情人节说出你的爱：表达爱意有利于身体健康.doc

情人节说出你的爱：表达爱意有利于身体健康 Good news, lovebirds! If youre planning to celebrate with your Valentine in the coming weeks, get ready to toast to your health. 情侣们，好消息来啦！如果已经计划和另一半共度即将到来的情人节，这要是提升健康的好机会哦。 Earlier this week, a researcher at the Medical University of Vienna spread some good news in honor of National Hug Day. He pointed out that hugging someone you care about can ease stress and anxiety, lower blood pressure and even boost memory. 本周初，维也纳医药大学的研究者为纪念全国拥抱日公布了这个好消息，研究指出拥抱你关心的人能减轻压力和焦虑，降低血压甚至提高记忆力。 While the association between hugging and your health isnt new, its especially relevant this time of year -- with Valentines Day on the horizon and many couples hurrying to cuddle away the frigid temperatures sweeping across much of the nation. 拥抱和健康之间的联系早已不是什么新闻了，尤其到了每年这个时候——情人节在即，全国范围内的众多情侣们也会急于用拥抱来温暖这个冬天。 Experts believe it all comes back to the hormone oxytocin. A simple embrace seems to increase levels of the love hormone, which has been linked to social?bonding. 专家们认为这全是荷尔蒙催产素的功劳。简单的拥抱能提升这种被称为“爱的荷尔蒙”的指数，此荷尔蒙与社交也密切相关。 That oxytocin boost seems to have a greater calming effect on women than men, the BBC reported. In one study, the stress-reducing effects of a brief hug in the morning carried throughout a tough work day, USA Today reported. BBC报道称，催产素的增加似乎对女性更有镇静的效果。今日美国报道称一项研究显示清晨的一个简单拥抱能起到持续一天减压的效果。 Perhaps the best news of all is that hugging isnt the only way getting close to your Valentine can boost your health. A few others also have big benefits: 当然，拥抱并不是情人节时提高健康的唯一办法，下面这些同样也有大好处哦： Cuddling 搂抱  Call it an extended hug -- cuddling also releases stress-easing oxytocin, which can reduce blood pressure and bond you with your mate. But you may not have guessed that a little cuddle time can help you and your partner communicate better. Non-verbal communication can be a very powerful way to say to your partner, I get you, marriage and family therapist David Klow told Shape magazine. Cuddling is a way of saying, I know how you feel. It allows us to feel known by our pa