30 Days of Healing Food – Day 6
Less Pain – Those in love have less pain than those who are not in love. In studies where a man or woman were given electrical shocks if they held the hand of someone they loved… they had less pain. Also friends holding their hand lowered their pain… but not as much as someone they loved deeply holding their hand.
Longer Life – People in committed relationships on the average live longer that those that are not. And those those in love seem to have less stress, and they take care of themselves better thus they live longer. Dr. Dean Ornish feels that people in loving relationships can live up to 5 times longer than those who are not in a committed relationship. And a study done in 1979 showed that people in committed relationships had a much lower incidence of cancer, heart attacks, and pneumonia.
Great Looking Skin – Those in love have less stress hormones running through their body causing acne, thus love does create healthy looking attractive skin.
Lower Stress – People in committed relationships have less stress… and less cortisol(stress hormone) in their body that create cardiovascular disease, and people who are widowed, single, and alone have a much higher rate of heart attacks.
Better Fitness – Couples that exercise together keep going strong and feel good about their regular exercise. And those that are in relationships workout harder too, thus they lose more weight and look good and feel better about themselves. 1/2 of those who are not in committed relationship and start an exercise program stop within a year.
