Tag: health
In the Media: Challenges of making midlife friendships (Today.com)
On the Today Show, Joan Lunden reported on an experiment that suggests that close midlife friendships may help minimize anxiety and stress.
Reader Wisdom: On Chronic Pain and Friendship
A reader with chronic pain explains the friendship challenges she faces.
Friendship Etiquette: An Expanding Group of Neighbors
A friendly group of neighbors has gotten so large that logistical problems arise in arranging get-togethers.
Can I remain friends with someone with a totally different lifestyle?
A woman who lives a healthy lifestyle is frustrated by a friend who neglects her health.
Friendship and happiness
The folks at Happify developed this nifty infographic summarizing some of the relevant research on friendship and happiness.
In the Media – The Health Benefits of Friendship (FitnessRepublic.com)
In this article in Fitness Republic.com, Dr. Levine writes about three studies examining the health benefits of friendship.
In the Media – 5 Ways Your Friendships Might Be Unhealthy (HerCampus.com)
Iris Goldsztajn, a reporter for the online collegiate publication HerCampus.com writes about unhealthy friendships.
In the Media – Can friends can be bad for your health? (NextAvenue.com)
A recent study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University suggests that some friends may be bad for your health.
Friendship Research: Having a close confidante helps keep us healthy
New friendship research confirms the positive health effects of having a close confidante.
In the Media – How friends save our lives (Health Magazine)
Writing in Health Magazine, Nancy Rones says that friendships may do more than we realize in boosting our health.
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