The Scotties Summer Retreat was SO good for our health! See the article after the photo.
(Adrienne was hiding behind the camera!)
This is Taught at
Stanford University
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 wellbeing. Women share feelings whereas men
often form relationships around activities. We share from our souls with our
sisters/mothers, 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 lucky. Sooooo let's
toast to our friendship with our girlfriends. Evidently it's very good for our
health. Forward this to all your girlfriends to stay in touch, just like I just
did! Thanks to all the girls in my life who have helped me stay healthy, happy,
and feeling very loved.
I'd never heard that story. Great to know!
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