I read an article by John Murphy on the health benefits of being in love and the prolific writer penned “Knowing that we can be loved exactly as we are, give us all the best opportunity for growing into the healthiest of people.” From his writings cart’s the notion that love expression provides health benefits. Mr. Murphy in his pen wealth argues that people in happy, loving marriages tend to have more health benefits and love expression levels. He wrote in a highlight that looked at married couples and singles and found that people in “high-quality” (i.e, healthy) marriages had more health benefits and love expressions than singles. Interestingly he said, both happily married couples and singles had more health benefits than people in low-quality (unhealthy) love-expressed marriages.
The state of matrimony isn’t the key in love expression here, but it’s the healthy loving part. Therefore, love expression must be of high quality (healthy) to be advantageous. In other words, love is better not to express than to be fuzzy and unhealthily expressed, this was also noted in Murphy’s writings where he wrote that one is better off single than unhappily married – at least in terms of health benefits.
What are health qualities for love?
In terms of quality and love, health benefits and love expression should be synonymous. There are many health benefits of expressing love to different people at different phases of life; however, I will try to give an extract for our context. Lessing Depression & Substance Abuse: Social isolation is clearly linked to higher rates of depression as well as drugs and substances abuses. Thus, the feeling and expression of love among young people tend to create claims of responsibility – juvenile expression of crush, mode of dressing, striving and improvement of personal hygiene which improves overall health. But on the other hand, how do you feel when you love and want to express it but something is restricting you? You feel bad and thus can affect your health and total wellbeing.
Love is an element in social determinant of health. Many other factors also influence health such as genetics, environmental, social and economic factors etc. Interestingly these factors are interconnected. Does this mean that if one is to express quality love, one should look at these factors? Yes! If health is a quality and there is need to express quality love, one must look at health determinants when expressing love. Most of these factors influence the risk or vulnerability to disease as well as often shaped our health and love life as
individual. Earlier in our context above we highlighted love expression must be of high quality (healthy) to be advantageous.
Love and genetics: Genetics here connote characteristics. On my quest for health qualities and love I came across a popular; is love based on genetics? People fall in love for many reasons such as similar interests, physical attraction, and shared values among them. But if they marry and stay together, their long-term happiness may depend on their individual genes or those of their spouse. This assertion by group of researchers in Yale school of public health is not only theoretical case study but its also visible in our society as we can see the incidence of some illnesses and other genetics products of love inequalities nowadays. For the interest of love and health, it’s wise before love climax for one to look at some biological, physical and other qualities which can affect health or impaired love expression. Ask questions such as:
What are these characteristics that can affect love expression?
Are they genetic?
Now can genetic testing help in family planning?
Yes, genetic testing can provide insights into inherited conditions, offering informed choices for family planning and reproductive health. Certain genetic tests can assess an individual’s predisposition to certain conditions, empowering proactive healthcare decisions and preventive measures. Not only that but genetic testing results can aid in developing personalized treatment plans by understanding the genetic factors that contribute to specific diseases or conditions.
If you wish for a healthy love and expression please get tested for a genetic screening. You can benefit from our list of genetic testing services offered by Goanic and Centogene.
