Commentary Many years ago, I began working on a project that eventually became this article. It started when a friend of mine, a fellow veteran, sent me Victor Hanson’s 2007 piece “Why Study War.” One of the many things that stood out to me about that article was a line from Margaret Atwood’s poem “The…
Top 5 Ways to Help Older People Deal With Social Isolation
Ageing experts have shared ways to increase social connection and reduce loneliness among older people after recent research showed loneliness has become an epidemic in the U.S. and Australia, with one in three people affected and a third of all seniors now living alone. A study from Stanford University published in the journal Aging found that…
Social Isolation Bad for Social Mammals–Who Knew?
Commentary Prairie voles were not meant to go through life alone. For those who have not had the privilege of meeting one, a prairie vole is a diminutive rodent autochthonous to the grasslands of the central parts of North America and best characterized as wrong-looking gerbils with rambunctious souls. A favorite snack of coyotes, hawks,…
World’s Longest Study: Do This Now to Have Great Health in Your 80s
What do we need for a long and happy life? The answer to this question is emerging from the longest study on happiness conducted by the Harvard Study of Adult Development. ———– 👉 Support The Epoch Times: get the best coffee roasted in America at 15% off with code Health15 at DayesCoffee.com ———– We spoke…
Multimedia Entrepreneur Designs Dating and Friendship App That Matches People According to Their Vaccination Status
Amid mounting political—and now medical—dissension, for many looking to connect with those who share mutual values has become a more complicated and even lonely endeavor. Author Laura Wellington seeks to change this with ZNEEX, a dating and friendship app that matches people according to their vaccination status—unvaccinated and vaccinated. Wellington told The Epoch Times that…
No, ‘More Sex’ Will Not Cure Loneliness
Commentary The New York Times often promotes socially destructive policies and reckless personal behaviors in opinion columns. The latest example sees self-identified “sex and culture” writer Magdalene J. Taylor promoting promiscuity as a socially desirable cure for loneliness that will benefit society by forging greater levels of “social solidarity.” In, “Have More Sex, Please!” Taylor…
Building Bridges: Adults Young and Old Are Natural Allies
In the 21st century, division has become as American as mom and apple pie. Red states and blue states, left and right, black and white, male and female, rich and poor: Our culture teaches us to judge others by such criteria as skin color, where we went to school and the work we do, and…
1 Thing Can Help Holiday Parties Boost Well-Being
Making an intentional effort to recognize positive life events and achievements while gathering for food and drink at holiday parties will leave you and others feeling more socially supported, according to new research The study finds that celebrations with three conditions—social gathering, eating or drinking, and intentionally marking a positive life event—will increase perceived social…
Rouff
Three-legged dog sketch Rouff is sad and lonely. To escape his loneliness, he folds a new friend, Pete, from the paper he is drawn on. This film is available globally except in Russia and Belarus. …
The Healing Power of Stewie
Almost a year ago, my husband and I got a skittish little rescue dog. Stewie is a white fifteen pound terrier mix who came into our home not knowing how stairs worked or how to walk on a leash. He didn’t want to be touched at first and hid when we approached him. During his…
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