Home Alone

Health Effects

• lonely people have blood pressure readings 30 points higher than most sociable making them 3 times more likely to get heart disease.
• high level of stress harmone Cortisol is found more in lonely people. it can supress the ablility to fight off infection and can push blood pressure up into the danger zone.
• loneliness interferes with sleep and poor sleep is linked to obesity and depression.
• the lonelier you are the more likely you are to eat fatty food and less likely you are to exercise.

Get Connected

• stay in touch with your family and try to organize regular meetings.
• exercize regularly
• you should pursue your hobbies
• own a pet if you are alone