(CNN) 22 August 2007:

Research has shown that keeping quiet can have serious (and severe, up to and including death) effects on women’s lives.

Looking at the results of the Framingham Study (where thousands of people are studied throughout their lives) researchers were able to show that women who kept quiet about their feelings and frustrations were much more likely to develop heart disease and to die from it. It appears that the build up of stress from not expressing feelings openly causes these problems.

Worth remembering that it really is good for you to let it all hang out.