Why Marriage Is More Healthy Than Single?

Jakarta, Marriage is something that is good and can provide many benefits to body and health. Why get married are healthier than living alone or being single?

Research on the relationship between marriage and health has actually been done since the beginning of the year 1858 by William Farr, an epidemiologist from the UK.

Married not only have the advantage could live together, but there are many other benefits that can be obtained as compared with being single, as quoted from Psychologytoday.com, Friday (04/29/2011), namely:

Provide a better financial picture
Getting married can make a person have a clear financial details and directional and can save money because they can share. In addition they will have a strong emotional support when one of the problems with finances.

Have a longer life
People who are married are known to have a longer life, single men have a death rate 25 percent higher, while single women have a mortality rate 50 percent higher. And people who have a spouse can reduce the risk of dying from cancer by 10 percent.

Besides getting married can also make a person has an immune system better, can monitor blood pressure and cholesterol are better that allowed less risk of disease. And less likely to engage in risky behaviors such as drinking alcohol and not taking care of themselves.

Have better mental health
People who are married have high levels of depression and lower stress, and about 40 percent said very happy with his life compared with people who are single. This is because of support from spouses and friends to share his problems so it feels lighter.

Getting married can also increase self-esteem, confidence is offset by reducing anxiety and depression. As a result of the hormone cortisol (stress hormone) which makes it less protected from heart or other cardiovascular disease.

Better sex life
About 40 percent of people who are married to have sex 2 times a week compared with people who are single or just living together, and 40 percent of couples have a sex life physically and emotionally satisfying.