Love and Longevity…it’s real!

Giving LOVE Makes Us Live Longer!

Embrace this week of LOVE for the sake of your health.

In honor of Valentine's day, let's learn how love changes our lifespan, which "kind", and by how much!

It's true. Love helps us live longer! But maybe not the kind of love you're thinking. Check this out…

Research shows that strong interpersonal relationships predict a 50% increase in longevity! But what does that mean? Studies identified that this increase was not being 'in love' or receiving love from others, but GIVING love!

That could come in the form of act of service to a partner, volunteering your time to others, assisting someone in need, or thinking kind thoughts toward others. So even if you are single and feeling the pressure of LOVE week...keep in mind giving love to others is available to you at ALL TIME, and contributes to a longer, healthier life! And if you aren't single, please love on your partner every day...you will live longer for it. :)

In case you’re not yet convinced, here’s a little more data for ya. A large scale study of >11,000 adults over the age of 50 published in 2021 showed that participants who experienced both loneliness and social isolation showed signs of advanced biological aging including chronic inflammation. cognitive decline, early death, and increased disability. Sign me up for bingo and the soup kitchen, ready or not, here I come! And apparently, here I will stay. ;)