Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Loneliness Can Be A Dampener On Physical Well-Being

For those well progressed in years, falling into the 50 to 68 year age group to be more precise, solitude can mean a lot more than emotional difficulty. It could exact a physical toll also such as raising blood pressure, according to a recent study. Researchers engaged in this study, which embraced a broad spectrum comprising white, black and Latino men and women, chanced upon a link between the perception of loneliness and high blood pressure. Subjects who reported as feeling most lonely evidenced a 14.4 higher blood pressure count in comparison to those feeling least lonely. If all this seems to ring a familiar tune, better sense might suggest reaching out to society more openly without deliberating too seriously on the possibility of rejection or disappointment.

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