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\"Voluteer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being social with others is amazing for your health! In fact, this research<\/a> published in the American Journal of Epidemiology<\/em> states that a healthy social network can help you live up to 50% longer. And you don’t have to be a social butterfly or Instagram Influencer with zillions of followers either. This study<\/a> from Psychosomatic Medicine<\/em> says that all you need is just four or more good friends to lower your risk of early death by up to 200%!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One specific way of being social that popped out in another research project<\/a> published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine<\/em> was to volunteer. Helping others and being altruistic in some way is so healthy for your body and mind that older adults who volunteer even as little as two hours\/week reduced their risk of death. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So the science is clear. Find your peeps and play cards together, take walks, laugh and catch up over a coffee, and get involved with some cause that matters to you. All these things nourish our mind and body, and these studies show the outcomes in terms of happier longer lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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