8 Ways Patience Improves Your Health—and Tricks to Keeping It

It’s easier on your heart

In general, those with “Type A” personality and people who have high levels of hostility are both thought to possess low levels of patience, says Christopher Lootens, PhD, who teaches clinical psychology at High Point University in North Carolina. “Findings have indicated that people in either of those groups have significantly increased risk of heart disease, suggesting a link between patience and decreased heart risks,” Dr. Lootens says.