The health benefits of love, Zhihu.

What are the benefits of falling in love to your health?

1, decompression

A joint study by the University of Chicago and Northwestern University shows that when a person is under heavy pressure, the love situation obviously affects the levels of stress hormones and cortisol in the body.

Coincidentally, a study published in the journal Family Psychology shows that women who have strong support from their spouses are better at dealing with stress in interpersonal relationships. Those lovers with happy feelings are more willing to listen to each other's voices when needed.

2. Reduce psychological problems

The risk of psychological problems in the relationship between the two parties is reduced. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by the University of Florida on 162 1 students in 20 10. Research shows that there really are no physical and psychological problems between devoted lovers.

As a lover control group, single men and women are more prone to depression and anxiety, as well as emotional problems and suicidal tendencies, with a higher incidence. This conclusion was written in the American Psychological Monthly.

Step 3 bring happiness

According to a study in the journal Neurophysiology, the early stage of love can activate the dopamine secretion area of the brain. These areas are closely related to feelings of being cherished, loved, ecstatic and happy. In fact, there is an affected area responsible for compulsive thinking, cognition and feeling, which are all related to love. Interestingly, according to the researchers' findings, when scanning the brain of love and the brain of sexual arousal, the opposite is found.

4, contribute to longevity

A survey of 28 1460 people over the age of 45 by the US Census Bureau shows that many singles in this age group are terminally ill. And the number far exceeds that of people with deep relationships. In Britain, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands, the results of this study are the same.

A study published by the University of Pennsylvania shows that long-term marriage can make men live longer, even if their income is low. Because researchers believe that the causal relationship between marital status and research data is still difficult to see clearly, this data needs further study. Because it is possible: whether remarried or not, compared with single people, married people have mutually supportive social relations and children who make their families harmonious, which helps them live longer and be satisfied with their lives.

5, can alleviate the pain

On 20 10, PLoS One published an article, which studied the relationship between relieving pain, feeling of love and brain satisfaction. The research conclusion comes from 15 students who are deeply in love. The study is like this: give a participant a painful burden on one hand and then measure his resistance. The conclusion is that when he is in pain, showing him a photo of his lover will improve a man's endurance by 44.7%.