Reiterating, the vital importance of that need for, socialization and, connection as we age…off of the Front Page Sections, translated…
Being in love is found to help us improve our overall health. But, can friendships have the, same, effects too? BBC reports, that research shows, friendships can offer many benefits to our physical and psychological health, including improving our moods, and help better our cardiovascular health.
The scientific journalist, Lydia Denworth wrote a volume on scientific research on friendships. She was surprised at how being isolated from society can affect the immune systems. For instance, when people feel lonely, the leukocytes would change their behaviors, causing more inflammatory responses in the bodies, and the immunity responses to, weaken.
The pros of social connections aren't just to improve the immune systems. Those who are involved in their communities usually live longer and healthier too, with a lowered risks of developing hypertension. A study involving taking blood from the participants showed, that friendships can improve the qualities of sleep for people, and help people heal up, faster too.
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In certain conditions, friendships may be better in protecting our health than marriages, love, or interactions with the families. Studies showed, even though there's a positive correlation of the sense of happiness with those who pay attention to the connections they have with their families and relatives, but for the elderly populations, friendship is way more important in health and happiness.
Studies showed, friendships are different in the various stages of our lives. There's the U-shaped curve of interactions with friends in our lives: to the adolescents, friendship is important in helping to form one's identity, but to those in middle adulthood, not as important, and, to the elderly years, the rate of importance rises up, again: partners in life, companions, and money, you need them, all.
And so, this is the importance of keeping up with our, socializations, to keep those dopamine pumping in our brains, and, it is important, that we all, continue to interact with the outside world, through these face-to-face interactions we share, with those whom we call our, "friends" until we grow, old.
did my nails and I said yes. All the ladies here do a great job and Kathy is no exception and has done my nails before. I think I just ask for Anna as she was the first one here to do my nails and has done them the most. Well Anna left and I sat down at Kathy's table and she started working on my nails. Now the last time I was here Anna removed my acrylics and just put a gel polish on them to give them a break so I was really looking forward to having acrylic back. Kathy had to soak off the gel polish first which took a little time and we sat and talked. Well as we talked I made the comment about Albertsons across the street changing their name to Safeway as this weekend is their big grand reopening. Well the young lady 2 seats down from me asked about it as she didn't know so soon me, her, Kathy and the lady doing her nails were all talking together, which was really nice. I also commented on the new nail salon across the street. Dream nails is right across the street and next to Albertsons is a Goodwill and another nail salon and both have been here for a long time, but on the other side of the Goodwill parking lot is a small strip center and yes there is a new nail salon there and I was surprised they would let one go in there. Well Kathy and the other nail tech knew all about it. turns out that the building is owned by a different company and allowed it. Well before the nail salon could open the other nail salon across the street went to them and somehow got them to sell her the lease so the salon across the street now owns both of them right across the parking lot from each other.
tables outside were open so I went in and stood in line to get my drink. Almost all the tables inside were taken and there were people standing waiting for drinks so it took about 10 minutes or so before I got my drink. The tables outside were still open so I went and sat outside and sat facing the door so I could people watch as people came and went. It was so nice sitting outside and I worked on my blogs as I have been busy and gotten behind on them again. I wrote 
It only took a few minutes to get there and there was a lot of traffic and a lot of people. They are now down to just 3 parking lots and they have 6 building under construction, 1 almost done and 1 just doing sight prep so I can only imagine what parking will be like when these are all done. On my way home I stopped at Panda Express to get some dinner to take home and the one lady who always helps me and I think knows was working and asked if I wanted my usual and I said yes. It still amazes me she remembers as I don't come that often and it has been over a month sense I have been here. We did chat a little as she got my order ready.
