Love Is In The Air For Valentine's Day, Love Is Also Heart Healthy

STUDIES SHOW A HEARTFELT HUGHELPS REDUCE STRESS.LOVE'S IN THE AIR, AS WECELEBRATE VALENTINES DAY.WE HAVE HEARTS, FLOWERS AND ALITTLE ROMANCE.WITHOUT ALL OF THE CANDY,LOVE, IT IS ALSO HEARTHEALTHY, STEPHANIE STAHL HASCUPID'S HEALTHWATCH.SHE HAS RED ON.YES.WE NEEDED SOME.A LITTLE BIT OF CANDY, ASYOU SAID, IS GOOD BUT NOT TOOMUCH.YOU KNOW THAT SONG ALL YOUNEED IS LOVE?DOCTORS SAY IT MIGHT NOT BEEVERYTHING BUT RESEARCH SHOWSTHAT PEOPLE IN SUPPORTIVERELATIONSHIPS, LIVE LONGER,HEALTHIER LIVES.THE POWER OF LOVE, IT MIGHT BECURIOUS BUT IT CAN ALSO, SAVEYOUR LIFE.THERE IS GOOD DATA TO SHOWMARRIED COUPLES DO BETTER INTERMS OF THEIR CARDIOVASCULARHEALTH.I'M SURE IT THAT IS BENEFIT OFBEING EACH OTHERS CHEERLEADERSAND MOTIVATING EACH OTHER TOLIVE, HAPPY HEALTHY LIVES BUTI'M SURE THAT WILL APPLY TOOTHER COMMITTED RELATIONSHIPSWHETHER THAT THAT IS DEEPFRIEND SHIP OR NON-MARRIEDRELATIONSHIP.REPORTER: SHARING MEALS ISA BIG PART OF THERELATIONSHIPS WHILE HEALTHYEATING TOGETHER IS UPSIDE ONESTUDY FOUND THAT TWO-THIRDSRDS OF COUPLES ENABLEUNHEALTHY HABITS.WE CAN INFLUENCE EACH OTHERBOTH IN GOOD AND BAD WAYS.SO, I THINK REALLY CARVING OUTTHAT RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONETHAT YOU CAN CALL THEM OUT, IFTHEY ARE PIGGING OUT ON THATBAG OF CHIPS AND DRAG THEM OFFTHE COUCH.REPORTER: RESEARCH SHOWSMARRIED PEOPLE HAVE FEWERDOCTORS VISITS AND SHORTERHOSPITAL STAYS AND THOSE INHAPPY RELATIONSHIPS HAD20 PERCENT LOWER ODDS OF DYINGEARLY.PEOPLE CAN GROW OLDTOGETHER, SHARING THESESPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS,MEMORIES AND DOING THINGS THATWILL PRO ACTIVELY HELPTHEMSELVES.SO YES, LOVE IS GRAND.BUT, FOR SINGLE PEOPLE, SELFLOVE AS DOCTOR SAYS, GOODFRIENDS CAN BE JUST ASIMPORTANT AND BENEFICIAL.AND HOW ABOUT FAMILY, OTHERFAMILY MEMBERS?ALSO PETS, THERE IS ALOFTRESEARCH, THAT PEOPLE HOFFPETS LOVING PETS CAN BE, VERYHEALTHY FOR YOU AS WELL.IT IS HOLDING YOUACCOUNTABLE.THAT IS RIGHT.