Yes, Friends Are Good for Mental and Physical Health
Getty Images Maintaining positive relationships should rank up there with healthy eating and exercise as a necessary investment in your health. Not only is spending time with friends fun but it also yields a multitude of long-term physical and emotional health benefits. “As a medical doctor, I wish I could prescribe friendships for everyone,” says Kelli Harding, MD, an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City. But before we get into the many ways a strong social network promotes health and well-being, it’s important to p...
Source: everydayhealth.com