(KETK) — Tis the season to be jolly, right? Or is it decks the halls with hospital bills? "It's a day that as a cardiologist I am weary about when I'm on call," said Dr. Ray Kumar, cardiologist at Trinity Clinic Cardiology. Research shows Christmas day is the worst day of the year for heart attacks. Dr. Kumar says its no surprise to him, "this time of year theres definitely a spike in the frequency of all sorts of heart diseases."
He said theres typically a rise in heart attack, stroke, and tears in the arteries this time of year. "People are eating a little too much salt, too much turkey, and drinking a little too much wine they can get some fluttering in the chest and have some arrhythmia," said Kumar.
Therefore, people with a history of heart issues, especially high blood pressure should be on high alert. "If anyone were to develop chest pains, tightness in the chest, shortness of breath during the holiday season, I wouldn't put off until afterwards because it's the holidays. I would still take it very seriously," said Kumar.
Scott Martin is a stress therapist at East Texas Stress Reduction Clinic in Tyler. He said, "I think people are stressed all the time but there are some key moments that there are some triggers that people have gone through very specific traumatic scenarios during the holiday period." "That can sometimes cause a lot of stress, thinking about the financial stress also, and that can compound with the high blood pressure, and the alcohol and can definitely cause heart problems," Kumar continued to say.
So maybe this Christmas put aside the panic and focus on the presents. Kumar said,"enjoy the holidays and do everything in moderation." The East Texas Stress Reduction Clinic has some additional programs coming up. The Stress Reduction Program (an 8 week transformational journey) begins January 14th, 2015, and Emotional Eating 101: What Are You Really Hungry For? is a one day workshop on January 3rd, 2015. For more information on those click here.
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