Strong social connections with friends, family, community, and work are simple pleasures that increase longevity and improve all-around health. Apart from decreasing stress levels, healthful interactions reduce inflammatory markers, which mitigate the risk of cardiometabolic issues. On the flip side, chronic exposure to poor relationships leads to negative habits that undermine physiological and mental health.

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