Word: seeman
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...Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, found that those who had more friends were less likely to become disabled and more likely to recover if they did suffer a period of disability. In an earlier study of 11,000 people 65 and older, Teresa Seeman, now at the UCLA School of Medicine, found that, over a five-year period, those with no ties to others were two to three times as likely to die as those with bonds to spouses, friends, relatives, churches and other organizations. Other studies have found that people with narrower social networks...
...good relationships so good for our health? Seeman suggests two mechanisms. The first is behavioral: family and friends encourage loved ones to eat better, consume less alcohol, curb tobacco use, exercise and seek medical care. Second, good relationships appear to enhance actual physical well-being. In experiments, the presence of a friend decreased physiological stress responses in subjects performing difficult mental tasks, whereas unsupportive social situations increased them...