Social connection
For women's longevity
The experts we follow agree on this.
Social connection is foundational for well-being and supports both mental and physical health throughout life.
Who is behind it
Voices including a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator, a registered holistic nutritionist and a performance scientist with a psychology PhD.
How strong the research is
Mostly expert experience so far, with published research still catching up.
In their words
“it's so important that we do spend time with people we love and trust and we build those relationships through through having meals with others through going to social events”
a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator
Human beings are hardwired for in-person social connection which supports physiological, psychological, emotional, and spiritual health.
Strong social connections contribute to emotional well-being, reduce stress, and potentially extend life.
Happiness is active and requires putting work into behaviors that promote well-being.
Social connection is mentioned as a factor that can reduce biological age.
Strong social relationships increase survival by 50%, comparable to quitting smoking, and are the number one predictor of health and longevity according to long-term studies.
Valuable social connections support emotional health and autonomic nervous system regulation.
Social connection with positive influences supports mental health during challenging seasonal changes.
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How this reading was made
Every line here comes from a doctor, scientist or coach speaking publicly, and links to the moment they said it. Entrain listens for where independent experts arrive at the same place on their own, and shows where they part ways. Mostly expert experience so far, with published research still catching up.
None of the statements here come with a declared commercial interest. Last refreshed 23 September 2026.
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