Toxin Defense
Why it Matters: Mental fitness is more than avoiding disease, it’s cultivating emotional well-being, purpose, and strong social bonds. Positive mental health is linked to longer life, while depression, chronic loneliness, and unmanaged stress shorten it. Investing in happiness, resilience, and connection is as critical to longevity as diet or exercise.
- Strong social ties lower mortality risk and protect cognitive health.
- Positive emotions and life satisfaction improve immune function and cardiovascular outcomes.
- Purpose in life has been linked to adding up to 7 extra years of healthy lifespan.
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"Close relationships, more than money or fame, are what keep people happy throughout their lives." — Robert Waldinger, MD (Harvard Study of Adult Development)