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Thread ID: 149133	2020-07-13 01:59:00	The Value of Girlfriends	Roscoe (6288)	PC World Chat

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1470237	2020-07-13 01:59:00	In an evening class at Stanford University the last lecture was on the mind-body connection - the relationship between stress and disease. The speaker (head of psychiatry at Stanford) said, among other things, that one of the best things that a man could do for his health is to be married to a woman; whereas for a woman, one of the best things she could do for her health was to nurture her relationships with her girlfriends. At first, everyone laughed, but he was serious. Women connect with each other differently and provide support systems that help each other to deal with stress and difficult life experiences. Physically this quality "girlfriend time" helps us to create more serotonin - a neurotransmitter that helps combat depression and can create a general feeling of well being. Women share feelings whereas men often form relationships around activities. We share from our souls with our sisters, friends, and evidently that is VERY GOOD for our health. He said that spending time with a friend is just as important to our general health as jogging or working out at a gym. There's a tendency to think that when we are "exercising" we are doing something good for our bodies; but when we are hanging out with friends, we are wasting our time and should be more productively engaged. Not true. In fact, he said that failure to create and maintain quality personal relationships with other humans is as dangerous to our physical health as smoking! So every time you hang out to schmooze with a gal pal, just pat yourself on the back and congratulate yourself for doing something good for your health! We are indeed very, very blessed! So let's toast to our friendship with our girlfriends (inc. grandmas, sisters, mothers, nieces, cousins, aunties... ). Evidently it's very good for our health. Forward this to your girlfriends to stay in touch, just as I just did! Thanks to all the women in my life who have helped me stay healthy, and feeling very loved .	Roscoe (6288)
1470238	2020-07-13 09:53:00	Well that was sweet. Forwarded to your female person though? As for this: the relationship between stress and disease, it's a nice idea, along the lines of positive though and all that but I read a book Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer by Barbara Ehrenreich Synopisis: www.theguardian.com I's a modern thing, blame the person for their illness/death. They didn't eat right, they didn't exercise, they had stress, they whatever... She worked in cellular immunology ,and says ageing is “an accumulation of disabilities”, which no amount of physical activity or rigorous self-denial can prevent. Rather true, all this talk of people "fighting for their lives", battling X disease and so on, as if you can win by doing cerytain actions or thinking happy thoughts or something else. Your own body helps in causing some of them you know. Still, the spending time with your spouse or friend, yes. It does nothing to help with the illness, you're just there for them. Husband is ill and it's fatal, albeit somewhat slowish (so far)....and I have a friend (female) also dying (rather more quickly) at present, so yeah, I am doing the be there for them....	piroska (17583)
1470239	2020-07-13 22:17:00	Good health is just the slowest possible way to die. It happens to 100% of every generation.	CliveM (6007)
1470240	2020-07-13 23:05:00	I's a modern thing, blame the person for their illness/death . They didn't eat right, they didn't exercise, they had stress, they whatever . . . We hear plenty of stories of those aged 90 & above: when asked , they sometimes attribute their long life to whiskey & cigarettes . :) My uncle was a heavy drinker, ex smoker, meat eater, used to work in an Asbestos plant . All the bad things . He lived into his 70's . Long life is a mix of genetics & luck .	1101 (13337)
1470241	2020-07-18 03:02:00	Girlfriends in my day find them, **** them, forget them.	prefect (6291)
1470242	2020-07-23 13:35:00	Thank you, this information helps alot, i'll be more careful next time when i see my firends.	ClarissaBull (17712)
1470243	2020-07-23 22:43:00	"Girlfriends in my day find them, **** them, forget them" "Thank you, this information helps alot, i'll be more careful next time when i see my firends" Lol, lol	zqwerty (97)
1470244	2020-07-25 23:43:00	The key factor is being with people you like -whether male or female (it can be both).. It is the social interaction that is important for many. I basically work from home (I am a pensioner) but still like some social interaction with others (not on screen or phone). Many women are not that friendly with other women -"don't trust them" and some men just prefer male company (easier to relax). We are all different in our mental makeup ..Baring one's soul is not absolutely critical to a good friendship..	Neil F (14248)
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