Loneliness is as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day
lifestyle.com.auRelated: 10 ways to sleep better at night naturally How does loneliness impact our health? The feeling of being lonely has been linked to several health issues including poor sleep, high blood pressure, poor immune function, dementia and even premature death.
The loneliness epidemic and its health impacts has become such a concerning health issue that it’s captured the attention of thought leaders all over the world, including Noreena Hertz. “The thing about loneliness is that we are all affected,” she said “We often think of loneliness as just being an old person’s plight - but the young are very lonely too. “It’s something that we don’t talk about enough - just how lonely so many of us are.” Most Australians will experience loneliness at.
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