What Your Hands Reveal About Your Health

by THE PHYSICIANS OF THE DOCTORS

Grip strength: Heart Health

A weak grip predicts a higher risk of heart attack or stroke and lower chances of survival, according to a new Lancet study of nearly 140.000 adults in 17 countries. Grip strength was a better predictor of death than was a blood pressure. Researchers say grip strength is a marker of overall muscle strength and fitness, and they recommend whole-body strength training and aerobic exercise to reduce heart disease risk.

Fingerprints : High Blood Pressure

When British researchers studied 139 fingerprints, they found that people with a whorl(spiral) pattern on one or more fingers were more likely to have high blood pressure than people with arches or loops. The more  fingers with whorls a participant had, the higher his or her blood pressure was. Fingertip whorls are markers of fetal development problems during certain stages of pregnancy, which may affect blood pressure later in life.

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firts paragraph : A weak grip predicts a higher risk of heart attack or stroke and lower chances of survival
second paragraph : people with a whorl(spiral) pattern on one or more fingers were more likely to have high blood pressure than people with arches or loops


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