people with children have significantly lower blood pressure than those without. It seems that throughout the hectic schedules, constant worrying and lunch-packing, parents are able to find a certain calm and fulfillment in raising their kids. Not surprisingly, this effect is found more in mothers than fathers. "Women were driving the effect," says co-author Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a psychologist at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. "Women with children had the lowest blood pressure, and women without had the highest." The study followed 298 adults who carried portable blood pressure monitors during their daily routines. Of those participants, mothers had much lower blood pressure in comparison to childless individuals. Not that this study suggests one should keep having kids to ensure one’s health: "This doesn't mean the more kids you have, the better your blood pressure," Holt-Lunstad said. "The findings are simply tied to parenthood, no matter the number of children or employment status." [via The Daily Mail]Related content:
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Who said parenting was stressful?! According to a new study in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, people with children have significantly lower blood pressure than those without. It seems that throughout the hectic schedules, constant worrying and lunch-packing, parents are able to find a certain calm and fulfillment in raising their kids. Not surprisingly, this effect is found more in mothers