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Therapeutic value of friendship

SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE is emerging on the importance of friendships to our general health. Individuals with a supportive network of friends are less likely to have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or high blood sugar, according to the school of medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. Another study at the university indicates that interaction with friends keeps your mind sharp.

Unfortunately, many modern-day pressures make maintaining friendships a low priority for women. The responsibilities of career and family, combined with the distance that often separates friends today, make it difficult to carve out time to nurture these important relationships. In addition, the "superwoman" syndrome of the 1980s and 1990s has prevented many women from reaching out to others when they could use a hand x something we did much more readily in decades past. Together these subtle societal changes may be taking a toll on our health.

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