OF
OF COURSE
OF COURSE FEBRUARY 14TH IS VALENTINE'S DAY. WE'VE LET YOU KNOW REPEATEDLY HERE ON THE
SHOW BUT THE 13TH IS ALSO ABOUT
CELEBRATING WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
DR. EUGENE HARRIS VALENTINE'S
DAY IT'S NOT JUST FOR FUN.
THERE ARE HEALTH BENEFITS TO
THIS. IN FACT, DR. HARRY IS
JOINING US THIS MORNING. IT'S
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO BE
HERE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
SO LET'S EXPLAIN FIRST OF ALL,
WHAT IS VALENTINE'S DAY WHILE
VALENTINE'S DAY WE KNOW
VALENTINE'S DAY IS A TIME TO
CELEBRATE A SIGNIFICANT OTHER
VALENTINE'S DAY IS REALLY A
TIME TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
GIRLFRIENDS TOO FOR REALLY
GETTING USED TO THIS HERE IS A
TIME TO CELEBRATE WITH THEM.
LET THEM KNOW HOW MUCH YOU
APPRECIATE THEM BEING IN YOUR
LIVES AND JUST REALLY JUST
ENJOY THEIR COMPANY. I LIKE
THAT IDEA NOW YOU KNOW, ANY
TIME EVEN A SOCIALLY DISTANT
WALK WITH A FRIEND WE'RE
WEARING OUR MASKS BUT AT THE
END I LITERALLY ALMOST BREAK
DOWN IN TEARS BECAUSE HOW GOOD
IT FEELS TO JUST HAVE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS TALK ABOUT WHY
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT,
ESPECIALLY WHAT WE'VE GONE
THROUGH THIS PAST YEAR. IT IS
SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE HANGING
OUT WITH YOUR GIRLFRIENDS HAS
REALLY A LOT OF HEALTH BENEFITS
AND YOU SPOKE ABOUT SOME
OF THEM. IT HELPS TO DECREASE
YOUR STRESS LEVEL, DECREASE
YOUR ANXIETY LEVELS, DECREASE
RISK OF DEPRESSION. IT ALSO HAS
PHYSICAL HEALTH BENEFITS
BECAUSE WE KNOW THOSE THINGS
ARE TIED TOGETHER. IT DECREASES
YOUR RISK OF BLOOD PRESSURE,
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, FOR
EXAMPLE, TWICE AS MUCH IT
ACTUALLY HAS ABOUT TWICE THE
BENEFITS OF EXERCISE. YOU'RE
COMBINING TWO THINGS THERE.
YOU'RE WALKING WITH YOUR WITH
YOUR GIRLFRIEND, WITH ACTUALLY
HELPS TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT
WE TALK ABOUT AND AS WE GET
OLDER WE GET CONCERNED ABOUT A
MEMORY AND DEMENTIA. THERE ARE
STUDIES THAT ALSO SHOWS THAT
OVER THE LONG TERM IT'S REALLY
A GOOD RELATIONSHIP TO HAVE AS
WELL. AND OF COURSE DURING
TIMES OF THIS PANDEMIC WE CAN'T
GET TOGETHER THE WAY WE HAVE I
THINK SO MANY FRIENDS MISSED
THAT CONNECTION. JUST LET'S GO
OUT FOR LUNCH OR HAPPY HOUR
EVEN OR WHATEVER IT IS. AND
THESE DAYS WE HAVE TO MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS IN HOW WE HANG OUT.
SO WHAT ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS?
HOW DO WE EVEN CELEBRATE
VALENTINE'S DAY? WELL, HERE'S
WHAT I'M FOR VALENTINE'S DAY.
YOU KNOW, I'M ASSUMING WITH
SOME OF MY FRIENDS AND WHAT
WE'VE DONE WE'VE PLANNED DINNER
AND WE'RE GOING TO COOK DINNER
TOGETHER AND HAVE
CONVERSATIONS. WE'RE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT THE FIRST TIME THAT
THAT WE MET. WE'RE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT THAT WE'RE WE HAVE
ALREADY PLANNED THE WINE THAT
WE'RE GOING TO USE WITH THAT
DINNER AND WE JUST GOING TO
REALLY JUST FEEL LIKE WE ARE
TOGETHER IN THAT SPACE. ANOTHER
SUGGESTION I MIGHT HAVE IS THAT
PRIOR TO THAT YOU SENT YOUR
FRIEND A LITTLE GIFT THAT HAS
VALUE OR MEANING MAYBE LIKE A
SNOW GLOBE OF YOUR FIRST
GALVANIZATION TIME THAT YOU
TOOK. SO IT'S JUST REALLY
REACHING OUT AND SAYING HEY,
I'M HERE, LET'S CELEBRATE
TOGETHER. OH, I LOVE THAT YOU
SUGGEST THAT SNOW GLOBE ONE
OF MY GOOD FRIENDS MADE A SNOW
GLOBE OF ME AND HER AND A
TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT AND YOU
KNOW, JUST GOING TO A CONCERT
WE MISS HANGING OUT TOGETHER.
WE MISS AND I KEEP IT BY MY
BED. IT MAKES ME HAPPY. SO
THESE ARE INEXPENSIVE IDEAS TOO
THAT WE CAN ALL DO AND SAID TO
EACH OTHER I MEAN EVEN JUST A
LETTER THAT YOU CAN WRITE TO
YOUR FRIENDS I'M SURE WOULD GO
A LONG WAY. AND LET'S TALK
ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
OF FRIENDSHIP EVEN I MEAN, YOU
KNOW, WE'RE ALSO STRESSED ABOUT
OUR DAILY LIVES. YOU WE HAVE
OUR FAMILY TO WORRY ABOUT BUT
FRIENDS ARE A KEY PART OF ALL
OF THIS RIGHT? FRIENDS ARE
ABSOLUTELY A KEY PART AND
FRIENDS HELPED TO KEEP US
GROUNDED AND REALLY HELPED TO
MAKE OUR OTHER RELATIONSHIPS
BETTER. SO IT'S MAKING ROOM FOR
FRIENDS IS IT IS AN EFFORT
ESPECIALLY NOW BUT IT'S SO
IMPORTANT TO REALLY TAKE THAT
TIME TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE
SCHEDULE EVERYTHING ELSE IN
LET'S SCHEDULE A TIME TO DO
THAT. FOR EXAMPLE, MY FRIENDS,
WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET
TOGETHER SO ON SUNDAYS WE
SCHEDULE A TIME WHERE WE'RE
GOING TO GET TOGETHER AND WE GO
INTO JUST TALK ABOUT HOW OUR
LIVES ARE GOING, WHAT YOU CALL
YOUR FRIENDS UP JUST TO SAY HI.
I KNOW WE DO A LOT OF OUR
INTERACTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
RIGHT NOW AND WE LIKE PHOTOS,
ET CETERA. THAT'S GREAT. BUT
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE HEARING
THE VOICE OF YOUR FRIENDS THAT
SAYS HEY GIRL, HOW YOU DOING
THAT JUST IMMEDIATELY. SO I
CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES
I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH
FRIENDS AND IT JUST EVEN THAT
HOW ARE YOU LIKE IT JUST FEELS
GREAT TO KNOW THAT SOMEBODY
CARES AND WANTS TO ASK HOW ARE
YOU FOR THAT LIKE AS YOU SAID A
PICTURE OR SOMETHING. SO DR
HARRY, IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU
THIS MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR