267: The connection between your relationships & longevity | Marta Zaraska, science journalist
Marta Zaraska discusses the underrated ways social interactions impact your longevity and why lonely people tend to get worse sleep.
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (podtrac.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Marta Zaraska: “Just like the way we think about eating veggies and fruits, we should think about relationships as a health priority.”
Zaraska, a science journalist and bestselling author, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss the underrated ways social interactions impact your longevity, plus:
*Why lonely people tend to get worse sleep*
*The health benefits of living with a committed partner*
*How your social interactions affect your gut microbiome*
*Why we need to make empathy a habit*
*The evolutionary reason you don’t want to get out of bed when you’re feeling sick*
Enjoy this episode! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. And don't forget to check out Zaraska's book, Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100, which you can find at http://www.GrowingYoungTheBook.com.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices