Hugging is a miracle medicine that can relieve many physical and emotional problems facing Americans. Experts say,
"The type of hugging I recommend is the bear hug," said Dr. David Bresker, Director of the Pain Control Unit at UCLA. "Use both arms, face your partner, and use a full embrace. I often tell my patients to use hugging as part of their treatment for pain. To be held is enormously therapeutic."
Researchers have also discovered that hugging can help you live longer, protect you against illness, cure depression, cure stress, strengthen family relationships and even help you sleep without pills.
"Hugging is an excellent tonic," declared Dr. Harold Voth, senior psychiatrist at the prestigious Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas. "It has been shown that people who are mentally run down and depressed are far more prone to sickness than those who are not. Hugging can lift depression, enabling the body's immune system to become tuned up. Hugging can breath fresh life into a tired body and make you feel younger and more vibrant. In the home, daily hugging will strengthen relationships and significantly reduce friction."
"Researchers discovered that when a person is touched, the amount of hemoglobin in their blood increases significantly," said Helen Colton, author of the forthcoming The Joy of Touching. "Hemoglobin is part of the blood that carries vital supplies of oxygen to all organs of the body, including the heart and brain. An increase in hemoglobin tones up the whole body, helps prevent disease and speeds recovery from illness. My 15 years of research have convinced me that regular hugging can actually prolong life by curing harmful depression and stimulating a stronger will to live."
"The warm meaningful embrace can have a very positive effect, particularly during times of widespread stress and tension like today," Dr. Voth added, "Hug your spouse, your children, close friends, and relatives. If you live alone, the warm embrace with a friend whenever you meed is just as beneficial. It's a marvelous way to improve the quality of your life."
I don't know about you, but I think I need a hug right now :)
PS: Only 2 days and 3 finals left until Christmas Break!!!!
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