Love Keeps Us Alive

Told you so! See, I was right; a strong and healthy relationship not only feels good and is emotionally fulfilling, but it allows you to stay healthy as you age. According to research in the Journal of Family Psychology, couples who had a strong relationship with their spouse also reported strong health benefits over the years. There have also been studies linking healthy marriage to reduced risk of cancer, diabetes and heart diseases, which, of course, leads to living longer.

What’s my point? It’s the smae point I always make: create a strong and healthy, loving relationship with your partner. There are countless benefits, including your health. You go to the gym three times a week for 45 minutes to ensure health now and in the future? Thats 135 minutes a week or about 20 minutes a day. Carve out 20 minutes each day to connect with youir partner in a positive and loving way. Along with your work-outs, you will be working on your physical and emotional health, while prolonging your life and being a great role model to your kids.

But what if you already can’t stand spending 20 minutes with yoiur spouse? Big bummer! If you haven’t gotten to that point yet, then start working on your relationship regularly. Keep it strong, fresh and healthy. If youi already are sick of one another, you have a lot more work to do to get yourself back to the point where you can maintain relationship health. That may mean a retreat or counseling, but thinnk of it like you would think of your health. If you could prevent a heart attack or stay alive five more years, would it be worth seeing a specialist for a few months? Of course it would. 

So start today, get yourself back to good health, or if you are there maintain it. The science is there, telling us that love is good for our health![image error]