Forgive and forget! The mantra could be the secret to good health, a new research has suggested. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, found that people who let go of their anger were less likelyto see spikes in blood pressure, a daily reported. It found that forgiveness could 'lower reactivity' to stressful events and even offer 'sustained protection' from the physical impact.The study asked over 200 volunteers to think about a time when a friend had offended them. Half of the group were toldto think about how it had angered them while the other half were encouraged to consider it in a more forgiving way. The participants were then all distracted for five minutes after which they were told to think about the event again in any way they chose.The participants were wired up to monitors, which took blood pressure and heart rate readings.The team, led by Dr Britta Larsen, found the angry group saw the greatest increase in blood pressure compar...