How Can Being Compassionate Make Aging Easier?

By Matthew Mientka

By teaching compassion, researchers say we might improve well-being and longevity for older people.

Among the most compassionate people in life are older women, the bereft, and those most naturally endowed with the mental quality of resiliency.

A new study from the University of California at San Diego’s medical school relates such empathy for others to long-term health and improved longevity. The findings may offer insights into how others may emulate such qualities to avoid the loneliness and isolation that might bring an earlier death.

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A new study from the University of California 

at San Diego’s medical school relates such

empathy for others to long-term health

 and improved longevity.  

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