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THREE GENERATIONS OF BODY GOALS: ‘THEY GET IT FROM THEIR MAMA’
There’s an old saying that goes something like, “if you want to know what a woman will look like when she gets older, look at her mother.” That myth was passed down from generation to genera- tion and most of the times it was false, but a recent photo of Jada Pinkett Smith on her instagram seems to prove that saying to be true.
Jada Pinkett-Smith, 47, her 64-year-old mom, Adrienne Banfield-Jones, and the 17-year-old daughter Willow showed the three generations of women, their flat stomachs, toned bodies and fabulous figures in a workout selfie.
“That three generational thing,” Jada captioned the Sunday Instagram shot, which has since garnered more than 1.1 million likes and 30,000 comments.
Dozens of fans admired the family members’ toned physiques and praised their dedication to fitness in the instagram comments. “That is the coolest picture l’ve seen in a long time,” one com- menter wrote. “If I could name it, I would call it the present the
past and the future. Amazing!!!!”
“Just wow!! Rock it ladies! Inspiration!!” a fan added.
Either way, it seems like the apple doesn’t fall too far from the
tree. And that’s a good thing when you know the tree bears good fruit.
Keep it up ladies!
1 HeartDamage
Anger puts your
heart at great risk.
Most physically dam-
aging is anger’s effect
on your cardiac
health. “In the two
hours after an angry
outburst, the chance
of having a heart at-
tack doubles,” says Chris Aiken, MD, an instructor in clinical psychiatry at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and director of the Mood Treatment Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
And don’t think holding in your anger helps–it can actually be worse for you. “Repressed anger — where you express it indirectly or go to great lengths to control it, is associated with heart disease,” says Dr. Aiken. In fact, one study found that people with anger proneness as a personality trait were at twice the risk of coronary disease than their less angry peers.
Protect your heart by identifying and addressing your feelings before you lose control. Speak up directly to the person you are angry with and deal with the frus- tration in a problem-solving manner.
3 ImmuneSystemBreakdown
Being sick and tired
makes you sick and
tired. Anger actually
weakens your immune
system. If you’re mad
all the time, you just
might find yourself
feeling sick more often.
In one study, Harvard
University scientists found that in healthy people, sim- ply recalling an angry experience from their past caused a six-hour dip in levels of the antibody immunoglobulin A, the cells’ first line of defense against infection.
If you’re someone who’s habitually angry, protect your immune system by 1.) getting some rest. People who are angry often are associated with those who don’t get a fulfilling night sleep. And 2.) use coping strategies. “Assertive communication, effective problem solving, using humor, or restructuring your thoughts are good ways to turn that frown upside down.
2 Stroke
Ever been so frus-
trated you think
you’re going to ex-
plode? There’s a rea-
son for that. Anger
ups your stroke risk.
If you’re prone to al-
most bursting a blood
vessel when you get
angry, beware. One
study found there was a three times higher risk of hav- ing a stroke from a blood clot to the brain or bleeding within the brain during the two hours after an angry out- burst. For people with an aneurysm in one of the brain’s arteries, there was a six times higher risk of rupturing this aneurysm following an angry outburst.
But you can learn to control those angry explosions. First identify what your triggers, and then figure out how to change your response. Instead of losing your temper, many people take time to either physically re- move themselves from that environment (either going into another room) or counting backwards. Others try deep breathing. Use assertive communication skills.
4 UntimelyDeath
Anger can shorten your
life. Is it really true that happy
people live longer? Stress is
very tightly linked to general
health. If you’re stressed and
angry, it is likely you’ll shorten
your lifespan. A University of
Michigan study done over a 17-
year period found that couples
who hold in their anger have a shorter life span than those who readily say when they’re mad.
If you’re not someone who’s comfortable showing negative emotions, then work with a therapist or prac- tice on your own to be more expressive.
Some other ways that can help with anger are to ask yourself some questions:
1. “Will this really matter one year from now?”
2. “Have I tried getting my point across other ways first?”
3. “Why am I always feeling this way? Is it me?” 4. “Who can I talk to about this?”
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