You Gotta Have Girlfriends: A Post-Fifty Posse Is Good for Your Health

A brief, lively, and relatable guide to improving your health through friendship

One of the best things a woman can do for her health, especially after the age of fifty, is nurture her relationships with her girlfriends. New studies show that women can change one another's brain chemistry for the better, which means those laughter-filled get-togethers are crucial to aging well. In other words, the post-fifty version of "an apple a day" is "nurture your friendships."

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