Love has many physical benefits, but it would seem that menand women who are in a relationship get many mental health benefits too. It wasfound that people who had been in a relationship for a few years were lesslikely to be depressed and attempt suicide. Other studies have found similarfindings, stating that married people report lower levels of depression anddistress. Apparently, married men are also half as likely to commit suicide assingle men, and one third as likely as divorced men are.
The mortality rates for single males aged between 30 and 59are two and half times higher than their non-single counterparts! Single womenalso face a 23 percent higher mortality rate than those who are married.Researchers suggest that this difference in longevity is because most singlepeople have poorer health benefits, a lower income and are socially isolated.Being supported and connected to others is an essential part of keepinghealthy.
It’s no coincidence that love is often depicted using aheart shape. A recent study by researchers at the University of Rochester inNew York found that those in a happy relationship are three times more likelyto survive heart surgery. The researchers reported that a good marriage couldbe as beneficial to the heart as quitting smoking, staying at a healthy weightand reducing high blood pressure. Similar findings were found by those at theUniversity of North Carolina and a study in Human Communication Research. Theyboth found that being in love and expressing your emotions had a positiveimpact on cholesterol.
Go out, get somebody to love. We as human beings are made tolove!
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