facts 22

"The World Health organization now estimates one out of five people on the planet is clinically depressed and that depression is the biggest epidemy mankind has ever faced." Stephen Petranek; TED talks

facts 18

“Holt-Lunstad's team reviewed 148 studies that tracked the social interactions and health of 308,849 people over an average of 7.5 years. From these they worked out how death rates varied depending on how sociable a person was. Being lonely and isolated was as bad for a person's health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day or being an alcoholic*.” The Guardian

*Moraleja: los efectos negativos del consumo de tabaco se neutralizan fumando en buena compañía (cuántos más mejor).

facts 17

"Those who generally sleep for less than six hours a night are 12% more likely to experience a premature death over a period of 25 years than those who consistently get six to eight hours' sleep. Those who sleep more than nine hours a night can be more likely to die early. Oversleeping itself is not seen as a risk but as a potential indicator of underlying ailments." The Guardian