Re: Health benefits of falling and staying inlove

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The matchups are not just looks or sex - there's something deeper.

That deeper something is probably the link to better health.

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[ ] Health benefits of falling and staying in love By SaslowWashington Post Staff Writer Monday, February 7, 2011; 1:46 PMLove may make the world go 'round, but is it powerful enough to lower one's blood pressure, reduce depression and speed the healing of an injury? With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we set out to find the answer and discovered that science says yes."Our relationships help us cope with stress, so if we have someone we can turn to for emotional support or advice, that can buffer the negative effects of stress," says nne Holt-Lunstad, an associate professor of psychology at Brigham Young University, who has been publishing studies for the past 10 years on social relationships and their influence on health and disease.Most studies on the health benefits of love have focused on married couples.

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