Beautiful Strangers Get Macho Pulse Racing

By Super Admin

Thursday, June 16, 2011, 17:21

A beautiful stranger can send a man"s hormones soaring so much so that the stress may be bad for his heart, especially if he thinks he"s not in the same league.

That"s the conclusion of a new study which was conducted by experts at the University of Valencia in Spain.

The anxiety level of men who might think they are not “in the same league" as the woman sharing their space is apparently similar to jumping from an aircraft, finds out the study.

Exposure to physical or psychological stress for a long period of time may cause chronically elevated cortisol levels. High cortisol levels bring the possibility of heart attacks and strokes.

“That can have adverse effects on health as it worsens various disorders, such as myopathy, adult-onset diabetes, hypertension and impotency," says experts.

To reach the conclusion, the research team exmined the cortisol levels in 84 male students before and after they were left alone with a stranger. It was found that in the presence of attractive women, men were induced with the perception that there is an opportunity for courtship.

''While some men might avoid attractive women since they might think they are “out of their league"" the majority would respond with apprehension and a concurrent hormonal response. Extreme levels of excitement released high levels of cortisol.

This study showed that male cortisol levels increased after exposure to a five-minute short social contact with a young attractive woman. It provides evidence that interpersonal interaction can influence the secretion of cortisol.