The interaction with others is considered a very important factor for a healthy social life but a recent study has shown that o0ur toes ties with others also helps in increasing our lifespan on this earth. The family and friends are more than just our relationships but now the study has shown that our longevity relies on these interactions.
A study was taken in US and in that this thing was concluded that the low social interaction affects longevity as much as alcoholism and smoking, so as for the sake of better life you are keeping yourself from alcohol and smoke, in the same manner keep yourself closer to the other people for a better and long life.
This was the result of a single study, an analysis of different such studies was carried by a group of researchers and that also showed almost similar results. In the analysis almost 148 previous studies were reviewed and the final conclusion was that the adults with strong personal relationships may live in average almost 4 years more than those who are lacking strong personal bonding.
The study co-author Timothy Smith, a psychology professor at Brigham Young University while discussing about this said that “Among adults over age 18, those with strong social relationships are likely to live an average of 3.7 years longer than those with weaker social relationships”.
Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychology professor who studies happiness at the University of California at Riverside is also a good supporter of the findings of the previous studies and according to her “They help support good health habits: They remind us to put that seat belt on and ask us about that pain we’ve had, have we had that checked out? That may be the biggest factor”.
Thus we can say that our family and friends are not only helping us in living a happy life but they are also bringing fantastic affects on overall health and immune system and we should thank them for keeping us healthy.
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