by Elizabeth | Mar 16, 2017 | Health at Work, Loneliness
The Unrecognized Epidemic of Loneliness and What to do About It I’ve been trying to have lunch with a colleague for three weeks. Yes, she’s a friend and I want to catch up with her, but I also want to talk business, get her feedback on a new project...
by Elizabeth | Mar 15, 2017 | Chronic Illness
How Loneliness Makes You Sick Humans are social animals. We are designed to live in communities. And, much as we like to think of ourselves as independent and self-sufficient, no one can survive without the help other people. This is why loneliness hurts. When we...
by Elizabeth | Mar 14, 2017 | Chronic Illness, For Doctors and Physicians, Loneliness
Why Your Doctor Doesn’t Know About the Greatest Threat to Your Health In my last post, I talked about the ways loneliness ruins your health. I suspect the statistics I quoted were a complete surprise. Chances are you’ve never heard anything about the...
by Elizabeth | Mar 13, 2017 | Life is Good, Loneliness
The Biggest threat to Your Health That You Didn’t Know About Quick: think of the most unhealthy habit a person can have. You probably thought smoking, or drinking too much, or something along these lines. Yes, it’s true that smoking and excess drinking...
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