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How Love Affects Life Expectancy: Scientists Warn of One Thing
17.09.2024 15:25
Updated: 27.09.2024 21:06
Love or simply romantic relationships leave their mark on part or even the whole of a person's life.
Western scientists decided to delve deeper into this issue and find out how exactly love affects the well-being and the human body as a whole.
The University of Oregon staff worked on this issue. In general, it turned out that love is good for health. But there is a nuance.
Love and health
1. Romantic relationships reduce stress levels and help fight anxiety.
2. A person in love feels protected and experiences emotional satisfaction in the relationship.
3. People in love sleep better, their sleep is deeper, which has a positive effect on the functioning of the organs and systems of the body.
To summarize, we can say that all these circumstances reduce the risk of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases.
It has been proven that people in love who support each other are less likely to experience high blood pressure, and therefore strokes and heart attacks. Love and Healthy Relationships
Another interesting conclusion was made by scientists about partners who live in healthy relationships.
It turned out that these people are closer to longevity than anyone else in the world.
The reason for this is a low risk of developing depression and a strong immune system.
One nuance
Like everything in this world, love has a downside.
The loss of a partner for a person in love has the most negative consequences for health.
Back in the middle of the last century, it was proven that within six months after the death of a loved one, the risk of death of widows and widowers increases by 40% compared to their married peers.
In the scientific community, this phenomenon has been dubbed “broken heart syndrome.” It is characterized by depression, cardiovascular disease, and the risk of premature death.
