Here’s a crucial, yet often overlooked, truth about being and keeping healthy: people with few and loose social connections are more vulnerable to disease.
You hardly have to be a physician to understand why: The human body is a complex organism, and because we’re social animals, to be fully healthy and robust our bodies need us to enjoy the warmth and reassurance that can only come from being surrounded by people who love us and care about us, and whom we love and care for in return.