Re: Loneliness Is as Bad for Health as Smoking or Obesity,

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But even a pet can help, as the gazing and touching someone you care

for releases hormones that change the body chemistry.

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> http://www.lewrockwell.com/spl/lonliness-bad-for-health.html

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> " Being lonely is as bad for your health as smoking or obesity,

experts

> have warned.

>

> " Being cut off from friends and family can raise blood pressure and

> weaken the immune system, the American Association for the

Advancement

> of Science's annual conference heard.

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> " It can also make it harder to sleep and even speed the progression

of

> dementia, according to psychologist Cacioppo.

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> " He found loneliness raises levels of the hormone cortisol and can

> push blood pressure up into the danger zone for heart attacks and

> strokes.

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> " Research showed the difference in health between the lonely and the

> most socially active could be as great as that between smokers and

> non-smokers and the obese and those of normal weight. "

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> --

> It doesn't matter how many people don't get it. What matters is how

> many people do. If you have a strong informed opinion, don't keep it

> to yourself. Try and help people and make the world a better place.

If

> you strive to do anything remotely interesting, just expect a small

> percentage of the population to always find a way to take it

> personally. F*ck 'em. There are no statues erected to critics.

>

> - Ferriss

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