This holiday season I would like to focus on something other than food, exercise, and your physical body. Let’s talk friends, family, and social connections instead, and the direct correlation that they have with your health.
A brand-new Cambridge study shows that the influence of friends extends into our older years.
The study, published in the journal Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, found that friendships in older adults were associated with some instances of better physical health and health behaviors, as well as better mental health across the board.
The study authors analyzed nearly 13,000 over-50-year-olds looking at 35 different health and psychological outcomes, and how those were linked with the quality of the respondents’ friendships.
While many previous studies have connected having good friends with health benefits, this is the largest and most comprehensive study done to date.
Learn more about the fascinating results of the study, and find December wellness challenge, by continuing to the CBDistillery®️ blog!