{"id":911,"date":"2017-07-15T00:41:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-15T00:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keen.com\/newarticles\/uncategorized\/five-ways-being-in-love-is-good-for-your-health"},"modified":"2021-05-24T20:05:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T20:05:16","slug":"five-ways-being-in-love-is-good-for-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.keen.com\/articles\/love\/five-ways-being-in-love-is-good-for-your-health","title":{"rendered":"Five Ways Being in Love is Good For Your Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tAs the old song goes, \u201cThey say that falling in love is wonderful,\u201d but apart from the obvious walking on a cloud feeling, back here on earth, those who study the science of such things are also singing the praises of love as a major boon to your health. Being in a committed loving relationship correlates to living a longer, healthier life (at least according to the National Longitudinal Mortality Study, that\u2019s been following over a million subjects since 1979). The blessings bestowed by \u201cVitamin L\u201d are myriad, from the suppression of physical pain to lowered incidence of many diseases. Some of love\u2019s benefits are just common sense, while others are more mysterious, but every stage of the emotional gamut, from the first rush of passion to long-term, deep-rooted affection, seems rife with its own rewards. Here are just a few.<\/p>\n

1. Love is Good for Your Heart<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, duh?! \u00a0But love is not just good for the emotional ticker, it\u2019s good for that thing beating in your chest as well. Positive emotional sustenance, especially in the long-term, has been shown to reduce the risk of angina, particularly in men. An American Journal of Medicine<\/em> study<\/a>, in which research data was collected for 10,000 men, cited that those who felt \u201cloved and supported\u201d by a partner had a reduced risk of angina, even in cases where there were other factors, such as advanced age or elevated blood pressure. Meanwhile, studies from San Diego State<\/a> and the University of Pittsburgh indicated that women in good marriages had a much lower incidence of cardiovascular disease than those who were in non-supportive or stressful relationships.<\/p>\n

Want more evidence that amour<\/em> is good for the heart? A 2013 Finnish study put out by the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology<\/em> revealed that tying the knot reduced the risk of heart attacks (fatal and non-fatal) for men and women of all ages. The researchers studied evidence of 15,000 cardiac cases over a period of 10 years, and concluded that acute events were 58 to 66 percent higher in single men, and 60 to 65 percent higher in single women, as compared to those living in a state of wedded bliss.<\/p>\n

2. Intimacy is Good for Your Immune System<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apart from the obvious reasons sex makes us feel good, researchers have found a correlation between frequency of sexual intimacy and how strong your immune system is. One Pennsylvania study<\/a> showed that participants who engaged in sexual activity once or twice a week had a nearly 30 percent increase in levels of Immunoglobulin A\u2014an important asset for warding off illness\u2014than peers who were celibate. That said, the study did go on to conclude that there might be too much<\/em> of a good thing, as those who engaged in sex more than twice a week had low levels of Immunoglobulin A, as well.<\/p>\n

3. Hugging Your Way to Lower Blood Pressure<\/strong><\/p>\n

Did you know that hugging your beloved<\/a> can actually lower your blood pressure? \u00a0Couples who held one another\u2019s hands for a period of 10 minutes, followed by a 20-second hug showed healthier reactions to subsequent stress triggers, exhibiting lower heart rates and lower blood pressure, as compared to pairs who merely remained in calm, non-tactile propinquity. In addition to hugging, women also get high blood pressure-relieving benefits from non-sexual caresses.<\/p>\n

4. Cupid Helps Banish Cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a University of Iowa study, researchers discovered that ovarian cancer patients who had \u201ca strong sense of connection to others\u201d and were in emotionally \u201csatisfying relationships\u201d were endowed with heightened frequency of \u201cnatural killer\u201d cell activity that knocks out cancerous cells as part of the body\u2019s immune response in comparison with those who lacked similar emotional support.<\/p>\n

5. You Just Feel Better, Darn it!<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a 2008 TED talk, anthropologist Helen Fisher revealed that in the course of her work, she\u2019d scanned the brains of lovers who were truly, madly, deeply in love and learned that amour<\/em> had a positive effect on the part of the gray matter that produces the neurotransmitter dopamine\u2014a naturally-occurring chemical that\u2019s tied to the brain\u2019s reward system<\/a>. According to Fischer, there\u2019s also good news for those in long-term relationships, who showed \u201cpatterns of neural activity similar to those in early-stage romantic love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Romantic activities such as kissing, cuddling, and hugging have also been credited for triggering the production of the hormone oxytocin, which helps us not only to fall, but to remain in love. At Bar-Ilan University in Israel, a years\u2019 long research study by psychology professor Ruth Feldman revealed that \u201cthe increase in oxytocin during the period of falling in love was the highest [\u2026] ever found.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, while love may not be the cure for everything that ails you, when it comes to your health, as these tidbits reveal, Cupid is far from stupid.<\/p>\n

Want to inject some healthy feelings into your love life? Let a\u00a0KEEN romantic advisor<\/a>\u00a0prescribe just the right treatment to bolster your romance system.<\/em>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the old song goes, \u201cThey say that falling in love is wonderful,\u201d but apart from the obvious walking on a cloud feeling, back here on earth, those who study the science of such things are also singing the praises of love as a major boon to your health. Being in a committed loving relationship …<\/p>\n

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