We talk about food all the time.
Movement. Sleep. Stress. Strength.
All important.
But there’s another part of health I think we sometimes treat like a nice little bonus.
Other people.
Turns out, they may be considerably more important than that.
Research has repeatedly found that loneliness and social isolation are associated with worse health and a greater risk of dying earlier. Heart disease and stroke show up in the research too.
The exact percentages vary depending on what researchers measure and how they measure it.
I don’t think the percentage is the interesting part.
The interesting part is this:
Humans apparently aren’t designed to do life alone.
That shouldn’t be particularly surprising.
For most of human history, being part of a group wasn’t an optional social activity you squeezed in after work. We depended on one another.
Now you can go through an entire day barely interacting with another human being.
Order groceries online.
Work from home.
Watch television.
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