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Article: Anger: it can be like slow-acting poison, robbing you of mental and physical health.
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- Vibrant Life
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- July 1, 1995
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Anger can work like a toxin in your body. Hostile feelings are apt to harm your health. These are the findings of Dr. Redford Williams, professor of psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center. After spending more than 20 years studying the impact of the mind and emotions on health, he concludes that hostility, in the long run, is a threat to health. However, Dr. Williams, author of The Trusting Heart and Anger Kills, believes that anger can and should be controlled.
I recently interviewed Dr. Williams for some answers to a problem many of us face.
Q: As a result of your research, you have concluded that prolonged anger is harmful to health. You say, "Getting ...