The health benefits of friendship

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Extract from the article: Most Togolese consider friendship to be indispensable to their personal equilibrium. Probably because, first and foremost, it enables them to help one another and confide in one another. It's a safe haven for sharing the joys and hardships of life, b

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Most Togolese consider friendship to be indispensable to their personal equilibrium. Probably because, first and foremost, it enables them to help one another and confide in one another. It's a safe haven for sharing the joys and hardships of life, but also for getting on with one's life, as a friend's benevolent frankness can help you to question yourself. It's all the more important at a time when the value of couples is being undermined, when families are stretched by distance and lack of time, and professional relationships are increasingly harsh. This has a real impact on health. Not having a support network is a more powerful mortality factor than obesity or a sedentary life without exercise.  So if it's been a long time since you've called or seen your friends, you know what you have to do.

By Raymond DZAKAPATA