Calling a buddy is one of the easiest things you can do this month to improve your health.

Friendships are crucial to living a healthy life, according to a growing body of research, and they are just as important for our wellbeing as healthy diet or getting enough sleep.

In a number of ways, platonic love triumphs over romantic love. According to studies, those who have close friendships likely to be in better physical and mental health. Large social networks reduce our chance of dying young more than exercise or dieting do alone, according to researchers.

Having friends reduced the incidence of deadly coronary heart disease and heart attacks, according to a six-year study of 736 middle-aged Swedish males. In a 10-year Australian study, it was discovered that elderly persons with many friends had a 22 percent lower mortality rate than those with few friends. Notably, the survival rates were unaffected by a social network of children and relatives.

The fact that passion and friendship frequently begin the same way—with a spark—is one of the most unexpected findings in the study of relationships.

What happens next, though? Relationship gurus claim that we frequently prioritise our romantic relationships above all else and tell our buddies to hang back. However, a rising body of evidence demonstrates that friends are crucial to a healthy existence and are just as crucial for our wellbeing as proper diet or getting enough sleep.

The hierarchy of love has always placed passionate love at the top and friendship at the bottom.

The idea that romantic relationships are the only ones that matter is one that we are continually fed.

We reveal different facets of our own identities depending on who we are around.

There are numerous hypotheses regarding the link between friendship and improved health. The fact that it's simpler for healthy people to establish friends may be a contributing factor to the effect. A person's ability to receive medical care may be indicated by their social network. Additionally, a person with more friends may have a stronger network of people to call for a ride to the doctor.

But friendship also has a psychological impact that probably has an impact. Friends aid us in managing stress. Study was reported feeling anxious about the thought of climbing a high slope. However, researchers discovered that respondents assessed the slope as less difficult when they were standing next to a friend than when they were alone.

Studies on brain imaging provide an explanation for why social connection is good for mental health and wellbeing by indicating that friendship has an impact on brain regions linked to reward, stress, and negative emotions.

How to keep the old friends while making new ones

✓Take the initiative

✓Start with a text

✓Show your gratitude

✓Invite friends to things you’ve       already planned

✓Join a book club, take a class or     play a sport