Best friends boost your health

If you have a couple of really close best friends, you're lucky. In this Health Smarts video, Dr. Kevin Soden says spending time with your BFFs protects you from high blood pressure, stress, inflammation and memory loss.

Good friends fill your years with joy and may add years to your life.

Staying connected to friends and family offers huge benefits—for mind and body.

Whether it’s a romantic partner, close friend, or loving family member, the benefits of a bond can be profound.

Try affirmative self-talk to turn your outlook around.

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