Social Rewards, Broken Heart Syndrome, 5 Min Walks

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Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Today you’ll learn about how being close to the ones you love makes your physical health better, how broken heart syndrome is actually real, and how walking for as little as five minutes every half hour can reverse a lot of damage caused by sitting.

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Social Rewards

“Social Relationships Affect How Your Body Responds to Stress” by Jenalee Doom
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/origins-of-health/202303/social-relationships-affect-how-your-body-responds-to-stress
“The Rewarding Nature of Social Interactions” by Sören Krach et al.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2889690/
“Social Relationships and Ambulatory Blood Pressure: Structural and Qualitative Predictors of Cardiovascular Function During Everyday Social Interactions” by Julianne Holt-Lunstad et al.
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/10597064_Social_Relationships_and_Ambulatory_Blood_Pressure_Structural_and_Qualitative_Predictors_of_Cardiovascular_Function_During_Everyday_Social_Interactions

Broken Heart Syndrome

“Why the heart breaks; Medical Associates expert explains broken heart syndrome” by Pamela Glennon
- https://www.mercyone.org/dubuque/about-us/news-releases/why-the-heart-breaks;-medical-associates-expert-explains-broken-heart-syndrome
“Healthy Maryland woman who essentially died of broken heart syndrome brought back to life” By Mindy Basara
- https://abc7chicago.com/what-is-broken-heart-syndrome-near-death-experience-symptoms-attack/12930136/
“A broken heart is a real, potentially fatal condition, explains cardiologist” by KGAN
- https://cbs2iowa.com/sponsored/circle-of-care/a-broken-heart-is-a-real-potentially-fatal-condition-explains-cardiologist

5 Min Walks

“Short walking breaks can offset the harms of sitting too much, research shows.” by Jarred Hill & Dana Carullo. 2023.
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/walking-health-sitting-research/
“Even if you exercise, too much sitting time is bad.” by Robert Preidt. 2016.
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/even-if-you-exercise-prolonged-sitting-time-is-bad-for-heart-health/
“How much exercise does your heart really need?” by Mary Brophy Marcus. 2016.
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-much-exercise-does-your-heart-really-need/

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0:00.0	Hi, you're about to get smarter in just a few minutes with Curiosity Daily from Discovery.
0:09.0	Time flies when you're learning super cool stuff.
0:11.0	I'm Nate.
0:12.0	And I'm Callie. If you're dropping in for the first time welcome to
0:14.8	curiosity where we aim to blow your mind by helping you to grow your mind.
0:18.7	If you're a loyal listener, welcome back. Today you'll learn about how being close to the ones you love makes your physical health better,
0:25.8	how broken heart syndrome is actually real, and how walking for as little as five minutes every half hour
0:32.1	can offset a lot of the damage caused by sitting.
0:35.2	Without further ado, let's satisfy some curiosity.
0:39.2	It might seem like intuition that spending time with someone you love can be soothing, but now science has actually
0:44.6	proven that spending time with loved ones can make your mental and physical health better.
0:48.6	I mean you're right that is intuitive, but what you're saying is if your friend is going through a hard time or something
0:55.0	giving them a hug might be better for their health.
0:58.0	It looks like it.
0:59.0	Anytime you've ever felt more relaxed or even less stressed out when you're around
1:03.4	somebody you love, you're experiencing something called social buffering.
1:07.2	And what you're being buffered against is stress of all shapes and sizes.
1:12.0	I get why being around someone you love would make
1:14.4	you feel more comfortable but how is it actually good for our health?
1:18.8	Years and years of research support the idea that any kind of social relationship will provide benefits
1:25.0	for our mental and physical well-being. Humans are social creatures. We rely on language,
1:31.5	social cues, news, romance, all sorts of things that we can really only get from other people.
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