Mind and Body Health One of the statistics that got my attention from the website was that high levels of hostility have been found to predict heart disease more often than high cholesterol, cigarette smoking, or obesity (Health Psychology, November 2002). This interested me the most because I always thought that high cholesterol, cigarette smoking, or obesity would be more predictive than hostility when it came to heart disease. Who would’ve thought that mental health can affect one’s cardiac and vascular health. In my personal opinion, the awareness of these facts may motivate a hostile person to decrease factors that lead to hostility thus reducing the predictability of heart disease. This statistics is very important in society because it will increase awareness that hostility is directly proportional to the predictability of heart disease. There are so many factors in today’s society that may cause hostility. Examples include war, politics, ethical and medical disputes, and death that lead to denial in family members. To be more specific, it could possibly be due to hereditary factors as well. Knowing this fact may lead researchers to pinpoint specific factors that cause hostility, reduce antagonism, and reducing the predictability of heart disease. Doing this is just one way of improving our society’s wellbeing. One approach I might use to approach this implication would be to further conduct more investigation to further understand this statistic. There is always research that is being done to fill knowledge gaps. After reading this fact, I was very surprised of this statistic and was curious as to why I didn’t know. From this, I think it’s important to spread awareness of this fact and explain it to others around me. These kinds of statistics are significant and may reduce the risk of heart disease. When I start to stress out, my body tends to become very tense, my heart rate increases, and I do not think rationally. Also my palm and my forehands become sweaty. Often times, I feel there are no other solutions and I feel like my mind is in a dead end. The way I manage stress is going out for a drive, heading to the gym, listening to music, and hanging out with my closest friends. By taking a break and getting my mind off of the stress reduces my stress anxiety. One of the current healthy approaches that I have taken to reduce my stress is going to the gym and working out. I get to spend a couple hours at the gym and get my mind off of work and school. I get to spend time alone by myself and breathe. One concrete example was a couple years ago when I was dating someone that stressed me out a lot. During that time, I never really got to go to the gym and have time to myself. The breakup was very stressful and I began to go to the gym. Exercising is not only an excellent way to reduce stress but it made me very healthy. As a result, I was less emotionally stressed and my body became healthier. One stress tip that I have not used on a regular basis is reaching out for support. I usually deal with stress on my own and have a hard time opening to others. I have a reserved personality so it’s hard for me to reach out for support. I don’t want to show people my weakness because I do not want to look vulnerable. However, reaching out for support is a great ideal because other people may share similar experiences like I do. Knowing that I’m not the only one can reduce my stress. In addition, they make share tips and advice on solving difficult situations.