Happily Married Couples Live Longer than Their Unhappy Counterparts - A Positive Marriage Results in Lower Levels of the Stress Hormone Cortisol Says Ohio State Study
For two decades Ohio State University has been studying 90 couples from the time they were newlyweds to learn about how personal relationships affect health. Specifically, the study has focused on how stress impacts the body’s immune system. The conclusion: Happily Married Couples Live Longer Than Their Unhappy Counterparts
Plymouth, MI (PRWEB) March 7, 2005 -- Not only is a healthy marriage
important to your emotional well being but also will likely be a reason why you
are going to live a long life.
Recent studies make it clear that finding
the right mate will not only boost your mental health but will help men and
women live longer.
For two decades Ohio State University has been
studying 90 couples from the time they were newlyweds to learn about how
personal relationships affect health. Specifically, the study has focused on how
stress impacts the body’s immune system.
The major finding is that a
positive marriage relationship results in lower levels of the stress hormone
cortisol. The lower the level of cortisol the faster body begins healing. The
study has found happily married older couples face less risk of infectious
diseases.
Couples living in an unhappy marriage produced higher levels
of cortisol and experienced poor health. While men benefit more form a happy
marriage an unhappy marriage will take a deeper toll on women.
A related
conclusion is that because people can choose to be happily married every married
person also can choose whether to be healthy or sick by successfully dealing
with marital issues or ignoring them and letting them fester. Advice on how to
build a happy marriage, and avoid the stress of a sick relationship, is given by
five experts in the recently published book, The Marriage Medics. www.themarriagemedics.com
The Marriage Medics, (ISBN-
0-9760844-0-6) by Cynthia Cooper Ph.D. shares the reasons why some couples fall
head-first into divorce and others walk away restored and emotionally healthy.
Couples who rescue their relationships seem to do so by using a network of
support.
The Marriage Medics collects your ideal relationship support
network into a single book. Each of the five experts contributing to the book
has seen hundreds of divorces from their unique professional perspective, and
each knows exactly what factors can determine success or failure.
Cooper
is a clinical psychotherapist who has counseled couples and families for decades
on how better to relate to each other. Cooper has a doctoral degree in clinical
psychology, human science research and education. Other experts cited in The
Marriage Medics are:
• Daniel B. Smith, a bank executive.
• Dr, Patti
Britton, sex coach, clinical sexologist.
• Commander Bobbitti May, a U.S.
Navy chaplain
• John Hunt, Las Vegas attorney specializing in family
law
The Marriage Medics can be purchased for $29.95 by credit card or
PayPal by going to www.themarriagemedics.com For information on the cortisol
study contact Dr. Joyce Glasser, director of the psychiatry department at the
University of Ohio.
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