Our wallets will not be the only thing suffering as we buy presents this Christmas. The mind and body will also be put under dangerous levels of stress, a study has found. Christmas shopping increased blood pressure to dangerous levels in 50 per cent of shoppers. This can lead to hypertension, which can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and kidney problems.Even low levels of hypertension are linked with migraines, panic attacks and osteoporosis. Heart rates increased by an average of 10 per cent during Christmas shopping!!
Moneysupermarket researchers asked 15 men and 15 women to purchase a variety of gifts within 75 minutes. Men felt twice as stressed post shopping, while women were almost three times as stressed. Heart rates increased by an average of 10 per cent during Christmas shopping.
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