Before we go, here’s your random trivia of the day:
According to a Harvard study, not having friends can be as harmful to one’s health as smoking. Loneliness, the study found, triggers a stress signal which increases levels of the protein fibrinogen. In a real “fight or flight” scenario, the function of this protein is to clot the blood – in order to reduce its loss in an injury. However, too much of the protein raises blood pressure and causes the build-up of fatty deposits in arteries.
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