alert” and leads to high levels of cortisol and systemic inflammation, which affects the heart and brain.
As years go by, our social circle becomes smaller. We lose some friends, others become occupied with family responsibilities. Consequently, being socially fit becomes equally important to being physically fit. According to the Harvard Study, those who were the happiest within their relationships at fifty years old turned out to be the healthiest at eighty.
The strategy:
It’s not about needing a huge network of friends. It’s about needing “quality” connections:
The “micro-interaction”: