Sleeping together may help you live longer

It’s long been said women love to cuddle, but now a new study shows sleeping together with your partner may help you live healthier and longer.  A burgeoning field of study debunks everyday complaints of sleep cycles and disturbing movements to encourage couples to sleep in the same bed – despite these disturbances.  Sleeping together provides a feeling of security and safety, showing that it may help bring down levels of a stress hormone called cortisol and cytokines, involved in inflammation.  It also elevates levels of oxytocin, the “love hormone.”  All in all, researchers say the psychological benefits may outweigh the disturbances of having another person in your bed.

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