According to Fox News, loneliness can increase a person’s blood pressure. The connection between loneliness and high blood pressure is not associated with age, smoking or obesity. “Loneliness [behaves] as though it is a unique health-risk factor in its own right,” said Dr. Louise Hawkley, one of the study’s researchers.
The study focused on the blood pressure of 229 people between the ages of 50 and 68 over a period of 2 years. People who said they were lonely had a significant increase in their blood pressure readings. High blood pressure can “raise a person’s risk for heart attack and stroke, and it can also impair kidney function,” reports Fox News.
Talk to a doctor near you about how to lower your blood pressure.
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