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The 10 benefits of the HUG
"... a hug is to detach a small piece of oneself to give it to the other ..." [Pablo Neruda]
The truest and deepest hugs are those that convey our feelings, with a "real" hug you can get in tune with another person, more than with a hundred thousand words. Contact is essential for the well-being of human beings.
The average duration of a hug is 3 seconds, but researchers have found that when a hug lasts more than 20 seconds, it has a therapeutic effect on the body and mind, thanks to "oxytocin", known as the good mood hormone. .
The advantages of hugging are physical and psychological, as it can be considered a real panacea for health and well-being, here are 10 benefits:
- improves intellectual abilities and self-esteem: an effect due to the sharing of positive energies exchanged during this simple but very beneficial gesture;
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- it has benefits on blood oxygenation, because it stimulates the production of hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to the tissues and allows our body to rejuvenate;
- it is a natural therapy for depression;
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- stimulates the production of beneficial substances in the body that trigger self-repair and self-healing of cells and tissues;
- it is a free and reciprocal gesture that gives warmth and comfort;
- the production of feel-good hormones during a hug is able to stimulate calm and peace, thanks to the production of endorphins;
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- improves memory;
- improves heart health, because a drop in blood pressure and cortisol are noted;
- improves heart health, because a drop in blood pressure and cortisol are noted;
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Virginia Satir, an American psychotherapist, said:
“We need 4 hugs a day to survive.
We need 8 hugs a day to keep us healthy.
We need 12 hugs a day to grow ".
Now that we know how many and what benefits derive from a hug, we just have to hug ourselves better and more!
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