Can A Vacation Or Holiday Reduce Your Risk Of 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.

New research indicates that if people go on holidays every year they can reduce their lower their chances of developing a serious disease. Workplace stress and stress at home can effect a persons mental and physical health in many ways.

Whatever relaxing holidays you want to take, from vacations at all inclusive resorts or great beach vacations, to luxury cruises and cruise tours, you can dramatically lower your risk of developing heart disease and numerous other life threatening conditions. The catch is that you must to take at least one holiday every year. Just as the cumulative effect of not going on vacations can make you sick over time, conversely, the taking of a two or three week vacation each year can help you stay well.

It appears that the stress of our daily lives caused by a number of factors may be contributing to this phenomenon. As a result of this recent economic down turn, the workplace is probably the main reason or factor.

One reason this is happening is that in this electronic age we are tied to our jobs that we feel were are at work even when we are not there. We are only an email, phone call, or text message away

Many people feel that they are on a treadmill which is speeding up and they cant seem to get off. They may be working as hard as they can to be successful, or they could be constantly worrying about how long their job will be there for them in these difficult economic times. It is the worry and uncertainty that can be all consuming that can make people ill.

This allows for a ton of stress, problems sleeping, and probably not eating properly. Even drinking too much coffee and alcohol can also make any medical problems worse.

Obviously, many people have cut back on, or eliminated vacations because of the cost of travel, even though the cost of many holidays has come down in the last few years.

However, there are some vacations that can be less expensive than other ones. Here are a couple of fantastic holidays that may not break the bank.

Perhaps the most relaxing holiday that you can take is a luxury cruise. It can also be the best value for your vacation money for a number of reasons.

First of all, you are basically living on a floating hotel resort. You will enjoy all of the benefits and amenities of hotels and resorts all rolled up into one neat, affordable, no hassle vacation. If you have never been on a cruise before, maybe now is the time that you should have this great experience.

Another great benefit is that you are in control of the amount of activities you really want to participate in. Or, you can just veg out and relax in a comfortable deck chair in the wonderfully warm sunshine and take a refreshing swim in the pool next to you. You dont even have to get up to get another drink or some delicious appetizers as deck waiters are always there at your beckon call. What an incredible stress free holiday!


You dont even have to unpack and repack your travel luggage again and again as you sail to ports located in different cities or towns along the way. All you have to do is enjoy all the amenities on board.

The only other cost to consider is a cheap flight to the port where you can board your dream cruise.

However, if you live within a day or two of a cruise line port you can more than likely drive there and save a bundle of money. Even if you stay overnight at an inexpensive motel half way to your cruise ship port it probably would still be cheaper than air flight tickets, particularly for a couple, or family.

Check this list below to determine if you live close to any of these following cruise line port cities in the U.S. The list in in alphabetical order for both the East and the West coasts of the United States.

Ports on the Gulf and East coasts of the U.S. are Baltimore, Maryland, Boston, MA, Cape Liberty in Bayonne, NJ, Charleston, SC, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Galveston and Houston, Jacksonville and , Miami, Florida, Mobile, and New Orleans, LA. New York City, Norfolk, VA, Philadelphia, PA, Port Canaveral, Port Everglades, and Tampa, Florida.

The ports on the West coast of the United States. in alphabetical order are Astoria, OR, Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego, and San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, Seward and Whittier, AK.

And for Hawaii, the ports of Honolulu and Maui.

For Canadians there are only two major cruise ship ports. They are located in Montreal, Quebec, in the East, and in Vancouver, B.C., on the West coast.

All inclusive resorts and all inclusive vacations are also two of the best values for your holiday dollar. The real difference between the two is that with all inclusive resorts you still will have to book a cheap airfare to get you to the resort.

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.