Friends Heal

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Friends Heal Friends Heal

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Received in an email: Nurturing friendship for health.

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A recent study published A recent study published by the University of by the University of California Los Angeles California Los Angeles (UCLA), implies that (UCLA), implies that friendship amongst friendship amongst women is actually very women is actually very special. The research has special. The research has identified that female identified that female friends contribute to friends contribute to strengthen identity and strengthen identity and protect our future. They protect our future. They constitute a heaven in the constitute a heaven in the middle of our real world middle of our real world full of storms and full of storms and obstacles.obstacles.

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Female friends help us Female friends help us fill the emotional gaps in fill the emotional gaps in

our relationships with our relationships with men and help us men and help us

remember who we remember who we actually are. After 50 actually are. After 50 years of research, the years of research, the study points out that study points out that there are chemical there are chemical

substances produced substances produced by the brain that help by the brain that help create and maintain create and maintain

friendship bonds friendship bonds amongst women.amongst women.

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The scientists involved in the research were mostly men. They were all surprised to find the following results. When a hormone called OXITOCIN is liberated as a result of stress, women have the need to protect their children and group with other women. When this happens, larger quantities of this hormone are produced and even the most profound stress is reduced provoking a calming down effect.

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These reactions do not These reactions do not appear in males because appear in males because

the testosterone the testosterone produced by men has a produced by men has a tendency to neutralize tendency to neutralize the effects of oxitocin; the effects of oxitocin; while female estrogens while female estrogens increase the production increase the production

of this hormone.of this hormone.

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After repetitive analysis, it After repetitive analysis, it was proven that existing was proven that existing emotional ties amongst emotional ties amongst females, who have true and females, who have true and loyal friends, reduce the loyal friends, reduce the risk of illness related to risk of illness related to blood pressure and blood pressure and cholesterol. This might be cholesterol. This might be the cause that women the cause that women generally live longer than generally live longer than men. Women who do not men. Women who do not establish friendship establish friendship relations with other women relations with other women do not show the same do not show the same health results.health results.

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So having female friends So having female friends not only help us live longer not only help us live longer but also to live better. The but also to live better. The study also suggests that study also suggests that the more female friends a the more female friends a woman has, the higher is woman has, the higher is the probability that she the probability that she reaches an advance age reaches an advance age

without physical problems without physical problems besides living a healthy besides living a healthy

happy life.happy life.

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In the same study it was In the same study it was observed how women can observed how women can cope with critical moments cope with critical moments (such as the passing of a (such as the passing of a

spouse or parents) as it was spouse or parents) as it was perceived that those women perceived that those women who can trust their friends who can trust their friends

react without major illnesses react without major illnesses and recuperate faster than and recuperate faster than those who do not have a those who do not have a

person to trust by their side. person to trust by their side. The study concludes that The study concludes that

friendship amongst women friendship amongst women is a source of strength, is a source of strength,

wellness, happiness and wellness, happiness and health.health.

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This is why, and because of This is why, and because of many other reasons, that we many other reasons, that we say: ¡Qué vivan las amigas!say: ¡Qué vivan las amigas!So Dear Friends, for this and So Dear Friends, for this and for being who you are, Thank for being who you are, Thank you and May God always you and May God always bless you...bless you...