Health Benefits of Friendship and
a Sense of Connected Community

 

  

 
 

Health Benefits of Friendship

There is solid scientific evidence that friendship can make people healthier and extend life.

Numerous studies attest to the health benefits of friendship. Friendly people with plentiful social support have stronger immune systems and are less likely to suffer from depression, anxiety and other types of mental illness. Having friends mitigates the physiological consequences of stress.

  

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Friendly people with strong social networks are shown to:

→ increase their chances of winning by surviving life-threatening illness;

→ have stronger, more capable and resilient immune systems;

→ improve their mental health;

→ live happier and longer than people without social support.

  

 

 
   

Okinawian Healthy Lifestyle

 

  

 
 

Okinawa, a Japanese island region, has the highest concentration of centenarians (people aged 100 or older) in the world. Inhabitants of Okinawa are healthier than others.

The three key features of the Okinawian Healthy Lifestyle are meditation, healthy eating and strong social support. A sense of connection and community is just as crucial to health and longevity. "There is strong social support, family bonds, and a value placed on continuing to be active in society into your 80s, 90s, and 100s,. The sense of belonging matters for lowering stress, disease prevention, and longevity," writes Dan Buettner, the author of The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest.

  

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