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Add happiness to your life today - because it is guaranteed to optimize your natural immune power
...THIS ONLY IN...! A positive attitude, strong social connections and a healthy dose of laughter are perhaps more important than drugs in achieving optimal immunity... In this article I will break down the three benefits of human interaction for optimizing your natural immune power that we can sometimes take for granted: friendships, intimacy and humor. Friendships Socializing is great medicine! Why? A recent study found that antisocial people have low immunity. In fact, people who interact with three or a few people at least every two weeks are four times more likely to develop colds than people who interact with at least...
Add happiness to your life today - because it is guaranteed to optimize your natural immune power
...THIS ONLY IN...!
A positive attitude, strong social connections and a healthy dose of laughter may be more important than drugs in achieving optimal immunity...
In this article, I'll break down the three benefits of human interaction for optimizing your natural immune power that we can sometimes take for granted: friendships, intimacy, and humor.
Friendships
Socializing is great medicine!
Why?
A recent study found that antisocial people have low immunity.
In fact, people who interact with three or a few people at least every two weeks are four times more likely to develop colds than people who interact with at least six people in the same period.
Social support from everyone...Including but not limited to spouses, children, parents, friends and colleagues - boosts your natural immune power. It's not just the size of your social network that matters, but also the quality of those relationships.
Regardless, high-quality friendships are important for natural immunity and overall health because these relationships can promote good behaviors such as eating, sleeping, exercise, and buffer the stress response to negative events.
The bottom line is that social interaction is crucial for optimal natural immune strength.
The more friendships you have, the stronger your natural immune power will be. However, if you're content with having a small number of close friends, you're just as likely to reap the benefits of social connectedness.
intimacy
A solid relationship with your significant other - especially one full of love, affection, and occasional foreplay - can have a positive impact on your natural immune strength.
...Couples in happy marriages have significantly higher levels of influenza (specific antibodies) than couples in difficult marriages.
Research shows that a 15-minute discussion between couples about problematic issues can cause a rise in blood pressure and heart rate, but increases the production of infection-fighting white blood cells.
Sexual intercourse in a loving relationship has a natural immune-boosting effect.
For example, couples who have sex once or twice a week have significantly higher levels of IgA (antibodies that protect you from harmful infections) than those who have sex less frequently.
humor
Humor is a unifying force – it is the glue that binds us, reduces our stress, and helps us view our problems positively.
...and humor is good for our overall health as it lowers blood pressure and protects against heart health problems.
A recent study found that preschool children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults, on average only 17 years old.
So… Why don’t adults laugh anymore?
I mean, laughter has a real, measurable effect on your natural immune system.
Because it releases a cascade of immune cells - including natural killer, B and T cells - that fight infections and immune diseases. It also increases the production of gamma interferon, a germ-fighting protein, while reducing the production of stress hormones.
In summary, a positive emotional style strengthens your natural immune power, while a negative emotional style can damage your natural immune power.
...So if you're not happy, your immune system isn't happy either.
So…
Stay HAPPY my friend! - "Smile" …
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