Title: Happy Marriage May Do a Woman's Heart Good

Author: Amy Norton

Source: IndiaTimes, Reuters

Date: Thursday, May 19, 2005

Level: Advanced

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Vocabulary

Try to guess what these words mean from reading the article.
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New words you will see in this article:

abdominal
(ab)normal
anxiety
bliss
boon
buffer
cardiovascular
chronic
cluster
deem(ed)
depression
diabetes
(dis)harmony
(dis)order
(dis)satisfied
elevate(d)
hormone(s)
metabolic
(pre)doctoral
psychological
spur
stroke
syndrome
theorize(d)
widow(ed)

Talking Points

With your conversation partners, or classmates, you may wish to discuss the following:

Do you agree that married women (or men) have fewer health risks than single people?

Why do you suppose there is a connection between marital happiness and health?

Could an unhappy marriage lead to health problems? Why or why not?

Do you think that living with (but not being married to) a partner can
produce the same health benefits? Why or why not?

What are the health benefits and/or risks of having children?

What are the advantages/disadvantages of remaining single?

Does health necessarily decline as a result of being divorced or widowed?

For Additional Practice

Take a survey of your married and single friends.

Who do you think is better off in terms of health, wealth, happiness?