![]() ![]() ![]() We have to make a commitment to addressing both. We have to take care of our physical and emotional health together. adults experience loneliness, adding that the phenomenon is a byproduct of missing an aspect essential for survival. So we have to think about our social experiences. Vivek Murthy warns that approximately half of U.S. “Our physical health and our mental health are not two independent systems,” Prinstein told The News. Health systems should train medical professionals to recognize the hallmarks of loneliness and its health risks, Murthy said. Murthy also recommends employers rethink remote work policies. ![]() This includes everything from joining community groups to ignoring one’s phone when with in-person friends. He called on workplaces, schools, technology companies, community organizations, parents and others to find ways to boost our collective connectedness. Murthy issued a Surgeon General’s Advisory outlining ways to connect and repair our rended social fabric. His report cites one study finding that people who spent two or more hours daily on social media were doubly likely to report social isolation than people who were on it less than a half hour a day. ![]()
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