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Can A Vacation Or Holiday Help To Avoid Heart Disease? Can A Holiday Or Vacation Help To Avoid Heart Disease?
Can you recall when you last had a wonderful, relaxing vacation? If its been a few years, you may want to think about taking another holiday sooner then later. Why is that? Holidays and vacations are becoming a more and more important role in peoples health.
Recent research has shown that if people go on vacations every year they can reduce their risk of developing a serious disease. Stress in the workplace as well as at home can effect a persons mental and physical health in so many ways.
Whatever relaxing holidays you feel like taking, from vacations at all inclusive resorts or exotic beach vacations, to pampered luxury cruises and cruise tours, you can dramatically lower your risk of heart attacks and many other life threatening medical conditions. The catch is that you need to take at least one holiday every year. Just as the cumulative effect of not taking vacations can make you sick over time, conversely, taking a two to three week vacation each year can help you stay well.
It seems that the stress of our daily lives caused by many factors may be contributing to this phenomenon. As a result of this recent economic turn down, the workplace is probably the main factor.
One important reason its happening is that in this electronic age we are so tied to our jobs that we feel we are at work even when we are not even there. Were only a phone call, email, or text message away.
Many people have the feeling that theyre on a treadmill thats speeding up and they cant seem to get off. They may be working as hard as they can to try and be successful in their own business, or they could be constantly concerned about how long their job will be there for them in these recessionary times. Its the worry and uncertainty that can be all-consuming and can make people very ill over time.
This accounts for tremendous stress, trouble sleeping, depression, and a host of other stress related medical conditions. Even not eating properly, or drinking too much coffee or alcohol can make any medical problems worse.
It does seem to be obvious that many people have cut back on, or eliminated holidays completely because of the cost of travel, eve though the cost of a lot of holidays have come down over the last few years.
However, some vacations can be less expensive than others. Here are some fabulous holidays that may not break the bank.
Probably the most relaxing holiday that you could take is a luxury cruise. It also can be the best value for your money for numerous reasons.
Firstly, you are living on a floating hotel resort. You will enjoy all the benefits of hotels and resorts all rolled up into one neat, affordable holiday. If youve never been on a cruise before, maybe its time to try one.
Another benefit is that you are in control of the number of activities you want to participate in. Or, you can just veg out n a comfortable deck chair in the warm sun and go for a refreshing swim in the pool next to you. You dont even have to get up to get another drink or some great tasting appetizers as deck waiters are always there at your beckon call. What a great stress-free holiday!
You dont have to unpack and repack your travel luggage over and over again as you luxury liner sails to ports located in different cities and towns along the way. You just enjoy all the amenities on board.
The only other expense to consider is a cheap flight to the port so you can leave on your cruise.
However, if you live reasonably close to a cruise line port you can probably drive there and save a significant amount of money. Even if you have to stay overnight at an inexpensive motel half way to your cruise line port, it probably would still be cheaper than airfares, especially for a couple, or a family.
Check the list below to determine if you live close enough to any of these following cruise line ports in the U.S.A.
The cruise ship ports on the East and the Gulf coasts of the United States. in alphabetical order are Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA, Bayonne (Cape Liberty), NJ, Charleston, SC, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Galveston, TX, and Houston, TX, Jacksonville, FL, Miami, FL, Mobile, AL, New Orleans, LA. New York City, NY, Norfolk, VA, Philadelphia, PA, Port Canaveral, FL, Port Everglades, FL, and Tampa, FL.
The ports on the West coast of the U.S. are Astoria, OR, Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego, and San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, Seward and Whittier, AK.
And in the aloha State of Hawaii, the ports of Honolulu and Maui.
For Canada there are two major cruise ports. They are Vancouver on the West coast and Montreal, Quebec, on the East.
All inclusive vacations, or all inclusive resorts are probably two of the best values for your holiday travel dollar. The difference between the two is that with all inclusive resorts you still will have the expense of a cheap airfare.
Taking a relaxing two to three week holiday each year that you are working is the best prescription to help you maintain your good health.
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